Past Events

head fencing coach Bruce Gillman giving a thumbs up sign as he sits in a chair donating blood.
Dec. 8, 2022, 12:00-6:00 p.m.

The men’s and women’s fencing teams are sponsoring their 9th annual blood drive with the New York Blood Center at Walker Field House, Bay 1.

Lessons and carols
Dec. 4, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

This annual Advent service at the Vassar College Chapel features readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols, culminating in a candle lighting ceremony. Vassar College Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women’s Chorus, and Cappella Festiva Ensembles will perform.

This is an in-person event that was recorded.

Dec. 2, 2022, 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.

Peter Lee, Vassar ‘14

Illustrative image of a black and white house with a magenta sky and blue ground
Dec. 1, 8:00 p.m. – Dec. 3, 2022

In this Drama Department senior project, Mrs. Lemarchand, a well-to-do woman and a study in megalomania, draws her innocent cleaner, Hilda, into a trap from which there is no escape. 

Campus community only, please.

headshot of Jeremy Springman
Dec. 1, 2022, 4:00 p.m.

Data Science & Society Colloquium Series Talk presents Jeremy Springman, Senior Research Associate at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Political Science and DevLab@Penn. Reception to follow.

Campus community only, please.

portrait of Middlebury Economics Professor Caitlin Knowles Myers

This Martin H. Crego Lecture in Economics is sponsored by the Economics Department. Myers is the John G. McCullough Professor of Economics at Middlebury College and co-director of the Middlebury Initiative for Data and Digital Methods. Her research applies the statistical tools of causal inference to study the effects of abortion access on people’s lives. 

Campus community only, please.

headshot of Daniela Rus of MIT
Nov. 21, 2022, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Rus, a MacArthur Fellow, directs the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT. Reception to follow in the Aula from 4:00–5:00 p.m.

Professor Jeh Vincent Johnson holds an architectural model.

Join in the celebration as we formally dedicate the ALANA Center building for the late pioneering architect and beloved Vassar professor. The event, which will be followed by a reception, will feature the unveiling of the first phase of Center renovations, including a newly redesigned building facade.

Campus community only, please.

Eduardo Navega conducting a performance.
Nov. 19, 2022, 8:00 p.m.

Eduardo Navega, conductor

This concert is free and open to the public.

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

Three dancers onstage support a fourth dancer who is leaning back.
Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m. – Nov. 19, 2022

The Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre presents three programs of new choreography by guest choreographers Mike Tyus and Amy Hall Garner, as well as faculty and student works. This is a free but ticketed event, reservations required.

Artist Xu Bing seated in a chair looking towards the left.
Nov. 16, 2022, 6:00 pm

One of the best-known artists on the world stage, Xu Bing has made real impact in China and abroad. His talk will be given in Chinese, with simultaneous translation provided.

Campus community only, please.

an official portrait of former U.S. Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr., who is wearing a jacket and tie and standing in front of an American flag behind him.

Join communities across the United States in a national conversation on China. Featuring former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, China and Singapore, Jon M. Huntsman Jr.—who will appear virtually—and an on-site discussion facilitated by Vassar professors Yu Zhou, Wayne Soon, and Abigail Coplin.

a closeup of music professor Christine Howlett conducting.
Nov. 12, 2022, 8:00 p.m.

Christine Howlett, conductor

Love Arrives: Music of Debussy, Poulenc, and contemporary compositions by Levente Gyöngyösi, Joan Symko, Tom Trenney, Mari Esabel Valverde, and arrangements of Gilbert and Sullivan by Joel Suben. 

This concert is free and open to the public.

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live