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Illustrated graphic from Question of Cities about extreme heat and women's health. Scenes show a woman cooking over a stove and another riding crowded public transit under a blazing sun, with a text bubble reading "Cooking in dingy kitchens and crammed in public spaces." Below, a visibly distressed, sweating woman in a blue headscarf is pictured alongside a resting pregnant woman, with text stating: "Higher risk of gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, and hospitalisation."

Unequal Heat: A Workshop on heat, Law, and Injustice

A workshop with Ruhie Kumar, co-founder of Heatwave Action Coalition and Prof. Kodiveri, will unpack how heat, law and
lived experiences of heat impacts interact.

Campus community only, please.

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Family Fun at the Loeb

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Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays (October 11, November 15, and December 13) this fall. Each date will feature a different hands-on art activity inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children ages 5 and up. Check our Instagram @theloeb for details about the activity, or email loebtours@vassar.edu with questions.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Pre-Midterms Guest Speaker Series with Professor Charles Tien

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Interested in learning more about the midterm elections? Listen to the Department of Political Science’s latest guest speaker event, featuring a talk and Q&A with Professor Charles Tien titled “Will the Republicans Lose Control of Congress in 2026? A Referendum Model.”

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Vassar Vintage Bike Night

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This free, interactive community event invites Vassar students and employees to join Hudson Valley bicycling enthusiasts to showcase and admire vintage and antique bicycles. Attendees can participate in friendly bike contests with local awards, get a portrait of their ride, visit a hands-on repair station to keep bikes road-worthy, and connect with regional cycling advocates and local bike shops.

This event is free and open to the public.

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A Millennium of Textiles: Digging into the Royal School of Needlework’s Collection and History

Join Dr. Isabella Rosner, Curator of Textiles at the Royal School of Needlework for this special talk that explores the history of the Royal School of Needlework’s history, current work, and collection. In this talk, Isabella will survey the history of the RSN’s Collection and explore several key pieces in it, including a 7th-century Coptic weaving to 21st-century Chinese silk painting.

This event is free and open to the public.

Sumanth Manjunath performs on violin while wearing a red patterned kurta.

An Evening of Carnatic Raga

An Evening of Carnatic Raga: Featuring Sumanth Manjunath (violin), accompanied on mridangam.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Ongoing Events

The Patient Looks Back: Portraits of My Therapist—Solo Exhibition by Joyce Polance

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In The Patient Looks Back: Portraits of My Therapist, Catskill-based painter Joyce Polance reverses therapy’s usual direction of attention by turning the patient’s gaze toward the therapist. Painted in oil entirely with her fingers, the three-year series moves between likeness and disruption, testing how much close looking can—and cannot—reveal.