Event Calendar

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Critical Conversations in Society, Culture, and Thought: Truth & Lies (SCT 2106) presents a lecture series to accompany the class. This week, John Swomley, JD will give the lecture on "Day Care Sex Panic Cases: Child Witnesses and the Truth-seeking Function of our Legal System."

There will be a screening of Torrey Pines, an autobiographical animated tale that was an official selection from the Seattle Queer Film Festival, at 8 PM in the Student Center.

Flow Yoga with Tracey Forest. This event occurs weekly during term, Each Tuesday from 6:30-7:45pm. Classes start on Tuesday 8/30/16 and conclude on 12/6/16.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Andrew Raftery is a printmaker whose works are in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the British Museum.

Sally Dean '99, returns to Bennington as an artist-in-residence, October 31-November 8, 2016 offering class visits, workshops and opportunities for students to engage with her choreographic process.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Nathanial Parke & Tony Lu in Concert

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Monica Youn will give a master class on "Revision: Beyond the Zero-Sum Game."

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Rae Armantrout will give a master class on voice/voices in poetry, "Who's There?"

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Rae Armantrout is the author of several collections of poetry. She received her MA at San Francisco State. She is director of the New Writing Series at UCSD. Monica Youn is the author of Barter (2003) and Ignatz (2010), a finalist for the National Book Award. She teaches poetry at Princeton.

EVENT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN THE STUDENT CENTER
Please join us for an open discussion on the current state and elected direction of American democracy the day after the Big Event. An invited panel – including Ella Ben Hagai, David Bond, Francesca Edwards, Carolina Roque, Lauren Roshan, Mariko Silver, Allen Shawn, and Maboula Soumahoro – will begin the event with a few short remarks before we open it up to a general conversation.

The Student Gift Committee will be tabling for the House Challenge in Down Commons on Thursday, November 10, and Friday, November 11.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join Michael Dumanis in a Q&A with visiting poets, Rae Armantrout and Monica Youn. Location: DINING HALL, GREEN ROOM. If you aren't on the meal plan, please inform the staff you are here for the event.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Chris Higgins, Associate Professor at the Colorado School of Mines, will speak as part of the Understanding PFOA series.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join us in welcoming Carmen Greenwood. She will be discussing Burying Beetles

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | These discussions are aimed at understanding masculinity from a male-identified perspective. In addition to exploring the connections between masculinity and themes of violence and power, this will also be a space for introspection on how concepts and expectations of 'manliness' and 'masculinity' shape our relationships, aspirations, fears, achievements, and identity. As the term progresses, we will discuss shared readings and host film screenings on these topics.

To minimize impact on use of the parking lot, this work will take place on Saturday morning, November 12. Construction on the site will be begin shortly thereafter and continue through the winter months.

Winter Blitz is back! Want to learn how to weatherize a home and help a family in Bennington stay warm over the winter? On Saturday, November 12 from 10:00-2:00 pm we will be weatherizing five homes in Bennington County. Contact Michael Thomson or Eva Krukowski at acts@bennington.edu for more info or to sign up!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | TIME CHANGE, EVENT NOW BEGINS AT 7:30 PM
Event occurs from November 12-14 | Three generations of an Oklahoma family gather for the ultimate dysfunctional reunion. A darkly funny and viciously nihilistic dissection of the dissolution of the American family and the disillusion of the American dream. Mature content.

Join the Dean X Change Advisory Group to discuss what student governance could look like at Bennington College

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Empty Bowls is an annual event organized by the Greater Bennington Interfaith Community Services organization and their partners to raise awareness of food insecurity in Bennington and raise funds for the Kitchen Cupboard, a local food bank in downtown Bennington.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | TIME CHANGE, EVENT NOW BEGINS AT 7:30 PM
Event occurs from November 12-14. | Three generations of an Oklahoma family gather for the ultimate dysfunctional reunion. A darkly funny and viciously nihilistic dissection of the dissolution of the American family and the disillusion of the American dream. Mature content.