Event Calendar
Pick a DateMilford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal
This nationally touring exhibition gathers the many-layered and multifaceted work of Milford Graves and explores the practices and predilections of an extraordinary jazz innovator.
Las cosas pequeñas: My Independent Study Experience in Cusco-Peru
Cultural Studies and Language Series - Spring 2024OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Creative work by Bella Wells-Fried '24 in English and Spanish from Independent Study in Peru. Poems, journal entries, "travel guides", and bits of wisdom Bella created and collected on her trip that explore how traveling affected her understanding of themes like endurance, comfort, sense of self, and home.
Screening: "Milford Graves Full Mantis" with Director Jake Meginsky
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | "Milford Graves Full Mantis" is the first feature-length portrait of renowned percussionist Milford Graves (1941-2021), exploring the kaleidoscopic creativity and relentless curiosity of an extraordinary jazz innovator, tireless polymath, and longtime Bennington College professor. Meet the film’s director Jake Meginsky (MFA ’09), a student and collaborator of Graves, in discussion after the screening.