September 23, Wednesday
After Darwin
7:30 p.m., McCullough Social Space
A staged reading of "After Darwin," by Timberlake Wertenbaker, directed by Cheryl Faraone, with Alex Draper, Mat Nakitare and Michaela Lieberman. Advance event for the Clifford Symposium "Celebrating Darwin’s Legacy." Free |
 September 24, Thursday
View from the Galapagos
12:15 p.m., McCullough Social Space
In this opening event for the 2009 Nicholas R. Clifford Symposium, “Celebrating Darwin’s Legacy,” biology professor Helen Young offers an introduction to Darwin, his contributions to evolutionary biology, and the role of the Galapagos Islands in his thinking. Andrea Olsen, dance professor and the Kathleen and William F. Truscott ’83 Professor in Environmental Studies, performs an excerpt from On Close Observation, a dance inspired by a Mellon-funded trip to the islands in 2008. Cosponsored by the Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium. Free |
 September 24, Thursday
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Autumn in Vermont signals the return of gorgeous foliage and also gorgeous music, as the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s Made in Vermont Music Festival tour visits all corners of the state. Enjoy a Mozart string quartet; Bizet’s charming Jeux d’enfants (Childrens’ Games); and Haydn’s marvelous Symphony No. 82 (The Bear). This year’s world premiere commission is Odzihozo and the Lake by Derrik Jordan of Brattleboro (pictured), who pays tribute to the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial with a piece based on an Abenaki creation story. Tickets: $23 adults, $19 seniors 65 and older, $13 students, $6 Middlebury College students |
 September 26, Saturday
On Close Observation: Andrea Olsen
4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
Professor Olsen (pictured) performs a full version of her new dance solo inspired by a Mellon-funded trip to the Galapagos Islands in the summer of 2008. A video edited by Nikhil Ramburn ’10, which includes photographs by Dr. Helen Young, accompanies the presentation. Part of the 2009 Clifford Symposium. Free |
 October 1, Thursday
Lecture by Cameron Visiting Architect Jim Cutler
7:00 p.m., Dana Auditorium
Jim Cutler (pictured) is the 2009 Cameron Visiting Architect in the Architectural Studies Program at Middlebury, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Internationally renowned for his thoughtful and sensitive integration of architecture into the landscape, he incorporates a strong earth consciousness into his projects by using environmentally responsible technology and materials. Free |
October 1, Thursday (through October 17)
Exhibition of Architectural Works by Jim Cutler
Johnson Memorial Building, Main Lobby, Architecture Gallery
In conjunction with his October 1 lecture, an exhibit of Jim Cutler’s completed works and works in progress is on display. Based on Bainbridge Island in Washington State, his firm, Cutler-Anderson Architects, has designed hundreds of residential, commercial, and cultural projects that have won numerous awards, including six National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects. Sponsored by the Department of History of Art and Architecture, and the Cameron Family Enrichment Fund. Free |
November 10, Tuesday (through November 19)
The Landscape Re-Imagined: Painting, Drawing, and Digital Imaging
Johnson Memorial Building, Pit Space
Students in Jim Butler’s fall painting course explore various art-making methods to image the campus landscape and architecture. Using oil paint, magic marker, spray paint, and digital photography in a multidisciplinary approach to picture making, the resulting works present the viewer with contemporary images of the Middlebury campus. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Free |