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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

2026 Projects for Peace Alumni Award Keynote Address: Anoush Baghdassarian
7:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

The Center for Community Engagement and Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation

Anoush Baghdassarian, co-founder of Rerooted Archive and winner of the $50,000 2026 Projects for Peace Alumni Award, will deliver this year’s keynote address about her life’s work in justice, human rights, and conflict transformation. A graduate of Harvard Law School with a master’s degree in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University, Baghdassarian co-founded Rerooted following her initial Project for Peace.

Axinn Center 229

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Brick by Brick: The Life and Career of Michelangelo Lovelace
4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Museum of Art

In this lecture, Dr. Jeffrey Katzin of the Akron Art Museum will share insights gained from his experience curating the exhibition Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life, which debuted in Akron and is now on view at the Middlebury College Museum of Art. Katzin will discuss Lovelace’s intensively dedicated fusion of art and life, his simplified but powerful style, and his resonant approaches to politics and Black identity.

Mahaney Arts Center 125

Open to the Public
The Roots of Change Exhibition Opening
5:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Studio Art and Museum of Art

The Roots of Change Exhibition Opening

Johnson Atrium

Open to the Public
31st Annual First Show
7:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Theatre

Mark your calendars for the 31st annual first show!

Scenes performed by students new to the Middlebury stage.

Hepburn Zoo

$5
Open to the Public

Friday, October 9, 2026

31st Annual First Show
7:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Theatre

Mark your calendars for the 31st annual first show!

Scenes performed by students new to the Middlebury stage.

Hepburn Zoo

$5
Open to the Public

Saturday, October 10, 2026

31st Annual First Show
2:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Theatre

Mark your calendars for the 31st annual first show!

Scenes performed by students new to the Middlebury stage.

Hepburn Zoo

$5
Open to the Public
31st Annual First Show
7:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Theatre

Mark your calendars for the 31st annual first show!

Scenes performed by students new to the Middlebury stage.

Hepburn Zoo

$5
Open to the Public

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Shape Note Singing
1:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

Described as spiritual, joyful, powerful, and raucous, Shape Note (or Sacred Harp) singing is a traditional American style of four-part, a capella, community singing popular in the United States before the Civil War. This style still thrives across the US and in the UK, with strongholds in the American South and New England. It is called Shape Note because the notes of the scale are indicated by distinctive shapes and names.

McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

Open to the Public

Monday, October 12, 2026

Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy
4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Global Migration & Diaspora, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Political Science, Axinn Center for the Humanities, Global Security, and Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation

International and Global Studies’ Global Migration and Diaspora Program presents “Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy” with Justin Gest.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Women's Soccer vs Southern Maine
4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Women's Soccer Team

Dragone Track/Field

Open to the Public

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Visiting Creative Writing Faculty Reading
4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Creative Writing and Department of English

Visiting creative writing faculty members Chukwuebuka Ibeh and Lucy Ives will read from their work.

Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)

Open to the Public
Film Screening - Vanish: Disappearing Icons of a Rural American
6:15 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Museum of Art

Vanish is described as a “eulogy for a rural way of life that is disappearing, but it also serves a clarion call for all of us to preserve what’s left and what matters.” The screening will be followed by a Q&A and a reception with photographer and producer, Jim Westphalen.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Field Hockey vs Trinity
11:00 AM ET

Sponsored by:

Field Hockey Team

Peter Kohn Field

Open to the Public
Women's Soccer vs Trinity
11:00 AM ET

Sponsored by:

Women's Soccer Team

Dragone Track/Field

Open to the Public
Men's Soccer vs Trinity
12:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Men's Soccer Team

Turf Soccer Field

Open to the Public
Men's Rugby vs Thomas
1:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Rugby Team

Rugby Field

Open to the Public
Football vs Williams
2:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Football Team

Alumni Stadium

Open to the Public

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Field Hockey vs Skidmore
6:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Field Hockey Team

Peter Kohn Field

Open to the Public
Soundtrack to a Coup d'état film screening
7:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

French and Francophone Studies

Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.

Twilight Auditorium 101

Open to the Public

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Parker Merrill Story Slam 2026
7:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

ORATORY NOW

In a tradition dating back to 1825, student speakers will share stories of fumbles and recoveries in a fun, community setting. Stories can range from 4-8 minutes. The audience will help crown the winner.

Produced by Oratory Now. FREE. Details at go/pm26. Sign up here.

Gifford Gamut Room

Open to the Public