Events

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• May 8

  Weekday Morning Sitting Meditation

  8:30 AM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

  Join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation every weekday morning, led by various staff, faculty, and students. 

  McCullough Crest Room
  

• May 8

  Prescription Drug Take Back Supply Handout

  11:30 AM ET

  Sponsored by:

  CENTER FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS

  Learn how to use and take supplies to either mail back or destroy unused prescription medication. Be part of keeping our community safer by disposing of any medications you no longer use or need. The more medicaiton we dispose of or return, the safer we can keep friends, family members, pets and others!
  
  Rain location: Davis Library Vestibule

  Atwater Dining Hall Terrace
  

  Closed to the Public
• May 8

  Wakeful Wednesdays

  12:10 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

  Join Dean of Spiritual & Religious Life Mark R. Orten for 20 minutes of quiet contemplation with readings and music.

  McCullough Crest Room
  

• May 8

  

  Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours

  1:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Sustainability & Environmental Affairs

  All are welcome to join Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours. Please check go.middlebury.edu/knollhours for information and updates about weather.

  The Knoll
  

  Open to the Public
• May 8

  Club Sailing Practice

  3:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Middlebury College Sailing Club

  Club Sailing Practice in Panton on Lake Champlain 

  Off Campus
  

• May 8

  

  SFoAM Calligraphy and Chinese Painting Workshop

  3:45 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Museum of Art

  Join the Student Friends of the Art Museum for a calligraphy and Chinese painting workshop with local artist Yinglei Zhang. Register at go/sfoamcalligraphy/. This event is free and open to all Middlebury students. 

  Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
  

  Closed to the Public
• May 8

  YOUPOWER Spin Class

  4:15 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Youpower

  Free 45-minute student-led indoor spin classes! These classes take place in the FIC building, room 127. Shoes and equipment are provided. Sign up for classes at go/youpower or using the MINDBODY app. 

  YouPower Spinning Room
  

• May 8

  Cycling Group Ride

  4:30 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Middlebury Cycling

  Group rides leave from ADK at 4:45 Monday through Thursday. Come join us for your next ride!

  Off Campus
  

• May 8

  The SlowDown

  4:30 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

  Come enjoy homemade chai and homemade cookies with members of The Scott Center staff as we slow down our pace for a bit of socializing and crafting.  Watercolors, polymer clay, collaging, grown-up coloring books, puzzles and beading materials provided!

  McCullough Crest Room
  

• May 8

  Anthro 211 Environmental Anthropology Poster Session

  4:45 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Anthropology

  McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall
  

• May 8

  

  Intermediate/Advanced Ballet with Barbara Doyle-Wilch

  5:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Dance

  Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Spring. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.
  Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended.
  Use this link to register

  Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio
  

  Free
  Closed to the Public
• May 8

  Pilates with Bella Butcher

  5:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Yoga Club

  Bella will lead a 60-minute inferno Pilates class. Mats will be provided to those that need them. 

  Forest West Basement Activity Space (031)
  

• May 8

  

  Yoga for Stress Relief

  5:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  CENTER FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS

  Sam Rothberg from Counseling will lead a slow and gentle movement practice to help students relieve tension and stress. srothberg@middlebury.edu

  McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge
  

• May 8

  YOUPOWER Spin Class

  5:15 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Youpower

  Free 45-minute student-led indoor spin classes! These classes take place in the FIC building, room 127. Shoes and equipment are provided.  Sign up for classes at go/youpower or using the MINDBODY app. 

  YouPower Spinning Room
  

• May 8

  Jewish Dialogue about Israel

  5:30 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Hillel

  This will be an opportunity for Jewish-identified students to connect across difference on the subject of Israel. Danielle Stillman will be facilitating a deliberative dialogue, based on the Resetting the Table model, that will give people the opportunity to share about their relationship to Israel, whatever it is, with others in the community. Dinner from a delicious town location provided! Please register at this link by April 30:
  https://forms.gle/Pdt3K4hPqZbQWdKY8

  Freeman International Center Annex
  

• May 8

  Chill Vinyasa Flow with Ella Bode

  6:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Yoga Club

  Tatum will lead a 60-minute power yoga class. Students can take 8 of these classes to receive PE credit. Mats will be provided to those that need them. 

  Forest West Basement Activity Space (031)
  

• May 8

  Mixed at Middlebury Meeting

  6:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Mixed at Midd

  Adirondack Coltrane Lounge
  

• May 8

  

  Philosophy Club Meeting

  6:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Philosophy

  Meeting of Philosophy Club.
  
  No background is needed! All are welcome.
  
  We will discuss the Nature and the Human: Friend, Enemies, or Best Buddies?

  Axinn Center 220
  

  Closed to the Public
• May 8

  Queers and Allies Spill the Tea 3/13

  6:45 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Queers and Allies

  Calling Queers and Allies! Q&A’s weekly Spill the Tea series is hosted in the Anderson Freeman Resource Center. Come on down for snacks and sweets.

  The Prism Center
  

• May 8

  

  Julia Alvarez, "The Cemetery of Untold Stories"

  7:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  NEW ENGLAND REVIEW

  Julia Alvarez ‘71, celebrated Dominican-American author of “In the Time of the Butterflies” and longtime Middlebury College writer in residence, unveils her haunting new novel “The Cemetery of Untold Stories” in conversation with Carolyn Kuebler of New England Review. Don’t miss this literary event!

  Off Campus
  

  Open to the Public