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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026

  • The image features the Third Princess, one of the female characters in the tale, with her pet cat. The original cat has been replaced by Hello Kitty.

    Living with Genji: The "World's First Novel" in 21st Century Japan

    Sponsored by:
    Japanese and Axinn Center for the Humanities

    Davis Family Library, Upper Level Display Cases

    The students in JAPN 290 (“Reading the Tale of Genji” in English”) and Prof. Otilia Milutin (Japanese Studies) are cordially inviting you and your students to view their exhibit, “Living with Genji: The World’s First Novel in 21st Century Japan.” The exhibit features a selection of objects, artwork, movies, and manga inspired by the 11th century classic The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.  Our exhibit aims to showcase a few selected items that speak both of the tale’s enduring legacy in traditional Japanese arts, and, equally important, of its contemporary reiterations, be they manga and movies adaptations or commercial, consumer-oriented products such as mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects.  Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan. 

    Middlebury College

    Open to the Public
  • Photo of Artist Damian Stamer and event details.

    Artist Damian Stamer discusses his series, Angels & Ghosts

    Sponsored by:
    Museum of Art

    Lecture and Lunch with guest artist, Damian Stamer who will discuss his series, Angels & Ghosts. Stamer’s distinctive artistic approach combines traditional oil painting techniques with AI imagery. He begins by inputting semi-autobiographical prompts into DALL·E 2. Without any mention of spectral elements, the AI produces images imbued with ethereal, ghostlike qualities that Stamer translates onto linen through meticulous and bold brushwork.

    Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

    Open to the Public

  • From Hookup Culture to Consent Culture: How to Make the Difficult Transition

    Sponsored by:
    Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

    Elissa Asch, Middlebury GSFS alum and founder of Consent Wise, is here to teach us about consent within campus cultures! This approximately 90-minute workshop addresses the nightlife and sexual experiences of students and young adults today and offers them tools to shift from a default hookup culture to an intentional consent culture. 

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103