Events | Events

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Decolonizing Substance Abuse, Addiction and Recovery
4:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Health and Wellness Education

go/decolonizingsub/ to sign up for a J-term workshop with Len Pierre, who is Coast Salish from Katzie (kate-zee) First Nation and a professor, social activist, and traditional knowledge sharer. Len’s workshop will explore the link between colonialism and Indigenous health and social inequities with a focus on the toxic drug crisis and its impact on Indigenous communities today.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Middlebury Ski & Ride Club - Group Ski Day
4:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Middlebury Ski & Ride Club and Middlebury Outdoor Programs

Off Campus
Patchwork Feminism: A Community Quilt Project
4:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies

Be part of the launch of a new project from the Feminist Resource Center - Patchwork Feminism: A Community Quilt Project! Learn to sew! Practice embroidery! Drink tea with friends! Contribute to a living archive!

Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room
YOUPOWER Spin Class
4:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Youpower

YouPower Spinning Room
Ecodramaturgy and reimagining Shakespeare for the 21st Century
4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Theatre, Arts Council, Axinn Center for the Humanities, and Department of English

What do we mean when we talk about ecodramaturgy? How can we connect the ancient art of dramatic storytelling to our current climate moment?

Join Professor Dan Brayton and members of Australia’s one step at a time like this theatre company for this round table and talk about connections between the work of William Shakespeare and climate.

Sponsored by the Department of English and Department of Theatre, with support by Middlebury Performing Arts Council, Climate Action Program, and The Chocolate Milkshake Fund.

Mahaney Arts Center 232

Open to the Public
Lecture Demonstration: Nahre Sol on the Creative Process
4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Performing Arts Series

Composer/Pianist Nahre Sol draws on her various experiences exploring musical genres, artistic styles, collaborations, and YouTube production to offer this engaging lecture/demonstration on the creative process.

Mahaney Arts Center 221

Free
Open to the Public
Seniors: Organizing your Job Search
4:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Center for Careers & Internships

Feeling unsure where to start your job search? Need some accountability tools to keep you going? This hands-on workshop will help you structure your job search into clear, manageable steps. Participants will leave with tools to prioritize opportunities, track progress, and navigate the process with confidence and a realistic plan that works for you. All graduating students in Feb or May 2026 are welcome.

Axinn Center 109
Projects for Peace Alumni Award Keynote: Dr. April Edwell, M.D.
5:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

The Center for Community Engagement

Dr. April Edwell (she/they) is the 2025 Projects for Peace Alumni Award recipient. Projects for Peace is a global program of the Center for Community Engagement at Middlebury, and the award, now in its third year, offers $50,000 to support the ongoing peacebuilding efforts of a past Projects for Peace grant recipient who demonstrates innovation and persistence in working for peace and transforming conflict. An Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, Dr. Edwell works as a Pediatric Intensivist helping critically ill children and their families. In this keynote, Dr. Edwell will address how they approach and transform conflicts in the healthcare setting in an approach that includes the integration of trauma-informed care with anti-racist frameworks.

Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
YOUPOWER Spin Class
5:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Youpower

YouPower Spinning Room
Decolonising Queerness Through Caribbean Narratives
5:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Winterterm Workshop

Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room
Mock Trial Meeting
6:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Middlebury Mock Trial

Weekly J-Term meeting for Mock Trial members.

Axinn Center 104
WOC PIzza Party
6:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Womxn of Color (WOC)

The Prism Center
Fly Tying Workshop
7:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

MiddFly Fly Fishing Club

Two hour fly tying workshop and fly fishing club meeting. No Materials or experience required

Ross Seminar Room 011
Football Games at The Grille
7:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Student Engagement Office and The Grille

Join us every Thursday and Sunday to watch the football games at The Grille and enjoy weekly menu specials!

McCullough Wilson Cafe
Hirschfield International Film Series - “No Other Choice”
7:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Film & Media Culture

Come at 6:30pm for free pizza, popcorn, and snacks!
“No Other Choice”
directed by Park Chan-wook, 2025
After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

“A masterful work of cinema which might well be Chan-wook’s masterpiece.” - Time Out

“A stunningly energetic and endlessly creative film that delights the mind and the eyes.” - Next Best Picture

“Bleak, brilliant, and mordantly hilarious.” - Indiewire

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public
Spanish Mass at St Peters in Vergennes
7:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

Newman Catholic Club

Off Campus
10 O'Clock Ross
10:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:

SGA (Student Government Association)

Ross Fireplace Lounge Room 101

Friday, January 16, 2026

Before I Die
8:00 AM ET

Sponsored by:

Mahaney Arts Center and Elizabeth Hackett Robinson ’84 Innovation Hub

This interactive public art installation invites members of the Middlebury community to reflect on what matters most. By sharing personal hopes and aspirations on a communal wall, the project fosters connection, introspection, and a celebration of our shared humanity. Inspired by the global Before I Die project, this installation transforms public space into a canvas for gratitude, memory, and possibility.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Free
Open to the Public
Living with Genji: The "World's First Novel" in 21st Century Japan
8:00 AM ET

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
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. No registration required. Drop in any day that works for you!

McCullough Crest Room

Closed to the Public

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