Join us as we gather to honor our deceased classmates. Glenn Govertsen and Gordon McAleer will share video memories and classmates are invited to linger for conversation and reminiscing.
Axinn Center 219
Come visit the Makerspace in Johnson to view a wide range of machinery, including vinyl cutters, a heat press, laser cutters, filament and resin 3D printers, a 3D scanner, and a six-axis industrial robotic arm! A demonstration will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Johnson 102, Makerspace
Middlebury’s literary quarterly, New England Review, is pleased to present a reading with alumni writers across a range of class years and genres. Susan Fritsch Hunter ’71, Jeneva Burroughs Stone ’86, Katherine Ferrier ’91, Jeffrey T. Price ’01, Emily K. Lackey ’06, and Isabelle Stillman ’16 will read from fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Presented by NER editor Carolyn Kuebler ’90. For more details, visit go.middlebury.edu/ner26.
Axinn Center 232
Set in Vermont and filmed over six years, Traces of Time follows the final chapter in the life of filmmaker Sim Hutner’s mother with striking intimacy and restraint. The film won the Shouldice Family Prize for Best Vermont-Made Film at the 2025 Middlebury new Filmmakers Festival.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
Enjoy lawn games with fellow members of the Class of 2006. Families welcome!
Ross Courtyard (Terrace)
Take a bus tour (on Friday or Saturday) to see some of the newest additions to campus while revisiting familiar spots along the way. Space is limited and sign-up is required. You may sign up for tours in Hepburn Lounge. Tours depart at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., last approximately 45 minutes, and return to Hepburn.
Meet in the Hepburn driveway (please arrive 5 minutes early)
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Celebrate James Beard Award winners Rob and Robynne and their impact on American food and drink. Rob’s founding of Allagash Brewing Company helped ignite the craft brewing revolution, while Robynne’s restaurants, Fête and Mille Fête, honor Native Hawaiian cuisine through tradition and reinvention. Hear their stories and enjoy a mini pairing of Allagash beer alongside a taste of a Vermont-inspired dish from Chef Robynne, infused with Hawaiian flair and created especially for Reunion 2026.
3 South Street
Enjoy lawn games with fellow members of the Class of 2011. Families welcome!
McCullough Lawn
Take a bus tour (on Friday or Saturday) to see some of the newest additions to campus while revisiting familiar spots along the way. Space is limited and sign-up is required. You may sign up for tours in Hepburn Lounge. Tours depart at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., last approximately 45 minutes, and return to Hepburn.
Meet in the Hepburn driveway (please arrive 5 minutes early)
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Come learn alongside “scythe sisters” and competitive hand-mowing teachers Michaela Stickney ’84 and Danielle Rougeau. Connect with this ancient knowledge that will strengthen your core muscles and deepen your roots with the earth. It’s addictive—and a great approach to “re-wilding” habitats. Swing-snath, steel-sing, stone-hone, hammer-peen, and sip some switchel. Please sign up in advance at go/knollhours
The Knoll, Route 125 West
The Knoll
Join the Sustainability and Environmental Affairs (SEA) team at the Knoll as we celebrate our place in the Vermont landscape. Knoll summer interns will lead garden tours at 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. Enjoy the gardens, walk the labyrinth, and take in the beauty of the Champlain Valley. You may drive or walk to The Knoll; if you walk, please be sure to follow the path through the solar panels—do not walk along Route 125.
The Knoll
Join Juliet Lambert Pratt, John Bedolis, Sharon Lesser Maguire and Ivar Mountbatten from the Class of 1986 to hear about their experiences in the entertainment industry and ask them questions about their careers.
Axinn Center 229
Please join us as we gather to honor our lost classmates from 1981 at our class tree, on the north side of Painter Hall. Rain location: Chateau Grand Salon.
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Join fellow alumni for ice cream before the Reunion parade begins. Featuring local ice cream company Sisters of Anarchy, owned by Becky Castle ‘91 and Bob Clark ‘89.
Old Chapel Quad
Alumni reading their class remarks should come to the chapel for a brief rehearsal of Reunion Convocation.
Middlebury Chapel
One of the highlights of the weekend! Listen to George Matthews, Jr., play the carillon as the classes march in reverse order up the hill to the chapel, beginning with the Class of 2021. Members of the Classes of 1951 through 2021 by 4:00 p.m. on Old Chapel lawn, next to their reunion year class banners. For those who cannot or do not want to walk in the parade, please join your class at the chapel steps.
Middlebury Chapel
Mingle with friends old and new on Battell Beach and grab a drink or a bite to eat before or after your class’s scheduled dinner. Enjoy tacos from Las Hermosas and pizza from American Flatbread’s mobile oven, as well as a bar with beer, wine, cider, and non-alcoholic options. Please remember to wear your lanyard, and be prepared to show ID at the bar.
Battell Beach
Join President Baucom and fellow alumni to hear class remarks, tap your canes in song, and celebrate class award winners. Through shared reflections, classmates will paint a vivid portrait of Middlebury across seven decades.
Attend in person, listen from the lawn outside the Chapel, or watch online at
https://streaming.middlebury.edu/.
Middlebury Chapel
Feel free to drop in if you need to get away.
Carr Hall, Anderson Freeman Resource Center
Anderson Freeman Resource Center
Families are welcome to enjoy popcorn, juice boxes, and lawn games, and stay for one of two magic shows. Please note: kids should be supervised by an adult.
Battell Beach
