Events
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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Therapy Dog Hour
- Sponsored by:
- Health and Wellness Education
Come visit with Milo and friends for some dog snuggles or a quick pet, and share stories and pictures of your pets at home. You can find us outside Davis Library when weather is nice, otherwise you will find us across from the info desk.
Davis Family Library
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Therapy Dog Hour with Milo & Friends
- Sponsored by:
- Health and Wellness Education
Visit with Milo, a campus certified therapy dog and a rotating crew of other certified therapy dog pals! Pets, head pats and scritches welcome. Woof, woof!
Davis Family Library Atrium
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How To Be A Friend At The End Of The World
- Sponsored by:
- Gender, Sexuality, & Fem Studies
Join artist, philosopher, and Visiting professor Treasure Brooks (creatively known as Sol Street) for an experimental workshop exploring the waning legacy of friendliness.
Through performance, lecture, and immersive interaction, the session draws on feminist scholarship, Buddhist philosophy, and archival correspondence to reframe today’s crises as opportunities for both self-accountability and collectivism.
Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room
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Stalin Boys: Screening and Q&A with Director Bianca Giaever
- Sponsored by:
- Film & Media Culture
Four middle school boys in a Texas border town have developed an unusual obsession: Joseph Stalin. When their teacher tells them about the Texas State History Fair, they write a play about the Soviet dictator - and his efforts to destroy all who opposed him. As the boys write and rehearse their play about Stalin, they are forced to confront their own relationship with power and control.
Axinn Center 232
Open to the Public
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Mock Trial Meeting
- Sponsored by:
- Middlebury Mock Trial
Weekly J-Term meeting for Mock Trial members.
Axinn Center 104
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Middlebury Russian Department Play
- Sponsored by:
- Hepburn Zoo Theater
Join us in the Hepburn Zoo on January 27th at 7:30pm for a showing of Buratino, a Russian adaptation of Pinocchio!
Hepburn Zoo
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Yarn and Yap J-Term Weekly Meeting
- Sponsored by:
- Yarn and Yap
Come to our weekly meeting where we chat, do fiber arts, and generally have a great time! Open to anyone regardless of experience levels.
Brooker Main Floor Lounge (Outdoor Interest)
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Birdie Battle - Midd Badminton Club
- Sponsored by:
- Middlebury College Badminton Club
Looking for a fun way to stay active? No skill or experience required—just bring yourself! We provide rackets and shuttles, or feel free to bring your own. Come play singles or doubles, meet new people, and enjoy a fast-paced, exciting sport.
All students are welcome—drop in, give it a try, and you might just fall in love with badminton!
Memorial Field House Nelson Multi-Use Area
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Middlebury College and Town Hall Theater Present: Urinetown
Middlebury College and Town Hall Theater Present:
Urinetown
January 23-28
Town Hall Theater
Open to the Public
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Spencer Prize in Oratory 2026 Grand Championship
- Sponsored by:
- ORATORY NOW
January 27, Tuesday
Grand Championship: Spencer Prize in Oratory
7:30 PM, Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
Featuring the 2026 Spencer Prize Finalists… and special guests, the Middlebury Mamajamas!
McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge
Open to the Public
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First Year Committee Meeting
- Sponsored by:
- SGA - First Year Committee
The meeting with the first-year committee, which plans events and works on initiatives to make the best first year possible for freshmen.
Davis Family Library 105A
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Before I Die
- 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
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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