Join us after dinner on Saturday in Hepburn Lounge for a 1956 Reunion tradition! Ned MacDowell will play classic tunes that hearken back to the time when singing was an almost daily part of a Middlebury experience. All are welcome!
Hepburn Lounge
Come to the kids’ area on Battell Beach for an entertaining magic show with Alyx Hilshey, a nationally touring magician who appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us; tours with the immersive theater show, The Magician’s Table US; and was selected to perform impactful close-up magic for attendees at the five-day TED 2026 conference.
Battell Beach
It’s time to dance with The Grift! Middlebury’s “Reunion band,” featuring Clint Bierman ’97, Jeff Vallone ’97.5, and Peter Day ’01, has been a favorite of Reunion-goers for years. Don’t miss out!
Battell Beach
Join fellow alumni for one last meal together in Proctor or Ross before departing.
Proctor Dining Room
Gather outside Forest at 8:00 am for a contemplative walk to the Knoll as we remember classmates we’ve lost. Those who choose to can continue from the Knoll onto the Trail Around Middlebury for a longer walk or hike.
Forest Lawn
The Hepburn Seminar room is set aside all weekend for members of the Class of 1956 who would like a quiet space to reflect on the classmates and friends who are not here with us this weekend. Write a note, sit quietly, share thoughts of gratitude, and reflect on lives well-lived.
Hepburn Seminar Room 127
A fond farewell! If your travel schedule permits, join 1956 classmates for breakfast between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The Woodstove Lounge in Proctor is the room to the right as you enter the building.
Proctor Woodstove Lounge
All are welcome at the Middlebury Chapel for quiet reflection on Sunday morning.
Middlebury Chapel
Time for one more conversation? Join classmate Richard McKerr at his home in East Middlebury for a farewell brunch before heading home. Directions can be found in your class lounge in Hepburn.
Off Campus
Gather with your classmates from the Class of 1986 before hitting the road! Come have coffee and Dog Team sticky buns at Heather Pierce Post’s home on the site of the former Dog Team Tavern. Directions can be found in your class lounge.
Off Campus
Time for one more conversation? Another goodbye? Another meal? Stop by the home of Churchill Franklin ’71 and Janet Halstead Franklin ’72 on Sunday. You are welcome any time after 10:00 am. Make sure to pick up driving directions at check-in or in your 1971 Lounge in New Battell.
Off Campus
Enjoy a bagel brunch and learn about Jewish life on campus.
Hosted by Rabbi Danielle Stillman
Jewish Center, Freeman International Center, second floor
Freeman International Center Cook Seminar Room 2
Welcome lunch for summer research assistants and their faculty mentors. Join us for a casual meal of pizza and salads. Please arrive at noon to make sure options are available or bring your lunch and relax with researchers on the patio.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall
As part of this year’s celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), the Museum has organized the exhibit Frederic Church in Vermont. It brings together for the first time numerous drawings, oil sketches and finished paintings that were either created during his visits to Vermont or resulted from them.
Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
The Middlebury Community is invited to engage with summer research assistants about what they discovered through poster presentations. SRAs who would like to present need to submit their information by the prior Tuesday (7/21/26).
McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall
“German for Singers”
Opera: W.A. Mozart Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe
Friday, 8/8/2025
Saturday 8/9/2025
8:30 PM
Seeler Theater
MAC
All Language Schools students agree to abide by the Language Pledge®, a formal commitment to speak, listen, read, and write the language of study as the only means of communication for the entire summer session. Middlebury students, faculty, and staff appreciate your cooperation and thank you for respecting the Language Pledge® by keeping English conversations to a low volume and away from students.
Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre
“German for Singers”
Opera: W.A. Mozart Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe
Friday, 8/8/2025
Saturday 8/9/2025
8:30 PM
Seeler Theater
MAC
All Language Schools students agree to abide by the Language Pledge®, a formal commitment to speak, listen, read, and write the language of study as the only means of communication for the entire summer session. Middlebury students, faculty, and staff appreciate your cooperation and thank you for respecting the Language Pledge® by keeping English conversations to a low volume and away from students.
Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre
The Dance Company Middlebury Pre-Semester Workshop is an immersive introduction to the season’s creative process, centered on the question What is a body? Dancing Outside the Lines. Dancers engage in a rigorous and exploratory practice that moves between structure and exploration, working collaboratively to build, reshape, and refine movement. The workshop establishes a shared language and creative approach for the ensemble.
The workshop is open to all students. Participation is required for dancers selected to be part of Dance Company Middlebury.
Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio
