Events

Saturday, April 15, 2023

• Apr 15

  Sailing Team @ University of Rhode Island (Priddy Fleet Race-- First Year Race)

  11:00 AM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Middlebury College Sailing Club

  Sailing team competing at University of Rhode Island against other schools at the Priddy Fleet Race. First Years Only.

  Off Campus
  

• Apr 15

  Baseball vs Hamilton

  12:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Men's Varsity Baseball Team

  Forbes Baseball Field
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  Earth’s Materials: Perennial Perspectives in the Arts

  12:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  NEW PERENNIALS PROJECT

  Earth’s Materials: Perennial Perspectives in the Arts, a group exhibit of curated art, represents diverse responses from artists working in a variety of media that reflect, respond, and rejoice in the earth, our roots, and our relationships.
  
  Please join us for the exhibit opening on Friday, April 7, 2023, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., including a panel discussion from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. that evening. The event is free and open to the public. 
  

  Town Hall Theater, Jackson Gallery
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  Softball vs Colby

  12:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Women's Varsity Softball Team

  Softball Field
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  Men's Lacrosse vs Colby

  1:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Lacrosse Team

  Alumni Stadium
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  

  New Directions Spring Arts Festival: Nowspace

  1:30 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Provost's Office, Studio Art, Arts Council, Dance, Music, and Theatre

  A new project by Michelle Leftheris, Assistant Professor in Studio Art
  

  Mahaney Arts Center 125
  

  Free
  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  

  New Directions Spring Arts Festival: In the Moment

  2:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Provost's Office, Studio Art, Arts Council, Dance, Music, and Theatre

  At this very moment,
  You’ve breathed molecules
  First produced by Cyanobacteria epochs ago
  How does this make you feel?
  Does it sound like this?
  
  Shows at 2:00pm and 6:00pm.

  Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  

  New Directions Spring Arts Festival: 27 Breaths

  2:15 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Provost's Office, Studio Art, Arts Council, Dance, Music, and Theatre

  27 Breaths is a live music and movement piece created and performed by composer and musician, Mathew Evan Taylor, and choreographer and dancer, Laurel Jenkins. In close proximity Taylor and Jenkins Inhale/Exhale, Push/Pull, never simply breathe…
  
  Shows at 2:15pm and 6:15pm.

  Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  

  Mixed Doubles Tournament

  2:30 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Club Tennis

  Club Tennis mixed doubles tournament Saturday, April 15th, at 2:30. Located at the Proctor Tennis Courts. Pizza will be provided!!

  Proctor Tennis Courts
  

• Apr 15

  

  New Directions Spring Arts Festival: Inner Landscapes

  2:30 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Provost's Office, Studio Art, Arts Council, Dance, Music, and Theatre

  Inner Landscapes is a performance practice developed by Assistant Professor of Dance Laurel Jenkins and Nives Sertic, a projection artist based in Croatia. Middlebury College’s New Directions Spring Arts Festival will present the second iteration of this work which began when Sertic and Jenkins met as artists-in-residence last year at Cite des International Arts in Paris, France. This intimate work submerges the body in worlds of color. Original sound is played live by Matthew Evan Taylor and costumes are by Mac Melrose.
  
  Shows at 2:30pm and 6:30pm.

  Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  MSA Cooking event

  3:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Muslim Students Association (MSA)

  Forest East Lounge, Room 152
  

• Apr 15

  WOC Meeting

  3:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Womxn of Color (WOC)

  Anderson Freeman Resource Center
  

• Apr 15

  

  New Directions Spring Arts Festival: Momentary Exchange

  3:15 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Provost's Office, Studio Art, Arts Council, Dance, Music, Theatre, and Midd Data Club

  Co-created and directed by Michole Biancosino, Assistant Professor of Theatre, with Visiting Artist, Todd Anderson, digital poet and technologist
  
  Leave your cellphone on for this unique theatre event. In this app-driven performance piece, you are invited to take a 50 minute journey - through memory, relationships, songs, and weather – as we take a road trip together. Audiences co-write the story in real time by using your phone and responding to prompts in real-time. It’s going to be a wild ride.
  

  Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  Saturday Charter House Engagement Session

  3:45 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Charter House Coalition Student Organization

  Charter House Coalition is a volunteer-based, community supported service organization that provides shelter, warm meals, and friendly faces to those in Middlebury who need assistance. The Student Organization is seeking students who are interested in community service that revolves around homelessness and food insecurity. We’ll be cooking, serving, and chatting with the residents. Every Saturday, we’ll have fun and be able to connect with the Middlebury community outside of the college.

  Off Campus
  

• Apr 15

  

  BalFolk Workshop

  4:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Music

  Traditional music, dance, and flavors of France will be fêted at this ‘BalFolk’ celebration and workshop. Join meneuse de danse Mary Wesley, the musical trio Triton (Affiliate Artist Timothy Cummings, Jeremiah McLane, Alex Kehler) and student musicians in celebrating the traditions of central France, Brittany, and beyond. French-inspired refreshments included. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

  Chateau Grand Salon
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  WOC x MLP Frisbee Field Day

  4:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Womxn of Color (WOC) and Women's Ultimate Frisbee

  Turf Soccer Field
  

• Apr 15

  New Directions Arts Festival: Meet & Greet

  4:30 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Provost's Office, Studio Art, Arts Council, Dance, Music, and Theatre

  Join us for cider and cookies and meet the faculty and students of the New Directions Arts Festival. The Festival is an interdisciplinary performance with music, dance, visual art, and theatre, led by Dr. Matthew Evan Taylor (Music), Michelle Leftheris (Studio Art), Laurel Jenkins (Dance) and Michole Biancosino (Theatre).

  Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  WOC Discussion Meeting

  5:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Womxn of Color (WOC)

  Womxn of Color (WOC) aims to enlighten, uplift, and enhance women from all backgrounds and their surrounding communities on campus through programming and special events.

  Anderson Freeman Resource Center
  

• Apr 15

  

  New Directions Spring Arts Festival: In the Moment

  6:00 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Provost's Office, Studio Art, Arts Council, Dance, Music, and Theatre

  At this very moment,
  You’ve breathed molecules
  First produced by Cyanobacteria epochs ago
  How does this make you feel?
  Does it sound like this?
  
  Shows at 2:00pm and 6:00pm.

  Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
  

  Open to the Public
• Apr 15

  

  New Directions Spring Arts Festival: 27 Breaths

  6:15 PM ET

  Sponsored by:

  Provost's Office, Studio Art, Arts Council, Dance, Music, and Theatre

  27 Breaths is a live music and movement piece created and performed by composer and musician, Mathew Evan Taylor, and choreographer and dancer, Laurel Jenkins. In close proximity Taylor and Jenkins Inhale/Exhale, Push/Pull, never simply breathe…
  
  Shows at 2:15pm and 6:15pm.

  Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
  

  Open to the Public