Mahaney Arts Center

Take the chill off with some cocoa, cookies, and cozy music at the MAC! Come sip, socialize, and listen to the Middlebury College Bluegrass group featuring Middlebury student and faculty musicians. Whether you’re passing through to class, settling in for a study session, or stopping by the MAC, we invite you to experience the warm vibe inside—no matter the temperature outside.

Professors Claudio Medeiros (Theatre) and Jerry Philogene (Black Studies) will lead a cozy book club session about August Wilson’s Two Trains Running. Refreshments provided. This event is a lead-up to the production at Wright Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 13, performed by The Acting Company and presented by the Middlebury Performing Arts Series.

NOTE: Sign-up for this event is now closed as capacity for attendance has been reached.

A Beneficiary Showcase of Ukrainian Resilience through Art

This fourth annual event celebrates the culture and resilience of the nation of Ukraine with music, poetry, film, and more.  Featuring a parade of performances by the Middlebury College’s Ukrainian students, the Middlebury College Choir, and other special guests. Admission is free, and information about donating to Ukrainian relief organizations will be provided. After the show, the students will offer homemade traditional Ukrainian gingerbread cookies as a token of thanks for a donation.

Inspired by the popular storytelling phenomenon The Moth, Cocoon is a special evening of true stories told live without notes. This year’s edition, on the theme of “Awe,” will feature five storytellers drawn from the student body, faculty/staff, and the community, including including students Sammy Jo Serell ’27.5 and Ben Wagner ’25, alumna Shamail Naseer ’24, art history professor Katy Smith Abbott, and community member Alex Messinger. Stay for a reception with the storytellers and organizers after the show. Cash bar.

For PASS Members: Wednesday, 9/4 at 10:00 AM
Click here to learn more and join the Performing Arts Series Society!

For Middlebury College ID card holders: Tuesday, 9/10 at 10:00 AM
Includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, emeriti, and other ID card holders

For the general public: Tuesday, 9/17 at 10:00 AM

For PASS Members: Wednesday, 9/4 at 10:00 AM
Click here to learn more and join the Performing Arts Series Society!

For Middlebury College ID card holders: Tuesday, 9/10 at 10:00 AM
Includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, emeriti, and other ID card holders

For the general public: Tuesday, 9/17 at 10:00 AM

For PASS Members: Wednesday, 9/4 at 10:00 AM
Click here to learn more and join the Performing Arts Series Society!

For Middlebury College ID card holders: Tuesday, 9/10 at 10:00 AM
Includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, emeriti, and other ID card holders

For the general public: Tuesday, 9/17 at 10:00 AM

Fresh poetry, prose, and the voices of Middlebury College students come together in this warm and inviting event. Students from Oratory Now read selections from the New England Review, lending their voices to the work on the page, and student writers read their own poetry and prose for an audience of students, faculty, and community members. Everyone is invited to a dessert reception in the lobby after the show.

Each year, musicians from around the world come to Middlebury to perform in the Middlebury Chapel’s bell tower, soaring high above the College campus. The melodic sounds of the carillon bells are a staple of summer life on the Middlebury College campus. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket! Free and open to the public.

This concert by a Middlebury alumna coincides with Alumni College weekend. Click here for more information about the carillon series and to view programs for each concert.

As part of the Carillon Series’ Fall Festival, George Matthew Jr. plays a beautiful concert from Middlebury Chapel’s bell tower, high above the College campus. This concert coincides with the start of the academic year and celebrates the return of undergraduate students to the Middlebury campus. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket! Free and open to the public.

Click here for more information about the carillon series and to view programs for each concert.

5:00 PM

Middlebury Chapel