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Saturday, May 2, 2026

  • The image features the Third Princess, one of the female characters in the tale, with her pet cat. The original cat has been replaced by Hello Kitty.

    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

  • Our Food Systems—A Public Talk with Nancy Matsumoto

    Sponsored by:
    J Club

    How should we eat? Join us in a public talk with author, Nancy Matsumoto, where she’ll give insight on her latest book, Reaping What She Sows. Where Nancy tells us how women play a significant role in our agricultural food systems. Furthermore, rebuilding our food systems. 

    Axinn Center 232

  • M Gallery Spring 2026 Exhibition - Tools For the Future

    Sponsored by:
    M Gallery

    M Gallery’s Spring 2026 exhibition, Tools For the Future has finally arrived. Join us at the Old Stone Mill (82 Weybridge Street) from 7-9 PM Friday, May 1st, and 1-3 PM Saturday, May 2nd, to enjoy a glimpse of the future. We asked artists on campus to think ahead with optimism and to create objects that help create, ponder, and explore a future they wish to live in. These objects, alongside our own contributions (displayed during the Nocturne Festival) will be displayed on the first floor of the Old Stone Mill.

    To Be Announced

  • Public Talk on Sake

    Sponsored by:
    J Club

    Sake scholar and Award-Winning Author Nancy Matsumoto will be giving a 45-minute lecture on Japan’s national drink, its history, the state of its industry, its cultural influences, and how it’s being affected by climate change. She will also be discussing her James Beard Award-winning book, Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake, in which she and Michael Tremblay listen to stories from sake producers and distributors from around the world. 

    Axinn Center 232

  • Cycling Group Ride!

    Sponsored by:
    Middlebury Cycling

    Join Middlebury Cycling for an awesome group ride leaving from ADK circle. Check the group me for ride times and updates! We hope to see everyone there!

    Off Campus

  • Midd Trad Collective: May Flowers

    Sponsored by:
    Music

    Celebrate the joy of May at Middlebury with the Midd Trad Collective, performing a short concert of traditional and new songs and dances from Ireland and the USA. Cornelia Abakah, Sam Lueke, Nina Murphy, Danny Smith, Johali Yapemacho, and Jeff Buettner, on various instruments and vocals. (Gamut Room in case of inclement weather.)

    Gifford Amphitheatre