Events
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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College Democrats Weekly Meeting
- Sponsored by:
- Middlebury College Democrats
Can you FIX the Democratic Party?
Come discuss and debate politics, social issues, and current events. Good snacks provided.
Moderate? Radical? Republican? Independent? Socialist? Libertarian? Come share your thoughts!
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
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WOMP
- Sponsored by:
- The Gamut Room
WOMP (Wednesday Open Mic Party) is a weekly open mic for students and community members full of great music, comedy, poetry, karaoke, and vibes. Hope to see you there!!
Gifford Gamut Room
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Thursday, March 5, 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
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Weekday Morning Sitting Meditation
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation every weekday morning, led by various staff, faculty, and students. No registration required. Drop in any day that works for you!
McCullough Crest Room
Closed to the Public
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Drop-In Hours with the Dean of Spiritual & Religious Life
- Sponsored by:
- Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life
Stop in to chat and enjoy a cup of hot tea with Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark Orten.
Middlebury Chapel
Closed to the Public
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Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series: "Animal Farming Should Be Environmentalists' Central Focus"
- Sponsored by:
- Environmental Studies
“Animal Farming Should Be Environmentalists’ Central Focus” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Kevin Kuruc, Assistant Professor of Economics at Middlebury College.
Animal agriculture destroys more habitat than any other human activity and ranks among the most water intensive. The industry produces enough greenhouse gases to push warming close to two degrees on its own. And it causes tremendous suffering to the farmed animals themselves. No human activity is more at odds with our shared goals and values.
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
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Arctic at the Crossroads: Greenland, Geopolitics, and the Importance of Indigenous Sovereignty
- Sponsored by:
- Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Security and Global Affairs presents “Arctic at the Crossroads: Greenland, Geopolitics, and the Importance of Indigenous Sovereignty” with Dr. Melody Burkins.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
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Middlebury Women's Water Polo
- Sponsored by:
- Middlebury Women's Water Polo (spring season)
Natatorium Deep End
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Black Studies Film Series
- Sponsored by:
- Black Studies
Please join us for film screenings in Axinn 232. Popcorn and sodas will be served. A discussion of the film and a raffle prize will take place directly after the film.
February 12: Shaft (1971)
February 26: Foxy Brown (1974)
March 5: Blacula (1972)
April 2: Buck and the Preacher (1972)Axinn Center 232