Mon., October 27 through Fri., November 14. The idea of a community is ever-changing, meaning different things to different people. Picturing Community is an exhibition of photography by Vassar students and employees. The juried exhibition, presented by the Vassar Community Works campaign, will feature photographs taken in Poughkeepsie and the surrounding Hudson Valley. Funded by donations from employees and students of Vassar College, Community Works is a philanthropic campaign whose mission is to provide financial assistance to local not-for-profit organizations. Recipients are selected each year by a committee of staff, administrators, faculty, and students. Gallery reception, Wed., November 5, 4:30pm-6:30pm. James W. Palmer III '90 Gallery. College Center.
College Center, Palmer Gallery
Vassar Invitational.
Athletics and Fitness Center, 102
Free 90-minute walking tours of the historic Vassar College campus led by Colton Johnson, dean emeritus of the college. Tours will begin at the front entrance to the college's Main Building, and will be held rain or shine. Main Building is one of two Vassar structures on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the observatory built for the college's first faculty member, Maria Mitchell. Highlights of the tour will include the college's Thompson Memorial Library. Tours at 10:00am and 1:00pm. To sign up for one of the free walking tours, or for more information, call Martha Morrison in the Office of College Relations at (845) 437-7400, or e-mail mamorrison@vassar.edu.
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Bagel Brunch at the Bayit every Saturday at noon. Come to Bagel Brunch and learn more!
Bayit, Multipurpose Room
Free 90-minute walking tours of the historic Vassar College campus will be led by Colton Johnson, Dean Emeritus of the College, on Saturday, November 1, at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., beginning at the front entrance to the college's Main Building. Tours will explore the range of the 140-year-old campus, home to the work of such renowned architects as Francis R. Allen, Eero Saarinen, Marcel Breuer, and Cesar Pelli. Main Building is one of two Vassar structures on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the observatory built for the college's first faculty member, the preeminent astronomer Maria Mitchell. Highlights of the tour will also include the college's Thompson Memorial Library. Space is limited, so to sign up for one of the tours, or for more information, call the Office of College Relations at 845-437-7405, or e-mail mamorrison@vassar.edu.
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Vassar vs. University of Massachusetts.
The Farm (Hooker Avenue)
Vassar vs. SUNY Cortland.
Prentiss Field
"The Agreement" is a farce about marriage and murder written and directed by Matthew Bock '09 and starring Akari Anderson '09 and Joe Kopyt '09.
Main Building, Rose Parlor
The panel will feature members of CunninLynguists (performing later that night), Vassar professors Kiese Laymon, Eve Dunbar and Hua Hsu. The topic of discussion will be mainstream vs. underground hip hop and CunninLynguists's role in the business as a successful group that has never signed with a large label.
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Rockefeller Hall, 300
Filmscreening brought to you by ViCE Film League. 7pm, Blodgett.
Blodgett, Nora Ann Wallace '73 Auditorium
Special Guest Event. Colorado Quartet. Music of Beethoven, Ginastera, and Brahms.
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Skinner Hall of Music, Martel Recital Hall
"The Agreement" is a farce about marriage and murder written and directed by Matthew Bock '09 and starring Akari Anderson '09 and Joe Kopyt '09.
Main Building, Rose Parlor
The Philaletheis Society presents "Proof," a play that peers into the lives and relationships of a mathematically blessed family.
Susan Stein Shiva Theater
Hip Hop 101's annual Hip Hop History Month Celebration. Main act CunninLinguists (of QN5 Records). PackFM and possibly other QN5 artists will be opening for CunninLynguists. Also, B-Boy Crews performing and an after party DJ'd by Friends With Benefits.
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College Center, Villard Room
Vassar Filmmakers' Second Annual Scarefest!
Rockefeller Hall, 200