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We’re so glad you made it!

FALL FAMILY WEEKENDOCTOBER 24–26, 2014

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Dear Middlebury Families,

Welcome to Fall Family Weekend! We’re delighted you could join us for a weekend of exploration and discovery. We’ve put together a full schedule of events and activities, and you’ll find all the details in this booklet. One of the highlights each year is the opportunity to attend classes on Friday. A complete listing of classes, times, and instructors will be available at the Parent Welcome Center and may be viewed online at go.middlebury.edu/openclasses. I’d like to invite you to join me for a conversation about Middlebury on Saturday morning. I’ll give a brief overview of the College today and invite questions from the audience. Other highlights include a lecture by the former president of Ireland and a talk by Yale historian David Blight on the life and work of Frederick Douglass, as well as an information session on study abroad and panels on careers in finance and the common good. Enjoy the harvest festival, take a ride up the Snow Bowl chairlift for dramatic views, explore the museum’s exhibition of portraits of emerging adults, cheer on the Panther teams, or be entertained at the a cappella jamboree. This is just a sampling of the events we have planned. Whatever you decide to do, we hope you’ll enjoy experiencing what your students’ lives are like at Middlebury. My wife Jessica and I look forward both to seeing you on, and welcoming you to, campus.

Best regards,

Ronald D. LiebowitzPresident

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ONGOING THROUGH THE WEEKEND

October 23–26 Sand Mandala of Chenrezig Starting October 23, the monks of the Namgyal Monastery will, in

the Davis Family Library atrium, begin creating a sand mandala, which is a circular diagram containing sacred symbols drawn with fine, colored grains of sand. The opening prayer ceremony begins at 9:00 a.m. on October 23. At noon on October 26, the monks will finish the sand mandala and then dismantle it at 4:00 p.m., at which point they’ll walk to Otter Creek to pour the sand into the water and recite prayers. All are invited to accompany them.

Davis Family Library Atrium

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

7:00– Breakfast for Bread Loaf Guests9:00 a.m. Bread Loaf Barn

8:00 a.m.– Registration: Parent Welcome Center5:00 p.m. Pick up the Fall Family Weekend schedule, open class, maps, etc., and

enjoy some refreshments. Kirk Center (Golf Course Road Entrance, Route 30)

8:00 a.m.– Check-In: Bread Loaf Accommodations11:00 p.m. Bread Loaf Barn, East Lounge

Open Classes Choose any of the scheduled Friday classes and attend with or without

your student. A complete list of classes, times, and instructors will be available at the Parent Welcome Center and may be viewed online approximately one week before Fall Family Weekend. If you wish to make an appointment with a particular professor, you may make arrangements through your student or by calling the appropriate academic department in advance.

9:00 a.m.– Men’s Tennis Hidden Dual9:00 p.m. Tournament runs through Sunday. Proctor Tennis Courts and Memorial Field House Nelson Recreational Center

12:15– Center for Social Entrepreneurship and1:30 p.m. Davis Peace Project Grant Recipient Presentations Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs International and Global Studies

Colloquium: Presentations by four groups of students who in 2014 received Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Davis Projects for Peace summer grants. Join them as they share their experiences

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and reflections on their creative work around social issues and the promotion of peace in communities around the world. Lunch provided for those who RSVP by 10/20 to rcga@middlebury.edu.

Robert A. Jones ’59 House

12:30– Emerging Adulthood: Psychology and Portraiture1:15 p.m. Many psychologists now view individuals between the ages of 18

and 25 as inhabiting a newly defined life phase between adolescence and adulthood—a period of “emerging adulthood.” Professor of psychology Barbara Hofer joins artist Kate Gridley in this collaborative, interdisciplinary talk given in conjunction with the exhibition Passing Through: Portraits of Emerging Adults. Gridley gives an artist-led tour of the show in the lower lobby immediately following the talk (also at Town Hall Theater at 4:00 p.m.). Refreshments provided. Free.

Mahaney Center for the Arts Dance Theatre

1:00– Organic Farm Open House4:00 p.m. The Middlebury College Organic Farm is a three-acre plot of fruits,

vegetables, and perennials stewarded by Middlebury students. The farm serves as an inclusive space that supports students’ holistic development while promoting discourse about pressing world food issues. At the farm, students learn small-scale organic-farming practices they’ll be able to use throughout their lives. While planting rows of lettuce for Atwater Dining Hall or contemplating course work in our outdoor classroom, students not only come to understand the problems associated with industrial agriculture, but they also explore and help develop local, organic solutions.

The farm is located in the field a half mile behind McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Walk or drive down the hill (going west) from the College on Route 125 for a half mile. Take a right at the wooden sign that reads “Middlebury College Organic Farm.” If you are driving, you can leave your car at the sign and walk the short dirt road to the farm.

1:00– Highlights from Library Special Collections and Archives 5:00 p.m. Special Collections will display Tibetan texts from rare books and

manuscripts in the Davis Family Library atrium to accompany the Sand Mandala of Chenrezig. A selection of primary resources from the College archives will also be on exhibit in the Special Collections Reading Room.

Davis Family Library and Special Collections and Archives Reading Room

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1:00– Islamic Jummah Prayer Services 1:40 p.m. Al-Hedayah Muslim Student Center, Forest Hall, Lower Level

2:00– Event Management Open House 4:00 p.m. Come learn what we do and what’s happening around campus. We’ll

provide answers to your questions about Commencement. 23 Adirondack View

2:30– THEA 0210B: Fall Production Studio4:30 p.m. Come watch Professor Cheryl Faraone work with the student actors

currently rehearsing Snoo Wilson’s “fantasical and bawdy” Vampire. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 232

3:00– The Aeneid Marathon Reading6:00 p.m. Beginning at 3:00 p.m., the classics department will sponsor a

marathon reading of Vergil’s Aeneid. The Latin epic about the destruction of one civilization and the founding of another, The Aeneid recounts the wanderings of the hero Aeneas from the ruins of Troy to the shores of Italy, and describes with moving detail the wars he must fight in order to establish a line of leaders that will eventually lead to the Roman Caesars. The reading, by both students and faculty, will continue through October 26, beginning at 9:00 a.m. each morning on Saturday and Sunday until dusk each evening. Translation, laurel wreath, and baklava provided. Please visit go.middlebury.edu/epic to sign up for a reading time.

Davis Family Library Steps

4:00– Careers in the Common Good Panel: 5:00 p.m. Sushi and Social Change This panel is a unique opportunity during Fall Family Weekend for

students to network with parents who have worked to advance the common good—planned or through happenstance—whether through careers in the public, nonprofit, business, and environmental sectors, or through serving on boards or volunteering. Students get to interact and network with professionals (parents!), which will promote deeper understandings of different sectors while allowing students to craft careers with a positive social impact.

Adirondack House, Coltrane Lounge

4:00– Cook Commons Fall Family Festival6:00 p.m. Live music, free cider donuts, fresh pressed hot apple cider, candy

apples, pumpkin carving, and a petting zoo featuring Vermont farm animals. All are welcome!

Lawn Behind Forest Hall (Rain Location: Lower Forest Lounge)

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4:30– Paul W. Ward ’25 Memorial Prize 6:00 p.m. Come to the awards ceremony for the Paul W. Ward ’25 Memorial

Prize in writing for the Class of 2017. The prize recognizes those second-year students who the faculty judge to have produced outstanding essays in writing classes during their first year. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research at 802.443.3131 or by email at ctlr@middlebury.edu.

Twilight Hall, Room 101

5:30– Hillel Shabbat Service 6:30 p.m. Jewish Center, Freeman International Center

6:00 p.m. & MCAB Free Friday Film: Guardians of the Galaxy9:00 p.m. In the far reaches of outer space Peter Quill stole a mysterious orb and

now is the main target of a manhunt led by the villain Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team—the “Guardians of the Galaxy”—to save the world.

Dana Auditorium

7:00– MiddCORE Workshop: Design Thinking9:00 p.m. “Design thinking” is popping up everywhere. This workshop will

explore the design-thinking approach in an exercise that engages our empathy and creativity to generate innovative solutions to a challenge on Middlebury’s campus. We hope participants find that the design-thinking approach has broad applicability to future challenges and opportunities. This workshop, for students and their families, is a great way to get a taste of Middlebury’s MiddCORE program. To sign up, email MiddCORE@middlebury.edu.

Limited space, registration required. Axinn, Room 229

8:00– Charles S. Grant Memorial Lecture by David Blight9:00 p.m. My Pen, My Voice, My Vote: The Life and Work of Frederick Douglass The Charles S. Grant Memorial Lecture has brought many of the

leading interpreters of American history to Middlebury. This year’s lecturer, David Blight of Yale University, continues that tradition. Professor Blight is the author of many important books, including the prize-winning Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory. His lecture will draw on his research for his latest project, a biography of Frederick Douglass, the famed 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights activist.

Mead Chapel

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8:00– Observatory Stargazing9:30 p.m. Visit the Middlebury College Observatory and enjoy the night sky

from the telescopes atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall. In the case of potentially poor weather, please call 802.443.2266 after 6:00 p.m. to find out if the event has been cancelled.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Seventh Floor

8:00– Cocoon10:00 p.m. Inspired by the popular storytelling phenomenon the Moth Radio

Hour, Cocoon is a special evening of true stories told live and without notes. This second-annual, community-wide event is produced by the creators of the Middlebury MothUp in partnership with the Mahaney Center for the Arts. A reception with the storytellers follows. Sponsored by the Committee on the Arts. Tickets: $10/8/5, go.middlebury.edu/boxoffice.

Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Second Floor

8:00– Myra Flynn10:00 p.m. Singer/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing

dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American, her original indie/soul/folk songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine website puts it, “her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”

51 Main at the Bridge

10:00 p.m.– Midnight Roller Skating!1:00 a.m. Skates will be provided, and most sizes will be available. Free. McCullough Student Center, Wilson Hall, Second Floor

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

6:30– Breakfast for Bread Loaf Guests9:00 a.m. Bread Loaf Barn

7:30– Parents’ Fund Committee Breakfast (by invitation only) 9:00 a.m. Kirk Center (Golf Course Road Entrance, Route 30)

8:00 a.m.– Parents Welcome Center12:30 p.m. Pick up the Fall Family Weekend schedule, maps, etc., and enjoy

some refreshments. McCullough Student Center, Crossroads Café, First Floor

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8:00 a.m.– Check-In: Bread Loaf Accommodations 11:00 p.m. Bread Loaf Barn, East Lounge

8:30– Programs Abroad Discussion 9:45 a.m. This session provides general information about study abroad at

Middlebury, with a discussion of how it is designed to integrate into a student’s overall academic experience, how the application process works, and study abroad finances. There will be time for questions and discussion. Presented by Jeffrey Cason, Dean of International Programs and Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies.

McCullough Student Center, Wilson Hall, Second Floor

9:00 a.m.– Men’s Tennis Hidden Dual9:00 p.m. Tournament runs Friday through Sunday. Proctor Tennis Courts and Memorial Field House Nelson Recreational Center

9:00 a.m.– The Aeneid Marathon Reading6:00 p.m. See Friday at 3:00 p.m. for more information. Davis Family Library Steps

9:00 a.m.– Pinhole Photography5:00 p.m. Pinhole photographs are pure photographic expression. John

Huddleston’s ART 327 class presents an exhibition of black-and-white pinhole photographs made through direct contact with 4-by-5-inch negatives, exposed in cameras of the students’ own design and construction. No lens is used, and the aperture is a 1/50-inch diameter hole. Exposures are long, from several seconds to hours. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Exhibit is ongoing through November 6.

Johnson Memorial Building

10:00– Parents Panel: Careers in Finance for Liberal Arts Graduates11:00 a.m. The Center for Careers and Internships and the Student Investment

Committee present a lively parent panel discussion and networking event for all students interested in internships or jobs in finance. Parents who currently work in the field or who are curious about finance careers for their Middlebury students are encouraged to attend.

McCullough Student Center, Wilson Hall, Second Floor

11:00 a.m. Field Hockey vs. Wesleyan Peter Kohn Field

11:00 a.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Wesleyan Dragone Track Field

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11:00 a.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Wesleyan South Street Fields

11:00 a.m.– Organic Farm Open House 3:00 p.m. See Friday at 1:00 p.m. for information and directions. 11:15 a.m.– A Conversation with President Ronald D. Liebowitz 12:15 p.m. President Liebowitz will give a brief overview of Middlebury

today, address issues of concern to parents, and take questions from the audience.

McCullough Student Center, Wilson Hall, Second Floor

Noon– Snow Bowl Open House and Ski Lift Ride Benefit4:00 p.m. Take a chairlift ride to the top of Worth Mountain and enjoy a

breathtaking view! You’ll see Vermont dressed in fall splendor as the panoramic scene stretches from the Green Mountains to the Adirondacks across Lake Champlain.

Purchase of a ticket (adults $5; students and children 12 and under

$2) includes a ride on the Worth Mountain chairlift, live music by student bands, mingling, and more. There will be a barbecue in full swing all afternoon, with food and drinks available for purchase. Proceeds will go to the Middlebury College Ski Patrol, as well as the Middlebury Community Care Coalition, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing basic food and housing needs in and around Middlebury.

We will also be collecting nonperishable food items for HOPE, our

local food shelf. All are welcome to drive up on their own (just 20 minutes from campus), but free Addison Country Transit (ACTR) shuttle bases will also be running between Adirondack Circle and the Snow Bowl (to the Bowl: 11:40 a.m., 12:55 p.m., 2:10 p.m.; back to the College: 1:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:00 p.m.). The bus will stop at the Bread Loaf Inn for those wishing to depart or return from the Bread Loaf campus. The Ski Patrol would love to see you there!

Middlebury College Snow Bowl, Rt. 125, Hancock, Vermont

1:00– Solar Decathlon Open Houses3:00 p.m. Middlebury was the first liberal arts undergraduate college to

compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The Solar Decathlon is an international green-building competition that challenges teams across the world to design, build, and market net-

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zero homes. Middlebury competed in 2011 and 2013. The 2011 Solar Decathlon entry, Self-Reliance, and the 2013 Solar Decathlon house, InSite, are now student housing on campus.

Porter Field Road between Porter House and Meeker House; Shannon Street across from the St. Mary’s School.

1:30– Open House: 118 South Main Street3:30 p.m. Visit 118 South Main, the home of the Center for Social

Entrepreneurship, Community Engagement, and the Programs on Creativity and Innovation in the Liberal Arts. Enjoy apple cider and other refreshments while learning about these exciting student programs and opportunities. On hand will be students involved with the new Privilege & Poverty initiative, a curricular integration of internships and classroom learning that invites students to apply their liberal arts education to addressing domestic and global poverty. Speak with faculty, staff, and students and learn about what’s behind the program’s growing presence on campus.

118 South Main Street (Route 30)

2:00– Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) Open House 4:00 p.m. Life. Work. Purpose. At Middlebury, students don’t just learn how to

engage the world—they go out and do it. At the Center for Careers and Internships, we prioritize preparing students for great internship and job opportunities by encouraging them to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges beyond the classroom. Our advisers and resources focus on all areas of career exploration, from STEM to not-for-profit to finance to education. Stop by and meet some of the great CCI staff to talk about how we can help students explore their paths and invent their futures. Some of our favorite summer interns will be on hand as well to share their experiences.

Adirondack House

2:00– Gallery Talk: Awkward Family Photos 4:00 p.m. Mike Bender ’97, creator of AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com, will be

talking about how the site began, spawned two New York Times bestselling books, a greeting card line, and a TV show in development, and how it has become a national touring museum exhibition (currently on view in the Center Gallery in the McCullough Student Center). Join us for a reception in the Center Gallery from 2:00–3:00 p.m. prior to the talk.

McCullough Student Center, Center Gallery and Wilson Hall, Second Floor

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2:00– Tours of the Middlebury College Museum of Art 4:00 p.m. Join our student docents on a tour of the permanent collection and

special exhibitions. Tours will be continuous throughout this two-hour period.

Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College Museum of Art

2:00– MiddCORE Open House5:00 p.m. MiddCORE, Middlebury’s leadership and innovation program, builds

skills, creates opportunities, and expands networks for tomorrow’s leaders and innovators. Come to MiddCORE’s open house to learn more about this exciting program, or visit us at www.middcore.com.

20 Old Chapel Road (MiddCORE House)

3:00 & Hirschfield International Film Series: Museum Hours8:00 p.m. Johann is a museum guard who spends his days observing the art

and visitors of Vienna’s grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum. Anne, suddenly called to Vienna from overseas, has been wandering the city in a state of limbo. A chance meeting sparks a deepening connection that draws them through the galleries and the city streets. A “quietly amazing, sneakily sublime new film”—A. O. Scott, the New York Times. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. ( Jem Cohen, Austria/USA, 2013, 107 minutes) Free.

Dana Auditorium

7:00– Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) Fall Speaker: 8:30 p.m. President Mary Robinson President of Ireland (1990–1997) and President of the Mary Robinson Foundation Mary Robinson served as the first woman president of Ireland and as

the UN high commissioner for human rights from 1997–2002. She is now the president of the Mary Robinson Foundation–Climate Justice and a member of the Elders, a group of world leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, who contribute their wisdom, independent leadership, and integrity to tackling some of the world’s toughest problems with the goal of making the world a better place.

Mead Chapel

8:00– David Bain and Mimi Bain: Roots 10:00 p.m. The father-daughter duo draws from an eclectic American-roots

musical catalog of belting blues, rock, soul, vintage jazz, New Orleans, rockabilly, and even some from Tin Pan Alley.

51 Main at the Bridge

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8:00 p.m. Hirschfield International Film Series: Museum Hours See 3:00 p.m. for description. Dana Auditorium

8:30– Music Department Showcase 9:30 p.m. This program features the College Choir, College Orchestra, and

student soloists. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Second Floor

9:00– A Cappella Jamboree 10:30 p.m. Join us as Middlebury’s a cappella groups take to the stage! Free. McCullough Student Center, Wilson Hall, Second Floor

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

7:00– Breakfast for Bread Loaf Guests9:00 a.m. Bread Loaf Barn

8:00 a.m.– Bread Loaf Information Desk OpenNoon Bread Loaf Barn, East Lounge

9:00 a.m.– The Aeneid Marathon Reading6:00 p.m. See Friday at 3:00 p.m. for more information. Davis Family Library Steps

9:00 a.m.– Men’s Tennis Hidden Dual9:00 p.m. Tournament runs Friday through Sunday. Proctor Tennis Courts and Memorial Field House, Nelson Recreational Center

10:00– Ecumenical Christian Service 11:00 a.m. This ecumenical Christian worship service is led by Chaplain Laurel

Macaulay Jordan ’79, with the Middlebury College Choir. Mead Chapel

11:00 a.m. Hillel Bagel Brunch A brunch in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Middlebury

College Hillel Jewish Center. Jewish Center, Freeman International Center

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Telephone Numbers and HoursMiddlebury Switchboard 802.443.5000Emergency/Public Safety 802.443.5911Non-emergency/Public Safety 802.443.5133Bread Loaf Inn 802.443.2700Alumni and Parent Programs Office 802.443.5183Parton Health Center 802.443.5135

Field House–802.443.5250Thursday 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.Friday 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.Sunday 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.Monday 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Fitness Center–802.443.5840 Thursday 6:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.Friday 6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.Sunday 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.Monday 6:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Natatorium–802.443.5246 Thursday 6:00–9:00 a.m., Noon–1:00 p.m. (adult lap swim) and 3:00–8:30 p.m.Friday 6:00–9:00 a.m. and Noon–4:00 p.m. Saturday 1:00–5:00 p.m.Sunday 1:00–5:00 p.m.Monday 6:00–9:00 a.m., Noon–1:00 p.m. (adult lap swim), and 3:00–8:30 p.m.

Ralph Myhre Golf Course–802.443.5125 Open daily at 8:00 a.m. To reserve a tee time, call the Pro Shop.

Box Office–802.443.MIDD (6433)Mahaney Center for the ArtsFriday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

McCullough Student CenterFriday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.Saturday 7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Plus: Two hours prior to ticketed events, at the performance venue. Online anytime at http://go.middlebury.edu/boxoffice.

Bread Loaf Inn–802.443.2700 (Front desk open)Thursday 3:00–11:00 p.m.Friday 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.Saturday 8:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.Sunday 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.Note: Cell phone service at Bread Loaf is very sparse, with Verizon having the best signal. Local calls can be made from room phones. Phone cards are needed for long distance calls. Bread Loaf Library and the Bread Loaf Barn offer wireless service.

College Bookstore, Proctor Hall–802.443.5334* Thursday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Sunday 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.Monday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.*Fall Family Weekend Special: Purchase a sweatshirt and get a free hat at the register. Retail value of $15.95, while supply lasts. On Saturday there will be Apple iPad demo models in the Apple Corner. Also on Friday and Saturday a Jostens rep will be available for students who would like to purchase a class ring at special discount pricing.

The Grille McCullough Student Center–802.443.5014 Thursday and Friday 11:30 a.m.–2:00 a.m.Saturday 6:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m.Sunday 6:00 p.m.–MidnightMonday 11:30 a.m.–Midnight

Midd Express Convenience Store McCullough Student Center–802.443.3102 Thursday 8:00 a.m.–MidnightFriday 8:00 a.m.–MidnightSaturday Noon–MidnightSunday Noon–MidnightMonday 8:00 a.m.–Midnight

The Davis Family Library–802.443.2000Friday 7:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.Sunday 9:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m.

Public Safety Harnest House, 125 South Main Street802.443.5911 (emergency)802.443.5133 (non-emergency)

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51 Main at the Bridge–802.388.8209Middlebury College’s coolest off-campus gathering place offers international cuisine with locally sourced ingredients, local beers and drinks, live music, and art. Visit us at www.go51main.com.Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 5:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m. Middlebury College Museum of ArtFriday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Saturday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Sunday Noon–5:00 p.m.Info at http://museum.middlebury.edu or 802.443.5007, Mahaney Center for the Arts.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:

On view through October 26Passing Through: Portraits of Emerging AdultsThrough painted canvasses and “sound portraits,” artist Kate Gridley marks the passage of 17 emerging adults. The installation uses characters’ images and voices to expand the notion of portraiture. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Director of the Arts, Town Hall Theater, Vermont Community Foundation, and the Growald Family Fund. Free.Mahaney Center for the Arts, Lower Lobby; Town Hall Theater, Jackson Gallery

September 2–October 26Hyper! Works by Greg HabernyArtist Greg Haberny uses an array of materials, refusing to conform to a single medium. Melted crayons and Band-Aids add a vital texture to his work, while images of pop culture, like the iconic Mickey Mouse, create images of cultural and political critique. Free.Museum of Art, Upper Balcony

September 2–December 7Visual Weimar, 1919–1933Select paintings, drawings, and etchings by Weimar Germany’s prominent artists, including Otto Dix, George Grosz, and Käthe Kollwitz, represent this highly visual culture in Germany’s first democracy, and the relationship between criticizing and participating in a culture that could not prevent its

people from falling for Hitler’s Germany under the Swastika. Free.Museum of Art, Overbrook Gallery

September 12–December 7Picturing Enlightenment: Tibetan Tangkas from the Mead Art MuseumEighteen tangkas from Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum, so fragile they have remained largely inaccessible for nearly six decades, have recently been gently cleaned, stabilized, and repaired. Vibrantly colored, intricately patterned, and ranging in height from two to nine feet, each work rewards close study.Museum of Art

ONGOING EXHIBITIONS:

Ancient Mediterranean and Early European ArtIn this updated and revised installation, recent acquisitions in Egyptian and Mesopotamian art, as well as Greek, Roman, and Medieval European objects, include an Egyptian Old Kingdom relief and an early 15th-century Italian panel painting.Boesky Lobby and Lower Gallery

European and American ArtThis regularly changing installation features highlights of the Museum’s collection of Western art from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century, including landscapes by American painters Jasper Cropsey and John Frederick Kensett, 16th- and 17th-century European religious and devotional images, and American and European sculpture.Cerf Gallery

Asian ArtFeaturing a range of East Asian ceramics: Chinese funerary sculpture from the Han (206 B.C.E–220 C.E.) and Tang (618–906) dynasties, celadons of the Song dynasty (960–1279), blue-and-white enameled porcelains of the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing dynasties (1644–1911), and more.Robert F. Reiff Gallery of Asian Art

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November 201425 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins (4:15 p.m.)

December 20141 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)5 Friday Fall-term classes end 9–14 Tuesday–Sunday Final examinations14 Sunday Recess begins15 Monday Residence halls close

January 20154 Sunday Residence halls open5 Monday Winter-term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)30 Friday Winter-term ends; Recess begins31 Saturday Celebration for midyear graduates

February 20154 Wednesday Spring orientation begins9 Monday Spring-term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)12 Thursday Winter Carnival recess begins (4:15 p.m.)13–14 Friday–Saturday Winter Carnival16 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)

March 20158 Sunday Daylight Saving Time20 Friday Spring-term recess begins (4:15 p.m.)30 Monday Classes resume

April 201510 Friday Student Spring Symposium; Classes do not meet

May 201511 Monday Spring-term classes end (4:15 p.m.)14–19 Thursday–Tuesday Final examinations 20 Wednesday Residence halls close for general student body (noon)23 Saturday Baccalaureate24 Sunday Commencement Residence halls close for graduates and senior Febs (11:00 p.m.)

2014–2015 CALENDAR (Calendar is subject to change.)

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September 20158 Tuesday Orientation begins14 Monday Residence halls open for returning students (9:00 a.m.)15 Tuesday Convocation (evening)16 Wednesday Fall-term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)24–26 Thursday–Saturday Clifford Symposium October 2015 2–4 Friday–Sunday Fall Family Weekend (tentative)16–18 Friday–Sunday Homecoming (tentative)23–25 Friday–Sunday Midterm recess26 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.) November 201524 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins (4:15 p.m.)30 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.) December 201511 Friday Fall-term classes end (4:15 p.m.)15-20 Tuesday–Sunday Final examinations20 Sunday Recess begins (10:00 p.m.)21 Monday Residence halls close (noon) January 2016 10 Sunday Residence halls open (9:00 a.m.)11 Monday Winter-term classes begin (8:00 a.m.) February 20165 Friday Winter-term classes end 6 Saturday Celebration for midyear graduates10 Wednesday Spring orientation begins15 Monday Spring-term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)25 Thursday Winter Carnival recess begins (4:15 p.m.)26–27 Friday–Saturday Winter Carnival29 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.) March 2016 25 Friday Spring-term recess begins (4:15 p.m.) April 2016 4 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)15 Friday Student Spring Symposium; Classes do not meet May 201616 Monday Spring-term classes end (4:15 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed19–24 Thursday–Tuesday Final examinations25 Wednesday Residence halls close for general student body (noon)28 Saturday Baccalaureate29 Sunday Commencement Residence halls close for graduates and senior Febs (11:00 p.m.)

2015–2016 CALENDAR (Calendar is subject to change.)

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