Event Calendar

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | It is becoming increasingly common to lean on algorithms to determine our individual and collective futures—what to buy, when to sell, who to date, whom to arrest and how to punish them. Artificial intelligence has become Oracular Intelligence, which does not just guess the future but guides the course of forthcoming events.

As the Bennington community moves toward a more holistic model of decision-making through Shared Governance to include staff voices, we seek your input and guidance on building the framework and system of aligning priorities. These regularly held drop-in discussions will provide a chance for the staff reps on the Shared Governance Task Force to share updates, elicit feedback from you, and to exchange ideas.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | During Senior Music Fest, seniors will present their artistic work ranging from jazz quartets to audiovisual pieces to Mariachi-influenced singer-songwriter compositions to documentary screenings.

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Feel free to drop in to the weekly Zoom call for evidence-based answers from the medical experts.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Lillian-Yvonne Bertram is the author of four books of poetry and the recipient of an NEA fellowship and director of the Chautauqua Institution Writers’ Festival. They are an associate professor of English at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, where they direct the MFA program in creative writing.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Poets Catherine Barnett and Lillian-Yvonne Bertram read from their poetry collections "Human Hours" and "Travesty Generator," followed by a public Q&A.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Brooks Hope's senior show that will be streamed and presented live to the audience in the tent outside Jennings.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | A preview of original musical theatre compositions. The full filmed revue will be available late May.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | For this week's Science workshop, Pamela Harris, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Williams College, will speak about parking functions.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Album of songs by Ben Watson, performed on guitar. All were written by Ben Watson, except one ("Noise Machine" by Chris Thile).

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | A staged reading of Soumya Rachel Shailendra's translation of Dharamvir Bharati's Hindi play, Andha Yug.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Colin Jones' senior show in music. An audiovisual performance for Synth, Guitars and Projection. There will be flashing/strobing lights.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | This is a sound only pre-release of Ako Shergazy's upcoming senior installation!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | An album of various genres, yet constant in developing Jann Moreno's identity.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | In this craft class we'll read poems that enact varieties of knowing. We'll also do one or two brief exercises to bring more forgetting, wondering, self-correction, and simple questioning—authentic questioning—to our poems.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | B-Rad will broadcast Amy Anders' senior work: a ten track album of original songs.

UnMuted is the first live dance concert of original work created by Bennington Students after a year of lock down.

The Environment SEPC is hosting their biweekly Bird Watching event with faculty Blake Jones.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join us as Cambridge comes together to walk, run or bike in solidarity with Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirits, grieving families, and individuals working on the frontlines to end this epidemic of violence against Indigenous people. All profits from this virtual event will go directly to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, USA.

A space for students to connect with Kat Daley (MSW, Student Health Center) and Ali Tartaglia (Director for Student Health Promotions). Drop in and connect or stay the whole time!

Students may sign up to have lunch with President Walker in Commons Dining Hall.

Weekly club meeting to support independent projects within the drama community. We will read plays, workshop scenes, provide a space for developing advanced work, invite professors and peers for feedback sessions and showcases, and more!