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Bard NYC x St. Lawrence University Elevator Pitch

Bard NYC would like to cordially invite you to attend the Bard NYC/St. Lawrence University Elevator Pitch & Networking Event. We will host 16 students who will give brief elevator pitches showcasing their professional goals and current internship experience. There will be a complimentary reception including hors d‘oeuvres and an open bar (beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks). Please join us to learn more about Bard NYC’s students experience this fall and network with fellow alumni and working professionals!

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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

We will be going to a taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Sign up via lottery. 

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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found Documentary Screening

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck’s ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND is a new documentary chronicling the life and work of Ernest Cole, one of the first Black freelance photographers in South Africa, whose early pictures, shocking at the time of their first publication, revealed to the world Black life under apartheid. Cole fled South Africa in 1966 and lived in exile in the U.S., where he photographed extensively in New York City, as well as the American South, fascinated by the ways this country could be at times so vastly different, and at others eerily similar, to the segregated culture of his homeland. During this period, he published his landmark book of photographs denouncing the apartheid, House of Bondage which, while banned in South Africa, cemented Cole’s place as one of the great photographers of his time at the age of 27. After his death, more than 60,000 of his 35mm film negatives were inexplicably discovered in a bank vault in Stockholm, Sweden. Most considered these forever lost, especially the thousands of pictures Cole shot in the U.S. Telling his own story through his writings, the recollections of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation.

Tamara Rosenberg is an award-winning producer with over two decades of experience in documentary film and series production for a wide range of outlets including PBS, HBO, Discovery, ESPN, and Netflix. Most notably, she has produced O.J.: Made in America, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2017. A Peabody Award winner, Tamara recently produced Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (Magnolia Pictures, 2024) about South Africa’s first Black photographer to chronicle apartheid. Previously, she produced The Book of Prince, an unreleased Netflix series on Prince’s life and music. She is currently producing a Netflix series following Rafael Nadal’s final year on the professional circuit. Originally from France, she has lived and worked in Israel, New Zealand, and Egypt. She holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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American Symphony Orchestra in Bryant Park

In what has become a cherished tradition, the American Symphony Orchestra is pleased to debut our 2025-2026 season as part of Bryant Park’s Picnic Performances series. New York Profiles will showcase five American composers whose works reflect the diverse musical styles of mid-20th-century America. Each of these composers had strong ties to New York, a city that was central to their creative lives.

Aaron Copland, a defining voice of American music, made New York his home while composing Appalachian Spring, an homage to American pioneer life. Henry Cowell shaped New York’s early experimental music scene, as heard in his Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10. Julia Perry was closely connected to New York’s musical institutions such as Lincoln Center, where her A Short Piece for Small Orchestra was performed and recorded. Ulysses Kay, whose “Joys and Fears” is drawn from his soundtrack to The Quiet One, was also a key figure in New York’s cultural world, while Norman Dello Joio’s New York Profiles is a vivid musical portrait of the city, composed as a tribute to his native New York.

These composers, living and working in New York during the 1940s and ’50s, contributed to what is known as the Golden Age of American classical music. New York Profiles celebrates their lasting influence on both the city and American music.

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Sunrise Yoga in Domino Park

Free 6:00am yoga class offered by Artful Soul studio at the park. 

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English on Broadway

When: Wednesday February 26, at 7pm

Where: Todd Haimes Theatre - 227 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

What: [Broadway Play] Knud Adams once again directs this Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the universal foibles of language and miscommunication. The comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam. As they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, their wildly different dreams, frustrations, and secrets come to light. Can they overcome the limits of language to discover what they really want to say?

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Moby Dick

When: Saturday March 29th, 1pm.

Where: Metropolitan Opera House

What: [Opera] A new (2010) Opera from composer Jake Heggiewith offers a new adaptation of Herman Melville’s sea-drenched, heaven-storming epic American novel. A cast of standouts comes together on the decks of the Pequod, where the monomaniacal Captain Ahab is implacable in his pursuit of the white whale. This performance also includes a newly enlarged and refined staging (set design) following acclaimed runs in Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington.

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Tell Them You Love Me Film Screening + Q&A with Director Nick August-Perna

This film screening is a requirement for the Core Seminar Future of Work: Advocacy and Social Justice but open to all students. This documentary discusses the controversial relationship between former Rutgers professor Anna Stubblefield and the brother of one of her students, a man with cerebral palsy. It goes through  the 2015 court trial, Stubblefield’s conviction, and her release while bringing important questions on race, disability, power, communication, and ethics in the workplace. Director Nick August-Perna will hold a Q&A session after to discuss making the documentary and its reception.

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Yellow Face on Broadway

[Broadway Play]  Tony Award winner and Pulitzer finalist David Henry Hwang will make his Roundabout debut with the Broadway premiere of Yellow Face, his hilarious is-he-or-isn’t-he comedy of identity, show business, and (perhaps) autobiography. In this play inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. This play is a laugh-out-loud farce about the complexities of race.

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Aidanamar

November 9, 2024

[Opera] A new Opera from Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov, this work dramatizes the life and work of poet-playwright Federico García Lorca, who was assassinated by Fascist forces at the start of the Spanish Civil War for his socialist politics and homosexuality. His story emerges through the memories of Lorca’s muse actress Margarita, who reminisces to her student Nuria. Lorca and the politician who arranged Lorca’s execution also make appearances. Ainadamar crackles with the energy and rhythms of flamenco and rumba against the backdrop of civil war, all of which springs forth in a vivid production by Brazilian director and choreographer Deborah Colker, renowned for her work with Cirque du Soleil!

1pm on Saturday November 9, 2024. 

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Brooklyn Connect Networking Event with BUSH (Brooklyn Up-and-Coming Startup Hub)

Brooklyn Connect: Global Impact is a premier event spotlighting industry leaders and businesses that are making a significant positive impact on a global scale. We invite innovators, changemakers, and thought leaders to connect with a diverse network of professionals, college students, and community leaders. This event aims to showcase Brooklyn's dynamic perspective as a hub for pioneering connections and fostering a brighter future. Our goal is to empower attendees and strengthen support systems that inspire and drive meaningful, constructive actions worldwide.

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Career Readiness Workshop with Bard’s Career Development Office

Join Bard’s Career Development Office for a career preparation workshop. Learn LinkedIn tips and update your resume and cover letter. Remember to bring any relevant documents you would like to work on!

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Mini Golf at Putting Green

This Social Program involves a field trip to Williamsburg’s 18-hole mini golf course situated on the Brooklyn Waterfront. While students have fun trying their hand at landing a hole-in-one, they can also learn about creative solutions to tackling global climate change. The theme for each of the 18 holes on this course has been specially designed by a community partner, incorporating recycled and repurposed materials from around the neighborhood. A portion of proceeds will go to supporting local NYC organizations addressing climate change issues.