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Summer Performances at Bard

 

SummerScape Opera

Opera at Bard

July 27 – August 5

“Bard’s annual opera has become an indispensable part of the summer operatic landscape.” —Musical America

Don’t miss SummerScape’s rare new American production of Anton Rubinstein’s Demon, a “supernatural melodrama” (New Yorker) featuring an all-Russian principal cast.

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Zongheng Zhang

To hear a lovely recital by Zongheng Zhang in the Bard Conservatory recorded by LLI’s Gary Miller, link to News + Events>Video Gallery>Bard Student Videos.

This 3:32 minute video will capture your senses!

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CCE and Hannah Arendt Center Program


Crisis in Russion-American Relations: What Is To Be Done?

Monday, April 30, 2018, 5 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in Preston Theater

For 20 years following the Cold War, the relationship of the two former ideological rivals remained tepid but mutually respectable. The obvious asymmetry in wealth, military power,

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CCE – Center for Continuing Education at Bard College

By Jill Lundquist, Second Vice President

In the fall of 2016, LLI at Bard was put “under the umbrella” of the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at Bard College. At the same time, Jonathan Becker, Executive Vice President of the College and the Director of CCE,

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New Yorker Cartoon Caption Winner – Kathy Oconnor

Kathy Oconnor, a new LLI member, was the winner of the Intersession cartoon contest. Danny Shanahan, New Yorker cartoonist, completed the final cartoon, with Kathy’s caption included, and presented it to her on February 28 at Bread Alone in Rhinebeck.

Kathy says: “I come from a family with a rich history of being known for their colorful and quirky sense of humor.”

This is not her first attempt at a New Yorker cartoon.

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Host a Chinese Student Musician the Summer!

Bard Conservatory is looking for families to host visiting high school students from China from August 9 to 26.

Background

This Summer, Bard College Conservatory of Music will be hosting its first year of
Summer Academy for the Bard Youth Chinese Orchestra (BYCO), bringing in talented young performers of traditional Chinese instruments to the Bard campus for 18 days.

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Special Invitation to Bard Senior Project Concerts

Bard Dance ProgramMaria Simpson, Director of the Dance Program, has invited LLI members to attend the Senior Project Concerts at the beginning of May. These performances are free and production values are high.  The location is the LUMA theater in the PAC.  Dates and times are: Friday, May 4 – 7:30 pm,

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