Events
Upcoming events at Goddard are posted below. To filter this list by Event Type, check the appropriate box.
Jun
22
Sat, 8:00pm
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix out of the ashes of war and inflamed the passions of fans across the globe with their uplifting songs of hope, faith and joy. Tickets: $15 advanced | $20 day of at the door. BUY TICKETS online.
Jun
25
Tue, 8:00pm
Great Small Works' Traveling Toy Theater Festival
Immediately following the company’s 10th International Toy Theater Festival in Brooklyn, New York, Great Small Works and friends will present an evening of paper theater shows at the Haybarn Theatre. Suitable for audiences of all ages. BUY TICKETS online or $15 cash or check at the door.
Jun
30
Sun, 9:00am
Visiting Day for MFA in Creative Writing Program
Join us at the beautiful, historic Plainfield campus to meet MFA in Creative Writing Director Paul Selig, and participate in MFAW residency events. Learn what low-residency is all about! This is a free event. You are welcome to bring a friend or family member. Lunch and a tour are included.
Jul
1
Mon, 7:00pm
Damien Echols Reading
Damien Echols will read from his bestselling memoir, Life After Death (Blue Rider Press, Sept. 2012), with a Q&A, reception and book signing to follow. Free and open to the public as part of Goddard's MFA in Creative Writing Program's Visiting Writers Series. RSVP here. Convicted of murder, Echols spent nearly 18 years on death row before his release in 2011. His story is featured in the documentary films Paradise Lost and West of Memphis.
Jul
2
Tue, 1:00pm
Publishing: From Monster to Micro
A discussion of the present and future of the independent literary press community with Tarpaulin Sky Press publisher and founding editor, alumnus Christian Peet (MFAW '03).
Jul
5
Fri, 8:00pm
Garifuna Collective
"Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective’s 2007 album 'Wátina' is one of the most praised world music albums ever released" - Cumbancha Records. Tickets: $15 advanced | $20 at the door. BUY TICKETS online.
Jul
13
Sat, 8:00pm
A Staged Reading of BODY POLITIC by Jessica Goldberg
Haybarn Summer Theatre Ensemble (HaSTE) presents: A Staged Reading of BODY POLITIC by Jessica Goldberg. This inaugural production of HaSTE is co-created by USC's David Warshofsky and his wife, Kristina Lear. BODY POLITIC, is the surprising and poignant story of what can happen when people with deep commitments and beliefs come to recognize each other’s humanity. Discussion immediately following.
Jul
15
Mon (All day)
Goddard Education Alumni Retreat (GEAR)
Re-energize your spirit at the Goddard Education Alumni Retreat (GEAR), July 15-18, 2013. One of the highlights of this year's GEAR is an UNCONFERENCE on the theme, Progressive Education in Action: Passions and Challenges, where everyone will have a voice in the conference topics and sessions.
Jul
17
Wed, 2:00pm
Goddard College Info Session in Port Townsend
This Info Session is to learn more about Goddard College's low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program and the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts programs offered at Port Townsend residency site. Join us for an afternoon experiencing part of a Goddard College residency. Meet with faculty, staff and students who will share their insight into the Goddard experience. There's also a chance to attend the Visiting Author's reading that night, after joining us for dinner. Please RSVP below.
Jul
17
Wed, 7:00pm
Tom Lutz Reading
The Goddard MFA in Creative Writing Program hosts a special reading, reception and book signing for award-winning author Tom Lutz.
Jul
19
Fri, 12:30pm
9th Annual Progressive Education Institute
We invite you to join us for an exciting and engaging five-day retreat on the Goddard College campus, located on a 175-acre woodland setting in central Vermont. Both current matriculated Goddard students and educators seeking professional development opportunities attend this Institute. The program is planned for teachers, administrators, counselors, community organizers and activists, as well as graduate and undergraduate students interested in education.
Jul
28
Sun, 7:00pm
"The Being of Human:" A Collaboration Artist Talk by Jackie Brookner
Jackie Brookner, author of Urban Rain: Stormwater as Resource (ORO editions, 2009), will discuss her ecological art practice within the context of the larger concerns that underlay it.
Aug
17
Sat, 8:00pm
Bob Stannard
A native born Vermonter, Bob Stannard has been playin' and singin' the Blues since 1969. He has performed with some of the world's best players at some of the finest venues in the world. He has played with BB King at BB's club in NYC, Foxwoods Casino and the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. For that show they were joined by legendary keyboardist, Joe Sample.
Sep
25
Wed, 7:00pm
Jack Mayer Presents: "Life in a Jar"
This is the story of how a few unpromising high-school students discovered a lost heroine of World War II, a Polish social worker who saved hundreds of Jewish children, and how this discovery changed recent Polish social history.
Oct
8
Tue, 7:30pm
Cornelius Eady Poetry Reading & Goddard Mini LitFest
Cornelius Eady is author of many books of poetry, including Victims of the Latest Dance Craze, winner of the Lamont Prize of the Academy of American Poets, The Gathering of My Name, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and Brutal Imagination. He is co-founder of Cave Canem, a national organization for African American poetry and poets. This event is free and open to the public and is part of a mini literary festival at Goddard College to celebrate the College's 150th Anniversary!
Oct
18
Fri, 3:00pm
150th Anniversary Homecoming Weekend!
Join us this fall to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Goddard College!
Oct
19
Sat, 9:00am
Discover Goddard Day
Join us at the Goddard College campus in Plainfield, Vermont to learn more about Goddard's low-residency BA, BFA, MA and MFA degree programs. You will have the opportunity to attend an information session, meet current students and faculty, tour our historic campus & gardens, and have lunch on us in our Dining Hall. Finish or start your degree - we'll show you how our affordable, low-residency model fits with your busy life! RSVP below.