Verbal Onslaught, Thursday, March 11, 8:00 – 11:00 pm
Women’s History Month with special performance by Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam Champion Aja Monet! Drawing from our Middlebury community of faculty, staff, students, local community members and other special guests, Verbal Onslaught adds dynamic poetic and cultural diversity to our vibrant town nestled between the Green [...]

Opening Reception: Middlebury College Study Abroad Photo Exhibition, Friday, March 5, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Over 250 photos were submitted from students who studied in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, Chine, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania and Tibet.  This exhibition features the top 25 images [...]

Ed Thorndike & Earle Provin, Thursday, February 25, 8:00 – 10:00 pm
Born in 1959 in Boston, Edward Duncan Thorndike grew up in Dedham, MA and the coast of Maine.  He ran away to the Florida Keys and lived on Martha’s Vineyard until finally moving to Benson, Vermont twenty years ago. He is now  a carpenter, [...]

Temporarily Closed, Thursday, February 18, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
For three hours this evening, 51 Main will be closed for a private event. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 51 Main will reopen at 9:00 pm tonight.
Scrambled Legs, Thursday, February 18, 9:00 pm – 12:00 am
51 Main will reopen at 9:00 pm this evening [...]

Opening Reception: Madagascar’s Antandroy by Nicolas Sohl, Thursday, February 11, 7:30 – 10:00 pm
Middlebury College student Nicolas Sohl presents his photography exhibit, “Madagascar’s Antandroy: People of the Thorns. Food Security, Family, and Climate Change in Southern Madgascar.” Music by Scrambled Legs Jazz Band. You can read all about Nicolas and his spectacular exhibit here.
Bearquarium, Friday, [...]

This month, photographer Nicolas Sohl ‘10 will present, “Madagascar’s Antandroy: People of the Thorns: Food Security, Family, and Climate Change in Southern Madagascar.”
The Antandroy of southern Madagascar embody the meaning of their name– “people of the thorns”.  They have inhabited Madagascar’s austere landscape of thorn trees, spiny underbrush, and dry soils since the 16th century.  [...]