Events and Exhibits

CURRENT HAPPENINGS

NEWS New History of the Academy After the Harkness Gift: A History of Phillips Exeter Academy Since 1930 is available at the Phillips Exeter Academy Bookstore More...

April 25, 2008| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| NEWS Exhibit by Kendra Stearns O'Donnell Works by Kendra Stearns O’Donnell, 12th principal of the Academy, are on display through graduation More...

May 09, 2008| 7:00 p.m.| Kaplanoff Periodicals Room - Class of 1945 Library| 2008 Ellis "Anvil" Storytelling Prize Competition Students captivate the audience with stories More...

May 20, 2008| 7:00 p.m.| Academy Library, Kaplanoff Periodicals Room| EVENT 2007 George Bennett Fellow Nam Le to Read from his Works This year's Bennett Fellow will read from his newly published novel, The Boat More...

RECENT EVENTS

January 04, 2008| Class of 1945 Library| EVENT Curiosities and Oddities The library's new exhibit features some of the unique objects presented to the Academy over the years More...

April 29, 2008| 7:00p.m.| Kaplanoff Periodicals Room, Academy Library, Ground Floor| EVENT Lamont Younger Poets 2008 Reading Four winners of this year's competition read from their work in the Library's Periodicals Room More...

April 23, 2008| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| EVENT Lamont Poet David Ferry The second poet in the Academy Library's 2007-2008 Lamont Poetry Series reads from his poems and translations More...

April 15, 2008| 7:00 p.m.| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| Storyteller Connie Regan-Blake "Storytelling is alive and well, primarily because of Connie Regan-Blake," says Good Morning America. Come see for yourself More...

April 10, 2008| 6:45 p.m.| Kaplanoff Periodicals Room, Class of 1945 Library| EVENT Harvard Professor Marjorie Garber to Speak Author of Shakespeare After All presents a talk titled “Shakespeare and Modern Culture” More...

January 28, 2008| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| "Roadsideia" Fiber Exhibit at Library Are you contributing to global warming when you buy a cup of coffee? More...

December 11, 2007| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| Junior Studies Graduation Preps end fall term with special Junior Studies ceremony More...

October 24, 2007| Entrance lobby, Class of 1945 Library| Bob Bates '29 - Memorabilia and Bates Mountaineering Collection Memorabilia about Robert H. Bates ’29, reflecting his career at Exeter and in the world beyond, is on exhibit in the Library. More...

October 24, 2007| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| Lamont Poet Dave Smith Reads From His Poetry Smith is the first poet in the Academy Library’s Lamont Poetry Series this year More...

September 28, 2007| 4:30 p.m.| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| Conversation with Anthony Weller Anthony Weller '75 discusses his father's eye-witness account of post-atomic Nagasaki More...

September 04, 2007| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| EVENT Expanding the Known World Library exhibition focuses on the 18th century explorations of Cook, Bligh, and Vancouver More...

July 25, 2007| 7:00 p.m.| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| EVENT The New England Jazz Connection Fifth concert in the 2007 Summer Concert series More...

July 05, 2007| 7:00 p.m.| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| EVENT An Evening of Solo Guitar (CANCELED) Second summer concert, featuring guitarist Bob Squires, was canceled More...

June 27, 2007| 7:00 p.m.| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| The Viol in Conversation First summer concert features Rudolf Senn on double bass and George Lopez on piano and harpsichord More...

June 27, 2007| 7:00 p.m.| Rockefeller Hall, Class of 1945 Library| EVENT 2007 Summer Concert Series The Friends of the Academy Library to host six concerts in Rockefeller Hall this summer More...

August 30, 2006| Library - Rockefeller Hall| Harkness at 75: The History of the Harkness Gift "Harkness at 75: The History of the Harkness Gift" on display through the 2006-2007 year in the Class of 1945 Library ... More...

May 17, 2007| 7:30 p.m.| Assembly Hall, Academy Building| EVENT Lamont Poet Louise Glück Louise Glück to be the next poet in the Academy Library’s Lamont Poetry Series this year More...

May 11, 2007| Rockefeller Hall, Academy Library| EVENT Library Exhibit: Photographer John Loengard '52 The experience of John Loengard '52 as an Exonian photographer led to a career in photography with Life Magazine. More...

April 23, 2007| 8:00 p.m.| Kaplanoff Periodicals Room, Academy Library| EVENT Shakespeare Scholar Stephen Greenblatt To Speak Harvard University professor will give a public talk on "Shakespeare Beauty Marks" More...

April 09, 2007| 7 p.m.| Assembly Hall| EVENT Harkness Fellow U.S. Poet Laureate, Donald Hall '47, to give public reading Class of '47 alum began writing poetry as a prep at Exeter More...

February 21, 2007| 7:00 PM| Assembly Hall| Eamon Grennan - Lamont Poet Eamon Grennan, the most recent poet in the Lamont Poetry Series, gave a reading on February 21 ... More...

December 12, 2006| 4:00 P.M.| Rockefeller Hall| A Christmas Carol An annual event shortly before winter break is the reading of "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens. More...

November 16, 2006| A Celebration of "The Moving of the Books" On November 16, 2006,  the library celebrated the 35th anniversary of the momentous move into the "new" library ... More...