July 17, 2026
Join us out at the ballgame! We’re headed to the Bronx to cheer on the Yankees as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays. Whether you’re a longtime fan or just looking for a fun day out, grab your discounted ticket and get ready for a summer afternoon at the ballpark!
🗓️ Sunday, August 23rd, 1:35pm
🎟️ $42.29
📍 Yankee Stadium
July 14, 2026
One week until our Author Talk with Professor Robert Brigham! He’ll discuss his latest book, This Is A True War Story, a personal account by a war historian and adoptee who discovers his biological father was a famous Marine combat photographer in Vietnam. Bring your copy for a post-discussion book signing!
Lynn Janovsky ’86 will lead the discussion and the event will be graciously hosted by Jon Friedland ’90.
🗓️ Tuesday, July 21st, 6:30pm
🎟️ Free (Sold out, waitlist available)
📍 Upper West Side (address provided to registrants)
June 26, 2026
Professor Robert Brigham will join us in person for a very special and personal Author Talk. He’ll discuss his latest book, This Is A True War Story, a personal account by a war historian and adoptee who discovers his biological father was a famous Marine combat photographer in Vietnam. Bring your copy for a post-discussion book signing!
Lynn Janovsky ’86 will lead the discussion and the event will be graciously hosted by Jon Friedland ’90.
🗓️ Tuesday, July 21st, 6:30pm
🎟️ Free
📍 Upper West Side (address provided to registrants)
June 23, 2026
Natalie Nixon ’91’s book The Creativity Leap explores how anyone can develop creative thinking by balancing curiosity with discipline, including in partnership with AI and other emerging technologies.
To celebrate its launch, she’ll lead a discussion with three extraordinary voices to explore what creativity, leadership, and human imagination look like in the age of AI.
🗓️ Tuesday, June 30th, 5:30–7pm
🎟️ $23.18 ($33.85 including a signed book copy)
📍 NYU Stern School of Business
Note: this event is held by members of the Vassar community, not VCNY. Please direct all questions to its organizers.
June 21, 2026
On Monday, network with fellow members of the entertainment and media industry: connect.vassar.edu/VCNY_Entertainment-Media
And Thursday, Nicole Haroutunian ’03 leads a private tour of the American Folk Art Museum: connect.vassar.edu/VCNY_AFMTour
June 18, 2026
Join us Monday for our entertainment industry networking meetup! Meet alums on the creative and business sides of the media industry, talk about your latest projects, and build meaningful, collaborate relationships. This event is for all artists, directors, producers, executives, and those still finding their footing!
This event will include some structured mixing and matching! A variety of quick bites and beverages will be available for purchase.
🗓️ Monday, June 22nd, 6:30pm–8:30pm
🎟️ Free
📍 TALEA Penn, 160 W 32nd St
June 13, 2026
American Folk Art Museum Senior Educator Nicole Haroutunian ’03 is taking us on a private, before-hours tour of Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists! This exhibit addresses how formally untrained artists have identified, imagined, and depicted themselves as “capital-A Artists.”
The museum’s collection includes more than seven thousand works from four centuries and nearly every continent celebrating the creativity of self-taught individuals.
🗓️ Thursday, June 25th, 10:30–11:30am
🎟️ $10
📍 66th Street and Columbus Avenue
June 10, 2026
Our entertainment industry networking meetup has been rescheduled! Join us Monday, June 22nd, and meet alums on the creative and business sides of the media industry, talk about your latest projects, and build meaningful, collaborate relationships. This event is for all artists, directors, producers, executives, and those still finding their footing.
This event will include some structured mixing and matching! A variety of quick bites and beverages will be available for purchase.
🗓️ Monday, June 22nd, 6:30pm–8:30pm
🎟️ Free
📍 TALEA Penn, 160 W 32nd St
June 8, 2026
Entertainment + Media Networking Meetup POSTPONED
Because of the heightened security measures around Madison Square Garden, we have postponed the Entertainment + Media Networking Meetup originally scheduled for June 8th at 6:30pm at TALEA Penn.
We will announce a new date soon! Please continue to check our socials and emails for updates.
June 7, 2026
On Monday, network with fellow members of the entertainment and media industry: connect.vassar.edu/VCNY_Entertainment-Media
And on 6/25, Nicole Haroutunian ’03 leads a private tour of the American Folk Art Museum: connect.vassar.edu/VCNY_AFMTour