Events and Exhibits

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...

The Tony Carelli Quintet to Perform
Hard bop jazz played by Carelli, Cervenka, DiMarco, Smith and Moutis '76
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Julia Scolnik ’74 and Sophie Scolnik-Brower to Perform
Mother and daughter perform in concert on flute and piano in the last of the summer concert series
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Clarinetist Christine Fell to Perform with Pianist Radmila Repczynski
Summer school music faculty Fell and Repczynski perform classical works by British composers on clarinet and piano
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Exhibit by Kendra Stearns O'Donnell
Works by Kendra Stearns O’Donnell, 12th principal of the Academy, are on display through graduation
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Paul Broadnax Quartet to Perform
Broadnax on piano performs with saxophonist Charlie Jennison, bassist Marty Ballou and drummer Les Harris 
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2008 Summer Concert Series
Faculty, visiting artists will perform Albeniz, Grieg, Prokofiev, Boehm, Chopin, Elgar and Hard Bop jazz in six open concerts. 
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Lion's Eye Favorite: Senior Bookmarks: from "Winnie-the-Pooh" to "Macbeth" and Beyond
Senior bookmarks are an annual ritual, marking spring and upcoming graduation. Since 1993, the library has invited seniors to submit a short list of favorite books which are printed as bookmarks. "Senior bookmarks are one of the special traditions of the library," says Jacquelyn Thomas, Academy Librarian.  "Students look forward to the time in their senior year when they can submit a list."

This year, over 265 titles were submitted by 37 students. Although a few authors appeared several times (Fitzgerald, Woolf, Shakespeare, and Exeter's own alumnus, John Irving '61, were popular), the 
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2007 George Bennett Fellow Nam Le to Read from his Works
Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times calls Le's The Boat a "remarkable collection"
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Lamont Younger Poets 2008 Reading
Four winners of this year's competition read from their work in the Library's Periodicals Room
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"Roadsideia" Fiber Exhibit at Library
Are you contributing to global warming when you buy a cup of coffee?
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Junior Studies Graduation
Preps end fall term with special Junior Studies ceremony
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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.
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Lamont Poet Dave Smith Reads From His Poetry
Smith is the first poet in the Academy Library’s Lamont Poetry Series this year
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Conversation with Anthony Weller
Anthony Weller '75 discusses his father's eye-witness account of post-atomic Nagasaki
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Expanding the Known World
Library exhibition focuses on the 18th century explorations of Cook, Bligh, and Vancouver
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The New England Jazz Connection
Fifth concert in the 2007 Summer Concert series
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An Evening of Solo Guitar (CANCELED)
Second summer concert, featuring guitarist Bob Squires, was canceled
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The Viol in Conversation
First summer concert features Rudolf Senn on double bass and George Lopez on piano and harpsichord
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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 ...
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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.
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Eamon Grennan - Lamont Poet
Eamon Grennan, the most recent poet in the Lamont Poetry Series, gave a reading on February 21 ...
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A Christmas Carol
An annual event shortly before winter break is the reading of "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens.
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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 ...
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