News from Potash Hill
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Contemplative Semester Residential Immersion Program Returns in 2026
Following its successful launch in fall 2024, The Contemplative Semester will deepen its roots on our Vermont campus with another 3-month residential immersion program from February to May 2026. The program offers young adults a deep dive into meditation, community living, and nature connection. College credits are available.
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Marlboro Morris Ale Celebrates 50th Anniversary on Potash Hill
Every Memorial Day weekend since 1976, Morris dancers have gathered at Potash Hill to celebrate at an invitational Whitsun-type Ale. This year’s performances take place on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, 2025.
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Marlboro Music 2024-25 Residency Series Concludes with Salon Seance
Join us for a free informal concert with Salon Séance: Saturday, April 12 at 7 pm in the Marlboro Dining Hall. The ensemble, led by Marlboro Music participant Mari Lee, will present its latest work, Shape of Becoming, centered around a live performance of Benjamin Britten’s String Quartet No. 2.
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Experiential Education Conference Brings 175+ Attendees to Southern Vermont
The Association for Experiential Education’s 2025 Northeast Regional Conference brings practitioners, students, facilitators, teachers, therapists, and more to Potash Hill from April 25-27.
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Community Concerts Continue with AYA Piano Trio on March 30
Join us for a free informal concert with AYA Piano Trio: Sunday, March 30 at 2 pm in Ragle Hall. Featuring current Marlboro Music violinist Angela Sin Ying Chan, the ensemble will perform music by Tchaikovsky, Say, and Dvořák as part of Marlboro Music’s artist residency program.
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Grammy-Winning Catalyst Quartet to Perform March 15 Residency Concert
As part of Marlboro Music’s new artist residency series, the Catalyst String Quartet offers a free informal concert of works by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges: Saturday, March 15 at 2 pm in Ragle Hall. Reserve your seats today!
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Lux et Libera Plans Workshops in Film and Historic Process Photography
Founded by photographer and educator Dale Rio, Lux et Libera will be activating our darkroom and studio facilities with upcoming workshops in curotype, plant based printing, and wet plate photography.
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Feldenkrais First Hosts Vermont Retreat for Dancers, Musicians & Performers
The April 14-19 event, “Retreat Forward: Creativity, Action & The Feldenkrais Method,” includes a variety of creative activities through which artists can integrate improvements into dancing, instrument playing, stage presence, and daily living.
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Potash Hill Hosts Vermont Special Olympians
For the second consecutive year, dozens of Special Olympics athletes will come to Potash Hill, in conjunction with the Special Olympics Vermont Winter Games. Athletes will compete on our trails in the state snowshoe and cross-country ski competition while living, dining, and socializing on campus.