Box Office

Bard SummerScape returns this summer with a full season of live music, dance, opera, and performance, culminating in the 31st annual Bard Music Festival, Nadia Boulanger and Her World. For a full list of events, please visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape/.
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Productions will be staged for limited in-person audiences both indoors and outdoors from July 8 to August 15.

SummerScape 2021 Venues include:

• Sosnoff Theater, Fisher Center, Bard College
• LUMA Theater, Fisher Center, Bard College
• Montgomery Place Campus, Bard College
• UPSTREAMING, the Fisher Center’s Virtual Stage

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Yes. Talks and panel discussions will be recorded and offered on our website in advance of select productions.
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In case of inclement weather, rain dates will be announced 24 hours prior to the scheduled event. Not all tickets may be re-accommodated in the case of weather cancellations or postponements. If we are unable to reschedule your tickets you may receive a credit toward a future performance, donate your tickets, or receive a refund.
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Viewing details and how-to instructions will be available at the time of purchase.
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Thank you for offering your support for the Fisher Center and Bard Music Festival. Donations of all sizes are appreciated and help us in our efforts to continue presenting extraordinary performing arts programming.
https://session.fc.bard.edu/dev/contribute.aspx
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Please find and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud where you can look forward to daily posts from our performances, staff, and other fun tidbits.

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In order to limit contact, there will be no public special events or tours this summer.
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Yes. Current CDC and state guidelines recommend that individuals who are fully vaccinated continue to wear face masks in certain public settings, including when attending indoor or outdoor performances, as a precaution against the spread of Coronavirus variants and to protect individuals who have not yet received a vaccine.
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The safety of our audiences, artists, and staff is our top priority. We will continue to follow all local, state, and federal mandates, as well as CDC guidelines.

At this time, we are taking the following steps to ensure the health and safety of our audience, artists, staff, and community:

• Working closely with health experts in the performing arts, Bard College’s COVID-19 Response Team, and government officials in developing and implementing plans that incorporate recommended health and safety guidelines
• Ticketing capacity is limited to allow physical distancing
• Guests will be required to wear face masks at all times
• Frequent cleaning and disinfecting of all areas and surfaces
• Increased monitoring of artist, employee, and community health
• Robust testing of artists and production staff, along with risk mitigation measures to maintain a safe, healthy, and hospitable experience for our visiting company members and staff. 
• Ensuring that staff members follow all recommended safety precautions, including wearing appropriate PPE.

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• Stay home. If you are not feeling well or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 as defined by the CDC, have been exposed to anyone with the virus within the last 14 days, or have been advised to self-quarantine within the last 10 days, please delay your visit to a later time and contact us to discuss rescheduling options.
   
  • Guests may not enter Bard College’s premises if any of the following apply:
    • You currently have a fever of 100.4 °F or greater.
    • You have had, in the past 48 hours, any symptoms of COVID-19.
    • You have had close contact with a person who has confirmed COVID-19.
    • You tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
    • In the last 14 days, you have traveled from a country that meets the criteria for required quarantine upon arrival.
       
• Wear your mask at all times. Masks are required of all visitors and staff, regardless of their vaccination status, while on the property, including when outside.  Masks should fit tightly and meet CDC guidelines. Gaiters and scarves are not a substitute for a multi-layer mask. Masks may only be removed while seated in areas designated for eating or drinking (where permitted).
   
• Practice physical distancing by keeping six feet between you and others who are not in your party and by following all single direction and spacing markers.
   
• Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol and rub hands together until dry.
   
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands. Hand sanitizing and/or disinfectant wipes stations are provided throughout the venue and outdoors.
   
• Be prepared to provide contact information for all ticketholders in your party; this will be required for potential contract tracing purposes.
   
• Complete a pre-provided health questionnaire before arriving for your performance.
   
• Understand that these guidelines are consistent with the current Board of Health and State Orders, though we may establish stricter policies based on local conditions. If you do not adhere to these guidelines, we reserve the right to have you removed from the premises. 

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Yes. SummerScape 2021 guests will be required to wear face masks at all times. 

• Face masks must be worn while seated in the concert venue. They are also required upon entry, when interacting with staff, in the restrooms, and on shared walkways.
• For outdoor programs at Montgomery Place Campus only: face masks may be removed when actively eating/drinking while seated within their physically distanced pod. 

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Outdoor Events
Concerts at The Stage at Montgomery Place will go on sale to the general public on June 2. Fisher Center and Bard Music Festival Members get early access to concerts at Montgomery Place, starting May 25. Seating capacity is extremely limited. Membership does not guarantee ticket availability. Questions? Call Kieley at 845-758-7987.

Attendees will purchase by pod, and we ask you to indicate the number of members in your household and provide the name and contact info for all guests. You can purchase for groups of 1–3 or 4–6 people. If you have changes to your group size after purchasing, please contact the Box Office and we can update your order to accommodate any changes.

Indoor Events
Bard Music Festival and King Arthur performances will be available via live stream on the day of the performances. Due to the extremely limited capacity of the theater, on June 2 we will post an online waitlist for tickets for the Bard Music Festival and King Arthur. Attendance will be prioritized by chronological order of waitlist sign-up. Ticketholders for indoor performances will receive an email with details about ticketing and attendee information no later than one week before the scheduled performance.

• All in-person events will require advance purchase. 
• We will not be able to accommodate walk-up sales at any venues.
• All ticketholders will be required to complete a pre-performance health screening on the day of an event.

Maintaining an ability to strictly manage capacity on-site is essential to the health and safety of everyone present. 
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Our Box Office can be reached by telephone, Monday through Friday 11 am – 4 pm EST at 845-758-7900 or via email at boxoffice@bard.edu. Box Office representatives are also available by phone 30 minutes before most virtual performances.

Tickets are also available 24/7 on our website at fishercenter.bard.edu. 

Our physical box office is currently closed.

 
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Credit can be used in the following ways:

• To purchase SummerScape 2021 tickets
• Kept on file for future Fisher Center events
• Donated to support this summer’s unique festival

If you’d like to use your credit in any of the ways mentioned above, please contact a Box Office representative at 845-758-7900. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday 11 am – 4 pm EDT.
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For the safety of all in attendance, we ask anyone feeling unwell to stay home. Whenever possible, we will offer exchanges to later performance dates, a credit toward future performances, the option to donate your tickets, or a refund.
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Indoor performances (Sosnoff and LUMA Theaters)
We will be limiting capacity at our venues to adhere to physical distancing guidelines for artists, audiences, and staff. Specific seating locations will be assigned and delivered via email prior to your performance.

Outdoor concert performances (Montgomery Place)
Guests may purchase a pod containing up to 6 people from one household or friend group. Tickets are general admission, and pods will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis. Information on when grounds open will be provided to ticketholders before each event.
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Accessible seating will be available for all SummerScape 2021 programs. When reserving your tickets, please contact us if you have questions about accessible seating.  The Box Office can be reached by telephone, Monday through Friday 11 am – 4 pm EST at 845-758-7900 or via email at boxoffice@bard.edu.
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• This is a carry in/carry out facility
• Bring your own blankets or lawn chairs
• Always stay on groomed paths and trails
• Groups should be limited to members of a household and are limited to a max of 6 people per pod.
• There is accessible seating and parking for all Montgomery Place performances
• Please do not disturb or collect plants, animals, or rocks.
• Pets are not allowed on the property.
• The Montgomery Place Campus is a non-smoking property. Please help us prevent fires and preserve this unique historic location by refraining from smoking anywhere on site.

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The Montgomery Place Campus at Bard College is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in the beautiful Hudson Valley, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston.

TRAVEL BY CAR
The Taconic State Parkway and the New York State Thruway provide the most direct routes to our campus. GPS device users: Montgomery Place is located at 26 Gardener Way, Red Hook, NY 12571. 

TRAVEL BY TRAIN
Amtrak service is available from Penn Station in New York City or from Albany to Rhinecliff, about 9 miles south of Annandale. For taxi service from the station, call Blue Top Taxi, 845-758-8294, or Rhinebeck Taxi, 845-876-2010.

Metro-North provides service from Grand Central Terminal in New York City to Poughkeepsie, about 20 miles south of Bard. For Poughkeepsie station taxi service: 845-473-7600.
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Yes. Upon entering the Montgomery Place Campus from River Road (NY Route 103), guests will check in with our Parking Attendants and be directed to an available spot.

Please note: only guests who have valid tickets for that day’s performance and have completed the health questionnaire will be permitted access to Montgomery Place.

Accessible parking spots and golf cart transportation to the performance areas will be available to patrons with mobility limitations.
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Food and beverage will not be provided on-site, however, guests are welcome to bring their own food and beverage to enjoy during the performance. 
 
Please note that Montgomery Place is a carry in/carry out venue. 
 
Trash and recycling receptacles will be provided. 
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Temporary restroom facilities will be available for SummerScape attendees.
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The main grounds and East/West lawns of Montgomery Place—where select SummerScape performance will be held—are wheelchair accessible. Please note that there are trails elsewhere on the Montgomery Place campus that are not wheelchair accessible.
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Thank you for offering your support for the Fisher Center and Bard Music Festival. Donations of all sizes are appreciated and help us in our efforts to continue presenting extraordinary performing arts programming.
https://session.fc.bard.edu/dev/contribute.aspx
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