house policies
by train
All sales are final. Tickets are nonrefundable. Programs, dates, times, and venues are subject to change without notice.
Amtrak provides service from Penn Station (New York City) and from Albany to Rhinecliff, about 9 miles south of Bard. Visit amtrak.com for schedule and ticket information. Metro-North (mta.info/mnr) provides service from Grand Central Terminal (New York City) to Poughkeepsie, about 20 miles south of Bard. For taxi service from Rhinecliff, call Red Hook/Rhinebeck Cabs at 845-876-2010; for taxi service from Poughkeepsie, call A-1 Taxi at 845-473-7600.
Latecomers are not admitted after the performance has started. Closed-circuit TVs in the Fisher Center lobbies are provided for latecomers to view the event. Latecomers may be seated at the discretion of the management at an appropriate interval during the performance. Late seating is not guaranteed; please allow sufficient time for travel and parking.
by coach Children under 5 are not admitted unless explicitly noted. Children are welcome at Family Fare performances. The use of recording equipment or photography is strictly prohibited during performances. Mobile telephones, beepers, and watch alarms must be turned off during performances. Access and Facilities for the Disabled Seating in the Sosnoff Theater is available in all price categories for patrons in wheelchairs and their companions. See the seating chart for locations. There is an elevator to all levels of the Sosnoff Theater and a special wheelchair lift used to access front-row wheelchair seating. Wheelchair seating in Theater Two varies for each production. Wheelchair seating is in the front of the Ottaway Film Center. Please be sure to let the Box Office know at the time you purchase your tickets that you need wheelchair seating so an appropriate location can be reserved for you. Restrooms in all locations are wheelchair accessible. For the additional convenience of Sosnoff Theater patrons, there is a private restroom on the lower lobby for use by patrons in wheelchairs. Sennheiser infrared assistive listening devices are available in the Sosnoff Theater and Theater Two. Receivers may be borrowed on request at the Box Office. Reserved parking is available for drivers with disabilities. Please call 845-758-7900 in advance to ensure that a space is reserved for you. Drivers accompanying the disabled are asked to leave their passengers at the drop-off point in front of the Fisher Center. If you would like additional information or have any special requirements not covered here, please call 845-758-7900 for assistance.
Travel to Bard by automobile From New York City, New Jersey, and points south, take the New York State Thruway to Exit 19 (Kingston), take Route 209 (changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Rhinecliff Bridge to the second light, turn left onto Route 9G, and drive north 3.8 miles. Follow sign for Center for Performing Arts. From Albany, take the New York State Thruway to Exit 19 and proceed as from New York City. From Connecticut, Massachusetts, and northern New England, see directions at fishercenter.bard.edu/visitor.
gps device users Enter the intersection of Route 9G and Annandale Road in the town of Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 12504.
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For information or to make a reservation on the round-trip coach being provided for specific performances (noted with an asterisk in this brochure), call the Box Office at 845-758-7900. The fare is $25 round-trip. Reservations are required. Offered only to ticket holders.
poughkeepsie/bard shuttle Shuttles to and from Bard and the Poughkeepsie Metro-North train station are now available for all Saturday evening performances, all opera performances, and all Bard Music Festival Sosnoff Theater evening performances. This service is for ticket holders only. Reservations are required. Visit fishercenter.bard.edu/transportation for information.
accommodations For a list of hotels, motels, inns, and bed-and-breakfasts, please visit fishercenter.bard.edu/visitor.
About Bard College Bard College is in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston. Founded in 1860, Bard is an independent, nonsectarian, residential, coeducational college offering a four-year B.A. program in the liberal arts and sciences and a five-year B.A./B.S. degree in economics and finance. The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a five-year program in which students pursue a dual degree—a B.Music and a B.A. in a field other than music—and offers an M.Music in vocal arts and in conducting. Bard and its affiliated institutions also grant the following degrees: A.A. at Bard High School Early College, a public school with campuses in New York City (Manhattan and Queens) and Newark, New Jersey; A.A. and B.A. at Bard College at Simon’s Rock: The Early College, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and through the Bard Prison Initiative at five correctional institutions in New York State; M.A. in curatorial studies, and M.S. in environmental policy and in climate science and policy at the Annandale campus; M.F.A. and M.A.T. at multiple campuses; M.B.A. in sustainability in New York City; and M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in the decorative arts, design history, and material culture at the Bard Graduate Center in Manhattan. Internationally, Bard confers dual B.A. degrees at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, Russia (Smolny College), and American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan; and dual B.A. and M.A.T. degrees at Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem. Bard offers nearly 50 academic programs in four divisions. Total enrollment for Bard College and its affiliates is approximately 3,900 students. The undergraduate college has an enrollment of more than 1,900 and a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. For more information about Bard College, visit www.bard.edu.