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Shows Announced! TOPOS 2026 Music Festival | September 2–5

Date: Monday, June 8, 2026 (all day) - Every TOPOS 2026 presentation is a way into our own stories, and of those around us. Featuring Vijay Iyer, Wadada Leo Smith, Miho Hatori, Edward George, Paul Abbott, IMA, Rock City Falls Trio (Improv Spaces), Sun Dogs (Improv Spaces), Fred Moten, and The Silent Light—TOPOS 2026 brings together different forms of music, not as genres but as provocative sites of experience. A free BBQ at EMPAC keeps the conversation going! Find the full festival schedule, now online at empac.rpi.edu/topos

Carousel Maintenance Scheduled for June 17th

Carousel has planned maintenance for the Rensselaer cloud instance on Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026 between 9pm and 11pm Eastern time. During this window, there will be a period where the user interface will be inaccessible (slides cannot be uploaded or modified), and players will display cached content. Players will all automatically reconnect and display updated content once maintenance has been completed.

RPI Featured in Project Chapel Documentary

Now streaming on PBS, Project Chapel chronicles the installation of the world's first IBM Quantum System One on a university campus at RPI. The documentary follows the transformation of a historic chapel into a hub for quantum innovation, exploring the people, technology, and vision behind the milestone and the potential of quantum computing to help solve some of the world's most complex challenges. Watch now at pbs.org/show/project-chapel.

Save the Date! TOPOS 2026 Music Festival | September 2-5

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM - What does music know about us that we don't yet know about ourselves? TOPOS returns as a space for gathering, inquiry, and discovery. Across four days of performances, live podcasts, film screenings, and conversation, the festival creates occasions for deepened listening and critical encounters: music as a means of articulating that which resists articulation. Mark your calendars now!
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