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Variety Marks A.L.L.'s Spring Courses

from:Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.)

Whether your interests lie in art, literature, history, language, current events, opera, the outdoors or a variety of other topics, A.L.L., the Academy for Lifelong Learning...

Ellen McLaughlin to stage <i>Penelope</i> Feb. 17

from:Skidmore College

McLaughlin based her theater piece on the story of the patient wife of Odysses, with contemporary influences.

Waraich to present annual Art History Lecture

from:Skidmore College

A new member of the Art History faculty, Saleema Waraich has titled her talk 'Muslim Identity, Artistic Practice, and Authenticity in Early 20th-Century British India.'...

'Changing Role of Art in Society' to be Fleming's talk topic

from:Skidmore College

The multi-talented Maureen Fleming is renowned for her original form of visual theatre. Her Feb. 16 Skidmore presentation is free and open to the public -- arrive early for best...

5 Great Giveaways For a Happier Valentine’s Day

from:SaratogaMama

We’ve rounded up five amazing items to offer the ultimate Saratoga Giveaway! Each night at 8pm EST a new prize will be announced and you’ll have lots of chance to enter...

Homerathon 2012: Ancient texts come alive via video

from:Skidmore College

The Feb. 7 Homerathon, a Skidmore tradition of readings by students and faculty from CC 200, The Classical World and other classics courses, went wireless with a recital of...

Alumna Emily Lazar nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award

from:Skidmore College

Lazar, who mastered the Foo Fighters' Wasting Light recording with Joe LaPorta, is the first female mastering engineer to be nominated in the Album of the Year category. The...

First round of business-plan competition set for Friday

from:Skidmore College

Fourteen students will compete independently or in teams of two in the first round of the 2012 Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition.

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Full slate of league action for winter sports

from:Skidmore College

Winter sports teams head into the season's home stretch with post-season action in sight.

Skidmore to present Carnegie Hall Premieres Feb. 10

from:Skidmore College

Ensemble ACJW returns this month for another concert at Arthur Zankel Music Center, as well as outreach throughout the campus and in Saratoga Springs.

Friends Of The New York State Military Museum Newsletter - February 2, 2012

from:The New York State Military Museum

Joint effort brings Soldier stories program to the Museum The Friends of the NYS Military Museum and the Friends of the Saratoga National Battlefield have joined forces to offer a...

Local Author Releases His First Work of Historical Fiction: Benedict Arnold: Legacy Lost

from:The New York State Military Museum

Local Author Releases His First Work of Historical Fiction: Benedict Arnold: Legacy Lost (A Ghost’s Story) by Will MartinWill Martin will be at the New York State Military...

Ha Jin to present Steloff Lecture Feb. 9

from:Skidmore College

Skidmore's Steloff Lecture is a high point of the academic calendar. This year award-winning author Ha Jin will present the lecture, which he has titled "Personal Story,...

Don't miss Homerathon! 2012

from:Skidmore College

The Classics Department continues a beloved tradition: a marathon reading of works by the poet Homer. Homerathon! 2012, scheduled Feb. 7, promises enlightenment and fun for all...

National College Comedy Festival upcoming

from:Skidmore College

The 23rd annual National College Comedy Festival is featured in The New York Times. Click the link to read the story and learn more about this year's festival, scheduled Feb....

Award-winning documentary to be screened Feb. 7

from:Skidmore College

Bringing King to China is the bittersweet story of Cáitrín McKiernan, a young American teacher in Beijing, whose failed protests against the Iraq war inspire her to...

A.L.L. Presents Storyteller Betty Cassidy

from:Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.)

The Academy for Lifelong Learning at Saratoga Springs (A.L.L.) showcases Betty Cassidy presenting Life Stories in the next session of its free brown bag lunch and learn series....

Barbershop Joins Dance Flurry

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Winter teams prep for stretch run

from:Skidmore College

Ice hockey has a weekend sweep; other winter teams meet strong competition.

A.L.L. Information Session at Saratoga Springs Library

from:Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.)

There will be an Academy for Lifelong Learning at Saratoga Springs (A.L.L.) information session in the Harry Dutcher Community Room of the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Whether...

Ertz's exhibition to showcase the magic of pipe cleaners

from:Skidmore College

In a new solo show at the Lake George Arts Project, award-winning artist and Tang Teaching Museum Educator Ginger Ertz brings the natural world alive and inside, with the help of...

Exhibition - Tom Friedman

from:Luhring Augustine

Friedman is known for his meticulously crafted sculptures and works on paper that inhabit the intersections between the ordinary and the monstrous, the infinitesimal and the...

A.L.L. Presents Storyteller Betty Mccanty

from:Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.)

The Academy for Lifelong Learning at Saratoga Springs (A.L.L.) continues its free brown bag lunch and learn Storytellers Series, with popular storyteller Betty McCanty presenting...

Winter athletes post another successful week

from:Skidmore College

Senior Doug Pilawa sets new record and women's basketball was undefeated last week.

Youndt's new book explores leadership issues

from:Skidmore College

Mark Youndt has co-edited the newest edition of Contemporary Issues in Leadership, a book that critics are applauding.

Classical guitarist Brett Grigsby to present solo recital

from:Skidmore College

A Skidmore grad and currently a member of the College's faculty, Brett Grigsby kicks off the spring-semester performing schedule with a solo recital Sunday, Jan. 29....

Why liberal arts colleges produce more satisfied alumni

from:Skidmore College

A recent study by the Annapolis Group found that alumni who graduate from liberal arts colleges report higher degrees of satisfaction with their college experience than those who...

A.L.L. Presents Storyteller Joe Peck

from:Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.)

The Academy for Lifelong Learning at Saratoga Springs (A.L.L.) continues its free brown bag lunch and learn series with popular storyteller Joe Peck presenting Farm Stories....

Athletes in the thick of winter action

from:Skidmore College

It's the final week of winter break for most students, but Skidmore's winter athletes are in the middle of the season's action.

Saratoga Reads launches series with film and book give-aways

from:Skidmore College

Programs in January include film and discussion on the infamous Tuskegee study, and a book-sharing program for young science readers.

Performance - Rutherford and Son

from:Mint Theater Company

By Githa SowerbyDirected By Richard CorleyJohn Rutherford rules home and business with an iron fist, a tyrant who inspires fear in his workers and hatred in his grown children....

Study: Video games with exercise help seniors

from:Skidmore College

Skidmore's Professor Paul Arciero and Union College's Cay Anderson-Hanley have released results of their ground-breaking collaboration that compares the cognitive...

$50K Solomon grant to support Zankel Music Center initiative

from:Skidmore College

The grant will support the Alfred Z. Solomon Community Fund for Children, Youth, and the Arts at Skidmore, geared toward increasing youth audiences at Zankel Music Center events....

Documentary focuses on music of Civil Rights movement

from:Skidmore College

Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of the American Civil Rights movement through its powerful music -- the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass...

Skidmore to celebrate girls, women in sports

from:Skidmore College

The popular National Girls and Women in Sports Day returns to Skidmore Saturday, Feb. 4. The event raises awareness of women's athletics on the Skidmore campus and in the...

Basketball teams continue winning ways

from:Skidmore College

Both basketball teams scored two victories against Liberty League rivals in the past week. Play resumes on Friday, Jan. 13.

Exhibition - Shirin Neshat

from:Gladstone Gallery

Gladstone Gallery is pleased to announce our fifth exhibition with Shirin Neshat. In her upcoming project, Neshat will present a new series of photographs and a video...

A.L.L. Presents Storyteller Kate Dudding

from:Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.)

The Academy for Lifelong Learning at Saratoga Springs (A.L.L.) showcases popular regional storyteller Kate Dudding presenting My Most Requested Stories in the next session of its...

Skidmore to host ACF seminar, competition Jan. 9 & 10

from:Skidmore College

Skidmore is hosting the first-ever American Culinary Federation Seminar in New York State on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 9 and 10, in Murray-Akins Dining Hall. Ten colleges and...

A.L.L. Presents Storyteller Carol Gregso

from:Empire State College

The Academy for Lifelong Learning at Saratoga Springs (A.L.L.) continues its free six-week brown bag lunch and learn series on January 11 with popular North Country storyteller...

Friends Of The New York State Military Museum Newsletter - January 02, 2012

from:The New York State Military Museum

NY’s Military History on view at the CapitolVisitors to the NYS Capitol will now also be able to see and learn more about the state’s rich military history thanks to the...

Help the Outing Club win the $10K Polartec challenge!

from:Skidmore College

Skidmore's Outing Club is a quarter-finalist in a competition sponsored by Polartec fleece to promote awareness and appreciation of the outdoors. To help the Outing Club win,...

Exhibition - Rather Unique

from:Woodward Gallery

A Group Show Curated by Royce Bannon.New for 2012, Woodward Gallery invites Harlem-based street Artist Royce Bannon as their first-ever guest curator for an exhibition with rather...

Pearson first woman to translate <i>Original I Ching</i>

from:Skidmore College

Emerita Professor of History Margaret Pearson is the first woman to translate The Original I Ching, pubiished in September. She talks about her work in a video produced by her...

Winter teams return to action

from:Skidmore College

Thoroughbred athletes had a brief holiday break, followed by tournament action on the basketball courts and the hockey rink.

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