Alumni
Alumna Emily Lazar nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award[2/9/12] 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 album has earned critical acclaim and six nominations for Grammy Awards, to be presented Sunday, Feb. 12. Read More. |
Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Ertz turns pipe cleaners into flowing sculptures[2/9/12] The Daily Gazette's Karen Bjornland talks with Ginger Ertz, Tang museum educator, about the creative process involved in her work, which is currently featured in a solo exhibition at the Lake George Arts Project. Read More. |
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Academics
Don't miss Homerathon! 2012[2/3/12] 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 who attend. Read More. |
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Steloff Lecture
Ha Jin to present Steloff Lecture Feb. 9[2/3/12] 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, Historical Event." The free lecture will begin at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall. (Jerry Bauer photo) Read More. |
Students
National College Comedy Festival upcoming[2/3/12] The 23rd annual National College Comedy Festival is featured in The New York Times and the Glens Falls Post-Star. Click the link to read the stories and learn more about this year's festival, scheduled Feb. 10 and 11 on campus. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Skidmore to present Carnegie Hall Premieres Feb. 10[2/3/12] UPDATED 2/9: Read Times Union classical music critic Joseph Dalton's story for background on the collaborative effort behind the music to be performed at Skidmore on Feb. 10. Read More. |
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Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Ertz's exhibition showcases the magic of pipe cleaners[1/25/12] 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 10,000 chenille stems. She tells the Post-Star that she was inspired by Girl Scouts! Read More. |
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Schick Art Gallery
Annual Student Art Exhibition opens Feb. 2[1/20/12] The annual celebration of student talent, imagination, and creativity, the Skidmore Student Exhibition, opens Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Schick Art Gallery. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Classical guitarist Brett Grigsby to present solo recital[1/20/12] 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. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
$50K Solomon grant to support Zankel Music Center initiative[1/13/12] 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. (Left: An Ensemble ACJW member during October's performance at Myers BOCES Center, Saratoga Springs. Eric Jenks photo) Read More. |
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Film
Documentary focuses on music of Civil Rights movement[1/13/12] 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 meetings, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. See it on Jan. 30. Read More. |
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Students
Bailiwick releases new recording[12/22/11] Baliwick, a folk quartet featuring members of the Class of 2013, has released its first recording. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
TU critic: 2 Zankel concerts among year's top jazz events[12/22/11] Skidmore's Arthur Zankel Music Center was the site of two of the region's top jazz events in 2011, according to Times Union critic RJ DeLuke, who picked June's SaratogaArtsFest concert by Triple Play, with special guest Dave Brubeck, and February's Eric Harland concert. (Left: Triple Play) Read More. |
Holiday Schedule
Tang, Schick Art Gallery list holiday hours[12/22/11] Skidmore's Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery and Schick Art Gallery have announced their schedule for the holiday season. Read More. |
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Faculty scholarship
Boyers earns praise for AGNI essay[12/20/11] Professor and Salmagundi editor Robert Boyers, author of a recent essay in AGNI magazine, was cited in a Dec. 20 New York Times op-ed column by David Brooks. Read More. |
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Community
ARTSPASS sales begin for SaratogaArtsFest[12/9/11] Give a gift of world-class arts experiences for the holiday season; passes available at the Skidmore Shop. Read More. |
Music
Skidmore Orchestra to present music for dancing[12/5/11] Music by Borodin and Debussy, plus a holiday favorite by Tchaikovsky form the program for the orchestra's Dec. 8 concert. Prepare to be enchanted. Read More. |
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Dance Department
Northern Indian dance to be featured in Dec. 5 performance[12/4/11] Skidmore dance students, accompanied by sitarist/choreographer Veena Chandra, will perform Kathak Indian dance in a free performance Monday night. Read More. |
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Dance Department
Duets to Decahedrons, winter dance concert, Dec. 2 & 3[12/2/11] Don't miss this opportunity to see Skidmore's dance students performing works choreographed by faculty of the Dance Department. The program features a lively collection of dances showcasing a broad range of styles. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti to perform Dec. 9 in Zankel[12/2/11] An accomplished, innovative performer and teacher, Eigsti is a veteran of performances at the Hollywood Bowl and the Montreal Jazz Festival. Here's your chance to hear him at the Zankel Music Center! Read More. |
