Community
SaratogaArtsFest announces community grants, special price
[12/21/12] Grants will help community arts partners prepare for 2013 festival; discount on ARTSPASS runs through Dec.31. Read More.
Community
Saratoga Reads announces selected books for young readers
[12/12/12] The community reading program recommends titles to complement this year's book of choice, "Twelve Years a Slave" by Solomon Northup. Read More.
Community
Marie Glotzbach honored for leadership in the arts
[12/7/12] Award cites Glotzbach's role in mobilizing the arts and the community for "a stronger Saratoga Springs and Saratoga region." Read More.
Using his noodle
[12/7/12] Professor Sang Wook Lee uses ramen noodles in a deliciously inventive installation gracing the Lake George Arts Project’s Courthouse Gallery. Learn more in this interview published in the Albany Times Union. (Photo by Gary Gold) Read More.
Zankel Music Center
Orchestra to celebrate milestone
[12/6/12] Skidmore's orchestra, under the direction of Anthony Holland (left), marks its 30th anniversary with the Dec. 11 concert. The program features compositions by Verdi, Ives, Grieg, and Liszt. (Photo by Joe Levy) Read More.
Film
Gallery to screen amazing story of art collecting
[12/2/12] In connection with its current exhibition The Muse at Home, the Schick Art Gallery will screen Herb and Dorothy, the incredible true story of a postal worker and a librarian who built a world-class art collection. Don't miss this film on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Read More.
Dance Department
Skidmore dancers to present winter concert
[12/2/12] Choreography by guest artists Diane Coburn Bruning and Brian Brooks as well as Skidmore's talented faculty will be in the spotlight this weekend. Read More.
Faculty at their best
[11/30/12] For more than 30 years, that's what has kept participants in Skidmore's Mature Learners Lecture Series coming back. Read More.
Honors Forum
Seyb to give Honors Forum's Ramsey talk Dec. 4
[11/30/12] Political scientist Ron Seyb says doubt "is the basis of imagination, empathy, and discovery." He'll explain when he gives the Jon Ramsey Honors Forum Lecture at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in Gannett Auditorium. (Photo by Gary Gold) Read More.
Community
Skidmore students to present research on American Revolution
[11/30/12] Two interns at Saratoga Battlefield study newspaper coverage of 1777 British campaign. Read More.
Lecture
2012 Steloff Lecturer
[11/29/12] On Dec. 6 Skidmore will welcome Zadie Smith, whose novel “NW” has just been named one of the “100 Notable Books of 2012” by The New York Times. Read More.
Community
Skidmore Cares gears up for holiday assistance effort
[11/29/12] Campus community comes together on Dec. 7—Skidmore Cares Friday—to donate items for area families in need. Read More.
Music
Student groups to present end-of-semester concerts
[11/29/12] Zankel Music Center will be alive with the sounds of music from a number of student performers as the end-of-semester concerts are performed. Music lovers of all ages will surely find something to enjoy from this wide array of events. All concerts are free. Read More.
Lecture
How safe is the fish we eat?
[11/28/12] Noted environmental scientist David Carpenter of the University at Albany returns to Skidmore as a guest lecturer to discuss food safety. He is an expert on environmental contaminants. Read More.
Community
Saratoga Reads offers Barnes & Noble book fair
[11/28/12] Dec. 2 event offers family activities, supports Saratoga Reads community programs Read More.
Reading
Goldensohn returns to campus for poetry reading
[11/26/12] Poetry Professor Emeritus Barry Goldensohn returns to Skidmore Nov. 29 to give a reading. The free event is open to the public. Read More.
Athletics
Short week yields success for winter teams
[11/26/12] A holiday week yields victories in a light athletics schedule. Read More.
Athletics
Full slate of action for winter sports teams
[11/19/12] Swimming and diving teams earn convincing victories in weekend action. Read More.
Saratoga Reads
Saratoga Reads announces this year’s top book
[11/15/12] Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a compelling account from the pre–Civil War era of the author’s harrowing descent into slavery and eventual rescue, has been selected by public vote as this year’s book of choice for Saratoga Reads, the community reading program now marking its ninth year. Read More.
Lecture
Global food security to be topic of ES guest speaker
[11/11/12] Susan Bragdon, an attorney whose expertise includes sustainable development and poverty alleviation, will discuss global food security Monday, Nov. 12, in Emerson Auditorium. Read More.