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Centennial Celebration, Inauguration, and
Family Weekend
Schedule of Activities
Thursday, October 16
5 p.m.
An
evening of words with Mark Lewis Mark Lewis is, first and foremost,
a storyteller. His goal is "to re-awaken the art of storytelling
in the world of today and to re-introduce this world to its
imagination." His 25 years of professional experience have most
recently won him two Emmy awards for his show Word Pictures
from WTTW in Chicago, and guest spots on the Tonight Show
with Jay Leno. He has performed all across the United States,
Europe and the British Isles. Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
6–7:30 p.m.
Opening Reception You are cordially invited to the opening reception for the current exhibitions at the Tang: “Alyson Shotz: A Slight Magnification of Altered Things”; “Brushing the Present: Contemporary Academy Painting from China”; “Some Kind of Love: Nayland Blake Performance Video 1989-2002”; and the Death Penalty Project. Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
Friday, October 17
Noon–9 p.m.
Registration Begin your visit at the registration desk. Sign the Skidmore guest book and receive your final program, campus map, and more. Case Commons, Case Center, Second Floor
Centennial Video A 30-minute documentary by Vera Ventura
'03, featuring interviews with Skidmore alumni, faculty, staff
and students, and vintage photographs and film footage. Case Commons, Case Center, Second Floor
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Annual Art Faculty Exhibit
Drawings, paintings,
sculpture, ceramics, prints, photographs—pieces in all
media representing the work of 20 Skidmore studio art faculty
members. Schick Art Gallery, Saisselin Art Building
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Frances Young Tang Teaching
Museum and Art Gallery
Current Exhibitions
Death Penalty Project
This student-curated exhibition coincided with a conference, "Impact of the Death Penalty on Victims' Families," held at Skidmore in September. A goal of the conference is to examine widely held assumptions about the death penalty such as: Does it bring "closure" to or enhance the healing process for victims' families? How does the capital-punishment process affect victims' families? The exhibition features photographs by Howard Zehr from his book Transcending: Reflections by Crime Victims.
Winter Gallery, Tang Museum
Some
Kind of Love: Nayland Blake
Some Kind of Love brings together more than a decade of artwork in a variety of media by Nayland Blake. Blake creates performance, video, sculpture, and drawings to address cultural and sexual identity with humor and intellectual rigor.
Wachenheim Gallery, Tang Museum
Brushing
the Present: Contemporary Academy Painting from China
Brushing the Present features works by 28 contemporary artists from northern China, illustrating how they are responding to the rapid changes in their society. Since the Cultural Revolution came to a close, China has seen official policies toward cultural expression soften, allowing for greater artistic freedom, a growing tolerance for Western artistic perspectives, and a burgeoning international and domestic art market. In a wide variety of styles and media, the artists explore such themes as China's struggle with a growing population, the escalation of consumerism, concern about the environment and urban pollution, and the impact of globalization on traditional roles of women and the family.
Solomon Gallery, Tang Museum
Alyson
Shotz: A Slight Magnification of Altered Things
Creating works in a variety of media from large-scale installation to digital photography, Alyson Shotz offers this introduction to her "bio-inspired" artwork: "What is the natural world? Is the concept just a human construction? The word 'nature' changes its tone and implication in different eras. My work continues in the tradition of seeing our culture through our perception of nature. Through sculpture, photography, video, and drawing, I try to visualize how we perceive nature at this point in history. My imaginary structures look simultaneously natural and artificial and are intended to impel the viewer to confront his or her preconceptions about notions of organic versus artificial creation. My structures are impossible structures-dream plants of the imagination."
Palamountain and Takaezu Galleries, Tang Museum
Noon–4 p.m.
Lunch in the Dining Halls
Sample, tasty, and healthful selections prepared by Skidmore’s Food Service staff.
($5 per person, no charge for children under 6; pay at the door) Aikins and Murray dining halls
1–3 p.m.
Inaugural Symposium
Creativity and Liberal Education in the 21st Century
Panelists include Mary Lynn, Professor of American Studies;
Laurence Thomas, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science
at Syracuse University, who writes and lectures on moral theory
and social philosophy; and James Longenbach, Joseph Henry Gilmore
Professor of English at the University of Rochester, a poet
and critic whose research has focused primarily on modern literature.
Robert Boyers, Tisch Professor of Arts and Letters, and editor
of Salmagundi, will be the moderator. Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
3–3:30 p.m.
Thirty Minute Concert
Piano recital by Skidmore Music Department Senior Artist-in-Residence Pola Baytelman. Filene Recital Hall, Filene Music Building
3:30–4 p.m.
Thirty Minute Concert
Performance by the Ghetto All-Stars,
a trio of Skidmore jazz students in the Class of 2004, who strive
to combine jazz traditions with innovative arrangements and
new standards. The All-Stars are Tim Peck on piano, Bob Kendall
on bass, and Mac Guy on drums. Filene Recital Hall, Filene Music Building
3:30–5 p.m.
A Century of Creativity:
Skidmore Through the Years
Emeritus faculty members,
alumni, and trustees talk about Skidmore's past, how they view
it now, and their thoughts on the future. The discussion will
be moderated by Tadahisa Kuroda, the David H. Porter Professor
and chair of the Department of History. Panelists include Faculty
Emeriti Henry Galant and Isabelle Williams; Trustees Emeriti
Irving Harris and Myles Cane; current Trustees Linda Jackson-Chalmers
and Scott Martin; and honored guest Anne Palamountain. Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
5:15–8 p.m.
Dinner in the Dining Halls
Our Food Service staff
extends a hearty welcome to all. ($10 per person, no charge
for children under 6; pay at the door) Aikins and Murray Dining Halls
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Dinner—Jewish
Student Union
Join the Jewish Student
Union for its weekly Shabbat Dinner. If you have off-campus
dinner plans, you are welcome to join in for candle lighting
and Kiddush at 6:30 p.m. (Reservations required only if you
plan to attend dinner. Call Margo Olson at 518-580-5679.) Intercultural Center, Case Center, Second Floor
7:30–8:30 p.m.
Skidmore Dancers in Performance
Featuring excerpts from faculty- and student-choreographed
works. (Limited seating; no reservations. Box office opens
45 minutes before each performance. Offered again on Saturday
at 1 p.m.) Dance Theater, Dance Center
8 p.m.
22nd Annual Filene Scholarship
Winners' Recital
Featuring Jonathan Greene
'07 (clarinet), Artemis Roehrig '07 (violin), Kasha Rybczyk
'07 (flute), Natasha Stefanik '07 (piano), and Benjamin Stein
'07 (baritone). Filene Recital Hall, Filene Music Building
The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht, one of the great dramatists
of the 20th century, chronicles the major events in the life
of Galileo Galilei. With humor, drama, and irony, Brecht reveals
the many dimensions of humanity in one of history's leading
thinkers and scientists. Truth—and the price for truth—is
great. The Black Box Studio Theater, Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater
9:15 p.m.
“Skidmore Under the Big
Top”
Enjoy a festive evening
of song and dance! Entertainment provided by Skidmore students,
including the ever-popular a cappella groups. Seating begins
at 8:30 p.m. (Limited seating; no reservations.) Sports and Recreation Center, Main Gym
9:30 p.m.
Totally Free Movie
This week's Totally Free
Movie is "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas." Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
