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website. Visit
the Skidmore Shop online.
Athletics
update
The Skidmore College men�s and women�s
basketball teams will host a pair of key Liberty League home
games Friday, Jan. 24, against Bard (5:30 p.m., women; 7:30
p.m., men) and Saturday, Jan. 25, against Union (2 p.m.,
women; 4 p.m., men). Read more on the Skidmore Athletics
website.
Club Fair
The Student Government Association
will host a Club Fair from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24,
in Case Center. Skidmore has nearly 130 student clubs and 19
varsity sports.
Spring fitness
classes
Registration is open for spring
fitness classes, which are offered to current employees,
retirees and spouses/partners, as well as students. Classes
start on Saturday, Feb. 1, and run for 10 weeks. For more
information, contact Lacey
Largeteau.
Skidmore Chorus is seeking new
members
Students, faculty, staff and community
members are all welcome to join the Skidmore Chorus, no
auditions required. The Chorus will meet on Wednesdays from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Ladd Concert Hall at Zankel Music Center,
with the first rehearsal taking place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 22. For more information, contact Genna Kim,
518-580-8433.
#BeInstrumental musical
instrument drive and
concert
Donate your used band instruments to
help students in nearby schools. Drop-offs take place 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Jan. 25, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8. A benefit concert is
scheduled for 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Jan. 25 at Lively
Lucy's in Falstaff's Pavilion. Admission is an instrument or
monetary donation. For more information, contact Evan
Mack.
Exploring Museum Careers:
Panel and Discussion
Skidmore alumni and professionals
working in a variety of museum positions, from curating to
fundraising, will take part in a panel discussion and rotating
roundtables to discuss
their career paths and experiences in the field at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 30, in the Tang Teaching Museum. The event is
open to all students and registration is not required. There
will be refreshments and door prizes. For more information, contact David
Howson.
Blood drive
The American Red Cross will host a
blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the
IM/Dance Gym. To
schedule an appointment, visit the Red Cross website and
use sponsor code SKIDMORE. For more information, contact Linda
Hall.
Science on
Tap
Dan Peterson, associate professor of
psychology, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at The
Parting Glass on �The relationship between confidence and
accuracy in eyewitness memory.� For more information, contact Kurt
Smemo.
Winter Celebration
2020
Skidmore faculty
and staff are invited to Winter Celebration 2020 from 6:30 to
11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Saratoga Springs City Center.
Entertainment will be provided by Funk Evolution. RSVP
online by Jan. 24 or call 518-580-5670.
Registration for Camp
Northwoods
Skidmore employees can begin
registering online for Camp
Northwoods, Skidmore�s summer day camp for children
entering grades one through six, at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan.
29.
National Girls and Women in Sports
Day
Skidmore Athletics�
National
Girls and Women in Sports Day will take place Saturday,
Feb. 8, in the Williamson Sports Center. A registration form
is available online. For more information, contact Hilda Arrechea
or Lacey
Largeteau.
Home Run Breakfast with live
auctions
Join the Thoroughbreds softball team
for a breakfast fundraiser for their spring 2020 season from
7:15 to 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, on the second floor of the
Dining Hall. There will be live auctions for prizes such as
vacations, event tickets and restaurant gift cards. For more
information, contact Head Coach Rinae
Olsen.
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