Student Events at Skidmore

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Pianist HaeSun Paik has been hailed as a “sensitive and thinking musician with stunning virtuosity” (Los Angeles Times), and a “big and individual personality” (New York Times) whose performances are “a wonder — elastic, mercurial, charged with meaning, surprising” (Boston Globe) and “a rare example of technique actually serving both idea and feeling, head and heart” (Musical America). Having won top prizes at international piano competitions including the Queen Elisabeth, Leeds, William Kapell, and the Tchaikovsky, Ms. Paik has performed around the world in solo recitals, concerti with orchestra, and as a chamber musician. Ms. Paik has appeared as a soloist under the batons of Mikhail Pletnev, Sir Simon Rattle, Vassily Sinaisky, Dmitri Kitaenko, Stanislav Skrowaczewski, and Myung-Whun Chung, to name a few. She has performed with the Boston, National, London, KBS, NHK, Belgian National, and City of Birmingham Symphonies; the Munich, Radio France, Tokyo, Warsaw, and Moscow Philharmonic Orchestras; and the Russian National Orchestra, among others. Ms. Paik has frequently performed at prestigious venues across the United States, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and Jordan Hall in Boston. Her recent international tours have taken her to major concert halls worldwide, such as the Berlin Philharmonic Hall and Vienna's Musikverein. A superb collaborator, Ms. Paik has performed with many distinguished musicians, including cellists Anner Bylsma, Mischa Maisky, Myung-wha Chung, violist Nobuko Imai, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, the Borromeo String Quartet, and the Jerusalem Quartet. Ms. Paik recently completed a highly successful seven-city concert tour with the Belgian National Orchestra, encompassing performances in both Belgium and Korea. Additionally, she has performed all five Beethoven Concerti and the Triple Concerto with the New York Classical Players, and has also presented both Brahms Concerti in a single concert. She has recorded the complete works by Beethoven for cello and piano with Laurence Lesser, which have been released by Bridge Records. Her debut and subsequent solo recordings are available on the EMI label. HaeSun will perform works by Beethoven, Juri Seo, Bartok, and Schumann. Program to be confirmed. Presented by the Department of Music. Made possible by Jean Sterne '32.This event is pay-what-you-will—while donations are optional, your contribution helps keep tickets accessible to all. Reserve up to 6 tickets per order. To request tickets for a class or group of 7 or more, please email Teresa Rockwell at trockwell@skidmore.edu.

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Joshua Feldman (b. 2004) is a New York based composer, French horn player and music educator. He is a graduate of the Hoff-Barthelson Music School and is currently a senior at Skidmore College. Throughout his musical journey he has studied French horn under instructors such as Karen Froehlich, Darlene Kaukoranta and Patrice Malatestinic, as well as composition under Joseph Piscatelli and Dr. Evan Mack. Joshua has collaborated as a student composer with a number of groups such as Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and Grammy Award winning ensemble Sō Percussion. His latest piece “Sonoravia” was performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra, conducted by himself. Joshua has also had several other performances of and recordings of his compositions such as “Swirls in the Wind” for string quartet, “Frenzy” for horn quintet, “Elysian Dreams” for solo cello and orchestra, “Prelude to Butterfly Lovers” for soprano and piano, and others. In addition to his composition work, Joshua served as music director and conductor for the Westchester Brassmen Drum and Bugle Corps from 2022 to 2025. He also plays French horn with various ensembles including the Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra, Excelsior Symphony Orchestra, New York-Vermont Wind Symphony, Skidmore College Orchestra, and Skidmore College Concert Band. Collaborators: Richard Cherry, Michael Lowry, Evan Mack, Jameson Platte, Michael Emery, Stephani Emery, Marlowe Jacques, Jackson Giumarro, Warren Colson Presented by the Department of MusicThis event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged.

Tang Teaching Museum Payne: Join us Saturday, March 14, at 2 pm, for a Collections Touch Tour, featuring a selection of artworks from the Tang Museum collection presented specifically for visitors who are blind or have low vision, and their companions. The guided experience will include verbal description, discussion, and tactile exploration of a selection of objects. The tour will highlight artistic approaches to figurative art, the expression of movement within sculpture, and the relationship between representational and abstract art.This tour will have limited capacity, so registration is required. Participants can register online (link available on the Tang's website), or by calling the Tang’s Visitors Services Desk at (518) 580-8080.

Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Rebecca Merber (violin) is a Physics major and Music minor, and holds both the Filene Music Fellowship and the Porter-Wachenheim Scholarship in Science and Mathematics. She is a student of Michael Emery. She grew up in New York City and graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School with an Instrumental major. Rebecca has appeared as a soloist with the Skidmore String Ensemble and was a winner of the Skidmore Orchestra Concerto Competition in 2023. She has also been a member of the Skidmore Orchestra since Fall 2023, where she appeared as concertmaster in Fall 2024 and 2025, and will for the upcoming concert in April. In addition, Rebecca has participated in chamber music at Skidmore, including collaborations with the Miró Quartet, the Attacca Quartet, Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, and the American String Quartet. Outside of Skidmore, Rebecca has served as a substitute for the Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra, performing at Zankel Music Hall at Skidmore and Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady, NY. She has attended Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Colchester, VT, and Varna International Music Festival in Italy. She also studied abroad in Milan, Italy, where she performed with the Milano Classica Orchestra. Other performances have included major venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, and the Barclays Center. Rebecca plans to continue pursuing music after graduation. Collaborator: Angelique Scully, piano accompanist This event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged.

Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Naomi Wagner (soprano) is a senior music and theater double major and Filene Music Scholar at Skidmore College. While studying voice with Dr. Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins, they have appeared in the “Voices of Ukraine” Concert (soloist), Die Fledermaus (Orlofsky), Richard Einhorn’s Bell (Young Mabel), The Turn of the Screw (u/s Flora), and in concerts with Skidmore Chorus, Vocal Chamber Ensemble, and Musical Theater Opera Workshop. Additional credits include Il matrimonio segreto Act I (Elisetta, Perform Opera in Italy), As You Like It (Amiens, Co-Sound Design, Skidmore Theater), I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire (Poster, Paparazzi, Tobey’s Manager, Skidmore Theater), Beauty and the Beast (Belle, Portola Valley Theater Conservatory), and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky, Palo Alto High School). They recently had the wonderful opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Skidmore Orchestra and perform in a recital with the Young Musicians Forum at the Schenectady County Public Library. In April, you can also hear them singing the soprano solo in Mozart’s Requiem in D minor with Skidmore Chorus and in the “Voicing Independence” Concert with Musical Theater Opera Workshop. After Skidmore, they plan to continue developing their skills as a classical vocalist in graduate school. They aspire to have a career in music where they can make meaningful connections with artists and audiences through performance and storytelling. Collaborators: Carol Ann Elze (Piano) Jordan Azzinaro, Ken Caron-Quinn, and Sydney Mann (Readers) Presented by the Department of Music This event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged.

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Daniel Huh began his musical journey at the age of six and has since trained under Stella Xu, Phillip Kawin, and Adam Kent. He currently studies with Dr. Kim as a Filene Music Scholar at Skidmore College. An active competitor and collaborator, Daniel is a two-time alternate of the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Concerto Competition and a winner of the Skidmore College Concerto Competition, through which he performed Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor with the Skidmore College Orchestra. He has also had the privilege of collaborating with radio host Terrance McKnight and performing Carmina Burana and Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with Skidmore Music Ensembles. Collaborators: Rachelle Huh (Violin)Presented by the Department of MusicThis event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged.

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Tang Teaching Museum Mezzanine: What does rest mean to you? Join us Sunday, March 29, from 3-5pm to create fiber-based collages in the exhibition Sheila Pepe: When & Where We Rest. Participants are invited to discuss the nuances of rest and create a fiber-based collage inspired by their thoughts. These individual collages could be hung as small tapestries, sewn into a pillow, added to clothing, or kept as a keepsake. No special sewing skills are needed.This event is designed to allow individuals to express their creativity freely in a comfortable space. All materials will be provided. It was designed by Mira Webber ’26 as part of her for-credit internship in Public Programming.Light refreshments will be served. This workshop is free and open to the Skidmore community.

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Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Grace Radonis is a jazz vocalist, composer, and guitarist, as well as a graduating music major at Skidmore College. Known for her expressive phrasing and thoughtful dynamics, Grace connects with audiences through her lively sets and her embodiment of emotion tied to the tunes she performs. As of late, she has gigged in various locations including multiple NYC venues, most notably the Botanical Gardens, Westchester County, The Hudson Valley, and the famous Daryl’s House. At Skidmore, she has participated semesterly in Small Jazz Combos, while working with her own combo, The Grace Kelly Quartet, to record her first jazz record Memory Box. Alongside her work as a student and professional, Grace has hosted multiple “Jazz Nights” at her apartment, a jazz jam session with a house band (The Grace Kelly Quartet) built on fun and inclusivity for all musicians and music-enjoyers alike! Band members: Brady Thomas (2028)Thayer Ross (2028)Michael Xu (2028) Teresa Rodrigues (2029) Jackson Paley (2028) Presented by the Department of Music This event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged.

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Murray-Aikins Dining Hall Rooms 3 & 4

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Palamountain Hall Palamountain 301: Learn more about the spring 2027 Transnationalism in Korea travel seminar!

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Tang Teaching Museum Tang Teaching Museum: Join us Thursday, April 2, at noon, for a tour of Designing Power: The Black Panther Party. This tour will be led by Connor Rustin ’27, who curated the exhibition as the capstone project of their 2025-26 Carole Marchand Endowed Internship.Following the tour, we invite visitors to enjoy the other Tang exhibitions on view, including All These Growing Things, Elevator Music 54: Hanna Tuulikki—spinning-in-stereo, Family Forms, Kathy Butterly: Assume Yes, and Sheila Pepe: When & Where We Rest.

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Palamountain Hall Emerson Auditorium: Human caused climate change is a climate catastrophe that is destroying the ecological integrity of the Earth system, its capacity for self-regulation, stability, moderate temperatures, and resilience. On analogy with genocide, this level of destruction is termed “ecocide.” The most pessimistic report predicts that “if warming reaches or exceeds 2°C this century, mainly richer humans [mostly from the Global North] will be responsible for killing roughly 1 billion mainly poorer humans [especially in the Global South] through anthropogenic global warming.” This makes climate catastrophe an indirect genocide, a genocidal ecocide. Because the threat is of an impending genocide, then an ethical response to this challenge, a theory of justice for the twenty-first century, must be an emergency ethics, an ethics that overrides the claims of business as usual. The primary moral obligations of the emergency ethics would be, first, the urgent activation of an Ecocide Convention; and second, a reigniting of the project of international human rights with a primary emphasis on social rights. An Ecocide Convention and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) would thus become the primary obligations for Earth Justice.

Tang Teaching Museum Mezzanine: Join us Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 pm, for a poetry reading by Jacob Shores-Argüello in the exhibition Sheila Pepe: When & Where We Rest. Shores-Argüello is interested in overlapping spaces—the twilight between geologies, cultures, and languages, between humanity and the natural world. His reading will feature poetry and prose that celebrates neither work nor sleep, but the times in-between.The reading will be followed by a brief conversation with Shores-Argüello and Pepe and light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.About Jacob Shores-ArgüelloJacob Shores-Argüello is a Costa Rican American poet and prose writer. He is the author of In The Absence of Clocks, which was awarded the 2011 Crab Orchard Series Open Competition, judged by Yusef Komunyakaa. Jacob is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, the Dzanc Books ILP International Literature Award, the Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship in Provincetown, the Djerassi Resident Artist’s Fellowship, and the Amy Clampitt residency in Lenox, Massachusetts. His second book Paraíso was selected for the inaugural CantoMundo Poetry Prize judged by Aracelis Girmay. He is a 2018/2019 Hodder Fellow at Princeton University, a Lannan Literary Fellow for Poetry, and a current 2024-2025 Rome Prize winner in Literature. His newest book Grief for the Green that Was will be out from the University of Arizona Press in late 2026.His poetry appears in The New Yorker, Poetry Magazine, and The Academy of American Poets, among others. His fiction appears in The Oxford American, among others.

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center H&W Community Room

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Falstaff's Falstaff's: Please join our local student cosmetologists/aestheticians to do free hair-do's and manicures for students, with another component of wellness and self-care options available to students.

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Skidmore students Emma Bedard '26 and Abigail Scifres '26 share the stage in a senior recital celebrating their musical growth and achievements.Emma Bedard (soprano) is an anthropology and sociology double major with a minor in music. At Skidmore College, Emma has studied voice with Dr. Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins, and has performed in concerts with Skidmore’s Vocal Soul Collective in 2024 and 2025, Skidmania ‘75, as well as the Art Song Festival of Eastern New York, all while balancing her time as a student athlete on Skidmore’s Swimming and Diving team. Additionally, while studying abroad in Athens, Greece, she sang in the Athens Conservatoire Choir. After focusing on mostly classical voice in high school, she is thankful to have had the opportunity to experiment with a variety of genres, such as folk, soul, and more during her time at Skidmore. Abigail Scifres (soprano) is a political science major and music minor. Her love for singing stems from childhood, culminating in a voice study under Irina Petrik while at Skidmore College. She has performed in concerts with the Skidmore Choir, as well as the Vocal Soul Collective 2024 and 2025. She has also been involved with school projects, including Skidmania 1975 and performing the Alma Mater at the 2024 and 2025 Commencements. She is also incredibly excited to participate in the Ukranian Voice Project in May of 2026. Since beginning her voice journey at Skidmore, she has explored a variety of genres and is grateful for everything she has learned. Collaborators: Angelique Scully, pianist Presented by the Department of MusicThis event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged.

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Palamountain Hall Gannett Auditorium: Management & Business Department invites you to the 5th Annual Adirondack Trust Lecture on Finance: "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad National Debt?" with Skidmore's own Joerg Bibow, Professor & Chair of Economics Department. Join us on Monday, April 6th, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Gannett Auditorium. Reception to follow! Contact: taniabecker@skidmore.edu

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Palamountain Hall Gannett Auditorium: Please join us at the annual Weiss Lecture, held on Wednesday, April 8, in Gannett Auditorium - delivered by Perry Mehrling (Boston University).This year's lecture is titled: “A Money View of the Present Moment”.

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Tang Teaching Museum Tang Teaching Museum: Join us Thursday, April 9, at noon, for a guided tour of the Tang’s outdoor sculptures, featuring works by Jonathan Seliger, George Rickey, and Hank Willis Thomas. The tour will be led by Rachel Seligman, the Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator.Following the tour, we invite visitors to enjoy the other Tang exhibitions on view, including Kathy Butterly: Assume Yes, Family Forms, All These Growing Things, Sheila Pepe: When & Where We Rest and Elevator Music 54: Hanna Tuulikki—spinning-in-stereo.

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Case Center Wyckoff.ALL: Join us for an engaging conversation with Leigh Goodmark, a practicing attorney, legal scholar, and bestselling author, as we explore how gender analysis reshapes the way we think about law and institutional power.The evening begins with a reception from 4:00 to 4:30 PM with light refreshments and the opportunity to meet the speaker. At 4:30 PM, Professor Goodmark will offer reflections on the intersections of gender, law, and social justice. The conversation will conclude with an open Q&A focused on preparing for law school, navigating the legal profession, and thinking critically about who the law protects and why.This event is especially designed for students considering law school, preparing for the LSAT, or interested in Gender Studies, politics, public policy, and social justice, but all are welcome. Come join us for an evening of conversation about how learning to think like a lawyer can help us rethink power, justice, and the future of the law.

Tang Teaching Museum Payne: Join us Thursday, April 9, at 6 pm, for a Dunkerley Dialogue with sculptor Kathy Butterly, whose works are on view in her solo exhibition Kathy Butterly: Assume Yes, in conversation with painter Elena Sisto, and Matthew Wilt, Robert Davison Chair in Art and Associate Professor of Ceramics at Skidmore College.Dunkerley Dialogues pair Skidmore professors with artists in a conversation format, which is often a catalyst for new connections and understandings across disciplines, and can spark new ideas for all participants. Dunkerley Dialogues are made possible by a generous gift from Michele Dunkerley ’80.This event is free and open to the public. The program will include ASL interpretation.About the SpeakersKathy Butterly is a sculptor who has reimagined the tradition of studio ceramics for nearly four decades. She begins with a traditional ceramic form, which she calls her “canvas,” and twists, compresses, and reshapes it into expressive and unexpected sculptures. Layered glazes and repeated firings give her works rich color and texture, creating pieces that can feel both playful and unsettling. Rather than working on a large scale, Butterly focuses on small, highly individual sculptures that suggest movement, personality, and emotion. Born in 1963 in Amityville, New York, she has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad. Her work is held in major museum collections, including The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She lives and works in New York and Maine.Elena Sisto is a painter known for her figurative works that center the lived experiences of women. Her paintings explore identity, memory, and the nuances of everyday life. She earned her BA in Art from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design and also studied at the New York Studio School, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and Yale Norfolk. Sisto has received numerous honors, including a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Grant, a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, and National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowships. She has been the subject of solo exhibitions at institutions including the Maier Museum, the Greenville County Museum of Art, the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, and the Miami-Dade Museum of Art and Design. Her work is held in public and private collections, and she lives and works in New York City and Milan, New York.Matthew Wilt is a ceramic artist and the Robert Davison Chair in Art and Associate Professor of Ceramics at Skidmore College. His work engages material history, surface, and architectural influence through sculptural and vessel-based forms. He earned his BFA in Ceramics and Art Education from Penn State University and his MFA from Ohio University, and early professional experiences at Boston Valley Terra Cotta and Moravian Pottery and Tileworks shaped his sustained interest in plaster mold making, imitative glaze surfaces, and architectural ornament. Wilt has exhibited nationally and internationally, and his work has received numerous honors, including grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council. His pieces are held in public collections such as the de Young Museum, the Crocker Art Museum, and the Ceramic Research Center at Arizona State University. He lives and works in New York.

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: VOICES OF FREEDOM AND UNITY Musical Theater/Opera Workshop & Vocal Soul Collective This shared concert features two contrasting vocal programs. The Musical Theater/Opera Workshop offers critical musical theater and operatic perspectives on independence in the United States, marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. After intermission, the Vocal Soul Collective presents ensemble-driven music celebrating harmony, collaboration, and connection, inspired by influential vocal groups across R&B, soul, pop, and gospel traditions. Directed by Senior Artist-in-Residence in voice Dr. Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins and Artist-in-Residence and Director of Choirs Dr. Floydd Ricketts. Presented by the Skidmore Department of MusicThis event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged.

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Calendar Only Calendar Only #1: Skidmore student, Julia Henslee '26 will be presenting a culminating performance that highlights their musical growl and artistry. This recital will be held in Wilson Chapel. This event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged. Please go to skidmore.edu/zankel to RSVP! Julia Henslee, a Baltimore native, is a History and Political Science double-major who has been involved in the Music department since her start as a Filene Scholar finalist. Over the last four years she has studied voice under Irina Petrik, and had the honor to work with the Ukrainian Classical Voice Project, which Petrik founded. Her versatility and range have given her the opportunity to be a singer in rock, jazz, acapella, and classical performances on campus. Her favorite performances at Skidmore have included Skidmania, Voices of Ukraine, SEC’s Big Show, and Spookapella. She gives a special thank you to Irina, her family, Vicki Tremper, and her collaborators – Angelique, Hannah, Thayer, Will, and Naomi – for their support in this event! This recital is held at the Wilson Memorial Chapel. From the Broadway entrance, turn right onto perimeter road and follow signs to Wilson Chapel. Presented by the Department of Music

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Tang Teaching Museum Payne: Join us Saturday, April 11, at 2 pm, for a Family Saturday art-making program.Family Saturday programs foster multigenerational creative cooperation through looking at artwork, discussing it, and engaging in a hands-on art-making activity. Programs run from 2-3:30 pm and include a tour of selected works. All programs are free and open to the public, and suitable for children age 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Grace Corbett Higginbotham (known publicly as Grace Corbett), is a LA born singer-songwriter who believes that music exists to foster connection. Although their love of music is deeply rooted in their passion for storytelling, this particular performance highlights their growth as a vocalist and their dedication and journey to both literally and metaphorically find their voice. A senior Music major and Arts Administration minor, Grace has earned many performance credits in their time at Skidmore, most notably Skidmania ‘74 and ‘75, four Off-North Broadway cabaret performances, and Springmore 2025. They’ve also participated in many curricular ensembles including Groove Lab, Vocal Soul Collective, and Jazz Combos. Grace released their first record ilyf in 2024 and is currently recording their second, on track for release this summer. After graduating, they plan to pursue work in production management and studio engineering alongside their performance career. Performance Collaborators: Carol Ann Elze Presented by the Department of Music This event is free and open to the public, no ticket required. RSVP is encouraged.

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Tang Teaching Museum Payne: Join us Sunday, April 12, at 2:30 pm and again at 4 pm, for a short dance performance. An Inner Place explores how bodies inhabit and negotiate space, drawing inspiration from Gaston Bachelard’s reflections on corners as places of stillness, retreat, and quiet tension. Focusing on the emotional and architectural resonance of these overlooked spaces, the piece creates an immersive, perceptual environment where movement reveals inner landscapes.The 20-minute work is choreographed by Sophia Hancock ’26 in collaboration with and performed by Matia Adora ’27, Zivitte Bergman-Igra ’28, Nika Dolynuk ’26, Ella Donnis ’28, Emi Helgeson ’29, Hannah Schlosberg ’26, and Olivia Segel ’27.This event is free and open to the public.

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Tang Teaching Museum Payne: Join us Monday, April 13, at 4:30 pm, for a short K-Pop dance performance and celebration. Students in Visiting Artist-in-Residence Chia-Ying Kao’s Dance 317: K-Pop II course will perform as part of their semester’s final work.

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Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Murray-Aikins Dining Hall Rooms 3 & 4

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Center for Integrated Sciences CIS 328 - Classroom

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Palamountain Hall Emerson Auditorium: Join us for a special Earth Week event as part of a Green Grant sponsored Pollinator Series! We will be screening Peter Nelson’s Award Winning Documentary following the plight of the honey bee, the vital role Pollinators play in our Food systems and natural world, and hear an important call to action. Following the film there will be a Q&A with local expert, Tom Denny from the SoBro Conservancy. Snacks and Drinks provided!This event is free and open to the public.Sponsored by the Green Grant, the Office of Sustainability, SuCo, and the ESS department

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Center for Integrated Sciences CIS 101A

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

Art Building, Saisselin Schick Art Gallery: Ceramics Invitational 12 contemporary artists working in clay March 20 - April 19 Bekah Bliss, Pattie Chalmers, Judy Fox, Brett Freund, Arthur Gonzalez, Brian Harper, Benjie Heu, Kyle Johns, Linda Lopez, Kevin Snipes, Chris Staley, Shoko Teruyama Gallery Hours: Mon - Thurs 1- 6 Fri, Sat, Sun 11 - 4

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Tang Teaching Museum Malloy Wing: Join us Sunday, April 19, at 3 pm in the galleries, for a poetry reading by regional poets responding to artwork in All These Growing Things. The reading is organized and hosted by Saratoga Springs Poet Laureate Jay Rogoff, whose two-year term runs January 1, 2026, through the end of 2027.This event is free and open to the public.

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Library, Lucy Scribner 213: Please join tutors from the Writing Center in an interactive workshop on drafting, developing, and revising an academic essay. Cider doughnuts and hot chocolate will be served.

Tang Teaching Museum Malloy Wing: Join us Tuesday, April 21, at 11:30 am in the galleries, for a improvised dance performance responding to artwork in All These Growing Things. Students in Visiting Artist-in-Residence Chia-Ying Kao’s Dance 327: Improvisation II course will perform as part of their semester’s final work.Student Presenters:Amelia Brownell ’26Avery Mathis ’26Cameron Liberty ’26Davin Arzu ’27Ella Tuxbury ’27Honor Kula ’26Izzy Helayel ’28Jared Cheng ’27Lily Gould ’26Lily Quirke ’28Matia Reimnitz ’27Meredith Georger ’26Meredith Mobyed ’26Nika Dolynuk ’26Siena Yannotti ’26Sophia Hancock ’26Willow Forbes ’26Zivitte Bergman-Igra ’28This event is free and open to the public.

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Murray-Aikins Dining Hall Rooms 3 & 4

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Tang Teaching Museum Somers: Join us Thursday, April 23, at 6 pm, for a talk by Afro-Caribbean interdisciplinary artist and scholar Patricia Encarnación, entitled Stories for Post-Coloniality: Memorias, Cimarronas, & Un Quilombo Tropical (Maroon Memories). Encarnación’s work challenges colonial tropes within African diasporic culture, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, approached through an anti-colonial lens.Encarnación will talk about their research-driven project, which incorporates ceramics, video, and sound. It is grounded in the premise that we have not yet reached “postcoloniality” but continue to live within an extended afterlife of Western coloniality. The series proposes building mnemonic “capsules” of cultural technology, archives, and monuments with Maroon communities (self-liberated slaves who escaped and established free Black settlements in secluded or inhospitable areas) whose histories have been forced into invisibility within plantation economies: bateyes, palenques, and quilombos.This talk is supported by the International Affairs Program, Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies Program, Black Studies Program, MDOCS, and the Tang Museum.About the ArtistPatricia Encarnación (she/they) is an Afro-Caribbean interdisciplinary artivist and scholar based in New York City. Their work challenges colonial tropes in Caribbean culture through an anti-colonial lens. Encarnación has participated in residencies and programs including The Shed, Smack Mellon (Van Lier Fellow), MuseumsQuartier Vienna, Kovent Catalonia, and the Silver Arts Project at the World Trade Center. Their work has been recognized by CIFO, the NALAC Fund for the Arts, and the Centro León Jiménez Biennial, where they received the Cádiz, Spain, cultural immersion prize, and a fellowship in Martinique through the Tropiques Atrium Caribbean art program. Exhibitions include Documenta 15, the Tribeca Artists Award Program, the Hudson River Museum, the Museum of Latin American Art, the NADA Art Fair, and the Washington Project for the Arts. Alongside their artistic practice, Encarnación has led curatorial projects with New York University, Centro de la Imagen, the Bronx Museum, ChaShaMa, WOPHA Miami, and alternative spaces across New York City, Miami, and the Dominican Republic.

Tang Park Barbecue Pit

Tang Park Volleyball Court

Tang Teaching Museum Tang Wedge (outside): Join us Friday, April 24, from 8-11 pm, for the annual Tang Party, a celebration of the funkiest and most innovative student creativity at Skidmore. Students from across disciplines create immersive and interactive installations, and put on performances on the grounds surrounding the Tang.Applications will be available in February; please visit the Tang's website for more details. If you have questions, contact Tang Party Coordinators Julia Hess juliahess@skidmore.edu and Elio Gottschalk emgottschalk@skidmore.edu.

Tang Teaching Museum Rooftop

Tang Teaching Museum Whitman: Join us Saturday, April 25, at 2 pm, for a Family Saturday art-making program.Family Saturday programs foster multigenerational creative cooperation through looking at artwork, discussing it, and engaging in a hands-on art-making activity. Programs run from 2-3:30 pm and include a tour of selected works. All programs are free and open to the public, and suitable for children age 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Palamountain Hall Palamountain 304

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Murray-Aikins Dining Hall Rooms 3 & 4

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Murray-Aikins Dining Hall Rooms 3 & 4

Tang Teaching Museum Whitman: Join us Saturday, May 9, at 2 pm, for a Family Saturday art-making program.Family Saturday programs foster multigenerational creative cooperation through looking at artwork, discussing it, and engaging in a hands-on art-making activity. Programs run from 2-3:30 pm and include a tour of selected works. All programs are free and open to the public, and suitable for children age 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tang Teaching Museum Whitman: Join us Saturday, May 23, at 2 pm, for a Family Saturday art-making program.Family Saturday programs foster multigenerational creative cooperation through looking at artwork, discussing it, and engaging in a hands-on art-making activity. Programs run from 2-3:30 pm and include a tour of selected works. All programs are free and open to the public, and suitable for children age 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Zankel Music Center Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall: Join us for our Season Finale as we conclude our season with George Gershwin’s American in Paris. World Premiere of Robert Paterson’s Cocktail Concerto featuring soloist Christopher Creviston. Maestro Aram Demarjian returns to Saratoga Springs to give you a perfect evening of summer music as we conclude our 7th season!Conductor Aram Demarjian, Knoxville SymphonyMMOrchestraBrand-new composer work to be announced from the stageROBERT PATERSON Cocktail Concerto for Saxophone & Orchestra, soloist Christopher Creviston~Intermission~ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Danzón No. 2GEORGE GERSHWIN American in ParisBar opens 30 minutes before showtimeFamily friendly, ages 5+ welcomeFree ParkingWalk Ups welcome ~ best to buy tickets pre show to secure your seatsKids under 12 are 1/2 price! CLICK HERE to buy tickets