Art Exhibition: “By the Light of Midnight” and “Light on the Landscape”

Exhibition Corridor | Kelly Adirondack Center  Mark Bowie’s photos were displayed in the Kelly Adirondack Center’s exhibition corridor May 12, 2015 to January 2016. As part of Union College’s third annual Adirondack Week, the Kelly Adirondack Center sponsored an exhibition and presentation featuring photographer Mark Bowie. His presentation, The Adirondacks: By the Light of Midnight, took place […]

Ricochet Duo’s “The Woodswoman Project” honors Anne LaBastille

Wednesday, May 13 | 7:00 p.m.  GE Theater at Proctor’s On Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00pm, The Kelly Adirondack Center at Union College presents Ricochet Duo [Rose Chancler, piano and Jane Boxall, marimba] in a multimedia program The Woodswoman Project: a tribute to Anne LaBastille as part of Union’s 3rd annual Adirondack Week festivities. This […]

Lecture and Concert Series: Jeanne Robert Foster, Voice of the Mountains

Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 7 p.m. Emerson Music Hall in Taylor Music Center on Union’s main campus A performance by Eileen Egan Mack From the wilderness of the Great North Woods and the hardscrabble life of its settlers to the cities of Europe and New York City’s cosmopolitan life in the early 20th century, Jeanne […]

Dinner and Discussion Lecture Series: “State of the Adirondack Park, 2015″

Monday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. Old Chapel on Union College’s main campus As part of Union College’s third annual Adirondack Week, Professor Phil Terrie presented a Dinner and Discussion lecture titled “State of the Adirondack Park, 2015.” He outlined and discussed the environmental, political, social and economic opportunities and threats facing the Adirondacks today. […]

Adirondack Week 2015 Schedule

Adirondack Week 2015 May 10-14 Sunday, May 10 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Student Hike to Tenant Creek Falls A moderate hike to Tenant Creek Falls, located north of Sacandaga Lake. The three-mile round trip hike features three picturesque waterfalls along the way. Transportation and boxed lunches will be provided. Vans will leave from Old Chapel Circle […]

Lecture and Concert Series: The Jefferson Project at Lake George

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 6:30 p.m. Reception 7 p.m. Presentation The Nott Memorial on Union College’s main campus A presentation by Mike Kelly (’91) and Jeremy Farrell (’03) The Jefferson Project is a collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), IBM and The FUND for Lake George that studies the past, present and potential future states […]

Panel Discussion: The Role of Higher Education in Shaping Our Wilderness Future

September 30, 5:30 p.m., Old Chapel The Kelly Adirondack Center hosted a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The event was held in Old Chapel, and was quite successful. The discussion, entitled, “The Role of Higher Education in Shaping Our Wilderness Future,” took an interdisciplinary […]

Adirondack Week 2014

Monday, May 5 The week began with an Adirondack Week Kick-Off Fair on the front lawn of Reamer Campus Center featuring a rock climbing wall, live music, entertainment, and refreshments. Monday evening, Jillmarie Murphy, professor of English and American Literature held a presentation at the Kelly Center titled “Analeptic Sublime: Land Attachment and Attention Restoration […]