Events
Through Nov. 4
Yulman Theater
Dangerous Liaisons by Christopher Hampton, directed by Joanne Yarrow. Set just prior to the French Revolution, the play is about sex as a strategic battle of conquests; not recommended for children. Performances are Oct. 25 through 27, at 8 p.m.; Oct. 28, 2 p.m.; Nov. 1 through 3, 8 p.m.; and Nov. 4, 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for members of the Union College community; $7 for the public. For more information, call the Yulman Theater box office at ext. 6545.
Friday, Oct. 26, 4:30 p.m.
Humanities 213
Philosophical Fridays @ Union presents “Ascriptions of Desires, and Descriptions of Desires” with Delia Graff, Cornell University. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy.
For information, call ext. 6376.
Friday, Oct. 26, through Monday, Oct. 29, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Film: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Saturday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Football vs. Hartwick
Saturday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Union College chamber concert series presents Barry Douglas, piano, with Camerata Ireland in a program to include Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks; John Kinsella's Nocturne for Strings (1990); Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G and Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat, K. 595. Tickets are $20, half-price for students, Union students free. For more information, call ext. 6131.
Monday, Oct. 29, 3 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Robert Freeman, executive director of the state Committee on Open Government, on “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Freedom of Access.” In conjunction with “Documents Through the Decades,” exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of Schaffer Library's designation as a Selective Federal Document Depository.
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Schaffer Library
Book sale. Hardcovers $2; paperbacks and phonodiscs $1.
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 12:30 p.m.
Hale House
Faculty colloquium on “Nothing to Do with Dionysos: Greek Tragedy and Religion” by Scott Scullion, associate professor of classics.
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Nott Memorial
John M. Taylor, author of the biography William Henry Seward – Lincoln's Right Hand on “William Henry Seward – Snapshots.” Co-sponsored by the Mandeville Gallery and the New York Council on the Humanities. For more information, call ext. 6004.
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m.
Yulman Theater
Des, a play inspired by the life of Father Desmond Wilson, who became the focal point of controversy between the Catholic Church and the people of Ballymurphy, Northern Ireland during the 1970s. Free and open to the public. For more information, call ext. 6475.
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Union College Jazz Ensemble's Halloween Concert
Halloween Concert by the Union College Jazz Ensemble features jazz classics and spooky music. Costumes encouraged. Call ext. 6201.
Friday, Nov. 2, through Monday, Nov. 5, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Film: Jurassic Park 3
Exhibits
Through Oct. 29
Second-floor photography gallery, Arts Building
“Photographs About Light,” new images by students in Photography 1.
Through Dec. 23
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial
“All the Good I Can: A Portrait of William Henry Seward” examines the life and accomplishments of the 1820 Union graduate who was senator, New York State governor, and secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln.
Through Nov. 9
Lally Reading Room, Schaffer Library
“Documents Through the Decades,” an exhibit commemorating the centennial of the College library's designation as a Federal document depository.
Through Dec. 10
Social Sciences Faculty Lounge Gallery
“Handicrafts from Around the World,” from faculty collections, including cloth, mats, masks, purses and woven wall hangings. Hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.