Posted on Feb 20, 2004

Thoroughbred horse racing, Cuba,
dance, photo journalism and Vietnam
are just some of the scenes captured by the lens that will be displayed from through Thursday, March 18 in the Arts Atrium Gallery.

An artists' reception will be on
Thursday, March 4, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Arts Atrium Gallery.

The digital photographs of Skip
Dickstein, Donna Fitzgerald, Gary Gold, Tom Killips, Michael R. Mosall II,
Marie Triller and Martin Benjamin will be displayed in large prints. A
selection of Union College
students' work will also be featured.

The exhibit will include ink jet
prints and some wet process photographic prints from digital image files. The
photographs range in size from 6×8 to 20×30 inches.

The exhibit is sponsored by the
College's Department of Visual Arts and McGreevy ProLab in Albany.

Posted on Feb 20, 2004

Heavenly Voices, the Union
College gospel choir, will host a
concert with other local and regional gospel ensembles on Saturday, Feb. 28,
from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel.

The program is free and open to
the public.

Other choirs planning to perform
include the NBC Chorale and the choir of the Duryee African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church of Schenectady, the choir of the Metropolitan Baptist Church of
Albany, and the Thomas Robinson Chorale of Springfield,
Mass.

The evening also will include a
talk on gospel music by Union Prof. Deidre Butler and a praise dance by Union
students.

A reception will follow in Old
Chapel.

Posted on Feb 20, 2004

Many admire his
photos, nostalgic reminders of days on campus. But few know who made them.

A reception
titled “Union College:
A Celebration in Photographs and Words” on Thursday, Feb. 19, from 4 to 6 p.m.
in the Humanities Lounge will open an exhibition of photographs by Peter
Blankman.

The director of
communications and publications has been taking photographs of the College and
its people for nearly three decades. Though hundreds of his photos have
appeared in College publications for which he serves as editor – the magazine,
calendars, brochures and books – they almost never appear with a credit line.

His photographs
capture the everyday life of campus (classroom discussions and sports
practices) and the uncommon events (Bicentennial celebrations and VIP visits).
But his trademark works show the beauty of the campus in a variety of
conditions from summer swelter to winter whiteout.

 “It's
always been a treat to walk around the campus with a camera and capture some of
what makes Union so special,” he says.

The show, which
features 22 photos, runs through April 16.

Also at the
reception will be Wayne Somers '61, editor of the Encyclopedia of Union College History, who will be available to
talk and sign copies of his book. Published last fall after more than 12 years
of research, the book is considered one of the most informed histories of the
College.

Posted on Feb 20, 2004

Kundun, Martin Scorsese's dramatic film about the Dali Lama of
Tibet, will be shown Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7
p.m. in the Reamer Campus Center Auditorium.

Prof. Linda Patrik will lead the
discussion.

The film is the next is this
year's series, “12 Windows: Encountering Culture Through Film.”

The remaining films in the
2003-2004 series are:

Feb. 26 — Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Prof. Daniel
Mosquera) hard-hitting documentary about recent failed coup in Venezuela
(Note: this film will be screened in Olin Auditorium)

March 4 — Buena Vista Social Club (Prof. Tim Olsen) Wim Wender's music-filled
documentary about aging Cuban greats.

Films are at 7 p.m. in the Reamer Campus Center Auditorium.

The 12 Windows series, organized
by the Hobart and William Smith and
Union College's
Partnership for Global Education, asks faculty and staff to present films that
serve as “windows” into cultures seldom represented in mainstream
media or entertainment. The goal is to present a wide survey of a varied human
geography. For more information and links to film reviews, please see the PGE
web page at http://academic.hws.edu/pge/12windows.html.

Posted on Feb 20, 2004

A campus group is joining the
American Cancer Society's “Daffodil Days” to raise funds to support the fight
against cancer.

A bunch of flowers is $7; a blue
vase is $8; and two bunches, greens and vase is $20. Participants can also make
a $20 donation as a “Gift of Hope” to a cancer patient.

Orders are due by Friday, Feb. 27.
Flowers will be delivered the week of March 29.

For more information, contact
Gretchel Tyson (ext. 6609), Kelly Lussier (ext. 6104), or Chris Glover (ext.
6282).