Thursday, Jan. 21, 4:30-6:30 p.m. / Schaffer Library, Phi Beta Kappa Room / Philosophy Speaker Series presents: Paul Bloomfield of the University of Connecticut on “Eudaimona and Practical Reason”
Thursday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. / Nott Memorial / “Lady Bird, Pat & Betty: Tea for Three.” Emmy Award-winning actress Elaine Bromka performs one-woman show about First Ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon and Betty Ford. Free tickets available in the Yulman Box Office and at the door; seating limited. Call ext. 6545 for more information, or visit www.teaforthree.com. Co-sponsored by the President’s Office and the Department of Political Science
Friday, Jan. 22, 6 p.m. / Viniar Athletic Center / Women’s basketball vs. St. Lawrence University
Friday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Men’s hockey vs. Harvard University
Friday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m. / Yulman Theater / “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,” a 1982 play from a 10-play cycle by Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright August Wilson that chronicles 20th century African-American experience. Set in 1920s Chicago, it deals with issues of race, art, religion and the historic exploitation of black recording artists by white producers as it tells the story of a recording session with blues legend Ma Rainey, her band members, and the white producer and agent who made themselves wealthy through Rainey’s recordings. Performed by a touring company of students from Hamilton College and directed by Mark Cryer, Hamilton Department of Theatre chair. Part of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Community at Union. Pick up free tickets at the Yulman Box Office. Presented by the Union College Department of Theater and Dance. Contact: Professor Charles Steckler, stecklec@union.edu
Friday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m. / Viniar Athletic Center / Men’s basketball vs. St. Lawrence University
Saturday, Jan. 23, 11 a.m-1 p.m. / College Park Hall / Albany Alumni Brunch: Opportunity for students to talk to, ask questions, and network with Union alumni from the Albany area who work in health professions fields.
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m. / Viniar Athletic Center / Women’s basketball vs. Clarkson University
Saturday, Jan. 23, 4 p.m. / Viniar Athletic Center / Men’s basketball vs. Clarkson University
Saturday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Men’s hockey vs. Dartmouth College
Saturday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. / Old Chapel / Jesse Ruben concert, featuring original lyrics and compositions
Sunday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m. / Memorial Chapel / Chamber Concert Series: Brentano String Quartet; free to the Union community
Sunday, Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m. / Blue House / A Celebration of Community: Cook, Chew, Chat. Black Student Union, administrators and professors celebrate and discuss the importance of community over a home-cooked meal as part of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. activities. Space limited. To attend and assist with cooking, sign up in Student Activities Office, Reamer Campus Center Room 404. All invited. Contact: Arkeisha Pace ’11, pacea@union.edu
Wednesday, Jan, 27, 7 p.m. / Nott Memorial / Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering Winter Seminar Series presents: John Martin, senior project manager, NYS Energy Rsearch and Development Authority, on "Developing Shale Gas Resources: An Energy Bridge to the Future"
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m. / Emerson Auditorium, Taylor Music Center / Department of Music presents an evening of Latin jazz with Triple Play, featuring Bill O'Connell on piano, Dave Valentin on flute and Richie Flores on percussion; admission free. O'Connell has played with some of the leading names in jazz, including Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins, Mongo Santamaria, Gato Barbieri, and Randy Brecker. Valentin is one of the top jazz flutists working today, and Flores has played with a Who's Who of Latin music. Contact: Tim Olsen, olsent@union.edu; ext. 6785.
Thursday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m., Reamer Campus Center/ a film screening of “Prison Lullabies” in conjunction with Mandeville Gallery exhibit, “Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States”
Friday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Women’s hockey vs. Princeton University
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2 p.m. / Alumni Gymnasium / Men and Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. Hamilton College
Saturday, Jan. 30, 4 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Women’s hockey vs. Quinnipiac University