Stories from January 1998
Ma Saison Préférée continues foreign film series
Wednesday, January 21, 1998 12:18 pm
"Ma Saison Préférée," an offbeat and unpredictable film about the messy ambiguities of human nature, will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 and 2 p.m. Feb. 8 in Room 105 of the Olin Arts Center at Bates College. Admission is $5.
Robin Eubanks to perform
Wednesday, January 21, 1998 12:15 pm
The Robin Eubanks Jazz Quintet will perform in the Bates College Chapel at 8 p.m. on Jan. 31. Tickets are $10. Reservations can be made by calling 207-786-6135, and tickets will also be sold at the door.
Cancellation notice
Wednesday, January 21, 1998 12:14 pm
The A Cappella Invitational at Bates College at 8 p.m. on Jan. 24 has been canceled. The event has not been rescheduled.
Climate change debate is lecture topic
Wednesday, January 21, 1998 12:12 pm
Benjamin Santer, lead author of an international report linking human activity and global climate change, will discuss the political and scientific debate about global warming at Bates College at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in Chase Hall Lounge. The public is invited to attend the inaugural environmental studies lecture, and admission is free.
Folk singer Dar Williams to perform
Monday, January 19, 1998 12:19 pm
Acclaimed folk singer Dar Williams appears at the Bates College Chapel at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at Bull Moose Records in Lewiston, Macbeans Record Store in Brunswick, the CD Exchange in Portland and at the Bates, Bowdoin and Colby student activities offices.
'On-Line Communities of Classicists' opens technology lecture series
Sunday, January 18, 1998 12:21 pm
In response to the growing presence of classical culture on the World Wide Web, the classical and medieval studies program at Bates presents a series of lectures and workshops given by leaders in the field to demonstrate how new technology can democratize this specialized area of scholarship.
Dangers of homophobia to be discussed
Thursday, January 15, 1998 12:27 pm
Donald L. Johnson, a psychologist at the University of Colorado's Multicultural Center, will deliver a lecture on the destructiveness of homophobia at Bates College at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 in Chase Lounge. The public is invited to attend and admission is free.
Mighty Cloud of Fiddlers to play for contradance
Wednesday, January 14, 1998 12:28 pm
The Mighty Cloud of Fiddlers, under the direction of Greg Boardman, performs for a contradance at Bates at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 in Chase Hall. Beth and Tony Parkes will call easy dances early and more challenging dances from 8:45 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $5 and free for children under 12.
Film screening to mark King Day observance
Wednesday, January 7, 1998 12:29 pm
An award-winning film, a discussion with the foremost authority on violence in America and a lecture by a distinguished theologian are among the offerings in a series of workshops and presentations at Bates College Jan. 18-19 to honor the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The public is invited to attend all events free of charge.
Mercury in Maine's environment to be discussed
Tuesday, January 6, 1998 12:34 pm
Ellen E. Parr Doering, chief of the air toxics section of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, will deliver a lecture titled "Mercury in Maine's Environment" at Bates College on at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 in Carnegie Science 204. The public is invited and admission is free.