Stories from October 1998
Expert on university-public school partnerships to speak
Thursday, October 29, 1998 3:24 pm
Ira Harkavy, associate vice president and director for the Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss "Participatory Action Research and Service Learning" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Benjamin Mays Center.
Scholar to discuss ethnicity, gender and faith
Wednesday, October 28, 1998 3:18 pm
Alice Brown-Collins of the Black Campus Ministry in Boston will discuss ethnicity, gender and faith in separate talks in the annual Staley Distinguished Christian Scholars Lecture series at Bates. Brown-Collins will discuss "Ethnicity and Faith" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 followed by a talk on "Gender and Grace" at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Both lectures take place on the second floor of Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Steve Grover to perform at Bates
Tuesday, October 27, 1998 2:59 pm
Acclaimed pianist, composer and drummer Steve Grover will perform with his jazz ensemble 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Historian to discuss African Americans in the American West
Tuesday, October 27, 1998 2:41 pm
Quintard Taylor, the Knight Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon, will discuss African Americans in the American West on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives on the Bates College campus. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Orchestra to perform
Tuesday, October 27, 1998 2:32 pm
In a program of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Schubert's Third Symphony and a selection from Aaron Copland's "Eight Songs of Emily Dickinson," the Bates College Orchestra, under the direction of William Matthews, will perform Saturday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
November Noonday Concerts scheduled at Bates
Sunday, October 25, 1998 2:30 pm
The Bates College Noonday Concert series continues its fall season with a selection of programs throughout the month of November. The free concerts, open to the public, will be held Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the college's Olin Arts Concert Hall, located on Russell Street in Lewiston.
Sweet Honey In The Rock to perform at Bates
Sunday, October 25, 1998 2:21 pm
The Grammy Award-winning female a capella group Sweet Honey In The Rock will coordinate the release of their latest CD, "25," with a concert appearance at Bates College Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building. Tickets are $8 and may be purchased at Bull Moose Music outlets in Lewiston, Portland and Brunswick.
Theater at Bates to stage "Tales of the Lost Formicans"
Friday, October 23, 1998 2:16 pm
Theater at Bates will stage seven performances of Constance Congdon's comedy "Tales of the Lost Formicans" at Bates College Friday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m.
Francis Clooney continues Spiritual Journeys series at Bates
Thursday, October 22, 1998 2:10 pm
Francis Clooney, S.J., associate professor of theology at Boston College, will discuss "Passage To India: A Catholic Priest's Journey Into Hinduism" Monday, Nov. 9, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall. The public is invited to attend the Spiritual Journeys lecture at Bates without charge. Call 207-786-8272 for more information.
"Ed Colker: Five Decades in Print" opens at Bates Nov. 6
Tuesday, October 20, 1998 1:51 pm
"Ed Colker: Five Decades in Print" will open at the Bates College Museum of Art Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. with a lecture by and reception for the artist. The exhibition, on view through Friday, Dec. 18, highlights Colker's career-long collaboration with poets with nearly 50 lithographs and etchings.