Stories from May 2002
African-Ecuadorian writer and environmental activist to speak at Bates
Wednesday, May 8, 2002 9:47 am
African-Ecuadorian writer and environmentalist Juan Monaño will give a talk titled "Intercultural Adventure: Black Ecuadorians Have a Point of View" at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, in Room G52 of Pettengill Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Well-traveled klezmer band performs
Wednesday, May 8, 2002 9:45 am
The Klezmaniacs, an East Coast band with extensive performing experience in the region of Europe where klezmer music was born, plays at Bates College at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in Chase Hall, Campus Avenue. The public is invited at no charge.
Matt Lauer from NBC goes sky high with Lt. Cmdr. J.J. Cummings ’89
Friday, May 3, 2002 3:28 pm
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. J.J. Cummings and his wife, Sara Hagan Cummings, both Bates '89, were interviewed March 26 and 27, 2002, when Cummings' aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, returned to Norfolk, Va., after an extended deployment off Afghanistan.
Eclectic jazz bassist Stephan Crump brings quintet to Bates College
Friday, May 3, 2002 9:31 am
Known for both his own jazz projects and his work as sideman in myriad genres, bassist Stephan Crump and his quintet perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street. The public is invited to this concert sponsored by the Edith C. and Raymond L. Kendall '19 Music Fund. Admission is free.
Concert launches CD for Lewiston contradance faves Wake the Neighbors
Thursday, May 2, 2002 9:34 am
Wake the Neighbors, a Lewiston band known for its take on Celtic and world musics, performs a CD release concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. Admission to this concert sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society is $5.
Open letter to students
Wednesday, May 1, 2002 3:16 pm
An open letter to students from President Donald W. Harward, Dean of Students F. Celeste Branham, and Director of Security and Campus Safety Larry Johnson