Events schedule: Feb. 22-March 31, 2013

By Doug Hubley. Published on February 11, 2013

Singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards plays at Bates on March 14. Photograph by Stephen Ide/thirstylizards.com.

Hello from Bates! Here’s a listing of public events at the college Feb. 22-March 31, 2013.

Except as noted, these events are open to the public at no charge. (Where two admission fees appear, the cost for the general public is listed first, followed by the cost for students and seniors.)

New since the March at Bates calendar went to press is a film screening — filmmaker Gilbert Ndahayo will show his new piece about the 1994 Rwandan genocide on March 4 — and three concerts: popular folksinger Jonathan Edwards on March 14, the Wayne Delano Quartet in a jazzy BatesDowntown show the following night, and the Larchmere String Quartet on March 31. In addition, the F.A.B. Winter Dance Showcase originally planned for February now takes place March 2.

Want the latest events information? Visit the daily Events page. Questions or comments? Contact events editor Doug Hubley at calendar@bates.edu.

Thanks for your interest in Bates!

Weekdays

4:10pm Mon-Fri | Mindfulness of Breathing: The Dharma Society’s Buddhist meditation sessions take place most weekdays when school is in session. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel

Feb 22-23 Fri-Sat

Times TBA | Skiing: Bates College Carnival / NCAA Regionals. Location note: The alpine events take place at Sunday River, Newry, and Nordic events at Black Mountain, Rumford.

24 Sun

5:30pm | Weekly Protestant worship with gospel singing led by Stephen Saxon. FMI 207-786-8272.
Chapel

Alexandre Dauge-Roth, associate professor of French and francophone studies.

25 Mon

Noon | Alexandre Dauge-Roth, associate professor of French and francophone studies, and seniors Caroline Watson and Madeline Levitt present Discovering and Sharing the Maine French Heritage Language Program. Part of the Harward Center’s Public Works in Progress series. FMI kcloutie@bates.edu or 207-786-6202.
161 Wood St., Room 111

27 Wed

6pm | Life drawing: Sponsored each week by the Museum of Art. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing board and supplies. $7. FMI 207-786-6158.
Olin 259

Mar 1 Fri

7:30pm | DuoInteraktiv: Music theorist Reiner Krämer and flutist Patricia Surman make music that fuses traditional acoustic instruments, electroacoustic principles and computer science into a single entity. Free, but tickets required. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

7:30pm | Skyfall (2012; 143 min). Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104

Motivational speaker Kirk Nugent facilitates the “Beyond Intellectual Profit” symposium.

2 Sat

10am | Beyond Intellectual Profit: Using Classroom Knowledge in the Workplace: Featuring the dynamic motivational speaker Kirk Nugent, this daylong symposium focuses on putting into practice what we know about human difference. FMI bit.ly/Bates-Beyond.
221-222 New Commons

11am | Women’s tennis vs. Mount Holyoke.
Merrill Gymnasium

2 & 7:30pm | Skyfall (see March 1).
Olin 104

5:30pm | Catholic Mass led by Fr. Paul Dumais of the Prince of Peace Parish, associated Catholic chaplain. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel

7:30pm | F.A.B. Dance Showcase: Rescheduled from February, this partnership between the Franco-American Heritage Center and Bates presents dance from Maine and beyond. Admission: $14 / $12. FMI 207-689-2000.
Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St.

Chiharu Naruse and Dean Stein. Photograph by Michael Bradley/Bates College.

3 Sun

2 & 4:30pm | Skyfall (see March 1).
Olin 104

3pm | Beethoven for violin and piano: Violinist Dean Stein and pianist Chiharu Naruse continue the complete Beethoven sonatas with No. 5 in F major (“Spring”) and two others. Admission: $10 at batestickets.com. Free tickets are available to the first 50 seniors or students by reservation: olinarts@bates.edu. FMI 207-786-6135.
Olin Concert Hall

5:30pm | Protestant worship (see Feb 24).
Gomes Chapel

7:30pm | The Forge: Based in the Northeast, these four women are an outstanding new presence in American Irish music. Admission: $12 at batestickets.com. Free tickets are available to the first 100 seniors or students by reservation: olinarts@bates.edu. FMI 207-786-6135.
Olin Concert Hall

4 Mon

7pm | The Rwandan Night: A Rwandan filmmaker dedicated to producing documentaries about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Gilbert Ndahayo shows his new film. The Rwandan Night is the sequel to his 2010 autobiographical piece about the murder of his family, Rwanda: Beyond The Deadly Pit. FMI adaugero@bates.edu.
Pettengill G52

6 Wed

6pm | Life drawing (see Feb. 27).
Olin 259

Part of an installation by Fransje Killaars at the former Bates Manufacturing Co. Mill No. 1. A panel including Killaars speaks at Bates on March 21. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

7 Thu

5pm | Organizing at the Speed of Love: Securing the Rights of Those Who Care for Loved Ones. Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, offers a talk co-sponsored by the Machiah Center and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. Registration at 4:30pm; a reception follows the talk. FMI 207-786-6202.
Muskie Archives

7:30pm | The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare. Dana Professor of Theater Martin Andrucki directs this comedy driven by love, friendship and betrayal. Admission: $6 / $3, available at batestickets.com. FMI 207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre

8 Fri

3:30pm | Women’s tennis vs. Babson.
Merrill Gym

7:30pm | Frank Glazer Retrospective: Program No. 7 of the pianist’s favorite music from three decades of Bates performances features Haydn, Schubert, Brahms and Schumann. Admission: $10 at batestickets.com. Free tickets are available for the first 50 seniors and students by reservation: olinarts@bates.edu or 207-786-6163.
Olin Concert Hall

7:30pm | Lincoln (2012; 150 min). Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104

7:30pm | The Two Gentlemen of Verona (see March 7).
Schaeffer Theatre

8pm | Contradance: New England folk dancing to the Boston trio Anadama. All dances called. $5. FMI mpickof2@bates.edu.
Muskie Archives

Hiroya Miura conducts the Bates College Orchestra. Photograph: Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

9 Sat

1pm | Men’s lacrosse vs. Middlebury.
Garcelon Field

2 & 7:30pm | Lincoln (see March 8).
Olin 104

2 & 7:30pm | The Two Gentlemen of Verona (see March 7).
Schaeffer Theatre

5:30pm | Catholic Mass (see March 2).
Gomes Chapel

7:30pm | Bates College Orchestra, conducted by Hiroya Miura. In a program also including works by Grieg and Ravel, three Bates seniors are instrumental soloists in works by Strauss, Bruch and Mozart. Free, but tickets required. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

10 Sun

2pm | Men’s lacrosse vs. Amherst.
Garcelon Field

2pm | The Two Gentlemen of Verona (see March 7).
Schaeffer Theatre

2 & 4:30pm | Lincoln (see March 8).
Olin 104

5:30pm | Protestant worship (see Feb. 24).
Gomes Chapel

University of British Columbia sociologist Amin Ghaziani. Photograph by Kristin Sopotiuk.

11 Mon

7:15pm | There Goes the Gayborhood? Sexuality and the City in a Post-Gay Era. Some observers believe that longstanding gay neighborhoods, like Boston’s South End, will disappear from major cities as a result of increasing integration. But University of British Columbia sociologist Amin Ghaziani argues that the picture is much more nuanced and complex in this entry in the City, Neighborhood and Society lecture series. FMI 207-786-8296.
New Commons 221

7:30pm | The Two Gentlemen of Verona (see March 7).
Schaeffer Theatre

12 Tue

7pm | Strange Bedfellows: On the Intersections of Christian Theology and Queer Theory. Weaving together theology, philosophy, gender studies and ethnic studies, the Rev. Patrick Cheng surveys queer theology, arguing that Christian theology and queer theory are intimately related. The annual Zerby Lecture is presented by the Office of the Multifaith Chaplain. FMI 207-786-8272.
Muskie Archives

13 Wed

5pm | Men’s lacrosse vs. University of New England.
Garcelon Field

6pm | Life drawing (see Feb. 27).
Olin 259

14 Thu

7:30pm | Jonathan Edwards. Edwards, known for such Top-40 fare as “Sunshine” as well as extended explorations of folk and country, appears with guests Tom Snow of the Bates faculty and the a cappella Crosstones. Admission: $20 adv. / $25 day of show. Fifty free tickets for students and seniors available by reservation at 8am March 13 at olinarts@bates.edu. FMI 207-786-6135.
Olin Concert Hall

Wayne Delano.

15 Fri

7:30pm | Wayne Delano Quartet. Led by a Camden-based saxophonist-pianist-composer, the quartet debuts a new start time for the BatesDowntown series. Free, but reservations required: olinarts@bates.edu. FMI 207-786-6135.
22 Park St., Lewiston

7:30pm | This Is 40 (2012; 134 min.) Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104

16 Sat

1pm | Men’s lacrosse vs. Wesleyan.
Garcelon Field

2 & 7:30pm | This Is 40 (see March 15).
Olin 104

5:30pm | Catholic Mass (see March 2).
Gomes Chapel

17 Sun

2 & 4:30pm | This Is 40 (see March 15).
Olin 104

5:30pm | Protestant worship (see Feb. 24).
Gomes Chapel

18 Mon

4pm | Men’s tennis vs. Colby.
Merrill Gym

4:15pm | Sexual Health as Buzzword: Competing Stakes and Proliferating Agendas. Steven Epstein, a sociologist at Northwestern University, discusses the interplay of expert knowledge, social movements and health institutions. Sponsored by the Mellon Learning Associates Program. FMI 207-786-8296.
Pettengill G52

19 Tue

7pm | Women in Public Leadership: In observance of Women’s History Month, female political and educational leaders from Maine will discuss challenges and achievements that have marked their careers. FMI 860-335-0731 or csheldon@bates.edu.
Pettengill G65

20 Wed

6pm | Life drawing (see Feb 27).
Olin 259

Dana Professor of Anthropology Loring Danforth. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

21 Thu

4:15pm | #Bates2Saudi: Loring Danforth, Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology and the 2013 recipient of the Kroepsch Award for Excellence in Teaching, discusses a 2012 Short Term program in Saudi Arabia. Refreshments. FMI 207-786-6066.
Muskie Archives

7pm | Visual art discussion with Fransje Killaars, currently showing textile installations at Bates and Museum L-A (see below); Nicholas Chambers, curator at The Andy Warhol Museum; and Dan Mills, Bates College Museum of Art director and Killaars exhibition curator. Reception follows. FMI 207-786-6158.
Olin 104 & Museum of Art

7:30pm | The Swaggering Damsel: Matteo Pangallo ’03, visiting assistant professor of English, directs Robert Chamberlain’s 17th-century comic masterpiece of cross-dressed disguise, same-sex marriage and nonstop laughs. Free; reservations suggested. FMI 207-786-6161.
Gannett Theater

22 Fri

7:30pm | The Silver Linings Playbook (2012; 122 min.). Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104

7:30pm | The Swaggering Damsel (see March 21).
Gannett Theater