Campus events, Nov. 1-30, 2014

Colette Girardin '16 and Hanna Allerton '15 in "The Summer in Gossensass," at Bates through Nov. 3 (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Colette Girardin ’16 and Hanna Allerton ’15 in “The Summer in Gossensass,” playing at Bates through Nov. 3. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Happy November from Bates!

This is an updated list of public events at the college for the period Nov. 1-30, 2014.

The public is invited to these events. Except as noted, admission is free.

Corrections in this edition: The printed November at Bates listing shows an incorrect time for the Bates Orchestra concert on Nov. 8. The correct time, shown below, is 7:30pm.

November at Bates also failed to indicate that although the Otis Lecture on Nov. 17 is open to the public at no cost, tickets are required, available at bit.ly/oacbates.

Additions to this listing: The exhibition Boycott: The Art of Economic Activism in Chase Hall Gallery Nov. 8–16.

 

Traffic alert: Read about street closures near Bates Nov. 3–11.

Want the latest events information? Visit the daily Events page.

Questions or comments? Contact events editor Doug Hubley at calendar@bates.edu.

See you at Bates!


Recurring Events

Taking place while Bates is in session. Please call ahead to confirm.

4:10pm Mon-Fri | Mindfulness of Breathing: Buddhist meditation facilitated by the Dharma Society, held most weekdays when school is in session. Open to all experience levels. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel

6pm Wed | Life drawing sponsored by the Museum of Art. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing board and supplies. Admission is $7 public/$6 museum members; discounts available for regular attendees. FMI 207-786-8302.
Olin 259

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

5:30pm Sun | Christian worship with gospel singing. Coordinated by the Bates Christian Fellowship. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel


Icona Pop shown backstage at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg in 2013: Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo. (Fredrik Etoall)

Icona Pop: Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo. (Fredrik Etoall)

1 Sat

2 & 7:30pm | Halloween (2007, 109 min.). Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104

5pm | The Summer in Gossensass by Maria Irene Fornes. Brooke O’Harra, assistant professor of theater, directs this imagining of the first English-language production of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. Admission $6/$3, available at batestickets.com. FMI 207-786-6161.
Gannett Theater

8pm | Icona Pop: The Swedish duo known for the hit “I Love It” performs, with electropunk quartet Five Knives and the Canadian singer-songwriter Lowell opening. Admission $25/$15, available at batestickets.com. The Campus Consciousness Tour comes to Bates thanks to the Chase Hall Committee and the Student Government. FMI 207-786-6305.
Gray Athletic Building


2 Sun

2pm | The Summer in Gossensass (see Nov. 1).
Gannett Theater

2 & 4:30pm | Halloween (see Nov. 1).
Olin 104


Billie Holiday and Mister. (William Gottlieb Collection/Library of Congress)

Billie Holiday and Mister. (William Gottlieb Collection/Library of Congress)

3 Mon

7:30pm | iDebate Rwanda: This Rwandan organization describes its use of debate to provide youth with a means of overcoming the legacy of genocide through the representation of memory in debate, literature and other forms. A Harward Center Civic Forum. FMI 207-786-6202.
Muskie Archives

7:30pm | Jazz by Ken Burns: Swing: The Velocity of Celebration. Burns’ exploration of swing continues with the emergence of bandleader Count Basie, saxophonist Lester Young and singer Billie Holiday. Part of the Jazz Films series affiliated with the exhibition Convergence. FMI 207-786-6158 or bates.edu/museum.
Olin 104

7:30pm | The Summer in Gossensass (see Nov. 1).
Gannett Theater


Marcus Bruce, Benjamin E. Mays Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Marcus Bruce, Benjamin E. Mays Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

5 Wed

4:15pm | Great War Poetry: Marking the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War in Europe (1914–18), aka World War I, the European studies program hosts a multilingual reading of poetry reflecting the conflict. FMI 207-786-8347.
Ladd Library

4:45pm | The Ambassadors: W.E.B. Du Bois, The Paris Exposition of 1900 and African American Culture. A lecture by Marcus Bruce in celebration of his appointment as the Benjamin E. Mays Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies. Reception follows. FMI 207-786-8371.
Pettengill G52


6 Thu

7pm | Christopher Williams: A Bates Christian Fellowship coffeehouse features Christopher Williams, known for honest songs and passionate, humorous performances. FMI ckern@bates.edu.
Chase Hall, Little Room


7 Fri

7:30pm | Frank Glazer: The renowned pianist and Bates artist in residence performs Beethoven, Haydn and Schubert. Admission $15, available at batestickets.com. Free tickets for a limited number of students and seniors 65+ become available Nov. 5 at bit.ly/oacbates. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

7:30pm | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 102 min.): Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104


Michelle Pham '15, Shamreen Fatima '16 and Daniel Oyolu '15 have organized TEDxBatesCollege.

Michelle Pham ’15, Shamreen Fatima ’16 and Daniel Oyolu ’15 have organized TEDxBatesCollege.

8 Sat

Noon | Football vs. Hamilton.
Garcelon Field

1:30pm | TEDxBatesCollege: Adapting a concept from the Bates mission statement, these presentations by eight Bates students focus on “the transformative power of our differences.” FMI mpham@bates.edu.
Schaeffer Theatre

2 & 7:30pm | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (see Nov. 7).
Olin 104

7:30pm | Bates Orchestra: Hiroya Miura directs the college orchestra in a program of Verdi, Haydn and Schubert. Admission is free but tickets are required, available through bit.ly/oacbates. 
FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall


9 Sun

2 & 4:30pm | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (see Nov. 7).
Olin 104


10 Mon

7pm | Purposeful Work Unplugged: A conversation with Jean Thompson ’82, Seattle Chocolates CEO, and Steve Fuller ’82, Bates trustee and chief marketing officer at L.L. Bean. Part of a series of Q&As with alumni, faculty and staff about career trajectories and traits that support meaningful
work. Sponsored by the Purposeful Work Initiative. 
FMI 207-786-6128.
Commons Fireside Lounge

7:30pm | Jazz by Ken Burns: Dedicated to Chaos. Jazz is part of the arsenal as the United States enters World War II, but black Americans find themselves being asked to fight for freedoms they don’t get to enjoy. See Nov. 3.
Olin 104


Jonathan Schwolsky '15 directs "Boxing 2000" in November. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Jonathan Schwolsky ’15 directs “Boxing 2000.” (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

14 Fri

7:30pm | Boxing 2000 by Richard Maxwell. For his senior thesis, Jonathan Schwolsky directs Richard Maxwell’s play about ordinary lives laid bare prior to a big boxing match. FMI 207-786-6161.
Gannett Theater

7:30pm | Contradance: No experience required, all are welcome; beginner’s lesson at 7:30. Live music by Velocipede, with fiddler Julia Plumb ’05. Admission $7/$5. FMI freewillfolk@gmail.com.
Muskie Archives

7:30pm | Momenta Quartet & Bates Gamelan: A collaboration between the Bates Gamelan, dedicated to Indonesian music from West and Central Java, and the Momenta Quartet, which focuses on contemporary composers and music from diverse cultures and genres. Admission $15+$3 convenience
fee, available at batestickets.com. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

7:30pm | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 131 min.): Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104


Dante Brown|Warehouse Dance with "Social Plaque." (MABS Media)

Dante Brown|Warehouse Dance with “Social Plaque.” (MABS Media)

15 Sat

2 & 7:30pm | X-Men: Days of Future Past (see Nov. 14).
Olin 104

5pm | Fall Dance Concert. New work by transgender artist-activist Sean Dorsey; faculty member Rachel Boggia and video artist Jesse Sugarmann; Dante Brown | Warehouse Dance in collaboration with Colby College; and senior thesis pieces. Admission $6/$3, available at batestickets.com. FMI 207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre

7:30pm | Boxing 2000 (see Nov. 14).
Gannett Theater

8pm | Bates Choir: Directed by John Corrie, the choir performs a program TBA. Admission is free, but tickets are required, available at bit.ly/oacbates. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall


John Corrie conducts the Bates College Choir.

John Corrie conducts the Bates College Choir. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

16 Sun

2pm | Fall Dance Concert (see Nov. 15).
Schaeffer Theatre

2 & 4:30pm | X-Men: Days of Future Past (see Nov. 14).
Olin 104

3pm | Bates Choir (see Nov. 14).
Olin Concert Hall

7:30pm | Boxing 2000 (see Nov. 14).
Gannett Theater


Mike Hulme is a professor of climate and culture in the School of Social Science and Public Policy at King's College London.

Mike Hulme of King’s College London gives the 2014 Otis Lecture.

17 Mon

7:30pm | Climate Change: What’s Virtue Got to Do With It? The 2014 Otis Lecture features Mike Hulme, professor of climate and culture at King’s College London. His talk will link our anxieties about climate with the ancient, religious and philosophical idea of virtue. Reception follows. Free, but tickets required, available at bit.ly/oacbates. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

7:30pm | Fall Dance Concert (see Nov. 15).
Schaeffer Theatre

7:30pm | The Fifth Horseman (2014, 55 min.): A documentary about Spanish novelist Vicente Blasco Ibáñez and his best-seller The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, set during World War I. Director Enrique Viciano will be present. Sponsored by the Program in European Studies. FMI 207-786-8347.
Olin 105

7:30pm | Jazz by Ken Burns: Risk. The tensions of the Cold War are reflected in the broken rhythms and dissonant melodies of bebop, personified by saxophonist Charlie Parker (see
Nov. 3).
Olin 104


CW-4EMS

Crystal Williams reads from her poetry in a Language Arts Live event.

19 Wed

7:30pm | Crystal Williams, poet. Williams is the author of four collections of poems, most recently Detroit as Barn, finalist for the National Poetry Series and Cleveland State Open Book Prize. Chief diversity officer at Bates, Williams is presented by Language Arts Live. FMI 207-786-6326.
Muskie Archives


20 Thu

7pm | Women’s basketball vs. Maine-Farmington.
Alumni Gym


22 Sat–30 Sun

Thanksgiving Recess. No classes take place, but administrative offices are open Mon–Wed,
Nov. 24–26.


25 Tue

5:30pm | Women’s basketball vs. Southern Maine.
Alumni Gym

7:30pm | Men’s basketball vs. Southern Maine.
Alumni Gym


30 Sun

4:30pm | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 122 min.): Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104


"The Aurora," Series No. 2, 2012, by Ronald Beverly -- on view in the museum exhibition "Convergence."

“The Aurora,” Series No. 2, 2012, by Ronald Beverly — on view in the museum exhibition “Convergence.”

Museum of Art

FMI 207-786-6158
museum@bates.edu
bates.edu/museum
Hours
: 10am–5pm Mon–Sat
(till 7:30pm Mon and Wed during autumn 2014)

Through Dec. 13

Convergence: Jazz, Films and the Visual Arts: The influence of jazz drives this exploration of African American culture and the dynamic interactions among the arts. Artists represented include Romare Bearden, David Driskell and Faith Ringgold.

Through March 21, 2015

Photographs by Women: Recent Additions to the Permanent Collection: Artists include Kristin Capp, Donna Ferrato, Sally Gall, Irina Ionesco, Susan Moldenhauer, Claire Seidel and Portland-based Denise Froehlich. The work presented here focuses on selections from one series by each artist, all in black and white.

Chase Hall Gallery

Nov. 8–16

Boycott: The Art of Economic Activism: Don’t shop here!” “Don’t buy that product!” These are the clarion calls of economic activism. They help us see how our economic choices affect the world and the lives of other people — and they challenge us to align our decisions with our values. This Chase Hall Gallery exhibition uses the power of poster art to provide a visual history of economic activism over the last 60 years. Sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine.