Campus events: Feb. 1-28, 2015

A quartet led by Wayne Delano pays tribute to two geniuses of the saxophone on Feb. 6 .

A quartet led by Wayne Delano pays tribute to two geniuses of the saxophone on Feb. 6.

Happy February from Bates!

This is a list of public events at the college for the period Feb. 1-28, 2015.

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

The college is on winter recess Feb. 16–20, but administrative offices are open 8am–4:30pm.

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

Can’t attend the game? Watch live video:

  1. Go to athletics.bates.edu
  2. Click the “Upcoming Events” tab
  3. Find your event and click the “Video” link.

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

See you at Bates!


Men's lacrosse coach Peter Lasagna speaks to the team during a game last March. This year's season starts Feb. 28. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Men’s lacrosse coach Peter Lasagna speaks to the team during a game last March. This year’s season starts Feb. 28. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Recurring Events

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

4:10pm Mon–Fri | Buddhist meditation: Facilitated by the Dharma Society and 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 $10 public / $9 museum members; discounts available for regulars. FMI 207-786-8302.
Olin 259

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


1 Sun

2 & 4:30pm | Gone Girl (2014, 149 min). Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104


3 Tues

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


"Startrails," a 2011 inkjet print by Yuichi Takasaka, appears in the Bates-curated exhibition "Starstruck."

“Startrails,” a 2011 inkjet print by Yuichi Takasaka, appears in the Bates-curated exhibition “Starstruck.”

4 Wed

Noon | Animating Astronomy: Screening and Q&A. Supported by Bates’ Harward Center, Museum of Art education curator Anthony Shostak, physicist Eric Wollman and media producer Colin Kelley created a video adaptation of Wollman’s catalog essay for the museum’s exhibition Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography, which is touring nationally. FMI 207-786-6202.
Commons 226


6 Fri

4pm | Theorizing the Animal in Science Fiction: A Hopeful Monster? A lecture by Sherryl Vint, professor of English at the University of California, Riverside. Sponsored by the departments of history, rhetoric and English; the programs in women and gender studies and environmental studies; and the divisions of social sciences, humanities and interdisciplinary studies. FMI 207-786-8295.
Pettengill G65

6pm | Women’s track & field: Maine State Meet.
Merrill Gym

6pm | Artist lecture: Dawn Clements, who makes drawings, and ceramic artist Marc Leuthold present brief lectures on their respective solo work, followed by a discussion of their collaborative Back and Forth exhibition, now showing at the Museum of Art (see below). A reception follows in the museum at 7:30pm. FMI 207-786-6158.
Olin 104

7pm | Men’s basketball vs. Williams.
Alumni Gym

7:30pm | blue TRANE / BIRD at the roost: A quartet led by Maine musician Wayne DeLano and featuring Bates pianist Tom Snow honors two jazz sax pioneers, John Coltrane and Charlie “Bird” Parker. Admission: $25 VIP / $15 concert only, available at batestickets.com. Free tickets become available Feb. 4 for a limited number of students and seniors 65-plus at bit.ly/oacbates. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

7:30pm | Interstellar (2014, 169 min). Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104


7 Sat

10am | Men’s & women’s swimming & diving: The Maine Event.
Merrill Gym

2 & 7:30pm | Interstellar (see Feb. 6).
Olin 104

3pm | Men’s basketball vs. Hamilton.
Alumni Gym

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

6pm | Men’s track & field: Maine State Meet.
Merrill Gym


8 Sun

2 & 4:30pm | Interstellar (see Feb. 6).
Olin 104


The Szymanowski Quartet.

The Szymanowski Quartet.

10 Tues

7:30pm | Szymanowski Quartet: CANCELED because of weather. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall


13 Fri

7pm | Women’s basketball vs. Bowdoin.
Alumni Gym


14 Sat–22 Sun

Winter Recess: No classes take place, but administrative offices are open 8am–4:30pm.


14 Sat

3pm | Women’s basketball vs. Colby.
Alumni Gym


Poet Ross Gay reads in a Language Arts Live event.

Poet Ross Gay reads in a Language Arts Live event.

26 Thu

4:30pm | Appa(u)lling Bodies: Queerly Reconfiguring Paul’s Letters. A talk by Joseph Marchal, associate professor of religious studies, Ball State University Thursday.
Part of the Unusual Positions lecture series, exploring controversial approaches to the study of religion and sexuality. Sponsored by the religious studies department, the women and gender studies program and the humanities division.
Pettengill G52

6:30pm | Ross Gay, poet: Gay is the author of Bringing the Shovel Down (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011) and is co-author, with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, of a forthcoming book of garden poems. A Language Arts Live reading. FMI 207-786-6256 or rfarnswo@bates.edu.
Muskie Archives


27 Fri

7:30pm | Musica ad Rhenum: Proof that Baroque music is as robust as ever, this Dutch ensemble known for intensely personal concerts performs a Bach program. Admission $15, available at batestickets.com. Free tickets for a limited number of students and seniors 65-plus are available at bit.ly/oacbates. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

7:30pm | Selma (2014, 128 min). Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
Olin 104


28 Sat

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

2 & 7:30pm | Selma (see Feb. 27).
Olin 104

5:30pm | Catholic Mass (see Feb. 7).
Gomes Chapel


"Lemons" (after Dawn Clements), a 2008 piece in raku stoneware by Marc Leuthold.

“Lemons” (after Dawn Clements), a 2008 piece in raku stoneware by Marc Leuthold.

Museum of Art

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

Through March 21

Back and Forth: The Collaborative Works of Dawn Clements and Marc Leuthold. This is the first exhibition to focus on a remarkable collaborative project. Both highly respected artists, Clements primarily makes drawings and images on paper, and Leuthold works primarily in clay. Since 2008, the pair has pursued a courageous artistic dialogue, sharing works over a distance and expressing their responses through successive iterations in diverse media.

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, Maine-based Denise Froehlich. The work presented here focuses on selections from one series by each artist, all in black and white.