Campus events: Nov. 1–30, 2016

Hello from Bates!

This is a listing of public events at the college during November 2016.

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

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

Can’t attend the game? Watch the livestream:

• Go to athletics.bates.edu
• Click the “Upcoming Events” tab
• Find your event and click the “Video” link (not all games are available on video).

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

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Recurring Events

Taking place while Bates is in session. Please confirm before you go.

4:15pm weekdays | Buddhist meditation led by the Dharma Society. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel

12:15pm Mon | Noontime meditation: Different teachers each week bring different practices to this meditation circle. Beginners welcome. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel

6pm Wed | Life drawing with the Museum of Art. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing board and supplies. $10/$9 museum members. FMI 207-786-8302.
Olin 259

9pm Wed | {Pause}. A reflective secular service of silence, poetry, music, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel

6pm Thu | Caribbean Student Association club meeting: A weekly opportunity to get in touch with your Caribbean side, learn about the culture and meet some cool students. FMI canglin@bates.edu.
Commons, Whelan Balcony Overlook

10am Sun | Quaker meeting presented by the Lewiston Friends. FMI 207-786-8272.
163 Wood St.

4pm Sun | Bates Christian Fellowship chapel service with gospel singing, preceded by prayer time at 3pm. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel

5pm Sun | Badminton Club: FMI aandre@bates.edu.
Gray Athletic Building

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1 Tue

7pm | Lessons From a Life in Global Health: How to Change Our World, Here and Abroad. A talk by Dr. Edward O’Neil Jr. ’81, an emergency room doctor in Boston, faculty member at the Tufts University School of Medicine and the founder of Omnimed, an award-winning NGO that aims to reduce global disparities in health care. Sponsored by the Career Development Center and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. Refreshments. FMI 207-786-8283.
Muskie Archives

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2 Wed

7pm | Righting Wrongful Conviction: Innocence, Exoneration and Injustice. A talk by Eva Nagao, director of the Exoneration Project at the University of Chicago Law Clinic and co-host of MTV’s investigative series on wrongful convictions, Unlocking the Truth. Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Education, the Dean of Students Office, the Multifaith Chaplaincy, Writing@Bates, the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, the American cultural studies program and the departments of religious studies, politics and sociology. FMI cpetrell@bates.edu.
Mays Center

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3 Thu

7:30pm | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. In adapting a play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, playwright Steven Dietz presents Holmes like you’ve never seen him. Katie Van Patten ’17 directs this retelling of the best-known stories featuring Holmes’ greatest adversaries: Professor Moriarty and Irene Adler. FMI 207-786-6161.
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

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4 Fri

Noon | Public Works in Progress: Spotlight on Student Work. Students share their experiences working in diverse nonprofit settings last summer. FMI 207-786-6202.
Commons 221–222

7:30 pm | The Loving Story (2011, 77 min.). Presented by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. FMI 207-786-6135 or the Filmboard website.
Olin 104

7:30pm | Olin Concert Series: Arté Trio: These Yale School of Music graduates base their uniquely spirited and moving collaboration on deep friendship and ardent love for the chamber repertoire. Admission: $15, available at batesconcerts.eventbrite.com. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

7:30 pm | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (see Nov. 3).
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

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5 Sat

5pm | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (see Nov. 3).
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

7:30pm | Bates Orchestra: Associate Professor of Music Hiroya Miura leads the college orchestra in Mozart’ s Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385 (“Haffner”); Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D major (“Classical”); and Ravel’s “Ma mère l’oye” (“Mother Goose”). Free but tickets required, available at batesconcerts.eventbrite.com. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall

9pm | The Loving Story (see Nov. 4).
Olin 104

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6 Sun

2pm | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (see Nov. 3).
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

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7 Mon

7:30pm | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (see Nov. 3).
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

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9 Wed

7pm | Purposeful Work Unplugged: An Evening with U.S. Senator Susan Collins. A conversation between Maine’s senior U.S. senator and State Rep. Peggy Rotundo, director of strategic and policy initiatives for Bates’ Harward Center. Purposeful Work Unplugged is a series of Q&As with alumni, faculty, staff and guests about career trajectories and traits that support meaningful work. FMI 207-786-6128.
Olin Concert Hall

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11 Fri

8pm | Contradance: The Freewill Folk Society’s second Friday dance for November features live music by Maivish (see Nov. 13) and calling by Chrissy Fowler. All dances taught; no experience necessary; beginners’ lesson at 7:30. Admission $8. FMI freewillfolk@gmail.com or Freewillfolksociety.weebly.com.
Muskie Archives

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12 Sat

Noon | Football vs. Hamilton.
Garcelon Field

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13 Sun

7pm | Maivish: Gathering traditions from the British Isles and America along with original tunes, this band offers lush vocal harmonies, inspired interplay and captivating spirit. FMI freewillfolk@gmail.com.
The Ronj, 30 Frye St.

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15 Tue

3pm | American Red Cross blood drive: Hosted by the Bates Emergency Medical Services. FMI 800-733-2767.
Chase Hall, Memorial Commons

7pm | Katahdin Woods and Waters: Ken Cline, professor of environmental law and public policy at the College of the Atlantic, discusses wilderness preservation as it relates to Maine’s newly created Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. FMI 207-786-6202.
Hedge 106

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19–27 Sat–Sun

Thanksgiving Recess: No classes are held, but administrative offices are open through Wednesday, Nov. 23.

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19 Sat

4pm | Women’s basketball vs. CMCC.
Alumni Gym

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22 Tue

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

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

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28 Mon

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

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30 Wed

4:15pm | Mathematics lecture: Suzanne Weekes, professor of mathematical sciences at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, offers a lecture on a topic TBA, aimed at an expert audience. The annual Sampson Lecture is sponsored by the mathematics department. FMI 207-755-5989.
Pettengill G21

6pm | Mathematics lecture: Suzanne Weekes (see previous item) discusses a topic TBA designed for a mainstream audience. The annual Sampson Lecture is sponsored by the mathematics department. FMI 207-755-5989.
Muskie Archives

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Museum of Art

bates.edu/museum

Oct. 28–March 18

Phantom Punch: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia in Lewiston, Maine: Very little is known in America about contemporary Saudi art and artists. This project includes a significant exhibition of leading and emerging Saudi artists, along with lectures, visiting artists and other programming that sparks timely cross-cultural dialogue. One of a series of related exhibitions presented nationwide, Phantom Punch introduces artists who create smart, topical, funny, culturally resonant and technically savvy work.

Through Dec. 23

Mythology: Drawing on six centuries’ worth of works from the museum’s collection, this exhibition explores classical Greco-Roman mythology. Organized by museum education intern Lillie Shulman ’17, under the direction of Anthony Shostak, education curator.