Campus events, updated: Nov. 1–30, 2016
Hello from Bates!
This is an updated 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.
Updates in this edition:
- Dr. Edward O’Neil’s talk previously appeared with the wrong date. As shown below, the correct date is Nov. 1. We regret the error.
- The lecture Righting Wrongful Conviction has been added on Nov. 2.
- A lecture about money issues between spouses in India has been added on Nov. 4.
- The White Panda concert featuring Casey Veggies has been added on Nov. 12.
- The Katahdin Woods and Waters image for a Nov. 15 event has been identified in more detail.
- Mathematician Suzanne Weekes’ lecture titles on Nov. 30, and a picture of her, have been added.
- An American String Band concert has been added on Nov. 30.
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.
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
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
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
3 Thu
7:30pm | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. In adapting a play by William Gillette and 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
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
Noon | What’s Yours is Mine, and What’s Mine is Mine: Bargaining Power and Income Concealing Between Spouses in India. A talk by Carolina Castilla, assistant professor in economics at Colgate University. FMI 207-786-8296.
Pettengill G65
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
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
6 Sun
2pm | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (see Nov. 3).
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater
7 Mon
7:30pm | Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (see Nov. 3).
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater
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
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
12 Sat
Noon | Football vs. Hamilton.
Garcelon Field
9pm | The White Panda featuring Casey Veggies: The chart-topping mashup artists are joined by hoops standout-turned-rapper Veggies in this Chase Hall Programming Board concert. $25: Tickets and information available on Eventbrite.
Gray Athletic Building
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.
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
19–27 Sat–Sun
Thanksgiving Recess: No classes are held, but administrative offices are open through Wednesday, Nov. 23.
19 Sat
4pm | Women’s basketball vs. CMCC.
Alumni Gym
22 Tue
5:30pm | Women’s basketball vs. Southern Maine.
Alumni Gym
7:30pm | Men’s basketball vs. Southern Maine.
Alumni Gym
28 Mon
7pm | Women’s basketball vs. UNE.
Alumni Gym
30 Wed
4:15pm | A Multi-compartment Mathematical Model of Cancer Stem Cell-Driven Solid Tumor Growth Dynamics: A lecture for an expert audience by Suzanne Weekes, professor of mathematical sciences at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The annual Sampson Lecture is sponsored by the mathematics department. FMI 207-755-5989.
Pettengill G21
6pm | Lean Out: Connecting Outside the Ivory Tower. Suzanne Weekes (see previous item) discusses research and educational partnerships that connect educators and students directly with industry and enable them to conduct research on industrial problems. The annual Sampson Lecture is sponsored by the mathematics department. FMI 207-755-5989.
Muskie Archives
8pm | American String Band: Andrew Martelle directs a student ensemble that emphasizes fiddle music from French-Canadian, Irish, bluegrass and other deep folk traditions. Free, but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
The Ronj
Museum of Art
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.