Campus events: Updated for Feb. 2–28, 2017
Hello from Bates!
This is an updated listing of public events at the college during February 2017.
The public is invited to these events. Except as noted, admission is free.
Updates in this edition:
- A screening of the climate-change documentary Chasing Ice has been added on Feb. 2.
- Lectures in the new series Confronting Violence: Racism, Religion and American Identities have been added on Feb. 7 (Chris Hedges) and 13 (Carlene Pavlos).
- An installment of the Dinner and a Movie series has been added on Feb. 9.
- A concert by students in the course “Computers, Music and the Arts” has been added on Feb. 14.
- A traditional Zen meditation session has been added on Feb. 21.
- The Feb. 23 screening of the film First Degree has been pushed back to March 8.
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 dhubley@bates.edu.
Recurring Events
Taking place while Bates is in session. Please confirm before you go.
10:30am Mon | Buddhist meditation led by the Dharma Society. Beginners welcome. 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
10:30am Tue | Walking meditation led by the Dharma Society. 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
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
2 Thu
5pm | Chasing Ice: James Balog’s Emmy-winning documentary uses time-lapse photography to capture in stunning fashion the shrinking of the world’s glaciers because of human-induced climate change. Sponsored by the Bates Outing Club. FMI hcashman@bates.edu.
Carnegie 204
7:30pm | Literary Arts Live: Erica Dawson, poet: A reading by and conversation with the author of the collections The Small Blades Hurt and Big-Eyed Afraid. A book sale and signing follow. Dawson “generates great energy by pulling at the impossible and sometimes pleasurable tangles of what is constant in us, and what is disposable in the world.” — Slate. FMI 207-753-6963 or lwardwel@bates.edu.
Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge
3 Fri
4pm | Arts Crawl: Every winter, Bates’ celebration of student achievement in the visual, literary and performing arts is a lively smorgasbord of creativity and skill. FMI 207-786-8294.
Chase Hall (4–5:30pm), Olin Arts Center (5:30–7pm), Commons Fireplace Lounge (a cappella at 5pm)
7pm | Women’s basketball vs. Amherst.
Alumni Gym
4 Sat
10am | Ladd Planetarium show: What’s in the sky tonight? This planetarium show for general audiences shows the sky as you’ll see it this evening, illustrating well-known constellations and explaining what else you may see. FMI nhasting@bates.edu.
Carnegie Science Hall
3pm | Women’s basketball vs. Trinity.
Alumni Gym
3pm | Women’s club hockey vs. Maine.
Underhill Arena
7 Tue
3pm | American Red Cross blood drive hosted by the Bates Emergency Medical Services. FMI 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767).
Chase Hall, Memorial Commons
7pm | The Moral Imperative of Revolt: This talk by Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning and Wages of Rebellion, opens the series Confronting Violence: Racism, Religion and American Identities. Reception and book signing follow. The series is sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies, with 12 additional academic and administrative offices in support. FMI jbelive2@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall
8 Wed
7pm | Talk by Jacob Watson, founder, Chaplaincy Institute of Maine: Watson speaks about interfaith and multifaith spirituality, how to embrace the “Yesses” and “Ands” in a respectful sensitive way and how to commit to spiritual growth after college. FMI 207-786-8272.
Benjamin Mays Center
9 Thu
5pm | Dinner and a Movie: Suited. A catered dinner precedes the screening of the HBO documentary Suited, which depicts Bindle & Keep, a Brooklyn tailoring company that caters to a diverse LGBTQ community, custom-making suits for gender-nonconforming and transgender clients. A Q&A with law student Ev Arthur, who is featured in the documentary, follows the screening. Free but tickets required: bit.ly/2iCNqJ2. Sponsored by SPARQ! and the Office of Intercultural Education. FMI amucci@bates.edu.
Muskie Archives
10 Fri
7pm | Women’s basketball vs. Maine–Augusta.
Alumni Gym
7:30pm | Contradance: Dance with everyone in the room as you move in repeating patterns down long lines. Come for just one dance or stay the whole night! Music by Kyra and Dana, calling by Alex Hennings. All dances taught, no previous experience necessary. Beginner lesson at 7:30pm, dancing starts at 8. Admission: $5–$8 on a sliding scale. FMI freewillfolk@gmail.com.
Muskie Archives
11 Sat
7:30pm | FAB 12th Annual Winter Dance Showcase: F.A.B. stands for “Franco American and Bates,” and in this joyful concert the Gendron Franco Center and the college present original dance and music from Bates students and artists from around New England. $15/$12, available at Brown Paper Tickets. FMI the Franco Center.
Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston
12 Sun
2pm | Men’s basketball vs. Williams.
Alumni Gym
2pm | Women’s club hockey vs. University of New England.
Underhill Arena
14 Tue
7:30pm | Computers, Music and the Arts: Creations by students in the course “Computers, Music and the Arts.” Free, but tickets required, available at EventBrite. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Concert Hall
18 Sat–25 Sun
Winter Recess: No classes are held, but administrative offices are open.
18 Sat
10am | Ladd Planetarium show (see Feb. 4).
Carnegie Science Hall
21 Tue
7pm | Zen meditation: A traditional Zen sit with Associated Buddhist Chaplain Heiku Jaime McLeod. Beginners welcome. FMI 207-786-8272.
Gomes Chapel
25 Sat
1pm | Men’s lacrosse vs. Roger Williams.
Garcelon Football Field
Museum of Art
Through March 18
Phantom Punch: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia in Lewiston, Maine: A significant exhibition of leading and emerging Saudi artists, along with programming designed to spark 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.
Martin Puryear: Prints: Renowned for his sculpture, at Bates Puryear is showing etchings and woodcuts recently added to the museum’s permanent collection — work that’s organic, reductive, referential and often geometric.