Posts by Bates News
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WednesdayJanuary 13, 1999 |
Lewiston native makes generous gift to BatesLewiston native Margaret Tardiff Crumley has made a $100,000 gift to Bates in memory of her husband Thomas D. Crumley ’52, President Donald W. Harward announced. |
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WednesdayJanuary 13, 1999 |
Robert Reddick to read at BatesNovelist Robert Reddick will read from his work in progress, titled The Labyrinth of Wind, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, in the Special Collections Room of Ladd Library. The public is invited to attend the Readings with Bates Authors presentation free of charge. |
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TuesdayJanuary 12, 1999 |
Bates presents Afro-Cuban jazz concertBellita and Jazztumbatá, an internationally recognized trio from Havana, Cuba, will present an evening of music and dance at at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, in the Olin Arts Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge. |
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MondayJanuary 11, 1999 |
Poet Robert Chute to read at BatesAward-winning poet Robert Chute will read from Sweeping the Sky, works in progress about Russian women combat pilots of World War II, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, in the Special Collections room of Ladd Library. The public is invited to attend the Readings with Bates Authors presentation free of charge. |
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ThursdayJanuary 7, 1999 |
Glazer to present lecture and performance at BatesPianist Frank Glazer will present a lecture and recital, “The Piano as a Versatile Instrument,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend the presentation, featuring works by Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin and Liszt, free of charge. |
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WednesdayJanuary 6, 1999 |
Jim Daniels continues Spiritual Journeys series at BatesJim Daniels, photojournalist, will discuss “Witnessing Spirit: A Photojournalist’s Observations” Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave. The public is invited to attend the Spiritual Journeys lecture at Bates without charge. Call 207-786-8272 for more information. |
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WednesdayJanuary 6, 1999 |
Award-winning author John Edgar Wideman to speak at Bates on Martin Luther King Jr. DayNovelist John Edgar Wideman, two-time winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, and Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball great Jackie Robinson, will speak at Bates College on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as part of a two-day series of activities and workshops focused on Two Societies: A Focus on Class through the Lenses of Race and Gender. The public is invited to attend all events free of charge. |
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WednesdayJanuary 6, 1999 |
Warwick couple's $1-million gift funds Bates College campus restoration projectA $1-million gift from Henry “Jack” Keigwin ’59, and his wife, Beverly, of Warwick, R.I., has funded a major environmental restoration project and new granite amphitheater on the Bates College campus. |
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TuesdayJanuary 5, 1999 |
"Scattering the Ashes" author to readMaría del Carmen Boza, author of Scattering the Ashes, an account of the Cuban exile experience, will read selections from her acclaimed memoir at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, in the Special Collections room of Ladd Library. The public is invited to attend free of charge. |
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TuesdayJanuary 5, 1999 |
Bates to hold symposium on education, religion and contemporary issuesIn the wake of a series of hateful acts directed toward a number of synagogues and churches in Maine, issues of preparing a new generation for an age of religious pluralism will be explored in a three-day symposium at Bates College Friday, Jan. 22, Jan. 23 and Sunday, Jan. 24, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives. |