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Speaker to discuss post-revolutionary Cuba at Bates
Tuesday, October 7, 2003 10:51 am
Andrés Gomez, a founder of the "Antonio Maceo Brigade," the Miami-based organization of Cubans living in the United States who favor normalized relations with Cuba, presents "David and Goliath: Cuba's Struggle Today," at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, Campus Avenue, Bates College. The public is invited to attend the talk free of charge.
Wall Street Journal cites Bates for 'elite' grad-school preparation
Thursday, October 2, 2003 11:15 am
Bates is included in a new Wall Street Journal ranking of 50 colleges and universities that "send the most students to elite grad schools."
Symposium celebrates 100 years of "The Souls of Black Folks"
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:23 am
In a symposium Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, faculty and guests from as far away as Germany will use music, drama and scholarly presentations to mark the 100th anniversary of a milestone in African American thought.
Bates dedicates scoreboard in McDuffee’s memory
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 11:03 am
The Bates College community will gather during Homecoming Weekend to dedicate a scoreboard in memory of Morgan W. McDuffee, at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, on the Campus Avenue Field, adjacent to John Bertram Hall, 78 Central Avenue. An alumni lacrosse game follows the dedication.
Guster to perform
Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:50 am
The tuneful, droll and Tufts-bred trio Guster performs in an all-ages concert at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building ("Gray Cage"), 130 Central Avenue.
Poet and activist Alix Olson to perform
Friday, September 12, 2003 10:18 am
Internationally known spoken word artist, poet and activist Alix Olson performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Avenue. The public is invited to attend the event free of charge.
Poet Donald Hall to read for annual Writers Harvest
Friday, September 12, 2003 10:12 am
Poet Donald Hall, Pulitzer Prize nominee and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, reads from his work on Sept. 24.
Glazer, Parakilas perform Russian music for two pianos
Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:15 am
Frank Glazer and James Parakilas, members of the Bates College music faculty who rank among Maine's best-known musicians, perform a program of music for two pianos by Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff and other Russian composers at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
Zen priest, wilderness guide opens 2003-04 Spiritual Journey series
Tuesday, September 2, 2003 11:44 am
Zen priest and outdoorsman Stephen Hyde presents Coming Home: Learning the Sacred and Practical Art of Return at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, 56 Campus Avenue. The public is invited to attend this discussion free of charge. Hyde's talk opens a series of lectures, Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2003-04," sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain.
Freewill Folk Society presents Old Time Fiddle Festival
Friday, August 29, 2003 10:56 am
Folk music players and fans from around the region will converge in Lewiston on Friday evening and Saturday, Sept. 12-13, for the first annual Old Time Fiddle Festival. Featuring respected musicians from Maine, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and Ireland, the festival's workshops, mini-concerts and a contradance will be held on campus, while a Saturday evening concert by the band Beòlach takes place at nearby Lewiston Middle School.