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Jazz singer Kurt Elling is 'truly a musical phenomenon'
Tuesday, October 28, 2003 1:34 pm
Highly regarded as a jazz singer, composer and lyricist, Kurt Elling takes the spotlight for the next entry in the Bates College Concert Series at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
Lecture-workshop by 'Sunpie' Barnes rescheduled for Nov. 4
Monday, October 27, 2003 2:05 pm
An accomplished musician equally at home with blues, zydeco and a spectrum of African and Caribbean styles, Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes comes to Bates College to explore the music of the African Diaspora in a lecture-workshop from 8-10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Room 130 of the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St. The visit was postponed to November from Oct. 28.
Weekend of events to celebrate Bates-Morse Mountain
Sunday, October 26, 2003 3:48 pm
A play, a special presentation and a hike this week will continue a series of events celebrating the 25th anniversary of Bates College's stewardship of the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area, 600 acres of land that include Maine's last undeveloped barrier beach.
Harvard neurobiologist to discuss diversity in Bates lecture
Sunday, October 26, 2003 2:27 pm
Dr. S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations and professor of neurobiology at Harvard University, will present a talk titled "Achieving Diversity and Intercultural/Racial Understanding in an Academic Setting" at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Campus Avenue, Bates College. The public is invited to attend the lecture free of charge.
Bates College presents Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'
Friday, October 24, 2003 2:32 pm
Regarded by many as the best-known play in the English language, William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is the major fall production of the Bates College theater department.
Scholar discusses dual traditions in spiritual series at Bates
Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:58 pm
John P. Keenan, an Episcopal priest and scholar of Buddhism, discusses his own intellectual and spiritual experiences of living within these two religious traditions at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, Campus Avenue, Bates College. The public is invited free of charge to attend this presentation, part of the series "Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2003-04," sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain. Call 207-786-8272 for more information.
Scholar to discuss homophobia in academia in Bates lecture
Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:44 pm
Toni McNaron, professor emeritus of English and women's studies at the University of Minnesota, discusses her book Poisoned Ivy: Lesbian and Gay Academics Confronting Homophobia(Temple University Press, 1996), at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Campus Avenue, Bates College. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Argentinean filmmaker to screen Ché Guevara documentary at Bates
Wednesday, October 22, 2003 4:10 pm
Argentinean filmmaker Leandro Katz shows his film "El Día Que Me Quieras" (The Day You'll Love Me), a deconstruction of the infamous photographs taken of the slain revolutionary Ché Guevara, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in Room 105 of the Olin Arts Center, Bates College. A discussion with Katz follows the film and the public is invited to attend free of charge.
Pianist Jon Nakamatsu to perform with Bates Orchestra
Wednesday, October 22, 2003 4:01 pm
Classical pianist Jon Nakamatsu, gold medalist in the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will perform Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto with the Bates College Orchestra at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
Noted Hungarian, Argentinean film directors to discuss their work at Bates
Wednesday, October 22, 2003 3:25 pm
Friday, Oct. 24, is a red-letter night at Bates College for film fans, thanks to visits by two respected directors. The public is invited to attend both events free of charge.