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Folk singer and activist Peggy Seeger to perform in concert series
Tuesday, September 28, 1999 12:00 am
Singer, songwriter and activist Peggy Seeger will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for students and seniors.
Maine Chamber Ensemble to perform
Thursday, September 9, 1999 12:00 am
The Maine Music Society's Maine Chamber Ensemble will perform a concert of Haydn, Vivaldi and Carter at Bates College (Saturday) Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Tickets purchased in advance are $15 for adults and $14 for senior citizens. Admission at the door is $17.50 for both adults and seniors. Students may purchase tickets at half price, and admission for children 12 and under, accompanied by an adult, is free. For more information about the concert, call the Maine Music Society at 207-782-1403 or the Olin Arts Center at 207-786-6135.
Walter Slovenski, legendary track and cross country coach, dies at 79
Wednesday, September 8, 1999 12:00 am
Legendary Bates College track and cross country coach Walter Slovenski, 79, died Sept. 8 at Central Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at the Bates Chapel on Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. followed by a reception at the Benjamin E. Mays Center on campus.
Harvard theologian opens spiritual journeys series
Wednesday, September 8, 1999 12:00 am
Rick Spalding, co-pastor of Boston's Church of the Covenant and Protestant chaplain at Harvard University, will discuss "Holy Dissonance: The Pleasures of Being a Religious Misfit at Bates College" from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall. The public is invited to attend this Spiritual Journeys lecture without charge. Call 207-786-8272 for more information.
Rap artist Wyclef Jean to perform
Wednesday, September 8, 1999 12:00 am
Rap artist Wyclef Jean, whose recordings with the Fugees include the multi-platinum CD "The Score," will perform with the Refugee All Stars at Bates College at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building. Tickets are $22 and may be purchased through Bull Moose Music stores starting Thursday, Sept. 9. Tickets are also available at Bates College in Chase Hall Thursday, Sept. 9 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays until the concert. Call 207-795-7496 for more information.
Pianist Frank Glazer to perform Handel, Scarlatti, others
Thursday, September 2, 1999 12:00 am
Pianist Frank Glazer, artist in residence and lecturer in music since 1980, will perform a concert of works by Handel, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin and Brahms at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall.
Noonday concert series opens
Thursday, September 2, 1999 12:00 am
The Bates College Noonday Concert series opens its fall 1999 season with a selection of programs in September. The free concerts, open to the public, will be held Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the college's Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, located on Russell Street in Lewiston.
Catharsis to perform Contradance
Wednesday, September 1, 1999 12:00 am
Contradance band Catharsis will perform at Bates College (Friday) Sept. 10 at 8:30 p.m. in Chase Hall Lounge. Sponsored by the Bates Freewill Folk Society, the contradance will be called by John McIntyre. Soft- soled shoes are recommended, but not required. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Leach to direct outdoor leadership program
Thursday, August 26, 1999 12:00 am
Timothy Leach of Queensbury, N.Y., a 1999 graduate of Bates College, has been named director of the new Bates Outdoor Education and Leadership Program (BOELP)
Bates Dance Festival presents new dances, films by Sean Curran and Victoria Mark
Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:00 am
The Bates Dance Festival presents two of America's most eloquent contemporary dance artists who will share the stage for an evening of imaginative and emotionally rich choreography and film Aug. 12 at 8 p.m in Schaeffer Theatre on the Bates College campus. Tickets are $14/$8 (students and seniors) and may be purchased by calling 207-786-6161. A post-performance talk with the artists will take place immediately following the concert.