Stories about "Lewiston-Auburn"
'Green Horizons' participants and projects
Monday, May 21, 2007 12:25 pm
With its centerpiece a giant painting that depicts Brooklyn after millennia of global warming, an exhibition exploring the concept of environmental sustainability opens on June 9 at the Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St. "Green Horizons" will present prominent artists from Maine and the world in an adventurous attempt to provoke conversations around the questions: What is green? What is sustainable?
Bates celebrates Harward Center for Community Partnerships Awards
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 1:14 pm
Twelve individuals and organizations, recipients of the first Bates College Harward Center for Community Partnership Awards, were recently recognized in a celebration at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives.
Bates receives national grant for community-based research fellowships
Monday, April 2, 2007 1:07 pm
Bates College is one of 11 institutions of higher education named by the National Community-Based Research Networking Initiative to receive funding for innovative community-based research projects.
Bates, Maine Music Society gather 260 musicians for all-Brahms concert
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:07 am
In a landmark musical event, Bates College and the Maine Music Society will muster some 260 musicians for an evening of music by Johannes Brahms, including his exquisite "Requiem," at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31, in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 27 Bartlett St.
Bates College Museum of Art shows Hewitt print retrospective
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:00 am
A retrospective of prints by Charlie Hewitt, a Maine artist of national stature, opens with a reception at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St. "Scrape, Cut, Gouge, Bite, Print . . . The Graphic Work of Charlie Hewitt 1976-2006" offers a comprehensive look at Hewitt's printmaking, the field for which this dynamic artist is best-known.
From carrots to zukes on Wood Street
Thursday, October 5, 2006 12:00 am
"Sharing the misery of weeding with a bunch of other people can be fun," says Molly Ladd '09, an environmental studies major from Somerville, Maine. She's right. On a cool and brilliant day in early fall, fun is reigning among the half-dozen or so students working in the Wood Street Service Garden.
Local organizations share more than $9,500 from 'Clean Sweep' sale
Thursday, July 6, 2006 12:00 am
The sixth annual Clean Sweep, the Bates College "garage sale" of furnishings, books, electronics and other goods donated by departing students, generated some $9,579 in proceeds that were divided among nine local nonprofit organizations and a school athletics program.
Sixth annual Clean Sweep sale to benefit environment, local nonprofits
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 12:00 am
Clean Sweep, Bates College's sixth annual "garage sale" of electronics, furnishings and other goods donated by departing students, takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the college's Underhill Arena, 145 Russell St. Proceeds from the sale benefit local nonprofit organizations. The sale is open to the public, and members of the public are also invited to donate items and/or volunteer to staff the event. To learn more, please call Bates environmental coordinator Julie Rosenbach at 207-786-8367 (office) or 207-240-4626 (cell).
Harward Center for Community Partnerships hosts Partnerships Day
Saturday, May 13, 2006 12:00 am
The Bates College Harward Center for Community Partnerships, in coordination with the college's Student Volunteer Fellows, will hold a Community Partnerships Day from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 12.
Harward Center presents extensive program for grand opening
Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:50 pm
Marking a new chapter in Bates College's commitment to the Lewiston-Auburn community and to community-based education, the Donald W. and Ann. M. Harward Center for Community Partnerships presents a grand opening and welcome for its first director, David M. Scobey. The Jan. 25-27 celebration features three days of academic and cultural events, all of which are open free of charge to the Bates and Lewiston-Auburn communities. For more information call 207-786-6202.