Stories about "Maine/world"
Androscoggin Valley Community Orchestra to perform family concert
Tuesday, November 11, 1997 9:19 am
The Androscoggin Valley Community Orchestra (AVCO) and the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Orchestra (LAYO) will present a family concert with guest artists Michael Miclon and Sophie Prose at 2 p.m., Nov. 22, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Admission will be $5. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling Smart Start at 207-783-4422 during daytime hours.
Maine artist to deliver multimedia presentation at Bates
Tuesday, November 11, 1997 9:10 am
Eric Hopkins, a native of Bangor who paints bird's-eye views of the Maine coast, will deliver a multimedia presentation titled Global Expressions at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Room 105 of the Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St.
Bates jazz band to stage concert
Monday, November 10, 1997 8:54 am
The Bates Jazz Band, under the direction of Mark Manduca, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, in the Olin Arts Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Scrod Pudding performs benefit contradance at Bates
Tuesday, November 4, 1997 3:45 pm
Scrod Pudding, a group of local musicians who play traditional New England, French-Canadian and Appalachian music, will perform a contradance with caller Bill Olsonfrom 8 p.m. to midnight, Friday, Nov. 7, in Chase Hal, 56 Campus Ave. Admission is $5 at the door and proceeds will benefit the AIDS Coalition of Lewiston-Auburn.
Social activist to discuss spirituality at Bates
Friday, October 31, 1997 12:01 pm
Kip Tiernan, founder of Rosie's Place for Women, the Greater Boston Food Bank and Healthcare for the Homeless, will discuss "A Social Activist's Perspective" as part of a new Bates College lecture series, "Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul," at 4:30 p.m., Nov. 14, in the Benjamin Mays Center. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Ms. magazine editor to speak
Thursday, October 30, 1997 11:47 am
Highlighting the 12th Annual Maine Women's Studies Conference at Bates College on Nov. 15 will be the 1 p.m. keynote address in the Chapel by Marcia Ann Gillespie, editor in chief of Ms. magazine. The day-long interdisciplinary program -- titled "Making Connections (Among and Between)" -- features papers, panels and workshops related to feminist research and political activism.
Black Family Trio to perform at Bates
Friday, October 17, 1997 11:03 am
The Black Family Trio, a piano, violin and cello ensemble, will perform at noon on Oct. 21, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The concert, part of the Noontime Concert Series at Bates, will feature works by Handel, Dvorak and Squire as well as traditional fiddling music. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Mid-Coast Chamber Orchestra to perform at Bates
Monday, October 13, 1997 9:36 am
The Mid-Coast Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Paul Ross, will open its eighth season with a concert at 7:30 p.m. November 1, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The program features pianist Virginia Eskin in concertos by Clara Schumann and Franz Liszt. Tickets at the door are $8 for general admission and $4 for students and seniors. Tickets are available in advance for $7/$3 at Carroll's Music in Lewiston and Macbean's Music in Brunswick. Call 207-725-5657 for more information.
Welfare reform advisers to lecture at Bates
Tuesday, September 23, 1997 10:53 am
Peter Edelman, a Clinton-administration appointee who recently resigned in protest over the new national welfare law, and Kevin Concannon, commissioner of the Maine Department of Human Services and a welfare-reform supporter, will discuss the implications of welfare reform on the national and state level at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, in Chase Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. The presentation, sponsored by the Bates Democrats student organization, is open to the public without charge.
Lanesboro student leads Bates' AESOP orientation
Thursday, August 21, 1997 1:26 pm
Two-hundred and thirty-six incoming students -- half the class of 2001 at Bates College -- will first face physical rigors, while hiking, rock climbing, canoing, backpacking or mountain biking in the Annual Entering Student Outdoor Program (AESOP) orientation. Dan Voisin, a Bates senior from Lanesboro, Mass., is overseeing the preorientation program, including transportation, food and gear procurement as well as training the 52 student-trip leaders.