Stories about "Maine/world"
Ground breaking for $17M Bates building set
Tuesday, April 1, 1997 2:49 pm
Bates College will break ground for a new $17 million academic building on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the corner of Bardwell Street and Andrews Road.
Bates Dance Festival plans community performance project
Thursday, March 13, 1997 9:17 am
The Bates Dance Festival invites senior citizens and teenagers from Lewiston-Auburn and surrounding communities to participate in a three-week intensive workshop, July 28 through Aug. 15, under the direction of choreographer and educator Jeff Bliss.
Panel at Bates to discuss women in leadership
Tuesday, January 28, 1997 3:45 pm
Representatives of the state's new female leadership will hold a panel discussion on the power of women in the Maine legislature as part of a Bates College lecture series, "Women and Public Policy in the Next Century."
Bates community to hold "read-in"
Tuesday, January 14, 1997 3:26 pm
In commemoration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, and in an effort to encourage literacy, more than 120 students, faculty and staff from Bates College will hold a "read-in" for youngsters in grades K-3 classrooms in Lewiston and Auburn schools on Thursday and Friday .
Four U.S. Senate candidates to debate for seat
Tuesday, October 15, 1996 11:02 am
Four candidates for the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. William S. Cohen, R-Maine, will discuss their views in a televised debate at Bates College on Monday, Oct. 21. Any tickets remaining after distribution to students will be available starting Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Office of Special Projects and Summer Programs, 163 Wood St.
Forest referendum is topic of discussion
Tuesday, October 1, 1996 11:12 am
The so-called clear-cutting referendum on Maine's November ballot will be aired in a panel discussion at Bates College on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The 7:30 p.m. roundtable will take place in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives. The public is invited to attend at no charge.
Embroidered textiles exhibit to open in the Museum of Art
Thursday, May 30, 1996 11:47 am
The exhibition "Nancy Hemenway: Embroidered Wall Sculptures" will open at the Bates College Museum of Art on June 7 with a reception for the internationally recognized artist at 7 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Local residents among 1996 graduates
Monday, May 27, 1996 11:39 am
Fifteen area residents received bachelor's degrees during Bates College's 130th commencement exercises on Monday (May 27) in an outdoor ceremony on the main quadrangle. The distinguished Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe delivered the commencement address to an audience of some 3,000.
Edward Little High School musicians to perform
Thursday, May 2, 1996 11:22 am
Two groups of Edward Little High School student musicians will perform a concert at Bates at 7:30 p.m., May 13, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Maine Bird Conference to be held at Bates
Monday, April 22, 1996 11:30 am
Amateur and professional ornithologists from around the state will gather Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, at Bates for the annual Maine Bird Conference sponsored by the college and the Stanton Bird Club.