Stories about "humanities"
Bates College Choir to perform works by Mozart and Fauré
Monday, March 23, 2009 1:03 pm
Directed by John Corrie, the Bates College Choir performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Coronation Mass" and Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem" in concert.
Bates alum's documentary to be shown
Thursday, March 19, 2009 4:25 pm
Created by Craig Saddlemire, a Lewiston resident and member of the Bates class of 2005, the film follows the response to the city's plan in 2004 to build a four-lane boulevard through a low-income neighborhood. The project would have displaced 850 residents and destroyed playgrounds, vegetable gardens and historic buildings.
Jazz groups feature talented musicians
Monday, February 16, 2009 4:38 pm
Ben Smeltzer '10, of the Bates Jazz Combo, rocks the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall as part of the evening program for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The combo's members participate in the college's jazz band.
Slide show: 2009 Martin Luther King Day at Bates
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 1:59 pm
The 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Bates College focused on "Inaugurating Change: Where Do We Go From Here?" Each year, Bates observes King's birthday by suspending regular classes and focusing community attention on special programming throughout the day.
Darwin anniversary series continues with Flock of Dodos
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:59 am
The year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of naturalist Charles Darwin and the 150th publication anniversary of The Origin of Species, the book in which Darwin set forth the theory of evolution.
Bates Dance Festival features contemporary African dance and film
Monday, July 21, 2008 12:00 pm
The Bates Dance Festival presents a weeklong focus on the extraordinary performing arts of contemporary Africa.
Looking forward to 2008-09, Amandla! reviews successes of past year
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:00 pm
The Bates College organization that cultivates solidarity among students of African descent, Amandla! has announced its officers for the 2008-09 academic year.
Hello, China
Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:00 pm
The new exhibition "Stairway to Heaven" explores China's transformation from a closed society to a global power.
Community Fabric
Sunday, June 1, 2008 12:00 pm
'Responsive and willing' is how curator Dumas describes faculty interest in Museum L-A projects, while Scobey notes that faculty engages about half of Bates' 1,700 students in 'significant community-based learning,' from internships to research.
My City Was Gone
Sunday, June 1, 2008 12:00 pm
Emphasizing photography, the exhibition portrays the cities through three wide lenses: the changing forms and meanings of public monuments; the forests of skyscrapers springing up like bamboo; and the street-level scenes that are disappearing as those skyscrapers hoist residential living into the heavens.