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Except as noted, these events take place at Bates College, Lewiston, and are open to the public at no charge. Where an admission fee is charged, the price format in these listings shows [adults]/[students and senior citizens]. To receive the printed monthly calendar Bates Invites You, please call 207-786-6330 or e-mail the calendar editor. Wednesday, Oct. 15pmField hockey vs. Husson.Campus Avenue Field 6–9pmFigure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Artists should bring drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. Admission: $7 (free for Bates students). Olin Arts Center, Room 259 6:30pmPanel discussion: Clergy serving the Bates, Colby and Wellesley college communities answer questions about the Christian faith. Sponsored by the Bates Christian Fellowship. For more information call 207-786-8272. Chase Hall Lounge 7pmVolleyball vs. St. Joseph’s. Alumni Gymnasium Thursday, Oct. 23:30pmWomen’s tennis vs. Babson. Wallach Tennis Center Friday-Sunday, Oct. 3–5Parents and Family Weekend: See the full weekend schedule. Friday, Oct. 32:40pmLecture: Hydrogen Energy for Maine and the World by Paul Faulstich, president of the Portland-based Hydrogen Energy Center. Sponsored by the physics and astronomy department. For more information call 207-786-6490. Carnegie Science Hall, Room 204 4pmVolleyball vs. Rivier. Alumni Gymnasium 4:15pmPoster session: Talk with students who recently completed community service learning projects and summer research projects on and off campus. Sponsored by the Dean of the Faculty's office. Pettengill Hall, Perry Atrium 7 & 9:30pmFilm: Wall-E (2008, 98 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. Olin Arts Center, Room 104 8pmConcert: Perfido-Higgins-Fonda Jazz Trio. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall 8pmVolleyball vs. Gordon. Alumni Gymnasium Saturday, Oct. 49:30amSymposium: In Environmental Impact: Environmental Issues and the Liberal Arts, members of the faculty and staff examine how the College lives by its environmental commitments and policies, cultivates a nuanced understanding of environmental issues in the classroom and promotes student-faculty collaboration in analyzing climate change. Sponsored by the Dean of the Faculty's office. Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52) 11amMen’s soccer vs. Connecticut College. Russell Street Field NoonField hockey vs. Connecticut College. Campus Avenue Field 1pmFootball vs. Williams. Garcelon Field 2pmWomen’s soccer vs. Connecticut College. Russell Street Field 2 & 7pmFilm: Wall-E (see Oct. 3 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 104 7:30pmDance performance: The Bates College Modern Dance Company features a new work in progress by guest artist Kellie Lynch and pieces by Bates student choreographers (free; no reservations). For more information call 207-786-6161 or visit the online box office. Schaeffer Theatre Sunday, Oct. 510:30amGolf: CBB Championship. Martindale Golf Club, 527 Beech Hill Road, Auburn 2 & 4:30pmFilm: Wall-E (see Oct. 3 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 104 5:30pmSpiritual gathering: Weekly Protestant worship service, incorporating music and liturgy from diverse traditions. The Rev. William Cutler leads the service with faculty, staff and students taking part. All are welcome. For more information call 207-786-8272. Bates College Chapel Monday, Oct. 67pmPresentations: Two Otis Fellows present their fellowship-funded projects: To Kill a Whale: Exploring the Ties That Bind the Faeroes to the Sea by Ellen Sabina ’09 and Farming in the Western Fjords of Norway: An Endangered Life? by Anna Skarstad ’11. For information call 207-753-6952. Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge Tuesday, Oct. 712:30pmNoonday Concert: The Ariel String Quartet, an up-and-coming ensemble formed in Israel and now based in Boston, performs Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C major (K. 465; “Dissonance”). For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall 4:30pmLecture: Finding Your Inner Fish, a discussion of anatomical similarities between fish and humans by Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and author of Your Inner Fish. The event is both the annual Sawyer Lecture and an entry in the "Darwin at 200" series, produced by Bates and the Lewiston Public Library. Sponsored by the William Sawyer Memorial Biology Lecture Fund, the biology department and the College Lecture Series. For more information, please visit the Darwin series Web site. Chase Hall, Chase Hall Lounge Wednesday, Oct. 84pmMen’s soccer vs. Southern Maine. Russell Street Field 6–9pmFigure drawing (see Oct. 1 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 259 7pmPresentations: Phillips Student Fellows present their fellowship-funded research: Toward Autonomy or Assimilation: Addressing Tibetan Sinicization in a Global Era by Corey Pattison ’09 and Empowerment Through Education: 10,000 Girls Program, Kaolack, Senegal by Ilana Adler-Bell ’09 and Anne Sheldon ’09. For more information call 207-753-6952. Chase Hall Lounge, Skelton Lounge 7pmVolleyball vs. Bowdoin. Alumni Gymnasium Thursday, Oct. 97pmLecture: The Enduring Appeals of War and the Quest for Moral and Erotic Equivalents to War by Sam Keen, a philosopher, seminar leader and author. The annual Zerby Lecture is sponsored by the multifaith chaplain’s office. For more information call 207-786-8272. Chase Hall Lounge Friday, Oct. 107 & 9:30pmFilm: Wanted (2008, 110 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. Olin Arts Center, Room 104 Saturday, Oct. 119amMen’s tennis: Wallach Invitational. Wallach Tennis Center 1pmFootball vs. Wesleyan. Garcelon Field 2 & 7pmFilm: Wanted (see Oct. 10 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 104 Sunday, Oct. 129amMen’s tennis: Wallach Invitational continues. Wallach Tennis Center 2 & 4:30pmFilm: Wanted (see Oct. 10 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 104 5:30pmSpiritual gathering: Weekly Protestant worship service (see Oct. 5 listing). Bates College Chapel Monday, Oct. 137pmPresentations: Phillips Student Fellows discuss their fellowship-funded work: Preserving Art and Culture at Taller Portobelo by Clyde Bango ’11, who undertook a residency at the Spelman College Summer Art Colony, in Panama (his artwork will be exhibited in Chase Hall; see below); and The Power of Pilgrimage: Finding Meaning on El Camino de Santiago by Jacob Lewis ’09. For more information call 207-753-6952. Chase Hall Lounge Tuesday, Oct. 1412:30pmNoonday Concert: Pianist Will Bristol, of South Freeport, a rising star in Maine’s classical music community. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall Oct. 15–17Fall Recess: No classes, but administrative offices remain open. Wednesday, Oct. 154pmMen’s soccer vs. MIT. Russell Street Field 4:30pmField hockey vs. Southern Maine. Campus Avenue Field 6–9pmFigure drawing (see Oct. 1 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 259 Oct. 16–19Workshop: The Bates College Museum of Art offers a plein air (outdoor) painting workshop, led by Michael Branca of Backcountry Art Trips, at Katahdin Lake Wilderness Camps. Fee: $750 (limited to 15 participants). For more information or reservations call 207-786-8302. Sunday, Oct. 195:30pmSpiritual gathering: Weekly Protestant worship service (see Oct. 5 listing). Bates College Chapel Monday, Oct. 207pmLecture: Naomi Oreskes, historian of science at the University of California, San Diego, discusses the science of climate change and the notion of scientific consensus. Sponsored by the College Lecture Series. Chase Hall Lounge Tuesday, Oct. 2112:30pmNoonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall Wednesday, Oct. 223:30pmWomen’s soccer vs. Maine-Farmington. Russell Street Field 4:15pmMaster class: Jeff Coffin, a jazz saxophonist appearing with concert later today (see below), leads a class. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall 6–9pmFigure drawing (see Oct. 1 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 259 7 & 9:30pmFilm: Step Brothers (2008, 98 mins.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. Olin Arts Center, Room 104 7:30pmPanel discussion: Why November 4th Matters: Student Voices on the Stakes of the Presidential Election. Students active in a variety of issues discuss possible outcomes and implications of the presidential election. The second and final installment in the series "The Civic Forum: Engaged Citizenship and the Election," sponsored by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. For more information call 207-786-6202. Chase Hall Lounge 8pmConcert: Saxophonist Jeff Coffin, known for his work with the Flecktones and his own ensemble The Mu’tet, is joined by the Thomas Snow Trio. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall Friday, Oct. 247 & 9:30pmFilm: Hancock (2008, 92 mins.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. Olin Arts Center, Room 104 Saturday, Oct. 2511amWomen’s soccer vs. Wesleyan. Russell Street Field NoonField hockey vs. Wesleyan. Campus Avenue Field 1pmFootball vs. Colby. Garcelon Field 2pmMen’s soccer vs. Wesleyan. Russell Street Field 2 & 7pmFilm: Hancock (see Oct. 24 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 104 Sunday, Oct. 262 & 4:30pmFilm: Hancock (see Oct. 24 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 104 3pmConcert: Pianist Frank Glazer, artist in residence, and violinist Curtis Macomber perform Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major (“Kreutzer”) and works by Mozart and Schubert. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall 5:30pmSpiritual gathering: Weekly Protestant worship service (see Oct. 5 listing). Bates College Chapel Monday, Oct. 277:30pmLecture: In Defense of Food: The Omnivore’s Solution by food-industry journalist Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food. Followed by a reception and book signing. The annual Otis Lecture is made possible by the Philip J. Otis Endowment at Bates. Bates College Chapel 8pmPerformance: Singer-songwriter Chris Pureka and poet-activist Andrea Gibson appear in an event sponsored by OUTfront. Benjamin Mays Center Tuesday, Oct. 2812:30pmNoonday Concert: The Atlantic Piano Trio. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall Wednesday, Oct. 296–9pmFigure drawing (see Oct. 1 listing). Olin Arts Center, Room 259 7pmFilms: In conjunction with the college-wide initiative Nourishing Body and Mind: Bates Contemplates Food, the environmental studies program sponsors a screening of two documentary films about local food producers, made by students in a 2004 environmental studies course under the instruction of filmmaker Melissa Paly. Paly will attend the screening and discuss the films afterward. Olin Arts Center, Room 104 7pmPresentation: Phillips Student Fellow Lina Kong ’10 presents her fellowship-funded research, Crosscultural Study of Mauritian and Chinese Cultures through the Hakka Linkage. For more information call 207-753-6952. Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall Thursday, Oct. 307:30pmTheater: A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard. For her senior thesis project, Sulochana Dissanayake ’09 directs this riveting, emotionally raw tale of two families torn apart by spousal abuse. Admission: $6/$3. For more information call 207-786-6161 or visit the online box office. Schaeffer Theatre Friday, Oct. 313pmMen’s soccer vs. Colby. Russell Street Field 4:30pmField hockey vs. Colby. Campus Avenue Field 7–9:30pmFilm: The Dark Knight (2008, 152 mins.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. Olin Arts Center, Room 104 7:30pmTheater: A Lie of the Mind (see Oct. 30 listing). Schaeffer Theatre Chase Hall Gallery ExhibitionsOct. 13–21Artwork made by Phillips Student Fellow Clyde Bango ’11 during his residency at the Spelman College Summer Art Colony, Portobelo, Panama. Chase Hall Gallery Oct. 23–Nov. 15Images by noted photographer Emerson Matabele. Chase Hall Gallery Museum of Art ExhibitionsThrough Dec. 14Stairway to Heaven: From Chinese Streets to Monuments and Skyscrapers: This exhibition offers alternative perspectives on the intriguing, dynamic nation of China. Seventeen Chinese artists use photographs and other media to examine how rapid economic reform, new personal wealth and rapid industrialization have changed China’s urban environment, from street scenes to skyscrapers and iconic national monuments. Flourishing Folk: New England Decorated Works on Paper and Document Boxes from the Deborah N. Isaacson Trust: This exhibit represents Bates in the Maine Folk Art Trail, a collaboration among 11 museums and historical societies statewide to guide visitors to the best of Maine folk art. Shown are beautifully decorated family records and presentation pieces, as well as ornate document boxes and rare woodblock “ream sheet prints” that early paper companies used to label their products. A Selection of Figure Drawings from the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection: Selections from the 99 drawings by Marsden Hartley left to the College by the heirs of the estate of this pioneering American modernist. |
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