Friday, June 7
7 p.m.
Opening Reception: King of the Woods, a major exhibit guest-curated by Gail Scott of Maine wilderness images by painter Carl Sprinchorn.
Bates College Museum of Art, Upper Gallery, Olin Arts Center
Thursday, June 13
9:30 a.m.
Androscoggin County Business to Business Trade Show. Sponsored by the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council. For more information call 207-784-0161.
Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building
Thursday, July 18
6 p.m.
Concert: Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series. Blue Sunday performs classic American songbook standards and jazz. Free admission; bring blankets or lawn chairs, as well as picnic suppers (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall).
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
Saturday, July 20
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Alone & Together/Faculty Concert. An evening of solos and duets by choreographers Michael Foley, Jane Weiner, Gabri Christa, Cathy Young, Chris Aiken, Tamica Washington-Miller, Shonach Mirk-Robles and Maria Simpson. Admission: $15/$10. *Advance reservations by phone: 207-786-6161, 1-6 p.m. beginning July 12.
Schaeffer Theatre
Thursday, July 25
6 p.m.
Concert: Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series. Julie & Brownie perform original and traditional music for families and children. Free admission; bring blankets or lawn chairs, as well as picnic suppers (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall).
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
Friday, July 26
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Jane Comfort & Company perform Asphalt, a dance and theater story of an aspiring disc jockey who uses music to transcend his grim urban reality. Choreography and direction by Jane Comfort, book and lyrics by poet and dramatist Carl Rux Hancock, break beats and instrumentation by DJ Spooky and vocal score by acclaimed folk-rock artist Toshi Reagon. Admission: $20/$10.
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, July 27
7:15 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Pre-performance Lecture: Inside Dance with Suzanne Carbonneau ‘76.
Schaeffer Theatre
8 p.m.
Bates College Dance Festival Performance: Jane Comfort & Company(see July 26 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Thursday, Aug. 1
6 p.m.
Concert: Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series. Bait the Hook, a five-piece band, performs blues, funk and swing. Free admission; bring blankets or lawn chairs, as well as picnic suppers (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall).
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Panel Discussion: The Art of Improvisation. Improvisational artists Simone Forti, Nancy Stark Smith and others explore improvisation as a performance form, an approach to dancemaking and a way of life.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Friday, Aug. 2
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Robert Moses’ KIN. Direct from a celebrated run in San Francisco, Robert Moses’ KIN makes its East Coast premiere with a stunning selection of new works. Admission: $17/$10. *Advance reservations by phone: 207-786-6161, 1-6 p.m. beginning July 12.
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, Aug. 3
7:15 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Pre-performance Lecture: Inside Dance with Suzanne Carbonneau ‘76.
Schaeffer Theatre
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Robert Moses’ KIN (see Aug. 2 listing).
Schaeffer Theater
Sunday, Aug. 4
6 p.m.
Buffet Picnic Dinner: This special evening of dance immersion begins with a gourmet picnic dinner by Lake Andrews. Sponsored by the Bates Dance Festival. Cost: $17.
Olin Arts Center Terrace
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Offering, a response to the wounded urban landscape of 9/11 by internationally acclaimed performance artists Eiko and Koma.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
7:15 p.m.
Pre-performance Lecture: Inside Dance with Suzanne Carbonneau ‘76
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Tuesday, Aug. 6
7 p.m.
Exhibit Opening and Lecture: The Energy of Dance, Michael Philip Manheim’s multiple-exposure dance photographs taken at the 2001 Bates Dance Festival.
Bates College Museum of Art, Lower Gallery, Olin Arts Center
8 p.m.
Concert: The Musician’s Concert. The annual eclectic concert by Bates Dance Festival musicians features multi-instrumentalists Peter Jones, Tigger Benford and Jesse Manno and improviser Albert Mathias, pianist Christian Cherry and percussionist Gilles Obermayer performing original and improvised music.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Thursday, Aug. 8
6 p.m.
Concert: Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series. Side by Side blends pop, jazz, country, folk and blues. Free admission; bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating, as well as picnic suppers (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall).
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Panel Discussion: Global Exchange: Sharing Across Cultures. Informal conversation with visiting choreographers from Cuba, China, Japan and Portugal.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Friday & Saturday, Aug. 9 & 10
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Faculty Gala. An evening of magnetic performances by master improviser Simone Forti, modern choreographers Lisa Race and Kathleen Hermesdorf, jazz artist Cathy Young, flamenco dancer Clara Ramona and others. Admission: $17/$10. *Advance reservations by phone: 207-786-6161, 1-6 p.m. beginning July 12.
Schaeffer Theatre
Tuesday, Aug. 13
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Moving in the Moment. An evening of improvisational dance and music with contact improviser Nancy Stark Smith and members of the festival dance and music faculty. An annual crowd pleaser full of delicious surprises, hilarious vignettes and moving moments.
Alumni Gymnasium
Thursday, Aug. 15
6 p.m.
Concert: Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series. Banjo Dan & the Mid-nite Plowboys perform bluegrass music. Free admission; bring blankets or lawn chairs, as well as picnic suppers (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall).
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Different Voices/20th Anniversary Gala: Compelling premieres commissioned by the festival in honor of its 20th anniversary by established and emerging dance artists from around the world including Sara Sweet Rabidoux’s Hoi Polloi, Ming Lung Yang, Gesel Mason, Karen Love, Helanius Wilkins, Millicent Johnnie and others. Admission: $17/$10. *Advance reservations by phone: 207-786-6161, 1-6 p.m. beginning July 12.
Schaeffer Theatre
Friday, Aug. 16
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Different Voices/20th Anniversary Gala (see Aug. 15 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, Aug. 17
1-5 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Young Choreographers/New Works. An adjudicated informal showing of more than 24 new works by talented festival participants from around the world. Faculty members will provide insightful critical feedback throughout the afternoon.
Schaeffer Theatre
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival Performance: Festival Finale. An evening of modern, jazz and flamenco works created by Jane Comfort, Tere O’Connor, Robert Moses, Cathy Young, Clara Ramona and Tigger Benford/Martha Partridge, all performed by festival students. Highlighting the program will be a performance by local youth participating in the festival’s Youth Arts dance and music program under the direction of Jane Weiner. Admission: $6/$3. *Advance reservations by phone: 207-786-6161, 1-6 p.m. beginning July 12.
Alumni Gymnasium
EXHIBITIONS
Museum of Art, Olin Arts Center
June 7-August 23, 2002
Upper Gallery: Carl Sprinchorn: King of the Woods.
Lower Gallery: Collection Highlights and Michael Philip Manheim: The Energy of Dance.
TOUR
Guided tours of the campus for prospective students and their families are conducted on the hour weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the summer. Available on a walk-in basis, the tours leave from Lindholm House on Campus Avenue. Interview appointments may be made with the Bates Admissions Office at 207-786-6000.
Informal tours of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, located on Campus Avenue, are available at no charge on a walk-in basis between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. 207-786-6354.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
All events are open to the public and free of charge unless otherwise indicated.
*Admission fee lists general public first and a reduced price for children, senior citizens (age 60 or older) and full-time students of any age, unless otherwise noted.
*Advance reservations for the above events are available only as specified.
Events are subject to change. This calendar is published jointly by the Bates College Office of College Relations, 207-786-6330, and the Office of Summer Programs, 207-786-6077. More information on the above events or other summer activities is available by contacting either office weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For questions about the Bates Dance Festival, contact the festival office at 207-786-6381.
