Saturday, April 1

8 a.m.
Odyssey of the Mind: The Maine state tournament returns to Bates as 115 teams, kindergarten through college, present creative solutions to challenging problems. Closing ceremonies at 4:30 p.m. For more information call 207-646-4268.
Alumni Gymnasium and other campus locations

Noon
Baseball vs. Tufts (doubleheader).
Leahey Field

8 p.m.
Concert: Mozart's Requiem, performed by the Bates College Choir, under the direction of John Corrie, lecturer in music. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

8 p.m.
Dance performance: The Bates College Modern Dance Company presents the annual Spring Concert of New Works by students and faculty. Admission: $6/$3. For more information call 207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre

Sunday, April 2

2 p.m.
Dance performance: Bates College Modern Dance Company (see April 1 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre

2 p.m.
Thesis presentation: For his senior thesis project, Maxwell Butler has composed and recorded the score for a silent film created by Sean George, a senior at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Monday, April 3

7:30 p.m.
Lecture: The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy by Hilary Putnam, professor emeritus of philosophy, Harvard University, and a Mellon Learning Associate at Bates. Sponsored by the English department.
Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, April 4

12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Piano students of Natasha Chances. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

3 p.m.
Baseball vs. Husson.
Leahey Field

8 p.m.
Concert: Electronic music composed by students of William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, April 5

4:30 p.m.
Women's lacrosse vs. Colby.
Campus Avenue Field

6-9 p.m.
Figure 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

7:30 p.m.
Lecture: Kate Griffin, chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia. Sponsored by the Bates College Republicans.
Chase Hall Lounge

Thursday, April 6

5 p.m.
Dance performance: Showcase of works from dance classes and independent projects by students. Free; no reservations.
Merrill Gymnasium, Marcy Plavin Studios, 141 Russell St.

Friday, April 7

8 p.m.
Contradance: Traditional New England folk dancing to the band Wake the Neighbors. No experience needed; all dances taught and called. Admission: $8/$7. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society.
Chase Hall Lounge

Sunday, April 9

11:30 a.m. (registration)
Run: Morgan's 5K Run/Walk. Named for the late Morgan McDuffee '02, this annual event benefits Morgan's Fund for Violence Prevention. Race begins at 1 p.m. Registration: $15. For more information call 207-671-0676 or visit the Web site www.morgansfund.org/events.htm.
Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building.

Wednesday, April 12

6-9 p.m.
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see April 5 listing).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259

Saturday, April 15

11 a.m.
Women's lacrosse vs. Middlebury.
Campus Avenue Field

1 p.m.
Softball vs. Tufts (doubleheader).
Lafayette Street Field

Monday, April 17

3:30 p.m.
Softball vs. Husson (doubleheader).
Lafayette Street Field

Tuesday, April 18

3:30 p.m.
Softball vs. Thomas (doubleheader).
Lafayette Street Field

Wednesday, April 19

1:30 p.m.
Baseball vs. Maine-Presque Isle (doubleheader).
Leahey Field

6-9 p.m.
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see April 5 listing).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259

Friday, April 21

3 p.m.
Baseball vs. Colby.
Leahey Field

Saturday, April 22

1 p.m.
Women's lacrosse vs. Williams.
Campus Avenue Field

3 p.m.
Men's lacrosse vs. Tufts.
Campus Avenue Field

Sunday, April 23

Time TBA
Rowing: CBB championship.
Location TBA

Noon
Women's lacrosse vs. Amherst.
Campus Avenue Field

Monday, April 24

3:30 p.m.
Baseball vs. MIT.
Leahey Field

Tuesday, April 25

12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Pianist Anastasia Antonacos of the University of Southern Maine music faculty. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

3:30 p.m.
Softball vs. Bowdoin (doubleheader).
Lafayette Street Field

4:30 p.m.
Lecture: “The Life, Education and Work of a Reflective Spiritual Practitioner” by the Rev. Jay Turner, director of Pastoral Care and Clinical Pastoral Education at Central Maine Medical Center. Part of the monthly series Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2005-06, sponsored by the chaplain's office. For more information call 207-786-8272.
Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge

8 p.m.
Concert: TimeTable, a New York-based percussion trio, offers a program of contemporary music including two pieces by Hiroya Miura, a member of the Bates music faculty and conductor of the college orchestra. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, April 26

3 p.m.
Baseball vs. Fisher.
Leahey Field

6-9 p.m.
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see April 5 listing).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259

Thursday, April 27

9, 10 and 11 a.m.
Kinderkonzert: Strings: The Dancing Tunes. Portland Symphony Orchestra musicians introduce children ages 3 to 7 to symphonic music and the instrumental families. Admission: $3. For reservations call 207-773-6128.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Friday, April 28

TBA
Exhibition closing party: This gathering marks the end of an exhibition, curated by Anna Schechter '06, depicting the people and art of the Spindleworks program (see Exhibition, on back).
Chase Hall Gallery

8 p.m.
Concert: Pianist Frank Glazer, Bates artist in residence, performs music by Schoenberg, Schubert, Brahms and Chopin. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Saturday, April 29

11 a.m.
Women's lacrosse vs. Connecticut College.
Campus Avenue Field

Noon
Baseball vs. Bowdoin (doubleheader).
Leahey Field

1 p.m.
Men's lacrosse vs. Middlebury.
Campus Avenue Field

Sunday, April 30

8 p.m.
Lecture: Elizabeth Spelke, Marshall L. Berkman Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, on a topic TBA. Sponsored by the Psychology Club and the Bates lecture series committee.
Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)