Wednesday, Sept. 6

4:10 p.m.

Convocation: Robert Farnsworth, a nationally known poet and a visiting assistant professor of English at Bates, offers the Convocation address, titled Three Lower-Case Virtues. For more information call 207-786-6305.

Historic Quadrangle (rain site: Alumni Gymnasium)

Friday, Sept. 8

8 p.m.

Contradance: Traditional New England folk dancing to the band Wake the Neighbors. No experience needed; all dances taught and called. Beginners’ workshop at 7:30. Admission: $5. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society.

Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, Sept. 12

12:30 p.m.

Noonday Concert: Pianist Frank Glazer, artist in residence, offers a program TBA. For more information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Sept. 13

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 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Colby.

Alumni Gymnasium

8 p.m.

Service: Busy Life, Peaceful Center. A half-hour of quiet, candlelight, brief readings of poetry and musical performances by students. Sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain.

Bates College Chapel

Thursday, Sept. 14

5 p.m.

Field hockey vs. Southern Maine.

Campus Avenue Field

Saturday, Sept. 16

1:30 p.m.

Symposium: Byzantine Studies: Back to the Future. Four recent Ph.D. recipients present research and discuss the future of Byzantine studies in history, art and architecture. Organized by the Program in Classical and Medieval Studies and sponsored by the Maliotis Foundation.

Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)

Sunday, Sept. 17

9 a.m.

Service: Multifaith devotional gathering. Sponsored by the Bates Bahá’í Association.

Benjamin Mays Center

Monday, Sept. 18

7 p.m.

Lecture: Shalom Odokara, executive director, Women In Need Industries. WINI’s support for women in Maine includes temporary homes for women just released from prison, and AIDS awareness and prevention initiatives. This program opens the autumn Social Justice Series sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. For information call 207-786-8376.

Edmund S. Muskie Archives

Tuesday, Sept. 19

12:30 p.m.

Noonday Concert: Dale Henderson, cellist. For information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

7 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Southern Maine.

Alumni Gymnasium

Wednesday, Sept. 20

4 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Maine-Farmington.

Russell Street Field

6–9 p.m.

Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Sept. 13 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 259

8 p.m.

Service: Busy Life, Peaceful Center (see Sept. 13 listing).

Bates College Chapel

Saturday, Sept. 23

11 a.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Connecticut College.

Russell Street Field

Noon

Field hockey vs. Connecticut College.

Campus Avenue Field

2 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Connecticut College.

Russell Street Field

Monday, Sept. 25

7:30 p.m.

Poetry reading: An Evening with Mary Oliver. Oliver, known for the precise, evocative nature imagery in her writings, is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning volume American Primitive. A reception-book signing follows. The annual Philip J. Otis Lecture is made possible by the Philip J. Otis Endowment at Bates.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Tuesday, Sept. 26

Noon

Gallery tour: Art museum staffers offer a tour of current exhibits, including Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale (described below). For information call 207-786-6158.

Bates College Museum of Art

12:30 p.m.

Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Sept. 27

6–9 p.m.

Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Sept. 13 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 259

8 p.m.

Service: Busy Life, Peaceful Center (see Sept. 13 listing).

Bates College Chapel

Thursday, Sept. 28

4 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Babson College.

Russell Street Field

Friday, Sept. 29

Time TBA

Volleyball: Bates Invitational.

Alumni Gymnasium

Saturday, Sept. 30

8 p.m.

Concert: A Birthday Salute to Mozart, performed by the Maine Chamber Ensemble. Admission TBA. For information call 207-782-1403.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Bates College Museum of Art

Through Oct. 7

Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale: Often considered marginal or farcical, cryptozoology is the quest for unknown, rumored or hidden animals. Its most notorious pursuits include the Loch Ness Monster and the Abominable Snowman, but it has also revealed animals that are now part of the classified natural world. Cryptozoology is also a zone of inquiry for artists interested in the history of science and museums, taxonomy, myth and discovery.