Tuesday, Oct. 3

12:30 p.m.

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

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Oct. 4

4 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Southern Maine.

Russell Street Field

4 p.m.

Seminar: Senior chemistry majors and/or visiting researchers discuss a topic TBA. For more information call 207-786-6294.

Dana Chemistry Hall, Room 300

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.

Presentation: A student TBA presents research made possible by a Phillips Fellowship from Bates. For more information call 207-753-6952.

Chase Hall Lounge

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. For more information call 207-786-8272.

Bates College Chapel

Thursday, Oct. 5

Noon 

Service: Ecumenical worship with Eucharist, led by the college chaplain. For more information call 207-786-8272.

Bates College Chapel

7 p.m.

Lecture: Racial Alienation by George Yancey, a sociologist at the University of North Texas and author of Beyond Black and White. Sponsored by the Bates Christian Fellowship. For more information call 207-786-8272.

Edmund S. Muskie Archives 

7:30 p.m.

Debate: The Brooks Quimby Debate Council addresses a resolution TBA. For more information call 207-577-8425.

Chase Hall Lounge

Friday–Sunday, Oct. 6–8

Parents and Family Weekend: For the full weekend schedule, please visit www.bates.edu/x11262.xml.

Friday, Oct. 6

4 p.m.

Lecture and seminar: Interracial Dating and Marriage, led by George and Sherelyn Wittum Yancey, founders of Reconciliation Consulting, a business committed to racial reconciliation. Sponsored by the Bates Christian Fellowship. For more information call 207-786-8272.

Chase Hall, Hirasawa Lounge

7 p.m.

Theater: One Voice, an uplifting stage show performed by the Here and Now Theatre Co., an Asian American troupe, and the Latino company Teatro Nueva Alma. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. For more information call 207-786-8376.

Schaeffer Theatre

Saturday, Oct. 7

10 a.m.

Volleyball vs. Wheaton.

Alumni Gymnasium

11 a.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Williams.

Russell Street Field

11 a.m.

Women’s tennis vs. Wesleyan.

Wallach Tennis Center

Noon

Field hockey vs. Williams.

Campus Avenue Field

1 p.m.

Football vs. Williams.

Garcelon Field

2 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Williams.

Russell Street Field

2 p.m.

Men’s tennis vs. Wesleyan.

Wallach Tennis Center

3 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Dallas.

Alumni Gymnasium

7:30 p.m.

Dance performance: The Bates Modern Dance Company performs works created by guest artists Jodi Melnick and Jennifer Archibald, of New York City. For more information call 207-786-6161.

Schaeffer Theatre

Sunday, Oct. 8

Noon

Dance: Bates Modern Dance Company (see Oct. 7 listing).

Schaeffer Theatre

Monday, Oct. 9

4 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Endicott.

Russell Street Field

Tuesday, Oct. 10

12:30 p.m.

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

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Oct. 11

4 p.m.

Seminar: Senior chemistry majors and/or visiting researchers discuss a topic TBA. For more information call 207-786-6294.

Dana Chemistry Hall, Room 300

6–9 p.m.

Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Oct. 4 listing). 

Olin Arts Center, Room 259

7 p.m.

Film: Thank You for Smoking (2005), adaptation of the satirical novel by Christopher Buckley. Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. For information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

7 p.m.

Presentation: A student TBA presents research made possible by an Otis Fellowship from Bates. For more information call 207-753-6952.

Chase Hall Lounge

7 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Bowdoin.

Alumni Gymnasium

8 p.m.

Service: Busy Life, Peaceful Center (see Oct. 4 listing).

Bates College Chapel

Thursday, Oct. 12

Noon 

Service: Ecumenical worship (see Oct. 5 listing). 

Bates College Chapel

4 p.m.

Women’s tennis vs. Babson.

Wallach Tennis Center

7:30 p.m.

Debate: The Brooks Quimby Debate Council addresses a resolution TBA. For more information call 207-577-8425.

Edmund S. Muskie Archives

8 p.m.

Reading: Elizabeth Strout ’77, author of the acclaimed novels Amy and Isabelle and the new Abide with Me, reads from her work. The annual Writers Harvest reading is a benefit to fight hunger and poverty; donations support local anti-hunger organizations. Sponsored by the English department.

Chase Hall Lounge

Friday, Oct. 13

3 p.m.

Men’s tennis: Wallach Invitational, day one.

Wallach Tennis Center

5 p.m.

Cultural program: Creole Table. Admission is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is essential. For more information contact ttaylor@bates.edu or 207-786-8376.

Multicultural Center

8 p.m.

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

Chase Hall Lounge

Saturday, Oct. 14

9 a.m.

Men’s tennis: Wallach Invitational, day two.

Wallach Tennis Center 

11 a.m.

Field hockey vs. Wesleyan.

Campus Avenue Field

11 a.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Wesleyan.

Russell Street Field

1 p.m.

Football vs. Wesleyan.

Garcelon Field

2 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Wesleyan.

Russell Street Field

Sunday, Oct. 15

9 a.m.

Men’s tennis: Wallach Invitational, day three.

Wallach Tennis Center 

Noon

Field hockey vs. Rhodes.

Campus Avenue Field

Monday, Oct. 16

7 p.m.

Lecture: Bates Seminar Series on Entrepreneurship. Speaker TBA. For more information call the Office of Career Services at 207-786-6232.

Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, Oct. 17

12:30 p.m.

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

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Oct. 18–22

Fall Recess: No classes; administrative offices are open. 

Wednesday, Oct. 18

4 p.m.

Seminar: Senior chemistry majors and/or visiting researchers discuss a topic TBA. For more information call 207-786-6294.

Dana Chemistry Hall, Room 300

6–9 p.m.

Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Oct. 4 listing). 

Olin Arts Center, Room 259

Thursday, Oct. 19

9, 10 and 11 a.m.

Kinderkonzert: Brass: Imagine That. Portland Symphony Orchestra musicians introduce children ages 3 to 7 to symphonic music and the instrumental families. Admission: $3. For reservations contact 207-773-6128, ext. 306, or education@portlandsymphony.com.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Noon 

Service: Ecumenical worship (see Oct. 5 listing). 

Bates College Chapel

Friday, Oct. 20

7:30 p.m.

Concert: Frank Glazer, Maine’s best-known pianist, celebrates the 70th anniversary of his New York City debut with the same program he played on this date in 1936. Works by Bach, Brahms, Schubert and Chopin. For information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Saturday, Oct. 21

9 a.m. 

Presentation: Humanities Fest: Food for Minds and Hearts of All Ages. This celebration of the Maine Humanities Council’s 30th anniversary offers various activities. For more information call
207-773-5051 or visit http://mainehumanities.org/thirty-years.html.

Pettengill Hall

Tuesday, Oct. 24

12:30 p.m.

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

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

3 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Maine-Machias.

Russell Street Field

6 p.m.

Field hockey vs. Gordon.

Campus Avenue Field

Wednesday, Oct. 25

4 p.m.

Seminar: Senior chemistry majors and/or visiting researchers discuss a topic TBA. For more information call 207-786-6294.

Dana Chemistry Hall, Room 300

6–9 p.m.

Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Oct. 4 listing). 

Olin Arts Center, Room 259

7 p.m.

Film festival: Day one of Political Films from the African Diaspora, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. For more information call 207-786-8376.

Olin Arts Center, Rooms 104 and 105

7 p.m.

Presentation: Students TBA present research made possible by Phillips Fellowships from Bates. For more information call 207-753-6952.

Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall

8 p.m.

Service: Busy Life, Peaceful Center (see Oct. 4 listing).

Bates College Chapel

Thursday, Oct. 26

Noon 

Service: Ecumenical worship (see Oct. 5 listing). 

Bates College Chapel

7 p.m.

Film screening: Day two of Political Films from the African Diaspora (see Oct. 25 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Rooms 104 and 105

Friday–Sunday, Oct. 27–29 

Homecoming Weekend: For the full weekend schedule, please visit www.bates.edu/x138239.xml.

Friday, Oct. 27

8 p.m.

Concert: 35th Parallel. This duo taps the musical traditions of Africa, the Mideast, Asia and other regions. Sponsored by the music department. For more information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Saturday, Oct. 28

11 a.m.

Field hockey vs. Colby.

Campus Avenue Field

11 a.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Colby.

Russell Street Field

1 p.m.

Football vs. Colby.

Garcelon Field

1:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Colby.

Russell Street Field

4 p.m.

Exhibition opening: A reception opens Scrape, Cut, Gouge, Bite, Print . . . The Graphic Work of Charlie Hewitt, 1976–2006. This retrospective of prints by Hewitt, a native of Lewiston and nationally recognized artist, is part of The Maine Print Project, a statewide collaborative exhibition initiative celebrating more than 200 years of printmaking in Maine. For more information call 207-786-6158.

Bates College Museum of Art 

Monday, Oct. 30

7 p.m.

Presentation: Students TBA present research made possible by Otis Fellowships from Bates. For more information call
207-753-6952.

Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, Oct. 31

12:30 p.m.

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

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Museum of Art

Through Oct. 8

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. 

Oct. 27–March 18, 2007

Scrape, Cut, Gouge, Bite, Print . . . The Graphic Work of Charlie Hewitt 1976–2006: See Oct. 28 listing, above, and visit www.bates.edu/x76739.xml.