The Trews, one of Canada's most exciting young bands, visit Bates on Sept. 12.

Saturday, Sept. 1

Noon

Men's and women's cross country vs. alumni.
Russell Street Track

Wednesday, Sept. 5

Professor John Cole.

4:10 p.m.

Convocation: In Dress Right, Stand Right, Play Right, Ride Right, Write Right . . ., Thomas Hedley Reynolds Professor of History John Cole uses the Empress Maria Theresa and her daughter, Marie Antoinette, as subjects in an address about children on the cusp of their adult lives. Also speaking at the opening of Bates' 153rd academic year are Elaine Tuttle Hansen, president of the College; William Jack '08, president of the Bates College Student Government; and the Rev. William Blaine-Wallace, multifaith chaplain. For more information call 207-786-6255.

Historic Quadrangle (rain site: Alumni Gymnasium)

Friday, Sept. 7

7 and 9:30 p.m.

Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007; 168 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1.
Olin Arts Center, Room 104

Saturday, Sept. 8

Noon

Field hockey vs. Babson.
Campus Avenue Field

1 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Bowdoin.

Russell Street Track

Nightingale plays dance-influenced folk music on Sept. 8.

7 p.m.

Concert: Nightingale, a Vermont-based trio, plays dance-influenced folk music from Ireland, France, Scandinavia, Newfoundland, Quebec and the United States. For more information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

7 and 9:30 p.m.

Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (see Sept. 7 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

Sunday, Sept. 9

Noon

Field hockey vs. Skidmore.

Campus Avenue Field

2 and 4:30 p.m.

Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (see Sept. 7 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

3 p.m.

Concert: A Concert in Memory of Natasha Chances honors the pianist, Bates faculty member and mentor. Alumni and guest artists will commemorate the legacy that Chances built during nearly 50 years in the community. For more information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

5:30 p.m.

Weekly Protestant worship service. For more information call 207-786-8272.

Bates College Chapel

Tuesday, Sept. 11

12:30 p.m.

Noonday Concert: Frank Glazer, pianist and artist in residence. For more information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

4 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. Husson.

Russell Street Field

Wednesday, Sept. 12

4 p.m.

Biochemistry seminar: A researcher and topic TBA. For more information call 207-786-6294.

Pettengill Hall, Room G21

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

8 p.m.

Concert: The Trews, one of Canada's most exciting young bands, visit Bates in anticipation of a European tour starting in October. Sponsored by the Chase Hall Committee. Seating is limited, so arrive early.

Benjamin Mays Center

Thursday, Sept. 13

4 p.m.

Women's tennis vs. Southern Maine.

Wallach Tennis Center

Friday, Sept. 14

7 and 9:30 p.m.

Film: Surf's Up (2007; 85 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1.

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

8 p.m.

Concert: Maine-based jazz clarinetist and whistler Brad Terry and the up-and-coming Polish pianist Mateusz Kolakowski. For more information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

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 p.m. Admission: $5. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society.

Chase Hall Lounge

Saturday, Sept. 15

9 a.m.

Retreat: Dharma Workshop. The Bates Dharma Society presents the Ven. Bhante Rahula of West Virginia's Bhavana Society in a daylong exploration of Buddhist meditation and teachings. Lunch and tea will be provided. Please contact sdissana@bates.edu if you wish to attend; plan to bring a yoga mat or cushion.

Benjamin Mays Center

11 a.m.

Women's soccer vs. Amherst.

Russell Street Field

Noon

Field hockey vs. Amherst.

Campus Avenue Field

Noon

Football vs. Colby (scrimmage).

Garcelon Field

2 p.m.

Men's soccer vs. Amherst.

Russell Street Field

7 and 9:30 p.m.

Film: Surf's Up (see Sept. 14 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

Sunday, Sept. 16

2 and 4:30 p.m.

Film: Surf's Up (see Sept. 14 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

5:30 p.m.

Weekly Protestant worship service. For more information call 207-786-8272.

Bates College Chapel

Monday, Sept. 17

3–8 p.m.

Blood drive: An American Red Cross blood drive is sponsored by the Bates College Emergency Medical Services. For more information call 207-795-4004.

Chase Hall Lounge

4:15 p.m.

Lecture: Demonic Possession between Anthropology and History by Moshe Sluhovsky, professor of history at Brown University. Sluhovsky examines methods and reasoning that historians and anthropologists have developed to understand spirit possession among Christian women in early modern Europe. Sponsored by the classical and medieval studies program.

Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)

7 p.m.

Presentation: Phillips and/or Otis fellows TBA present their research. For more information call 207-753-6952.

Skelton Lounge

Tuesday, Sept. 18

12:30 p.m.

Noonday Concert: Christina Chute, cellist and member of the applied music faculty. For more information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

3–8 p.m.

Blood drive (see Sept. 17 listing).

Chase Hall Lounge

4:30 p.m.

Women's soccer vs. Bowdoin.

Russell Street Field

Wednesday, Sept. 19

4:10 p.m.

Chemistry 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 p.m.

Field hockey vs. Bowdoin.

Campus Avenue Field

6–9 p.m.

Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Sept. 12 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 259

7 p.m.

Lecture: Maine state Attorney General Steven Rowe discusses a topic TBA. Sponsored by the Bates College Student Government.

Edmund S. Muskie Archives

7 p.m.

Presentation: Phillips and/or Otis fellows TBA present their research. For more information call 207-753-6952.

Skelton Lounge

Friday, Sept. 21

7 and 9:30 p.m.

Film: Evan Almighty (2007; 90 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1.

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

Saturday, Sept. 22

1 p.m.

Football vs. Amherst.

Garcelon Field

7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Film: Evan Almighty (see Sept. 21 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

Sunday, Sept. 23

11 a.m.

Men's soccer vs. Trinity.

Russell Street Field

Noon

Field hockey vs. Trinity.

Campus Avenue Field

2 p.m.

Women's soccer vs. Trinity.

Russell Street Field

2 and 4:30 p.m.

Film: Evan Almighty (see Sept. 21 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

5:30 p.m.

Weekly Protestant worship service. For more information call 207-786-8272.

Bates College Chapel

Monday, Sept. 24

7 p.m.

Presentation: Phillips and/or Otis fellows TBA present their research. For more information call 207-753-6952.

Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, Sept. 25

Noon

Field hockey vs. Amherst.

Campus Avenue Field

12:30 p.m.

Noonday Concert: The Bayside Trio performs on piano, flute and cello. For more information call 207-786-6135.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Sept. 26

4:10 p.m.

Chemistry seminar (see Sept. 19 listing).

Dana Chemistry Hall, Room 300

4:30 p.m.

Lecture: The Spiritual Sojourners series, sponsored by the chaplain’s office, presents a speaker TBA. For more information call 207-786-8272.

161 Wood St., Seminar Room

6–9 p.m.

Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Sept. 12 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 259

7 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Bowdoin.

Alumni Gymnasium

7 p.m.

Lecture: Maine state treasurer David Lemoine discusses a topic TBA. Sponsored by the Bates College Student Government.

Edmund S. Muskie Archives

8 p.m.

Lecture: The Sons of Homer: The Genealogy of the Epic by Jonathan Tuck, a tutor at St. John’s College. Sponsored by the English department.

Chase Hall Lounge

Thursday, Sept. 27

7:30 p.m.

Reading: New York poet and poetry editor Gabriel Fried, author of the acclaimed debut Making the New Lamb Take (Sarabande Books, 2007), reads from his work. Sponsored by the English department.

Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge

Friday–Sunday, Sept. 28–30

Parents and Family Weekend. For the full weekend schedule, please click here.

Friday, Sept. 28

4 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Rivier.

Alumni Gymnasium

7 and 9:30 p.m.

Film: Ocean's Thirteen (2007; 122 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1.

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

Agnes Denes.

7 p.m.

Lecture: The Paradox of Eco-Logic: Individual Creation vs. Social Consciousness is the topic of the annual Philip J. Otis Lecture presented this year by Agnes Denes, renowned ecological artist and participant in the Bates College Museum of Art exhibition Green Horizons. A reception for the exhibition follows. The Otis Lecture is made possible by the Philip J. Otis Endowment at Bates.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

8 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Coast Guard.

Alumni Gymnasium

Saturday, Sept. 29

11 a.m.

Women's soccer vs. Tufts.

Russell Street Field

Noon

Volleyball vs. Worcester State.

Alumni Gymnasium

1 p.m.

Field hockey vs. Tufts.

Campus Avenue Field

1 p.m.

Football vs. Tufts.

Garcelon Field

2 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. Tufts.

Russell Street Field

4 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Springfield.

Alumni Gymnasium

7 and 9:30 p.m.

Film: Ocean's Thirteen (see Sept. 28 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

7:30 p.m.

Concert: The Maine Music Society, led by Bates faculty member John Corrie, presents an orchestral concert including Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and a trumpet concerto by Haydn. For tickets and more information, please visit www.mainemusicsociety.org.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

7:30 p.m.

Dance performance: The Bates College Modern Dance Company features new work by New York artist Peter Kyle as well as new and revisited pieces by student choreographers (free; no reservations). For more information call 207-786-6161.

Schaeffer Theatre

Sunday, Sept. 30

Noon

Dance performance: Bates College Modern Dance Company (see Sept. 29 listing).

Schaeffer Theatre

2 and 4:30 p.m.

Film: Ocean's Thirteen (see Sept. 28 listing).

Olin Arts Center, Room 104

5:30 p.m.

Weekly Protestant worship service. For more information call 207-786-8272.

Bates College Chapel

Through Dec. 9

Green Horizons: This dynamic interdisciplinary project presents important artists from Maine and the world in an attempt to spark conversations around the urgent questions: What is green? What is sustainable? Transcending traditional exhibition practices to include collaborations with writers and choreographers, the project reaches beyond the museum walls to site-specific works on the Bates campus and elsewhere. Sponsors include the Synergy Fund, a gift to the museum to explore ideas across disciplines through the arts.

Bates College Museum of Art