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"Oren Hiking Knife Edge of Katahdin," a 2005 digital photograph by Bridget Besaw, appears in the Bates College Museum of Art exhibition Wildness Within, Wildness Without: Exploring Maine's Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail. Sunday, Jan. 62pmWomen’s basketball vs. Maine-Farmington. 5:30pmWorship service: Weekly Protestant service. For more information call 207-786-8272.
Tuesday, Jan. 812:30pmNoonday Concert: Pianist Frank Glazer, artist in residence. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. 6pmWomen’s squash vs. Colby. Wednesday, Jan. 94pmBiochemistry seminar: Seniors Jennifer-Kate Linton, Laura Director and Kaitlin Hagan present research projects. 6–9pmWeekly 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). Friday, Jan. 119:30amWinter Carnival: Men’s and women’s skiing, with Nordic events at Black Mountain and alpine at Sunday River. For more information call 207-786-6341. 7 and 9:30pmFilm: Gone, Baby, Gone (2007, 114 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. 7pmMen’s and women’s squash vs. Dartmouth. 8pmContradance: Traditional New England folk dancing to the band Bustopher Jones. No experience needed; all dances taught and called. Beginners’ workshop at 7:30pm. Admission: $5. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society. Saturday, Jan. 129amWinter Carnival: Men’s and women’s skiing. Nordic events start at 9am at Black Mountain and alpine at 9:30am at Sunday River. For more information call 207-786-6341 between 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday. 10amMen’s and women’s squash vs. Williams. 1pmMen’s and women’s swimming and diving vs. Norwich and New England. 2 and 7pmFilm: Gone, Baby, Gone (see Jan. 11 listing). 3pmMen’s basketball vs. Colby. 4pmWomen’s squash vs. Stanford. 6pmMen’s squash vs. Rochester. 7:30pmPerformance: Broadway on the Rocks, the second annual musical revue by the Robinson Players. Acts range from solo debuts to a group dance number. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Donations will be accepted for a local charity. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Sunday, Jan. 13NoonMen’s and women’s swimming and diving vs. Middlebury. 2 and 4:30pmFilm: Gone, Baby, Gone (see Jan. 11 listing). 5:30pmWorship service: Weekly Protestant service. For more information call 207-786-8272. Tuesday, Jan. 1512:30pmNoonday Concert: The Bates College Jazz Combo, led by Nate Witherbee ’08. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Wednesday, Jan. 166–9pmWeekly figure drawing (see Jan. 9 listing). 7:30pmPanel presentation: Reimagining Globalism: Maine in the World’s Economy. Panelists include: Matt Schlobohm ’00, Maine AFL-CIO; Peter Riggs, Forum on Democracy and Trade; economist Charles Lawton; and greenhouse-gas market expert Cathy Lee. The second installment in the Harward Center for Community Partnerships series Reimagining Maine in the 21st Century. For more information call 207-786-6202. Thursday, Jan. 176pmExhibition opening: A panel presentation and reception open Bates College Museum of Art exhibitions (described below) dealing with land preservation in the Katahdin region. The panel, examining land conservation in Maine, includes Carl Straub, professor emeritus of philosophy and religion at Bates; Pat McGowan, state conservation commissioner; State Rep. Ted Koffman; and Jym St. Pierre, director of Restore: The North Woods. The reception follows at 7pm in the museum. Friday, Jan. 187 and 9:30pmFilm: Dan in Real Life (2007, 98 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. 7pmWomen’s basketball vs. Trinity. 8pmPOSTPONED Concert: Composer William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, presents new music for flutes, computers, piano, gamelan instruments, loudspeakers and video. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. POSTPONED Saturday, Jan. 1911amService: A memorial service for Amadou Cissé ’01, a graduate student at the University of Chicago who died last fall. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Multifaith Chaplaincy. For more information call 207-786-8376. 2 and 7pmFilm: Dan in Real Life (see Jan. 18 listing). 3pmWomen’s basketball vs. Amherst.
Sunday, Jan. 202 and 4:30pmFilm: Dan in Real Life (see Jan. 18 listing). 7pmService: A sermon by the Rev. Marshall Elijah Hatch P’10 highlights the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service of Worship. Hatch, of Chicago, received the 2006 Weston Howland Jr. Award for Distinguished National Leadership, based on his community work addressing issues of drugs, violence and poverty. The service includes music by Bates students. A reception at the Multicultural Center for the Rev. Hatch follows at 8:30. Monday, Jan. 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. DayIn observance of the holiday, classes are canceled and special programming takes place throughout the day. This year’s theme at Bates is Modernizing King: Old Roots, New Struggles. Please see the listings for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19–20, and Wednesday, Jan. 23, for related events. For more information, call 207-786-6400. 9amReception: Meet the students from Morehouse and Bates colleges who will take part in the morning’s debate. 9:30amOratory: In Minutes and Words of Eternity: The Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays Speech Invitational, members of the Morehouse and Bates debate teams will speak on an aspect of the day’s theme. 10:45amMartin Luther King Jr. Day keynote address: The Rev. Lawrence Carter, professor of religion at Morehouse College and curator and first dean of the college’s Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, addresses a topic TBA. 1pmWorkshops: Continuing through the afternoon in three concurrent sessions (times and rooms TBA), students, staff, guests and faculty lead readings, presentations and discussions on topics connected to the King Day theme. For a complete schedule, call 207-786-6400. 7:30pmPerformance: Bates students commissioned to create cultural work for Martin Luther King Jr. Day present music, dance and spoken-word pieces. Tuesday, Jan. 22NoonLecture: Max Kenner on Liberal Arts in the Prisons. Kenner describes the Bard Prison Initiative, the liberal arts degree program that he directs in New York state’s prison system. Sponsored by the Harward Center, the divisions of humanities, social sciences and interdisciplinary studies, and the women and gender studies program. For more information call 207-786-8318. 12:30pmNoonday Concert: Pianist Chiharu Naruse. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Wednesday, Jan. 231:30pmRead-in: The annual King Day Read-In asks faculty, staff, students and members of the community to share a book with Martel School students in grades 4–6. Those interested in volunteering should e-mail Daniel Aiello or call 207-786-8351. (Snow date: Wednesday, Jan. 30.) 4:30pmDiscussion: Poetry is the subject for this month’s Passion Narrative, a series in which presenters reflect on a shared passion to inspire conversation about meaning, feelings and connection. Sponsored by the Multifaith Chaplaincy. For more information call 207-786-8272. 6–9pmWeekly figure drawing (see Jan. 9 listing).
Thursday, Jan. 246pmPolitical gathering: Bates/Androscoggin Democrats Forum. Representatives of the various presidential campaigns make the case for their candidates as the Bates and Androscoggin County Democrats host a forum anticipating Maine's caucus. A straw poll will be taken at the end of the forum. Friday, Jan. 256pmMen’s and women’s squash vs. St. Lawrence. 7 and 9:30pmFilm: Rendition (2007, 120 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. 8pmConcert: Pianist Anastasia Antonacos performs the Op. 90 impromptus of Schubert and works by Schumann, Liszt and Einojuhani Rautavaara. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Saturday, Jan. 26All at noon:Men’s and women’s swimming and diving vs. Colby. Men’s and women’s indoor track and field vs. Colby. Women’s squash vs. Brown. 2pmMen’s squash vs. George Washington. 2 and 7pmFilm: Rendition (see Jan. 25 listing). 3pmWomen’s basketball vs. Tufts. 3:30pmWomen’s squash vs. George Washington.
The Powder Kegs 9pmConcert: The Powder Kegs are a New York-state based string band on a mission to re-energize the communication between the new generation and its roots. Portland's Day for Night opens at 8pm. Sponsored by WRBC-FM, Bates’ student-run radio station. For more information call WRBC at 207-777-7915 or 207-777-7916. Sunday, Jan. 272 and 4:30pmFilm: Rendition (see Jan. 25 listing). 5:30pmWorship service: Weekly Protestant service. For more information call 207-786-8272. Monday, Jan. 287pmPresentation: In Bauernhöfe und Gesundheit: A Study of Animal-assisted Therapy and Horticultural Therapy in the Farm Setting, Maren Vouga ’09 presents the results of her Phillips Fellowship-funded research. Sponsored by the Dean of the Faculty’s office. Tuesday, Jan. 2912:30pmNoonday Concert: Okbari performs traditional Armenian and Turkish folk music, and Arabic and Turkish classical pieces. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. 4pmLecture: Edward Bradley, professor emeritus of classics at Dartmouth, discusses a topic TBA. Sponsored by the classical and medieval studies program. 7pmMen’s basketball vs. St. Joseph’s College. Wednesday, Jan. 306pmMen’s squash vs. Bowdoin. 6–9pmWeekly figure drawing (see Jan. 9 listing). Thursday, Jan. 31NoonDiscussion: Meeting our Climate Neutral Commitment. In 2007, Bates President Elaine Tuttle Hansen signed onto a national commitment to make this a carbon-neutral campus. Join the discussion as we explore what this will mean. Sponsored by Bates' Physical Plant department. Bates College Museum of ArtJan. 18–March 4Taking Different Trails: The Artists’ Journey to Katahdin Lake: Scenes of and from Katahdin Lake, known for its views of Maine’s tallest mountain, by artists who took part in a historic public-private effort to preserve nearly 7,000 acres of land including the lake and the old-growth forests around it. Jan. 18–May 24Wildness Within, Wildness Without: Exploring Maine’s Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail: Images by nationally known photographer Bridget Besaw depict locations along the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail, tracing Henry David Thoreau’s three Maine treks, which followed ancient Native American canoe routes through the wilderness. |
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