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Friday, Feb. 14:30pmLecture: China: A Journey of Teaching and Scholarship by Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Betty Doran Stangle Professor of Applied Economics. This lecture inaugurates a professorship at Bates made possible by a gift from Trustee Bruce Stangle ’70 and his wife, Emily Siegel Stangle ’72. A reception follows in Chase Gallery. 7pmMen’s basketball vs. Wesleyan. 7 and 9:30pmFilm: Beowulf (2007, 113 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. 8pmConcert: William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music at Bates, presents a program of new music for flutes, computers, piano, and loudspeakers and video. Sponsored by the music department. Saturday, Feb. 210amChess: Players of all abilities are welcome at the first Bates Chess Tournament. Competitors will include internationally known experts. A $10 entry fee will be charged and players must register with the United States Chess Federation. For more information contact Elliot Moskow at emoskow@bates.edu. 2 and 7pmFilm: Beowulf (see Feb. 1 listing). 3pmMen’s basketball vs. Connecticut College. 7:30pmPerformance: Sangai Asia’s annual Asia Night includes singing, dancing and acting that reflects East Asian, Southeast Asian, Indian and other cultures. Appetizers will be served. For more information contact Qinglan Wang at qwang@bates.edu or 207-232-2534, or Grishma Pradhan at gpradhan@bates.edu or 577-544-6061.
8pmPerformance: In a landmark event, media artist Paul Miller — better known as DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid — presents a live performance of Rebirth of a Nation, his music-theater-film piece based on D.W. Griffith’s silent film Birth of a Nation. General admission seating is $10; click here to buy tickets. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Sunday, Feb. 32 and 4:30pmFilm: Beowulf (see Feb. 1 listing). 3pmConcert: Frank Glazer, pianist and artist in residence, performs four Beethoven sonatas. For information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. 5:30pmSpiritual gathering: Weekly Protestant worship service. For more information call 207-786-8272. Monday, Feb. 44:30pmSpiritual gathering: Meditation. For more information call 207-786-8272. 7pmConcert: The Apple Hill Chamber Players, a piano quartet that performs and teaches at the celebrated Apple Hill Festival in New Hampshire, performs as part of the Multifaith Chaplaincy’s series Art and Alterity: Beyond the Other as Enemy in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For more information call 207-786-8272.
7pmLecture and panel discussion: Does Your Identity Fit Your Genes? Dr. Rick Kittles, University of Chicago, presents his pioneering work in tracing the ancestry of African Americans via DNA testing. In addition, members of the Bates community describe what DNA tests have revealed about their origins. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. For more information call 207-786-8376. 8pmFilm: Slim Hopes and What a Girl Wants explore media constructions of femininity and some of the devastating consequences of aiming to achieve "ideal" images of womanhood and girlhood. Presented by the Feminist Action Coalition Film Festival. Tuesday, Feb. 512:30pmNoonday Concert: Anthony Shostak, playing uilleann pipes, performs traditional Irish music with guest musicians. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. 8pmMen’s basketball vs. Gordon. Wednesday, Feb. 612:10pmSpiritual gathering: Meditation. For more information call 207-786-8272. 4pmLecture: Gail Wipplehauser of the Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife department speaks about the migratory biology of striped bass and shortnosed sturgeon. Sponsored by the biology department. 4:15pmLecture: Jarvis Tyner, executive vice chair of the Communist Party USA, speaks on a topic TBA. Sponsored by the politics department. 6–9pmFigure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Artists should bring drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. Admission: $7 (free for Bates students). 7:30pmReading: What Are You Afraid Of? New York writer Michael Hyde reads his prizewinning short story about a world where dreams and reality merge, often with dangerous consequences. Sponsored by the English department. Thursday, Feb. 73–8 pmBlood drive: An American Red Cross blood drive is sponsored by the Bates College Emergency Medical Services. For more information call 207-795-4004. 7:30pmPlay: The Robinson Players, Bates' student theater company, present the college's seventh annual production of The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler's renowned interview-based play about women's sexuality, their bodies and their stories of violence and sexual abuse. Allie Leib '08 directs. Admission: $3, with proceeds supporting the Family Planning Association of Maine and the Abused Women's Advocacy Project. For more information call 207-786-6161. Friday, Feb. 8Times TBAEnvironmental action: Day One of the Maine State Climate Summit, held at Bates Feb. 8–10. Students from high schools, colleges and universities in Maine are invited to discuss and act on issues pertaining to climate change. Maine Sen. Phil Bartlett (D.-Dist. 6), who led efforts to bring Maine into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, gives the keynote address at 7:30 p.m. Other presenters include representatives from the Natural Resources Council and the state Public Utilities Commission. Co-sponsored by the Sierra Student Coalition and the Bates Energy Action Movement. A per-person registration fee is charged on a sliding scale from $15 to $30. To register, visit the Sierra Student Coalition Web site. 5pmWomen’s squash vs. Tufts. 7pmMen’s basketball vs. Williams. 7pmMen’s squash vs. Tufts. 7 and 9:30pmFilm: American Gangster (2007, 157 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1.
7:30pmPlay: The Vagina Monologues (see Feb. 7 listing). 8pmConcert: Harry Allen, a New York jazzman whose tenor sax work was called “nothing less than perfect” by guitarist John Pizzarelli, performs with a trio led by pianist Tom Snow of the Bates faculty. Sponsored by the music department. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. 8pmContradance. Traditional New England folk dancing to the band Bustopher Jones. No experience needed; all dances taught and called. Beginners’ workshop at 7:30 p.m. Admission: $5. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society. Saturday, Feb. 9Times TBAEnvironmental action: Day Two of the Maine State Climate Summit (see Feb. 8 listing). 2 and 7pmFilm: American Gangster (see Feb. 8 listing). 3pm
Men’s basketball vs. Middlebury. 7:30pmPlay: The Vagina Monologues (see Feb. 7 listing). 8pmBates Concert Series: Rising stars in the opera world, soprano Kelly Kaduce and baritone Lee Gregory perform works by Granados, Debussy and Grieg, as well as operatic arias and duets. Tickets:$10/$3. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Sunday, Feb. 10Times TBAEnvironmental action: Day Three of the Maine State Climate Summit (see Feb. 8 listing). 2 and 4:30pmFilm: American Gangster (see Feb. 8 listing). 5:30pmSpiritual gathering: Weekly Protestant worship service. For more information call 207-786-8272. Monday, Feb. 114:30pmSpiritual gathering: Meditation. For more information call 207-786-8272. 8pmFilm: Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes. Byron Hurt pays tribute to hip-hop while challenging sexual exploitation of women, glamorized violence and homophobia in the industry. Presented by the Feminist Action Coalition Film Festival. Tuesday, Feb. 1212:30pmNoonday Concert: Rebecca Furbush-Bayer, soprano, performs early and Renaissance music with Seth Warner, lutenist. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Wednesday, Feb. 1312:10pmSpiritual gathering: Meditation. For more information call 207-786-8272. 4:30pmRescheduled to Wednesday, March 19, 4:30pm, Muskie Archives. Lecture: Psst -- Poetry Teaches Itself by Rob Farnsworth, lecturer and writer in residence at Bates, and the college's 2008 Kroepsch Award for Excellence in Teaching honoree. Co-sponsored by the Kroepsch Award Selection Committee, division chairs, Information and Library Services, and the Dean of the Faculty's Office. 6–9pmFigure drawing (see Feb. 6 listing). Friday, Feb. 157pmWomen’s basketball vs. Colby. Saturday, Feb. 163pmWomen’s basketball vs. Bowdoin. Monday–Friday, Feb. 18–22Winter Recess: Administrative offices remain open. Monday, Feb. 254:30pmSpiritual gathering: Meditation. For more information call 207-786-8272. Tuesday, Feb. 2612:30pmNoonday Concert: Pianist Frank Glazer, artist in residence. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Wednesday, Feb. 2712:10pmSpiritual gathering: Meditation. For more information call 207-786-8272. 6–9pmFigure drawing (see Feb. 6 listing). 7pmFilm: Michael Clayton (2007, 119 min.). Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. 7pmPresentation: Rose Schwab '09 presents the results of research she conducted with the support of an Otis Fellowship. Sponsored by the Dean of the Faculty's Office. 7:30pmPanel discussion: Reimagining the North Woods: The Changing Environment of Maine. Panelists include David Vail of Bowdoin College, Millinocket Town Councilor Matt Polstein and State Rep. Ted Koffman (D-Mount Desert Island).The final installment in the Harward Center for Community Partnerships series Reimagining Maine in the 21st Century. For more information call 207-786-6202. 7:30pmReading: Poet Patrick Rosal, an energetic presence and the author of My American Kundiman and Uprock Headspin Scramble and Dive (both by Persea Books), reads from his work. Sponsored by the English department. Thursday, Feb. 289, 10 and 11amKinderkonzert: Woodwinds: Peter and the Wolf. A quintet from the Portland Symphony Orchestra depicts Peter’s adventures with his favorite friends, a bird, a cat and a duck. Admission: $3. For reservations contact 207-773-6128 ext. 306 or education@portlandsymphony.com. Friday, Feb. 297 and 9:30pmFilm: Bee Movie. Sponsored by the Filmboard. Admission: $1. 8pmConcert: Renowned for his explorations of roots music, Corey Harris ’91, D. Mus. ’07, offers a solo acoustic performance. Harris was featured in Martin Scorsese’s 2003 PBS TV series The Blues and last year received a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Admission is free, but tickets are required. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. ExhibitionsThrough Feb. 10Inside Terrorism: The X-Ray Project: Diane Covert’s touring exhibition uses X-rays and CT-scan images to comment on the effects of terrorism. Part of the Multifaith Chaplaincy’s series Art and Alterity: Beyond the Other as Enemy in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For more information call 207-786-8272 or visit mailto:www.x-rayproject.org/artist.html. 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.
Michael Vermette's oil painting "Homeward Bound, Katahdin Lake" appears in the exhibition "Taking Different Trails: The Artists' Journey to Katahdin Lake." |
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