Photographs from Parents & Family Weekend 2008

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Parents and Family Weekend 2008

Jake Lewis '09 and Marlee Weinberg '10 perform in the Bates College Modern Dance Company concert.

Parents and Family Weekend 2008

The Annual Parents & Family Weekend Harvest Dinner in Underhill Arena provides the best that Dining Services has to offer. Photograph by Louisa Demmitt '09.

Parents and Family Weekend 2008

After a gallery talk given by Mark Bessire, director of the Bates College Museum of Art, visitors enjoy "Stairway to Heaven," an exhibition of contemporary art analyzing the changing streets and urban landscapes of China. Photograph by Louisa Demmitt '09.

Parents and Family Weekend 2008

During halftime, alumni parents and their Bates offspring pose for the annual legacy photo in front of the Benjamin Mays Center.

Parents and Family Weekend 2008

Despite the athleticism of rushing, catching and passing triple threat Tom Beaton, Willams rolls on to a 27-14 victory at Garcelon Field in Bates' home opener.

Cloudy skies on Friday cleared as a beautiful Saturday and Sunday materialized for Parents & Family Weekend 2008. Attending classes, academic presentations, athletic competitions, museum exhibitions and a variety of performances complemented the chance to spend time with families and friends.

Parents & Family Weekend
On his way to the locker room, Matt Conetta '12, an offensive lineman for the football team, walks down Alumni Walkway with motehr Carolyn, father Doug and sister Aimee, 21, a student at Fairfield University. The family is from Ridgewood, N.J.