The Department of Theater and Rhetoric Presents RICHARD DIGBY DAY, Artistic Director, London Dramatic Academy - Will speak on: "Acting Shakespearean Comedy" - 12 noon to 12:50 - Gannett Theater  and Study Abroad with the London Dramatic Academy Information Session, Monday the 23rd New Commons 201 1:15- 2:30 pm - NOTE: Study could constitute one half of the General Education Concentration: Shakespearean Acting - Richard Digby Day was Leverhulme Scholar at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and their first student of Direction. He has been Director of five British regional theatres as well as the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park London. His work has been seen in the West End and in Canada, Denmark and Ireland. From 1990 – 1998 he was Director of the National Theatre Institute at the O’Neill Centre in the USA. He has directed many of the UK’s leading actors and is credited with giving Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Grant and Imelda Staunton their first professional work. He has been LDA’s Director since fall 2003. 

Feeling Stressed?  Come TO MINDFULNESS MEETINGS  - Every Monday, 12:10-12:40 *Please note the change to Mondays* 161 Wood St. Chaplaincy Common Room (#227) With Emily Wright-Timko. Mindfulness is a way of being aware of the present moment, developing gentleness toward ourselves and others, and releasing distracting thoughts of the past or future.  Each meeting, we'll check in, and then Emily will offer a brief poem or reading followed by a guided mindfulness practice. This will be a great way to relax, re-focus and re-energize.  Hope to see you there!  If you have questions about Mindfulness Meetings please contact Mike Milliken: mmillike@bates.edu / x6936 or Emily: ewrightt@bates.edu / x6125. Also, let Emily know if you'd like to lead us in a mindfulness practice. Cosponsored by B Well and the Multifaith Chaplaincy

Working on a paper? Get some feedback tonight about your writing from experienced Bates peer writing assistants. The Peer Writing Center in Ladd is open from 7 to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday nights as well as Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5. No appointment necessary--just stop by with your paper and assignment and enjoy some constructive conversation about your writing. See you there!

Office of Multicultural Affairs - Arturo Schomburg Afro-Latino Speaker Series presents WOMEN OF POWER Panel Discussion - MARFA INOFUENTES (Afro-Bolivian cultural activist)  &   ROSANA SILVA CHAGAS  (Afro-Brazilian political activist) - 4:15 p.m. Benjamin Mays Center. This series highlights contemporary Afro-Latino/a scholars and artists who focus on topics including Afro-Latino/a identity, politics, culture, literature and history.  The Women of Power panel marks the last of the three lectures in this series for this academic year.  Co-sponsored with the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI)

PRE-GALA DANCE LESSONS – Come let the Bates Ballroom Society teach you the steps you’ll need to look your best at Gala!  Students, Faculty and Staff are all welcome to attend!  7:00 pm, Merrill Gym, Marcy Plavin Dance Studio

The COLLEGE KEY presents Dave Lounsbury ’72 FACP, MD - 2009 College Key Distinguished Alumnus in Residence - “There are tears in things” War Surgery in Afghanistan & Iraq - 7:30 pm, Chase Lounge. Reception afterwards. Physician and retired U.S. Army Col. Dave Lounsbury ’72 is an expert in military medicine and ethics who has served with combat field units in the First Gulf War, the Balkans, Turkey and the current Iraq War. He is co-editor of War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Series of Cases, 2003–2007, published in 2008 following a number of U.S. Army attempts to censor the book due to its graphic nature. The book’s subject matter and the circumstances surrounding its publication have since prompted discussion and reviews by The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, NPR’s Weekend Edition, and the New England Journal of Medicine.  In 2004, Lounsbury was featured in the PBS NOVA episode “Life and Death in the War Zone,” in which he spoke and wrote about the ethical complexity of medical care during wartime. “At its most challenging, it can leave [military medical personnel] feeling they're serving two masters: Hippocrates and Uncle Sam,” he wrote.  Biology major at Bates, he earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont.  He is the former director of the Borden Institute, the publishing agency of the U.S. Army Medical Department at Walter Reid Hospital. Students who wish to meet one-on-one with Dr. Lounsbury during his March 22-24 visit to campus may set up an appointment by contacting Beth Sheppard at the Office of College Advancement, esheppar@bates.edu or 785-8251

ENVIROLUNCH SERIES.  Join us in an informal Bates community gathering around environmental topics. Pizza provided.  Today's topic: Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)    What is it?  How does it benefit you, the local community and the farmer?  Where are community supported farms located? Jill Agnew, farmer from Willow Pond Farm in Sabattus, the first CSA in Maine, will discuss these questions and share her farm stories with you. PIZZA Provided! The EnviroLunch Series is  sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program and the Office of the Environmental Coordinator. Tuesday, March 24 at 12:10 pm in Muskie Room.

OVERLAND INFO SESSION: Are you interested in a summer job that allows you to travel?  Want to lead student travel groups to exciting locations?  Join Overland's Jonathan Igoe for an information session at 7 PM in New Commons 221 on Tuesday, March 24Th  to learn about the opportunities that Overland is offering for summer employment.

Come hear a talk on THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS AND WORLD POVERTY by 2001 WORLD FOOD PRIZE LAUREATE, PER PINSTRUP-ANDERSEN, Cornell University's J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship, H.E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, and  Nutritional Sciences Professor in Applied Economics and Management - Tuesday  March 24th, Pettengill Hall G-52, Keck Classroom, 8:00pm.  Sponsored by: The Department of Economics and Division of Social Sciences

EXPRESSING EMOTIONS USING VISUAL JOURNALS - Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 pm in Mays Center. A great technique for stress relief, explore how image making exercises using art materials can open you up to creatively express your thoughts and emotions in a "visual journal". No art or journal writing experience is necessary. This hands on workshop is limited to 15 people. Please sign up in advance by calling the Health Center at 786-6199 by March 24th. Led by Cindy Visbaras, Bates Health Educator.

THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "Neighbor by Neighbor" will be shown in Keck classroom at 7pm, Wednesday March 25th in Pettengill G52 (Keck Classroom).  Followed by a Q+A with filmmaker and local activists. Synopsis: In the summer of 2004 Maine announced a plan to develop a four-lane boulevard across downtown’s low-income neighborhood. The project, called the Heritage Initiative, was going to displace 850 people from their homes as well as destroy playgrounds, vegetable gardens, and historic buildings. Downtown residents responded by organizing themselves into the "Visible Community."

ANGUS KING, former Governor of Maine, offers the annual MUSKIE ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE, speaking on the theme of  "Protecting the Environment: Reflections on the Role of Leadership." Co-sponsored by the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library and the Natural Resources Council of Maine.  Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00 pm in Muskie Room

HOT DOG EATING CONTEST: To All Bates Students! Have people always marveled at how fast or how much you can eat? Do you think you have what it takes to be the Bates College Hot Dog eating champion? DO YOU WANT TO WIN $100!!!!!!!!!!!?????????? If so, come show off your hot dog guzzling skills in the Benjamin Mays Center on Friday, March 27 at 5:30pm. *Sign-ups will take place in commons over the course of this week and next week, OR E-mail fwhite@bates.edu & kprins@bates.edu to sign up! When: Friday, March 27- Location: Benjamin Mays Center - Time: 5:30- 6:30pm, Brought to you by the phenomenal sophomore class!

4:15 pm Come to Debate’s weekly practice – Pettigrew 309
5:00 pm  International Club Meeting in Room 131 of New Commons. Come dine with us while learning about diverse cultures and meeting people from all over the world!!!
5:00 pm  Spanish Table – New Commons Building Little Meeting Room, # 226
7:00 pm  Weekly meeting of the Bates College Student Government at 7:00 in New Commons Room 221/222.  (Starting September 22)
7:30 pm  College Republicans Weekly Meeting – Pettengill 151
7:30 pm  Chemistry 218 weekly PALG session.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Kim    Russell Corn 113
8:00 pm  Chemistry 108B weekly PALG session.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Alexandra Disney. Dana 300
8:00 pm  Amandla! Meeting – Multi-Cultural Center, Downstairs Lounge
8:00 pm  The Bates College Republicans weekly meeting where we plan and discuss future events. We also provide   opportunities for volunteering and internships. Pettengill 151
8:00 pm The Immigrant Rights Advocacy Group is a non-partisan coalition of students and community members committed to the pursuit of social justice for immigrants and refugees worldwide.  We tackle issues of injustice around the world through community engagement and direct political action.  Join us for weekly meetings on Mondays from 8-9 pm in the Harward Center (161-163 Wood St).  All are welcome to attend.  FMI contact jnudel@bates.edu.
9:00 pm Come discuss books and everything you love about them with the Bates Book Club!  Meetings are at 9pm in the Hirasawa Lounge and all are welcome!