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March 2002 Calendar
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All events are open to the public and are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.


Friday, March 1

8:30 p.m. Contradance: An evening of traditional New England folk dancing with the band Wake the Neighbors and caller John McIntire. No experience necessary; all dances taught. Admission: $6/$3. For information call 207-786-6255.
Chase Hall Lounge


 Sunday, March 3

7 p.m. Taizé Service: A candlelit contemplative service in the Christian tradition modeled after the liturgies of the ecumenical monastic community in Taizé, France. Brief readings and prayers, chants and silence.
Bates College Chapel


Tuesday, March 5

12:30 p.m. Noonday concert: Bates flute students. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

4:30 p.m. Lecture: Meeting God: A Scholar's 25-Year Encounter with Hinduism in India. Stephen P. Huyler, free-lance cultural anthropologist, author and photographer. Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2001-02 Series.
Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall


Wednesday, March 6

6-9 p.m. Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Bring drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. Admission: $7.
Room 259, Olin Arts Center

7 p.m. Lecture: Promoting the Acceptance of Human Diversity through the Understanding and Management of Human- and Self-Denigration, by Al and Jane Nakatani, co-founders of Honor Thy Children, Inc. Education for Social Change Lecture Series, sponsored by the Department of Education, the Hewlett Diversity Fund and the offices of the Dean of the College and the Dean of Students.
Room G52, Pettengill Hall

7 p.m. Reading: Ji-Li Jiang, author of Red Scarf Girl, reads from her new book, The Magical Monkey King. For more information call 207-786-6400.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

8 p.m. Reading: David Wagoner, award-winning novelist and poet. Sponsored by the English department. For information call 207-786-6256.
Chase Hall Lounge

9 p.m. Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul. A candlelit contemplative time of meditation, quiet and short readings from a variety of spiritual traditions. Each week features a student or faculty performance of music or dance. For more information call the chaplain's office at 207-786-8272.
Bates College Chapel


Thursday, March 7

1-4 p.m. Concert/lecture: Visiting composer Beth Wiemann.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

7 p.m. Lecture: Bernie Casey. The diversity lecturer, actor, artist and former football record-setter discusses students' roles in campus diversity. Sponsored by the affirmative action office. For information call 207-786-6031.
Schaeffer Theatre

7:30 p.m. Lecture: Tom Rohlich, professor of East Asian languages and literature at Smith College.
Room G52, Pettengill Hall

8 p.m. Play: The Sea Wall, adapted for the stage from Marguerite Duras's novel and directed by Ellen Seeling, assistant professor of theater. Live actors and puppets depict a French widow's struggle against tides of change in colonial Indochina. Admission: $6/$3. To make reservations call 207-786-6161.
Gannett Theater


Friday, March 8

7 p.m. Photography Exhibit Opening: The second annual exhibit by Bates students who have studied off-campus. Made possible by the Barlow Endowment for Study Abroad.
The Ronj

8 p.m. Play: The Sea Wall, by Marguerite Duras (see March 7 listing).
Gannett Theater


Saturday, March 9

12:30 p.m. Films: The Multicultural Center presents films from Iran. For more information call 207-786-8215.
Room 105, Olin Arts Center

7 p.m. Film: Voyages, directed by Emmanuel Finkiel. Set in Paris, Tel Aviv and Poland, Voyages concerns three Jewish women who are linked by diaspora, memory and displacement. Admission: $5/$2. Sponsored by the Bates College Film Board and L/A Arts. For information call 207-782-7228.
Room 104, Olin Arts Center

7:30 p.m. Film: Trembling Before G-d. This documentary film by Sandi Simcha Dubowski explores the trials of gay and lesbian Jews trying to live an Orthodox lifestyle. Howard Solomon, who teaches the history of homophobia and anti-Semitism at Tufts University, will lead discussion following the film. Sponsored by the Bates College Jewish Cultural Community, Office of the Dean of Faculty, Hewlett Diversity Fund, OUTfront and Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center in Auburn, in conjunction with the Maine Jewish Film Festival. Admission: $3. For more information, call 207-786-6330.
Room G52, Pettengill Hall

8 p.m. Play: The Sea Wall, by Marguerite Duras (see March 7 listing).
Gannett Theater


Sunday, March 10

2 p.m. Film: Voyages, directed by Emmanuel Finkiel (see March 9 listing).
Room 104, Olin Arts Center

2 p.m. Play: The Sea Wall, by Marguerite Duras (see March 7 listing).
Gannett Theater


Tuesday, March 12

12:30 p.m. Noonday concert: Anthony Shostak, uilleann pipes. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall


Wednesday, March 13

4:10 p.m.Lecture: Bio-informatics in Conservation Biology, by Dr. Judy Blake, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor.
Room 113, Carnegie Science

6-9 p.m. Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Bring drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. Admission: $7.
Room 259, Olin Arts Center

9 p.m. Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul (see March 6 listing).
Bates College Chapel


Thursday, March 14

4:15 p.m. Lecture: Passionate Pedagogy and Other Teachings of Alternative-Schools Students, by Lisa W. Loutzenheiser, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum Studies at the University of British Columbia. Education for Social Change Lecture Series, sponsored by the Department of Education, the Hewlett Diversity Fund, and the offices of the Dean of the College and the Dean of Students.
Room G52, Pettengill Hall

7 p.m. Lecture: New York painter Robert Feintuch discusses his recent work. Feintuch, of the Bates College art faculty, has exhibited in the Venice Biennale and will have a solo exhibition at CRG Gallery in New York in October. Sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art.
Room 104, Olin Arts Center

8 p.m. Lecture: Civil Liberties vs. National Security: America In The Wake of 9/11, by Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union and professor of law at New York Law School. Sponsored by the Bates Democrats and co-sponsored by the chaplain's office, Jewish Cultural Community, Muskie Lecture Series, Dean of Faculty and history, sociology, Asian studies and rhetoric departments.
Bates College Chapel


Friday, March 15

7 p.m. Lecture: Stephanie Kaza, associate professor of the environmental program at the University of Vermont.
Hirasawa Lounge, Chase Hall


Saturday, March 16

12:30 p.m. Films: The Multicultural Center presents Jewish, Asian and South Asian films.
Room 104, Olin Arts Center

7 p.m. Performance: Kalamu Ya Salam, poet. Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For more information call 207-786-8215.
Muskie Archives

8 p.m. Concert: The Bates College Choir performs Handel's Messiah, Parts II and III. Sponsored by the music department. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall


Sunday, March 17

1 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Brandeis.
James G. Wallach Tennis Center

3 p.m. Concert: The Bates College Choir performs Handel's Messiah (see March 16 listing).
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

4 p.m. Lecture-Demonstration: Lake Affect. This avant-garde quartet illustrates text and music interaction with examples from their repertoire. Sponsored by the art and music departments. For more information call 207-786-8212.
Room 104, Olin Arts Center


Monday, March 18

7 p.m. Lecture: Religion's Role in an Acutely Troubling Era, Professor Huston Smith, nationally renowned scholar in comparative religious studies. The 2001-02 Andrews Lecture in Ethics and Education.
Chase Hall Lounge

8 p.m. Sound/Word Performance: Lake Affect, an ensemble dedicated to the creation of a unique new sound art evolving from a blend of word, timbre, rhythm and texture.
Bates College Chapel


Tuesday, March 19

12:30 p.m. Noonday concert: Katie Franich '05, cello. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall


Wednesday, March 20

4:15 p.m. Lecture: Exploring the Academic Experiences of Black Middle-Class Students, by Carol Wright, minority scholar-in-residence in the Department of Education at Bowdoin College. Education for Social Change Lecture Series, sponsored by the Department of Education, the Hewlett Diversity Fund and the offices of the Dean of the College and the Dean of Students.
Room G52, Pettengill Hall

6-9 p.m. Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Bring drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. Admission: $7.
Room 259, Olin Arts Center

8 p.m. Concert: Bates College Concert Band.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

9 p.m. Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul (see March 6 listing).
Bates College Chapel


Thursday, March 21

7 p.m. Lecture: A Multicultural Society and a Shrinking World. Dr. Carlos Cortez, author of The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach About Diversity. Sponsored by the affirmative action office. For more information call 207-786-6031.
Benjamin Mays Center

8 p.m. Dance: Bates College Modern Dance Company presents Idle Dreams, the annual spring concert, featuring new works by students and guest artist Tere O'Conor. Program A. Free; no reservations accepted. For more information call 207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre


Friday, March 22

4 p.m. Men's lacrosse vs. Wesleyan.
Campus Avenue Field

7 p.m. Concert: Noted Vermont folk musicians Peter and Mary Alice Amidon accompany themselves on banjo, guitar and accordion in a performance of traditional songs and stories. Admission: $6/$3. For more information call 207-795-5183.
Chase Hall Lounge

8 p.m. Concert: Bates College Steel Pan Rhythm Riders. Sponsored by the music department. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

8 p.m. Dance: Bates College Modern Dance Company, Program B (see March 21 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre


Saturday, March 23

12:30 p.m. Films: The Multicultural Center presents Jewish, Asian and South Asian films. For information call 207-786-8215.
Room 104, Olin Arts Center

3 p.m. Concert: Senior thesis concert. Simon Hutchinson '02, composer.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

8 p.m. Dance: Bates College Modern Dance Company, Program A (see March 21 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre


Sunday, March 24

2 p.m. Women's lacrosse vs. Bridgewater State.
Campus Avenue Field

2 p.m. Dance: Bates College Modern Dance Company, Program B (see March 21 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre

8 p.m. Concert: The Bates College Orchestra, conducted by William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music. Program: Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 and Aaron Copland's The Tender Land and four dance episodes from Rodeo. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall


Monday, March 25

7 p.m. Lecture: The Bates Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship. Speaker to be announced. For information call 207-786-6232.
Chase Hall Lounge

7 p.m. Lecture: Michelle McCauley, assistant professor of applied psychology at Middlebury and an expert in child eyewitnesses. For more information call 207-753-6933.
Room G52, Pettengill Hall

7:30 p.m. Lecture: Mapping Feminist Discourse in Francophone Africa. Irene d'Almeida, professor of French and African studies, University of Arizona. Sponsored by the classical and romance languages and literatures department.
Hirasawa Lounge, Chase Hall


Tuesday, March 26

12:30 p.m. Noonday concert: Bates piano students. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

4 p.m. Women's lacrosse vs. Southern Maine.
Campus Avenue Field

7 p.m. Men's lacrosse vs. Plymouth State.
Campus Avenue Field


Wednesday, March 27

6-9 p.m. Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Bring drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. Admission: $7.
Room 259, Olin Arts Center

8 p.m. Concert: Bates College Jazz Band, conducted by Richard Gordan, applied music faculty.
Olin Arts Center Hall

9 p.m. Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul (see March 6 listing).
Bates College Chapel


Thursday, March 28

5 p.m. Women's lacrosse vs. Babson.
Campus Avenue Field


Friday, March 29

3 p.m. Baseball vs. Tufts.
Leahey Field

4:30-5 p.m. Ecumenical Good Friday service: A candlelit contemplative service in the Christian tradition modeled after the liturgies of the ecumenical monastic community in TaizŽ, France. Brief readings and prayers, chants and silence.
Bates College Chapel

6 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Coast Guard.
James G. Wallach Tennis Center

8 p.m. Concert: Senior recital. Justin Lloyd '02, trumpet.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall


Saturday, March 30

Noon Baseball vs. Tufts (doubleheader).
Leahey Field

Noon Women's lacrosse vs. Williams.
Campus Avenue Field

12:30 p.m. Films: The Multicultural Center presents Jewish, Asian and South Asian films. For information call 207-786-8215.
Room 104, Olin Arts Center

8 p.m. Concert: Will Durst, a political comedian the L.A. Times calls Òa modern-day Will Rogers. Sponsored by the Bates Democrats and college Representatives.
Bates College Chapel

8 p.m. Senior thesis recital: Ananth Anthes '02, composer. Sponsored by the music department.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

10:30 a.m. Ecumenical Easter service with communion and student performances in music and dance.
Bates College Chapel


Sunday, March 31

3 p.m. Senior thesis recital: Chris Hoover '02, clarinet.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall


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EXHIBITIONS

March 1-31

Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion. Photographs by Stephen Huyler. Selections from Huyler's large exhibition of the same title are traveling to museums around the United States. Sponsored by the chaplain's office.
Bates College Chapel

Through March 22

The Second Annual Off-Campus Study Photography Exhibit by Bates students. Made possible by the Barlow Endowment for Study Abroad.
The Ronj

Museum of Art
Through March 24, 2002.

Upper Gallery: AIA Maine: Biennial Design Awards 2001.

Lower Gallery: Elizabeth Donoff: Two Photographic Promenades: Le Corbusier's Villa La Roche-Jeanneret and Villa Savoye.

Museum hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. School groups are welcome to all exhibitions. Tours conducted by museum staff. Advance registration for groups required. Call 207-786-6158. Visitors are welcome throughout the exhibitions.

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