Monday, Dec. 1
7 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Salem State.
Alumni Gymnasium
Tuesday, Dec. 2
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
7 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. University of Maine at Machias.
Alumni Gymnasium
8 p.m.
Theater: Students in Katalin Vecsey’s voice and speech course Theater 263 perform their final project. For more information call 207-786-6161.
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater
Wednesday, Dec. 3
6–9 p.m.
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).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
7 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Husson.
Alumni Gymnasium
7 p.m.
Lecture: Pilgrims to Paradise: Using Icons to Recreate the Pilgrim Experience, a lecture by Robert Allison, professor of religion and of classical and medieval studies, relating to the Russian Orthodox icon exhibit in the Museum of Art. For more information call 207-786-6158.
Olin Arts Center, Room 104
7 p.m.
Concert: Bates Jazz Band concert conducted by Richard Gordan. For information call 207-786-6135.
Chase Hall Lounge
7 p.m.
Theater: Linney Plays. Students in Professor Paul Kuritz’s directing course Theater 370 direct one-act plays by Obie Award-winner Romulus Linney. Free; no reservations. For more information call 207-786-6161.
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater
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 a student or faculty performance of music or dance is featured. For more information call the chaplain’s office at 207-786-8272.
Bates College Chapel
Thursday, Dec. 4
7 p.m.
Plays: Linney Plays (see Dec. 3 listing).
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater
Friday, Dec. 5
7 p.m.
Plays: Linney Plays (see Dec. 3 listing).
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater
8 p.m.
Concert: The Bates College Choir. Accompanied by orchestra and conducted by John Corrie, lecturer in music, the 72-voice choir performs Haydn and Schubert. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
8 p.m.
Dance performance: In a Flurry, a program of new works by guest artists and students, performed by the Bates Modern Dance Company. Free; no reservations. For more information call 207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre
8:30 p.m.
Contradance: Traditional New England folk dancing to the band Wake the Neighbors. No experience needed; all dances taught and called. Admission: $6/$3, free to students. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society.
Chase Hall Lounge
Saturday, Dec. 6
Noon
Men’s and women’s track and field: Bates Invitational.
Merrill Gymnasium, Slovenski Track
3 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Bowdoin.
Alumni Gymnasium
3 p.m.
Concert: The Bates Gamelan Mawar Mekar (“blossom of inspiration”), a student ensemble playing the traditional gamelan music of central Java, Indonesia. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Chase Hall, Chase Hall Lounge
8 p.m.
Concert: The Bates College Choir (see Dec. 5 listing).
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
8 p.m.
Dance performance: In a Flurry (see Dec. 5 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Sunday, Dec. 7
2 p.m.
Dance performance: In a Flurry (see Dec. 5 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
5 p.m.
Concert: Carols by Candlelight: A Communal Singing of Carols, with Professor of Music Marion Anderson, organist, and a cappella groups. For more information call 207-786-8272.
Bates College Chapel
Tuesday, Dec. 9
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Dec. 10
6–9 p.m.
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).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
Friday, Dec. 12
7 p.m.
Concert: The L/A Children’s Chorus, directed by Brian Franck, performs Christmas music for hand bells and treble voices. Admission: $8 advance (available at Hannaford stores)/$10 door. For more information call 207-753-0970.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
8 p.m.
Theater: New Plays from Theater 240, a staged reading of works by William Pope.L’s playwriting students. Free; no reservations. For more information call 207-786-6161.
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater
Dec. 15–Jan. 4
Winter Recess. Administrative offices are closed Christmas Day–Jan. 4.
Tuesday, Dec. 16
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Dec. 17
6–9 p.m.
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).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
7 p.m.
Concert: The 57-member Auburn Community Band, conducted by Milt Simon, offers 90 minutes of popular music for the season. For information call the Olin Arts Center at 207-786-6135 or the Auburn Recreation Department at 207-784-0191.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
