Tuesday, Jan. 6
7 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Wellesley.
Alumni Gymnasium
Wednesday, Jan. 7
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.
Men’s basketball vs. Gordon.
Alumni Gymnasium
Saturday, Jan. 10
1 p.m.
Swimming vs. Norwich.
Merrill Gymnasium, Tarbell Pool
2 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Emerson.
Alumni Gymnasium
4 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Colby.
Alumni Gymnasium
Sunday, Jan. 11
Noon
Swimming vs. Middlebury.
Merrill Gymnasium, Tarbell Pool
Tuesday, Jan. 13
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 14
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
7:30 p.m.
Lecture: Rolf-Dieter F. Schnelle, the German consul general for New England, speaks on the topic The New Europe — Old and New United: A Challenge to the Europeans and the United States. Sponsored by the Department of German, Russian and East European Languages and Literatures.
Edmund S. Muskie Archives
Thursday, Jan. 15
4:15 p.m.
Lecture and book signing: Thomas Whalen ’86, assistant professor of social science at Boston University, discusses his recent book Dynasty’s End, a history of the Bill Russell-era Boston Celtics.
Edmund S. Muskie Archives
7 p.m.
Slide lecture: Experiencing the Summer Solstice on the Arctic Ice by Wilfred Richard, a nature photographer from Georgetown and a Mellon Fellow in Environmental Studies at Bates in autumn 2002.
Environmental Studies House, 111 Bardwell St., Smedley Lounge
7 p.m.
Lecture: The Influence of the Haitian Revolution on Revolutionary Movements in the 19th and 20th Centuries and Beyond, a talk in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day by Georges Fouron of the State University of New York at Stonybrook.
Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)
Friday, Jan. 16
1 p.m.
Read-in: Sponsored annually by Lewiston-Auburn College and Bates in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., faculty, staff, students and members of the community share a picture book with Martel School students in grades 4–6. To volunteer, e-mail mdeschai@bates.edu or call 207-786-8273.
7 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Wesleyan.
Alumni Gymnasium
7 p.m.
Lecture and opening reception: Gu Zheng, associate professor of journalism at Fudan University, Shanghai, discusses the Bates College Museum of Art exhibition Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change, which he organized with the museum and the college’s Asian studies program. Sponsored by the Freeman Foundation and the Synergy Fund. For more information call 207-786-6158.
Olin Arts Center, Room 104 and Museum of Art
7:30 p.m.
Concert: Midcoast Symphony Orchestra. Rohan Smith conducts the orchestra and guest violinist Eva Gruesser in Barber’s Violin Concerto. Also: Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. Tickets are available at Carroll’s Music or the door: $12 adults/free 21 and under. For information call 207-371-2028.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
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. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society.
Chase Hall Lounge
Saturday, Jan. 17
1 p.m.
Men’s track and field vs. U.S. Coast Guard and MIT.
Merrill Gymnasium, Walter Slovenski Indoor Track
2 p.m.
Dance performance: The Bates Modern Dance Company offers an informal showing of Tensile Involvement, a visually exciting work choreographed by Alwin Nikolais in 1953 and reconstructed by Alberto del Saz. For information call
207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre
3 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Connecticut College.
Alumni Gymnasium
8 p.m.
Bates College Concert Series: Acclaimed jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove performs with a combo including Italian vocalist Roberta Gambarini. Admission: $8/$5. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Bates College Chapel
Sunday, Jan. 18
7 p.m.
Service: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Service of Worship. The Rev. James Foster Reese Sr. delivers the sermon King: The Principal and The Principles. Music by the Deansmen and Subira Gordon ’06. This communal spiritual celebration opens the college’s annual observance of King’s legacy. Reception follows at the Multicultural Center.
Bates College Chapel
Monday, Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, classes are canceled and special programming takes place throughout the day, emphasizing the theme “The Haitian Revolution: The Bicentennial and Its Legacy.” For more information call 207-786-6400.
9 a.m.
Debate: Students from Bates, Spelman and Morehouse colleges debate the topic, “U.S. Immigration Policy: Cuban Cinderellas, Haitian Stepchild.”
Chase Hall Lounge
10:45 a.m.
Keynote address: Toussaint L’Overture and the Haitian Revolution: Race and Questions in the Americas by Alex Dupuy, professor of sociology, Wesleyan University, and author of Haiti in the World Economy and Haiti in the New World Order: The Limits of the Democratic Revolution.
Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building
1:15, 2:30, 3:30 p.m.
Workshops: In three sessions, academic departments host discussions and speakers on various topics. For a complete workshop schedule, call 207-786-6400.
Pettengill Hall
4:30 p.m.
Panel discussion: Movement 384. A student group explores life and race on campus.
Chase Hall Lounge
7 p.m.
Performance: Featured artists are Henry Butler, a New Orleans-based pianist and vocalist whose influences range from Franz Schubert to Professor Longhair, and Tabou Combo, a renowned Haitian dance-music band from New York.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Tuesday, Jan. 20
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
6 p.m.
Film festival: The Eye: The 2004 Bates College Festival of
Contemporary Asian Cinema. Tonight’s films: The Eye (Thailand, 2002, horror) and The Vertical Ray of the Sun (Vietnam, 2000, romantic comedy); discussion led by Chris Berry, festival curator and associate professor of film studies at the University of California, Berkeley, with John Yu Zou, professor of Chinese. Sponsored by the Freeman Foundation and Sangai Asia. For more information see www.bates.edu/asian-cinema-festival.xml or call 207-786-6195.
Benjamin Mays Center
Wednesday, Jan. 21
4:30 p.m.
Women’s squash vs. Colby.
Merrill Gymnasium
6 p.m.
Film festival: The Eye: The 2004 Bates College Festival of Contemporary Asian Cinema. Tonight’s films: Spirited Away (Japan, 2001, animé) and Double Agent (South Korea, 2003, action); discussion led by Chris Berry, festival curator and associate professor of film studies at the University of California, Berkeley, with John Yu Zou, professor of Chinese. Sponsored by the Freeman Foundation and Sangai Asia. For more information see www.bates.edu/asian-cinema-festival.xml or call 207-786-6195.
Olin Arts Center, Room 104
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
6:30 p.m.
Men’s squash vs. Colby.
Merrill Gymnasium
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, Jan. 22
6 p.m.
Film festival: The Eye: The 2004 Bates College Festival of Contemporary Asian Cinema. Tonight’s films: The Wind Will Carry Us (Iran, 1999, drama) and The Road Home (China, 2001, romance); discussion led by John Yu Zou, professor of Chinese. Sponsored by the Freeman Foundation and Sangai Asia. For more information see www.bates.edu/asian-cinema-festival.xml or call 207-786-6195.
Olin Arts Center, Room 104
6 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Wentworth.
Alumni Gymnasium
7 p.m.
Lecture: Investigating Psychic Phenomena with Statistics by Jessica Utts, professor of statistics, University of California, Davis. From experiments testing psychic abilities, Utts has found strong statistical evidence supporting certain of those abilities. Co-sponsored by the psychology and mathematics departments.
Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)
Friday, Jan. 23
6 p.m.
Film festival: The Eye: The 2004 Bates College Festival of
Contemporary Asian Cinema. Tonight’s film: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (India, 1999, musical); discussion led by John Yu Zou, professor of Chinese. Sponsored by the Freeman Foundation and Sangai Asia. For more information see www.bates.edu/asian-cinema-festival.xml or call 207-786-6195.
Olin Arts Center, Room 104
7 p.m.
Concert: The Androscoggin Valley Community Orchestra plays music by Copland, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Admission: $5 with a $20 maximum per family. For information call
207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Saturday, Jan. 24
1 p.m.
Swimming vs. Colby.
Merrill Gymnasium, Tarbell Pool
3 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Tufts.
Alumni Gymnasium
4 p.m.
Lecture: Tian Qing and Zhang Shan discuss Chinese classical music, in connection with their 8 p.m. Bates College Concert Series event (see below). For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
8 p.m.
Bates College Concert Series: The Zheng: A Concert of Classical Chinese Music by two celebrated musicians from Beijing: Tian Qing, a multi-instrumentalist and musicologist, and Zhang Shan, a virtuoso on the zither-like “zheng.” Admission: $8/$5. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Sunday, Jan. 25
3 p.m.
Concert: Frank Glazer, pianist and artist in residence, performs works by Haydn, Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Monday, Jan. 26
4:30 p.m.
Lecture: The Psychology of Theology, the Theology of Psychology, and the Necessity of Holding Them Together, by Michael Dwinell, Portland psychotherapist and spiritual director. Part of the series Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2003–04, sponsored by the chaplain’s office.
Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge
7 p.m.
Lecture: Bates Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship (speaker to be announced). Sponsored by the Office of Career Services. For information call 207-786-6232.
Chase Hall Lounge
7 p.m.
Lecture: Creating Japanese Gardens Inspired by Native Scenery by David Slawson, designer. Sponsored by the Freeman and Tanaka Funds for the Study of East Asia and by the Department of German, Russian and East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Benjamin Mays Center
Tuesday, Jan. 27
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Mark Howard ’75, pianist, performs music by Mozart. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 28
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
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
Friday, Jan. 30
5:30 p.m.
Men’s and women’s squash vs. Dartmouth.
Alumni Gymnasium
7:30 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Trinity.
Alumni Gymnasium
Saturday, Jan. 31
1 p.m.
Swimming vs. Tufts.
Merrill Gymnasium, Tarbell Pool
3 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Amherst.
Alumni Gymnasium
