Tuesday, March 2
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Derek’s Bag of Tricks, with Derek Thibault, guitar, and Tynam Nida, drums. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
4:10 p.m.
Lecture: Does Self-Organization Exist in Ecological Systems? by John Commito, professor of environmental studies, Gettysburg College. Sponsored by the biology department.
Carnegie Science, Room 204
Wednesday, March 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
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, March 4
7 p.m.
Concert: A Schubert Mass, sung by students from Lewiston and Poland high schools, with orchestra. Donations accepted. For more information call 207-786-6400.
Bates College Chapel
7:30 p.m.
Lecture: Andrew Sullivan, the Time columnist and former New Republic editor known for his provocative political and social views. Sponsored by the Bates Republicans.
Chase Hall Lounge
Friday, March 5
7:30 p.m.
Concert: Maine sitarist David Pontbriand in the annual Kendall Fund concert. The Kendall Fund was established by Edith C. and Raymond L. Kendall, retired professor of education and psychology at Bates. For information call 207-786-6135.
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, March 6
1 p.m.
Foot race: Morgan’s Run, a 5K run/walk and 1-mile fun walk, benefits Morgan’s Fund, a Maine Community Foundation fund that supports efforts in the Northeast to prevent the harmful effects of violence on children. In memory of Morgan McDuffee ’02. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. For more information contact Suzanna Andrew at 207-671-0676/sandrew@bates.edu or Graham Veysey at gveysey@bates.edu.
Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building
7 p.m.
Concert: Rock with the Lost City Angels and the Minus Scale. Admission: $8. Sponsored by the Friends of Fair Labor. For information call 207-777-6781.
Benjamin Mays Center
Sunday, March 7
3 p.m.
Gallery talk: Artist Betty LaDuke discusses the work in her exhibition Latin American Transitions, paintings and sketches documenting cultural and spiritual traditions of people who have endured violence and upheaval.
Bates College Chapel
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
Monday, March 8
4:30 p.m.
Lecture: Honor the Earth: A Multicultural Spiritual Journey by
Betty LaDuke, artist exhibiting at Bates. Part of the series Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2003–04, sponsored by the chaplain’s office.
Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge
Tuesday, March 9
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Bates Brass Quintet. For information call
207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, March 10
6–9 p.m.
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see March 3 listing).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
8 p.m.
Lecture: Jennifer Finney Boylan, the renowned author and Colby College professor whose 2003 book She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders told the story of her transition from man to woman. Sponsored by OUTfront.
Benjamin Mays Center
9 p.m.
Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul (see March 3 listing).
Bates College Chapel
Thursday, March 11
7 p.m.
Film: Director Ziah Hamzed presents his 2003 film The Letter, an acclaimed documentary about Lewiston’s mixed reactions to the arrival of Somali immigrants. Sponsored by the Bates Filmboard with support from Amandla!, the New World Coalition, the Representative Assembly and the Department of Theater and Rhetoric.
Pettigrew Hall, Filene Room (301)
8 p.m.
Theater: Swingtime Canteen, a musical by Linda Thorsen Bond, William Repicci and Charles Busch in which five archetypal film characters show their mettle while singing World War II-era classics. Professor of Theater Paul Kuritz directs. Admission: $6/$3. For information call 207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre
Friday, March 12
9, 10, 11 a.m.
Kinderkonzert: Woodwinds: Discover Nature’s Voice. Portland Symphony Orchestra musicians introduce children ages 3 to 7 to symphonic music and the instrumental families. Admission: $3. For reservations call 207-773-6128, ext. 308.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
6 p.m.
Exhibit opening: In Cultura y Naturaleza Guatemalteca, Carlos Willemsen ’07 shows photographs reflecting Guatemalan culture and nature. Food from Guatemala is featured at the reception. The exhibit runs through March 26; sponsored by the Multicultural Center.
Chase Hall Gallery and Chase Lounge
8 p.m.
Film series: The Traveling Film South Asia series opens with an award-winning 2003 documentary from India, The 18th Elephant–3 Monologues. Sponsored by the International Club, the Asian studies program and the departments of political science and anthropology. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center, Room 105
8 p.m.
Theater: Swingtime Canteen (see March 11 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, March 13
2 p.m.
Theater: Swingtime Canteen (see March 11 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
From 3 p.m.
Film series: Traveling Film South Asia (see March 12 listing). 3 p.m.: Sand and Water (2002, Bangladesh; Room 104) and A Night of Prophecy (India, 2002). 5:30 p.m.: Godhra Tak: The Terror Trail (India, 2003). 7 p.m.: Swara–A Bridge Over Troubled Water (Pakistan, 2003). 8 p.m.: Naata (The Bond; 2003, India). 9 p.m.: Made in India, (India, 2002). 10 p.m.: Itihaas Jitneharuka Laagi (History for Winners, Nepal, 2003).
Olin Arts Center, Room 105 except as noted
8 p.m.
Theater: Swingtime Canteen (see March 11 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Sunday, March 14
From 1:30 p.m.
Film series: Traveling Film South Asia (see March 12 listing).
1:30 p.m.: Shei Rater Kotha Bolte Eshechi (Tale of the Darkest Night; Bangladesh, 2001). 2:30 p.m.: Buru Sengal (The Fire Within, India, 2002). 3:45 p.m.: Vikas Bandook Ki Naal Se (Development Flows from the Barrel of the Gun, India, 2003). 5 p.m.: Hunting Down Water (India, 2003). 6 p.m.: Resilient Rhythms (India, 2002). 7:15 p.m. The Unconscious (India, 2002).
Olin Arts Center, Room 105
2 p.m.
Theater: Swingtime Canteen (see March 11 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
7 p.m.
Film: Between the Lines (Israel, 2001, Hebrew with English subtitles). Director Yifat Kedar will lead a post-screening discussion about this film documenting the dangerous, radical and often lonely life led by Amira Hass, the only Israeli journalist living in the Occupied Territories and one obsessed with reporting the truth. Presented by Bates Hillel as part of the 2004 Maine Jewish Film Festival.
Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)
8 p.m.
Concert: Ken Whitney, senior thesis performance. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Tuesday, March 16
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Flute students of Kay Hamlin, applied music faculty. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
4:10 p.m.
Lecture: Increasing Arctic River Discharge: Responses and Feedbacks to Global Change by Bruce Peterson, Ecosystem Center, Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass. Sponsored by the biology department.
Carnegie Science, Room 204
Wednesday, March 17
6–9 p.m.
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see March 3 listing).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
9 p.m.
Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul (see March 3 listing).
Bates College Chapel
Thursday, March 18
8 p.m.
Poetry reading: C.K. Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and teacher of creative writing at Princeton University. Made possible by the Emily Carroll Carleton ’99 Fund.
Chase Hall Lounge
Friday, March 19
8 p.m.
Concert: The Bates gamelan orchestra, Gamelan Mawar Mekar, accompanies Indonesian shadow puppetry by scholar-in-residence Joko Susilo. Sponsored by the music department. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Saturday, March 20
3 p.m.
Concert: The Bates gamelan orchestra and Indonesian shadow puppetry (see March 19 listing).
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Tuesday, March 23
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Voice students of John Corrie, lecturer in music. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, March 24
6–9 p.m.
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see March 3 listing).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
7 p.m.
Lecture: Beyond the Global Supermarkets, Towards the Earth Democracy by Vandana Shiva, scientist, author and director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy. A Women’s History Month presentation sponsored by the Multicultural Center.
Chase Hall Lounge
9 p.m.
Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul (see March 3 listing).
Bates College Chapel
Thursday, March 25
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Guitar students of Kenneth Labrecque, applied music faculty. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Friday, March 26
8 p.m.
Concert: The Bates College Choir, directed by Lecturer in Music John Corrie and with a 25-piece orchestra, performs Fauré’s Requiem and Mozart’s Mass in C (Coronation). For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
8 p.m.
Dance performance: In its annual spring concert, the Bates Modern Dance Company presents new works by students and faculty, as well as Alwin Nikolais’ 1953 classic Tensile Involvement. Free; no reservations. For more information call 207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, March 27
8 a.m.
Water polo: Women’s tournament.
Merrill Gymnasium, Tarbell Pool
4 p.m.
Dance performance: Bates College Modern Dance Company (see March 26 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
5 p.m.
Exhibit opening: In Fumi Lyo: God Gives Me Joy, Sarita Fellows ’04 shows contemporary design renderings of Nigerian dress, created for a 2002 Phillips Fellowship project. The reception features food from West Africa. Exhibit runs through April 4.
Chase Hall Gallery
7 p.m.
Concert: Rock with the Minus Scale and Cahalan. Admission: $5. Sponsored by the Friends of Fair Labor. For information call 207-777-6781.
Benjamin Mays Center
8 p.m.
Concert: Bates College Choir (see March 26 listing).
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Sunday, March 28
8 a.m.
Water polo: Women’s tournament.
Merrill Gymnasium, Tarbell Pool
2 p.m.
Dance: Bates College Modern Dance Company (see March 26 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
3 p.m.
Concert: Senior thesis recital by composition student Clayton Sanders ’04. Sponsored by the music department. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
8 p.m.
Concert: In his senior thesis recital, ethnomusicology student Michael Roberts ’04 discusses and demonstrates the Mongolian horse-head fiddle, accompanied by accordionist Michael Silvers ’04. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Tuesday, March 30
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: David Pontbriand, Portland sitarist. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
4:10 p.m.
Lecture: Marine Bioinvasions: The Interrelationships Between Marine Ecology, Maritime History and Marine Policy by Jim Carlton of Williams College and the Mystic Seaport Program in Maritime Studies. The annual Sawyer Lecture is sponsored by the biology department.
Carnegie Science, Room 204
Wednesday, March 31
4:30 p.m.
Lecture: Inward Journey, Outward Journey: A Physician’s Story of Accompanying and Being Accompanied by the Poor by David Hillier, a physician, author and the founder of St. Joseph’s House, Washington, D.C. Part of the series Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2003–04, sponsored by the chaplain’s office.
Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge
6–9 p.m.
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see March 3 listing).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
9 p.m.
Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul (see March 3 listing).
Bates College Chapel
