Thursday, June 17
9:30 a.m.
Androscoggin County Business to Business Trade Show, sponsored by the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council. For more information call 207-784-0161.
Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building
Thursday, July 8
6 p.m.
Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series: Led by a National Scottish Fiddle Champion called a “name to watch” by Sing Out! magazine, the Jeremy Kittel Trio plays a blend of traditional Celtic music and jazz. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
Thursday, July 15
6 p.m.
Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series: With an emphasis on compelling rhythms, Boréal Tordu mixes ballads and fiddle tunes with Acadian, Cajun and other French-influenced styles. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
Saturday, July 17
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: hoi polloi, Boston’s hottest contemporary dance company, presents a quirky repertory that includes Cupcake, recently featured at the Tokyo Arts Market. Admission: $15/$10.
Schaeffer Theatre
Thursday, July 22
6 p.m.
Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series: The Maine Squeeze, five accordionists and a percussionist, come from Peaks Island to play French-Canadian, Cajun, Irish and Jewish music. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Rennie Harris Puremovement performs Facing Mekka, an epic journey through global hip hop featuring 17 dancers, three vocalists, three DJs, live percussion and collage projections. Facing Mekka is a family-friendly show suitable for all ages. A discussion with the artist follows the concert. Admission: $25/$15.
Schaeffer Theatre
Friday, July 23
7:15 p.m.
Lecture: Inside Dance, a pre-performance lecture by Suzanne Carbonneau ’76.
Schaeffer Theatre
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Rennie Harris Puremovement (see July 22 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, July 24
7:15 p.m.
Lecture: Inside Dance, a pre-performance lecture by Suzanne Carbonneau ’76.
Schaeffer Theatre
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Rennie Harris Puremovement (see July 22 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Sunday, July 25
3 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Rennie Harris Puremovement (see July 22 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Thursday, July 29
6 p.m.
Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series: An Augusta resident, Martin Swinger is known nationally for his folk standards, stories and songs for children. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
8 p.m.
Video talk: Dance for the Camera. Filmmaker and chore-ographer Victoria Marks shows her award-winning films and discusses the evolving art form of dance for the camera.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Friday, July 30
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Tere O’Connor Dance. New York dancemaker O’Connor masterfully blends choreography and theater in his multimedia work Lawn, a provocative union of environmental issues and the poetics of dance. A discussion with the artist follows the concert. Admission: $17/$10.
Schaeffer Theater
Saturday, July 31
7:15 p.m.
Lecture: Inside Dance, a preperformance lecture with dance critic Suzanne Carbonneau ’76.
Schaeffer Theatre
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Tere O’Connor Dance (see July 30 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Tuesday, Aug. 3
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: The Musican’s Concert. An annual favorite, this eclectic concert features nine remarkable composers and multi-instrumentalists performing original and improvised music from around the world. Admission: $6/$3.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Thursday, Aug. 5
6 p.m.
Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series: As the GBS Trio, Gerhard Graml, Barbara Truex and Shamou blend sounds from Europe, America and Iran into a style they call “world jazz.” Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
8 p.m.
Panel discussion: The Bates Dance Festival presents Global Exchange: Sharing Across Cultures, in which choreographers from Mexico, Vietnam, Cuba and Cape Verde discuss their work and their cultural environments.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Friday, Aug. 6
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Home Movies. The nationally recognized Rhode Island company Everett Dance Theater performs the world premiere of a piece that incorporates theater and video in tackling issues facing American families in this complex multicultural world. Admission: $17/$10.
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, Aug. 7
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Everett Dance Theater (see Aug. 6 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Tuesday, Aug. 10
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Moving in the Moment. An evening of improvisational dance and music with contact improvisers Chris Aiken, Nancy Stark Smith and members of the festival dance and music faculty. An annual crowd pleaser full of delightful surprises.
Alumni Gymnasium
Thursday, Aug. 12
6 p.m.
Bates Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series: The Casco Bay Tummlers are Maine’s best-known practitioners of the “Jewish jazz” called klezmer. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic supper.
Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, overlooking Lake Andrews (rain site: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall)
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Different Voices. Featuring new works by choreographers from Cape Verde and Mexico, and by emerging artists including Kristin Van Loon and Arwen Wilder. Admission: $17/$10.
Schaeffer Theatre
Friday, Aug. 13
8 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Different Voices (see Aug. 12 listing).
Schaeffer Theatre
Saturday, Aug. 14
1-5 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Young Choreographers/New Works. An adjudicated informal showing of more than 24 new works by talented festival participants from around the world. Faculty members will provide insightful, critical feedback throughout the afternoon.
Schaeffer Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Bates Dance Festival performance: Festival Finale. Festival participants of all ages and abilities perform modern, jazz and integrated dance works by Tere O’Connor, Gabe Masson, Cathy Young, James P. Colter and Marianela Boan. The evening features a new work by 70 young local artists from our Youth Arts Project, and the Community Project, directed by members of Everett Dance Theatre. Admission: $6/$3.
Alumni Gymnasium
