January 2005
Thursday, Jan. 6
3 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Colby.
Alumni Gymnasium
Tuesday, Jan. 11
7 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Endicott.
Alumni Gymnasium
Wednesday, Jan. 12
7:30 p.m.
Presentation: Phillips Fellowship recipient John Karass ’05 discusses his research trip to Greece, where he traced the geographical spread of the philosophy of Epicurus.
Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge
Thursday, Jan. 13
7:30 p.m.
Presentation: Phillips Fellowship recipient Aarjan Dixit’06 discusses his research trip to India, where he examined prospective effects of the Inter-Rivers Linking Project.
Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge
Friday, Jan. 14
4:30 p.m.
Exhibition opening: Unfree Labor and the Production of Language: An Exhibition of Wordsopens with a reception. Sponsored in conjunction with the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates by the Multicultural Center. For more information call 207-786-8376.
Chase Hall Gallery
6 p.m.
Exhibition opening: Sarah Maline, director of the University of Maine-Farmington Art Gallery, presents a lecture preceding the opening reception for The Body Holographic,an exhibition by Boston artist Harriet Casdin-Silver. Also opening is Between Science and Art: X-Ray Photographs by Judith K. McMillan. For more information call 207-786-6158.
Olin Art Center, Museum of Art
7 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Bowdoin.
Alumni Gymnasium
8 p.m.
Contradance: Traditional New England folk dancing to the band Wake the Neighbors. No experience needed; all dances taught (workshop at 7:30) and called. Admission: $7/5. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society.
Chase Hall Lounge
Saturday, Jan. 15
1 p.m.
Men’s and women’s swimming vs. Babson.
Merrill Gymnasium, Tarbell Pool
3 p.m.
Men’s basketball vs. Colby.
Alumni Gymnasium
Sunday, Jan. 16
7 p.m.
Service: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service of Worship,with the Rev. Yvette Flunder, senior pastor and presiding bishop, City of Refuge United Church of Christ, San Francisco. Music by Bates students.
Bates College Chapel
8:30 p.m.
Reception: Meet the Rev. Yvette A. Flunder (see preceding item).
Multicultural Center
Monday, Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, classes are canceled and special programming takes place throughout the day. This year’s King Day theme at Bates is “From Montgomery to Memphis: Martin Luther King’s Legacy of Labor, Justice and Dignity.” For more information call 207-786-6400. (For information about related exhibitions, please see Exhibitions, below.)
9 a.m.
Reception: Meet the students from Morehouse, Spelman and Bates colleges who will participate in the morning debate. Coffee and other refreshments will be offered.
Chase Hall Lounge
9:30 a.m.
Debate: Students from Spelman, Morehouse and Bates colleges debate the resolution “Bates College Employees Should Unionize.”
Chase Hall Lounge
10:45 a.m.
Keynote address: The Rev. John Mendez, pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., and the Winston-Salem Chronicle’s1994 Man of The Year is keynote speaker.
Bates College Chapel
1:15, 2:30, 3:35 p.m.
Workshops: In three sessions, students, staff, guests and faculty lead readings, presentations and discussions on topics involving labor justice. Topics range from the life of a 19th-century African American Bates alumna to the interaction between King-era social activism and labor, from Lewiston labor history to impacts of the Vietnam War on the U.S. working class. For a complete schedule call 207-786-6400.
Pettengill Hall
4:45 p.m.
Gallery talk: In connection with the exhibition The Photography of Griffith Jerome Davis, the photographer’s daughter, Dorothy M. Davis, discusses his life and work, including his close relationship with the late Benjamin Mays ’20.
George and Helen Ladd Library
7:30 p.m.
Performance: The Fruit of Labor Singing Ensemble, the cultural arm of the civil rights and worker rights organization Black Workers for Justice, performs songs from the history of people’s movements for social change.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Tuesday, Jan. 18
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Pianist Frank Glazer, artist-in-residence. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 19
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.
Presentations: Senior Phillips Fellowship recipients David Charron (who studied “forum theater” in France) and Mario Lugo and Victor Rivera (who explored return migration in the Caribbean) discuss their research projects.
Chase Hall, Skelton 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, a student or faculty performance of music or dance is featured. For more information call 207-786-8272.
Bates College Chapel
Thursday, Jan. 20
Noon
Museum tour: Mark Bessire, director of the Bates College Museum of Art, offers tours of current exhibitions. For more information call 207-786-6158.
Olin Art Center, Museum of Art
4 p.m.
Lecture: From Ivory Tower to Tower of Babel? Liberal Arts Education and the Quest for Shareable Groundsby Elizabeth Minnich of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Minnich looks at ways of locating core commitments of the liberal arts in a changing, demanding world. Sponsored by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. For more information call 207-786-6195.
Chase Hall Lounge
Friday, Jan. 21
7 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Middlebury.
Alumni Gymnasium
8 p.m.
Concert: Greg Boardman, a fiddler and Bates faculty member known statewide as a teacher and performer, is joined by friends for a concert of traditional music. For information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Saturday, Jan. 22
1 p.m.
Men’s track and field Coed Invitational.
Merrill Gymnasium, Walter Slovenski Indoor Track
3 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Williams.
Alumni Gymnasium
7 p.m.
Concert: The Androscoggin Valley Community Orchestra performs a program including Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 (“New World”), Sibelius’ Finlandiaand Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. Admission: $5 (free for students). Sponsored by the music department and the Bates Office of Special Projects and Summer Programs. For information call
207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Monday, Jan. 24
6 p.m.
Panel discussion: The program What Can I Do with a Major in Women and Gender Studies?features Bates alumni with that major speaking about their careers. Sponsored by the Program in Women and Gender Studies.
Edmund S. Muskie Archives
Tuesday, Jan. 25
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 26
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 207-786-8272.
Bates College Chapel
Thursday, Jan. 27
6 p.m.
Men’s squash vs. Bowdoin.
Bates Squash Center, 56 Plourde Parkway
Friday, Jan. 28
7 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Connecticut College.
Alumni Gymnasium
Saturday, Jan. 29
3 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Wesleyan.
Alumni Gymnasium
8 p.m.
Bates College Concert Series: Classical pianist Awadagin Pratt. Admission: $8/$5. For information and reservations, call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Sunday, Jan. 30
3 p.m.
Concert: Frank Glazer, pianist and Bates artist in residence. For more information call 207-786-6135.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Monday, Jan. 31
7 p.m.
Bates Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship: The speaker is Rommel Padanou ’01, a native of Gabon and founder of Zegnon Group Inc., a California-based holding company with lines in fine home decorations produced by artists in Gabon and Benin, as well as mass-produced promotional materials. For more information call 207-786-6232.
Chase Hall Lounge
