Admission fees list general public first and then a reduced price for children, senior citizens (age 60 or older) and full-time students of any age, except as noted. Advance reservations for Bates events are available only where specified. Events are subject to change. 

A limited number of hearing-assistance devices are available for Bates’ public events. To request one, please call 207-786-6394.

Saturday, Sept. 3

Noon—Men’s and women’s cross country vs. alumni. Russell Street Field

Tuesday, Sept. 6

4:10 p.m.—Convocation: The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes ’65 offers the Convocation address. Main Quadrangle (rain site: Alumni Gymnasium)

Wednesday, Sept. 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

Friday, Sept. 9

5 p.m.—Creole Table: Opening program, An Introduction to Creole Cultures.RSVP required; call 207-786-8376. Multicultural Center, kitchen

8 p.m.—Contradance: Traditional New England folk dancing to the band Wake the Neighbors. No experience needed; all dances taught and called. Admission: $7/$5 (free for Bates students). Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society. Chase Hall Lounge

Monday, Sept. 12

8 p.m.—Lecture: The College Lecture Series presents Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, Sept. 13

12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

4 p.m.—Women’s soccer vs. St. Joseph’s. Russell Street Field

6 p.m.—Field hockey vs. Plymouth State.Campus Avenue Field

Wednesday, Sept. 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

Thursday, Sept. 15

4 p.m.—Women’s tennis vs. Southern Maine. James G. Wallach Tennis Center

Saturday, Sept. 17

Time TBA—Golf vs. Colby and Bowdoin.Martindale Country Club, Beech Hill Road, Auburn

11 a.m.—Field hockey vs. Amherst. Campus Avenue Field

11 a.m.—Women’s soccer vs. Amherst. Russell Street Field

2 p.m.—Men’s soccer vs. Amherst. Russell Street Field

Sunday, Sept. 18

1 p.m.—Men’s soccer vs. St. Joseph’s. Russell Street Field

Tuesday, Sept. 20

12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

3 p.m.—American Red Cross blood drive. Sponsored by Bates Emergency Medical Services. Call 800-482-0743 for an appointment.Chase Hall Lounge

4 p.m.—Women’s soccer vs. Bowdoin.Russell Street Field

Wednesday, Sept. 21

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

8 p.m.—Concert: The esteemed Argentinean pianist Emilio Solla and the New York Jazz Tango Quintet, sponsored by the Bates dance program.

Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

8 p.m.—Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul. This candlelight contemplative gathering features a performance of music or dance, brief readings of poetry and sacred texts, and moments of silence for meditation, healing and rest. Please note that the starting time has been changed to 8 p.m. For more information call the chaplain’s office at 207-786-8272. Bates College Chapel

Thursday, Sept. 22

4:30 p.m.—Lecture: Coming to Our Senses: A Spirituality of the Earth by Steve Drane, an ordained minister, environmental activist, master gardener and herbalist. Part of the series Spiritual Journeys: Stories of the Soul 2005–06, sponsored by the chaplain’s office. For more information call 207-786-8272. Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge

5:30 p.m.—Opening reception: Bagels and Grits: Exploring Jewish Life in the Deep South. Photographs by Bill Aron. Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For more information call 207-786-8376.Chase Hall Gallery

Friday, Sept. 23

7 p.m.—Poetry reading: Allison Slaughter ’00 reads from her recently published book Any Day Now.Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For more information call 207-786-8376. Multicultural Center, downstairs

8 p.m.—Concert: Pianist Frank Glazer, artist in residence, performs music by Schumann. For more information call 207-786-6135.Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Saturday, Sept. 24

1 p.m.—Football vs. Trinity.Garcelon Field

4 p.m.—Reception: A festivity marks the closing of Innovation and Opportunity,an exhibition of work by members of the visual art faculty. For more information call 207-786-6158.Olin Arts Center, Museum of Art

Sunday, Sept. 25

11 a.m.—Women’s soccer vs. Trinity. Russell Street Field

1 p.m.—Field hockey vs. Trinity. Campus Avenue Field

2 p.m.—Men’s soccer vs. Trinity. Russell Street Field

Monday, Sept. 26

7 p.m.—Bates Seminar Series on Entrepreneurship: Speaker to be announced. For more information call 207-786-6232. Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, Sept. 27

12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Performer to be announced. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Sept. 28

4 p.m.—Men’s soccer vs. New England.Russell Street Field

5 p.m.—Field hockey vs. Maine-Farmington. Campus Avenue Field

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.—Volleyball vs. Bowdoin. Alumni Gymnasium

7:30 p.m.—Lecture: David Horowitz, best-selling author, editor-in-chief of FrontPageMagazine.comand president of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture. Sponsored by the Bates College Republicans. Edmund S. Muskie Archives

8 p.m.—Reflections: Busy Life, Peaceful Center: A Weekly Time of Rest for Body and Soul. This candlelight contemplative gathering features a student or faculty performance of music or dance, brief readings of poetry and sacred texts, and moments of silence for meditation, healing and rest. Please note that the starting time has been changed to 8 p.m. For more information call the chaplain’s office at 207-786-8272. Bates College Chapel

Friday, Sept. 30

Time TBA—Volleyball: Bates Invitational. Alumni Gymnasium

5 p.m.—Creole Table: Focus on Brazil.Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. RSVP required; call 207-786-8376. Multicultural Center, kitchen

Exhibitions

Sept. 22–Oct. 5
Bagels and Grits: Exploring Jewish Life in the Deep South
Photographs by Bill Aron. Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. Chase Hall Gallery

For more information:
207-786-8376.

Through Sept. 25

Bates College Faculty: Innovation and Opportunity
Members of the Bates visual art faculty show work.  Bates Gallery

The Environment of Landscape: Works from the Olivia and Ellwood Straub Collection
Landscape work purchased with the Olivia and Ellwood Straub Endowment, including art by Philip Barter, Joel Babb and Dozier Bell.  Synergy Seminar Gallery

Through May 2006

Off the Coast: A Landscape Chronology
A probing examination of interpretations of the Maine landscape through the decades.  Collection Gallery

Museum Hours

10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday. Closed Sunday and Mondays. School groups are welcome to all exhibitions. Tours conducted by museum staff. Advance registration for groups required. Visitors are welcome throughout the exhibit.

Information about tours and visiting: 207-786-6158

For further information call:

Concierge Information
207-786-6255
Museum of Art
207-786-6158
Olin Arts Center
207-786-6135
Schaeffer Theatre
207-786-6161