Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1–2
Parents & Family Weekend
Saturday, Oct. 1
10 a.m.—Volleyball: Bates Invitational. Alumni Gymnasium
11 a.m.—Women’s soccer vs. Tufts. Russell Street Field
Noon—Field hockey vs. Tufts. Campus Avenue Field
1 p.m.—Football vs. Tufts. Garcelon Field
2 p.m.—Men’s soccer vs. Tufts. Russell Street Field
4 p.m.—Lecture and opening reception: Vinalhaven artist Robert Indiana discusses his seriesThe Hartley Elegies.A reception with the artist to open the exhibition follows. For more information call 207-786-6158. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall and Museum of Art
6 p.m.—Lecture: Al Franken, author, humorist and Air America Radio host, offers a talk with a title TBA. Sponsored by the Bates Democrats. Bates College Chapel
7:30 p.m.—Dance performance: The Bates Modern Dance Company features works by guest artist Sean Curran and by students. Free; no reservations. Schaeffer Theatre
7:30 p.m.—Performance: A Bates student organization exploring issues relating to African American culture, Amandla! offers its annual cultural extravaganza. Featured are storytellers, musicians and dancers including Prophecy Dance Works, New York. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Sunday, Oct. 2
1 p.m.—Men’s soccer vs. alumni. Russell Street Field
2 p.m.—Dance performance: Bates College Modern Dance Company (see Oct. 1 listing). Schaeffer Theatre
2 p.m.—Women’s soccer vs. Husson.—Russell Street Field
Tuesday, Oct. 4
12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Frank Glazer, pianist and Bates artist in residence. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Oct. 5
5 p.m.—Field hockey vs. Husson. 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
8 p.m.—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. For more information call the chaplain’s office at 207-786-8272. Bates College Chapel
Thursday, Oct. 6
7:30 p.m.—Panel discussion: Islam, Tribal Kinship and Democracy in South Asia and the Middle Eastwith Ijaz Gilani, Fulbright Visiting Specialist at Bates, and U.S. Army Maj. Steve Alexander. Gilani is professor and dean of the faculty of social sciences at International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan, and head of Gallup Pakistan. Alexander has served in Iraq and is based at West Point. Sponsored by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation. For more information call 207-786-6195. Chase Hall Lounge
Saturday, Oct. 8
9 a.m.—Men’s tennis: Wallach Invitational, first day. James G. Wallach Tennis Center
Sunday, Oct. 9
9 a.m.—Men’s tennis: Wallach Invitational, second day. James G. Wallach Tennis Center
2 p.m.—Women’s soccer vs. Endicott. Russell Street Field
8 p.m.—Bates College Concert Series: With Statman on clarinet and mandolin, the Andy Statman Trio offers a program of Chassidic, klezmer and American roots music. Admission: $8/$5. Call 207-786-6135 for reservations. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Monday, Oct. 10
7:30 p.m.—Opening reception: Dan Taulapapa McMullin is featured at this reception for his exhibition Sounding the Shell: Coming Out on Many Levels, My World as a Samoan Fa’afafine Artist.Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For information call 207-786-8376. Chase Hall Gallery
Tuesday, Oct. 11
Noon—Gallery talk: Tour of current art museum exhibitions (listed at the end of this calendar). For more information call 207-786-6158. Bates College Museum of Art
12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Frank Glazer, pianist and Bates artist in residence. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
4:30 p.m.—Film: Sinalelaby Samoan artist Dan Taulapapa McMullin, followed by the lecture Sounding the Shell: Coming Out on Many Levels. Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For information call 207-786-8376. Chase Hall Lounge
Wednesday, Oct. 12
4 p.m.—Women’s soccer vs. Southern Maine. Russell Street Field
4:30 p.m.—Field hockey vs. Bowdoin. 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.—Poetry reading and film: Samoan artist Dan Taulapapa McMullin reads from his poetry and shows his film Sinalela.Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For information call 207-786-8376. Skelton Lounge
8 p.m.—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. For more information call the chaplain’s office at 207-786-8272. Bates College Chapel
Thursday, Oct. 13
7 p.m.—Lecture: The Destruction and Proposed Reconstruction of the Mississippi River Deltaby Joseph T. Kelley, professor of marine geology and sedimentology at the University of Maine and a former New Orleans resident. Sponsored by the geology department. Carnegie Science Hall, Room 204
8 p.m.—Lecture: Lisette de Pillis, professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, offers a talk titled “Cancer Modeling: Interactions with Physicians.” Sponsored by the mathematics department, the annual Richard W. Sampson Lecture honors the memory of Sampson, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Bates. Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)
8 p.m.—Reading: Author TBA. The Annual Writers Harvest reading, sponsored by the national organization Share Our Strength, is a benefit to fight hunger and poverty. Sponsored by the English department. Chase Hall Lounge
Friday, Oct. 14
4 p.m.—Lecture: TheOpen Vein of Africaby Juan Tomas, an essayist, novelist and poet from Equatorial Guinea. Sponsored by the Multicultural Center, the Spanish department and the humanities division at Bates. For information call 207-786-8376. Benjamin Mays Center
8 p.m.—Concert: Black Violin. Classically trained violinists Wil-B and Kev Marcus improvise on violin over a variety of hip-hop tracks. Sponsored by the Chase Hall Committee. Admission fee TBA; visit www.batestickets.comfor more information. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
8 p.m.—Contradance: Traditional New England folk dancing to the band Wake the Neighbors. No experience needed; all dances taught and called. Admission: $8/7 (free for Bates students). Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society. Chase Hall Lounge
Saturday, Oct. 15
8 p.m.—Concert: The renowned Portland String Quartet in a performance sponsored by the music department. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Sunday, Oct. 16
1 p.m.—Volleyball vs. Amherst. Alumni Gymnasium
Monday, Oct. 17
7:30 p.m.—Performance: Southern Gents Tour: Blue Hearts from the Red States.A spoken-word and multimedia performance on political topics. Sponsored by OUTfront. Chase Hall Lounge
Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 19–23
Fall Recess: No classes; administrative offices are open.
Wednesday, Oct. 19
3 p.m.—Men’s soccer vs. Plymouth State. Russell Street 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. Colby. Alumni Gymnasium
Thursday, Oct. 20
9, 10 and 11 a.m.—Kinderkonzert: Woodwinds: A Magical Flight.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. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Saturday, Oct. 22
11 a.m.—Field hockey vs. Middlebury.
Campus Avenue Field
11 a.m.—Women’s soccer vs. Middlebury. Russell Street Field
1 p.m.—Football vs. Middlebury. Garcelon Field
2 p.m.—Men’s soccer vs. Middlebury. Russell Street Field
Tuesday, Oct. 25
12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Susan Brownfield, soprano, and Aaron Engebreth, tenor. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
4 p.m.—Field hockey vs. Oberlin. Campus Avenue Field
Wednesday, Oct. 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
8 p.m.—Concert: Fortepianist Zvi Meniker returns to Bates, sponsored by the music department. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
8 p.m.—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. For more information call the chaplain’s office at 207-786-8272. Bates College Chapel
Thursday, October 27
7:30 p.m.—Lecture: United States and the Muslim World: Friends or Foes?by Ijaz Gilani, Fulbright Visiting Specialist at Bates. Gilani is professor and dean of the faculty of social sciences at International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan, and head of Gallup Pakistan. Sponsored by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation. For more information call 207-786-6195. Edmund S. Muskie Archives
Friday, Oct. 28
5:15 p.m.—Lecture: Drugs and Rock & Roll: Intellectual Property in the 21st Century by James Hughes, recently named Thomas Sowell Professor of Economics at Bates. This event inaugurates the professorship made possible by a gift from Bates Trustee Joseph T. Willett ’73 and his wife, Janice, and honoring Sowell, an economist and writer. A reception follows. Chase Hall Lounge
6:30 p.m.—Symposium: Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale,two days of lectures, films and panels exploring relationships between art and cryptozoology, the science of unknown, rumored or hidden animals. Participants include keynote speaker Loren Coleman, of Portland, considered the world’s foremost cryptozoologist. Sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. For more information call 207-786-6158. Olin Arts Concert Hall
Saturday, Oct. 29
9:30 a.m.—Symposium: Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale(see Oct. 28 listing). Olin Arts Concert Hall
7:00 p.m.—Ayyoub Drummers, a group of New-York based musicians, percussionists and dancers who are interested in exploring Arabic rhythms and dances while fusing them with elements such as spoken word and hip hop from their daily life as urban immigrants. Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For more information call 207-786-8376. Chase Hall Lounge
Monday, Oct. 31
7 p.m.—Bates Seminar Series on Entrepreneurship.Speaker TBA. For more information call the Office of Career Services at 207-786-6232. Chase Hall Lounge
