Tuesday, Nov. 1

12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Anthony Shostak, uilleann pipes. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Nov. 2

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.—Film: New Roads, a documentary following a year in the life of a man from one of China’s poorest regions who now directs a successful seed business. Filmmaker Jim Lambert, who worked in China for more than 10 years, answers questions after the screening. Olin Arts Center, Room 104

7 p.m.—Performance: Close to Home. A comedic-dramatic performance and dialogue on Maine Referendum Question No. 1, an effort to repeal legislation extending civil rights protections to all people regardless of sexual orientation. Sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For more information call 207-786-8376.Edmund S. Muskie Archives

7 p.m.—Presentation: Ainur Begim ’07 presents her Phillips Fellowship research, The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Greece. Sponsored by the dean of faculty’s office. Chase Hall Lounge

8 p.m.—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

8 p.m.—Play: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. Directed by Paul Kuritz, professor of theater. Admission: $6/$3. For reservations call 207-786-6161.  Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

Thursday, Nov. 3

7 p.m.—Presentations: Two Otis Fellows present their research: Andrea Wolf ’06 with Ayama Culture: Textiles and the Environment, and Lindsy Blazej ’06 with Search for Sustainability: European Ecovillages. Sponsored by the dean of faculty’s office. Skelton Lounge

7 p.m.—Dance performance: The Wildfire Dance Troupe consists of young artists dedicated to promoting diversity by addressing social issues through the performing arts. Sponsored by the Bates dance program, the Women’s Resource Center and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. Merrill Gymnasium, Marcy Plavin Dance Studio

8 p.m.—Play: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (see Nov. 2 listing).  Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

8 p.m.—Poetry reading: Sydney Lea, a Vermont writer deeply influenced by the natural world, reads from his work. Sponsored by the English department.  Chase Hall Lounge

Friday, Nov. 4

8 p.m.—Play: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (see Nov. 2 listing).  Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

Saturday, Nov. 5

12:30 p.m.—Football vs. Bowdoin.  Garcelon Field

8 p.m.—Play: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (see Nov. 2 listing).  Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

Sunday, Nov. 6

2 p.m.—Play: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (see Nov. 2 listing).  Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater

8 p.m.—Lecture: Religious Literacy: What Americans Don’t Know About The World’s Religions, And Why Their Ignorance Is Imperiling Our Politics by Stephen Prothero, professor of religion, Boston University. The 2005–06 Zerby Lecture on Contemporary Religious Thought is sponsored by the chaplain’s office. For more information call 207-786-8272.  Chase Hall Lounge

Monday, Nov. 7

7:30 p.m.—Poetry reading: Meena Alexander, award-winning poet, novelist and memoirist, is the author of works including the poetry volume Raw Silk and the novel Nampally Road. Sponsored by the English department. Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, Nov. 8

12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Jazz pianist Tom Snow, a member of the music faculty. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Nov. 9

4:30 p.m.—Lecture: The Spiritual Life of Teenagers in Conflict: Lewiston Reflections on Seeds of Peace. An entry in 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

4:30 p.m.—Lecture: Strangers and Wanderers: Teachers and Students of Classics in the Hedge Schools of Ireland by Dolores O’Higgins, the newly appointed Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies at Bates. A reception follows. For more information call 207-786-6135.  Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

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. 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, Nov. 10

6:30 p.m.—Symposium: Indigenous Economic Development. A keynote address by a speaker TBA opens this three-day event sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For more information call 207-786-8376.  Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge  This event has been postponed; please contact the Multicultural Center for more information.

7:30 p.m.—Lecture: Saving Nature in Time: The Past and the Future of Environmentalism by William Cronon, Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The annual Philip J. Otis Lecture is made possible by the Philip J. Otis Endowment.  Chase Hall Lounge

Friday, Nov. 11

9:30 a.m.—Symposium: Indigenous Economic Development. The second day of this event sponsored by the Multicultural Center includes three panels and a critique of the proceedings. For more information, call 207-786-8376.  Chase Hall, Skelton Lounge

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. Sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society.  Chase Hall Lounge

Saturday, Nov. 12

9 a.m.—Symposium: Indigenous Economic Development. A morning-long panel and networking session concludes this event sponsored by the Multicultural Center. For information call 207-786-8376.  Chase Hall Lounge

7:30 p.m.—Concert: Trey Anastasio, the former Phish guitarist, with a special guest. Admission is $33, available at Bull Moose Music and at www.batestickets.com. For more information call 207-795-7496.  Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building

8 p.m.—Concert: The Bates College Orchestra, conducted by Hiroya Miura, an award-winning conductor and composer and a new member of the Bates faculty. For more information call 207-786-6135.  Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

8 p.m.—Dance: The Bates College Modern Dance Company fall concert features work by guest artists Sean Curran and Carlos Ovares. Admission: $6/$3. For more information call 207-786-6161.  Schaeffer Theatre

Sunday, Nov. 13

2 p.m.—Dance: Bates College Modern Dance Company (see Nov. 12 listing).  Schaeffer Theatre

7 p.m.—Concert: Tim Maurice ’07 plays his own compositions on piano. For more information call 207-786-6135.  Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Monday, Nov. 14

7 p.m.—Lecture: Steve Wessler, director of the Maine Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence, is joined by local high school students in describing the development and implementation of the “Unity Program,” a harrassment-prevention program built around the concept of peer influence. Sponsored by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships and the Bates education department.  Chase Hall Lounge

8 p.m.—Dance: Bates College Modern Dance Company (see Nov. 12 listing).  Schaeffer Theatre

Tuesday, Nov. 15

Noon—Museum tour: Art museum staff lead a tour of the current exhibitions, listed below. For more information call 207-786-6158.  Bates College Museum of Art

12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: Voice students Ryan Griffin ’07, Catherine Cluett ’08 and Marshall Karpel ’08 perform, accompanied on piano by their instructor, lecturer in music John Corrie. For more information call 207-786-6135. Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Nov. 16

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. 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, Nov. 17

9, 10 and 11 a.m.—Kinderkonzert: Brass: Under the Big Top. 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

7 p.m.—Play: The Motel Plays. Students direct pieces, each set in a motel room, from the HB Playwrights Foundation’s Annual Short Play Festival. Free, no reservations.  Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theatre

Nov. 19-27

Thanksgiving Recess. Administrative offices are open through Nov. 23.

Monday, Nov. 28

7 p.m.—Bates Seminar Series on Entrepreneurship. Speaker TBA. For information call 207-786-6232. Chase Hall Lounge

Tuesday, Nov. 29

12:30 p.m.—Noonday Concert: David Pontbriand, sitar. For more information call 207-786-6135.  Olin Arts Center Concert Hall

Wednesday, Nov. 30

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.—Poster session: Students in the course “Great Ideas in Mathematics” present posters and activities illustrating some of those ideas, including codes and codebreaking, fractals, “The Golden Rectangle” and probability. Sponsored by the math department.  Chase Hall Lounge

8 p.m.—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