{"id":39491,"date":"2025-09-24T08:53:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=39491"},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:40:58","slug":"slices-stories-a-bates-night-out","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/slices-stories-a-bates-night-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Slices &amp; Stories: A Bates Night Out in Hartford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-25-at-2.47.46-PM.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-25-at-2.47.46-PM-900x674.webp\" alt=\"SPARROW PIZZA\" class=\"wp-image-39559\" style=\"width:324px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-25-at-2.47.46-PM-900x674.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-25-at-2.47.46-PM-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-25-at-2.47.46-PM-768x575.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-25-at-2.47.46-PM-838x628.jpg 838w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-25-at-2.47.46-PM-200x150.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-25-at-2.47.46-PM.webp 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Connect with fellow Bobcats for a lively evening in the heart of West Hartford! We\u2019re gathering at <a href=\"https:\/\/sparrowpizzabar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sparrow Pizza Bar<\/a> to connect, catch up, and celebrate our Bates community around Hartford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy delicious bites and sip on a variety of beverages from the cash bar while catching up with old Bates friends and making new connections. Whether you\u2019re new to the area or have called Hartford home for years, this is a wonderful opportunity to expand your network, reminisce about your Bates days, and share plenty of laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"register\">Register:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slate-integrations-event-embed bates-slate-integration-event-embed _hide-event-date _hide-event-location _hide-event-description\" id=\"form_be94c3fb-be72-45f9-b23f-3db125783aff\" data-eventid=\"be94c3fb-be72-45f9-b23f-3db125783aff\" data-embedtype=\"simple\">Loading&#8230;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in Touch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Alumni Engagement team is here to help. 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