{"id":43264,"date":"2026-09-03T15:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=43264"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:39:30","slug":"portland-bobcats-monthly-meetup-september","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/portland-bobcats-monthly-meetup-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Bobcats: Monthly Meetup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join local Bobcats at <a href=\"https:\/\/risingtidebrewing.com\/\">Rising Tide Brewing Company<\/a> for a casual, drop-in gathering\u2014<strong>no RSVP required<\/strong>. Stop by, enjoy a craft brew, and catch up with new and familiar faces. Just look for the Bates group when you arrive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can&#8217;t join us this month? We&#8217;ll be here on the <strong><em>third Thursday of each month<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thursday, September 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, October 15 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, November 19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-gray-light-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/bates-and-beyond\/\">Bates and Beyond<\/a> event was brought to you by Tracy O&#8217;Mara Peacock &#8217;94, P&#8217;24, P&#8217;26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you interested in bringing a Bates event to your community? 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Reach out anytime:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>888-522-8371<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join local Bobcats at Rising Tide Brewing Company for a casual, drop-in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1045,"featured_media":43268,"template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_bates_event_start":"2026-09-17T18:00","_bates_event_end":"2026-09-17T18:00","_bates_event_rsvp_date":"","_bates_event_building":"","_bates_event_room":"Rising Tide Brewing Company","_bates_event_street":"103 Fox 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