{"id":43854,"date":"2026-09-23T08:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=43854"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:59:24","slug":"29th-annual-otis-lecture-and-pre-lecture-dinner","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/29th-annual-otis-lecture-and-pre-lecture-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"29th Annual Otis Lecture and Pre-lecture Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On behalf of the Philip J. Otis Committee on Environmental Studies, we invite you to join us for dinner prior to the 29th Annual Otis Lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s lecture, <em>Holding Ground: Wabanaki Archaeology as Resilience across Landscapes of Erasure<\/em>, will be given by Dr. Bonnie Newsom, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maine. This lecture is made possible by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/environment\/the-otis-program\/philip-j-otis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philip J. Otis \u201995 Endowment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dinner:<\/strong> 6pm<br><em>Commons<br>Room 226, The Little Meeting Room<br>136 Central Avenue<br>Lewiston, ME 04240<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lecture<\/strong>: 7:30pm<br><em>Olin Arts Center<\/em><br><em>75 Russell Street<br>Lewiston, ME 04240<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"register\"><strong>Please let us know you are coming:<\/strong><\/p>\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_aafedb0c-66e1-4e58-ba85-5226295a7700\" data-eventid=\"aafedb0c-66e1-4e58-ba85-5226295a7700\" data-embedtype=\"simple\">Loading&#8230;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in Touch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Donor Relations team is here to help. 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