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Upcoming Public Events

Wednesday
19
November

Cultural Showcase

7:00 am

Commons, Dining Services Easel – A – Front Door: The Cultural Showcase is a performance event that brings our community together to celebrate the ric…

Thursday
20
November

Cultural Showcase

7:00 am

Commons, Dining Services Easel – A – Front Door: The Cultural Showcase is a performance event that brings our community together to celebrate the ric…

Monday
1
December

Bates Jazz Ensemble

7:30 pm

Olin Arts Center 210 – Olin Concert Hall: TBD

Wednesday
3
December

Bates Piano Recital

4:30 pm

Olin Arts Center 210 – Olin Concert Hall: TBD

Bates Brass Ensemble and Steel Pan Orchestra

7:30 pm

Olin Arts Center 210 – Olin Concert Hall: TBD

Friday
5
December

Printmaking Workshop- Museum of Art

3:00 pm

Mays Center 103 – Assembly: Join us for the annual printmaking workshop with the museum of art. All materials provided! Registration required ahead o…

Bates College Choir

7:30 pm

Olin Arts Center 210 – Olin Concert Hall: TBD

Saturday
24
January

Jenna Riegel, VARVARA

7:30 pm

Schaeffer Theatre 204 – Theatre: Varvara, a solo work by Jenna Riegel, is inspired by the life and creative work of Russian Constructivist artist, Va…

Thursday
26
February

Lo Que Se Rompe, Brilla

7:30 pm

Schaeffer Theatre Martin Andrucki Black Box Theatre: Lo Que Se Rompe, Brilla is a dance performance exploring transformation through rupture. Inspire…

Friday
27
February

Lo Que Se Rompe, Brilla

7:30 pm

Schaeffer Theatre Martin Andrucki Black Box Theatre: Lo Que Se Rompe, Brilla is a dance performance exploring transformation through rupture. Inspire…

Saturday
28
February

Lo Que Se Rompe, Brilla

5:00 pm

Schaeffer Theatre Martin Andrucki Black Box Theatre: Lo Que Se Rompe, Brilla is a dance performance exploring transformation through rupture. Inspire…

Thursday
12
March

EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

7:30 pm

Pettigrew Hall 103 – Gannett Theater: This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cas…

Friday
13
March

EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

7:30 pm

Pettigrew Hall 103 – Gannett Theater: This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cas…

Saturday
14
March

EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

2:00 pm

Pettigrew Hall 103 – Gannett Theater: This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cas…

EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

7:30 pm

Pettigrew Hall 103 – Gannett Theater: This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cas…

Sunday
15
March

EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

2:00 pm

Pettigrew Hall 103 – Gannett Theater: This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cas…

Friday
10
April

Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert

7:30 pm

Schaeffer Theatre 204 – Theatre: Celebrating the legacy of Marcy Plavin, the founder of the Bates College dance program, this concert features origin…

Saturday
11
April

Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert

5:00 pm

Schaeffer Theatre 204 – Theatre: Celebrating the legacy of Marcy Plavin, the founder of the Bates College dance program, this concert features origin…

Sunday
12
April

Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert

2:00 pm

Schaeffer Theatre 204 – Theatre: Celebrating the legacy of Marcy Plavin, the founder of the Bates College dance program, this concert features origin…