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1 2 3 4 5 6 Please join jazz bassist, Linda oh, and saxophonist, Melissa Aldana, for a chance to discuss…
A Jazz Workshop with Linda Oh and Melissa Aldana
2:00 pm
Presented By: The Olin Concert Series: Linda Oh and Melissa Aldana join forces to bring…
Linda Oh and Melissa Aldana, Jazz Bass and Saxophone Duo
7:30 pm
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8 9 10 11 Please join us for February's page turning of John James Audubon's Birds of America at 12:30pm in the…
Flipping the Birds: A monthly page turning of John James Audubon’s Birds of America
12:30 pm
12 Song Cycle Presentation by Natalia Jacobs '26



Winner of the National Playwriting Program’s Planet Earth Award, Demi God,…
Demi God, With OCD, Who Just Wants To Be In Love
7:45 pm
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22 23 Join us for a dynamic panel discussion held in conjunction with the exhibition Precision and…
Ceramics Panel: Form, Surface, Portrayal, Ritual
4:00 pm
24 25 26 27 28 Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Concert pianist, Yumi Suehiro, presents a program titled,…
Yumi Suehiro – Northern Lights and French Dispatch: Works by Barbara Kolb (in memoriam), Danish Composers, and Former/Current Bates Composition Faculty
7:30 pm

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Bates named a Fulbright Student top producer for 15th straight year
February 3, 2026

Bates named a Fulbright Student top producer for 15th straigh…

For the 15th consecutive year, Bates has been recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Student awards.

A 1910 view of the Bates College campus
January 29, 2026

A tale of two trees (and one map)

For at least 151 years, a hemlock and its close neighbor, a red oak, have grown up together on the Bates campus, close enough to overlap branches, while buildings popped up around them. Their survival is a mystery but thanks to a new interactive historic map of Bates, their shared history can at least be glimpsed.

snow on Bates campus January 2026
January 29, 2026

December and January at Bates

Photography from the big snow of Jan. 25 (and 26), back to the joys of a December Makers Market, and tons of athletics. Plus, thesis binding season for the Class of 2026 is here, big time.

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