Events at Bates
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Some of these events are open to the public, while others are limited to members of the Bates community. See event descriptions for details on audience.
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Saturday Oct 3
Men's & Women's Soccer Games
11:00 am
Saturday Oct 3
President’s Reception
4:00 pm
Please join President Jenkins for a special invitation-only gathering to recognize and thank alumni, families, and friends who have made Mount David Society-level and planned gifts to the college. RSVP…Saturday Oct 3
Football Halftime Block
7:00 pm
For more information: slehmann@bates.edu (Physical Education/Athletics)
Saturday Oct 3
Football Halftime Block
7:00 pm
For more information: slehmann@bates.edu (Physical Education/Athletics)
Monday Oct 5
National Voter Education Week Tabling
11:00 am
National Voter Education Week – Monday, October 5 – Friday, October 9, 2026 National Voter Education Week (NVEW) is an open-source, nonpartisan voter education campaign held annually during the…Monday Oct 5
National Voter Education Week Tabling
11:00 am
National Voter Education Week – Monday, October 5 – Friday, October 9, 2026 National Voter Education Week (NVEW) is an open-source, nonpartisan voter education campaign held annually during the…Monday Oct 5
National Voter Education Week Tabling
11:00 am
National Voter Education Week – Monday, October 5 – Friday, October 9, 2026 National Voter Education Week (NVEW) is an open-source, nonpartisan voter education campaign held annually during the…
Monday Oct 5
Reel Talk: The Odyssey
12:00 pm
Grab your lunch and come up for a lively conversation! We will dive deep into The Odyssey with Emma Ianni, Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies and Rhetoric, Film,…Monday Oct 5
Reel Talk: The Odyssey with Emma Ianni
12:00 pm
Grab your lunch and come up for a lively conversation! We will dive deep into The Odyssey with Emma Ianni, Assistant Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies and Rhetoric, Film,…Tuesday Oct 6
National Voter Education Week Tabling
11:00 am
National Voter Education Week (NVEW) is an open-source, nonpartisan voter education campaign held annually during the first full week of October. NVEW equips voters with the tools and information they…Tuesday Oct 6
National Voter Education Week Tabling
11:00 am
National Voter Education Week (NVEW) is an open-source, nonpartisan voter education campaign held annually during the first full week of October. NVEW equips voters with the tools and information they…
Wednesday Oct 7
Lunchtime Curatorial Talk with Samantha Sigmon
12:00 pm
Join Assistant Curator Samantha Sigmon as she shares special insight into Carl Sprinchorn: Points of View. Drawn from the Bates College Museum of Art’s permanent collection, the exhibition provides an…
Wednesday Oct 7
Flipping the Birds: A monthly page turning of John James Audubon’s Birds of America
12:30 pm
Please join us for October’s page turning of John James Audubon’s Birds of America at 12:30pm in the lobby of Ladd Library! The Muskie Archives presents its copy of John James Audubon’s Birds of America for…Wednesday Oct 7
Bible Study
8:30 pm
For more information: efacey@bates.edu (Bates Christian Fellowship)
Friday Oct 9
The Annual Carleton Lecture with Dr. Sarah Mesle
12:00 pm
For more information: hunderwood@bates.edu (Underwood, Hannah)
Wednesday Oct 14
Plein Air Zine Workshop – Bates Students Only
10:00 am
Join artist Sarah Shaw for a workshop inspired by Carl Sprinchorn’s plein air artwork celebrating Maine’s autumn landscape, on view in the museum. Under Shaw’s direction, participants will learn how…Saturday Oct 17
Plein Air Zine Workshop
10:00 am
Join artist Sarah Shaw for a workshop inspired by Carl Sprinchorn’s plein air artwork celebrating Maine’s autumn landscape, on view in the museum. Under Shaw’s direction, participants will learn how…
Saturday Oct 17
Resetting Gravestones Workshop at Riverside Cemetery
10:00 am
The resetting gravestones workshop covers how to repair fallen or out of place stones including tools and methods for moving stones and best practices for repositioning. All tools provided. Registration is…Saturday Oct 17
Men's & Women's Soccer v Tufts
12:00 pm
Sunday Oct 18
Women's & Men's Soccer Matches
12:00 pm
Monday Oct 19
Cristi Rinklin Artist Talk: Sentient Ecologies
4:30 pm
Join us for an artist talk by Cristi Rinklin, whose painting Vanishing Point is currently on view in the exhibition, Rooted and Rising: Introducing the Permanent Collection. Rinklin’s paintings, installations,…
Monday Oct 19
Cristi Rinklin: “Sentient Ecologies
4:30 pm
Cristi Rinklin’s paintings, installations, and works on paper examine the interplay between technological and analog simulations of landscapes. Rather than providing faithful representations of the natural world, her work creates…Monday Oct 19
A Conversation with Oleh Kotsyuba
6:00 pm
A conversation with Dr. Oleh Kotsyuba, Director of publications at Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute and specialist in Ukrainian, Polish, and Russian 20th century and contemporary literature and culture. Monday, Oct.…Thursday Oct 22
Literary Arts Live: Deb Olin Unferth
7:00 pm
For more information: hunderwood@bates.edu (Underwood, Hannah)
Saturday Oct 24
Football Halftime Block
8:00 am
For more information: slehmann@bates.edu (Physical Education/Athletics)
Saturday Oct 24
Women's & Men's Soccer v Middlebury
11:00 am
Tuesday Oct 27
National Vote Early Day
8:00 am
National Vote Early Day – Tuesday, October 27, 2026 DON’T LET ELECTION DAY SNEAK UP ON YOU 🎉 VOTE EARLY DAY! 🎉 Tuesday, October 27, 2026…Tuesday Oct 27
National Vote Early Day
8:00 am
National Vote Early Day – Tuesday, October 27, 2026 DON’T LET ELECTION DAY SNEAK UP ON YOU 🎉 VOTE EARLY DAY! 🎉 Tuesday, October 27, 2026…Tuesday Oct 27
National Vote Early Day
8:00 am
National Vote Early Day – Tuesday, October 27, 2026 DON’T LET ELECTION DAY SNEAK UP ON YOU 🎉 VOTE EARLY DAY! 🎉 Tuesday, October 27, 2026…Tuesday Oct 27
National Vote Early Day
8:00 am
National Vote Early Day – Tuesday, October 27, 2026 DON’T LET ELECTION DAY SNEAK UP ON YOU 🎉 VOTE EARLY DAY! 🎉 Tuesday, October 27, 2026…Wednesday Oct 28
Literary Arts Live: Dur e Aziz Amna
5:00 pm
For more information: hunderwood@bates.edu (Underwood, Hannah)
Wednesday Oct 28
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
7:30 pm
Directed by Associate Professor Tim Dugan Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage…Wednesday Oct 28
Noises Off by Michael Frayn
7:30 pm
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an…Thursday Oct 29
BQDC Public Debate
6:30 pm
a public debate — a more detailed description will be advertised around campus later.
For more information: lbuisker@bates.edu (Buisker, Lauren)
Thursday Oct 29
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
7:30 pm
Directed by Associate Professor Tim Dugan Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage…Thursday Oct 29
Noises Off by Michael Frayn
7:30 pm
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an…
Friday Oct 30
Celebrating the Launch of the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project
3:30 pm
3:30-4:30pm Keynote Address with Whitney Museum Curator Barbara Haskell; 4:30-6pm Museum Open House & Reception Join Whitney Museum Curator Barbara Haskell as she explores the vital role of the Marsden Hartley Legacy…Friday Oct 30
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
7:30 pm
Directed by Associate Professor Tim Dugan Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage…Friday Oct 30
Noises Off by Michael Frayn
7:30 pm
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an…
Friday Oct 30
Toccatas, Tales, and Terrors, An Evening of Eerie Organ Music and Frightful Readings, featuring Scott Vaillancourt (Bates Faculty)
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Celebrate Halloween with an evening of spooky organ music, haunting stories, and chilling poetry. From Bach’s iconic Toccata and Fugue in D Minor…Saturday Oct 31
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
5:00 pm
Directed by Associate Professor Tim Dugan Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage…Saturday Oct 31
Noises Off by Michael Frayn
5:00 pm
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an…
Sunday Nov 1
Mr. Takumi Kato and his Family Taiko Ensemble, A Performance and Workshop in Traditional Japanese Taiko Drumming
1:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Experience a vibrant and high-energy performance of traditional Japanese drumming with world champion Taiko artist Takumi Kato and his three children. Trained with…Sunday Nov 1
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
2:00 pm
Directed by Associate Professor Tim Dugan Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage…Sunday Nov 1
Noises Off by Michael Frayn
2:00 pm
Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an…
Monday Nov 2
Artist Lecture: Christopher Reed “Moving Feelings: Kinesthetic Empathy and Queer Affiliation in the Art of Carl Sprinchorn, Charles Demuth, and Marsden Hartley”
4:30 pm
Challenging the European avant-garde’s commitment to aesthetics of alienation, this group of American modernist painters explored the physical sensations of connection among bodies and with landscapes that 19th-century philosophers and…Monday Nov 2
Christopher Reed Lecture: "Moving Feelings: Kinesthetic Empathy and Queer Affiliation in the Art of Carl Sprinchorn, Charles Demuth, and Marsden Hartley"
4:30 pm
Christopher Reed Lecture: “Moving Feelings: Kinesthetic Empathy and Queer Affiliation in the Art of Carl Sprinchorn, Charles Demuth, and Marsden Hartley”.
For more information: mhough@bates.edu (Museum of Art)
Monday Nov 2
29th Annual Otis Lecture: "Holding Ground: Wabanaki Archaeology as Resilience across Landscapes of Erasure" Presented by Dr. Bonnie Newsom, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maine
7:30 pm
For more information: mlewis2@bates.edu (Lewis, Michelle)
Tuesday Nov 3
Election Day
7:00 am
Election Day is a campus-wide celebration for civic action through voting. Polls are open from 7am-8pm, and eligible Bates voters go to the polls at either the Lewiston Armory…Tuesday Nov 3
Election Day
7:00 am
Election Day is a campus-wide celebration for civic action through voting. Polls are open from 7am-8pm, and eligible Bates voters go to the polls at either the Lewiston Armory…Tuesday Nov 3
Election Day
7:00 am
Election Day is a campus-wide celebration for civic action through voting. Polls are open from 7am-8pm, and eligible Bates voters go to the polls at either the Lewiston Armory…Saturday Nov 7
Football Halftime Block
1:00 pm
For more information: slehmann@bates.edu (Physical Education/Athletics)
Sunday Nov 8
Feathers and Harmony – The Voices and Compositions of the Earth, featuring Chiharu Naruse (piano), Katherine Liccardo (violin) and The Portland Ballet Company
3:00 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: For many centuries, various art forms have celebrated birds’ voices and movements. We welcome back the Portland Ballet and violinist Katherine Liccardo for…
Friday Nov 13
Fall Dance Concert
7:30 pm
Artistic Direction by Tristan KoepkeFeaturing thesis work by Sophia Levine ’27, Sophia Miller ’27, Ellie Stevenson ’27, and Elaine Wang ’27. The 2026 Fall Dance Concert features the performative and choreographic works of Dance…Friday Nov 13
Fall Dance Concert
7:30 pm
The 2026 Fall Dance Concert features the performative and choreographic works of Dance Majors’ Thesis projects. This year’s concert will also feature a piece created by DANC 270 Dance Ensemble,…Saturday Nov 14
Fall Dance Concert
5:00 pm
Artistic Direction by Tristan KoepkeFeaturing thesis work by Sophia Levine ’27, Sophia Miller ’27, Ellie Stevenson ’27, and Elaine Wang ’27. The 2026 Fall Dance Concert features the performative and choreographic works of Dance…Saturday Nov 14
Fall Dance Concert
5:00 pm
The 2026 Fall Dance Concert features the performative and choreographic works of Dance Majors’ Thesis projects. This year’s concert will also feature a piece created by DANC 270 Dance Ensemble,…
Saturday Nov 14
Bates College Orchestra
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Join visiting Professor, Sepehr Pirasteh, as he conducts the Bates students for their annual Fall concert.
Sunday Nov 15
Fall Dance Concert
2:00 pm
Artistic Direction by Tristan KoepkeFeaturing thesis work by Sophia Levine ’27, Sophia Miller ’27, Ellie Stevenson ’27, and Elaine Wang ’27. The 2026 Fall Dance Concert features the performative and choreographic works of Dance…Sunday Nov 15
Fall Dance Concert
2:00 pm
The 2026 Fall Dance Concert features the performative and choreographic works of Dance Majors’ Thesis projects. This year’s concert will also feature a piece created by DANC 270 Dance Ensemble,…
Monday Nov 30
Bates Jazz Band
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Director Larry Williams and Bates students present an array of classic and current jazz songs.
Wednesday Dec 2
Printmaking with the Museum
3:30 pm
Join the Museum of Art for an evening of free blockprint print making!
For more information: mhough@bates.edu (Museum of Art)
Wednesday Dec 2
Bates Piano Studio Recital, The Students of Chiharu Naruse
4:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: The students of Chiharu Naruse present an always ambitious concert of classical piano music.
Wednesday Dec 2
The Bates Brass Ensemble and Steel Pan Orchestra
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: One of our most popular events of the semester, don’t miss out on the fun!
Thursday Dec 3
Bates Voice Studio Recital, The Students of Joelle Morris
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Join these brave students as they sing their hearts out!
Friday Dec 4
Bates College Choir Presents – Verses Reimagined: Choral Settings by Bates Composers, featuring works by Cannon Carr ’29, Owen Ferguson ’25, Brian Shankar Adler (applied music faculty), and Professors Hiroya Miura, Asha Tamirisa, and Sepehr Pirasteh
7:30 pm
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: The Bates College Choir presents original compositions and arrangements by Bates composers. Every piece sets a beloved work of poetry, from Rumi to…Friday Dec 4
Bates College Choir Presents, Verses Reimagined: Choral Settings by Bates Composers, featuring works by Cannon Carr '29, Owen Ferguson '25, Brian Shankar Adler (applied music faculty), and Professors Hiroya Miura, Asha Tamirisa, and Sepehr Pirasteh
7:30 pm
The Bates College Choir presents a concert completely dedicated to Bates Composers!
For more information: sgurley@bates.edu (Gurley, Stuart)
Thursday Mar 11 2027
Devised Theater Workshop Project
7:30 pm
Directed/Facilitated by Guest Artist Liz Carlson The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance. Performance Dates Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 pmFriday, March 12th at 7:30pmSaturday, March 13th at 5pmSunday, March…Thursday Mar 11 2027
Devised Theater Workshop Project
7:30 pm
The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance, directed/facilitated by guest artist Liz Carlson.
For more information: csmith5@bates.edu (Smith, Courtney)
Friday Mar 12 2027
Devised Theater Workshop Project
7:30 pm
Directed/Facilitated by Guest Artist Liz Carlson The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance. Performance Dates Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 pmFriday, March 12th at 7:30pmSaturday, March 13th at 5pmSunday, March…Friday Mar 12 2027
Devised Theater Workshop Project
7:30 pm
The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance, directed/facilitated by guest artist Liz Carlson.
For more information: csmith5@bates.edu (Smith, Courtney)
Saturday Mar 13 2027
Devised Theater Workshop Project
5:00 pm
Directed/Facilitated by Guest Artist Liz Carlson The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance. Performance Dates Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 pmFriday, March 12th at 7:30pmSaturday, March 13th at 5pmSunday, March…Saturday Mar 13 2027
Devised Theater Workshop Project
5:00 pm
The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance, directed/facilitated by guest artist Liz Carlson.
For more information: csmith5@bates.edu (Smith, Courtney)
Sunday Mar 14 2027
Devised Theater Workshop Project
2:00 pm
Directed/Facilitated by Guest Artist Liz Carlson The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance. Performance Dates Thursday, March 11th at 7:30 pmFriday, March 12th at 7:30pmSaturday, March 13th at 5pmSunday, March…Sunday Mar 14 2027
Devised Theater Workshop Project
2:00 pm
The cast and creative will collaborate to create an original performance, directed/facilitated by guest artist Liz Carlson.
For more information: csmith5@bates.edu (Smith, Courtney)
Friday Apr 9 2027
2027 Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert
7:30 pm
This concert features works from faculty and nationally renowned repertory artists. Student artists engage with the choreographers throughout the Winter semester in the Dance Repertory & Repertory Styles courses and…
Friday Apr 9 2027
Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert
7:30 pm
Celebrating the legacy of Marcy Plavin, the founder of the Bates College dance program. Presented in partnership with the Bates Dance Festival With Artistic Direction by Emily Culbreath and Tristan Koepke This concert…Saturday Apr 10 2027
2027 Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert
5:00 pm
This concert features works from faculty and nationally renowned repertory artists. Student artists engage with the choreographers throughout the Winter semester in the Dance Repertory & Repertory Styles courses and…Saturday Apr 10 2027
Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert
5:00 pm
Celebrating the legacy of Marcy Plavin, the founder of the Bates College dance program. Presented in partnership with the Bates Dance Festival With Artistic Direction by Emily Culbreath and Tristan Koepke This concert…Sunday Apr 11 2027
2027 Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert
2:00 pm
This concert features works from faculty and nationally renowned repertory artists. Student artists engage with the choreographers throughout the Winter semester in the Dance Repertory & Repertory Styles courses and…Sunday Apr 11 2027
Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert
2:00 pm
Celebrating the legacy of Marcy Plavin, the founder of the Bates College dance program. Presented in partnership with the Bates Dance Festival With Artistic Direction by Emily Culbreath and Tristan Koepke This concert…