Events
What’s Happening at Bates
Except as noted, these events are open to the public at no charge. (Where there is an admission fee, the cost for the general public appears first, followed by the cost for students and seniors.)
Exhibitions at Bates
Women's hockey vs. MIT
Underhill Arena 114 - Ice Rink
Chiharu Naruse, pianist
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: Applied music faculty member Naruse, a prizewinner in Japan's Hyogo Piano Competition and a musician well-k…
Men's hockey vs. Thomas
Underhill Arena 114 - Ice Rink
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: A service of song, reflection and dance to stir our spirits and set our intentions for the transformative …
MLK Day 2020: Keynote Address by Jennifer Lynn Eberhardt
Alumni Gym: A social psychologist at Stanford University, Eberhardt's MLK Day address at Bates is titled Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That…
MLK Day 2020: Workshops Session I
Around campus: The theme for Bates' 2020 observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is “From the Ground Up: Inequity, Bias, Privilege, Structure, Dea…
MLK Day 2020: Workshops Session II
Around campus: The theme for Bates' 2020 observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is “From the Ground Up: Inequity, Bias, Privilege, Structure, Dea…
MLK Day 2020: Workshops Session III
Around campus: The theme for Bates' 2020 observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is “From the Ground Up: Inequity, Bias, Privilege, Structure, Dea…
MLK Day 2020: Rev. Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays Debate
Olin Concert Hall: This ever-popular contest between Morehouse College and Bates students honors Dr. Mays, a Bates debater, longtime president of Mo…
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
MLK Day 2020: Sankofa presents 'Invisible Women'
Schaeffer Theatre: Sankofa presents an opportunity for the Bates and Lewiston communities to witness the work of Bates students creating a message t…
Women's hockey vs. University of New England
Underhill Arena 114 - Ice Rink
Matt Haimovitz Masterclass
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: Praised by The New York Times as a 'ferociously talented cellist who brings his megawatt sound and uncommo…
Men's hockey vs. Dartmouth
Underhill Arena 114 - Ice Rink
Women's basketball vs. Tufts
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Olin Concert Series: Matt Haimovitz, cellist
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: Praised by The New York Times as a 'ferociously talented cellist who brings his megawatt sound and uncommon…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Ninety-minute Soto Zen Service with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews (daisan). Neithe…
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Women's hockey vs. St. Joseph's
Underhill Arena 114 - Ice Rink
Momenta Quartet
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: Artists in residence in the music department this academic year, the quartet meets up for an ensemble perfo…
Men's hockey vs. Wentworth
Underhill Arena 114 - Ice Rink
Men's basketball vs. Colby
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Women's hockey vs. Bridgewater
Underhill Arena 114 - Ice Rink
Resinosa Ensemble
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: A performance by cellist Eliza Meyer and two members of the Bates music faculty, pianist Bridget Convey and…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Ninety-minute Soto Zen Service with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews (daisan). Neithe…
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Literary Arts Live: Edgar Kunz, poet
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: Kunz is the author of the 2019 collection Tap Out, a New York Times New & Noteworthy book. He lives in Baltimo…
'According to Mark'
Commons, Fireplace Lounge: Part I of Blood in the Revolution, a series of short plays looking at the experiences of black New Englanders and written …
'Racialization, Temporality and the Unmaking of Antiracist Policy'
Pettengill Hall G52 - Classroom: A talk by Brian Sargent, assistant professor at the School of Public Policy and Department of Sociology at UMass Amh…
Bates Arts Festival
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: Reminiscent of the Bates Arts Crawl of past years, the new Bates Arts Festival is a family-friendly showcas…
Women's basketball vs. Connecticut College
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'
Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: This popular musical comedy centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Midd…
Women's hockey vs. Maine
Underhill Arena 114 - Ice Rink
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Gray Athletic Building Gray Gymnasium: In conjunction with a women's basketball game vs. Trinity (Conn.), Athletics celebrates National Girls and Wom…
Women's basketball vs. Trinity
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'
Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: This popular musical comedy centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Midd…
'FAB 15'
Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St.: Marking the 15th anniversary of the popular winter dance showcase, FAB 15 ('Franco and Bates') brings regional d…
'Witness to a Massacre'
Commons, Fireplace Lounge: Part II of Blood in the Revolution, a series of short plays looking at the experiences of black New Englanders and written…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Ninety-minute Soto Zen Service with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews (daisan). Neithe…
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
'Who Will Sing for Lena?'
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater: As part of a performance series marking Black History Month, Jessica Washington '13 returns to Bates to perform Jani…
'Who Will Sing for Lena?'
Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater: As part of a performance series marking Black History Month, Jessica Washington '13 returns to Bates to perform Jani…
'A Suit of Freedom'
Commons, Fireplace Lounge: Part III of Blood in the Revolution, a series of short plays looking at the experiences of black New Englanders and writ…
Women's basketball vs. Williams
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Ninety-minute Soto Zen Service with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews (daisan). Neithe…
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…