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
Wallach Women's Tennis Tournament
Wallach Tennis Center Wallach Tennis Center
Volleyball vs. Brandeis
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Women's soccer vs. Wesleyan
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Field hockey vs. Wesleyan
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Men's soccer vs. Wesleyan
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Wallach Women's Tennis Tournament
Wallach Tennis Center Wallach Tennis Center
Women's soccer vs. Williams
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Field hockey vs. Williams
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Men's soccer vs. Williams
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
Monday Meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Start your week well with a 20-minute meditation facilitated by the Multifaith Chaplaincy. Beginners welcome. FMI 20…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
Zen meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Led by Associated Buddhist Chaplain Jaime McLeod. Cushions provided, beginners welcome. FMI jaime@treetopzencenter.o…
'Are Educated Cops More Fair?'
Pettengill Hall G52 - Classroom: A talk by Neil Gross, Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology at Colby College. FMI 207-786-8296.
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
Sam Woodhead, trombonist
Olin Concert Hall: A Maine native, Master Sgt. Woodhead is the solo and principal trombonist and trombone section leader of the U.S. Army Band's 'Per…
'The Macroeconomic Effects of the Federal Reserve's Unconventional Monetary Policies'
Pettengill Hall G21 - Classroom: Colby College Federal Reserve Board The Macroeconomic Effects of the Federal Reserve’s Unconventional Moneta…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
Life Drawing Session
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: As a service to the artists in our community, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the ac…
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Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: {pause} The Multifaith Chaplaincy offers a deeply reflective, secular half-hour of silence, poetry, music, dance and…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
'Challenges and Opportunities in Mathematical and Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology'
Pettengill Hall G52 - Classroom: A lecture by Carlos Castillo-Chavez, director of the Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center …
'Emergent and Re-Emergent Diseases and the Global Commons'
Pettengill Hall G52 - Classroom: Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Regents Professor and director of the Levin Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Science…
Literary Arts Live: Chinelo Okparanta, novelist
Muskie Archives: Born and raised in Nigeria, Okparanta is the author of Happiness, Like Water and Under the Udala Trees. Okparanta has made repeated …
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
Volleyball vs. Middlebury
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Women's Lacrosse Fall Prospect Clinic
Garcelon Football Field Garcelon Football Field
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
Monday Meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Start your week well with a 20-minute meditation facilitated by the Multifaith Chaplaincy. Beginners welcome. FMI 20…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
Zen meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Led by Associated Buddhist Chaplain Jaime McLeod. Cushions provided, beginners welcome. FMI jaime@treetopzencenter.o…
Graduate and Professional School Fair
Clifton Daggett Gray Ath. Bldg Gray Gymnasium: Each fall, more than 80 graduate and professional schools come to campus. Students, faculty, staff and…
'Labor Income Share and the Relative Price of Investment in the U.S.'
Pettengill Hall G21 - Classroom: A talk by economics professor Edouard Wemy of Clark University. FMI dbegin@bates.edu.
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Volleyball vs. University of New England
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Life Drawing Session
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: As a service to the artists in our community, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the ac…
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Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: {pause} The Multifaith Chaplaincy offers a deeply reflective, secular half-hour of silence, poetry, music, dance and…
'Plato on Pleasure and Harmony in the "Republic"'
Hedge Hall 208 - Classroom: Assistant professor of philosophy at Duquesne University, Kelly Arenson discusses Plato's arguments about pleasure, psych…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Women's tennis vs. Merrimack College
Wallach Tennis Center Wallach Tennis Center
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Olin Concert Series: 'Dahlov Ipcar's Favorite Folk Songs & Ballads'
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: Friends of the beloved Maine artist Dahlov Ipcar present a concert of her favorite folk music while project…
Wallach Men's Tennis Tournament
Wallach Tennis Center Wallach Tennis Center
Women's soccer vs. Connecticut College
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
'Back to Bates' Dance Concert
Schaeffer Theatre: An interlude of dance by students, faculty and guest artists celebrating the college's Homecoming & Family Weekend. FMI 207-78…
Field hockey vs. Connecticut College
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Football vs. Williams
Garcelon Football Field Garcelon Football Field
Men's soccer vs. Connecticut College
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Wallach Men's Tennis Tournament
Wallach Tennis Center Wallach Tennis Center
'Back to Bates' Dance Concert
Schaeffer Theatre: An interlude of dance by students, faculty and guest artists celebrating the college's Homecoming & Family Weekend. FMI 207-78…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Monday Meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Start your week well with a 20-minute meditation facilitated by the Multifaith Chaplaincy. Beginners welcome. FMI 20…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Zen meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Led by Associated Buddhist Chaplain Jaime McLeod. Cushions provided, beginners welcome. FMI jaime@treetopzencenter.o…
'Inspiring Radical Creativity': An Evening with Gabby Rivera
Chase Hall 133 - Memorial Commons High Ceiling: Rivera is an outgoing, outspoken creator invested in fostering better dialogue, inspiring radical cre…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Field hockey vs. Maine–Farmington
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Public Works in Progress
Commons 221/222 - 221/222: Bates students share their summertime experiences, sponsored by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, working w…
American Red Cross blood drive
Chase Hall 133 - Memorial Commons High Ceiling: With blood donations always needed, Bates Emergency Medical Services hosts several American Red Cross…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Life Drawing Session
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: As a service to the artists in our community, we host a life drawing session every Wednesday throughout the ac…
Volleyball vs. Maine Maritime Academy
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Theory into Practice: Focus on Criminal Justice Reform
Muskie Archives: Panelists include Maine state Sen. Mark Dion and Maine State Prison Warden Randall Liberty. Sponsored by the Harward Center for Comm…
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Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: {pause} The Multifaith Chaplaincy offers a deeply reflective, secular half-hour of silence, poetry, music, dance and…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Field hockey vs. Southern Maine
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
'Trans Studies in the Global South'
Commons 221/222 - 221/222: This daylong event features the work of emerging scholars working in trans studies, a field including the study of gender …
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Hideki Yamaya & John Schneiderman, guitarists
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: The duo of Yamaya and Schneiderman, who is Yamaya's mentor and former professor, specializes in music from …
'Eggs'
Schaeffer Theatre, Black Box Theater: For an independent study, Alison Greene ’20 directs Florence Keith-Roach’s dark two-character comedy about,…
Football vs. Wesleyan
Garcelon Football Field Garcelon Football Field
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
'Eggs'
Schaeffer Theatre, Black Box Theater: For an independent study, Alison Greene ’20 directs Florence Keith-Roach’s dark two-character comedy about,…
'Eggs'
Schaeffer Theatre, Black Box Theater: For an independent study, Alison Greene ’20 directs Florence Keith-Roach’s dark two-character comedy about,…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Monday Meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Start your week well with a 20-minute meditation facilitated by the Multifaith Chaplaincy. Beginners welcome. FMI 20…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Zen meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Led by Associated Buddhist Chaplain Jaime McLeod. Cushions provided, beginners welcome. FMI jaime@treetopzencenter.o…
Women's soccer vs. Lesley College
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel
Field hockey vs. Endicott
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Monday Meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Start your week well with a 20-minute meditation facilitated by the Multifaith Chaplaincy. Beginners welcome. FMI 20…
Dharma Society Sit
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: A 20-minute group meditation. Wednesday–Sunday, meditation is silent. Beginners welcome and orientations provided.…
Zen meditation
Gomes Chapel 104 - Gomes Chapel: Led by Associated Buddhist Chaplain Jaime McLeod. Cushions provided, beginners welcome. FMI jaime@treetopzencenter.o…