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 soccer vs. USM
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Olin Concert Series: Portland Piano Trio
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: Praised by the Portland Press Herald for 'enlivening tautness and precision,' this Maine trio performs 'Syz…
Marsha Donahue: 'Painting Watercolors'
Museum of Art: Maine native and Millinocket resident Marsha Donahue started her art career in oil painting, but later taught herself watercolor and …
Marsha Donahue: 'Painting Watercolors'
Museum of Art Lower Level: A reception with Maine native and Millinocket resident Marsha Donahue, following her museum talk on painting with watercol…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Special Olympics Tennis
Merrill Gymnasium TC - Indoor Tennis Court
Special Olympics Tennis
Wallach Tennis Center Wallach Tennis Center
Field hockey vs. Husson
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
Artist talk by Mark Jeffrey
Olin Arts Center 104 - Classroom (Multimedia): Jeffrey, artist in residence with the Bates dance department this fall, discusses his artistic practic…
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Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
Public Works in Progress
Commons 221/222 - 221/222: Enjoy a casual lunchtime presentation about community-engaged summer work undertaken by Bates students. Visitors to Bates …
'The Social Impact of Genetic Ancestry Testing'
Pettengill Hall G52 - Classroom: A talk by Wendy Roth, professor of sociology at The University of British Columbia. Sponsored by the sociology depar…
POSTPONED: Literary Arts Live: Dao Strom, poet & musician
Muskie Archives: The Bates appearance by Dao Strom will be rescheduled. FMI 207-786-6963.
'Reckoning with Our Racial Past and Present in the Liberal Arts'
Chase Hall 133 - Memorial Commons High Ceiling: A talk by Kiese Laymon, an African American writer from Jackson, Miss. In his observant, often hilari…
Women's soccer vs. Tufts
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Field hockey vs. Tufts
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Volleyball vs. Colby
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Men's soccer vs. Tufts
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
'Celebrating Clara Schumann & Her Circle'
Olin Arts Center 210 - Olin Concert Hall: The G-Sharp Duo, aka violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron and pianist Yelena Grinberg, marks the 200th birthday of…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Purposeful Work Unplugged: Dr. Monique Brown '07
Commons 110 - Student Fireplace Lounge: Dr. Monique Brown '07 returns to Bates for a Purposeful Work conversation and Q&A. Brown's work focuses o…
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
'Queer Genius'
Olin Arts Center 104 - Classroom (Multimedia): Featuring artists Eileen Myles, Black Quantum Futurism, Barbara Hammer and Jibz Cameron, Queer Genius …
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Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
Field hockey vs. Middlebury
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Women's soccer vs. Middlebury
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
'Back to Bates' Dance Concert
Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: This year's annual 'Back to Bates' Dance Concert includes works in progress by Chicago-based performance/installatio…
Football vs. Tufts
Garcelon Football Field Garcelon Football Field
Volleyball vs. Wesleyan (Conn.)
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Men's soccer vs. Middlebury
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Vanessa German: 'Miracles & Glory Abound'
Olin Concert Hall: Renowned visual and performing artist German opens her exhibition Miracles & Glory Abound with an open-ended song/poem that ex…
Women's soccer vs. Trinity (Conn.)
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
'Back to Bates' Dance Concert
Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: This year's annual Back to Bates Dance Concert includes works in progress by Chicago-based performance/installation …
Field hockey vs. Trinity (Conn.)
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Men's soccer vs. Trinity (Conn.)
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
{Pause}
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
'Navigating the Facts About Maine's Charter Schools'
Pettengill G65: The Harward Center's Theory into Practice Series presents a talk by Bob Kautz, executive director of the Maine Charter School Commiss…
Literary Arts Live: Lo Kwa Mei-en, poet
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: Literary Arts Live presents a reading of new work from Lo Kwa Mei-en, author of award-winning poetry books Yearlin…
Football vs. Trinity (Conn.)
Garcelon Football Field Garcelon Football Field
Bates Dance Festival: Kimberly Bartosik & 'I hunger for you'
Schaeffer Theatre 204 - Theatre: In this Bates Dance Festival presentation, choreographer Kimberly Bartosik, a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, presents her t…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Public Works in Progress
Commons 221/222 - 221/222: Enjoy a casual lunchtime presentation about community-engaged summer work undertaken by Bates students. Visitors to Bates …
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
{Pause}
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
Women's soccer vs. Amherst
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
Field hockey vs. Amherst
Astroturf Field F1 - Campus Avenue Field
Volleyball vs. Trinity (Conn.)
Alumni Gymnasium 68 - Alumni Gym - Gymnasium
Men's soccer vs. Amherst
Russell Street Soccer Field Russell Street Soccer Field
'The Zoo Story'
Schaeffer Theatre 127 - Black Box Teaching Lab: In Edward Albee's one-act play, lonely Jerry starts a conversation with Peter on a park bench. It doe…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Museum of Art Mask Making
Benjamin Mays Center 103 - Assembly: Not ready for Halloween? The Bates College Museum of Art can help! Workshop for ages 8 and up, children under 12…
Michael Twitty & 'Kosher/Soul'
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: The 2019 Annual Zerby Lecture on Contemporary Religious Thought features Michael Twitty, a culinary historian, aut…
Museum of Art Mask Making
Benjamin Mays Center 103 - Assembly: Not ready for Halloween? The Bates College Museum of Art can help! Workshop for ages 8 and up, children under 12…
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
{Pause}
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
'Love/Sick'
Pettigrew Hall 103 - Gannett Theater: Written by Maine-born playwright John Cariani (Almost, Maine), Love/Sick tells a comedic tale of heartbreak in …
Football vs. Bowdoin
Garcelon Football Field Garcelon Football Field
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Love/Sick
Pettigrew Hall 103 - Gannett Theater: Written by Maine-born playwright John Cariani (Almost, Maine), Love/Sick tells a comedic tale of heartbreak in …
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
{Pause}
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
{Pause}
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
{Pause}
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…
Life Drawing
Olin Arts Center 259 - Drawing Studio: The Museum of Art hosts these weekly sessions. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing bo…
{Pause}
Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: {Pause} is a reflective secular service of music, poetry, silence, dance and art. FMI 207-786-8272 or multifaithch…
Zen Service
Chase Hall 201 - Skelton Lounge: Zen Buddhist service, with seated and walking meditation, chanting and practice interviews. Beginners welcome. FMI …
Ballroom Team Practice
Merrill Gymnasium 213 - Multipurpose: Ballroom team practice, featuring rhythm (cha-cha, rhumba, swing) and smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese w…