Stories about "Franco Center"
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Students look to show diversity of the francophone world with film festival
Friday, October 27, 2017 9:50 am
French speakers come from around the world. So do the student-selected films at the Tournées Film Festival.
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‘F.A.B.’ in Feb.: 11th edition of Winter Dance Showcase is Feb. 6
Monday, February 1, 2016 9:17 am
Bates College students present two of the 14 performances by dance artists from around Maine and beyond in the 11th F.A.B Winter Dance Showcase on Feb. 6.
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F.A.B. Winter Dance Showcase marks a decade with the biggest show yet
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 11:14 am
Bigger and better than ever in its 10th year, the F.A.B. Winter Dance Showcase returns on March 7 at the Franco Center.
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Rice-DeFosse honored for bringing Bates closer to Lewiston-Auburn’s French-speaking community
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:43 pm
Professor Mary Rice-DeFosse's academic work connects to a community once defined by its French Canadian origins and now influenced by French-speakers from such African nations as Djibouti, Chad and Congo.