{"id":106482,"date":"2017-03-17T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=106482"},"modified":"2017-03-23T16:44:43","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T20:44:43","slug":"campus-events-april-1-30-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2017\/03\/17\/campus-events-april-1-30-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus events: April 1\u201330, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_106542\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Calvin-Reedy-The-Trinity-LR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106542\" class=\"wp-image-106542 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Calvin-Reedy-The-Trinity-LR-900x601.jpg\" alt=\"On display in the 2017 Senior Thesis Exhibition starting April 7, &quot;The Trinity&quot; is an inkjet print by Calvin Reedy '17. \" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Calvin-Reedy-The-Trinity-LR-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Calvin-Reedy-The-Trinity-LR-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Calvin-Reedy-The-Trinity-LR-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Calvin-Reedy-The-Trinity-LR.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On display in the 2017 Senior Thesis Exhibition starting April 7, &#8220;The Trinity&#8221; is an inkjet print by Calvin Reedy &#8217;17.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Hello from Bates!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>This is a listing of public events<\/strong> at the college during April 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The public is invited to these events<\/strong>. Except as noted, admission is free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want the latest events information<\/strong>? Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/events\">daily Events page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can&#8217;t attend the game<\/strong>? Watch the livestream:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/athletics.bates.edu\/landing\/index\/\">athletics.bates.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Upcoming Events&#8221; tab<\/li>\n<li>Find your event and click the &#8220;Video&#8221; link (not all games are available on video).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Questions or comments<\/strong>? Contact events editor Doug Hubley at <a href=\"mailto:calendar@bates.edu\">calendar@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_106371\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/170308_FigureDrawing_010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106371\" class=\"wp-image-106371 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/170308_FigureDrawing_010-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Maine residents join Bates students for a Figure Drawing session in Olin on Wednesday evening, Mar. 8 2017.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/170308_FigureDrawing_010-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/170308_FigureDrawing_010-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/170308_FigureDrawing_010-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/170308_FigureDrawing_010.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist at work during a March 2017 Life Drawing session at Bates. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Recurring Events<\/h3>\n<p>Taking place while Bates is in session. Please confirm before you go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:15pm Mon\u2013Fri | Buddhist meditation<\/strong> led by the Dharma Society. Beginners welcome. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:15pm Mon | Noontime meditation<\/strong>: Different teachers bring different practices to this meditation circle each week. Beginners welcome. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>6pm Wed | Life drawing with the Museum of Art<\/strong>: Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing board and supplies. $10\/$9 museum members. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8302.<br \/>\n<em>Olin 259<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>9pm Wed | {Pause}<\/strong>: A reflective secular service of silence, poetry, music, dance and art. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>10am Sun | Quaker meeting<\/strong> presented by the Lewiston Friends. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.<br \/>\n<em>163 Wood St.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4pm Sun | Bates Christian Fellowship chapel service<\/strong> with gospel singing, preceded by prayer time at 3pm. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>6pm Sun | Community Sit<\/strong>: This hourlong gathering of a community of meditators offers mutual support through meditation and loving kindness, periodically varying its practice and sharing experiences with meditation. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:cperlman@bates.edu\">cperlman@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_104516\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/11\/160403_Missa_Solemnis_174.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104516\" class=\"size-large wp-image-104516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/11\/160403_Missa_Solemnis_174-900x599.jpg\" alt=\"Shown in April 2016, John Corrie directs the Bates College Choir. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College) In a major community collaboration conducted by John Corrie, the Bates Orchestra and Choir join other L-A ensembles for \u00ecStill Sea and Fortunate Journey\u00ee and the masterpiece \u00ecMissa Solemnis.\u00ee Featured with Bates are the Maine Music Society Chorale and Orchestra, the Scola of the Basilica of SS Peter &amp; Paul, and the Edward Little High School and Lewiston High School choirs.\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/11\/160403_Missa_Solemnis_174-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/11\/160403_Missa_Solemnis_174-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/11\/160403_Missa_Solemnis_174-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/11\/160403_Missa_Solemnis_174.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-104516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shown in April 2016, John Corrie directs the Bates College Choir. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>1 Sat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>10am | Ladd Planetarium show<\/strong>: What\u2019s in the sky tonight? This planetarium show for general audiences shows the sky as you&#8217;ll see it this evening, illustrating well-known constellations and explaining what else you may see. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nhasting@bates.edu\">nhasting@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Carnegie Science Hall, Ladd Planetarium<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>10am | Women&#8217;s tennis<\/strong> vs. Tufts.<br \/>\n<em> Wallach Tennis Center (rain site: Merrill Gym)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Colby (doubleheader).<br \/>\n<em>Leahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1pm | Men&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Hamilton.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>3pm | Men&#8217;s tennis<\/strong> vs. Brandeis.<br \/>\n<em> Wallach Tennis Center (rain site: Merrill Gym)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5pm | Spring Dance Concert<\/strong>: <em>what we find<\/em>. In two distinct programs performed March 31\u2013April 3, the focus is on student choreography \u2014 a thesis project by Mallory Cohen \u201917 and projects by students in hip-hop and composition courses. Tonight: Program B. Free, but tickets required: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/spring-dance-concert-tickets-31928314448?aff=ehomecard\">EventBrite<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.<br \/>\n<em>Schaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8pm | Bates College Choir<\/strong>: Directed by John Corrie, the choir and college orchestra perform the second and third parts of Handel&#8217;s <em>Messiah<\/em>, completing the cycle begun last December. Free, but tickets required, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bates-choir-tickets-31599990422?aff=es2\">batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_106543\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161202_Dance_Dress_0521_LR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106543\" class=\"wp-image-106543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161202_Dance_Dress_0521_LR-600x900.jpg\" alt=\"161202_Dance_Dress_0521_LR\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161202_Dance_Dress_0521_LR-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161202_Dance_Dress_0521_LR-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161202_Dance_Dress_0521_LR-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161202_Dance_Dress_0521_LR.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bates Dance Company offers the Spring Dance Concert April 1\u20133. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>2 Sun<\/h3>\n<p><strong>2pm | Spring Dance Concert<\/strong>: Program A (see April 1).<br \/>\n<em>Schaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | The Melting Pot<\/strong>: <span id=\"ctl00_pc_Description\" class=\"float\">This celebration of Caribbean culture features music by Bates&#8217; Steel Pan Orchestra, dances by the Caribbean Student Association and Bollywood Team, spoken-word performances and the evening&#8217;s key event, &#8220;Carnival!&#8221; Sponsored by the Caribbean Student Association. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:canglin@bates.edu\">canglin@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>3 Mon<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3:45 pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Thomas College.<br \/>\n<em>Lafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7pm | Bates Astronomy<\/strong> <strong>Extravaganza<\/strong>: Bates astronomy students present a night of planetarium shows, space-based activities and games for kids and adults of all ages.\u00a0<strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nhasting@bates.edu\">nhasting@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Carnegie Science Hall &amp; <\/em><em>Chase Hall, Memorial Commons<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Junior Thesis Recital<\/strong>. This program by violinist Elliot Chun and bassist Ian Clarkson includes Mendelssohn&#8217;s Violin Concerto, &#8220;Adoration&#8221; by Felix Borowski and &#8220;Ave Maria&#8221; by Bach\/Goloud. Free, but tickets required: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/olin-arts-center-4643338427\">batesconcerts.eventbrite.com.<\/a> <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Spring Dance Concert<\/strong>: Program B (see April 1).<br \/>\n<em> Schaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>4 Tue<\/h3>\n<p><strong>12:15pm | The Science and Pseudoscience of Earthquake Prediction<\/strong>: <span id=\"ctl00_pc_Description\" class=\"float\">A talk by Heather Savage, associate research professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Her research focuses on understanding the strength and stability of faults in order to improve assessments of when and where large earthquakes occur. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:grobert@bates.edu\">grobert@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Carnegie 219<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Ensemble Blurb<\/strong>: This experimental improvisation group features Visiting Artist in Music Arthur Kampela. Free, but tickets required: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/olin-arts-center-4643338427\">batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>5 Wed<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4pm | Men&#8217;s tennis<\/strong> vs. Colby.<br \/>\n<em> Wallach Tennis Center (rain site: Merrill Gym)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7pm | Women&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.<br \/>\n<em> Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Voice and Speech performance<\/strong>: For the semester&#8217;s final project in a voice and speech course taught by Senior Lecturer in Theater Kati Vecsey, students perform monologues from playwright Charles Mee&#8217;s <em>the (re)making project<\/em>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.<br \/>\n<em> Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>6 Thu<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4:30pm | Recital: Piano students<\/strong> of Chiharu Naruse and Bridget Convey perform classics by Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, and newer music by Philip Glass, Nobuo Uematsu and Dustin O&#8217;Halloran. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Bates Jazz Band<\/strong>: Larry Williams directs this student ensemble whose repertoire spans classic and contemporary jazz as well as pop and other genres. Free, but tickets required: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/olin-arts-center-4643338427\">batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_106545\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/151207_Steel_Drums_069.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106545\" class=\"wp-image-106545 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/151207_Steel_Drums_069-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"151207_Steel_Drums_069\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/151207_Steel_Drums_069-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/151207_Steel_Drums_069-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/151207_Steel_Drums_069-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/151207_Steel_Drums_069.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s a metal concert of sorts as the Bates Brass Ensemble shares an April 7 program with the Steel Pan Orchestra. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>7 Fri<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3pm | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.<br \/>\n<em>Leahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Trinity.<br \/>\n<em>Lafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5pm | Senior Thesis Exhibition opening<\/strong>: Featuring work by 17 graduating studio art majors (see Museum of Art, below), the show opens with a reception in the museum. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6158 or <a href=\"mailto:museum@bates.edu\">museum@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Museum of Art<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7pm | Bates Brass Ensemble and Steel Pan Ensemble<\/strong>: Free, but tickets required: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/olin-arts-center-4643338427\">batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7pm | curiouser and curiouser<\/strong>: For an independent study in theater, Chaesong Kim &#8217;18 of Goyang-si, Korea, presents an original performance based on <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em> and created in collaboration with the performers. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.<br \/>\n<em>Schaeffer Theatre, Black Box Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>8 Sat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Noon | Men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s track and field<\/strong> vs. MIT, RPI and Tufts.<br \/>\n<em>Russell Street Track<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon | Softball<\/strong> vs. Trinity (doubleheader).<br \/>\n<em>Lafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1pm | Men&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Middlebury.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7pm | curiouser and curiouser<\/strong> (see April 7).<br \/>\n<em>Schaeffer Theatre, Black Box Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8pm | Computers, Music and the Arts<\/strong>: A presentation of work by students in Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music William Matthews&#8217; course. Free, but tickets required: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/olin-arts-center-4643338427\">batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>9 Sun<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7pm | curiouser and curiouser<\/strong> (see April 7).<br \/>\n<em>Schaeffer Theatre, Black Box Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7pm | Vocal recital<\/strong> by students of John Corrie. Free, but tickets required: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/olin-arts-center-4643338427\">batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>15 Sat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Noon | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Gordon College (doubleheader).<br \/>\n<em>Leahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_106615\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160515_Womens_Lacrosse_Springfield_0584_LR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106615\" class=\"wp-image-106615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160515_Womens_Lacrosse_Springfield_0584_LR-600x900.jpg\" alt=\"In this 2016 image, Bates women's lacrosse plays Springfield as the Bobcats make their first NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship appearance since 1994. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)\" width=\"375\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160515_Womens_Lacrosse_Springfield_0584_LR-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160515_Womens_Lacrosse_Springfield_0584_LR-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160515_Womens_Lacrosse_Springfield_0584_LR-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160515_Womens_Lacrosse_Springfield_0584_LR.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this 2016 image, Bates women&#8217;s lacrosse plays Springfield as the Bobcats make their first NCAA Division III Women&#8217;s Lacrosse Championship appearance since 1994. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>18 Tue<\/h3>\n<p><strong>4:30pm | Women&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Tufts.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7pm | Zen meditation<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>A traditional Zen sit with Bates Associated Buddhist Chaplain Heiku Jaime McLeod. Beginners welcome. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>21 Fri<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3pm | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Trinity.<br \/>\n<em>Leahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4pm | Women&#8217;s tennis<\/strong> vs. Wheaton.<br \/>\n<em> Wallach Tennis Center (rain site: Merrill Gym)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>22 Sat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Noon | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Trinity (doubleheader).<br \/>\n<em>Leahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon | Maine State Men&#8217;s Outdoor Track and Field Championships<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<em>Russell Street Track<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon | Women&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Connecticut College.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon | Softball<\/strong> vs. Colby (doubleheader).<br \/>\n<em>Lafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>25 Tue<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3:30pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Husson (doubleheader).<br \/>\n<em>Lafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4pm | Women&#8217;s tennis<\/strong> vs. Colby.<br \/>\n<em> Wallach Tennis Center (rain site: Merrill Gym)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_106613\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160419_Baseball_Farmington_052_LR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106613\" class=\"wp-image-106613 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160419_Baseball_Farmington_052_LR-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Bates plays an away game at home against Farmington in April 2016. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160419_Baseball_Farmington_052_LR-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160419_Baseball_Farmington_052_LR-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160419_Baseball_Farmington_052_LR-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/160419_Baseball_Farmington_052_LR.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring fling: Anthony Telesca&#8217;17 makes a pitch during an away game against Farmington in April 2016. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>26 Wed<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3:30pm | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Southern Maine.<br \/>\n<em>Leahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4pm | Men&#8217;s tennis<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.<br \/>\n<em> Wallach Tennis Center (rain site: Merrill Gym)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>6pm | Men&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Colby.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_106622\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161028_Chu_Kalperis_417.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106622\" class=\"wp-image-106622 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161028_Chu_Kalperis_417-900x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Madeline McLean '17 sings with the Crosstones in October 2016. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College) New dormitories at 55 and 65 Campus Avenue are named after Elizabeth Kalperis Chu '80 and Michael Chu '80 in recognition of their generous donation to the college on Friday, Oct. 28 2016.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161028_Chu_Kalperis_417-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161028_Chu_Kalperis_417-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161028_Chu_Kalperis_417-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/161028_Chu_Kalperis_417.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maddie McLean &#8217;17 sings with the Crosstones in October 2016. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>28 Fri<\/h3>\n<p><strong> 4pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.<br \/>\n<em>Lafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Maddie McLean<\/strong>: McLean &#8217;17 of Hood River, Ore., performs love songs in conjunction with her honors thesis. McLean explores how songs relate to stylistic prototypes in given genres \u2014 in this case, sad love songs in opera and pop \u2014 and how prototypical characteristics shape performance. The program taps <em>The Magic Flute<\/em>, <em>The Marriage of Figaro<\/em> and the pop charts \u2014 Bonnie Raitt&#8217;s &#8220;I Can&#8217;t Make You Love Me&#8221; and &#8220;All I Ask&#8221; by Adele. Free, but tickets required: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/olin-arts-center-4643338427\">batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or <a href=\"mailto:olinarts@bates.edu\">olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>29 Sat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>10am | Women&#8217;s tennis<\/strong> vs. Wesleyan.<br \/>\n<em> Wallach Tennis Center (rain site: Merrill Gym)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>3pm | Men&#8217;s tennis<\/strong> vs. Wesleyan.<br \/>\n<em> Wallach Tennis Center (rain site: Merrill Gym)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_106610\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Cuyler-Hedlund-Selection-From-\u201cThe-Only-Living-Boy-in-New-York\u201d-11x14-inches-Pen-and-Permanent-Marker-on-Bristol-Board_LR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106610\" class=\"wp-image-106610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Cuyler-Hedlund-Selection-From-\u201cThe-Only-Living-Boy-in-New-York\u201d-11x14-inches-Pen-and-Permanent-Marker-on-Bristol-Board_LR-708x900.jpg\" alt=\"Cuyler-Hedlund-Selection-From-\u201cThe-Only-Living-Boy-in-New-York\u201d-11x14-inches-Pen-and-Permanent-Marker-on-Bristol-Board_LR\" width=\"350\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Cuyler-Hedlund-Selection-From-\u201cThe-Only-Living-Boy-in-New-York\u201d-11x14-inches-Pen-and-Permanent-Marker-on-Bristol-Board_LR-708x900.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Cuyler-Hedlund-Selection-From-\u201cThe-Only-Living-Boy-in-New-York\u201d-11x14-inches-Pen-and-Permanent-Marker-on-Bristol-Board_LR-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Cuyler-Hedlund-Selection-From-\u201cThe-Only-Living-Boy-in-New-York\u201d-11x14-inches-Pen-and-Permanent-Marker-on-Bristol-Board_LR-157x200.jpg 157w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/03\/Cuyler-Hedlund-Selection-From-\u201cThe-Only-Living-Boy-in-New-York\u201d-11x14-inches-Pen-and-Permanent-Marker-on-Bristol-Board_LR.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-106610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cuyler Hedlund&#8217;s graphic novel \u201cThe Only Living Boy in New York\u201d (selection shown) appears in the 2017 Senior Thesis Exhibition.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Museum of Art<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\">bates.edu\/museum<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 7\u2013May 27, 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/upcoming\/senior-thesis-2017\/\">Senior Thesis Exhibition 2017<\/a>: The museum&#8217;s relationship with the Department of Art and Visual Culture entails a commitment to supporting the work of Bates students through this exhibition showcasing work in diverse media from the thesis projects of graduating studio art majors \u2014 17 this year. The program emphasizes the creation of a cohesive body of work through sustained studio practice and critical inquiry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a listing of public events at Bates College during April 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":106542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"categories":[9946],"tags":[6054],"class_list":["post-106482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclude-from-loops","tag-public-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106482"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106623,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106482\/revisions\/106623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}