{"id":122853,"date":"2019-03-14T08:51:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T12:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=122853"},"modified":"2019-03-14T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T14:12:33","slug":"campus-events-updated-march-14-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/14\/campus-events-updated-march-14-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus events, updated: March 14\u201331, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_104516\" style=\"width: 1630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104516\" class=\"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=\"1620\" height=\"1078\" 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: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-104516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Corrie, shown here in 2016, directs the Bates College Choir in Orff\u2019s <em>Carmina Burana<\/em> on March 16. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Greetings from Bates!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>This is an updated listing of public events<\/strong> at the college during the second half of March 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The public is invited<\/strong> to these events. Except as noted, admission is free.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Need directions<\/strong>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/\">Here\u2019s a campus map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Want the latest events information<\/strong>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/events\">Visit the daily Events page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Updated in this<\/strong> <strong>edition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A third <strong>Maine Jewish Film Festival<\/strong> screening at Bates has been added, on March 14.<\/li>\n<li>Also added on March 14 is a Purposeful Work Unplugged conversation with <em>New York Times<\/em> assistant managing editor <strong>Carolyn Ryan \u201986<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The program has been announced for the March 16 <strong>Bates Choir<\/strong> concert: <em>Carmina Burana<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Bobcat Ventures<\/strong> pitch competition has been added, also on March 16.<\/li>\n<li>A location and registration info have been added for the talk by <strong>Barbara Ransby,<\/strong> on March 25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Can\u2019t get to the game<\/strong>? Watch the livestream:<br \/>\n\u2022 Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gobatesbobcats.com\/landing\/index\">gobatesbobcats.com<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Hover over the \u201cMedia\u201d tab<br \/>\n\u2022 Click the \u201cLivestreams\u201d link and look for your event. (Not all games are livestreamed.)<\/p>\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<h3>Recurring events<\/h3>\n<p><em>Taking place while Bates is in session. Please confirm before you go<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm Tue\u2013Sun | Dharma Society meditation<\/strong>: A 20-minute silent group meditation. Beginners welcome and orientations provided. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:abrownel@bates.edu\">abrownel@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:30pm Mon | Zen meditation<\/strong> led by Associated Buddhist Chaplain Heiku Jaime McLeod. Cushions provided, beginners welcome. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jaime@treetopzencenter.org\">jaime@treetopzencenter.org<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>6pm Wed | Life drawing<\/strong> with the Museum of Art. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing board and supplies. $10\/$9 museum members; $90\/$80 for pre-purchased 10-session tickets. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8302.<br \/>\n<em>Olin 259<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>9pm Wed | {Pause}<\/strong>: The Multifaith Chaplaincy offers a deeply reflective, secular half-hour of silence, poetry, music, dance and art. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.<br \/>\n<em>Gomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_122418\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122418\" class=\"size-large wp-image-122418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/eldorado-233-900x506.jpg\" alt=\"A scene from &lt;em&gt;Eldorado&lt;\/em&gt;.\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/eldorado-233-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/eldorado-233-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/eldorado-233-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/eldorado-233.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-122418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from <em>Eldorado<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>14 Thu<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7pm | <span id=\"ctl00_pc_EventTitle\" class=\"float bold\">Carolyn Ryan \u201986 of <em>The<\/em> <em>New York Times<\/em><\/span><\/strong>: <span id=\"ctl00_pc_Description\" class=\"float\">The Center for Purposeful Work presents Ryan, assistant managing editor of the <em>Times<\/em>, in a Purposeful Work Unplugged conversation with Jay Burns, editorial director for the Bates Communications Office, and Sarah Rothmann &#8217;19, editor-in-chief of <i>The Bates Student<\/i>. <b>FMI<\/b> 207-786-6128.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Commons, Fireplace Lounge<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | <\/strong><span id=\"ctl00_pc_EventTitle\" class=\"float bold\"><strong>Maine Jewish Film Festival:<\/strong> <em>Eldorado<\/em>. <span id=\"ctl00_pc_Description\" class=\"float\">Drawing inspiration from his personal encounter with a refugee child during World War II, Swiss director Markus Imhoof makes the global phenomenon of refugees real and tangible through gripping documentary images. Viewer discretion advised due to disturbing stories and images. Free but tickets required: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/4066972\">brownpapertickets<\/a>. Made possible by the Bates Department of Rhetoric, Film and Screen Studies. (2018; 90 min.) <b>FMI<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mjff.org\/\">mjff.org<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Olin 104<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>15 Fri<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7pm | Swing and Rumba Ballroom Dance Social<\/strong>: Dance away the evening at a swing and rumba dance social! No dance experience necessary. The first hour will be a quick lesson, and the second will be open dancing. Presented by the Ballroom Team. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kcleary@bates.edu\">kcleary@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Benjamin Mays Center<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_122250\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122250\" class=\"wp-image-122250 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/180310_Womens_Lacrosse_vs_Wesleyan_4315-900x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/180310_Womens_Lacrosse_vs_Wesleyan_4315-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/180310_Womens_Lacrosse_vs_Wesleyan_4315-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/180310_Womens_Lacrosse_vs_Wesleyan_4315-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/180310_Womens_Lacrosse_vs_Wesleyan_4315.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-122250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women&#8217;s lacrosse action against Wesleyan captured in March 2018. (Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>16 Sat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>10am | Bobcat<\/strong> <strong>Ventures<\/strong>: <span id=\"ctl00_pc_Description\" class=\"float padLeft\">Bates\u2019 annual student pitch competition returns, with eight teams vying for first place in today\u2019s public finals and three alumni judging their entrepreneurial proposals. Sponsored by the Bates Center for Purposeful Work.<\/span> <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6128.<br \/>\n<em>Pettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon | Women&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Trinity.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8pm | Bates College Choir<\/strong>: <span id=\"ctl00_pc_Description\" class=\"float\">Directed by John Corrie, the choir presents Carl Orff&#8217;s popular <em>Carmina Burana<\/em>. The performance features faculty pianists Bridget Convey and Chiharu Naruse, timpanist Sarah Drewal, and four additional percussionists: Mark Fredericks, John Maillet, William Manning and William Wohler. 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>.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Olin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>17 Sun<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3pm | Richard Greenfield, Hiroya Miura, Frank Carlberg: Music &amp; poetry<\/strong>. Richard Greenfield, author of three collections of poetry and a visitor to campus for a Literary Arts Live reading the following day, joins forces with composers Hiroya Miura, associate professor of music, and Frank Carlberg, artist in residence in the music department this year. The program includes a Greenfield poem inspired by Bartok&#8217;s &#8220;Mikrokosmos,&#8221; which will also serve as a mutual point of musical reference. 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<div id=\"attachment_122233\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122233\" class=\"wp-image-122233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Richard-Greenfield_LR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Richard-Greenfield_LR.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Richard-Greenfield_LR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Richard-Greenfield_LR-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-122233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During his residency at Bates, poet Richard Greenfield makes two public appearances.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>18 Mon<\/h3>\n<p><strong>5:30pm | Women&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. St. Joseph&#8217;s.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7pm | Literary Arts Live: Richard Greenfield, poet<\/strong>: Greenfield has written three collections of poetry: <em>Subterranean<\/em>, <em>Tracer<\/em> and <em>A Carnage in the Lovetrees<\/em>. In 2016, he was a Fulbright Fellow at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. He teaches at New Mexico State University and lives in El Paso, Texas. Book sales and signing will follow the reading. Sponsored by the English department. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-753-6963.<br \/>\n<em>Muskie Archives<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>20 Wed<\/h3>\n<p><strong>6pm | Careers in the Arts: Jaime DeSimone &#8217;01<\/strong>: Jaime DeSimone \u201901, associate curator of contemporary art at the Portland (Maine) Museum of Art, offers a career-related talk. She previously worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, where she helped grow the permanent collection and curated the Project Atrium series as well as featured exhibitions \u2014 including a 2018 show with deep Maine ties, <em>A Dark Place of Dreams: Louise Nevelson with Chakaia Booker, Lauren Fensterstock and Kate Gilmore<\/em> (\u201997). Sponsored by the Bates Museum of Art. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6158 or <a href=\"mailto:museum@bates.edu\">museum@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Olin 104<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_122855\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122855\" class=\"size-large wp-image-122855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/1708004_MW_0038_1620-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"1708004, law school class and profs\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/1708004_MW_0038_1620-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/1708004_MW_0038_1620-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/1708004_MW_0038_1620-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/1708004_MW_0038_1620.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-122855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joyce White Vance &#8217;82. (Matthew Wood\/University of Alabama)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>21 Thu<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7pm | The Mueller Investigation and the Rule of Law<\/strong>: <span id=\"ctl00_pc_Description\" class=\"float\">A talk by Joyce White Vance &#8217;82, Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law, Culverhouse School of Law, University of Alabama. Vance is a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and frequent legal commentator for MSNBC. An entry in the Harward Center for Community Partnerships&#8217; Theory Into Practice series. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6202.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Muskie Archives<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | The Wolves<\/strong>: A girls&#8217; soccer team performs their daily stretches while navigating conversations that range from adolescent drama to a Cambodian murderer. <em>The New York Times<\/em> praised the &#8220;scary, exhilarating brightness of raw adolescence&#8221; in Sarah DeLappe&#8217;s 2016 play. Directed by Rebecca Berger &#8217;19 in partial completion of a major in theater. Free but tickets required: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/bates-department-of-theater-and-dance-11151285383\">bit.ly\/bates-theater-dance<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.<br \/>\n<em>Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>22 Fri<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | The Wolves<\/strong> (see Mar. 21).<br \/>\n<em>Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_99395\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99395\" class=\"size-large wp-image-99395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/Frank-Carlberg-LO-900x715.jpg\" alt=\"Pianist and visiting artist Frank Carlberg.\" width=\"900\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/Frank-Carlberg-LO.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/Frank-Carlberg-LO-378x300.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/Frank-Carlberg-LO-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/Frank-Carlberg-LO-200x159.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pianist and visiting artist Frank Carlberg.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>23 Sat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Noon | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Plymouth State (doubleheader).<br \/>\n<em>Leahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Noon | Women&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Williams.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5pm | The Wolves<\/strong> (see Mar. 21).<br \/>\n<em>Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Frank Carlberg, jazz pianist<\/strong>: <em>Mary Lou Williams \u2014 Paving the Way!<\/em> Carlberg presents a concert celebrating Williams, a pioneering composer, bandleader and pianist. 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>24 Sun<\/h3>\n<p><strong>2pm | The Wolves<\/strong> (see Mar. 21).<br \/>\n<em>Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_121066\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121066\" class=\"size-large wp-image-121066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/12\/MLK19_Ransby_LR-900x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/12\/MLK19_Ransby_LR-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/12\/MLK19_Ransby_LR-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/12\/MLK19_Ransby_LR-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/12\/MLK19_Ransby_LR.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-121066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barbara Ransby is an esteemed author and Distinguished Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>25 Mon<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Cello recital<\/strong>: Students of Christina Chute. <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 | Intersectional Feminist Praxis in the Black Freedom Movement from Ella Baker to Black Lives Matter<\/strong>: A talk by Barbara Ransby, rescheduled from Bates\u2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance in January, when snow disrupted travel to Maine. Ransby is the author of three books and Distinguished Professor in African American Studies, Gender and Women\u2019s Studies, and History at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Free but preregistration required: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/intersectional-feminist-praxis-in-the-black-freedom-movement-from-ella-baker-to-black-lives-matter-tickets-58535611590\">bit.ly\/2XQ2Ydr<\/a>. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6400 or <a href=\"mailto:bpelleti@bates.edu\">bpelleti@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Chase Hall, Memorial Commons<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | The Wolves<\/strong> (see Mar. 21).<br \/>\n<em>Pettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_122863\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122863\" class=\"wp-image-122863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/MLAguilar-edited3_600.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Luisa Aguilar Rodriguez.\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/MLAguilar-edited3_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/MLAguilar-edited3_600-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/03\/MLAguilar-edited3_600-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-122863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Luisa Aguilar Rodriguez.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>26 Tue<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7pm | A <span id=\"ctl00_pc_EventTitle\" class=\"float bold\">Conversation with Mexican Human Rights Activist Maria Luisa Aguilar<\/span><\/strong><span id=\"ctl00_pc_EventTitle\" class=\"float bold\"><strong> Rodriguez<\/strong>: <span id=\"ctl00_pc_Description\" class=\"float\">Rodriguez is an international advocacy officer at the Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez Human Rights Center, where she focuses on access to justice and reparations for victims of human rights violations. Sponsored by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships in conjunction with the University of Maine School of Law&#8217;s Justice for Women Lecture Series. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6202.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Muskie Archives<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>27 Wed<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Gamelan Ensemble featuring Emilie-Anne Gendron, violinist<\/strong>: Bates&#8217; Javanese-style musical ensemble is joined by Gendron, violinist with the visiting Momenta Quartet. 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<div id=\"attachment_122235\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122235\" class=\"wp-image-122235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Cigarettes-Inc_LR-600x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Cigarettes-Inc_LR-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Cigarettes-Inc_LR-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Cigarettes-Inc_LR-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Cigarettes-Inc_LR.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-122235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Author of <em>Cigarettes Inc.<\/em>, Nan Enstad will give a talk about her book at Bates on Mar. 28.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>28 Thu<\/h3>\n<p><strong>3pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. University of New England (doubleheader).<br \/>\n<em>Lafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4:15pm | Sharon Street, philosopher<\/strong>: A talk on a topic TBA by a professor of philosophy and the associate chair of the philosophy department at New York University. Street specializes in metaethics, focusing on how to reconcile our understanding of normativity with a scientific conception of the world. Sponsored by the philosophy department. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:dbegin@bates.edu\">dbegin@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Hedge 208<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5pm | Cigarettes, Inc.<\/strong>: Author Nan Enstad, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, discusses her book <em>Cigarettes, Inc<\/em>. Enstad&#8217;s startling account of the cigarette&#8217;s spectacular rise in popularity uncovers a corporate network rooted in Jim Crow segregation that stretched to China and beyond. Through stories from myriad cross-cultural encounters before World War II, the book offers nothing less than a sweeping reinterpretation of corporate power itself. Sponsored by the American studies program. <strong>FMI<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:dbegin@bates.edu\">dbegin@bates.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Pettengill G65<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Momenta Quartet<\/strong>: <strong>Music by Bill Matthews<\/strong>. Regular visitors to Bates and an ensemble known for their embrace of contemporary repertoire, the Momenta Quartet performs a program of work by composer William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music at Bates. 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<div id=\"attachment_122236\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122236\" class=\"wp-image-122236 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Momenta_John_GurrinLR-900x559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Momenta_John_GurrinLR-900x559.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Momenta_John_GurrinLR-400x249.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Momenta_John_GurrinLR-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Momenta_John_GurrinLR.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-122236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Momenta Quartet is back for a return concert at Bates on March 29. (John Gurrin)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>29 Fri<\/h3>\n<p><strong>11am &amp; 3pm | Pysanky! Learn the Art of Ukrainian Egg Decorating<\/strong>: The Museum of Art presents two Ukrainian egg decorating workshops with Lesia Sochor. A Maine artist of Ukrainian descent, Sochor learned this ancient spring tradition from her mother and has shared this craft in workshops throughout Maine. The Pysanka, a decorated egg, has origins among Slavic peoples as far back as 5,000 B.C. and was deeply important in spring rituals, symbolizing nature&#8217;s rebirth. $10 per person (free for Bates students). Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Space is limited and registration is required: Please call 207-786-8212 to register.<br \/>\n<em>Mays Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:30pm | Olin Concert Series: Momenta Quartet<\/strong>. A return visit by an ensemble nationally renowned for both its command of music across a breadth of centuries and its deep commitment to education. Tickets are $25: <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>: In two different programs performed over four days (including April 1), the focus is on student choreography and design work. Program A: Friday and Sunday. Program B: Saturday and Monday. Free but tickets required: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/o\/bates-department-of-theater-and-dance-11151285383\">Eventbrite<\/a>. $5 donations gratefully accepted. <strong>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.<br \/>\n<em>Schaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>30 Sat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Noon | Men&#8217;s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Hamilton.<br \/>\n<em>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5pm | Spring Dance Concert<\/strong> (see March 29).<br \/>\n<em>Schaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<h3>31 Sun<\/h3>\n<p><strong>2pm | Spring Dance Concert<\/strong> (see March 29).<br \/>\n<em>Schaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: none;\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_122247\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122247\" class=\"wp-image-122247 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Allora-Calzadilla-GS_5_LR-900x506.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Allora-Calzadilla-GS_5_LR-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Allora-Calzadilla-GS_5_LR-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Allora-Calzadilla-GS_5_LR-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/02\/Allora-Calzadilla-GS_5_LR.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-122247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from the 2014 video &#8220;The Great Silence&#8221; by Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla (in collaboration with Ted Chiang). The video is on display as part of the Museum of Art exhibition <em>Anthropocenic<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Museum of Art<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\">bates.edu\/museum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:museum@bates.edu\">museum@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Through March 23<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/upcoming\/anthropocenic-art-about-the-natural-world-in-the-human-era\/\">Anthropocenic: Art About the Natural World in the Human Era<\/a>: Has the Holocene, the geological period that began around 12,000 years ago, been replaced by the Anthropocene \u2014 an epoch defined as one in which the human impact on the world is marking the geologic evidence? This compelling group exhibition features art about the natural world and our effects on and interrelation with it in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/upcoming\/amy-stacey-curtis-time-and-place\/\">Amy Stacey Curtis: Time and Place<\/a>: Curtis is recognized for her ambitious and interactive sculpture installations. This show, however, focuses on her drawings, which nevertheless illustrate her fascination with themes of order, chaos and repetition. These graphic works provide an intimate and personal approach to her continued examination of interconnectedness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/peter-turnley-refugees\/\"> Peter Turnley: Refugees<\/a>: Known for documenting the human condition, photojournalist Turnley has depicted some of the world\u2019s most significant conflicts. This exhibition, drawn from the permanent collection, focuses on refugee populations around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an updated listing of public events at Bates College during the second half of March 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":102191,"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,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_estimated-read-time":"","_post-template":"","_header-color":"#000000","_photo-credit":"","_header-effect":"parallax","override_related_with_tag":"","_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-122853","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\/122853","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=122853"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122865,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122853\/revisions\/122865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}