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\"A

A detail from a painting by Lily Kip \u201919, one of 14 artists showing work in the 2019 Senior Thesis Exhibition at Bates.<\/p><\/div>\n

Greetings from Bates!<\/h3>\n

This is a listing of public events<\/strong> at the college during April 2019.<\/p>\n

The public is invited<\/strong> to these events. Except as noted, admission is free.<\/p>\n

Need directions<\/strong>? Here\u2019s a campus map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want the latest events information<\/strong>? Visit the daily Events page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t get to the game<\/strong>? Watch the livestream:
\n\u2022 Go to gobatesbobcats.com<\/a>
\n\u2022 Hover over the \u201cMedia\u201d tab
\n\u2022 Click the \u201cLivestreams\u201d link and look for your event. (Not all games are livestreamed.)<\/p>\n

Questions or comments<\/strong>? Contact events editor Doug Hubley at calendar@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n
\"Yemi

Yemi Amu, co-founder of Oko Farms in Brooklyn, visits Bates to speak about food justice on April 1.<\/p><\/div>\n

Recurring events<\/h3>\n

Taking place while Bates is in session. Please confirm before you go<\/em>.<\/p>\n

7:30pm Tue\u2013Sun | Dharma Society meditation<\/strong>: A 20-minute silent group meditation. Beginners welcome and orientations provided. FMI<\/strong> abrownel@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

6:30pm Mon | Zen meditation<\/strong> led by Associated Buddhist Chaplain Heiku Jaime McLeod. Cushions provided, beginners welcome. FMI<\/strong> jaime@treetopzencenter.org<\/a>.
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

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. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8302.
\nOlin 259<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\"Piano

Piano students of Chiharu Naruse perform on April 1 at Olin Concert Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n

1 Mon<\/h3>\n

9am | NeuroTalks<\/strong>: Presentations of work by students in neuroscience. FMI<\/strong> dcutten@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nMays Center<\/em><\/p>\n

7pm | Urban Agriculture, Aquaponics & the Future of Food Justice in the City<\/strong>: A short lecture and longer conversation with Yemi Amu, co-founder of Oko Farms, Brooklyn, New York City. At issue: the role of urban agriculture, aquaponics specifically, in reimagining what a more just food system could look like. Sponsored by the Program in Environmental Studies, the PLOT (Bates Garden) and the Office of Equity and Diversity. FMI<\/strong> Francis Eanes at feanes@bates.edu<\/a> or Isa Moise at imoise@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nPettengill G65<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | Recital: Piano students of Chiharu Naruse<\/strong>. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | Spring Dance Concert<\/strong>: The focus is on student choreography and design work. Free but tickets required: Eventbrite<\/a>. $5 donations gratefully accepted. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.
\nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

2 Tue<\/h3>\n

8pm | Computers, Music and the Arts<\/strong>: Creations by students in the course taught by Gabriel Bola\u00f1os. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\"\"

Shown in performance in 2016, Luette Saul (left) and Jazmin DeRice present their own Bates vocal students in concert on April 3. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n

3 Wed<\/h3>\n

9am | NeuroTalks<\/strong> (see Apr. 1).
\nMays Center<\/em><\/p>\n

2pm | Recital: Voice students of Jazmin DeRice & Luette Saul<\/strong>. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

3pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. St. Joseph\u2019s (doubleheader).
\nLafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4:30pm | Heart’s Desire<\/strong>: For their final project of the semester, voice and speech students of Katalin Vecsey present the one-act play by Caryl Churchill. \u201cIt is both one of the funniest short plays ever written and a reminder of the savagery that often lies beneath the surface of family life\u201c \u2014 The Guardian<\/em>. Free but tickets required: Eventbrite<\/a>. Donations ($5 suggested) are gratefully accepted. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.
\nPettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n

4:30pm | Recital: Voice students of Jo\u00eblle Morris<\/strong>. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

7pm | Women\u2019s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.
\n<\/strong>Garcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | American String Band<\/strong>: Directed by Eli Gilbert, the band performs fiddle music from traditions including French Canadian, Irish, bluegrass and old-time dance tunes. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

9pm | {Pause}<\/strong>: The Multifaith Chaplaincy offers a deeply reflective, secular half-hour of silence, poetry, music, dance and art. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\"Emily

Emily Bernard, a professor of English at the University of Vermont, reads from her autobiographical essays on April 4. (Andy Duback)<\/p><\/div>\n

4 Thu<\/h3>\n

4pm | Men’s<\/strong> tennis<\/strong> vs. Colby.
\nWallach Tennis Center or Merrill Gym
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

6:30pm | Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time & Mine<\/strong>. Emily Bernard, a professor of English at the University of Vermont, reads from her critically celebrated collection of autobiographical essays. The English department’s Carleton Lecture is sponsored by the Emily Carroll ’99 Carleton Lecture Fund. FMI<\/strong> 207-753-6963.
\nMuskie Archives<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | Bates Jazz Band<\/strong>: Directed by Larry Williams, the Bates Jazz Band performs music in diverse jazz styles. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\"\"

Alan Carr directs the Bates Brass Ensemble. (Josh Kuckens\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n

5 Fri<\/h3>\n

3pm | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Trinity.
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

5pm | Senior Thesis Exhibition opening<\/strong>: See Museum of Art, below. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6158 or museum@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nMuseum of Art<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | Bates Brass Ensemble & Steel Pan Orchestra<\/strong>: It\u2019s a metal concert, but it ain\u2019t heavy: Alan Carr directs the Bates Brass Ensemble and Duncan Hardy directs the Steel Pan Orchestra. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\"Shown

Shown here directing the Bates choir at the 2018 Mount David Summit, John Corrie presents individual vocal students in recital on April 6. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n

6 Sat<\/h3>\n

10am Women\u2019s tennis<\/strong> vs. Tufts.
\nWallach Tennis Center or Merrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

Noon | Baseball <\/strong>vs. Trinity (doubleheader).
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

Noon | Women\u2019s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Connecticut College.
\nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

1pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Colby (doubleheader).
\nLafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4 & 7:30pm | Recital: Voice students of John Corrie<\/strong>, presented in two sessions. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

7 Sun<\/h3>\n

3pm | <\/strong>Senior thesis recital<\/strong>: Jacob Rothstein. A singer, pianist and fiddler, Rothstein offers a three-part program. First, in relation to his thesis research into the eclectic nature of Willie Nelson’s music, he sings a selection of Nelson material. Next, supported by guitarist Henry Colt, Rothstein offers some traditional Appalachian fiddle tunes. The program concludes with folk songs composed by John Denver, Tom Paxton and others. Free but tickets required: batesconcerts.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

8 Mon<\/h3>\n

8pm | Merimanders Senior Concert<\/strong>: Showcasing the four performers who will be graduating in May, Bates’ all-female a cappella<\/em> singing ensemble offers a family-friendly pop music program including both upbeat material and ballads. FMI<\/strong> etan@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/span>
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

10 Wed<\/h3>\n

9pm | {Pause}<\/strong> (see April 3).
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\"Phyllis

Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College<\/p><\/div>\n

13 Sat<\/h3>\n

Noon | Baseball <\/strong>vs. Wesleyan (doubleheader).
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

15\u201319 Mon\u2013Fri<\/h3>\n

Spring Recess<\/strong>: No classes are held, but administrative offices remain open.<\/p>\n

\n

16 Tue<\/h3>\n

5:30pm | Women\u2019s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Tufts.
\nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

18 Thu<\/h3>\n

3:30pm | Baseball <\/strong>vs. Husson.
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

5pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Maine\u2013Farmington.
\nLafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

19 Fri<\/h3>\n

3pm | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.
\n<\/strong>Leahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Men\u2018s tennis<\/strong> vs. Middlebury.
\nWallach Tennis Center or Merrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Trinity.
\nLafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Women\u2019s track & field<\/strong>: Aloha Relays.
\nRussell Street Track<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

20 Sat<\/h3>\n

11am | Women\u2019s track & field<\/strong>: Aloha Relays.
\nRussell Street Track<\/em><\/p>\n

Noon | Softball<\/strong> vs. Trinity (doubleheader).
\nLafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n

1pm | Men\u2019s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Amherst.
\nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

3:30pm | Women\u2018s tennis<\/strong> vs. Middlebury.
\nWallach Tennis Center or Merrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

22 Mon<\/h3>\n

4pm | Baseball <\/strong>vs. Thomas.
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Women’s tennis<\/strong> vs. Colby.
\nWallach Tennis Center or Merrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

23 Tue<\/h3>\n

3pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Husson (doubleheader).
\nLafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Maine\u2013Farmington.
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Men\u2019s tennis<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.
\nWallach Tennis Center or Merrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

24 Wed<\/h3>\n

Noon | Public Works in Progress<\/strong>: A casual lunchtime program of students presenting their community-engaged work. Off-campus guests: Charge your Commons lunch to the Harward Center for Community Partnerships and take it upstairs to Room 221\u2013222 for the program. FMI<\/strong> Darby Ray at dray3@bates.edu<\/a> or 207-786-8241.
\nCommons 221\u2013222<\/em><\/p>\n

3:30pm | Baseball<\/strong> vs. Southern Maine.
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Men\u2019s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Colby.
\nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

26 Fri<\/h3>\n

4pm | Softball<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.
\nLafayette Street Field<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\"The

The Bates Modern Dance Company performs “Appalachian Spring” in 1979. (Leonard Plavin)<\/p><\/div>\n

27 Sat<\/h3>\n

Noon | Baseball <\/strong>vs. Colby (doubleheader).
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | 50th Anniversary of Bates Dance: Informal<\/strong> showing<\/strong>. In lieu of the previously announced formal evening dance performance, the college celebrates the 50th anniversary of the establishment of its dance program with an informal late-afternoon performance by Bates dance alumni and current students. FMI<\/b> 207-786-6161.
\n<\/span>Schaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

28 Sun<\/h3>\n

9am | Men\u2019s & women\u2019s rowing<\/strong>: Presidents Cup Regatta.
\nBates Traquina Boathouse, Greene<\/em><\/p>\n

Noon | Outreach Food Packaging<\/strong>: Open to folks from Bates and surrounding communities, this is a gathering of volunteers who pack meals and deliver them to food pantries in and around Lewiston-Auburn. Sponsored by the Bates Christian Fellowship. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
\nChase Hall, Memorial Commons<\/em><\/p>\n

1pm | Baseball<\/strong> vs. St. Joseph\u2019s.
\nLeahey Field<\/em><\/p>\n

\n
\"\"

April Hill is Bates\u2019 inaugural Wagener Family Professor for Equity and Inclusion in STEM. (Theophil Syslo\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n

29 Mon<\/h3>\n

4:30pm | From Surviving to Thriving<\/strong>: A Case for Equity and Inclusion in STEM<\/em>. Professor April Hill gives a presentation on creating diverse, inclusive and equitable STEM communities. Hill joined the Bates faculty in 2018 as the inaugural Wagener Family Professor of Equity and Inclusion in STEM, a position designed to dismantle barriers against underrepresented groups in the sciences. FMI<\/strong> hfear@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nPettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Museum of Art<\/h3>\n

bates.edu\/museum<\/a>
\nmuseum@bates.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

April 5\u2013May 25<\/h3>\n

Senior Thesis Exhibition<\/a>: The museum\u2019s 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 14 of them this year. The program emphasizes the creation of a cohesive body of work through sustained studio practice and critical inquiry.<\/p>\n

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