{"id":1524,"date":"2008-11-04T12:48:51","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T16:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/batesthisweek.wordpress.com\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2018-06-04T09:35:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T13:35:31","slug":"parents-family-weekend-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2008\/11\/04\/parents-family-weekend-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographs from Parents &amp; Family Weekend 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>\u2022 Click thumbnails below to view images of Parents &amp; Family Weekend 2008 at Bates:<\/h4>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slideshow2-slideshow swiper-effect-slide is-style-boxed-in\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-toolbar\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"js-open-fullscreen fullscreen-button\" title=\"View full screen\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"slideshow4399\" class=\"swiper swiper-main has-captions has-autoheight has-pagination-progressbar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Parents and Family Weekend 2008\" data-id=\"85601\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/29-72moderndance8603.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/29-72moderndance8603.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/29-72moderndance8603.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Jake Lewis '09 and Marlee Weinberg '10 perform in the Bates College Modern Dance Company concert. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Parents and Family Weekend 2008\" data-id=\"85600\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/28-72ldd_3635underhilldinner.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/28-72ldd_3635underhilldinner.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/28-72ldd_3635underhilldinner.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>The Annual Parents & Family Weekend Harvest Dinner in Underhill Arena provides the best that Dining Services has to offer. Photograph by Louisa Demmitt '09.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Parents and Family Weekend 2008\" data-id=\"85599\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/27-72ldd3255gallerytalk.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/27-72ldd3255gallerytalk.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/27-72ldd3255gallerytalk.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>After a gallery talk given by Mark Bessire, director of the Bates College Museum of Art, visitors enjoy \"Stairway to Heaven,\" an exhibition of contemporary art analyzing the changing streets and urban landscapes of China. Photograph by Louisa Demmitt '09.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Parents and Family Weekend 2008\" data-id=\"85598\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/26-72legacy7954.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/26-72legacy7954.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/26-72legacy7954.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>During halftime, alumni parents and their Bates offspring pose for the annual legacy photo in front of the Benjamin Mays Center.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Parents and Family Weekend 2008\" data-id=\"85597\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/25-72football9958.jpg\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/25-72football9958.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/25-72football9958.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t<div class=\"image_caption\"><p>Despite the athleticism of rushing, catching and passing triple threat Tom Beaton, Willams rolls on to a 27-14 victory at Garcelon Field in Bates' home opener. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Cloudy skies on Friday\u00a0cleared as a beautiful Saturday and Sunday  materialized for Parents &amp; Family Weekend 2008. Attending classes,  academic presentations, athletic competitions, museum exhibitions and a  variety of performances complemented the chance to spend time with  families and friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/18-72parentsweekend9200.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2008\/11\/18-72parentsweekend9200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large\" alt=\"Parents &amp; Family Weekend\nOn his way to the locker room, Matt Conetta &#039;12, an offensive lineman for the football team, walks down Alumni Walkway with motehr Carolyn, father Doug and sister Aimee, 21, a student at Fairfield University. 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