{"id":60336,"date":"2012-12-12T15:38:28","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T20:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=60336"},"modified":"2016-02-02T16:03:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T21:03:26","slug":"eventsked13-jan1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2012\/12\/12\/eventsked13-jan1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates Events Schedule: Jan. 4-30, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anthea Butler, associate professor of religious studies and African American studies at the University of Pennsylvania, offers a sermon and the keynote address at Bates’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances. Photograph by Byron Maldonado.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hello and happy holidays from Bates! Here\u2019s a listing of public events at the college Jan. 4-30, 2013.<\/p>\n

Except as noted, these events are open to the public at no charge. (Where two admission fees appear, the cost for the general public is listed first, followed by the cost for students and seniors.)<\/p>\n

This edition corrects an address in the Jan. 26 listing for a Bates Museum of Art opening reception; features a new event, The Thinking Heart<\/em>, on Jan. 10; and corrects a location for the Jan. 15 City, Neighborhood and Society<\/em> event<\/p>\n

Want the latest events information? Visit the daily Events<\/a> page. Questions or comments? Contact events editor Doug Hubley at calendar@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your interest in Bates!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Daily Events<\/h3>\n

12:30pm | Mindfulness of Breathing<\/strong>: The Dharma Society\u2019s Buddhist meditation sessions take place most weekdays when school is in session. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pianist Frank Glazer resumes his season-long series of concerts looking back at his favorite Bates programs on Jan. 13. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College.<\/p><\/div>\n

4 Fri<\/h3>\n

6pm | Men\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Middlebury.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

8pm | Women\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Middlebury.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

5 Sat<\/h3>\n

2pm | Men\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Williams.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Women\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Williams.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

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9 Wed<\/h3>\n

6pm | Life drawing\u00a0<\/strong>sponsored by the Museum of Art. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided, bring drawing board and supplies. $7.\u00a0FMI<\/strong>\u00a0207-786-6158.
\nOlin 259<\/em><\/p>\n

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10 Thu<\/h3>\n

The Thinking Heart | 7:30pm<\/strong>: A performance piece based on An Interrupted Life<\/em>, a collection of journal entries and letters by Etty Hillesum, a Dutch woman who died at Auschwitz at age 29. Writer and artistic director Martin Steingesser appears with actor Judy Tierney and cellist Robin Jellis. Presented in conjunction with L\/A Arts, and with support from the Maine Humanities Council. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161 or batestickets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Julia Plumb ’05 and Baron Collins-Hill, aka Velocipede, play the Bates contradance in January. Artwork by Mia Bertelli.<\/p><\/div>\n

11 Fri<\/h3>\n

6pm | Women\u2019s squash<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.
\nSquash Center, 156 Plourde Pkwy.<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | Pitch Perfect<\/strong> (2012; 112 min.) Presented by the Filmboard.\u00a0$1.
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

8pm | Contradance<\/strong>:\u00a0New England folk dancing to the band Velocipede. All dances called. $5.\u00a0FMI <\/strong>mpickof2@bates.edu<\/a>.
\nMuskie Archives<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

12 Sat<\/h3>\n

10am | D4D On the Road Workshop: <\/strong>Debating for Democracy\u2019s daylong workshop teaches tools for successful organizing and advocacy, strategizing change, effective messaging and building supportive relationships. Free, but registration required:
\nbates2012d4d.eventbrite.com<\/a>. FMI <\/strong>kcloutie@bates.edu<\/a> or 207-786-6202.
\nMuskie Archives<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2 & 7:30pm | Pitch Perfect<\/strong>\u00a0(see Jan. 11).
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

5:30pm | Catholic Mass<\/strong>, led by Fr. Paul Dumais. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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13 Sun<\/h3>\n

2 & 4:30pm | Pitch Perfect<\/strong> (see Jan. 11).
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

3pm | Frank Glazer<\/strong>:\u00a0The fifth program in the pianist’s season of favorite music<\/a> from three decades of Bates performances features Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt and Chopin. Admission, benefiting the Frank and Ruth Glazer Scholarship Fund, is $10 at\u00a0batestickets.com<\/a>. Some free tickets are available for seniors and students:\u00a0FMI<\/strong>\u00a0olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>\u00a0or 207-786-6135.
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

5:30pm | Protestant worship<\/strong> with gospel singing led by Stephen Saxon. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

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15 Tue<\/strong><\/h3>\n

4:15pm | City, Neighborhood and Society, Part One<\/strong>: Transforming Cities and Minds through Sustained Civic Engagement<\/em> is a talk by Lorlene Hoyt, director of programs and research at the Tufts University-based Talloires Network, an international association of institutions committed to strengthening the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education. First in a three-part series exploring social-science approaches to urban issues, presented by the sociology department with support from . FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8296.
\nPettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n

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16 Wed<\/h3>\n

6pm | Life drawing<\/strong> (see Jan. 9).
\nOlin 259<\/em><\/p>\n

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Language Arts Live presents poet Brian Brodeur.<\/p><\/div>\n

17 Thu<\/h3>\n

7:30pm\u00a0| Brian Brodeur<\/strong>, author of 2012\u2019s Natural Causes<\/em> and two other prizewinning volumes of poetry, offers a Language Arts Live reading<\/a>. He is the Elliston Fellow in Poetry in the University of Cincinnati\u2019s doctoral program in English and comparative literature. FMI <\/strong>207-786-6256.
\nMuskie Archives<\/em><\/p>\n

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18 Fri<\/h3>\n

3pm | Indoor track and field<\/strong>, men\u2019s and women\u2019s: Bates Pentathlon.
\nSlovenski Track<\/em><\/p>\n

6pm | Men\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Connecticut College.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Tow” is an image in mixed media on paper, c. 1980, from Robert Neuman’s “Ship to Paradise” series.<\/p><\/div>\n

6pm | Ship to Paradise<\/a><\/strong>: A Museum of Art exhibition of Robert S. Neuman\u2019s prints (see below) <\/strong>opens with a lecture <\/strong>by prominent Maine author and art critic Carl Little. A reception follows. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6158.
\nOlin 104 & Museum of Art<\/em><\/p>\n

6pm | Swimming and diving<\/strong> vs. Bowdoin.
\nTarbell Pool<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/strong> (2012; 102 min.) Presented by the Filmboard.\u00a0$1.
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

8pm | Women\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Connecticut College.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

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19 Sat<\/h3>\n

Noon | Indoor track and field<\/strong>, men\u2019s and women\u2019s: Bates Invitational.
\nSlovenski Track<\/em><\/p>\n

2pm | Men\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Wesleyan.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

2 & 7:30pm | Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/strong> (see Jan. 18).
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Women\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Wesleyan.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

5:30pm | Catholic Mass<\/strong> (see Jan. 12).
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

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20 Sun<\/h3>\n

1pm | The Corporation<\/strong>: An acclaimed film documentary about the ascendance of corporations in the U.S., including the Supreme Court decision affirming corporate \u201cpersonhood.\u201d Part of Bates\u2019 observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
\nPettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n

2 & 4:30pm | Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/strong> (see Jan. 18).
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm<\/strong> | Scarred Justice<\/strong>: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968<\/em>: Award-winning filmmaker Bestor Cram screens and discusses his documentary about the police shooting of black student protesters at South Carolina State College. Part of the King Day observances.
\nPettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n

7pm |\u00a0<\/strong>Anthea Butler<\/strong>, author of a study of the Pentecostal roots of Sarah Palin and associate professor of religious studies and African American studies at the University of Pennsylvania, is guest preacher for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Service of Worship. Her talk is titled God and the 99 Percent<\/em>. FMI <\/strong>207-786-8272.
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

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The 2012 Sankofa performance at Bates. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College.<\/p><\/div>\n

21 Mon<\/h3>\n

Martin Luther King Jr. Day<\/strong>:\u00a0In observance of the holiday, classes are canceled and special programming takes place throughout the day. Bates\u2019 2013 King Day theme is Debt and Inequality: The Relevance of Dr. King\u2019s Forgotten Economic Message. <\/em>FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6400.<\/p>\n

9:30am | Martin Luther King Jr. and America’s Bad Check: <\/strong>America’s poor in the 21st Century<\/strong><\/em>: University of Pennsylvania professor Anthea Butler (see Jan. 20) offers the keynote address for Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances.
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

11am\u2013noon<\/strong> \u2022 3\u20134:10pm<\/strong> \u2022 4:20\u20135:30pm<\/strong> | Breakout sessions and workshops<\/strong> exploring Butler\u2019s talk and other aspects of the day\u2019s theme take place around campus. FMI<\/strong> bates.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

1pm | Mays \u201920 Debate<\/strong>: In a popular King Day tradition, the Rev. Benjamin Elijah Mays \u201920 Debate pits <\/strong>students from Morehouse College against Bates\u2019 Brooks Quimby Debate Council. Mays, a civil rights leader who mentored Martin Luther King Jr., graduated from Bates and was longtime president of Morehouse. The resolution: \u201cThis House Believes That the Government Has a Moral Responsibility to Enact Policies to Decrease Poverty.” Free, but tickets required: http:\/\/mlkdebate2013.eventbrite.com\/<\/a>
\nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

3pm<\/strong> |\u00a0<\/strong>For Profit: <\/strong>Aaron Calafato wrote and performs this play based on his experiences working in a for-profit college admissions office. A Q&A follows the performance. Part of the King Day observances. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8294.
\nGannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | Sankofa<\/strong>:\u00a0A Rose by Any Other Name.\u00a0<\/em> In what has become a vibrant MLK Day tradition, student performers celebrate African American heritage through song, dance, spoken word and more. This year\u2019s performance focuses on differences regarding sexuality. Free, but tickets required: http:\/\/sankofa2013.eventbrite.com\/<\/a>
\nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

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23 Wed<\/h3>\n

6pm | Life drawing<\/strong> (see Jan. 9).
\nOlin 259<\/em><\/p>\n

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Large ensemble dances, like the one shown here from 2012, are among the high points of Asia Night. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College.<\/p><\/div>\n

25 Fri<\/h3>\n

4:30pm | Arts Crawl<\/strong>: The third annual celebration of student literary, visual and performing arts features open studios, poetry, dance, all manner of music, theater, improv comedy and more. Refreshments. FMI <\/strong>207-786-8212.
\nAcross campus<\/em><\/p>\n

6pm | Men\u2019s and women\u2019s squash<\/strong> vs. Boston College.
\nSquash Center, Plourde Pkwy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

7:30pm | Argo<\/strong>\u00a0(2012; 120 min.) Presented by the Filmboard. $1.
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

7:30pm | Asia Night<\/strong>:\u00a0Sponsored by the student organization Sangai Asia, this variety show spotlighting Asian culture and heritage gives a dazzling conclusion to a night devoted to the arts at Bates.
\nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Installation Figures, Colors First,” 2007, by Fransje Killaars. Exhibition at Mass MoCa, North Adams, Mass.<\/p><\/div>\n

26 Sat<\/h3>\n

2pm | Men\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Tufts.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

2 & 7:30pm | Argo<\/strong> (see Jan. 25).
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

4pm | Women\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Tufts.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

5pm | Color at the Center<\/a><\/strong>: A reception opens an exhibition by acclaimed Dutch textile artist Fransje Killaars (see below). The exhibition is divided between the Bates museum and Museum L-A<\/a>, in downtown Lewiston, and the reception takes place in both locations, with a shuttle connecting them. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6158.
\nMuseum of Art & Museum L-A, 35 Canal Street (via Chestnut Street)
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5:30pm | Catholic Mass<\/strong> (see Jan. 12).
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

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27 Sun<\/h3>\n

2 & 4:30pm | Argo<\/strong> (see Jan. 25).
\nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

5:30pm | Protestant worship<\/strong> (see Jan. 13).
\nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

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29 Tue<\/h3>\n

7pm | Men\u2019s basketball<\/strong> vs. Husson.
\nAlumni Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

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30 Wed<\/h3>\n

6pm | Life drawing<\/strong> (see Jan. 9).
\nOlin 259<\/em><\/p>\n

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Museum of Art<\/h3>\n

Hours<\/strong>: 10am-5pm Mon-Sat
\n(till 7pm Wed)<\/p>\n

Jan. 18\u2013<\/strong>March 22
\n<\/strong>Robert S. Neuman\u2019s<\/em> <\/strong>\u201cShip to Paradise\u201d<\/em><\/a>: This collection of prints is the artist\u2019s personal exploration of a theme dating back to the Middle Ages: the folly and foibles of man. Informed by his reflections on the modern world and knowledge of seafaring and shipbuilding, Neuman\u2019s intricate compositions recall the fantastical paintings of Hieronymus Bosch.<\/p>\n

Max Klinger<\/em><\/strong>: The Intermezzi Portfolio<\/em><\/a>: Klinger\u2019s 1881 Intermezzi<\/em>, Opus IV, is composed of etchings and aquatints that explore desire, fantasy and death. Organized with assistance from Museum of Art intern Douglas P. Welsh \u201914.<\/p>\n

Jan. 25\u2013March 22
\n<\/strong>Fransje Killaars<\/em>:<\/strong><\/a> Color at the Center<\/em>: <\/strong>A remarkable colorist who approaches textiles in provocative ways that are as much cultural as conceptual statements, Killars offers installations at the Bates museum, including a U.S. premiere, and at Museum L-A<\/a>, in the former textile mill on Chestnut Street downtown where Bates-brand bedspreads were woven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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