{"id":91240,"date":"2015-02-19T13:09:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=91240"},"modified":"2016-02-02T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T21:03:18","slug":"campus-events-march-1-29-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2015\/02\/19\/campus-events-march-1-29-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus events: March 1\u201329, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Max<\/a>

Max Pendergast ’15 directs “The Castle of Perseverance.” (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n

Happy March from Bates!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a list of public events<\/strong> at the college for the period March 1-29, 2015.<\/p>\n

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

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

Can\u2019t attend the game<\/strong>? Watch live video:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Go to athletics.bates.edu<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Click the \u201cUpcoming Events\u201d tab<\/li>\n
  3. Find your event and click the \u201cVideo\u201d link.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

    See you at Bates!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n

    Recurring Events<\/h3>\n

    Taking place while Bates is in session. Please call ahead to confirm<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    4:10pm Mon\u2013Fri | Buddhist meditation<\/strong> facilitated by the Dharma Society, held most weekdays when school is in session. Open to all experience levels. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
    \nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

    6pm Wed | Life drawing<\/strong> sponsored by the Museum of Art. Dry-media easels and drawing benches provided; bring drawing board and supplies. Admission is $10 public\/$9 museum members, with discounts available for regulars. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8302.
    \nOlin 259<\/em><\/p>\n

    5:30pm Sat | Catholic Mass<\/strong> led each week by Bates\u2019 associated Catholic chaplain, Fr. Paul Dumais of the Prince of Peace Parish. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
    \nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

    5:30pm Sun | Christian worship<\/strong> with gospel singing. Coordinated by the Bates Christian Fellowship. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
    \nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Actor<\/a>

    Actor and filmmaker Lyes Salem.<\/p><\/div>\n

    1 Sun<\/h3>\n

    2 and 5:30pm | Selma<\/strong>: Director Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed depiction of Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights for African Americans is the subject of two screenings and a panel discussion featuring faculty, staff and students immediately after the 2pm screening. Sponsored by the Filmboard and the Office of Intercultural Education. Admission: $1. FMI<\/strong> ckenyon@bates.edu<\/a> or kpayne@bates.edu<\/a>.
    \nOlin 104<\/em><\/p>\n

    7pm | The Man From Oran<\/strong>: Award-winning Algerian filmmaker Lyes Salem screens and discusses his latest movie, about the years after Algerian independence (2014, 128 min.). Sponsored by the French and francophone studies department. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6281.
    \nPettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    3 Tue<\/h3>\n

    4:30pm | Women’s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Southern Maine.
    \nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

    7pm | Men’s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Univ. of New England.
    \nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    4 Wed<\/h3>\n

    Noon | Refusing Redemption<\/strong>: Making Catholic Sex Abuse \u2018Our\u2019 Story<\/em>. A talk by Kent Brintnall, associate professor of religious studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Unusual Positions<\/em> lecture series explores controversial approaches to the study of religion and sexuality. Sponsored by the religious studies department, the women and gender studies program and the humanities division. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8204.
    \nCommons 221-222<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    5 Thu<\/h3>\n

    7pm | Cousines<\/strong>: Award-winning Algerian filmmaker Lyes Salem screens and discusses his 2004 short film, in which a reunion in Algiers between distant cousins has surprising outcomes (2004, 30 min.; see March 1).
    \nPettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | The Castle of Perseverance<\/strong> by Anonymous: Max Pendergast ’15 directs her adaptation of this 15th-century morality play \u2014 the oldest known full-length vernacular play. Exploring themes of sin and salvation, the play follows Mankind’s struggles with morality. Admission: $6\/$3, available at batestickets.com<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.
    \nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Capital<\/a>

    The Capital Trio: from left, S\u00f6len Dikener, Hilary Cumming, Duncan Cumming ’93.<\/p><\/div>\n

    6 Fri<\/h3>\n

    5pm | The Poets and the Assassin<\/strong> by Reza Jalali. Directed by Kati Vecsey, students perform monologues offering insight into the lives of women in Iran. A Kurd from Iran, Jalali is an author and educator living in Maine. Co-sponsored by the theater and dance department and the Intercultural Education office. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.
    \nPettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | The Castle of Perseverance<\/strong> (see March 5).
    \nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | Capital Trio<\/strong>: Duncan Cumming ’93 is the pianist in this trio also featuring violinist Hilary Cumming and cellist S\u00f6len Dikener. Their program includes “Book of Hours” by William Matthews of the music faculty. Free but tickets required, available at bit.ly\/oacbates<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
    \nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"At<\/a>

    At the 2012 Inside Africa Fashion Show, sophomore Nerissa Brobbey modeled a Togolese boubou dress and Gulaid Abdullahi ’13 wore a traditional ma’awis. (Simone Schriger ’14\/Bates College)<\/p><\/div>\n

    7 Sat<\/h3>\n

    6:30pm | Inside Africa Fashion Show<\/strong>: This annual event uses not only fashion but dance, song and more to celebrate and recognize the diversity within the continent of Africa. Sponsored by the Africana Club.\u00a0Free but tickets required, available at bit.ly\/oacbates<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> nkanu@bates.edu<\/a>.
    \nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    1pm | Men’s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Wesleyan.
    \nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

    5pm | The Castle of Perseverance<\/strong> (see March 5).
    \nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | F.A.B. Winter Dance Showcase<\/strong>: Better than ever in its 10th year, F.A.B features 18 individual performances by artists from Maine, Connecticut and New York \u2014including the acclaimed Dante Brown | Warehouse Dance. The evening ends with a social dance to live folk music. Sponsored by Bates and the Franco Center. Admission: $15\/$12\/$5 (plus credit card fee), available at bit.ly\/FAB-15<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-689-2000.
    \nFranco Center, 46 Cedar St.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Marcus<\/a>

    Marcus Bruce ’77, Benjamin E. Mays Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies.<\/p><\/div>\n

    8 Sun<\/h3>\n

    1pm | Through a Lens Darkly<\/strong>: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People<\/em>. Thomas Allen Harris screens and discusses his 2014 documentary examining how photography has affected the lives of black Americans. Marcus Bruce ’77, Benjamin E. Mays Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at Bates, appears in the film and will present Harris. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8204.
    \nMays Center<\/em><\/p>\n

    1pm | Women’s tennis<\/strong> vs. Mount Holyoke.
    \nMerrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

    2pm | The Castle of Perseverance<\/strong> (see March 5).
    \nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    9 Mon<\/h3>\n

    4pm | Rheology Experiments at Extreme Conditions<\/strong>: Understanding the Mechanical Properties of Earth’s Interior<\/em>. An assistant professor of geophysics at the University of Utah, Lowell Miyagi discusses advances in the difficult science of understanding the flow of molten minerals beneath the Earth’s surface. This Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences lecture is sponsored by the geology department. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6490.
    \nCarnegie 204<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | The Castle of Perseverance<\/strong> (see March 5).
    \nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Ru<\/a>

    Ru Freeman ’94 writes fiction and commentary.<\/p><\/div>\n

    11 Wed<\/h3>\n

    4:30pm | Men’s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Roger Williams.
    \nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

    5pm | Public Health Initiative Health & Wellness Expo<\/strong>: Sponsored by the Public Health Initiative at Bates, this first annual fair is an opportunity to learn more about healthcare initiatives and employers in the region. FMI<\/strong> 978-809-9614.
    \nCommons 110<\/em><\/p>\n

    6:30pm | Ru Freeman ’94, creative and political writer<\/strong>: A reading from her work by Freeman, novelist and blogger for the Huffington Post<\/em> on literature and politics. A Language Arts Live reading. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6256.
    \nMuskie Archives<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | Church Upstairs, Yoga Downstairs<\/strong>: The Challenges and Promise of Multiple Religious Participation<\/em>. John Thatamanil, associate professor of theology and world religions at Union Theological Seminary, speaks about multiple religious identities. Sponsored by the multifaith chaplaincy, the Zerby Lecture was rescheduled from Jan. 28. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-8272.
    \nMays Center<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | Dancing Arabs<\/strong>: A film exploring cultural identity in Israel through the eyes of a Palestinian youth attending an elite Israeli school. Adapted from his novel by Arab-Israeli journalist Sayed Kashua (2014; 105 min.). Kashua offers a lecture the following evening (see below). Co-sponsored by the Bates English department’s Carleton Lecture Fund and the Maine Jewish Film Festival. FMI<\/strong> 207-753-6963.
    \nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Arab-Israeli<\/a>

    Arab-Israeli writer Sayed Kashua.<\/p><\/div>\n

    12 Thu<\/h3>\n

    7:30pm | Cultural and Political Criticism Through Humor<\/strong>: A talk by acclaimed Arab-Israeli writer Sayed Kashua. Book-signing follows (see above). Sponsored by the Bates English department’s Carleton Lecture Fund, the Office of Intercultural Education and and the Office of the President. FMI<\/strong> 207-753-6963.
    \nSchaeffer Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    13 Fri<\/h3>\n

    7:30pm | Flute recital<\/strong> by Rebecca Schwartz ’16.\u00a0FMI <\/strong>207-786-6135 or\u00a0 olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
    \nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | Freewill Folk Society Contradance<\/strong>: Dancing from 8\u201311pm; beginner’s lesson at 7:30. No experience required, all are welcome. Live music by Bates’ own Chase the Fiddlers; calling by Ron Blechner.\u00a0Admission $7\/$5.<\/span> FMI<\/strong> freewillfolk@gmail.com<\/a>.
    \nMuskie Archives<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    14 Sat<\/h3>\n

    Noon | Women’s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Trinity.
    \nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | Bates College Orchestra<\/strong>: Hiroya Miura conducts the orchestra in a program including Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 (“Rhenish”). Free but tickets required, available at bit.ly\/oacbates<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
    \nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    17 Tue<\/h3>\n

    4:30pm | Abolishing Sex Trafficking<\/strong>: A Conversation with Ruchira Gupta<\/em>. Gupta is founder and president of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, a grassroots organization in India working to end sex trafficking. Co-sponsors of this Harward Center Civic Forum include the departments of anthropology, economics, education, psychology and sociology; the programs in women and gender studies and in Asian studies; the Office of Equity and Diversity; and the interdisciplinary studies division. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6202.
    \nMays Center<\/em><\/p>\n

    5pm | Men’s tennis<\/strong> vs. Colby.
    \nMerrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"A<\/a>

    Alexandre Dauge-Roth, associate professor of French and francophone studies.<\/p><\/div>\n

    18 Wed<\/h3>\n

    4:30pm | Transformative Power of Literary and Testimonial Encounters<\/strong>: A talk by Alexandre E. Dauge-Roth, associate professor of French and francophone studies. The lecture marks his receiving Bates’ 2015 Kroepsch Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dauge-Roth has done extensive work with the literature of survivors’ experiences during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Refreshments at 4:15pm. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6066.
    \nPettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n

    5pm | Women’s tennis<\/strong> vs. Colby.
    \nMerrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    19 Thu<\/h3>\n

    Noon | Reversing Recidivism<\/strong>: Can the arts be used to change the reality that young people face inside Maine’s largest youth correctional facility? Justin Moriarty from the theater and dance department and his partners from the Long Creek Youth Development Center describe a pilot project. A Public Works in Progress event presented by the Harward Center. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6202.
    \nCommons 221<\/em><\/p>\n

    4:30pm | Let’s Meet Downtown at the Synagogue<\/strong>: Jews and Greeks in the Ancient World<\/em>. An emeritus professor of religion at Princeton, John Gager is an authority on the religions of the Roman Empire. Sponsored by the religious studies department and the classical and medieval studies program, with support from the Maliotis Charitable Foundation. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6308.
    \nPettengill G52<\/em><\/p>\n

    7 & 9pm | The Breasts of Tiresias<\/strong> by Guillaume Apollinaire: A thesis directing project by Nick Auer ’15. Inverting the Greek myth of the soothsayer Tiresias, this interactive theater-dance retelling of Apollinaire’s surrealist play explores issues of feminism and war. Free, but seating is limited and tickets are required, available at http:\/\/bit.do\/tiresias<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.
    \nChase Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \""Unusual<\/a>

    “Unusual Positions” speaker Janet Bennion of Lyndon State College.<\/p><\/div>\n

    20 Fri<\/h3>\n

    Noon | Progressive Polygamy in North America<\/strong>: Is Plural Marriage the New Civil Rights Frontier<\/em>? A talk by Janet Bennion, professor of anthropology, Lyndon State College. Part of the Unusual Positions<\/em> lecture series (see March 4).
    \nCommons 226<\/em><\/p>\n

    7 & 9pm | The Breasts of Tiresias<\/strong> (see March 19).
    \nChase Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    8pm | Bates College Choir<\/strong>: John Corrie directs the college choir in Mozart’s final work, the brilliant Requiem<\/em>. Free but tickets required, available at bit.ly\/oacbates<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.
    \nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    21 Sat<\/h3>\n

    Noon | Women’s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Williams.
    \nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

    3pm | Gospelaires Annual Spring Benefit Concert<\/strong>: Songs of Encouragement<\/em>. Be encouraged by an afternoon of music from the Gospelaires, plus spoken word and dance, and including special guests. FMI<\/strong> creedy2@bates.edu<\/a>.
    \nGomes Chapel<\/em><\/p>\n

    7 & 9pm | The Breasts of Tiresias<\/strong> (see March 19).
    \nChase Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    8pm | Bates College Choir<\/strong> (see March 20).
    \nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    22 Sun<\/h3>\n

    7 & 9pm | The Breasts of Tiresias<\/strong> (see March 19).
    \nChase Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    25 Wed<\/h3>\n

    5pm | Women’s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Tufts.
    \nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    26 Thu<\/h3>\n

    7:30pm | Tyler Fish<\/strong>: A talk by Fish ’96, who with friend John Huston completed the first unsupported, unassisted American ski trek to the North Pole, in 2009. Fish and Huston skied roughly 475 miles from Ward Hunt Island, Canada, to the North Pole in 55 days. Sponsored by the Bates Outing Club. FMI<\/strong> jzimmer@bates.edu<\/a>.
    \nMuskie Archives<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Pianist<\/a>

    Pianist Jon Nakamatsu. (Christian Steiner)<\/p><\/div>\n

    27 Fri<\/h3>\n

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

    5pm | Closer<\/strong> by Patrick Marber: Kati Vecsey of the theater faculty directs, and students in her advanced voice and speech course perform, a play described by New York Magazine<\/em> as “a sad, savvy, often funny play that casts a steely, unblinking gaze at the world of relationships.” FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6161.
    \nPettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n

    7:30pm | Jon Nakamatsu, pianist<\/strong>: “Nakamatsu plays with the calm assurance that comes of having both a solid technique and a gentle, introspective, interpretive spirit” — The New York Times<\/em>. His appearance is funded through a generous bequest to the college by the late Atsuko Hirai, Kazushige Hirasawa Professor Emerita of History. A reception follows the concert. Admission is $15, available at batestickets.com<\/a>. A limited number of free tickets for Bates faculty and staff, and students and seniors 65-plus, are available at bit.ly\/oacbates<\/a>. FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/span>
    \nOlin Concert Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    28 Sat<\/h3>\n

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

    Noon | Men’s lacrosse<\/strong> vs. Hamilton.
    \nGarcelon Field<\/em><\/p>\n

    1pm | Women’s tennis<\/strong> vs. Brandeis.
    \nMerrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

    5pm | Closer<\/strong> (see March 27).
    \nPettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n

    5pm | Men’s tennis<\/strong> vs. Brandeis.
    \nMerrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
    \"Senior<\/a>

    Senior Lecturer in Theater Katalin Vecsey.<\/p><\/div>\n

    29 Sun<\/h3>\n

    10am | Women’s tennis<\/strong> vs. Wesleyan.
    \nMerrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

    2pm | Men’s tennis<\/strong> vs. Wesleyan.
    \nMerrill Gym<\/em><\/p>\n

    5pm | Closer<\/strong> (see March 27).
    \nPettigrew Hall, Gannett Theater<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n

    Museum of Art<\/h3>\n

    FMI<\/strong> 207-786-6158
    \n    museum@bates.edu<\/em><\/a>
    \n    bates.edu\/museum<\/em><\/a>
    \nHours<\/strong>: 10am\u20135pm Mon\u2013Sat
    \n(till 7:30pm Wed)<\/p>\n

    Through March 21<\/strong>
    \nBack and Forth: The Collaborative Works of Dawn Clements and Marc Leuthold<\/em>. This is the first exhibition to focus on a remarkable collaborative project. Both highly respected artists, Clements primarily makes drawings and images on paper, and Leuthold works primarily in clay. Since 2008, the pair has pursued a courageous artistic dialogue, sharing works over a distance and expressing their responses through successive iterations in diverse media.<\/p>\n

    Photographs by Women: Recent Additions to the Permanent Collection<\/em>. Artists include Kristin Capp, Donna Ferrato, Sally Gall, Irina Ionesco, Susan Moldenhauer, Claire Seidel and Portland, Maine-based Denise Froehlich. The work presented here focuses on selections from one series by each artist, all in black and white.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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