Parents and Families Events
Tuesday Nov 10
Purposeful Work Panel on the Peninsula: A Bates Bay Area Gathering
6:00 pm
Refresh your mind with fellow Bay Area alumni and parents for an engaging panel discussion, great food, and meaningful connection. Connect across generations of the Bates community in Northern California! Hosted…
Thursday Nov 12
Beyond the Campus: Purposeful Work Panel in Seattle
6:00 pm
Refresh your mind with fellow Seattle area alumni and parents for an engaging panel discussion, great food, and meaningful connection. Connect across generations of the Bates community in Seattle! Hosted by…
Friday Nov 13
Bates in Portland: An Evening at Steeplejack
6:00 pm
Join us for drinks, appetizers, and great conversation with fellow alumni, family, and friends of the Pacific Northwest. It’s a wonderful opportunity to catch up with local Bobcats across generations, meet…
Wednesday Dec 2
D.C. Gathering: National Portrait Gallery
5:45 pm
Gather with alumni, parents, and friends in Washington, D.C., for a self-guided group visit to the National Portrait Gallery’s acclaimed exhibition, Photographic Memory: Fifty Years of Collecting. We’ll explore five decades…
Thursday Dec 3
Japanese Women Photographers: Exhibition Tour with Director Carrie Cushman
6:00 pm
Join fellow alumni and families in New York for a special evening at the International Center of Photography (ICP). Carrie Cushman, director of the Bates Museum of Art, photo historian,…
Friday Dec 4
Bates Winter Gathering and Gallery Talk
3:30 pm
Join other Bates families and alumni at the Bates College Museum of Art for a gallery talk on the current exhibitions. Hear from Iffat Ikram ‘27, a current student intern…
Friday Dec 4
Bates College Annual Choir Reception
8:30 pm
Enjoy a wonderful performance of music arranged and written by members of the Bates community, including students, alumni, family and faculty. The Bates Choir, led by Zen Kuriyama is hosting…