Night in Town

The Event

Bates Night in Town is back, bigger and better than ever! Join us in downtown Lewiston-Auburn on Wednesday, May 1, 2013!

Together with the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Student Activities Office organizers Meg Murphy ’13, Cara Garcia-Bou ’13, Caroline O’Sullivan ’14, Brad Reynolds ’14, Miranda Shapiro ’15, and Cody Tracey ’15 ,invite college students to once again experience the best downtown Lewiston-Auburn has to offer.

For one night only, college students will be able to enjoy discounts at downtown restaurants and local businesses. In addition, student visual art will be hosted in the Lamey Wellehan building on Lisbon Street, and musical performances will be graciously hosted by She Doesn’t Like Guthries, Lyceum Gallery, Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub, Chopsticks Restaurant, Naral’s Experience Arabia, and Pedro O’Hara’s.  Art displays and musical performances are free and open to the public. 

Bates Night in Town Spring 2013 is the third event of its kind, and it wouldn’t happen without the financial support from MenusInLA.com, The Bates College Curling Club, The Bates College Photo Club, The Harward Center for Community Partnerships, The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, and the Bates College Student Activities Office.

On May 1, it’s all about one night and one community.  College students and downtown Lewiston-Auburn make it a date. See you there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q_oB0Gzs3s

Join In!

Why isn’t your business or band on the tour?

It should be.

For nearly 160 years, Bates College has been a proud and essential participant in the economy of Lewiston and Auburn. In the 2009 fiscal year, Bates spent $14.2 million locally for goods and services. And every year, Bates attracts as many as 100,000 visitors whose local spending totals up to $4 million.

But this robust college-community relationship will be even stronger. Nearly 2,000 Bates students call Lewiston home — and College Night in Town will strengthen the connections, both economic and social, between students and local businesses.

From the Great Falls Balloon Festival (attendance: 100,000) to the 2011 Art Walk, Lewiston-Auburn has a great track record with community festivals. Perhaps closest in concept to the proposed Bates Night in Town, the Art Walk and its 500 attendees suggest how downtown can be energized. And Bates Night in Town promises to surpass such success. A dedicated team of Bates students is organizing the project with local leaders.

To join College Night in Town, contact:

Meg Murphy ’13
mmurphy4@bates.edu

or

Chip Morrison, President
Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce
cmorrison@androscoggincounty.com

Performance Schedule

All performances are free and open to the Public! Join us!

She Doesn’t Like Guthrie’s

5:00 Nick Kinnon

5:30 Ali Millard and Ashley Lepre

6:00 Rusty Epstein

6:30 Catherine Strauch & Aisling Ryan

7:00 Strange Bedfellows

Pedro O’Hara’s

5:00 Chase the Fiddlers

5:45 The Late and Great

6:30 The Such and Such

7:15 Jazz Combo

Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub

5:00 Billy Collins and Coleman Leib

5:45 Cody Tracey

6:30 River and the High Tops

7:15 Morangutan

Lamey Wellehan

All Night Art Display: Pieces for sale by individual artists!

5:00 Graham Oxman

5:30 Grace Glasson

6:00 Katie Silberstein

6:30 Henry Henry Steckel, Jacob Brand, Zaq Shabman, and Sam Polito

7:00 Sarah Wainshal

Chopsticks Restaurant

5:00 Will Hallett

5:30 Michelle Pham and Graeme Welds

6:00 Dylan Dibennedetto

6:30 Nikhil Krishna, Zak Kofos and Graham Oxman

7:15 Los Morose Bros

Naral’s Experience Arabia

5:00 Hired Help

5:30 Kiera Sultan and James Jhun

6:00 Liza Dewitt

6:30 January River

7:00 Miles and Sacha Band

Dufresne Plaza

8:30: All College Acapella Concert

Takenote, Merimanders, Crosstones, Manic Optimists, Deansmen 

Participating Restaurants

Naral’s Experience Arabia

• 20% off, or 2/$10 Appetizers and 2/$20 Entrees

84 Court Street Pizza Ristorante

• 15% off of $10 or more with Student ID

Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub

• 25% off with student ID

Pedro O’Hara’s

• 10% off with Student ID

Fishbones American Grille

• 10% off, beverages excluded Reservations Requested
• Stamp your Bates Night in Town Passport to be entered to win fabulous prizes!

Fuel

• 10% Discount, Reservations Requested

Marche

• 10% Discount, Open late!

Chopsticks

• Special Discounted Menu for Bates Students

Mother India

• 15% Discount

She Doesn’t Like Guthrie’s

• 10% Discount

Davinci’s

• 15% off with Student ID, beverages excluded
• Stamp your Bates Night in Town Passport to be entered to win fabulous prizes!

Sea 40 Japanese Cuisine

• 15% Discount with Student ID, Alcohol full price.
• Sushi specials in Lounge area (21+)
• Reservations requested

Forage Market

• Pizza Night, open late!
• Hosting Student Artwork

Luiggi’s Pizzeria

• 10% off with Student ID

Maine Gourmet Chocolates

• 10% off with Student ID

Baxter Brewing Co.

• Tap Room Open Late! 2.00 beer on Tap
• 21+ only. Please bring proper identification
• Pick up your passport and get it stamped to be enteres to win some fabulous prizes!

The Vault

• Wine Tasting
• 21+ only. Please bring proper identification

Blue Goose Tavern

• 10% off plus $4 Jimbos
• 21+ only. Please bring proper identification

Each destination is labelled on the map according to distance from Bates. Look below the map for a complete listing of destinations and Google Maps directions to each.