Events Schedule: January 2011
Hello from Bates! Here is a preview of public events at the college in January 2011. Except as noted, these events are open to the public at no charge. (Where there is an admission fee, the cost for the general public appears first, followed by the cost for students and seniors.)
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For up-to-date events information throughout the month, see our Upcoming Events page. Questions or comments? Contact events editor Doug Hubley at this calendar@bates.edu.
Monday, Jan. 3
7pm
Women’s basketball vs. New England.
Alumni Gymnasium
Wednesday, Jan. 5
7pm
Men’s basketball vs. New England.
Alumni Gymnasium
Thursday, Jan. 6
7pm
Women’s basketball vs. Colby.
Alumni Gymnasium
Friday, Jan. 7
7pm
Women’s basketball vs. Maine Maritime.
Alumni Gymnasium
Saturday, Jan. 8
4pm
Men’s basketball vs. Colby.
Alumni Gymnasium
Tuesday, Jan. 11
12:30pm
Noonday Concert: Performer TBA. FMI: 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
6pm
Men’s basketball vs. Brandeis.
Alumni Gymnasium
8pm
Women’s basketball vs. Bowdoin.
Alumni Gymnasium
Wednesday, Jan. 12
6–9pm
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Artists should bring drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. Admission: $7 (free for Bates students).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
Thursday, Jan. 13
7pm
Lecture: Kate Brown, award-winning historian and associate professor at the University of Maryland, discusses “plutonium cities” in the U.S. and former Soviet Union. Sponsored by the politics department. FMI: 207-786-8295.
Pettengill Hall, Room G21
Friday, Jan. 14
4pm
Lecture: Uncertainty, Modeling and Climate Change by Kerry Emanuel, a professor of meteorology at MIT and one of Time Magazine’s 100 influential people for 2006. Sponsored by the chemistry, physics and geology departments and the environmental studies program. FMI: 207-786-6294.
Carnegie Science Hall, Room 204
6pm
Men’s basketball vs. Williams.
Alumni Gymnasium
6pm
Museum reception: The three winter Museum of Art exhibitions (described under Museum of Art, below) open with a reception. For more information call 207-786-6158.
Bates College Museum of Art
8pm
Women’s basketball vs. Williams.
Alumni Gymnasium
Saturday, Jan. 15
Noon
Men’s and women’s indoor track and field vs. MIT and Colby.
Merrill Gymnasium, Slovenski Track
1pm
Men’s and women’s swimming and diving vs. Bowdoin.
Merrill Gymnasium, Tarbell Pool
2pm
Men’s basketball vs. Middlebury.
Alumni Gymnasium
4pm
Women’s basketball vs. Middlebury.
Alumni Gymnasium
Sunday, Jan. 16
7pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Service of Worship: A Methodist minister and civil rights activist praised by King for his philosophy of peaceful activism, the Rev. James Lawson offers the sermon at this annual event. Also featured: music by the Gospelaires and Crosstones and liturgical dance by Justified. Sponsored by the Multifaith Chaplaincy. FMI: 207-786-8272.
Bates College Chapel
Monday, Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In observance of the holiday, classes are canceled and special programming takes place throughout the day (see Jan. 16, 18 and 20 for related events). The 2011 King Day theme at Bates is Get Up, Stand Up: The Fierce Urgency of Now. FMI: 207-786-6400.
9:30am
First keynote address: The Rev. James Lawson, a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a crucial figure in the development of civil disobedience tactics in the civil rights movement, discusses the continued importance of direct action and social justice in the 21st century.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
11am
Breakout sessions: In concurrent sessions (times and rooms TBA), members of the campus community discuss and debate the ideas presented in Lawson’s keynote address, and plan for future activism.
Pettengill Hall
1pm
Debate: Members of the debate teams from Morehouse and Bates colleges, joined by local high school debaters, address the resolution that “Violence is a justified response to political oppression.”
Benjamin Mays Center
2:30pm
Second keynote address: Asher Kolieboi, co-director of the Equality Ride and LGBTQ community coordinator in the Multicultural Resource Center at Oberlin College, addresses contemporary challenges for social activists in 21st-century American culture.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
3:30pm
Breakout sessions.
Pettengill Hall
4:30pm
Plenary session: Exploration of the day’s theme will conclude with a plenary discussion with the Rev. James Lawson and Asher Kolieboi.
Pettengill Hall (room TBA)
7:30pm
Performance: Bates students present Sankofa, a celebration of the African Diasporic experience through theater, music, dance and spoken word.
Schaeffer Theatre
Tuesday, Jan. 18
12:30pm
Noonday Concert: A performance in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day by Vinie Burrows, the renowned actress, storyteller and social justice activist (also see Jan. 20). FMI: 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 19
6–9pm
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Jan. 12).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
6:30pm
Women’s squash vs. Harvard.
Bates Squash Center, 156 Plourde Parkway
Thursday, Jan. 20
7pm
Performance: Vinie Burrows. The social justice activist and acclaimed actress, known in recent years for her solo shows, offers an evening of performance, recitations and songs recalling lives of oppressed Africans and African Americans, often women, fighting for dignity and rights. Free, but tickets required: Visit www.batestickets.com or contact 207-786-6161.
Schaeffer Theatre
Friday, Jan. 21
5pm
Women’s indoor track and field hosts Bates Pentathlon.
Merrill Gymnasium, Slovenski Track
Saturday, Jan. 22
Noon
Men’s and women’s indoor track and field vs. Maine, Colby and Southern Maine.
Merrill Gymnasium, Slovenski Track
Sunday, Jan. 23
3pm
Concert: Sundays With Schubert. Pianist Frank Glazer, Bates artist in residence and one of Maine’s best-known pianists, spotlights the music of Franz Schubert in the first of three concerts. Free, but tickets required. FMI: 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
5:30pm
Spiritual gathering: Protestant worship service with gospel music led by the gospel choir. The Rev. William Bill Blaine-Wallace, multifaith chaplain, leads the service with faculty, staff and students participating. All are welcome. FMI: 207-786-8272.
Bates College Chapel
Monday, Jan. 24
4:15pm
Arts Summit presentation: Meet the Visiting Artists. Bates’ premiere Arts Summit brings to campus three artists known for their use of the arts for community and environmental stewardship. Lynne Conner of Colby College is a playwright, director and scholar; Amara Geffen of Allegheny College, a visual artist and environmental activist; and Marc Bamuthi Joseph, spoken-word performer, writer and hip hop dancer. They will present slides and talk about their work. FMI: 207-786-6381.
Schaeffer Theatre
4:15pm
Lecture: The Assessment of the Health Care Reform of 2010 by Joseph Newhouse, founding director of the health policy doctoral program at Harvard and a pre-eminent economist known worldwide for his work on health insurance issues and for advancing the field of health economics. Sponsored by the economics department.
Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)
8pm
Arts Summit performance: Red, Black and GREEN: A Blues. This new multimedia and multidisciplinary work by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and collaborators deals with environmental justice, social ecology and community. FMI: 207-786-6381.
Schaeffer Theatre
Tuesday, Jan. 25
12:30pm
Noonday Concert: Duo Orfeo. FMI: 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 26
6pm
Women’s squash vs. Bowdoin.
Bates Squash Center, 156 Plourde Parkway
6–9pm
Figure drawing sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art (see Jan. 12).
Olin Arts Center, Room 259
Friday, Jan. 28
6pm
Men’s basketball vs. Wesleyan.
Alumni Gymnasium
7pm
Performance: Sangai Asia Night features a variety of performances and fashions from countries ranging from India to China, as well as Asian culinary delicacies. Sponsored by Sangai Asia.
Schaeffer Theatre
7pm
Men’s squash vs. Denison.
Bates Squash Center, 156 Plourde Parkway
8pm
Women’s basketball vs. Wesleyan.
Alumni Gymnasium
Saturday, Jan. 29
11am
Men’s squash vs. University of Vermont.
Bates Squash Center, 156 Plourde Parkway
1pm
Men’s and women’s squash vs. Connecticut College.
Bates Squash Center, 156 Plourde Parkway
2pm
Men’s basketball vs. Connecticut College.
Alumni Gymnasium
4pm
Women’s basketball vs. Connecticut College.
Alumni Gymnasium
6pm
Men’s squash vs. Boston College.
Bates Squash Center, 156 Plourde Parkway
7pm
Performance: Sangai Asia Night (see Jan. 28).
Schaeffer Theatre
8pm
Men’s and women’s squash vs. Drexel.
Bates Squash Center, 156 Plourde Parkway
Sunday, Jan. 30
9am
Nordic skiing hosts Chummy Broomhall Cup.
Black Mountain of Maine, Rumford
3pm
Concert: Sundays With Schubert (see Jan. 23).
Olin Arts Center Concert Hall
5:30pm
Spiritual gathering: Protestant worship service (see Jan. 23).
Bates College Chapel
Exhibition
Jan. 19–Feb. 3
More Than a Rap Sheet: The Real Stories of Incarcerated Women: Photos and short bios of women in Maine prisons in an exhibition organized by Jennifer Stasio ’07, who works for Family Crisis Services in Portland as an advocate for incarcerated women.
Chase Hall Gallery
Bates College Museum of Art
Museum hours: 10am–5pm Tuesday–Saturday
Exhibitions: Jan. 14–March 25
Bound to Art: Illustrated Books from the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library: This exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library taps the archives’ collection of rare books, exploring the dimensions through which the fine-book form can delight our eyes and inspire our minds.
Selections From the Collection of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art: Devoted exclusively to American art, the OMAA has a superb assortment of works by Maine-related artists and is recognized for its holdings in modern and contemporary art. The collection represents artists such as Romare Bearden, Charles Burchfield, Marsden Hartley, John Marin and Louise Nevelson.
Dialogue, a video series: Reflecting Bates’ fundamental dedication to an open exchange of ideas and artistic expression, artists in this series explore communication in videos that are profound, humorous and provocative. The three-part series opens with New York artist Christian Marclay’s Telephones (1995, 7:30 min.), which runs through Feb. 5. Videos are screened continuously in the Museum of Art’s Synergy Space, on the museum’s lower level.
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