Singer-songwriter Pete Kilpatrick, center, brings his band to Bates College for a concert on the quad at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. Bates College’s Concerts on the Quad series concludes for 2018 with Kilpatrick, who has been named Best Act four times in the Portland Best Music Awards; has performed more than 1,400 shows; and has released seven albums, including 2016’s “Echo.” Bring a picnic and chairs or blankets. The show is free and open to the public, and is at the historic quad at the Gomes Chapel, 275 College Ave., with rain site inside chapel. FMI: 207-753-6953 or bates.edu.