LEWISTON — Clayton Spencer, Bates College’s new president, is a former federal prosecutor. She worked with the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate and spent the last 15 years at Harvard University, helping double its financial aid budget and open its doors to more middle-class students. Spencer said she respects Bates’ storied history. […]
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Darkness in distress
Thanks to light pollution, most of us have never seen the night sky in all its wonder. But a new mindset and new technology are poised to slow — and perhaps reverse — this bane of modern life. * Imagine driving through town as every fire hydrant gushes water into the street. Or stepping outside […]
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Folk/blues artist will share heart-rending music
Folk-blues singer Mirel Wagner, also an acoustic guitarist, will give a free concert on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Bates College, Lewiston. LEWISTON — Mirel Wagner, a folk-blues singer known for her stark lyrics and bare-bones delivery, will perform Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Bates College. Wagner will launch the college’s Olin “Arts Alive” music series, featuring renowned and […]
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Bates announces fall concerts
Bach, ‘Bhangra,’ blues, Baroque LEWISTON — Opening with Ethiopian-born Finnish singer-songwriter Mirel Wagner and concluding with the college’s own Jazz Band, the autumn 2012 concert season at Bates College represents the best of music from Bates and the world. The season includes the debut of the Olin Arts Alive concert series featuring nationally renowned performers. […]
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A Caribbean vibe
Mango Grove Steel Band, known for its uplifting Caribbean groove, will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at the last concert in Bates College’s Midsummer Lakeside series. The ensemble consists of a full range of steel pans — lead, alto, guitar and bass — supported by a conventional drum kit and other traditional percussion instruments. The free concert […]
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Multigenerational music at Bates
The Merrymeeting Community Band of Topsham, an ensemble of musicians from 12 to almost 80 years old, will perform Thursday, Aug. 2, as part of the Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series at Bates College. The band, under the direction of horn player and musical educator Margery Landis, plays classic show tunes, marches, patriotic music, a little rock ‘n’ roll and contemporary […]
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Cape Land Trust establishes ‘113 Fund’ to honor Bates professor Aschauer
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has announced the establishment of the “113 Fund” to honor the life and work of David Alan Aschauer, the Bates College economics professor who suffered distress while competing in the 2011 Tri for Preservation and was rescued from the waters of Crescent Beach but subsequently passed away. […]
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Singing by Lake Andrews
Singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Jenn Adams will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 26, as part of Bates College’s Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series. Adams, a recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music, combines jazz, folk and blues. She has played at the Kerrville, Falcon Ridge and Rocky Mountain folk festivals and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. She performs in the […]