At Bates College’s 2012 Inside Africa Fashion Show, sophomore Nerissa Brobbey models a Togolese boubou dress with matching head scarf. At right, Gulaid Abdullahi wears a traditional ma’awis and kofia hat. LEWISTON — Reflecting the influence of African fashion abroad as well as the diversity of the continent’s own apparel, the second annual Inside Africa […]

A play marked by “cross-dressing, sexual shenanigans, uppity servants and witty women,” in the words of one scholar, English playwright Robert Chamberlain’s 1640 “The Swaggering Damsel” reflects the preoccupations of a nation transitioning from a royal to a mercantile society. Plotlines explore the financial, moral and social conditions that encumbered romance and marriage in Chamberlain’s […]

Edwards, known for shows that one reviewer praised for their blend of “remarkable singing, storytelling and wit,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. He will be joined by Maine pianist Tom Snow and two Bates a cappella singing groups. The Wayne DeLano Quartet […]

LEWISTON — Bates College presents “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” a romantic comedy, in performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 7-9; at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 9-10; and at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 11 in Schaeffer Theatre. The storyline is driven by the romantic impulses of two young couples: Julia […]

LEWISTON — Three Bates College seniors are featured as instrumental soloists in works by Franz Strauss, Max Bruch and Wolfgang Mozart as the Bates College Orchestra performs at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 9, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The Bates orchestra is conducted by , associate professor of music. The […]

Combining flute with electronic and computer-based music, DuoInteraktiv performs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1. Well-known to Maine audiences, violinist Dean Stein and pianist Chiharu Naruse perform the second of three concerts surveying Beethoven’s sonatas for those instruments at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 3. Also on March 3, at 7:30 p.m. is a […]

Heartbeat, an ensemble of Arab and Jewish artists aged 17 to 21, has performed across Israel, the Palestinian territories and Germany. Their program features uplifting performances interweaving traditional and modern music from East and West. Members also share experiences of growing up amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, highlighting their creative effort to build a better future. […]

An internationally renowned researcher, educator and presenter, DeGruy is the author of “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing.” The book addresses the consequences of generations of slavery and invites a discussion of how the black community can use strengths gained in the past to heal in the present. The book […]

LEWISTON — Deb Olin Unferth, award-winning American fiction writer and memoirist, will give a reading at Bates College as part of its Language Arts Live series. Unferth’s appearance will be at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11 in the Edmund Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave. The event is open to the public at no cost. […]