The event opens Friday with music by the Bates ensemble Chase the Fiddlers led by Greg Boardman of the applied music faculty and by the Scottish trio Cantrip. Friday’s performers also include Bates College students; the Press Gang, an Irish-music trio from Portland; and the Scottish-Latin fusion band Alba’s Edge. Kim Roberts of Farmington will […]
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Jazz trio to perform at Bates
The “New York Times” likens Clayton to jazz legend Oscar Peterson and praises him for a “huge, authoritative presence.” In a concert review, “Los Angeles Times” critic Don Heckman wrote that “individually and collectively, (the trio’s) performance was at a stunningly high professional level — enhanced by the enthusiastic feeling of exhilaration in everything they […]
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Duo to present Beethoven violin-piano sonatas at Bates College
The February program includes the Sonata No. 7 in C minor (Op. 30, No. 2), which marks a transition to the composer’s mature style in scope, harmonic language and structure. The program also includes sonatas No. 4 in A minor (Op. 23); No. 8 in G major (Op. 30, No. 3); and Beethoven’s first violin […]
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Creative energy of Bates College students on display in Arts Crawl, Asia Night
“Asia Night,” a popular variety show representing many of Bates’ diverse cultures, follows the Arts Crawl at 7:30 p.m. in Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. The Bates student organization Sangai Asia presents a second performance of “Asia Night” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. For more information, please contact ebou@bates.edu or hsiegel@bates.edu. The Bates Arts […]
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Bates College president praises community
LEWISTON — Months before Clayton Spencer became Bates College’s eighth president, she wanted to meet Lewiston. She’d read the school’s description of the city, which piqued her interest. “I knew I loved Maine,” she said. Though she had visited other parts of the state for years, she had never made it to Lewiston. And there […]
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Bates Museum of Art offers resource workshop for teachers
LEWISTON — The Bates College Museum of Art invites Maine schoolteachers and homeschooling parents to a free workshop explaining curriculum resources that are available in connection with new exhibitions at the museum. The workshop takes place at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at the museum, 75 Russell St. The museum also offers tours for school […]
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Doctor uses tiny fish to study human genes
LEWISTON — Zebrafish like their water to be a little salty, but not too salty. They prefer it to be 82.4 degrees. They like 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night. They like to have friends, but not too many. And when they’re mating, don’t watch. “The cool thing about zebrafish is, all […]
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Bates College King Day observances to explore debt, inequality
LEWISTON — Spotlighting a less-known aspect of the work of civil rights icon the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bates College will dedicate its King Day programming to exploring issues of financial inequality and debt. The theme of the observances is “Debt and Inequality: The Relevance of King’s Forgotten Economic Message.” Never out of […]