LEWISTON — As part of reunion activities at Bates College, a fireworks display over the college’s Lake Andrews, between College, Bardwell and Russell streets, will begin at 9 p.m. Friday, June 8. Produced by Central Maine Pyrotechnics, the display is expected to last less than 30 minutes. In case of rain, it will be postponed […]
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Robert De Niro headlines Bates College commencement
Thousands of family, friends and loved ones lined the school’s historic quad and cheered as the Class of 2012, representing 33 states and 31 countries, made its way down the center aisle. Featured speakers included leading molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler, actor Robert De Niro and PBS “NewsHour” senior correspondent Gwen Ifill. The three also received […]
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Robert De Niro: Yes, we’re talkin’ to you
In the movies, Robert De Niro once beat a man to death with a baseball bat. His characters have killed men with their bloody fists, their guns and even their shoes. This is a guy who played the devil in “Angel Heart” but turned down a chance to play Jesus for his pal Martin Scorsese […]
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Bates student dies while studying in Scotland
LEWISTON — A Bates College freshman studying in the Shetland Islands died Saturday after going for an evening swim, according to Scottish police who also said in a release that circumstances around 19-year-old Evan Dube’s death don’t appear suspicious. Dube was part of the Shetland Islands Climate and Settlement Project, in Scotland with nine other […]
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Bowdoin, Bates sales set for June 9, 16
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Always save your column — the best — for last. Can you find out when Bates College will have its annual yard sale this year? Thanks so much! — Bev MacNeill, [email protected] ANSWER: Bates’ Clean Sweep will be Saturday, June 16, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. DEAR SUN SPOTS: Good morning! […]
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Downtowns ready for ‘College Night in Town’
LEWISTON — Lewiston and Auburn downtowns are getting ready for “College Night in Town” on Wednesday. The May 9 event will offer college students discount dining and the public 30 free musical and dance performances at six downtown venues. Organized by Bates College senior Mikey Pasek and junior Megan Murphy together with the Androscoggin County […]
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Benoit Bourque brings boundless energy to Bates
LEWISTON — Noted French-Canadian folk musician and dancer Benoit Bourque will be joined by family and friends in concert Friday, May 18, and Sunday, May 20, at Bates College. Bourque, a member of the Quebecois band La Bottine Souriante (a multiple winner of the Juno Award, Canada’s version of the Emmy), has plied his skills […]
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A cappella voices lend harmonies to gazebo benefit
Joining them on the benefit bill will be Chase the Fiddlers, an acoustic ensemble playing traditional New England, Celtic, and French-Canadian dance music. The fiddlers are led by the well-known Greg Boardman, who teaches applied music at Bates College. “With this concert” said Turner Public Library Trustee Anthony Shostak, “we provide popular entertainment consistent with […]
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Dragapalooza in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Buckle up! The the 4th Annual Lewistunning Dragapalooza is in the works. The popular benefit for Outright L/A has only grown in its scope and outrageousness since it began in 2009. Staged at the Schaeffer Theater on the Bates College campus at 305 College St., this year’s event takes place on Saturday, May 5. […]