LEWISTON — Bates College will host “African Refugee Health: Best Practices,” a regional conference also sponsored by, and presenting refugee health experts from, St. Mary’s Health System, the Central Maine Medical Family and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The conference will take place Friday to Sunday, Oct. 15 to 17. Following a […]
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Philosophy professor will present at Bates
LEWISTON — Nancy Bauer, a professor of philosophy at Tufts University, will visits Bates College to discuss self-objectification by women at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk). Titled “The Allure of Self-Objectification,” Bauer’s talk will explore a contradiction among contemporary young women: a commitment […]
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Portland attorney will kick off Forum series
LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum lecture series will present Charles J. Micoleau, senior attorney with the Portland law firm of Curtis Thaxter, speaking on “Where Has the Middle Ground Gone in the Partisan Politics of Today.” The program will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in Callahan Hall at the […]
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Bates College alumna will present
LEWISTON — A Bates College alumna who used her 2009 Watson Fellowship to study performance arts in South Africa and Indonesia will return to discuss her experiences at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, in the college’s Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St. An information session about applying for the Watson will follow. Sulochana Dissanayake of […]
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Photos: Bates Dance Festival finale
Youngsters perform during the youth portion of the Bates Dance Festival finale on Saturday at the Bates Alumni Gym. The finale is culmination of the 6 week of dance instruction that draws dancers from 40 states and 5 countries. Festival director Laura Faure said the 28th annual festival has been the most successful to date […]
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Maine youth to open Bates Dance Festival finale
LEWISTON — As in a scene from “Fame,” dance instructor Dana Reed circled her students on the Olin Arts Center stage. “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,” Reed drilled Tuesday. The teenagers leaped. They twirled. They pointed toes and moved legs forward and backward while gracefully holding out arms. In a different building, […]
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Bates’ clean sweep raises nearly $16,000 for nonprofits
LEWISTON — The 10th annual Clean Sweep, Bates College’s “garage sale” of appliances, furniture, electronics and other goods donated by departing students, raised nearly $16,000 in proceeds that will be divided among 14 local nonprofit organizations. A community tradition, the June 19 sale drew crowds of enthusiastic bargain-hunters to Bates’ Underhill Arena. “More than 100 […]
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Bates students awarded for mentoring program
LEWISTON — The Child Health Center’s Big Brothers Big Sisters Program recently gave special awards to Bates College student leaders that have led a mentoring program at the college called “Cats and Cubs.” The purpose of the mentoring program is to provide safe and healthy mentoring relationships between children and Bates College students. These one-to-one […]
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Adult ed classes TURNER — SAD 52 Adult and Community Education will present Group Life Coaching on Monday or Wednesday, July 19 or 28. Participants need only to attend one session. Attendees may experience what it is like to have unconditional support and be put on a path to significant lasting change. Those interested may […]
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The Caribbean in Lewiston
Temperatures today are expected to reach into the high ’80s and it’s going to be humid. If we’re going to endure the Caribbean climate, we might as well enjoy island music. At noon today at Fountain Park in Lewiston, the Tinpanic Steel Drum band will perform. Every member of this popular group of amateur musicians […]