Casco native Kate Hall, of the University of Georgia followed her 2017 outdoor long jump championship up with a win Friday night at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, jumping a personal best 22 feet, one inch. Hall earned All-American honors as the leader of a 1-2-3 Georgia finish in the […]
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Bobcat Beat: New Gloucester's Woods 25th at Nordic nationals
New Gloucester’s Kaelyn Woods, a sophomore at Bates College, finished 25th out of 40 skiers in the women’s classical technique race at the NCAA National Collegiate Ski Championships on Thursday in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Woods completed the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 45.9 seconds. Her showing is Bates’ highest at the national championships in three […]
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Bates College Orchestra to showcase student soloists
LEWISTON — Bates College Orchestra, Led by Hiroya Miura, will showcase winners of this year’s Bates Orchestra Concerto Competition, Christine Cho, Elliot Chun and Nick White. The performance, featuring music by von Weber, Bach and Dvorak, will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The event is free, […]
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Bates College to present landmark of 20th-century theater
LEWISTON — “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches,” new at Bates College this academic year, will be directed by theater professor Tim Dugan. The play is considered one of 20th-century America’s most important and thrilling works for the stage. Tony Kushner’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning epic explores sexuality, politics, religion, power and justice at the height […]
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Mastering Ukrainian egg decorating at Bates
Sadie Landry, right, dips a tool in melted wax to decorate an egg at a Ukrainian egg-decorating workshop taught by Maine artist Lesia Sochor at Bates College on Friday afternoon. Behind her, Cindy Devitt and Maggie Desrosiers try their hand at the unique craft. The eggs are decorated with wax and dipped in a series […]
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Vanderbilt professor to speak at Bates College
LEWISTON — Hortense Spillers, Vanderbilt University professor of English, will talk on “Sentiment and Sorrow: What the 18th Century Teaches Us,” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Spillers’ work, according to one observer, “has refashioned the meaning and significance of black feminist thought and the unconscious.” […]
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Bates men's, women's lacrosse teams earn wins
LEWISTON — The Bates College men’s lacrosse team won its home opener on Wednesday, defeating Babson 18-9. Fourteenth-ranked Bates (1-1) was led by Clarke Jones, who had five goals. Babson scored first, but Jones’ first goal sparked a 9-0 run to begin the game. Eli Cooper was pivotal for Bates, winning 18-22 faceoffs and tallying […]
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Duo to appear in concert at Olin Concert Hall, Bates
LEWISTON — Rose Wollman, viola, and Clare Longendyke, piano, will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, in the Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Together and as individuals, Wollman and Longendyke are recognized for the integrity and versatility of their interpretations. Their program includes music by 19th-century composers Henri Vieuxtemps and Johannes […]
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F.A.B. Winter Dance Showcase marking 13th year
LEWISTON — The F.A.B. Winter Dance Showcase returns for its 13th year with several performances by artists from all over Maine and across the country. The spectacular show begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at L/A’s Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. The event is sponsored by the Franco Center and Bates College. For […]
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Men's lacrosse: Bates falls to third ranked RIT in season opener
AMHERST, Mass. — Aidan Milburn had a hat trick to pace the Rochester Insititue of Technology Tigers to a 9-7 victory over Bates College in a game played at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst campus. It was a back and forth game, with neither team leading by more than two goals. Kyle Killen and Cam Isaac […]