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 […]
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Bates exhibits showcase textiles, 19th century prints
LEWISTON — A Maine artist examining humanity’s foibles, a German printmaker of the late 19th century and a contemporary Dutch textile installation artist known for her color sense are represented in winter 2013 exhibitions at the Bates College Museum of Art. Opening with a lecture and reception at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, is the […]
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Men’s College Basketball: Hurley sparks Bowdoin to OT win
LEWISTON — If Bowdoin still felt the sting of embarrassment from a 21-point defeat the last time it walked off the Alumni Gymnasium floor, its effort on the boards in the first half of Thursday’s game with Bates certainly didn’t give any indication. The much bigger Polar Bears asserted themselves in the second half and […]
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Bates College ensembles will give trio of concerts
LEWISTON — Three musical ensembles featuring Bates College students will perform Dec. 5, 6 and 8 at Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Led by Tom Snow, the Bates Jazz Band will perform an array of styles at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. The band will play arrangements for large and small ensembles in genres from […]
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‘Dire’ Hart Brook is topic of study, survey, meeting
Study results, goals to be discussed at a public meeting on Dec. 10 LEWISTON — Since the 1940s, community learning surrounding the Androscoggin River has been an integral part of a Bates College education. This fall, junior and senior environmental studies majors at Bates College are in the midst of a “capstone” course, which challenges […]
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Business and Bates:Networking event hopes to pair students, local companies
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce and Bates College are partnering for a first-of-its-kind mixer to connect local businesses who need help with college students who need experience. In bigger cities, those sort of matches happen naturally all the time, said Colleen Coxe, senior associate director of employer and alumni relations at the […]
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Bates College drama explores friendships, rivalry, artistic conflict
LEWISTON — A two-character play about ambition, artistic conflicts, rivalries and the rise and fall of a friendship will come to life at Bates College’s Black Box Theater. “Collected Stories,” by Donald Margulies, uses the story of Ruth Steiner, a flash-in-the-pan writer in her declining years, and her rising protege, Lisa Morrison, to examine issues of […]
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LAVA Fest: Classic vaudeville comedy show features juggling, illusions, mime and more
LEWISTON — Music. Magic. Mirth. And, mayhem. Families can expect that and more when the Lewiston Auburn Variety Arts Festival (LAVA Fest & LAVA Kids), formerly known as Phyzgig, brings classic vaudevillian comedy to Bates College on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14-15. LAVA Fest’s vaudeville shows offer juggling, illusions, magic, storytelling and physical comedy. Each performance is […]