Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator
• March 24, 2021
Have you ever wanted to combine politics with art? Do you have a burning desire to perform those poems sitting in your notebook, or even just meet some talented people? The new spoken word poetry club,...
Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• March 17, 2021
On March 10, the Bates Museum of Art hosted Chicago-based artist Phyllis Bramson in a virtual retrospective of her work and influences, entitled “Love and Affection in a Hostile World.” In the hour-long...
Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator
• March 9, 2021
The most recognisable a capella group on campus is ramping up practices and dusting off their suits in preparation for the semester ahead.
The Deansmen are the oldest a capella group on campus, originating...
The week before I left for the winter semester at Bates, when the prospect of arrival quarantine still loomed, I came across a link detailing the screening of “Minari” on A24. I had heard of neither...
Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• March 9, 2021
Not many college students can say that they are published authors — Craig Selbrede ‘22 can.
As a sophomore in high school, Selbrede, now an English major at Bates, wrote a young-adult fantasy novel....
Before he became a television star on Netflix’s “Love is Blind” and a co-author of his upcoming book, “Leap of Faith,” Cameron Hamilton ‘12 was just a Bates student who lived in Moulton House...
While searching through documents about slavery, thinking about history, and wondering how to celebrate the humanity within us all, children’s book artist and illustrator Ashley Bryan saw a world waiting...
It’s not unusual for Abby Segal ’23 to be seen walking down College Street at three in the morning carrying a big pile of seemingly random objects. In fact, it’s quite typical. Segal, who has been...
Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator
• March 3, 2021
Currently streaming on the the L/A Arts YouTube channel, the Bates Winter Arts Festival offers viewers a chance to see all that the L/A community and Bates College has to offer.
Have you ever wanted...
Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator
• February 24, 2021
The Bates Winter Arts Festival, which returned last year after a two-year hiatus, will feature students' work and shows put on by performance groups as well as work from artists in the Lewiston/Auburn...
Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• February 24, 2021
How do you ballroom dance six feet apart? Can you sing in a mask? What does it look like to perform chemical experiments in a pandemic? Questions like these have plagued many of Bates’ clubs this year...
Sacha Feldberg, Assistant News Editor
• February 23, 2021
In a Zoom-dominated world, Bates students may be looking for an entertaining virtual event — the Bates Winter Arts Festival promises art, beauty, and connection.
The festival, known for celebrating...
