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Famed
poet and activist Adrienne Rich speaks
JONATHAN PEREZ, STAFF WRITER
Renowned poet-activist Adrienne Rich spoke last Thursday
in Pickard Theater as part of the Kenneth V. Santagata Memorial Lecture
in the Arts. [read the article]
Songbird
creates perfect harmony
NOEL ROYCROFT, STAFF WRITER
Folk singer-songwriter Dar Williams graced a packed Pickard
Theater with an intimate performance last Friday. [read
the article]
Guster rocks Bates
SETH GUITERMAN, STAFF WRITER
A little bit of Boston came to Maine last Sunday as the
rock trio Guster paid its third visit this year to Vacationland, putting
on a memorable show at Bates College. [read
the article]
Renaissance musicians play original music from Shakespeare's plays
LESLIE BRIDGERS, STAFF WRITER
Shakespeare enthusiasts and curious concert-goers were
given the chance this weekend to travel back to a time long before a college
capable of bringing rich, worldly performers like Pamela Dellal and the
Ensemble Chaconne was even a twinkle in James Bowdoin's eye. [read
the article]
Senior holds weekly Shakespeare sonnet readings
ELAINE JOHANSON, ae05.job
A small crowd. An art museum. A Thursday afternoon. And
Faye Hargate, running up to tell us to get comfortable although "you'll
only be standing for 45 seconds, so your legs won't get tired." [read
the article]
A Perfect Circle still gloomy
TED REINERT, ORIENT STAFF
A Perfect Circle? More like alternative musical chairs.
Maynard James Keenan of Tool teams up with Nine Inch Nails guitar tech
Billy Howerdel and others for a new band whose debut album, 2000's Mer
de Noms, is a hit. [read the article]
DJs of the Week: Andy Fischer & Jesse McCree
O: Song, artist, or album that changed your life? AF: There
are two albums that changed my life. First, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Volume I. [read the article]
Under the Tuscan Sun as fluffy as a tasty Italian tiramisu
DIANA HEALD, STAFF WRITER
Frances Mayes's bestselling memoir Under the Tuscan Sun
has been brought to screen. Directed by Audrey Wells, it tells of one
woman's inspirational journey from a depressing divorce to the countryside
of Tuscany, a story both entertaining and uplifting. [read
the article]
Strawberry film treat kicks off OUT Week
DAVIN MICHAELS, COLUMNIST
The Bowdoin Film Society will be co-sponsoring a very special
event with the Bowdoin Gay/Straight Alliance (BGSA) this weekend in order
to raise awareness for OUT Week (October 3-October 10). [read
the article]
