Summer performance at Bates kicks off with the first of three Concerts on the Quad, featuring the mesmerizing, high-energy hip-hop dance of MaMa² (Amirah Sackett and Mary Mar) and the global-fusion sound of DJ Man-O-Wax (Asad Ali Jafri). These events provide live music and the opportunity to dance to it, including lessons. FMI batesdancefestival.org or 207-786-6381 or dancefest@bates.edu.