Rhythm. Power. Friendship. Fun! Drumline is a great way to get started playing percussion or to expand the skills you have. Drumline members will learn to play the drum in the percussion battery, beginning with the snare drum. Experience the thrill and structure of playing as a united group. Enjoy the companionship and team spirit […]

Chamique Holdsclaw, former WNBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and three-time NCAA champion, will hold a Q&A with the audience following a screening of her biographical documentary, Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw, narrated by fellow mental health activist Glenn Close. Since retiring from professional sports, Holdsclaw travels the country to events within the mental health community […]

The PK WTVL volume 23 presenters are Helene Farrar, Khristopher Flack, Dwight Gagnon, Kevin James, Dean Lachance, Argy Nestor & Lindsay Pinchbeck, Rachel Prestigiacomo, and Lyn Rowden. Joan Sanzenbacher will be the emcee. Presentations about refugees and global migration will be featured along with those on a kaleidoscope of other topics. PechaKucha Night Waterville volume […]

Written by Harold Pinter Directed by Sean Mathias Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham’s Theatre, London. One summer’s evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue […]

Announcing the return of our popular, fun and relaxing beginner wheel-throwing class! Learn about clay, wheel-throwing techniques, wedging, trimming, reclaiming clay, making function pottery, and the basic process of glazing and firing. This five-week adult class includes weekly demonstrations, group and individual instruction, and critiques of finished pieces. This is a beginner wheel-throwing class.  NO prior […]

Want to learn several new techniques in jewelry making? Join Common Street Arts for a two-session jewelry class making Tree of Life Pendants! The first session will be spent focusing on techniques, such as the beautiful Kumihimo braid. The second session is when you will put your jewelry-making knowledge to work and create the final […]

Part of the 2016-17 Humanities theme Revolutions, in The Birth of a Nation, Nat Turner is an enslaved Baptist preacher who lives on a Virginia plantation owned by Samuel Turner. With rumors of insurrection in the air, a cleric convinces Samuel that Nate should sermonize to other slaves, thereby quelling any notions of an uprising. As Nate […]

Come join KV Connect, Waterville’s young professionals group, for an exciting evening of networking and socialization once a month while helping to support a great cause! This month, we’re supporting the Humane Society Waterville Area! Green Drinks Waterville is part of the international Green Drinks network, which is an informal and volunteer-managed social networking group […]

Steven Simon is John J. McCloy ’16 Visiting Professor of History at Amherst College. Simon has held a variety of positions in the U.S. State Department, White House, and academe as a Middle Eastern policy advisor, consultant, and scholar; he’s also widely published as both a national commentator and book author. He’s a former director of the U.S. […]

Alan Caron of Envision Maine will describe how the state’s innovators, entrepreneurs and doers are building a new prosperity for the pine tree state. Cost: $18 for Chamber members, $25 at the door & for non-members. To register: E-mail: customerservice@midmainechamber.com PHONE: 873-3315 • FAX: 877-0087 (PLEASE NOTE: To cancel, please call the Chamber two (2) […]

Enjoy a celebration of the Museum’s new exhibitions, Anna Jermolaewa: Leninopad (Leninfall), Graphic Matters: George Bellows and World War I, and No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki. Schedule of Events 4:30 – 6:00: Gallery tours and art making for all ages 6:30 – 8:30: Live music and reception with food and drinks (21+ bring ID) 7:00: Afro-Cuban artist Maria Magdalena […]

Cuban-born artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons is renowned for her sculptures, photographs, installations, and performances. This collaborative performance with musicians, visual art, and a poetry reading, she will enunciate ancestral narratives of pain and loss to produce a common moment of reckoning with our past and our current issues of urgency. Organized by the Art Department […]

How did Donald Trump win over blue-collar voters? Why didn’t they stick with the Democrats? Thomas Frank will share his take on what led to the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Frank is a best-selling author, political analyst, historian, journalist, and columnist for Harper’s Magazine. He has written several books, most notably What’s the […]

Afro-Cuban artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons will speak about her work. Lunch will be provided. Organized by the Art Department with the support of the Colby College Museum of Art, Center for the Arts and Humanities, Pugh Center, Pugh Community Board, Dean of the College, Latin American Studies Program, American Studies Program, African-American Studies, Spanish Department, and […]

The Framemakers of downtown Waterville are holding an artist reception with food, drinks, and live music! Come see the featured artworks of Judy Trembley, Chris Bolduc, and more. These artworks will be on display until March 13, so make sure to come down and shake off those winter blues!

TIME TO GET READY FOR THE DIP! 24th ANNUAL POLAR BEAR DIP Saturday, February 11th, 2017 You Dive Kids Thrive! What? Most Money Raised 2015 Best Costumes 2015 24th Annual Polar Bear Dip to keep Waterville's kids from going to bed hungry! Each year young and old gather in the snow, costume clad and pledges […]

Feast on traditional treats related to the Chinese New Year, view works of art by Chinese artists, and create your own drawings and brush painting inspired by Chinese calligraphy in this two-hour workshop. Open to all ages. Location: Mirken Education Center, Colby Museum of Art.

Love is in the air and our cosplays are desperate to leap out of the closet to be worn before all those wonderful spring conventions! Come join the Maine Association of Cosplay Enthusiasts and Cirque du Geek for our annual potluck snack and tea event at the Waterville Public Library! Cosplayers of all ages and […]

Written by Peter Shaffer Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones, NT Live: The Comedy of Errors) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, broadcast live from the National Theatre, and with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world — and he’s […]

The Union Coffeehouse will welcome Ellen and John Gawler to brighten up your winter. Accompanying themselves on fiddle, guitar and banjo, John and Ellen pull songs from their extensive collection of dance tunes in the Scots-Irish and French Canadian traditions. With their infectious spirit and sparkling musicianship, the Gawlers have earned a beloved place in […]

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky and Marius Petipa (after Charles Perrault) Cast: The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet On her 16th birthday, a curse by the evil Carabosse causes the beautiful Princess Aurora to fall into a deep slumber for 100 years. Only the kiss of a prince […]

Hear and watch students in the African Music Ensemble Jan Plan class perform music and dance. Led by master drummer Jordan Benissan, a native of Togo, West Africa, the Colby African Drumming Ensemble offers students a chance to perform music from various African cultures. Students gain hands-on experience with various instruments, including drums, rattles, and […]

In 1839 the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou) leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They’re held prisoner in Connecticut and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freeman) wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property […]

Assistant for Access and Outreach Miriam Valle-Mancilla ’16 will use Meleko Mokgosi’s The Root of African Savages to present how a viewer’s perception of a work of art can be structured by power dynamics and cultural biases. Location: Gordon Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.

Express your love for your favorite fictional characters! Card making supplies will be available in the Bartlett Room for Teens. For more information, please call 872-5433  or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. More Information »

Join us for some outdoor winter fun! Bring your own snowshoes or call 861-6047 to reserve a pair. Both child and adult sizes will be available. For a printable version of the poster below - please click HERE.

Learn about ways birds adapt to our Maine Environment. Listen to bird calls, compare bird skulls, study bird feathers, and more. Make a bird mask. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing or stormy. Check our Facebook page for more information.) Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children

By George Bernard Shaw Joan: daughter, farm girl, visionary, patriot, king-whisperer, soldier, leader, victor, icon, radical, witch, heretic, saint, martyr, woman. From the torment of the Hundred Years’ War, the charismatic Joan of Arc carved a victory that defined France. Bernard Shaw’s classic play depicts a woman with all the instinct, zeal and transforming power […]

Whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned veteran, please join the Central Maine ski community for a day of free skiing on the Quarry Road trails. Gates open at 8 a.m., and the Welcome Center opens at 10 a.m. with ski equipment available to rent. We'll also have guided snowshoe tours (equipment provided) and fat […]

Chris Fleuriel has been a medical librarian since 1988, first at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and, since 2011 at the Togus VA Medical Center. She particularly enjoys sharing her knowledge about how to find good medical literature. Bagels and snacks will be provided. (Your donation to cover costs will be appreciated.)

Starring prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova in the dual role of white swan Odette and her rival black swan Odile, this is a ballet of ultimate beauty born at the Bolshoi in 1877. With Tchaikovsky’s unparalleled score and breathtaking scenes with the Bolshoi’s corps de ballet, this is classical ballet at its finest. This performance is an […]

Camden-based digital entrepreneur and founder of Foodlack Arif Shaikh spent three months going to every local food market he could to find out how farmers connect with buyers. He learned that farmers spend a lot of time they don’t have literally knocking on doors, making endless phone calls, or sending mass emails. By creating Foodlack, Shaikh […]

Tour the exhibit of presidents. Do a President's Day Scavenger Hunt. Find out which president had the first telephone and which one is behind the Teddy Bear. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing or stormy. Check our Facebook page for more information.) Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children

Postponed from February 13, due to blizzard! Revolution begins young—and can be quiet or loud in this double bill of remarkable, timeless yet timely masterpieces from France. In the legendary Jean Vigo’s Zero For Conduct (the basis for the 1968 If…, starring Malcolm McDowell), four boarding school boys start a surrealist rebellion against their repressive […]

In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael Fassbender), he also finds unexpected kindness from another as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of […]

Use your imagination and use cardboard to create unique sculptures! The possibilities are endless! For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens

Rescheduled from February 9, due to snow! CGI will be holding an open house on the first floor of the Hathaway Center in Waterville. Come and enjoy a frothy pint of beer or a tasty glass of wine and learn about CGI - who they are, what they do, and their future goals with the […]

Cate Marvin’s first book, World’s Tallest Disaster, was chosen by Robert Pinksy for the 2000 Kathryn A. Morton Prize and published by Sarabande Books in 2001. In 2002 she received the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize. She co-edited with poet Michael Dumanis the anthology Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century (Sarabande Books, 2006). Her second book of […]

Personalize your library! Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens on and help make it a more colorful place!  Design a bookend based on your favorite book or fandom, the possibilities are endless! After they're painted, the bookends will return to holding up books on the teen room shelves with a lot more style! […]

What is happening right now in the forests and fields? What animals hibernate? And which ones cache food or sleep only during the coldest days? Come explore the museum with a guide and learn some of the amazing adaptations animals have to survive winter. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing […]

Looking for something to do during school vacation week?  Drop by the library between 2 and 4 pm on Wednesday to design and make your own personal pins and badges. For kids 7 and up; younger kids bring a grown-up helper!

A presentation by Peter Garrett In a political climate that seems to be taking us backwards environmentally, there is hope for finding a solution for what is arguably our most serious global environmental challenge.   Peter Garrett, Citizens Climate Lobby coordinator for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, will give a presentation on Citizens Climate Lobby's persuasive […]

What can you create with duct tape? The possibilities are endless! Come to the library and learn how to make  wallets, bow ties, and more! For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens.

Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jetté Professor of Art Ankeney Weitz, co-curator of No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki, will discuss the calligraphic impulse in the artist’s paintings. Location: Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.

Get to know your trees and especially your Sugar Maple to be ready for sap season. Discover amazing animal and bird habitats in the woods and which trees they like best. Make a woods habitat craft. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing or stormy. Check our Facebook page for more […]

Why do slugs have slime?  Does it help them at all, besides keeping the rest of us away?   Drop by between 2 and 4 pm to find out the science behind the slime! Don't worry!  No actual slugs will be included in this program. For kids 7 and up; younger kids must bring a […]

Tracking the Border is the culminating event of a year-long project focused on the artist Lucinda Bliss's navigation of the 611 miles that make up the Maine-Canada border. The resulting work takes many forms, including installation, drawing, and photography, all of which will be represented in the Common Street Arts exhibit, alongside other, related bodies […]

Grab a date (or a friend) and head to the Museum for a night of food and fun! Partner challenges such as a blindfolded sketching competition will come with prizes for the winning pair. Sponsored by the Museum’s Student Advisory Board. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Museum Lobby.

Do you have questions about dental health for your preschooler?   Do you want to find out more about keeping children's teeth healthy and strong for a lifetime? Drop in to meet with Jane Allen of the Healthy Living Center.  As a Pediatric Oral Health Educator, she will discuss current recommendations for kids 5 and […]

Work in teams or on your own to create an amazing marble maze out of recycled materials! For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens

At the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, the new YES program (Youth Empowerment Supports) will begin to provide affordable housing for youth, 18-24 years of age.  Come join us Feb 24, 2017 to find out all about it. This transformational housing will include 2 one-bedroom apartments, 4 efficiencies, and a suite of 6 single rooms with private […]

Drop by the library between 2:00 and 4:00 P.M. for an activity that includes Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math: STEAM! Explore how seeds grow into flowers and food plants. For kids 7 and up. Younger kids must bring a grown-up helper.

The celebration and awareness of water through dance, featuring Molly Gawler, Lissa, Schneckenburger, and Nettie Lu Lane. Droplet Dance integrates dance, theater, acrobatics, weaving story and song into colorful threads that connect every heart and bring about awareness of water in our world. All choreography is by Molly Gawler, and she is often joined in […]

The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland, an original adaptation based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. The story begins with Alice and her older sister Margaret reading together. Margaret becomes frustrated as Alice is curious about absolutely everything. Suddenly, a White Rabbit appears from nowhere. After a […]

Common Street Arts invites you to our series — Paint with Us! in our fabulous studio on the first floor of in the Center Building at 93 Main Street. No experience necessary, no supplies to buy — just show up and we’ll show you how! Our experienced art instructor, Doreen will lead you step-by-step to […]

Described by the New York Times as a “virtuoso playing at the edge” and “a technologically fearless violinist,” violinist/composer Mari Kimura, director of the Atlantic Music Festival’s Future Music Lab, will perform both her own compositions that integrate interactive computer and pieces written for her by other composers. These works will demonstrate how the living […]

Gorilla Finger is a dub style rock band from southern Maine that is heavily influenced by reggae music. The band formed in the spring of 2011, and has shared the stage with many well respected artists in the Reggae and Jam band communities throughout Maine and New England. Performing a very aggressive approach to tradition […]

In Down to Earth:  A Film of Climate Justice Stories, thirteen Maine people share their experiences addressing climate injustice. Each one tells his or her own story; each story is infused with a  passion for climate justice, challenging communities to say "no" to fossil fuels, struggling for land and water sovereignty, and working toward living […]

Rescheduled from November 19, 2016, due to technical difficulties. Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the unforgettable Archie Rice. This Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company production is […]

Following the Battle of Antietam, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is offered command of the United States’ first all-African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. With junior officer Cabot Forbes (Cary Elwes), Shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including the escaped slave Trip (Denzel Washington) and the wise gravedigger John Rawlins (Morgan […]

Over the last couple of years, the Black Lives Matter movement has turned the nation’s attention to the too-often troubled relationship between black communities and the police. How do these encounters go so badly, so quickly? What role does race, gender, or bias play in these encounters? In this talk, Nikki Jones, associate professor of […]

Professor of Religious Studies Debra Campbell will discuss Jacob Lawrence’s depiction of a Catholic priest and nun in his c. 1968 painting and the complex position of the Catholic Church within the Civil Rights movement.

Lunch at 11:30, lecture at noon. Sandy Gilbreath is the project coordinator for the Maine Food Strategy, where she provides oversight of the organization’s councils, support for collaborative projects, and engages the project in regional work and outreach. Come learn about the Maine Food Strategy and other organizations that are building networks, increasing stakeholder engagement, […]

As a journalist, trans advocate Janet Mock brings issues of gender, race, class, and equity to the forefront of public discourse. Her memoir, Redefining Realness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2014, and she recently produced the HBO documentary The Trans List. She is also the founder of #GirlsLikeUs, a social media project […]

On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon, […]

Award-winning short-story writer and novelist Nathan Englander is this year’s Lipman lecturer. The title of his talk is “Writing in Uncertain Times.” Englander, the distinguished writer-in-residence at New York University, is the author of the collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, as well as the internationally bestselling story collection For […]

Krista N. Dalton is the Cofounder and Executive Editor at the Ancient Jew Review, a web journal and American Academy of Jewish Research grant recipient. Her talk is titled: "Charity as Mitzvah (Commandment)." She is a Columbia PhD candidate.

RenMen, Renaissance Men, is composed of Boston and New York’s most active chamber musicians, educators, and music aficionados.Where did a cappella come from? How do ensembles today approach this versatile form of music making? This show will explore unaccompanied vocal polyphony both historically and in contemporary performance. Founded in 2014 by Anthony Burkes Garza, Eric […]

Mirken Coordinator of Academic and Public Programs Jordia Benjamin will discuss the liberation of Aunt Jemima through Saar’s Leader.

Celebrate the Picher, LaVerdiere, Bernier, and Levine families, who recently donated their photo collections to Colby. Presentations by family members and Colby students will be followed by lunch. This event is the first of three organized by the Photography and Migration Project in spring 2017. Cosponsored by the Center for the Arts and Humanities, Colby Libraries Special Collections, Office of […]

In celebration of Youth Art Month, Common Street Arts in downtown Waterville will be offering an opportunity to all local school-aged children (grades pre-K to12) to exhibit in our professional gallery setting for the month of March. This is the third consecutive year that we are offering this opportunity to showcase the visual arts programs […]

Blue Scholars is an American hip-hop duo based in Seattle created in 2002 while members DJ Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and MC Geologic (George Quibuyen) were students at University of Washington. Through their music and live shows, they bridge their experiences as children of immigrants to the urgent politic of now. The duo’s sharp, insightful lyricism […]

Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter presents the 3rd Annual Fashion Show and Afternoon Tea. 2:00 PM March 4, 2017 (Snow date March 11) First Congregational Church 7 Eustis parkway, Waterville, ME All tickets will be pre-sold so be sure to get yours: $20/person Mail check to Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter 19 Colby Street Waterville, ME 04901 More info: […]