Celebrate with the Waterville Fire Department! Tour the fire house and apparatus, visit with the fantastic firefighters, learn about the equipment and tools, enter a raffle, enjoy some yummy food, and buy a cool T-shirt! Bring the kids along for fun activities and the chance to win a ride to school on a fire truck! […]

Come enjoy snacks, give your feedback, and pose questions to the cast and creative team of Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play. This informal meeting will be moderated by Matthew Cumbie of the Dance Exchange. Cumbie will lead us through Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process.

One of the most distinctive developments in American science and engineering during the last 50 years isn’t any specific discovery or invention. Instead, this revolution involves something even more fundamental: re-envisioning ideas about who can and should become an engineer or scientist. This talk by Amy Sue Bix, Iowa State University, explores that transformation, reviewing the […]

Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM (EDT) Colby Chace Forum 150 Main Street Waterville, ME 04901 View Map Attend Event Share this event: Health Impacts of Community Conflict: Leadership Training #3   Positive Outcomes Through Shared Measures   Please JOIN […]

Come and have a cup of coffee and chat informally with Colby Environmental Science majors about their work on Waterville streams. We are examining many different aspects of local streams including topics of microplastics, garbage, pharmaceuticals, biodiversity, and how streams respond to storms. We would love to have a chance to hear your thoughts about […]

Over their forty-two year history, Dance Exchange has remained committed to breaking boundaries between stage and audience, theater and community, movement and language, tradition and the unexplored. They are known for innovative performance projects and creative practices that engage communities and partners across wide ranging disciplines, and for catalyzing collaborations across generations and communities that ignite inquiry and […]

Hear from Emmie Theberge, Colby Class of  ’08, federal director at the Natural Resources Council of Maine, about current threats coming from the Trump administration and Congress that could hurt Maine’s clean air, water, wildlife, and climate — and what you can do to help protect Maine’s environment. Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program.

40th Anniversary Screening featuring a RESTORED and REMASTERED digital print! A young boy kills his sister on Halloween of 1963 and is sent to a mental hospital. Fifteen years later, he escapes and returns to his home town in order to wreak havoc. Scary, suspenseful, and viscerally thrilling, John Carpenter’s Halloween set the standard for […]

Mishy Lesser, Learning Director of the Upstander Project, will join us to introduce the film and lead a Q&A afterwards. “My foster mother told me … she would save me from being Penobscot.” For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes and placed them with white families. […]

Artist and writer Jenna Crowder will speak with Carly Glovinski about the list of books, essays, and poems that Crowder developed in resonance with Glovinski’s exhibition Currents 8. Introduced by Beth Finch, curator of the exhibition.

Homemade items upstairs in the Bishop Auditorium and direct sales vendors downstairs in the cafeteria along with food items to purchase. Crafters with homemade items to include: Pottery, Jewelry, Christmas Ornaments, Natural Horse Treats, Natural Sugar Scrubs, Primitives, Jams & Jellies, Mittens, Towels, Greeting Cards, Paintings, Baby Blankets, Quilts, Table Runners, Fleece Blankets, and more…. […]

Family-friendly activities will include trail walks, pumpkin bowling, apple slinging, bean bag toss, face painting, and more. Common Street Arts and the Children’s Discovery Museum will offer a pop-up museum and pumpkin art. Cider making and fall refreshments will be provided at no charge and 92 Moose will be on-hand with a live radio broadcast […]

Take a trip through history and explore some of the popular games kids played a hundred years ago! Roll a hoop, play a proper Victorian game called Graces, try a ring toss, write on a slate board and more, as well as making a craft to take home. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

Homemade chicken pie, served with mashed potatoes, gravy, squash, Harvard beets, rolls and dessert. Take-outs available. Adults & Teens $9, Children (under 12) $5.

Are you ready for A NIGHT OUT?  Kennebec Behavioral Health cordially invites you to join us for our 3rd annual “A Night Out” Comedy Show/Fundraiser on Saturday, November 3rd at the Calumet Club in Augusta. “A Night Out” is a fun evening of laughter and comedy for a great cause.  This year, we will be […]

We’ll celebrate the 100th birthday of iconic American composer Leonard Bernstein with “Slava!: A Political Overture,” written in celebration of Mstislav Rostropovich’s appointment as artistic director of the Kennedy Center. This concert of American music also includes Loren Fields as the featured soloist on Gary Kuo’s “Wingspan,” “Zion” by Dan Welcher, “Hambone” by Libby Larsen, […]

Coming off the great success of Deconstructing The Beatles: Season 1 (The White Album, Sgt. Pepper, Revolver and Rubber Soul), we’re excited to bring to you into Deconstructing The Beatles: Season 2! Explore the music written for the Magical Mystery Tour TV show, as well as the additional songs that appeared on the 1967 LP. […]

Laurie L. Patton is president of the American Academy of Religion and the 17th president of Middlebury. Patton is a leading authority on South Asian history, culture, and religion, the author or editor of 11 books in these fields, and she has translated the ancient Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita. She is also the author of three books of […]

Seasoned and aspiring artists are invited to participate in the life drawing program. Life Drawing provides a unique opportunity for emerging and established artists to hone their drawing skills in a supportive environment. Participants bring their media of choice. CSA provides the model, chairs, and camaraderie. Open to all levels of experience and are without […]

The Lunder Institute for American Art is pleased to host (AO), a series of performances by visiting artist Torkwase Dyson and invited collaborators that explore the ways in which forms of visual art, literature, and science respond to distance and distortion. The afternoon will unfold through embodied experiences in and around Dyson’s exhibition Nautical Dusk, curated […]

Chen Chen, this year’s Kristina Stahl Writer in Residence, is the author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities (BOA Editions, 2017), which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, the GLCA New Writers Award, and the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry. […]

In 1998 there were fewer than 1,500 breweries in the United States. Now there are over 7,000 — with Maine, and central Maine in particular — a real fulcrum of microbreweries! Brewmaster tells the story of the rise of craft beer through two young men pursuing their dreams in the world of beer. Drew is […]

November 8 7:15 to 9:00 AM  Summit Room, Spann Commons, Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville David Pease, senior vice president of human resources at Bangor Savings Bank, will talk about what engages your staff and how to make them passionate about working as a team while attaining positive outcomes. Cost per person: $18 […]

Chen Chen, this year’s Kristina Stahl Writer in Residence, is the author of When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities (BOA Editions, 2017), which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, the GLCA New Writers Award, and the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry. […]

Are you an artist who is ready to apply for artist calls, grants, and residencies? Do your eyes glaze over in panic when you read the proposal submission requirements? If so, this workshop is for you! Join Anne Marie Purkey Levine for this informal workshop where she will walk you through the nuts and bolts […]

Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Die Arier/The Aryans (2014) followed by a conversation and Q&A with acclaimed Afro-German filmmaker Mo Asumang. Following a death threat, Asumang sets out to confront racists face to face. In her documentary about right-wing movements worldwide, Asumang embarks on a journey into the madness of racism and meets German […]

What do companion animals and money have to do with each other? Why were lapdogs and coins special objects in 18th-century narratives? What do dogs and coins tell us about love, about human affect, and even about what counts as human? Laura Brown, Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar, is the John Wendell Anderson Professor of English, […]

Mid-Maine Global Forum presents Presents Understanding Violence in Central Africa by Professor Laura Seay Laura is an assistant professor of Government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Her research is centered around the study of community responses to conflict and U.S. foreign policy in Africa’s Great Lakes region.  She is currently finishing a book, Substituting for the State, about […]

Over 80 crafters and small businesses participate in the festivities. There will be door prizes, breakfast and lunch, silent auction items and services from over 50 area businesses and even the Sea Dogs, Red Sox, and other widely recognized brands. There will also be raffles and chances to win huge gift card bundles. CLICK HERE […]

This is a live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC. Estimated run time: 2 hours, 55 minutes (1 intermission) Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with this gripping reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel, set in the 1950s, about a beautiful, mysterious young woman who assumes multiple identities. Director Michael […]

Join us for the opening of our small winter exhibit, Visions of the Universe, a series of illustrated posters charting 400  years of progress in astronomy. Beginning with Galileo’s mission to study celestial bodies in more detail, the series moves outward through the cosmos, outlining the milestone achievements of astronomers and inventors in understanding outer space. […]

You can never have too many scarves. In fact, you may be missing a color for this season. Join Common Street Arts to learn how to create natural dyed silk scarves with instructor Vickie Limberger. The class will use leaves, flowers, and other natural elements to make these fabulous dyed scarves. Just in time for […]

  Join us at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts Lodge for our 2nd Annual Chili & Chowder Cookoff. Your ticket will get you a Vote, Sample of all entries, Cornbread, & Dessert! Event starts at 6pm Raffle Chili Pepper Eating Contest Beer & Wine Cash Bar Get Your Tickets Here!

We tour Ella Fitzgerald’s musical life, from her audition at the Apollo Theater to her work at the helm of the Chick Webb Band, and give a special nod to her Live in Berlin album. “A Tisket A Tasket,” “Black Coffee,” “Angel Eyes,” “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “Mack the Knife,” and other […]

Waterville First Baptist Church is pleased to announce an organ event featuring a group of female organists from several local churches. Please join the congregation of the church for a free concert on Sunday, November 11 at 2:00 p.m., when the organ pipes will ring and rumble. The concert is one of the final 200th […]

Delhi to Damascus is a celebration of the historical and cultural ties between India and Syria. The project’s repertoire explores traditional Indian ragas; the melodic interplay of Arabic Maqams, Sufi poems, lyrical Thumri and Dadra (traditional and old forms of singing); and classical rhythm cycles and pulsating folk grooves. It takes listeners on a mesmerizing […]

What must we give — and give up — to be American?   With Thought leaders Bethashley Cajuste and Rabbi Erica Asch Bethashley Cajuste, Colby Class of ’20, has been working intimately with the Pugh Administration for two years and has been serving as a domestic violence advocate for five years.  She is an Independent […]

Three performances of the 49th Annual Service of Carols and Lights, A community Christmas celebration combining music and worship will he held Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8, in the college's beautiful Lorimer Chapel. Friday and Saturday services will be held at 7 p.m. with an additional service on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Doors will open one-half […]

Tuesday, November 13 2:00 PM Northern Kennebec Valley CareerCenter 23 Stanley Ave, Hinckley (Kennebec Valley Community College Alfond Campus, Averill Building) Come to celebrate its new name and new location and get a tour of the facility. Open house 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Ribbon Cutting sponsor

Common Street Arts will be transformed into a unique marketplace filled with distinctive gifts created by talented artists and makers throughout the state of Maine. The 6th Annual Holiday Bazaar represents an opportunity for Maine artists to exhibit their work in a curated gallery setting and offers visitors a unique holiday shopping experience. Regular Hours […]

Presents Central Maine Growth Council's annual meeting AND Waterville Brewing Company & Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space 2018 has been a banner year for economic development in the mid-Maine region - let's celebrate the year's accomplishments and toast to what's to come in 2019. Hathaway Creative Center will be abuzz with after-hours shopping and dining for Central […]

A prize-winning graduate of The Juilliard School, Canadian pianist Raja Rahman has received 2 degrees and several honors and prizes that The Juilliard School bestows upon its best concert artists. Winner of concerto competitions, the Vladimir Horowitz Scholarship, Concert Artists Guild competition, and numerous other prestigious awards, Raja’s career has taken him all over the […]

Diana Tuite, curator of the exhibition Self and Society: The Norma Boom Marin Collection of German Expressionist Prints, will be joined by Katherine Hollander, faculty fellow in history, for a discussion of Germany’s social, political, and cultural upheaval during and after World War I.

These events are a great opportunity to mix and mingle with other business professionals and leaders in our communities. Hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine and other beverages are available, as well as a 50/50 raffle and door prizes donated by area businesses. Don't miss out on these great networking opportunities.No registration required; admission is free. Make sure […]

Community members are invited to participate in this public design workshop discussing "How should the Square be designed?" Refreshments will be provided. All are welcome to attend, there is no charge to participate. This series of community design workshops are designed to understand how the park is currently being utilized and determine the community’s collective […]

Sammy Baloji was born in 1978 in Lubumbashi, in the mineral-rich Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He studied computer and information sciences and communication at the University of Lubumbashi. With a borrowed camera, he began photographing scenes as sources for his cartoons. He soon enrolled in photography courses in DRC and continued […]

A sweet, smart, hopeful and funny visionary film from our past imagines a future very different than the one we now know has happened. Alain Tanner’s beloved film follows eight casually utopian veterans of the consciousness of the ‘60s as they navigate a new world they themselves are trying to create through their eccentric but […]

With a record-setting unemployment rate causing a significant workforce shortage, employers in Kennebec and Somerset counties increasingly tailor their recruitment strategies to high school and college students. On November 15 at the Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) Alfond campus in Hinckley, over 25 employers will exhibit at the Central Maine Career Expo, which expects to […]

With the TUG Collective: Gustavo Aguilar, conceptual design, composer/performer; Gaelyn Aguilar, video ethnography; and G. Daniel Lopez, photography. In 1996 interdisciplinary artist and Colby music associate Gustavo Aguilar experienced a moment of psychic disequilibrium that prompted him to examine what it meant to identify as an American artist. The result is Ah, Raza! A Q&A […]

Join the Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce for the official book launch of local author Earl H. Smith's Water Village, the first history of Waterville since 1902. In eighteen succinct chapters, Smith traces the city’s evolution from a Colonial outpost to a major 21st century Maine community. He skillfully recounts Waterville’s story in the context […]

Irene M. Drago of Bath will discuss the history of the Kennebec River Region and how it inspired her debut novel, Daughters of Long Reach, in a presentation at Winslow Public Library on Thursday, November 15 at 6 p.m. Daughters of Long Reach tells the story of a present-day family that buys a historic home […]

The museum’s Lunder Institute for American Art is pleased to host an evening with inaugural distinguished artist Theaster Gates. Sharing his ongoing artistic endeavors on questions of land ownership, displacement, and miscegenation, Gates will reflect on how his practice has explored aspects of Maine’s history. A conversation between Gates and Maine-based artists Daniel Minter and Myron […]

A double feature of great recent documentaries about contemporary art, street graffiti and the connections between them! Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years Of Jean-Michel Basquiat (Unrated, 78 min.) takes us into the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture […]

Still missing the finishing touches on your holiday decorating? Having trouble finding the perfect wreath to give your friends and family members? Join Common Street Arts for a special Holiday Pop-Up featuring Barbara Sullivan's fresh Balsam Fir Wreaths! Shop early and shop local this year. 30" wreaths for $44, 24" wreaths for $38, 18" garlands […]

When winter comes to Maine, many birds migrate south, but some stay and tough it out! We will discuss some of these hardy birds, and the special adaptations and behaviors they use to survive until spring returns. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

Make simple and stylish tote bags from old t-shirts. These totes make a great gift - especially those shirts from adventures. Bring in your old shirts from sporting events, sports team uniforms, concerts, and those fun one-time events that you volunteered at. Refreshments will be provided. Limit: 12 students. Please register. $30/person. CLICK HERE FOR […]

A Harvest Buffet will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 5 to 6p.m. at the Waterville First Congregational Church UCC. The menu will feature baked beans, casseroles, salads and homemade desserts. Adults will be charged $9 Children 4- 12 will be charged  $4 Children under 4 are free

Choirs at Colby and the Colby-Kennebec Choral Society will join in the international celebration of the centennary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with a survey of choral and ensemble numbers from Bernstein’s theater and concert works, including Candide, West Side Story, and On the Town, among others. Also included will be multimedia presentations from Bernstein’s famous […]

A Maine native, Comedian "Krazy Jake" is one of New England's most sought after comedians. He has performed multiple times at many of New England's premiere entertainment venues including: Foxwoods Casino, The Wilbur Theater in Boston, Meadowbrook Pavillion in NH, Merrill Auditorium in Portland, The Cap Center in NH, The Flynn Center in VT, The […]

Please join us for wonderful music and fellowship. Many area choirs will be participating in an evening of music. Each choir will perform individually, and all the singers will participate in a massed choir.

Join us for celebrity life drawing series capturing the poses of local “celebrities” at Common Street Arts! This week is Veronique Plesch! Click for more info.

Insects buzz with activity during the warm months, and when winter comes most folks hardly think of them at all! Some insects migrate to warmer climes. But other insects are surprisingly hardy and active above ground, while still others use amazing tricks and tools to keep their bodies from freezing during diapause, the insect version […]

Downtown Waterville’s annual holiday parade, the Parade of Lights, held the evening after Thanksgiving, has drawn thousands of families to Main Street for many years and serves as a fun and festive kickoff to the holiday season. What better time of the year to get together and show our community spirit and support for one […]

Hot Tuna   BOOK SPECIAL for $64.99! Fifty premium orchestra seats will include a copy of Jorma Kaukonen's long awaited memoir, titled Been So Long (price $29.99). Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, perform with a well-honed and solid power - always in the groove from their years of experience and mutual inspiration. Started […]

GHM Insurance Agency is once again a neighborhood champion for Small Business Saturday. Join them at 9:30 a.m. in the park beside our office (51 Main Street, Waterville). They will have coffee, cocoa and breakfast goodies for you to enjoy. You can pick up your passport for the day and while shopping, get the passport […]

Little Chair press of Portland will be in the CSA studio with an awesome mobile printing press! Print your own t-shirt, hoodie, or tea towel with fun and playful Waterville themed designs. Prices will range from $8 for a tea towel to $25 for a shirt. All proceeds will benefit Common Street Arts scholarships for […]

Join us for a fun and educational tour of the museum's basket collection, including examples of Penobscot and Passamaquoddy craftsmanship. Learn about some of the natural materials and ingenious techniques used. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. MGC Artistic Director Michael Grandage directs this first ever UK revival since directing the world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse […]

THE BOLSHOI BALLET:  La Sylphide This performance is an encore HD broadcast from Moscow. The story of a young Scottish farmer, James, who, on the eve of their wedding, abandons his betrothed, Effie, after being enticed away to the forest by the ethereal Sylphide of the title. But when the Sylphide dies and Effie marries […]

You are invited to the Urban Design Cooperative’s second annual design event, where we will present proposals for community-oriented design projects in Waterville. I have attached a flier; please circulate to anyone who might be interested. The group would love community feedback on these developing projects; we’re also looking for partners to help us shape […]

Robert Steneck, professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, presents the fall 2018 Hollis Lecturer in Environmental Studies. Ecosystems can “flip” and, as a result of reinforcing feedback mechanisms, “lock” into alternative stable states. Steneck studied this process in a kelp-forest ecosystem in Maine for nearly four decades and found two stable states: […]

Come explore the world of clay! This six-week pottery class will teach students the basics of throwing clay on the wheel. The class will start with clay basics and expand to creating mugs, bowls, plates, and other objects based on student interests. Skills that will be developed include centering, shaping, trimming, handle making, and decoration […]

For over a dozen years, Leslie Thomas, founding executive and creative director of ART WORKS Projects,  has curated and directed multi-media exhibitions and public projections.  She will present a sample of these along with a film excerpt from her soon to be released documentary, The Prosecutors, and discuss the role of the arts in ending grave […]

Spare your home the mess and have your child make slime in our art studio. We will make sure to have a secure package for each slime creation!  Admission is $12 per session. Scholarships available. Click for more info.

Throughout his brief but brilliant career, the French phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty maintained an intense interest in painting, and especially in the painting of Paul Cézanne. Merleau-Ponty saw Cézanne as a fellow explorer in the primordial land of perception, a pioneer in the archaeology of the visible world. This talk explores Merleau-Ponty’s philosophical interest in the […]

Please join us for this 3:30 concert featuring festive arrangements of Christmas carols and hymns, featuring the Downeast Brass Quintet and PSUMC organist Sharon Saunders. Admission to the concert is free. Following the concert, we'll have a public supper from 5:00 to 6:00 in Fellowship Hall, with beans, hot dogs, casseroles, salads, rolls, and homemade […]

The museum invites adults and children of all ages to drop in and make glowing holiday ornaments using decorative paper, LED lights and button batteries. This free workshop is open to ages 5 and up. No RSVP required.

In anticipation of our upcoming tracking walk next month, let’s take some time indoors to study the tracks we might expect to see. From the snowshoe hare to wild cats and weasels, we can learn a lot from observing not just an individual footprint, but the animal’s gait! Plus, we will talk about the special […]

Steve and Linda Fotter and friends invite everyone to attend the 17th and FINAL Warming Up for Christmas benefit concert. All proceeds will go to the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 at the door. Please join us and kick off the holiday season. Tickets can be purchased in advance online […]

Gather family and friends to watch the featured movie, The Polar Express, in the main hangar at the LaFleur Airport! We provide popcorn and soda; you provide a chair and a smile. We ask for a donation if you can. This months proceeds will benefit The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers. Donations benefit The […]

Enjoy an evening of improvised comedy featuring Capital City Improv, using audience suggestions and stories about the funny, fabulous, and fascinating things the children in your life do and say! A live auction packed with adventure baskets to follow. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. Cash bar. Tickets are $35 per person, $60 for a couple, […]

Directed by Jinwook Park, the Colby Symphony Orchestra explores the "Presence of the Past" theme as it performs Mozart’s timeless Jupiter symphony, and, in celebration of the Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, the “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story. Minji Ko ’21, the 2018 Concerto Competition winner, will also be featured in the first movement of William Walton’s […]