Christopher Castellani is the author of three novels: All This Talk of Love (2013)—a New York Times Editors’ Choice; A Kiss from Maddalena (2003)—winner of the Massachusetts Book Award; and The Saint of Lost Things (2005)—a BookSense (IndieBound) Notable Book. His book of essays on point of view in fiction, The Art of Perspective: Who Tells the Story, part of Graywolf’s prestigious “Art […]

If sexology, the science of sex, came into being sometime in the 19th century, then how did statesmen, scientists, and everyday people make meaning out of sex before that point? In this talk, Greta LaFleur, assistant professor of American studies at Yale University, explores how 18th-century natural history — the study of organic life in […]

Rescheduled to 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Corpus Christi Parish, 70 Pleasant St, Waterville, ME Ken Walsh will be offering a 45-minute presentation on Personal Safety. We are looking for adults of all ages to attend this FREE opportunity to learn how to develop a better sense of safety. No physical conditioning is […]

Erica Marcus of Wise Minds. Big Hearts. will provide an overview of Practicing Mindfulness with Children. This workshop is a great start for parents and caregivers to further explore their own practice and connect with resources that will help bring mindfulness to their children. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Curious about ranked-choice voting and Maine politics? Come hear former congressman Bruce Poliquin share his experiences. Sponsored by the Colby Republicans.

Restored version of one of the most famous and acclaimed films by an African-American filmmaker. Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep was one of the first 50 films to be selected for the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry and was chosen by the National Society of Film Critics as one of the 100 Essential Films, […]

In this talk, David Dalin will discuss Louis D. Brandeis’s Jewish identity, views on Zionism, and leadership of the American Zionist movement. Although for the first half-century of his life, Brandeis was a highly assimilated Jew who cared little about the religious observance of Judaism. By 1914 Brandeis had assumed the leadership of the American […]

Join the Family Enrichment Council, local law enforcement, local officials, and community members at the steps of City Hall to remember victims of Child Abuse and Neglect, and to raise awareness for the well being of children in the community. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Directors Amanda Kopp and Aaron Kopp will introduce the film and hold a post-screening Q&A! Under the guidance of acclaimed South African storyteller Gcina Mhlophe, five orphaned children from Eswatini collaborate to craft an original fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character, Liyana, is brought to life in innovative animated […]

Join us for activities with block based coding  through robots. No experience necessary. Geared towards ages 8 to 12.

How do you drop a raw egg drop from a great height so it doesn't break? Use materials in new and inventive ways and work with teammates to solve the problem together. Ages 7 - 12. Healthy snacks provided. Registration required. Cost: $14. Scholarships available. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION.

In honor of National Poetry Month, poet Wesley McNair will offer a recollection of his literary friendship with Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon, which began in the middle 1970s, just after the two moved into their farmhouse in Wilmot, N.H. Interspersing his account with poems and personal anecdotes, McNair will show how he and his […]

Time is running out to grab your tickets for United Way of Mid-Maine's 3rd Mad Hatter Gala! You won't want to miss this exciting night of dinner, drinks, desserts, awards presentations, live auction, and a Murder Mystery written by a local author! This is United Way of Mid-Maine's Community Campaign Celebration and Fundraiser.  Support initiatives […]

In this three part mini course you will learn the basics of permaculture, how you can create a sustainable perennial food bearing landscape, and how permaculture works with nature. Class continues on April 11 & 25. There will be no class on April 8. In case of a weather-related cancelation, the class will meet May […]

If you haven't already, order your tickets for opening night of The Wizard of Oz. Only opening night ticket holders and sponsors are invited to this free VIP party. Hors d'oeuvres by Amici's Cucina and libations by Meridians. All opening night ticket holders are entered to win a Wizard of Oz themed Day's Jewelers bracelet, […]

Join us for a rare opportunity to hear Turkish classical and folk music, featuring virtuoso Amos Libby (oud) and Sarah Mueller (violin). Parking available in the Roberts Lot, adjacent to Bixler, and along Bixler Drive. The concert is part of the New England Chapter for the Society of Ethnomusicology conference.

Rustic Overtones is a seven piece rock band from Portland Maine that boasts a discography spanning 20 years. The bands unique version of indie rock is strongly influenced by soul music, garage punk, jazz and psychedelic music of the 60's and 70's. Best known for their energetic live shows and perceptual songwriting, they have collaborated and […]

Alfond Youth Center and Northern Light Health Inland Hospital invite you to join them for a morning of active play and learn about summer camp opportunities.  Enjoy Adventure Playland, arts and crafts, fun games and activities, face painting, swimming, and more - all for FREE! For details and more family-friendly activities, visit northernlighthealth.org/Inland-Hospital or call […]

From marten to moose, Maine mammals are magnificent! Join us to learn about the more than 50 wild mammals that call Maine home. We will inspect the furs and skulls of a few species, and afterwards make a mammal craft to take home! Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

Thomas College Education Club and Art Club are hosting an Adult Paint Night. Bring your friends and create your own painted sign — perfect for dorms, apartments, homes, or even a handmade gift. All of the proceeds go directly to the summer opening of the Western Maine Play Museum in Wilton. Cost: $10, or $5 […]

A panoply of puns! A manifestation of musical merriment! A fanfare of frivolous tomfoolery! Colby College Collegium will present Orazio Vecchi’s 1604 madrigal cycle Le veglie di Siena (Night Games of Siena), a work filled with witticisms, wordplay, and wholesome, wholehearted wizardry of all genres. Collegium will be joined by a quintet of early music […]

Join us at our second stop in the 2019 On the Road with Mainebiz event series at the Chace Community Forum on Main Street in Waterville! Attendance is free but space is limited so please be sure to register ahead. Enjoy hors-d'oeuvres and a cash bar while networking with business executives in the area. Be […]

Lives of organisms are shaped by their social interactions, including those with other individuals of the same species, as well as with individuals of different species. These interactions affect how our genomes evolve so that current patterns of DNA sequence variation from genomes can be used to detect past evolutionary events. Using the social amoeba […]

Natasha Warikoo is an expert on racial and ethnic inequality in education. Her most recent book, The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities, illuminates how undergraduates attending Ivy League universities and Oxford University conceptualize race and meritocracy. The book emphasizes the contradictions, moral conundrums, and tensions on campus related […]

Join Work Health on the opening of its 6th location. Ribbon cutting at 12:30. Light refreshments will be served. 10 Washington Street Waterville, ME

Susanna Coffey is the F.H. Sellers Professor in Painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her portraits are investigations of the iconic human head. The work is driven by questions about what a portrait image can mean. What is a beautiful appearance? Why do conventionally gendered images involve caricature? Meticulously observed, the […]

Come join KV Connect, Waterville’s young professionals group, for an exciting evening of networking and socialization while helping to support a great cause! This month we’re at Waterville House of Pizza. Admission is a $5 suggested donation to benefit the Hospice Volunteers of Waterville area. Click for more info.

In his latest solo work, Guillermo Gómez-Peña draws from his 30-year-old living archive and combines new and classic performance material to present a unique perspective on the immediate future of the Americas. Combining spoken-word poetry, activist theory, radical storytelling, and language experimentation, Gómez-Peña offers critical and humorous commentary about the art world, academia, new technologies, the culture […]

Join us each month at a different area business for Business After Hours. These events are a great opportunity to mix and mingle with other business professionals and leaders in our communities. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and other beverages are available, as well as a 50/50 raffle and fabulous door prizes donated by area […]

Oscar nominee: Best Foreign Film. Kolia lives in a small town near the Barents Sea in North Russia. He has his own auto-repair shop. His shop stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son from a previous marriage. Vadim Shelevyat, the mayor of the town, wants […]

Megan Hart, MaineGeneral Medical Center, will present on how to enhance business processes, measure results, and how to make incremental steps to make your team a success. Hart is the Operations Manager of Patient and Guest Relations who works with many support services teams, at Maine General Health, to make business processes more efficient. Hart […]

The Girls Rock! Conference is an event planned BY girls FOR girls.  The high school girls on the Girls Advisory Board choose topics for the conference that are relevant to them AND YOU!  They are the speakers and the workshop facilitators. In fact, they design the workshops! It’s a  fun filled day of learning, sharing, […]

With Colby Music Associate, Mezzo-Soprano Joelle Morris, and Bridget Convey on piano. This program will explore the dream-like and unexpected aesthetics of surrealist music featuring French composers Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud as well as selections by Kurt Weill with texts by Jean Cocteau and Guillaume Apollinaire. Location: Paul J. Schupf Wing, […]

The popular funky-sculpture making class is back. Make unique sculptures using wire, nylon, and paint. Ages 7 - 12. Registration required. Cost: $14. Scholarships available. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

As writers we draw inspiration from the moments that have had a lasting impact on our lives. Those moments have often left us wounded, and those wounds have left a presence that we wish to address in our writing. Although, writing has its therapeutic effects, the goal of this craft workshop is to use the […]

Teen Tabletop RPG: Dungeons and Dragons Character Creation. Learn how to create a character on paper. Basics of D&D 5th edition. Geared towards ages 12 to 18.  

The Process of Patenting a Product: A Behind-the-Scenes Look With Zack Atherton + Brendan Paradis, Co-Owners of Lockout Labs, LLC of Sidney, ME The patent process is fraught with paperwork, regulation and compliance, and significant wait-time. How did two local entrepreneurs succeed through the process? Zack and Brendan will share their experience patenting the FT […]

Join us as Peter Violette talks to us about the Old Maine Central #470 Steam Locomotive that is currently being restored by New England Steam Corporation. Click for more info.

Mira Maria Ptacin is a Maine-based creative nonfiction and children’s book author (and New York Times bestselling ghostwriter). She’s the author of the award-winning memoir Poor Your Soul (Soho Press 2016) as well as the forthcoming book The In-Betweens (Liveright-W.W. Norton). Her work frequently appears in Lenny Letter, Guernica, Tin House, Vice, New York Magazine, Poets & Writers, Slice, […]

Conversación y comunidad es un evento social para reunir a gente de la comunidad Latinx y hispana del centro de Maine junto con estudiantes, profesores y empleados de Colby College. ¡Ven para conocer a gente nueva, y para aprender de la colección en el museo de arte! Conversación y comunidad is a social gathering to […]

Come meet the artists from the new exhibition, Nature's Song. There will be refreshments provided by Holy Cannoli! and live music by Adam Babcock. The exhibit runs from March 15 to May 11. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Children will celebrate the small joys of inventing and creating with family at Common Street Arts! In collaboration with the Family Enrichment Council, we offer a free interactive toy-making event with 3d printed elements from our studio. This program is designed to bring children (and their adults!) a little joy as we raise awareness of Child Abuse […]

In this class, instructor Oliver Solmitz will introduce the formal values of art: space, shape, line, color, texture, and pattern. Participants will use their own cell phones or digital cameras to see the world from a formal standpoint. Cost: $25. Registration required. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION,  

In a joint initiative of the Colby College Museum of Art and the Lunder Institute for American Art, Spelman College and Colby students will come together for a dance performance in the Zanele Muholi: Sonymama Namayama, Hail the Dark Lioness exhibition space. The Colby students are part of the course “Critical Race Feminisms and Tap Dance” taught by Sonja […]

We explore the roots of bebop first planted by Dizzy Gillespie in the Latin jazz featured in his later work. Gillespie’s compositions “Con Alma,” “Manteca,” and “Salt Peanuts” will be featured along with works by composers associated with Gillespie’s career such as Cab Calloway, Arturo Sandoval, Tito Puente, Chuck Mangione, Esperanza Spalding, and Paquito de […]

Ever wondered how 3D printers work and what you can create with them? This three-week workshop will provide an overview of 3D printing from start to finish, including demonstrations, software, preparation, designing, and of course, printing. For ages 15 and up. Registration required. This workshop begins on Monday, April 15, and continues for the next […]

Please join the Goldfarb Center to hear José Miguel Vivanco, one of the nation’s experts on human rights in Latin America, give this year's Senator George J. Mitchell Distinguished International Lecture. Over the last 70 years, the international community has reached a key consensus on human rights issues, ranging from torture to freedom of expression, from women’s […]

In 1807 the London surgeon and anatomist Charles Bell was called by his friend Thomas Bruce, the Earl of Elgin, to view the friezes of the Parthenon, recently brought to London, having been taken from their original home in Greece. Bell was asked to assess the statues as an anatomist and to analyze their representations […]

We will provide some board games or you can bring your favorite one to share and teach others about. Geared towards ages 12 to 18.

Ecosystems can “flip” and, as a result of reinforcing feedback mechanisms, “lock” into alternative stable states. Robert Steneck, professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, studied this process in a kelp-forest ecosystem in Maine for nearly four decades and found two stable states: one dominated by green sea urchins and crustose coralline […]

April is a great time to observe bats, because many are just beginning to emerge from hibernation. Come see some amazing taxidermied bats from around the world, learn fascinating bat facts and develop a new appreciation for the order Chiroptera ("hand-wing"). Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

Please join us for an encouraging discussion of how a small group of impassioned nature conservationists fought and changed the course of bird extinction and bird decimation. From the 1860s to the 1930s, these activists employed the power of the written word and the great appeal of historic bird paintings in order to create an army […]

Elected officials and constituents: Don't miss the opportunity to meet face to face and share ideas to best strengthen our business community! A free community event. Appetizers provided by Selah Tea and adult beverages available.

We humans are a force of nature. At the same time, human activities alter the basic elements of life — earth, air, water, and fire—those elements change human life. In an arresting new documentary from the producers of Racing Extinction, The Cove, and Chasing Ice, environmental photographer James Balog captures the lives of everyday Americans on […]

Today we honor Sam Prescott, the Massachusetts patriot who joined Paul Revere on his famous Midnight Ride — and who gave his name to the administrative building here on campus, Prescott Hall. Hear the tale of Prescott’s historic ride, get a glimpse of what life was like in colonial New England, and bring home a […]

Lost + Found: Photographs by Susan Metzger April 15 - June 29, 2019 Opening Reception Thursday, April 18, 2019 5:00 - 7:00 pm Common Street Arts is pleased to host Lost + Found: Photographs by Susan Metzger.  In the exhibition Lost + Found, Metzger turns her lens to the landscape and communities geographically adjacent to […]

Join us at the Winslow Public Library to learn French through books, songs, games, crafts and activities. No French language experience necessary. Geared towards ages 2 to early elementary.

Faculty Fellow in History and East Asian Studies Viktor Shmagin will speak on the Japanese prints in the exhibition A Vision for Composition. Location: Upper Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.

We will be having a family movie night featuring Mary Poppins Returns. The movie is rated PG and lasts 90 minutes. All ages are welcome.

Part of the Colby Fringe Festival, this Dabke night and poetry event features the Boston Dabke Troup, brought to Colby by Fulbright Scholar Amira Chatti in collaboration with the Theater and Dance Department, the Colby International Club, and the Colby Cultural Events Committee. FMI: Amira Chatti, achatti@colby.edu

The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers will be hosting its Annual FREE Easter Egg Hunt on its campus on Saturday, April 20th! This Easter Egg Hunt is for children up to grade 3 and please bring your own basket for collecting eggs. We will also have special prizes and giveaways! Admission is free and […]

As a family, find new and exciting ways to explore the museum through a looking activity in the galleries and then participate in an egg-decorating workshop. For children ages 4+ and their caregivers.

Celebrate William Shakespeare's 454th birthday with Recycled Shakespeare Company. Sign up for a time slot to read a sonnet. You will receive an email with your assigned sonnet and location (we travel throughout Downtown Waterville). Please go to www.signupforms.com/registrations/16435 to sign up to read a sonnet and/or perform.

Come join Colby Students for a community-wide barbecue featuring free food tastings and entertainment Saturday, April 20th at Head of the Falls on Front Street. We will have activities for children as well as small samples from local vendors, including Selah Tea, Jorgensens, Portland Pie, Silver Street Tavern, Opa, and Hilman’s Bakery. The barbecue will […]

In what is expected to be a Wagnerian event for the ages, soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance. Tenor Stuart Skelton and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek play the incestuous twins Siegmund and Sieglinde. Greer Grimsley sings Wotan. Philippe Jordan conducts. This […]

Celebrate the Bard's Birthday with a Masquerade Ball! Come learn Elizabethan dances with Marge and Sam Bartlett of the SCA. Wear a mask and costume if you like, masks will be available to borrow. Cake and refreshments available, all aspects of this celebration are FREE. Dances are group/social dances; don't worry if you don't have […]

A showcase of music that is fun to play. Works include the spectacular Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold and the completion of our Lord of the Rings cycle with a performance of Johan de Meij’s “Gandalf” and “Elvenwood” movements. J.S. Bach’s “Komm’, Süßer Tod,” Tania León’s “Alegre,” “Foundry” by John Mackey, and John Philip […]

“The Trento Tunnels Project” an experiment in the recovery of an abandoned industrial site in the reinvention of the history museum in the animation of historical archives Imagine two 300 meter superhighway tunnels wide enough to accommodate four side-by-side tractor trailers, snaking under the cliff that faces the Northern Italian capital city of Trento. Cut […]

This year’s Grossman Lecturer is Professor Ethan Lewis of Dartmouth College. Dr. Lewis’s research focuses on how U.S. labor markets adjust to immigration and technological change, including how firms adapt their production technology to employ less-skilled immigrants. His recent research includes investigating the role historical immigration waves played in advancing the second Industrial Revolution and […]

Heather Streets-Salter’s (Northeastern University) research focuses on world history, the structure of empires and colonial relationships, and the scholarship of pedagogy. She is the author of World War One in Southeast Asia: Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism in an Era of Global Conflict (2017), Empires and Colonies in the Modern World (2010) with Trevor Getz, Martial Races: […]

Book club for kids with discussion, crafts and activities based off of your favorite graphic novel. Feel free to bring a graphic novel in to share or ideas to suggest to others. Geared towards ages 8 to 12.

The Center for the Arts and Humanities is delighted to announce that Roxane Gay will be the keynote speaker for this year’s humanities theme, Presence of the Past. Roxane’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short […]

Join the Environmental Studies lunchtime lecture series for a presentation, discussion, and book reading with author/environmental journalist Heather Hansman, Colby Class of ’05. Hansman is interested in the intersection of science, adventure, and culture. Her book, Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West is about her trip down the length of the Green […]

Join us at Winslow Public Library for a showing of the Robin Williams classic film Dead Poets Society, followed by a community poetry read.  Bring your favorite poem to share.  Light refreshments will be served.  Celebrate National Poetry Month!

This year’s Hunt Lecturer is Dr. Jemima Pierre of UCLA. She is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research and teaching interests are located in the overlaps between African Studies and African Diaspora Studies and engage three broad areas: race, racial formation theory, and political economy; culture and the history of anthropological theory; and transnationalism, globalization, and […]

Elle Hearns is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Elle is a cofounding member of the Black Lives Matter network, an organization formed with multiple local chapters as a political project in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin in order to explicitly combat implicit bias and anti-black racism and to protect and affirm […]

Clay is always a favorite. Discover how the tools of sculpting are used and invent some creative clay figures to bring home. Ages 7 - 12. Registration required. Cost: $14. Scholarships available. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Presented by Akiko Takeyama, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas. Increasing numbers of young Japanese women allegedly volunteer to perform in pornography; and yet, the numbers of women, who seek legal support for their forced performance, have been also increasing. Despite the tension, there is neither a clearly […]

Join Kim Nashed and John Parsons of Kim Nashed YOGA for a couple hours of Deep Relaxation. They will guide you in a simple flow of breathing and meditation. Please bring two blankets and a yoga mat if you have one. This free event is offered in the spirit of wellbeing for YOU and our […]

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This is a march and speak-out for survivors of sexual violence to share stories. It will begin with a rally at Pulver Pavillion at 7:00, followed by a march around campus, ending at the Miller Library Steps. A narrative reading will begin on the steps at 7:30. All are welcome to march and share their […]

Join us for a language-based social event. This is a great opportunity to practice your language skills and converse with other art lovers. This event is brought to you in collaboration with the Spanish Department at Colby College.

A two-day symposium presented in partnership between Colby College and the University of Maine School of Law Maine is over 60% rural, and its rural communities are facing a well-documented lawyer shortage. While some work is underway to address this vexing problem, the absence of legal representation remains a constant challenge to the quality of […]

Join us at the Winslow Public Library for the opportunity to bring storybooks to life through songs, activities and film. Featuring the "How do Dinosaurs..." series by Jane Yolen. Geared towards ages 2 to 7.

This popular annual outing involves a short walk to a very active vernal pool — an important habitat for native frogs and salamanders. Celebrate the return of spring as we learn to identify different frog calls, and carefully catch and release a variety of creatures from peepers to newts. You never know what we will […]

For Americana godfather David Bromberg, it all began with the blues. His incredible journey spans five-and-a-half decades, and includes – but is not limited to – adventures with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jerry Garcia, and music and life lessons from seminal blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis, who claimed the young Bromberg as a son. A […]

To celebrate Arbor Day, join us for a walk on the museum trails with a special focus on trees.

Tables, displays, food trucks, and more… Speakers at 11 a.m., Noon & 1 p.m.: Steve Kahl, Thomas College Professor of Science, Prius PHEV owner Ryan Wheaton, Professor of Business, Honda Clarity EV owner Vaughan Woodruff, InSource Renewables, Volt and Bolt owner Ben Plaisted, Sales Associate at Central Maine Motors Kenneth Copp, Kia Soul EV Owner […]

Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London. All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. […]

What sculptures can be created using metal fasteners and simple brazing techniques? Find out here! Participants will be inspired by the work in the lost + found exhibition. Recommended for ages 7+. Those under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult. Registration required. Cost: $20. Scholarships available. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Juston McKinney returns to the Waterville Opera House! Maine Sheriff's Deputy turned comedian Juston McKinney is not a newcomer to the spotlight. With a national career that started over 20 years ago as he was trying to hang up his badge and cutting his teeth in New York City on the weekends. That has led […]

The race route will begin at 180 West River Rd. In Waterville, Maine (Thomas College) and proceed north towards Kennedy Memorial Drive. The route turns around at Roland Street and back then past the start to Eaglewood Drive (the sports fields) and down the back way through campus to the finish line. THE DETAILS:  On Sunday, April […]

Savor Lebanese cuisine at this annual public supper. You may dine in or take out. Donation: adults $10, children under 12 $6.

Come to the Loyal Biscuit Co. of Waterville's first Amateur Cat Show to see who will win the title of "Best in Show"! As a bonus, the Humane Society Waterville Area will have a few cats available for adoption during the event, as well as information about adoption and fostering. Admission is free, but donations […]

Join us for the annual Winslow Public Library Volunteers Group soup and stew fundraiser. Eat here or take out. Yum! $5 per bowl.  All proceeds to benefit Winslow Public Library's Summer Reading Program.  

Historical marine ecology has revealed long-term, and previously unknown, changes to marine species and ecosystems, providing information vital for managing and conserving marine resources. This talk will use examples from diverse taxonomic groups to demonstrate the ways that historical data can be mobilized to better assess long-term ecological change and the ways in which historical […]

Dr. Jen Coane, Associate Professor of Psychology at Colby College, will discuss how and why memory changes as we age, as well as, share some recent research strategies and lifestyle factors that have been shown to improve the ability to remember. Free for all adults. Sponsored by Aging Well in Waterville

Over the past year, speakers have talked to the Mid-Maine Global Forum about the many problems Africa faces: overpopulation and underdevelopment, starvation and strife, climate change and corruption. Yet, it remains a continent with enormous potential because of its youthful demographics. Stephany Perkins will be speaking about work she has done in Tanzania to turn […]

“Take My Pictures For Me” is a short documentary by Prof. Amahl Bishara (Tufts University) and Mohammad al-Azza. Both are Palestinian, but Mohammad is a refugee born in the West Bank, while Amahl holds an Israeli passport and was born in the US. When Amahl went to a protest for refugee rights in Israel and […]

In 1909, Clara Lemlich, a young Jewish refugee from Russia to New York City, sparked the first great women’s strike in American history by speaking uninvited to several thousand teenaged foreign-born sweatshop workers to urge a revolt against intolerable conditions. Over the next three months, Lemlich faced beatings and arrests, but the “Uprising of 20,000” […]

In the 1930s, Imperial Japan expanded into the Mongol territories of Northeast China, where nomadic herders lived on the steppe. Japanese planners, however, did not see seasonal migration as a rational use of resources, but rather, the root of overgrazing and degradation. As a result, they sought to eliminate nomadic features of herding. Japanese experimental […]

The entire Colby community is invited to join Assistant Vice President, Facilities and Campus Planning Mina Amundsen and Harold Alfond Director of Athletics Jake Olkkola for a presentation on the new Colby College Athletic Center project. This session is designed to outline the significant impact and benefits this facility will have on the health and […]