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Body of Work

Parker-Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Regina José Galindo’s artistic practice situates her own body in public space as a way to address the ethical implications of social injustices related to racial and gender discrimination and the history of violence and abuse in her birth country of Guatemala. She has exhibited her work in the Venice Biennale and was awarded the Golden Lion in 2005. This talk is organized […]

Free

Religion, Culture, Identity: A Journey Through Film

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Gurinder Chadha, director of the hit film Bend It Like Beckham and more than a dozen other films, will deliver Colby’s annual Compagna-Sennett Religious Studies Lecture. Her lecture is titled “Religion, Culture, and Identity: A Journey Through Film.” The movie, which follows the daughter of orthodox Sikhs who rebels against her parents’ traditions to chase her […]

Free

Poetry and Human Rights

Robinson Room, Miller Library, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

A poetry reading celebrating the intersection between the personal and the political in English and Spanish. Guatemala’s Regina José Galindo and Colby’s own Adrian Blevins will read from recent work. Regina José Galindo is a performance artist and poet from Guatemala. She is the author of two books of poems including Trentacuentos (2008) and most recently […]

Free

Father on a Mission for Transgender Equality

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME

Wayne Maines, the father of Wyatt who became Nicole, will be speaking about the arduous journey and the struggles that his wife, Nicole's twin brother Jonas, and himself took in support of Nicole, who fought for the right to be herself. Following his talk, there will be a question and answer session.  Becoming Nicole books […]

Free

Prentice Lecture: Leonardo Drew

Given Auditorium, Bixler Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Artist Leonardo Drew will present the museum’s annual Miles and Katharine Culbertson Prentice Distinguished Lecture with a discussion of his recent work and Untitled, Number 104, 2005, currently on view in the museum’s Gordon Gallery.

Free

Welcome to the G–d— Ice Cube!

Pugh Center, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Blair Braverman (Colby Class of 2011), dogsledder, journalist, and essayist, has been an Iowa Arts Fellow and a MacDowell Fellow. She was an environmental policy major and creative writing minor at Colby. Her work has appeared on This American Life, and Buzzfeed, and in Orion, and Atavist magazines. Last May she was named to the inaugural Outdoor magazine 30 […]

Free

Halloween Party for Teens

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Join us for a spooky party in the teen room! Activities will include face painting, crafts, pumpkin painting, and more! This event is free, and intended for those under the age of 18. For more information, please call (207) 872-5433, or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org.

Free

Freaky 5K

Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Time to get freaky!! Join us for the 8th Annual Freaky 5k Run/Walk: Saturday, October 29! The Freaky 5k is a reminder that Halloween should be about imaginative and creative costumes, not the frighteningly sexualized ones peddled to even the youngest girls. We invite you to join us for a costumes appreciated trot through town […]

$15 – $25

Making Faces

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Get a special view of masks from the museum’s collection and then make your own. A family-friendly event.

Free
Recurring

REM Craft Fair

Support local Maine artisans and at the same time pick up that one-of-a-kind gift you’ve been searching for. Sat: 10-5, Sun:10-3 For more info see REM Craft Fair page.

Free

Remones Reanimated

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

 Waterville's favorite punk rock band returns for a special all-ages, shushing-free matinee. Remones Reanimated will mix songs of the Ramones with other sca-a-a-ry punk rock classics. Admission is free, costumes are highly encouraged, and ear plugs will be provided. For more information, please call (207) 872-5433, or email librarian@watervillelibrary.org. The Remones Reanimated are: VP Remone […]

Free

A Folk Song Tour of America

Lorimer Chapel, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Making his debut at Colby, Jesse Wakeman will conduct the Colby Chorale and Chamber Choir in a performance of folk music. Enjoy a cultural tour of the continent with arrangements such as “Simple Gifts” by Jay Althouse, “Shenandoah” by James Erb, and “Ah, si mon moine voulait danser!” by Jesse Wakeman himself.

Free

Beyond Bathrooms

Universalist Unitarian Church 69 Silver Street, Waterville, ME

Learning to be an ally to the transgender people in your life, or to transgender people overall, is an ongoing process. Some ways to be a good ally are relatively simple and easy, while others require more time, energy, and commitment. Whether you're looking for information on supporting a transgender person in your life or […]

Free

Bagel Brunch

Beth Israel Congregation 291 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Join the Beth Israel Congregation for bagels, a guest speaker, and great discussion. Brunches will be held one Sunday each month- keep an eye out for future dates. Brunch topics and speakers will be announced in the Beth Israel monthly newsletters and weekly emails. Contact Rabbi Rachel Isaacs for more information or to be added […]

Spooky Movie Night for Teens

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Come enjoy the 2016 remake of a popular spooky movie from 1984! This program is open to attendees between the ages of 11 and 18. For more information (including the identity of the movie), please call (207) 872-5433, or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org.

Free

Recurring

National Novel Writing Month Write-In

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

To celebrate National Novel Writing Month, the library will be hosting a series of Write-Ins during the month of November! Write-In events will take place in the Barlett Room for Teens, but are not age restricted. Our Write-In dates are: Kick-Off: November 1, 4-6 pm November 8, 4-6 pm November 15, 4-6 pm November 22, […]

Free

A History of Data, Big and Little

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

For many of us, seeing is believing; we’re strongly influenced by an empirical understanding of what constitutes proof (“show me the proof,” as opposed to “explain to me the proof,” “tell me the proof,” etc.). Developments in how we understand data and data science, however, complicate our reliance on empiricism by introducing new standards of […]

Free

Community Spokes: A Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Leadership Initiative

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

The Community Spokes Program is the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s effort to create a statewide network of bicycle and pedestrian advocates at the local level. We empower Mainers to become champions of better biking and walking through advocacy training, education, and ongoing technical support. This free, one-day training will teach the foundation of bicycle and […]

Just Eat It

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

The documentary is one of the most startling portrayals of food waste in today's society.  The film follows Grant Baldwin and Jen Rustemeyer as they attempt to eat only food that is going to be thrown out, for the entire duration of six months.  FREE event includes movie, slice of pizza, and water. Must register […]

Free
Recurring

Open Drawing & Painting Night

Seasoned and aspiring visual artists are invited to participate in a newly expanded Common Street Arts program dedicated to drawing, painting, and sculpting. Weekly offerings rotate between drawing or painting the nude, working with still life arrangements, and capturing the poses of local “celebrities” in costume. Sessions are open to all levels of experience and […]

$15

Essentials of College Planning and Financial Aid

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, financial aid, career and study skills. Advance registration required. Register by visiting http://meoc.maine.edu/schedule.php or by calling 1-800-281-3703. Location: Colby Program Room, Lower Level.

Free

Material, Environment and Architecture: The Artistic Process and Creating Space

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Faculty Fellow in Art Alison Stigora is a site-specific artist specializing in large-scale sculpture and installation. Her projects explore ideas of transparency, the relationship between humans and their environment, and the intersection of sculpture and architecture. Sponsored by the Department of Art.

Free

Music in the Museum: Last Pieces and Listening

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Morton Feldman’s Last Pieces is a group of four short works for piano that continue to be hot topics for music theorists and historians. Pianist Steve Pane (University of  Maine at Farmington) will perform Feldman’s work and join Colby’s Steven Nuss, Anindyo Roy, Christiane Guillois, and UMF philosopher Matthew Houston and the audience for a discussion of Last […]

Free

The Holocaust and Other 20th-Century Genocides

Room 122, Diamond Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

In this lecture, Eric D. Weitz, dean of humanities and arts and distinguished professor of history at The City College of New York, argues that we need to understand the Holocaust not as a singular, unique event but as one of a number of genocides carried out by states in the 20th century. To compare […]

Free

Bella’s Bartok

Mainely Brews 1 Post Office Square, Waterville, ME

To understand Bella's Bartok, imagine what you would get if Salvador Dali and Toulouse Lautrec were fronting the Moulin Rouge's house band, and you have the exuberant spectacle that is Bella's Bartok. Described as "about as much fun as you can have with your pants on" (Dan Wolovick, Two Way Monologues), this 6-piece powerhouse melds […]

$5
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