4/11/2022 COVID Update: The State of Maine no longer requires masking or proof of vaccination to attend any public events, but individual venues are free to do so. For the latest information, visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or the State of Maine’s COVID site.

Quarry Road Fall Festival

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

All are invited to this free community event to enjoy fun activities, explore the trails and learn about winter programs, volunteer opportunities, recent updates and future plans. Family-friendly activities will include trail walks, a hay bale maze, pumpkin bowling, orienteering, apple slinging, and face painting.  Participants are encouraged to bring their mountain bikes to try […]

Free

Cards for Veterans

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

The Waterville Public Library invites all to a card making event for veterans and their families. Starting on October 31, card making supplies will  also be available in the Fireplace Room during the week before our special card making event on November 5. The Library will provide the creativity supplies, you bring the love; all may […]

Free
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Art + Storytelling: Giving Thanks

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

After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to giving thanks. Children and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Center to have a snack and create their own works of art. This program is designed for preschoolers and toddlers.

Free

The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

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

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Three charismatic singers, Simon Keenlyside, Ildar Abdrazakov, and Mariusz Kwiecien, share the role of the title hero, who goes to hell in a dazzling coup de théâtre. The ensemble of great Mozartean singers includes Isabel Leonard, Angela Meade, Matthew Polenzani, Marina Rebeka, Erwin Schrott, Ramón Vargas, and Rolando Villazón. Fabio Luisi […]

$18

Nosh & Knock Off Event Sold Out!

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

“MURDER AT GOOSENECK LAKE” An Interactive Murder Mystery Evening When a local dignitary is found dead at a gala at the public library, guests are in the detective seat to help solve a crime! A cast of local actors, characters and dignitaries provide clues to help figure out “whodunit.” The evening will be a celebration […]

$30

Homage to the Soloist

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

Exploring compositions that pay tribute to other forms of arts, Colby Wind Ensemble presents works celebrating Picasso, José Morea, and the architect John Roebling. Included in the program are Pablo! by Richard Meyer and Brooklyn Bridge for Clarinet and Symphonic Band by Michael Daugherty with soloist, Kimberly Perkins Brewer. Also featured on the program are […]

Free

The Bolshoi Ballet: The Golden Age

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

Choreographer: Yuri Grigorovich Sets and Costumes: Simon Virsaladze Lighting Designer: Mikhail Sokolov Time and place of action — seaside town in the south of Russia; the 1920’s. This was the period of the New Economic Policy (NEP) which allowed private enterprise and trade. As a result, shady operators and petty criminals flourished. The Golden Age […]

$13

Carols and Lights Ticket Distribution

Pulver Pavillion, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Three performances of the 47th Annual Service of Carols and Lights, a community Christmas celebration combining music and worship sponsored by the Office of Regligious and Spiritual Life, will be held Friday and Saturday, December 9 and 10, in Lorimer Chapel. The services will be held Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 and Saturday afternoon […]

Free

Film Screening: Maji

Room 1, Olin Science Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Benard Kibet ’18 used his $10,000 Project for Peace award to bring running water to his village in Kenya. This film by Milton Guillén ’15 tells Kibet’s story and its effect on his community. Shot entirely on location, the 12-minute film is an exploration of what’s possible when one individual decides to give back to […]

Free

Uncomfortable (Revolutionary) Monuments

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

BZ ’18-’45: One Monument, One City, Two Dictatorships is a public exhibition within the Monument to Victory in Bolzano, Italy, that illustrates the history of the monument erected by the Italian Fascist regime in 1928. This lecture by Jeffrey Schnapp, professor of romance literature and comparative literature at Harvard, recounts the tale of the monument and its reframing […]

Free
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Job Search Lab

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

The Job Search Lab is for job seekers of all backgrounds. You can get ideas to improve your job search, work on your resume/cover letter, and learn about education and training options available in our area. No appointment necessary — just drop in! Staffed by Augusta CareerCenter, Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education, and New Ventures […]

Free

Grieving Through the Holidays

Hospice Community Center 304 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a nine-week support group for adults grieving the loss of a loved one. The group will meet Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00 pm starting November 8. Meetings are free and will be held at the Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area Community Center.  Contact Jillian Roy, Youth Services Coordinator, to get […]

Free

Author Event: Wendy Miller

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Expressive arts therapist and writer Dr. Wendy Miller shares a story written with her late husband, Dr. Gene Cohen, a pioneering psychiatrist, researcher and writer about creative aging, from the intersection of medical science and life's meaning--a story of love and family, life and death, and the healing power of creativity through illness and adversity. […]

Free

Fiction Reading by Kirstin Valdez Quade

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

Kirstin Valdez Quade is the author of Night at the Fiestas, which received the John Leonard Prize from the National Book Critics Circle, the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a 5 Under 35 award from the National Book Foundation. It was a New York Times […]

Free

The Maine Island Trail: A Model for Citizen Stewardship

Fairchild Dining Room, Dana Hall, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The Maine Island Trail is America’s oldest recreational water trail. The trail has grown from an initial 30 islands to include more than 200 properties spanning the entire Maine coast. Come learn from Brian Marcaurelle how this unique recreational resource—built on simple handshakes and maintained by conscientious users—has risen from humble beginnings to become a […]

Beginner Wheel-Throwing Clay Class

Common Street Arts Clay Studio announces an exciting, fun and relaxing beginner wheel-throwing class starting in November. Learn all about clay, wheel-throwing techniques, wedging, 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 […]

$175

Dining for Dollars

Mainely Brews 1 Post Office Square, Waterville, ME

Bring your family to Mainely Brews for dinner out and support a great cause. You'll enjoy great food, fun, and live music by Sounds Unlimited featuring John Plummer. 10 % of all sales will benefit programs at The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers.

Eva Hesse

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

Reception at 7:00; Film at 8:00; Q & A to follow screening. Eva Hesse is one of America’s foremost postwar artists. Her pioneering sculptures, using latex, fiberglass, and plastics, helped establish the post-minimalist movement. Dying of a brain tumor at age 34, she had a mere decade-long career that, despite its brevity, is dense with […]

Free

Worst to First: How to Turn Around Maine’s Business Ranking

Summit Room, Spann Student Commons, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

With Matt Gagnon, executive director of The Maine Heritage Policy Center.  He will share data on how to move the state of Maine to first place. Cost: $17 for Chamber members, $19 for Chamber members registering after the Friday before the event, $25 at the door and for non-members. To Register: E-mail: customerservice@midmainechamber.com Phone: 873-3315 […]

$17

Recruiting Event: Bonney Staffing

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Looking for work? Stop by and meet with the Bonney Staffing Talent & Training Coordinator to discuss current and upcoming jobs in the Unity to Winslow area. For questions about employment opportunities, please call Bonney Staffing at 621-1100. Location: Fireplace Room, 1st Floor, Waterville Public Library.

Free

Veterans Day Luncheon

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Spectrum Generations Muskie Center will be sponsoring a free lunch to all our veterans. The menu includes baked ham, seasoned baked chicken, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots and a special dessert. The cost is $6.00 for non-veterans. Please join us and let us honor your service! Guest speaker Conrad Edwards from the Bureau of Veterans' Services […]

Reading Race in the Work of Glenn Ligon

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

A conversation between Curator of Academic Programs Shalini Le Gall and Assistant Professor of English Jay Sibara on Glenn Ligon’s use of James Baldwin’s Notes of a Native Son (1955) in the work Untitled (2016), on loan to the museum from the collection of Jennifer and Bob Diamond. Location: Gordon Gallery, Museum of Art.

Free

Reader Dogs

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

The reader dogs are back! Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time! For kids who want to practice their reading skills and for families who want a fun, calming read-aloud opportunity. Spend 15 minutes with a dog who loves to listen. Bring your […]

Free

Museum Mash-Up

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

The museum Student Advisory Board hosts an evening of student and club performances inspired by the museum’s current exhibitions. Theater, dance, poetry, music, and more. Location: Jette Galleries, Museum of Art.

Free

Destroying Cultural Heritage in the Middle East

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

In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria today, there is large-scale destruction of cultural heritage, especially remnants of ancient visual cultures in the region. This lecture by Assistant Professor of Art Marta E. Ameri examines the history of such image destruction in the Middle East, focusing on its role in the context of political and social upheaval […]

Free
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