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Recycled Shakespeare Company is casting all roles for As You Like It. Those interested in auditioning should contact RecycledShakespeare@gmail.com to schedule an audition (you can just stop in on April 1 as well). If you would like to audition but are not available on April 1, or have questions, please contact Recycled Shakespeare Company. All […]
Admission is free; donations will benefit the schools scholarship fund.
Coming of age stories, family entertainment, satire as commentary, all inspire composers to write and audiences to engage. Colby Wind Ensemble celebrates music that captures the imagination with works that include Satiric Dances for a Comedy by Aristophanes for Band by Norman Della Joio, Fantasies on a Theme for Band by Haydn and film scores […]
Community Conversations is a series of events bringing together Waterville faith and community institutions with Colby faculty and students to discuss major issues of common concern. The theme for the 2016-2017 year is wealth, and the April event will focus on the relationship between wealth and dignity. Dr. Alyssa Gray of Hebrew Union College and […]
Join us in the Teen Room at the Waterville Public Library and make something amazing! Every Monday at 3:00, we'll be creating something new. We provide the supplies, you bring the creativity! This event is free, and open to attendees under the age of 18. For more information, please call 872-5433, or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Click […]
Come spend a few weeks learning the art of bookbinding with Anna Low from the Purplebean Bindery. Over six weekly classes you will make small folded paper books and fun floppy cards, nifty accordion books, a small poem book using the Japanese stab binding, leather covered sketchbooks using the long stitch and for the last two […]
In 1964 three civil rights activists go missing in Mississippi. The bodies of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner are found months later, and the three Klansman accused of murdering them are put on trial. All three are found not guilty, including Edgar Ray Killen who openly flaunts his involvement in the killings for […]
National Event Day Screening of 1984! Hosted by Arthouse Theaters Around the Country In Response to Current Political Climate On April 4, 2017, over 90 art house movie theatres across the country will be participating in a screening of 1984, starring John Hurt, who died recently, and Richard Burton. Less than one month into the […]
Marketing sustainable products to a mass consumer audience has had ups and downs the past two decades. Many sustainable products have failed to gain mass appeal. Why? Doug Sweeney, chief marketing officer at Nest and VP marketing at Google, will share his experience leading marketing for big global brands and also smaller start-ups. From the […]
See this new documentary film and meet the director, Tonya Shevenell, whose ancestor migrated by foot from Canada to Maine! In 1845, 19-year-old Israel Shevenell left his home in Canada and walked nearly 200 miles to Biddeford, Maine. He found work as a brick maker and is recognized as the city’s first permanent French-Canadian settler […]
Are you a good listener? Are you comfortable talking on the phone? Do you have a passion for helping others? If you answered yes to these questions, I have an opportunity that may be perfect for you! Family Violence Project has an ongoing need for volunteer advocates to help answer our 24-Hour Helpline […]
Hear from Matt Kearns, Colby Class of ’93, chief marketing officer with Longroad Energy. Over the last 10 years, large-scale wind and solar projects have been built across the U.S. to meet renewable energy goals set by states. In the past, utilities were the only customers for energy from these large scale projects. As the cost of […]
Annual Appeal Youth Talent Search! SHOW: Wednesday, June 7th at Colby College Page Commons CALLING ALL TALENT! For the second year in a row we are kicking off our Annual Appeal with a dinner and show featuring the skills and talents of Waterville area youth. We need you! This is a call for Singers, Dancers, […]
PechaKucha Night Waterville volume 24 will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College. A reception with a cash bar and light refreshments will take place from 6:16p-7:15p. Presentations will begin at 7:20p. This event is free and open to the public.
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! Get ready for a fun filled day of learning, sharing, growing and some girl-powered activism! #girlsrock17 The conference is open to girls* […]
Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4:00 p.m. each Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! These screenings are free and are open to attendees under the age of 18. Light refreshments will be provided. FMI: 872-5433 or staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Upcoming Features: April 6: Rogue One (PG-13) April 13: A Monster Calls (PG-13) April […]
Josie Sigler and Crystal Williams will read from their books, followed by a reception and a book signing. Sigler’s collection of stories, The Galaxie and Other Rides (Livingston Press, 2012), was awarded the Ruby Pickens Tartt First Fiction Award, her book of poetry, living must bury (Fence Books), won the 2010 Motherwell Prize, and the […]
Join the student curators of the installation Zao in Context as they discuss and interpret artworks that put the exhibition No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki into context.
Community Voices is a live event series featuring one-on-one interviews with notable Community Voices, exclusively from the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. Join us for a night with George Mitchell in a one-on-one conversation led by our own Amy Calder on April 6. Doors open at 6:30. Advance tickets are required. Admission is free for […]
With a performance career spanning more than 30 years, Yoko Hiraoka is widely recognized as a master performer and teacher of Japanese traditional string instruments and vocal styles. Hiraoka returns to Colby to sing and play highlights of famous music for the biwa (four-stringed lute). The Tale of the Heike is a lyrical account of […]
White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been called a play. But it’s a lively, global sensation that no one is allowed to talk about. Its award-winning playwright, Nassim Soleimanpour, is Iranian. His words have escaped censorship and are awaiting your audience. Slyly humorous and audaciously pointed, this “theater-entertainment-meets-social experiment” is unlike anything and will make you question everything. Performed […]
Join us for a morning of active play and learn about summer camp opportunities. Enjoy Adventure Playland, arts & crafts, fun games and activities, face painting, swimming and more — all for free! For details and more family-friendly activities, visit www.inlandhospital.org or call 861-3292. For a printable poster, click HERE.
After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to color. 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 one-hour program is designed for preschoolers and toddlers. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby […]
Join the Colby College Chorale and Chamber Choir in collaboration with the Bowdoin Chamber Choir as they herald the spring season with joyous song. The program features works inspired by the warmth and vigor of springtime, with selections that celebrate the joys of life and love and the beauty of nature. Works include “A Jubilant […]
The Waterville community will gather on the steps of City Hall to speak out against the presence of the KKK in Waterville, and for the Waterville we know and desire: a place where all are welcome. Bring your palms (from Palm Sunday worship services)!