Come read with the reader dogs! Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time! Great 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! […]

Community Harvest Dinner at Muskie Center, Gold St, Waterville. Join us for simple, affordable cooking demonstrations, gardening activities 4:30-5:30. Community Dinner served at 5:30-6:30. Events and meal are FREE.  For more info contact Cheryl at 859-1567 or cheryll@kvcap.org

The Waterville Public Library is partnering with the Maine Humanities Council, the Margaret Chase Smith Foundation and the Mid-Maine Global Forum to present a three-part speakers series, The World in Your Library. Tonight's presentation is the third of three. In this richly illustrated presentation, Libby Bischof, Associate Professor of History and Department Chair at the University […]

It has been 25 years since their first album and Rusted Root is still going strong.  In 1992 Rusted Root released Cruel Sun and two years later they released their platinum-selling breakthrough, When I Woke, which spawned the Top 40 hit “Send Me On My Way”.  2014 saw the release of their latest studio album […]

This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, financial aid, career and study skills. Advance registration is required. Register at meoc.maine.edu/workshops/workshop-schedule/ or by calling 1-800-281-3703. Location: Colby Program Room, Lower Level, Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm Street, Waterville.

Join us for a fall open house, where fresh, local appetizers by healthy eats and refreshments by Meridians will be provided. Enjoy our current exhibition Into The Forest: Flora, Fauna, Lichen, Moss featuring works by Barbara Sullivan and Juliet Karelsen and learn more about the many new programs happening at CSA. There will be free artmaking […]

Join the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce for Business After Hours! Held on the third Wednesday of each month, except during the summer, 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 […]

Join us for our ongoing Celebrity Life Drawing series capturing the poses of local “celebrities” at CSA, the third Wednesday night of each month from 5:30 to 8:00. This week features TOCmedia President and CEO, Tracy O’Clair. Cost: $5 per session/per person. Visit the Common Street Arts website or call us at for more information! Location: Common […]

Sylvia Earle, legendary oceanographer, acclaimed environmental scientist, and champion for ocean conservation, has been named the inaugural F. Russell Cole Distinguished Lecturer in Environmental Studies at Colby. Her public lecture, “The Quest for Sustainable Seas,” will demonstrate how the ocean provides the underpinning of our economy, health, security, and the existence of life itself. Once […]

Job Corps is a FREE residential vocational training program for eligible youth ages 16-24. Training is available in the construction, medical, hospitality, and administrative fields. Job Corps also offers training in employment skills and life skills. Please join us at the Waterville Public Library to hear more about the program and to start the application […]

Many leadership studies suggest that women are more participative, collaborative, transformational, and democratic than men; female managers are seen as less transactional, authoritative, or “command-control.”  Other research has revealed that Fortune 500 companies with a higher percentage of women on their boards experience significantly higher financial outcomes. In what other ways do women’s leadership traits […]

Jinyan Zeng, Ph.D., a Chinese filmmaker, blogger, activist, and scholar, has been named the 2017 Oak Human Rights Fellow at Colby. This is the first time in its nearly 20-year history that the Oak Institute for Human Rights has selected someone from the People’s Republic of China. Dr. Zeng’s talk will explore how the government, private […]

A two-hour event featuring student work on environmental projects featuring student work on environmental projects. 2:00: Mix and mingle in the Atrium, opportunity to look at posters and displays. 2:30: Presentations and films in Room 141, Diamond Building Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Gail Carlson Trustee Sandy Buck ’78 Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Philip […]

Children’s book illustrator and author Russ Cox will share his secrets to his funny and creative illustrations. Go home with a monster character of your own invention based on Maine forest flora and fauna. For ages 6-12. Cost: $12. Location: Common Street Arts, 93 Main St., Waterville, 872-ARTS, www.watervillecreates.org/common-street-arts/ REGISTER

In partnership with the L.C. Bates Museum, Common Street Arts is pleased to present Rocks in Your Life. Explore rocks and minerals and how we use them in our daily lives. Free, but space is limited. Registration is required. For more information call 872-ARTS or email marie@watervillecreates.org. Location: Common Street Arts, 93 Main St., Waterville, […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room 4:00 every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! This week, we'll be showing Descendants 2 (PG). This event is free and open to attendees ages 11-18. Light refreshments will be provided. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens, Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm Street, Waterville. More Information »

Please come to learn and discuss, beginning Thursday October 19, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Location: St. Marks Episcopal Church, 60 Eustis Parkway (Eustis and North Street), Waterville. FMI: David Doreau, dddoreau@roadrunner.com

Interested in receiving a flu shot here at the Muskie Center? Flu shots are free on most health plans, just bring your health insurance card with you! For those without health coverage the cost is $25, payable when the flu shot is received. Please pre-register by calling 873-4745. Location: Spectrum Generations, Muskie Community Center, 38 […]

Audubon’s bird illustrations are known for their lifelike qualities, capturing both the bird’s behavior and its environment. Join Frank Guarnieri and Margaret Aiken, Linde Family Foundation Coordinator of School and Teacher Programs, as they discuss the process and importance of researching the insects from these illustrations. Location: Colby Museum of Art, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. […]

If you are 75 pounds or more overweight with obesity-related health issues and cannot lose weight by traditional means, surgical weight loss might be a good option for you.  Call EMMC at 973-6383 to register for this free information session, or for more information about EMMC’s Surgical Weight Loss Program visit swlp.emmc.org. Location: Medical Arts […]

Listen to three faculty members discuss their current work. The entire showcase runs for two hours, 1-3 p.m. Paramilitary Politics in Colombia, Winifred Tate, Associate Professor of Anthropology How to understand paramilitary forces, which came to number more than 30,000 fighters in the early 2000s, is one of the central questions of Colombian political life. […]

Join Ms. Jenn for a special Storytime that is… ALL ABOUT PUMPKINS!  Come to a special program: P U M P K I N  F U N ! Followed by a pumpkin craft! "Hi, I'm Ms. Jenn, and I'm passionate about nutrition. Especially about introducing good nutritional habits to kids and encouraging them to eat […]

Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grown-ups are invited to a brief exploration of the museum, after which we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Then head to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create your own works of art. Advance registration is not required, but the program will be […]

If you have home movies on film that you’ve never seen, or haven’t watched since you inherited them from your grandparents–don’t let your films decay! Take them to Home Movie Day! Bring your 8mm, Super 8, or 16mm home movies and see them projected on the big screen. Join us and also see rare archival […]

We will have the lights low and lots of Halloween decorations and fun. The slightly creepy, but awesome Night Flashlight Tours, include a decorated museum, a fun scavenger hunt and Halloween animal activities in the classroom. We will dissect some owl pellets, view some animal skulls, make a bat craft and more in the classroom. What […]