Animals — from worms to humans — have brains. Our human brains are clearly special: we have evolved speech, culture, dance, language, song. Is the origin of our human brain special, or do these abilities that make us human share a common history with other mammals? Or flies? Or worms? We’ll talk about some of […]

In a dark time, unfastened by loss and despair, how does one find one’s way back to the world again? Former Maine Poet Laureate Wes McNair’s new collection, The Unfastening, seeks to answer this question through poems of sorrow, and hope, and joy. McNair will read selected poems and talk about the complex, unexpected process […]

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 […]

Performances at 7:00 and 9:00. Performances by Colby a cappella groups Colby Eight, Colbyettes, Blue Lights, Megalomaniacs, Sirens, EVE, Mayflower Chill, and Mediocre. Tickets not required. Seating at each concert is limited to 180 guests, first come, first served. Location: Given Auditorium, Bixler Bldg., Colby College, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville.

Music and food make life better!  Enjoy the Portland Symphony Orchestra with Conductor, Andrew Crust, and featuring Soprano, Suzanne Nance. There will be a 5:30 p.m. reception at Amici’s Cucina prior to the 7:00 p.m. concert. Tickets for the concert are $25, reception/concert tickets are $50. Funds raised will benefit Inland Hospital’s women and infant […]

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.

Meet at Colby's Collins and Young Observatory at the top of Mayflower Hill in Waterville for race registration and start/finish line. Park in the lot at the Alfond Senior Apartments, accessible from Washington Street. The cost to participate is $5. All proceeds will go to Hardy Girls Healthy Women, a nonprofit community organization.

On October 28 and 29, we will welcome back David Dupree, assistant director of the Young Adult Choir at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden, MD and David Powell of Princeton, NJ for our 2nd Gospel Residency. Come make a joyful noise with a top-notch Gospel artist. All are welcome – staff, faculty, students, and […]

Join us in celebrating the opening of Railroad Square Cinema's latest Art in the Lobby Exhibition featuring the photography of Raul Sirén. Refreshments and conversation with the artist will follow a projected slideshow of hundreds of images documenting the Athens, Maine 4th of July Parades and Plays from 1998-2008. This exhibit continues through November 28. […]

It's our annual Halloween Party for kids and their grownups, featuring seasonal stories, games and treats!  Suitable for all ages. Wear your costume! Location: Colby Program Room, Lower Level, Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm Street, Waterville. FMI: Call 680-2604 or email kkenny@watervillelibrary.org.

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 […]

"Murder in Movieland", an interactive murder mystery evening at the Waterville Public Library will take place on Saturday, October 28, 2017! The evening will be a celebration of creativity, community, and fun! The cost will be $30 per person. Tickets are limited and go quickly! Get yours early! This is a 21+ event. CLICK HERE […]

As part of the annual humanities theme, Origins, the Colby Symphony Orchestra, directed by Jinwook Park, will present works by three German masters: Wagner’s overture and the dramatic “Pilgrim’s Chorus” from Tannhäuser; Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn; and Beethoven’s timeless Sixth Symphony “Pastoral,” which abounds with sounds and images of the German […]

Absolute Zero is hosting their annual Halloween Bash this Saturday if you can make it! Donations go to United Way of Mid-Maine. Location: O'Briens Event Center, 375 Main St, Waterville  

There’s no better way to get into the Halloween spirit than with a special screening of what’s been called “the most terrifying movie ever made!” — director Dario Argento’s giallo-infused, “candy-colored,” phantasmagoric nightmare of a horror classic Suspiria. Even better? Suspiria has been lovingly restored and remastered for its fortieth anniversary! Buoyed by a phenomenal […]

At the Paranoid Social Club, we all fit in. Paranoid Social Club is the bastard brainchild of Dave Gutter and Jon Roods of the Rustic Overtones. Hailing from Portland, ME the band has received international accolades for it's high energy style. Equally inspired by punk, soul, psychedelic rock, and the human psyche; PSC is a […]

Audition Dates and Times: Sunday, October 29 at 6:00pm Monday, October 30 at 6:00pm Parts for 6 women. Click for character descriptions and audition materials. Location: Waterville City Council Chambers, 93 Main Street, Third Floor, Waterville. Performance Dates and Times: January 26, 27, February 2, 3 at 7:30pm January 28 and February 4 at 2:00pm

Join us in the Teen Room every Monday at 3:00 and make something amazing! We provide the supplies, you bring the creativity! Learn how to create a custom, Harry Potter inspired wand of your very own! This program is free, and open to attendees ages 11-18. For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. […]

Please join us for a talk by Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan activist who will speak about his journey from growing up in Nairobi’s low-income communities to becoming an internationally recognized and award-winning photojournalist, activist, and politician. Mwangi’s visit to Colby is generously sponsored by the Goldfarb Fund in the Government Department. Location: Room 153, Diamond […]

Looking for a way to brighten up your children’s day? Bring them on down to the Library for Crafternoons! Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:00 every Tuesday to participate in a fun craft! This week: Masks made from paper plates for the Day of the Dead! Children under 7 must be accompanied by a […]

A local taxidermist will join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann in discussing parallels between early 19th-century Americans’ fascination with re-animating life and the artistic practice of John James Audubon. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. Contact: Jordia Benjamin, jordia.benjamin@colby.edu, 859-5613.

Since the early 20th century, the theory of poetry in Italy has been accustomed to a set of authoritative statements and categories shaped by Benedetto Croce’s general aesthetics: poetry as the individual intuition of a spiritual state of mind; poetry as the result of a strict selection among the possible ways of expressing that intuition. […]

Andrew Newcomb, Colby Class of ’15 and master’s candidate in climate and earth sciences at the University of Maine Orono, will discuss dam management. Dams constitute a severe disturbance for a river’s hydrologic regime. The Penobscot River in Maine has a long history of human alteration by dams, and recently of river restoration by dam […]