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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.
Pay Equity, the Gender Wage Gap and Policies Toward Pay and Parenthood Fifty-seven years after the Equal Pay Act in 1963, the median woman who works full-time earns only 82 cents for each dollar earned by her male counterpart. Recent economics has found that, on average, women’s annual earnings fall after having children but men’s […]
Are you worried about climate change and want to do something, but don’t know what to do? OR Are you interested in learning about climate change legislation currently moving through the US Congress? If the answer is yes, welcome to CCL! The Waterville and Colby branches of the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) will be meeting […]
Kids try out making simple segmented shadow puppets! Special guests from Colby’s community engagement and art course, led by Matthew Cumbie, will be on hand to guide kids through a fun movement activity with the puppets. Ages 7 -12 $14 per session Snacks included Scholarships available
You are invited to our Music that Makes Community practice group! MtMC is a national singing practice that builds community through the singing of chants, rounds, calls and responses, spirituals, religious and secular songs, and more. We speak and explain as little as possible. Perfection, competition, or performance are not our goals. Please come, bring […]
Please join us for the opening reception of CSA Clay! on Thursday, January 16 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. CSA Clay! is on view in the CSA gallery from January 13 through February 15, 2020. All work in the exhibition is for sale and this a great opportunity to support Maine artists and select a special, one-of-a-kind, […]
Ever wondered what made those tracks you saw in the woods? We will lead a snow shoe/ hike across one of our conservation properties. We call it "Dolley" — it is a property across the road from the Round Top trailhead in Rome. It includes a wide trail and a field home to deer, apple […]
As part of the museum’s wellness initiative, Let Art Inspir, Artful Movements provides an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the galleries. This free one-hour session begins with a deeper look at an artwork, followed by a series of gentle poses and meditation led by Kathleen Leisure Haberstock of School Street […]
National Squirrel Appreciation Day — it’s actually on January 21, but we will celebrate it on the preceding Saturday — is a day to learn about and celebrate the world’s cutest rodents. We might generally look at squirrels as being an unnecessary nuisance, but their existence is actually beneficial to the environment, and in urban […]
34th Annual MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY BREAKFAST January 20, 2020 7:30am – 9:00am Spectrum Generations Muskie Community Center, 38 Gold Street, Waterville - Master of Ceremonies: Peter Garrett, President Waterville Rotary Club - Invocation: Father James Doran, Saint Joseph Antiochene Syriac Maronite Catholic Church - Buffet (MLK, Jr. photo slide show played during breakfast) […]
Everyone is welcome to join this multi-faith celebration of Martin Luther King’s life and work, where we will also present the Drum Major for Justice Award. Contact: Lexie Hinners-Mucci, ammucci@colby.edu, 207-859-4265
Colby invites you to join us for a dinner-time chat as we listen in on an honest conversation between Shay Stewart-Bouley and Debby Irving as they discuss racism’s impact on their lives and the ways in which interpersonal dialogue has been instrumental in their own understanding of 21st-century racial dynamics. Following their conversation, participants will […]
Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time and visiting! 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 own favorite book, […]
Central Maine Growth Council was recently selected as one of 10 communities in the U.S. to join the 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative, which helps communities utilize their own unique assets to build a digital economy based on technology, innovation, and quality of place. Officials from the Initiative and the US. Economic Development Administration will conduct […]
The ever-popular making of slime is loved by children of all ages. There will be three different slime recipes to try and bring home. Ages 7 -12 $14 per session Snacks included Scholarships available REGISTER
2020 Annual Meeting & Celebration Join the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers on Thursday, January 23rd for our Annual Celebration from 5:30 - 7 pm at O'Brien's Event Center in Waterville! Our night will consist of a social hour, cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, a celebration of our accomplishments in 2019 and our goals for […]
The campus-wide closeout of MLK commemorative week, Love Anger Transformation, will be a guided tour of the Kelley Collection on display in the Colby Museum of Art, concluding with a reflective activity encompassing the week of events. The museum is honored to have 23 works from the Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection on display in its galleries. […]
January 24, 25, 31, February 1 at 7:30pm January 26 and February 2 at 2:00pm Written by Christopher M. Walsh Directed by Debra Susi When an anonymous note sends a newlywed wife looking for help, Miss Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson work together to uncover the secrets surrounding several mysterious deaths. Click for more […]
This classic film will mark its 70th anniversary in 2020. It’s from the master Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and starred the great Toshirô Mifune as the notorious bandit Tajômaru and actress Machiko Kyô — who died at age 95 in 2019 — as the bride of a samurai (Masayuki Mori) who has met an untimely […]
After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme—in January it will be “Green Living.” Afterward, preschoolers, toddlers, and their grownups will visit the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create their own works of art. Recommended for children ages 3+ and their caregivers. […]
“SCARAB…The Journey Experience”, is the closest re-creation you will see to THE supergroup of the 70’s and 80’s. An absolutely dynamic stage show with mesmerizing four-part harmonies. The Internationally touring tribute act performs a 2+ hr. concert with all the sights, sounds and of course songs that made Journey famous the World over. Come see […]
Bring a sign against another war in the Middle East. Wear warm clothes. We’ll stand for 1 hour. Come to the church at 11:00 for Coffee Hour if you like. Hope to see you there!
What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get more than she could have imagined. When Winnie learns of the magic behind the Tuck’s unending youth, she […]
Join the Science, Technology, and Society Program for a presentation by two distinguished researchers. Anita Guerrini, the Horning Professor in the Humanities and Professor of History Emerita at Oregon State University, will discuss extinction and the American mastodon. Mike Osborne, president of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology and professor emeritus […]
Wanna dance? Join us in a welcoming, judgement & substance free zone! Experience the joy of freestyle dancing where social expectations are left behind. Dance for the simple joy of moving to awesome music, dancing alone, with a partner or with a group. No dance instruction given and no experience required. Dance space, sound system, […]
Film premiere tour with Q&A with director Michael Seebold and members of the Evening Crane Theatre to follow! Enoptromancy, Or When We Meet As One, the cinematic feature debut of New York City-based theatre group Evening Crane Theatre, will play at Railroad Square Cinema on January 28, as part of the film’s east coast tour […]