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.

Noontime Art Talk: Maine Basket Making

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

Theresa Secord, founding member of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, will share a 200-year tribal history and her story as a Penobscot Indian basket maker and longtime advocate for the […]

Free

Funny Voices: Comedy, Gender, and Subversion in Hispanic Cinema

Room 122, Diamond Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Kathleen Vernon, associate professor of Hispanic languages and literature at the SUNY, Stony Brook, has published widely on various aspects of Spanish-language cinema from the 1930s to the present, with […]

Free

Polarization and the Politics of Personal Responsibility

Room 141, Diamond Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Contemporary American politics are highly polarized. Some blame social issues as the driver of polarization, while others point to economic inequality and class divisions. Building on his recent book, Mark Brewer, […]

Free

Inland Hospital’s Tenth Anniversary Pops Concert

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

For the last nine years, Inland Hospital in Waterville has held their signature event, an Annual Pops Concert as their gift to the community while raising necessary funds for an […]

$20 – $50

Quarry Road Paintball 5K Run Biathlon

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Paintball guns and instruction provided. Proceeds benefit Central Maine Ski Club. FMI: 207-397-3477

$10 – $15

The Culture of Nature: Garden Design, East and West

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

The 2015 Southworth Symposium will bring together scholars and enthusiasts to contemplate the enduring role that gardens play in our attempts to design our environment. This year’s expanded format includes […]

Free

Workshop: Bookmark Making

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

Theresa Secord, founding member of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance and a nationally recognized, award-winning artist, will share her traditional weaving. Attendance to this workshop is limited to 25 and […]

Quarry Road Fall Festival

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

• Hot cider & refreshments • Trail walks • Dryland dog sled and fat biking demos • Pump track open – bring your bike! • Pumpkin bowling • Hay Bale […]

Free

Storytime Special: Young Author Jo-Jo Thoreau

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Meet 10-year-old Jo-Jo Thoreau and listen to her read from her second book, Buckaroo Bobbie Sue. She's also prepared a craft activity, and there will be copies of both books […]

Free

Come Read to Cole the Reader Dog!

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

In the Reader Dog program, children actually read books to a trained dog and the dog loves to listen! A child who may be hesitant to read to his peers […]

Free

Maine Children’s Home Variety Show

Williamson Performing Arts Center 9 School Street, Fairfield, ME, United States

This family-friendly show features fast-paced juggling, comedy, escape wizardry, dangerous props and insane stunts. Proceeds will benefit The Maine Children's Home. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or […]

$10

Colby Wind Ensemble: Five Degrees of Increasing Separation

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

Germaine Taillefaire (Overture for the Orchestra) and Darius Milhaud (West Point Suite) were members of “Les Six”, a group of French composers reacting both to the Wagner’s bombast and Debussy’s […]

Free

Yellow Brick Road: Tribute to Elton John

Moody Chapel, Kennebec Valley Community College Stanley Road (off U.S. Route 201), Hinckley, ME, United States

Last year this band kicked off the first concert sponsored at Moody Chapel and set the bar for the entire Music at Moody initiative! Come see the band ROCK the […]

The Capitol Steps

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

The Capitol Steps have been a Washington, DC institution for over thirty years, providing a unique blend of musical and political comedy to our Nation's Capitol and more.  Each show […]

$30 – $45

Ilse’s Fate

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

David Solmitz is a local educator, author, and artist. David will read from his new novel Ilse's Fate. The author calls his novel a "harrowing tale of the excruciating demise […]

Free

What Makes Russian Culture Russian?

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

Suzanne Massie will speak about Russian cultural markers in the folk tale, folk art, and ballet. Best known for her  influential book Land of the Firebird (1980), she was invited […]

Free

Nina

Strider Theater, Runnals Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

What makes a happy life? The 50-year friendship of two concentration camp survivors is challenged by the death of a daughter and subsequent questions about the nature and mysteries of […]

Free

Veterans Day Luncheon

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

The menu includes Baked Ham, Seasoned Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots and a Special Dessert from 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. This luncheon is free for veterans; the cost is $6.00 […]

Harvest on the Square

  TUESDAY  NOVEMBER 10th, 2015 4:30 - 7:00 PM 14-24 Common Street Downtown Waterville RSVP NOW Gail Conway   207.873.5101     gail@ghmagency.com Come Celebrate Community!   Take in three […]

Contemporary Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment

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

The themes of anthropocentrism, the intrinsic value of nature, and an ecological worldview have preoccupied environmental philosophers for decades. How have philosophers considered these topics, and which of their conclusions are […]

Free

Music in the Museum: The Andrés Segovia Continuum

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

Mark Leighton, guitar, will perform music composed for, transcribed by, or reintroduced into the repertoire by Andrés Segovia during a career that spanned nearly the entire 20th century. Included will […]

Free

Studio Artist Lecture: Jackie Brown

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

Artist and educator Jackie Brown focuses on sculpture installation, working to create immersive environments that invite the viewer into imagined biological systems. An assistant professor of art at Bowdoin College, […]

Free

Poetry Reading by Erika Meitner

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

Erika Meitner is the author of four books of poems, including Ideal Cities (HarperCollins, 2010), which was a 2009 National Poetry series winner. Meitner’s poems have been anthologized widely, and have appeared in Ploughshares, Virginia […]

Free
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