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Waterville Area Gathering: A Community Conversation About Race

The nation’s public eye has been sharply focused on troubling questions concerning race relations. Yet when asked about racism in their communities, Mid-Maine residents frequently reply—“that’s not a problem” because […]

Free

Eye of Newt and Lizard’s Leg: Our Perceptions of Amphibians and Reptiles

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

As a tropical ecologist, Marty Crump studies behavior, ecology, and conservation of amphibians. Much of her research has involved frog reproduction and parental care, as well as declining amphibian populations. […]

Free

Building Vibrant Communities Through the Arts

Summit Room, Spann Student Commons, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

Julie Richard, executive director of the Maine Arts Commission, will discuss what the commission is doing to drive arts and culture statewide, as well as specific efforts to enhance the […]

$17

Your Government, Your Neighborhood

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

The staff of Senator Angus S. King, Jr. will be in our community. They will hold constituent hours in the Fireplace Room on the first floor to hear your concerns. For […]

Free

Night at the Museum

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

Join the campus community and museum staff for a celebration of the museum’s spring exhibitions with a reception, behind-the-scenes tours, film screening, and an exhibition of student work in the […]

Free

Fourth Annual Maine Pond Hockey Classic

The Maine Pond Hockey Classic is an annual pond hockey tournament held on Snow Pond in Sidney, Maine at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts. The tournament is for […]

Fairfield Chocolate Festival

Fairfield Community Center 61 Water St, Fairfield, ME, United States

This annual event typically attracts about 1,000 guests each year. Thirty vendors offer a wide array of goods and crafts, and each vendor spotlights at least one chocolate offering. The […]

Polar Bear Dip

  We've got 36 Pond Hockey Teams slapping it out on the ice, hot food, cold beverages, free skate rink, games and a Polar Bear Mascot - now all we […]

Valentine’s Cosplay Tea Party

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Come and join us for our annual cosplay tea party at the Waterville Public Library where we celebrate costuming and the holiday of romance. As our tea parties are pot […]

Free

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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

Coming to cinemas worldwide from June 20, 2015, the William Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream gets a contemporary makeover from Broadway’s The Lion King director Julie Taymor. With cinematography […]

$15

Tracks Tromp

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

Ever wondered where all those footprints come from that you see in the snow? Learn some fun tips on tracking in the snow. Make some track flash cards after the […]

Free

Year of the Monkey

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

Celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Monkey, at L.C. Bates. Come see some of our stuffed monkeys and discuss the meaning behind some of the Chinese traditions […]

Mid-Winter Blahs Concert

Union Church of Belgrade Lakes 67 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes, ME

We are looking forward to an ice-melting, heart warming evening of good music and good times provided by the acoustic duo of Stan and Dan. Stan Keach and Dan Simons […]

$5

Ensalada: Renaissance and Baroque Traditions of Improvisation

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

Though often associated only with jazz, a rich tradition of instrumental improvisation flourished in “classical music” throughout Europe from the late 15th century through the mid-18th century. Ensalada presents a […]

Free
Recurring

Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp: Peter and Wendy

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

The Waterville Opera House presents sessions of theater camp during February and summer vacations for students in the first through eighth grades. During the summer, the Opera House collaborates with […]

$200

The Wild Child

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

“God, I miss Francois Truffaut. The French New Wave director, who died far too young in 1984 at 52, touched on many genres, emotions, and themes in his 21 features, […]

$5

Spending, Substance, and Special Interests: Assessing the Role of Super PACs and Dark Money

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The first of the Goldfarb Center’s Election Initiative Event series welcomes Erika Franklin Fowler, assistant professor and director of the Wesleyan Media Project, Wesleyan University. Outside-group advertising in elections skyrocketed after […]

Free

What Does Community Mean to You?

Page Commons, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Students, faculty, and staff will present creative expressions about community including music, dance, poetry, monologues, and video while images shared via #ourColby are projected. We’ll then explore reactions to the […]

Free

The Role of Seals in the Ancient World

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

Marta Ameri received her Ph.D. in Art History and Archaeology from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University in 2010. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor […]

Free

Returning to a More Normal Monetary Policy

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Eric Rosengren ’79, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will lecture on monetary policy. Rosengren, who credits Colby College for inspiring his interest in economics, […]

Free

Animals in Winter

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

What is happening right now in the forests and fields? Which animals hibernate? And which ones cache food or sleep only during the coldest days? Come explore the museum with […]

Medicare for Everyone

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

This workshop will give you the answers to basic questions such as: What is Medicare? When and where do I sign up? What services are covered? What is the Medicare […]

$15
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