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Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp: Alice in Wonderland

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 these camps, the Opera House collaborates […]

$200
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After The Storm

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

After The Storm is from the profoundly humanist Japanese director, Hirokazu Kore-eda (Our Little Sister). Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes […]

$8

Missoula Children’s Theatre Performance:Alice in Wonderland

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

The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland, an original adaptation based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. The story begins with Alice and […]

$5 – $7

Paint with Us!

Common Street Arts invites you to our series — Paint with Us! in our fabulous studio on the first floor of in the Center Building at 93 Main Street. No […]

$30

The Tradition of Creation: Mari Kimura, Violin

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

Described by the New York Times as a “virtuoso playing at the edge” and “a technologically fearless violinist,” violinist/composer Mari Kimura, director of the Atlantic Music Festival’s Future Music Lab, […]

Free

Gorilla Finger Dub

Mainely Brews 1 Post Office Square, Waterville, ME

Gorilla Finger is a dub style rock band from southern Maine that is heavily influenced by reggae music. The band formed in the spring of 2011, and has shared the […]

$5

Down to Earth: A Film of Climate Justice Stories

First Congregational Church, UCC 21 College Avenue, Waterville, ME

In Down to Earth:  A Film of Climate Justice Stories, thirteen Maine people share their experiences addressing climate injustice. Each one tells his or her own story; each story is […]

Free

The Entertainer

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

Rescheduled from November 19, 2016, due to technical difficulties. Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for […]

$13 – $15

Glory

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

Following the Battle of Antietam, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is offered command of the United States’ first all-African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. With junior officer Cabot […]

Free

Community Development Through Food Systems

Fairchild Dining Room, Dana Hall, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Lunch at 11:30, lecture at noon. Sandy Gilbreath is the project coordinator for the Maine Food Strategy, where she provides oversight of the organization’s councils, support for collaborative projects, and […]

SHOUT! Keynote Lecture with Janet Mock

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

As a journalist, trans advocate Janet Mock brings issues of gender, race, class, and equity to the forefront of public discourse. Her memoir, Redefining Realness, debuted on the New York […]

Free

The Tempest

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

On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no […]

$13 – $15

Lipman Lecture with Nathan Englander

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

Award-winning short-story writer and novelist Nathan Englander is this year’s Lipman lecturer. The title of his talk is “Writing in Uncertain Times.” Englander, the distinguished writer-in-residence at New York University, […]

Free

Charity as Mitzvah (Commandment)

First Congregational Church, UCC 21 College Avenue, Waterville, ME

Krista N. Dalton is the Cofounder and Executive Editor at the Ancient Jew Review, a web journal and American Academy of Jewish Research grant recipient. Her talk is titled: "Charity […]

RenMen in Concert

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

RenMen, Renaissance Men, is composed of Boston and New York’s most active chamber musicians, educators, and music aficionados.Where did a cappella come from? How do ensembles today approach this versatile […]

Free

Betye Saar’s Leader

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

Mirken Coordinator of Academic and Public Programs Jordia Benjamin will discuss the liberation of Aunt Jemima through Saar’s Leader.

Free

Waterville Family Photographs Presentations

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

Celebrate the Picher, LaVerdiere, Bernier, and Levine families, who recently donated their photo collections to Colby. Presentations by family members and Colby students will be followed by lunch. This event […]

Free

Youth Art Month – Opening Reception

In celebration of Youth Art Month, Common Street Arts in downtown Waterville will be offering an opportunity to all local school-aged children (grades pre-K to12) to exhibit in our professional […]

Free

Blue Scholars

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

Blue Scholars is an American hip-hop duo based in Seattle created in 2002 while members DJ Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and MC Geologic (George Quibuyen) were students at University of Washington. […]

Free
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The Babushkas of Chernobyl

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

In the radioactive Dead Zone surrounding Chernobyl’s Reactor No. 4, a defiant community of women scratches out an existence on some of the most toxic land on Earth. They share […]

$8
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Art + Storytelling: Shapes

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

After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to shapes. Children and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Center to […]

Free

Fashion Show and Afternoon Tea

First Congregational Church, UCC 21 College Avenue, Waterville, ME

Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter presents the 3rd Annual Fashion Show and Afternoon Tea. 2:00 PM March 4, 2017 (Snow date March 11) First Congregational Church 7 Eustis parkway, Waterville, ME All […]

$20
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