At 89, Agnès Varda is, along with Jean-Luc Godard, the wise elder remnant of the path-breaking French New Wave, and a specialist in crafting fascinating, open-eyed studies of people living eccentric lives on society’s fringes. “It is the people who have no official place in society who need to be listened to,” she has said, […]

Broadcast rescheduled from November 18. Following the rapturous response to his last opera, The Tempest, the Met presents the American premiere of Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel, inspired by the classic Luis Buñuel film of the same name. Hailed by the New York Times at its 2016 Salzburg Festival premiere as “inventive and audacious … a major event,” The Exterminating Angel is […]

Come and celebrate National Bird Day in our Audubon Room! Learn about John James Audubon, this rooms namesake, and all of the birds he studied and painted throughout his time here in Maine! You will also get a chance to go home with a unique bird craft!

At 89, Agnès Varda is, along with Jean-Luc Godard, the wise elder remnant of the path-breaking French New Wave, and a specialist in crafting fascinating, open-eyed studies of people living eccentric lives on society’s fringes. “It is the people who have no official place in society who need to be listened to,” she has said, […]

Baptista struggles to marry off his tempestuous daughter Katharina, a shrew who denies that any man could possibly be her match. However when she meets Petruchio, who is as ill-tempered as she, the two forces of nature ignite an unexpected and explosive encounter. Acclaimed choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot brings out the wit, fast-paced athleticism and vibrancy […]

In 1936, when 18 African-American athletes participated in the Berlin Olympic Games, history forgot all except one. This is the story of the other 17. A screening of the film Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016, 82 min.) with the filmmaker, Deborah Draper. A reception precedes the film at 4 p.m. in the Diamond Atrium. Location: Ostrove Auditorium, […]

New digital restoration! “Melodrama.” “Tear jerker.” “Women’s picture.” These were the terms derisively hurled at director Douglas Sirk, trivializing some of the greatest films ever made. And Imitation of Life, his final film, was the greatest of all, a women’s picture indeed, about gender, class, and race that may still be ahead of its time, […]

This 6-week pottery class will teach students the basics of throwing clay on the wheel. The class will start with learning clay basics and expand to cover creating mugs, bowls, plates, and other objects based on student interest. skills that will be covered include centering, shaping, trimming, handle making, and decoration/glazing. Students will also assist […]

Maine State Chamber President & CEO Dana Connors will speak on law-making issues as they relate to businesses such as workers’ compensation, human resources, taxation, environment and education. As the leader of the State’s largest and most diverse business association, Connors oversees a broad range of activities, including advocacy efforts, economic development initiatives, workforce development […]

Join Us for a Night Talking all Things Technology and Innovation! Central Maine's technology community comes together for a fun night of collaboration, drinks, food, and networking. At Tech Night you will be connected with technologists that share a passion for learning, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. January TechTalk: “Information Technology: A Strategic Business Concern” By […]

ACAT’s production of Almost, Maine opens this Friday night and runs Jan. 12-13 and 19-20 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. in Studio 93 at The Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in […]

If you are 75 pounds or more overweight with obesity-related health issues and cannot lose weight by traditional means, surgical weight loss might be a good option for you. Call EMMC at 1-207-973-6383 to register for the free information session or for more information about EMMC's Surgical Weight Loss Program visit swlp.emmc.org. Location: Medical Arts […]

Join author and historian Chris Myers Asch for a lecture titled, “D.C., Democracy, and the Civil Rights Movement.” Asch teaches history at Colby and has written the book Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital. Location: Wormser Room, Miller Library, Colby College, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. Contact: Chris Myers Asch, […]

Make your own teapot and extras in this fun exploration of all things teapot! Students will learn how to wheel throw all elements of the teapot, vessel, spout, lid, and knob, and assemble all pieces into a functional piece. We will be exploring different shapes and sizes, and decoration. Wheel throwing and clay experience is necessary for […]

1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-year-old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy. Creditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures. His writing blocked, his marriage dying, […]

January is a month dedicated to birds and saving them. Come learn about our national treasure and its relatives and how YOU could make a difference! Eagles are very important to our ecosystem and we want you to feel inspired by their beauty and power. So stop on by and check out our very own […]

Audition Dates: Sunday, January 14 at 1 pm Monday, January 15 at 6:30 pm Callbacks: Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 pm Location: Waterville Opera House Dance Studio, 93 Main Street, Third Floor, Waterville. Performance Dates: April 6, 7, 13, 14 at 7:30 pm April 8 and 15 at 2:00 pm Click for audition materials and […]

All are welcome to join this multifaith celebration of Martin Luther King’s life and work. Contact: Dean Kurt Nelson, kurt.nelson@colby.edu, 859-4272. Location: Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville.

At this popular annual event, cosponsored by the Waterville Rotary Club and Spectrum Generations, David A. Greene, President of Colby College, will give an address titled “Bending towards Justice.” Buffy Higgins, President of the Waterville Rotary Club, will be master of ceremonies, Rotarian Richard Dorian of the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers will offer […]

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Two sessions: 10 a.m.– noon and 1-3 p.m. During this two-hour program, families […]

Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann on a tour of the exhibition Game Time: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss, focused on issues of civil rights and equality in sports.

Audition Dates: Sunday, January 14 at 1 pm Monday, January 15 at 6:30 pm Callbacks: Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 pm Location: Waterville Opera House Dance Studio, 93 Main Street, Third Floor, Waterville. Performance Dates: April 6, 7, 13, 14 at 7:30 pm April 8 and 15 at 2:00 pm Click for audition materials and […]

A love story in the city of dreams . . . Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs […]

Award-winning historian and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi will give the 2018 Martin Luther King Day keynote address, “Stamped from the Beginning,” which is also the name of his most recent book, which won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Kendi puts forth a simple definition of a racist idea: “any concept […]