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.

Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues (A Lecture by Sister Helen Prejean)

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

Sister Helen Prejean has been engaged in prison ministry for more than 35 years and became spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, who was sentenced to die by the electric chair by the state of Louisiana. Her experience became the book Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty. In 1996 the book was […]

Free

Lock-in: Design Parameters for a Carbon-Neutral Future

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

Architects Tim Lock and Riley Pratt, in collaboration with students in Colby’s Architectural Design Workshop, explore how architectural practice is changing for a carbon-neutral built environment. Organized by Colby’s Art Department and supported by the department’s Clara M. Southworth Lecture Fund.

Free

Library Fine Amnesty Day

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Your library loves you; don't let late fees keep us apart! On Wednesday, February 14, Valentine's Day, bring back your overdue items anytime during our normal business hours, and we'll waive the overdue fees! After you return your books, stop by the information desk and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate! Amnesty Day lasts for […]

Free

Art Date Night for Adults

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

Surprise your significant other, or friends, with an art night to celebrate just being yourselves, in love with the world. Come create a memory in the shape of a cool clay decal mug and try printmaking! There will be wine, cheese, soup and yummy bread available for all the love bugs, or friendly souls. Cost: […]

$25

Spring Open House

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

Join the museum for a celebration of its spring exhibitions with a reception, guided tours, and hands-on activities for families.

Free

Pal-entine’s Day at the Museum

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

Bring a pal and enjoy drinks and snacks while participating in partner-oriented crafts and activities around the museum. Open to the student body as well as members of the Waterville community. Cosponsored by the museum’s Student Advisory Board.

Free

Fur, Feathers, and Feet

Oakland Public Library 18 Church St., Oakland, Maine

Discover the differences and similarities between birds and mammals as we encourage active learning by dressing two students in our bear and bird costumes. Participants handle and examine beak, foot and feather specimen to get a closer look at each animal’s special adaptations. Chewonki will bring live, non-releasable bird to bring these ideas to life.

It’s In the Details: Looking Closely at Sports Photography

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

Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann in examining photographs in Game Time: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss, on view through June 24. Part of the Noontime Art Talks Series.

Free

Chili, Corn Chowder, and Patch Adams

Fairfield United Methodist Church 37 Skowhegan Rd., Fairfield, ME

Fun and Fellowship while enjoying  a cup of chili or corn chowder and the movie Patch Adams (starring Robin Williams).  All are welcome!

Shemekia Copeland

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

Whether she's belting out a raucous blues-rocker, firing up a blistering soul-shouter, bringing the spirit to a gospel-fueled R&B rave-up or digging deep down into a subtle, country-tinged ballad, Shemekia Copeland sounds like no one else. With a voice that is alternately sultry, assertive and roaring, Shemekia's wide-open vision of contemporary blues, roots and soul […]

$20 – $30

Santa and Andrés

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

Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Cuba, 1983: Santa is a young woman working on a state farm. Andrés is a middle-aged gay novelist who, the government says, has “ideological problems.” Judged opposed to the Revolution, someone needs to be sent to watch him and see that he doesn’t commit acts of public opposition. Santa […]

$5 – $9

Get Inspired by Tiffany Lamps

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

Create a colorful paper window design inspired by Tiffany lamps in the museum’s collection. Families are invited to attend this two-hour workshop, open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Location: Mirken Education Center, Colby Museum of Art

Free

Winter Animals and Their Tracks

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

Look at the Maine winter animals and their tracks in the L.C.Bates Museum and then go outside to find and identify animal and bird tracks along the trails. Dress for the weather.  Lots of animals and birds are leaving tracks behind for us to see. Come learn to identify the tacks you see. Explore animals […]

$1 – $3

Northern Stars Planetarium

Did you know that February is often the very best month to view the stars?  But it is also the trickiest month to enjoy standing outside for long periods of time!  So, we are bringing the stars inside for you to enjoy!  Come visit the northern stars planetarium in our gallery with one show for […]

Free

Winter Fun Day

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME
Free

Bag It: A Documentary About Plastic

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

Join Sustain Mid Maine’s Rethink, Reduce, Reuse Recycle Team for a screening of the documentary film Bag It about the proliferation of plastic in our environment and society. Bring a brown bag lunch, if you would like. SEE THE TRAILER HERE. Before the start of the film, you will hear about our efforts to ban […]

Free

Bolshoi Ballet: Lady of the Camellias

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

At a theatre performance of Manon Lescaut, the young and naive Armand is utterly captivated after meeting the ravishing and most desirable courtesan Marguerite Gautier. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate yet doomed love… Alexandre Dumas fils’s novel comes to life on the Bolshoi stage, with prima Svetlana Zakharova as the ailing Marguerite seeking […]

$13 – $15

Auditions for Seussical: The Musical

Seussical: The Musical Audition Dates: Sunday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 19 at 6:30 p.m. Seussical: The Musical Performance Dates: June 15, 16, 22 at 7:30 p.m. June 17, 23, 24 at 2:00 p.m. Click for character descriptions and audition materials.

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Beth Israel Congregation 291 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Come enjoy chicken soups from across the Jewish Diaspora, and let the Jewish penicillin work its magic on our dreary February. There will be a small suggested donation at the door; all proceeds benefit the Interfaith Resource Fund.

February Break Art Camp Begins

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

This week-long art camp explores the things we love about winter: seeing animal tracks in the snow, viewing the Northern Lights, building things out of snow, and going into the warmth inside to create and play! Monday: Winter Tracks in Town Tuesday: Northern Lights Paintings and Clay Beads Wednesday: Clay Wall Monsters with Denae Thursday: […]

$120 – $160

Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp Begins

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

The Waterville Opera House collaborates with Missoula Children’s Theatre, an internationally recognized touring group. to present sessions of theater camp during February and summer vacations for students in grades 1-8. Each week concludes with a fully realized performance, with scenery, costumes, and props. Theater camp provides children with hands-on opportunities to learn about the theatrical […]

$200

Central Maine Pride Planning Meeting

REM Community Center 31 Temple Street, Waterville, ME

All are welcome to help with planning for the June Festival.

Free

Children of Paradise

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

Poetic realism reached sublime heights with Children of Paradise, widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth-century Paris’s theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (Arletty) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, […]

Free – $10

Auditions for Seussical: The Musical

Seussical: The Musical Audition Dates: Sunday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 19 at 6:30 p.m. Seussical: The Musical Performance Dates: June 15, 16, 22 at 7:30 p.m. June 17, 23, 24 at 2:00 p.m. Click for character descriptions and audition materials.

Portland Ballet Collaboration: Origins

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

In partnership with the Portland Ballet, we are pleased to present ORIGINS, a new work by internationally recognized dancer and choreographer Yury Yanowsky. Mr. Yanowsky’s professional performance career spanned two decades with Boston Ballet. He has set choreography on Boston Ballet, Boston Ballet II, and Festival Ballet Providence, along with other established companies and for […]

Free
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