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.

Winter Birds in Maine

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

When winter comes to Maine, many birds migrate south, but some stay and tough it out! We will discuss some of these hardy birds, and the special adaptations and behaviors they use to survive until spring returns. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $3

Tee Shirt Tote Bags

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

Make simple and stylish tote bags from old t-shirts. These totes make a great gift - especially those shirts from adventures. Bring in your old shirts from sporting events, sports team uniforms, concerts, and those fun one-time events that you volunteered at. Refreshments will be provided. Limit: 12 students. Please register. $30/person. CLICK HERE FOR […]

$30

Harvest Buffet

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

A Harvest Buffet will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 5 to 6p.m. at the Waterville First Congregational Church UCC. The menu will feature baked beans, casseroles, salads and homemade desserts. Adults will be charged $9 Children 4- 12 will be charged  $4 Children under 4 are free

#BernsteinAt100: Words, Words, Words

Given Auditorium, Bixler Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Choirs at Colby and the Colby-Kennebec Choral Society will join in the international celebration of the centennary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with a survey of choral and ensemble numbers from Bernstein’s theater and concert works, including Candide, West Side Story, and On the Town, among others. Also included will be multimedia presentations from Bernstein’s famous […]

Free

Krazy Jake

Alumni Hall, Snow Pond Center for the Arts Goldenrod Lane (off Route 23), Sidney, ME

A Maine native, Comedian "Krazy Jake" is one of New England's most sought after comedians. He has performed multiple times at many of New England's premiere entertainment venues including: Foxwoods Casino, The Wilbur Theater in Boston, Meadowbrook Pavillion in NH, Merrill Auditorium in Portland, The Cap Center in NH, The Flynn Center in VT, The […]

$18 – $25

Choir Festival

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME

Please join us for wonderful music and fellowship. Many area choirs will be participating in an evening of music. Each choir will perform individually, and all the singers will participate in a massed choir.

Free

Celebrity Life Drawing

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

Join us for celebrity life drawing series capturing the poses of local “celebrities” at Common Street Arts! This week is Veronique Plesch! Click for more info.

$5

Winter Insects

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

Insects buzz with activity during the warm months, and when winter comes most folks hardly think of them at all! Some insects migrate to warmer climes. But other insects are surprisingly hardy and active above ground, while still others use amazing tricks and tools to keep their bodies from freezing during diapause, the insect version […]

$1 – $3

Parade of Lights

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

Downtown Waterville’s annual holiday parade, the Parade of Lights, held the evening after Thanksgiving, has drawn thousands of families to Main Street for many years and serves as a fun and festive kickoff to the holiday season. What better time of the year to get together and show our community spirit and support for one […]

Hot Tuna

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

Hot Tuna   BOOK SPECIAL for $64.99! Fifty premium orchestra seats will include a copy of Jorma Kaukonen's long awaited memoir, titled Been So Long (price $29.99). Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, perform with a well-honed and solid power - always in the groove from their years of experience and mutual inspiration. Started […]

Small Business Saturday

Camden Bank Pocket Park 33 Main Street, Waterville, ME

GHM Insurance Agency is once again a neighborhood champion for Small Business Saturday. Join them at 9:30 a.m. in the park beside our office (51 Main Street, Waterville). They will have coffee, cocoa and breakfast goodies for you to enjoy. You can pick up your passport for the day and while shopping, get the passport […]

Little Chair press pop up

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

Little Chair press of Portland will be in the CSA studio with an awesome mobile printing press! Print your own t-shirt, hoodie, or tea towel with fun and playful Waterville themed designs. Prices will range from $8 for a tea towel to $25 for a shirt. All proceeds will benefit Common Street Arts scholarships for […]

Native American Baskets

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

Join us for a fun and educational tour of the museum's basket collection, including examples of Penobscot and Passamaquoddy craftsmanship. Learn about some of the natural materials and ingenious techniques used. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $3

Red

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

Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. MGC Artistic Director Michael Grandage directs this first ever UK revival since directing the world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse […]

$12 – $18
Recurring

Carols in the Round

The Mount View Chamber Singers is a group of 20 high school students from Mount View High School in Thorndike, Maine, USA. They have traveled around the world sharing their gift of music. For the past 27 years, they have travelled around Central and Eastern Maine and New Brunswick to sing Carols in the Round, […]

Free

La Sylphide

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

THE BOLSHOI BALLET:  La Sylphide This performance is an encore HD broadcast from Moscow. The story of a young Scottish farmer, James, who, on the eve of their wedding, abandons his betrothed, Effie, after being enticed away to the forest by the ethereal Sylphide of the title. But when the Sylphide dies and Effie marries […]

$15 – $18
Recurring

Auditions for A Fox on the Fairway

Audition Dates and Times: November 25 at 1:00 p.m. November 26 at 6:30 p.m. Show Dates: January 25, 26, February 1, 2 at 7:30 p.m. January 27 and February 3 at 2:00 p.m. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. There are parts for three men and three women. For character descriptions and sides, […]

Recurring

The First Five Years

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

In this series of 4 classes you will learn discipline methods that work, how to prevent tantrums, establishing routines to make life easier, and much more. This class is designed for parents of children from birth-age 5. All classes are free, but pre-registration is required. Mondays: November 26, December 3, 10 & 17 5:30 – […]

Free

How would you redesign Waterville?

Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, ME

You are invited to the Urban Design Cooperative’s second annual design event, where we will present proposals for community-oriented design projects in Waterville. I have attached a flier; please circulate to anyone who might be interested. The group would love community feedback on these developing projects; we’re also looking for partners to help us shape […]

Free

#Giving Tuesday

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving, fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.  Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving , #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers is joining this movement to help their Adoption & Counseling programs build […]

Flips, Locks, and Feedbacks

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

Robert Steneck, professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, presents the fall 2018 Hollis Lecturer in Environmental Studies. Ecosystems can “flip” and, as a result of reinforcing feedback mechanisms, “lock” into alternative stable states. Steneck studied this process in a kelp-forest ecosystem in Maine for nearly four decades and found two stable states: […]

Free

Beginning Pottery

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

Come explore the world of clay! This six-week pottery class will teach students the basics of throwing clay on the wheel. The class will start with clay basics and expand to creating mugs, bowls, plates, and other objects based on student interests. Skills that will be developed include centering, shaping, trimming, handle making, and decoration […]

$175

Claiming Public Space for Human Rights

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

For over a dozen years, Leslie Thomas, founding executive and creative director of ART WORKS Projects,  has curated and directed multi-media exhibitions and public projections.  She will present a sample of these along with a film excerpt from her soon to be released documentary, The Prosecutors, and discuss the role of the arts in ending grave […]

Free
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