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.

Bat Appreciation Day

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

April is a great time to observe bats, because many are just beginning to emerge from hibernation. Come see some amazing taxidermied bats from around the world, learn fascinating bat […]

$1 – $3

Painting Birds To Save Them

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

Please join us for an encouraging discussion of how a small group of impassioned nature conservationists fought and changed the course of bird extinction and bird decimation. From the 1860s to […]

Free

Meet the Reps

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

Elected officials and constituents: Don't miss the opportunity to meet face to face and share ideas to best strengthen our business community! A free community event. Appetizers provided by Selah […]

Free

The Human Element

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

We humans are a force of nature. At the same time, human activities alter the basic elements of life — earth, air, water, and fire—those elements change human life. In an […]

Free

History Day: Sam Prescott

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

Today we honor Sam Prescott, the Massachusetts patriot who joined Paul Revere on his famous Midnight Ride — and who gave his name to the administrative building here on campus, […]

$1 – $3

Opening Reception for Lost + Found: Photographs by Susan Metzger

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

Lost + Found: Photographs by Susan Metzger April 15 - June 29, 2019 Opening Reception Thursday, April 18, 2019 5:00 - 7:00 pm Common Street Arts is pleased to host […]

Free

Fun with French

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us at the Winslow Public Library to learn French through books, songs, games, crafts and activities. No French language experience necessary. Geared towards ages 2 to early elementary.

Free
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Earth & Space Days

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

Everyone, especially curious children, has burning questions about our universe. How hot is the sun? How do we find out what conditions are like on distant planets? Some answers are […]

$1 – $3

Pop Culture in Full Color: Japanese Woodblock Prints at Colby

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

Faculty Fellow in History and East Asian Studies Viktor Shmagin will speak on the Japanese prints in the exhibition A Vision for Composition. Location: Upper Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.

Free

Family Movie Night: Mary Poppins Returns

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

We will be having a family movie night featuring Mary Poppins Returns. The movie is rated PG and lasts 90 minutes. All ages are welcome.

Free

Arabica Vibes

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

Part of the Colby Fringe Festival, this Dabke night and poetry event features the Boston Dabke Troup, brought to Colby by Fulbright Scholar Amira Chatti in collaboration with the Theater […]

Free
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Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3D

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

Fri. April 19 at 9:15 p.m. Sat. Apr. 20 at 12:30 p.m. Relive the days of true 3-Dimensional greatness with one of the all-time most unforgettable 3-D movies of the […]

$10

Easter Egg Hunt

Maine Children's Home 93 Silver Street, Waterville, United States

The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers will be hosting its Annual FREE Easter Egg Hunt on its campus on Saturday, April 20th! This Easter Egg Hunt is for children […]

Free

Eggsploring Art

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

As a family, find new and exciting ways to explore the museum through a looking activity in the galleries and then participate in an egg-decorating workshop. For children ages 4+ […]

Free

Bard’s 455th Birthday Bash

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

Celebrate William Shakespeare's 454th birthday with Recycled Shakespeare Company. Sign up for a time slot to read a sonnet. You will receive an email with your assigned sonnet and location […]

Free

Colby Cares Day Barbecue

Head of Falls Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Come join Colby Students for a community-wide barbecue featuring free food tastings and entertainment Saturday, April 20th at Head of the Falls on Front Street. We will have activities for […]

Free

The Met: Die Walküre

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

In what is expected to be a Wagnerian event for the ages, soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act […]

$15 – $20

Masquerade for Bard’s Birthday Bash

Skills Ervin Center 46 Front Street, Waterville, ME

Celebrate the Bard's Birthday with a Masquerade Ball! Come learn Elizabethan dances with Marge and Sam Bartlett of the SCA. Wear a mask and costume if you like, masks will […]

Potpourri: Colby Wind Ensemble

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

A showcase of music that is fun to play. Works include the spectacular Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold and the completion of our Lord of the Rings cycle with […]

Free
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New Visions for a Resilient Future

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

New Visions for a Resilient Future:  a Book Discussion Group   Title to be discussed:  The Social Conquest of Earth by E.O. Wilson To register for this program email:  LWoods@waterville-me.gov […]

Free

The Trento Tunnels Project

Room 215, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

“The Trento Tunnels Project” an experiment in the recovery of an abandoned industrial site in the reinvention of the history museum in the animation of historical archives Imagine two 300 […]

Free

Who Wins and Who Loses from Immigration Restrictions

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

This year’s Grossman Lecturer is Professor Ethan Lewis of Dartmouth College. Dr. Lewis’s research focuses on how U.S. labor markets adjust to immigration and technological change, including how firms adapt […]

Free

Graphic Novel Book Club

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Book club for kids with discussion, crafts and activities based off of your favorite graphic novel. Feel free to bring a graphic novel in to share or ideas to suggest […]

Free

Roxane Gay: Presence of the Past Keynote Speaker

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

The Center for the Arts and Humanities is delighted to announce that Roxane Gay will be the keynote speaker for this year’s humanities theme, Presence of the Past. Roxane’s writing appears […]

Free
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