Maine's own wicked funny comedian returns for his annual performance at the Waterville Opera House! Tickets: $25 (Note: There will be only one performance. The previously announced 9:00 performance has been canceled.)

Ever caught yourself looking up at the Moon wondering exactly what you were looking at? The L.C. Bates Museum will be one of thousands of locations around the globe celebrating our moon! International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual worldwide public event that encourages observation, appreciation, and understanding of our Moon and its […]

After 36 years teaching guitar in the Music Department, Carl Dimow will retire after this academic year. He performs his final official faculty concert with his eclectic klezmer band, the Casco Bay Tummlers. Several original Dimow compositions will be featured in addition to classic instrumentals and songs from the rich, soulful, and joyous klezmer repertoire. […]

A problematic romance; a less problematic revolution. Sean Connery (the first James Bond!) and Brooke Adams (a past Railroad Square guest who first rose to prominence in Terrence Malick’s Days Of Heaven) star in Richard Lester’s (best known for A Hard Days Night, The Three Musketeers, and Robin And Marian) knowing, sharp, beautiful, underrated and […]

This free program will offer helpful tips to assist families with difficult conversations related to dementia. Presented by the Maine chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Please pre-register by calling 873-4745 or stopping at the reception desk.

Music’s Quill (Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor, and Timothy Burris, lute) will be joined by special guest Colby Professor of History Raffael Scheck on cello for a concert of Baroque continuo songs from England and Italy by Caccini, d’India, and Purcell and solo works for cello and lute.

Are you new To Medicare? Part A is hospital insurance. Part B is medical insurance. Part C is Medicare Advantage Plans & Part D is for prescription drugs. Do you know the difference between a Medigap Plan and a Medicare Advantage Plan ? This is where you can find the answers to that question and […]

Shermin de Silva will discuss Asian elephants, the sole survivors of the genus Elephas. This six-million-year-old, evolutionarily unique species must now make a living alongside its historic predator — humans — on the most densely populated continent on the planet. More than half the human population lives in Asia, and development is accelerating. With large herbivores […]

Most people today view climate science as a field wholly occupied with the practical problem of global warming. But, as with most scientific endeavors, the field has moved forward by scientists driven by their own curiosity to meet a series of fascinating intellectual challenges, whether or not they had any practical consequences. In this talk, […]

Let's exercise, have fun and raise some money to help support the many Muskie Community Center programs! You can support our walkers by making a donation! Where: Muskie Community Center, 38 Gold St, Waterville, ME When: Wednesday, October 12th Time: Walk starts at 9:00 am Please call 873-4745 to sign-up to walk or donate!   […]

Paintings conservator Nina Roth-Wells will discuss her work conserving paintings in the museum’s collection of American folk art in preparation for the exhibition A Usable Past.

Long before he became a world-renowned public figure, George Mitchell grew up in Waterville amid humble surroundings in a tight-knit immigrant family. Hear about the beginnings of Mitchell's remarkable story with Maine author and Morning Sentinel columnist Douglas Rooks, reading from his new biography, Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible. Copies of […]

How your vote on minimum wage and income tax can negatively impact your business! With Greg Dugal, executive director of Maine Restaurant Association and Maine Inn Keepers Association and Curtis Picard, executive director of Retail Association of Maine. To register online: https://midmainechamber.com/cms/index.php/events/business-breakfast-series  

Director of the New England Arts and Architecture Program Martha J. McNamara will discuss the 1856 autobiographical landscape drawn by Pedro Tovookan Parris currently on view in the exhibit A Usable Past: American Folk Art at the Museum of Art. Parris’s drawing tells the story of a harrowing journey from East Africa, where he was enslaved […]

Hey, hey... our After School Art Club on Thursday, October 13th will have a special guest instructor, Lev Pinkus, who will be teaching kids the basic skills needed for cartooning! If your child likes to sketch and create comic art, you may want to register them for this session! Space is limited so register today! […]

Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time! For kids who want to practice their reading skills and for families who want a fun, calming read-aloud opportunity. Spend 15 minutes with a dog who loves to listen. Bring your own favorite book, or borrow […]

Sustain Mid Maine Coalition’s Education & Community Outreach Team invites you to “Timber First: An Introduction to the New Generation of Tall Timber Buildings,” presented by Bill Basford. Recent advances in timber framing technology and changes to the 2015 International Building Code now allow Tall Timber Framed buildings of 18 storeys or more.  Roughly a […]

The Opera House is excited to host Ben Roy and the Cast of Those Who Can’t for a stand-up comedy show in October! Ben Roy created and stars in TruTv’s scripted comedy series Those Who Can’t along with fellow Grawlix comedy troupe members, Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl. Set in Denver, Those Who Can’t follows […]

Hancock, Maine native, Chris Ross has been writing and performing his songs for the better part of a decade. He mixes smokey folk with a rambling and witty lyricism, which earned him the "Songwriter Of The Year" award at the 2014 New England Music Awards. Ross and his band, Chris Ross and the North, released […]

This family-friendly community trail system features a beautiful pine forest, gravel paths, open fields, and a fishing pond.  Join us to explore the trails and learn about a new footbridge to be added soon that is sponsored in part by Inland Hospital.  Bring your Family Fun Series passport or sign up at the event and […]

Community members are invited to bring their Super 8, 8mm, and 16mm films to Studio 93 in Downtown Waterville, where technicians will inspect and project them on screen for all to share in the experience of discovery. Home Movie Day has been celebrated worldwide since 2002, providing an opportunity to see what’s on those enigmatic […]

One Show Only! Introduced by Director Richard Kane Imber’s Left Hand is a love story between two artists faced with one’s death and how art and love transform this tragedy into the brightest affirmation of life. Jon Imber’s switch to painting left handed and the black humor with which he dances with his dying is […]

The Recycled Shakespeare Company will perform Select Works of Edgar Allan Poe on in the gazebo of Memorial Park in Fairfield. In this unique readers theater in-the-round setting the audience will be in the gazebo to hear and see these old classics right in the middle of all the action. Bring a chair. You are […]

Come on a fall walk to enjoy the leaf changes and explore the trails with a museum guide.  Discover why the leaves change, create fall leaf art and enjoy Maine's natural wonders.