Looking for something to do during school vacation week?  Drop by the library between 2 and 4 pm on Wednesday to design and make your own personal pins and badges. For kids 7 and up; younger kids bring a grown-up helper!

A presentation by Peter Garrett In a political climate that seems to be taking us backwards environmentally, there is hope for finding a solution for what is arguably our most serious global environmental challenge.   Peter Garrett, Citizens Climate Lobby coordinator for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, will give a presentation on Citizens Climate Lobby's persuasive […]

What can you create with duct tape? The possibilities are endless! Come to the library and learn how to make  wallets, bow ties, and more! For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens.

Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jetté Professor of Art Ankeney Weitz, co-curator of No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki, will discuss the calligraphic impulse in the artist’s paintings. Location: Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.

Get to know your trees and especially your Sugar Maple to be ready for sap season. Discover amazing animal and bird habitats in the woods and which trees they like best. Make a woods habitat craft. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing or stormy. Check our Facebook page for more […]

Why do slugs have slime?  Does it help them at all, besides keeping the rest of us away?   Drop by between 2 and 4 pm to find out the science behind the slime! Don't worry!  No actual slugs will be included in this program. For kids 7 and up; younger kids must bring a […]

Tracking the Border is the culminating event of a year-long project focused on the artist Lucinda Bliss's navigation of the 611 miles that make up the Maine-Canada border. The resulting work takes many forms, including installation, drawing, and photography, all of which will be represented in the Common Street Arts exhibit, alongside other, related bodies […]

Grab a date (or a friend) and head to the Museum for a night of food and fun! Partner challenges such as a blindfolded sketching competition will come with prizes for the winning pair. Sponsored by the Museum’s Student Advisory Board. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Museum Lobby.

Do you have questions about dental health for your preschooler?   Do you want to find out more about keeping children's teeth healthy and strong for a lifetime? Drop in to meet with Jane Allen of the Healthy Living Center.  As a Pediatric Oral Health Educator, she will discuss current recommendations for kids 5 and […]

Work in teams or on your own to create an amazing marble maze out of recycled materials! For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens

At the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, the new YES program (Youth Empowerment Supports) will begin to provide affordable housing for youth, 18-24 years of age.  Come join us Feb 24, 2017 to find out all about it. This transformational housing will include 2 one-bedroom apartments, 4 efficiencies, and a suite of 6 single rooms with private […]

Drop by the library between 2:00 and 4:00 P.M. for an activity that includes Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math: STEAM! Explore how seeds grow into flowers and food plants. For kids 7 and up. Younger kids must bring a grown-up helper.

The celebration and awareness of water through dance, featuring Molly Gawler, Lissa, Schneckenburger, and Nettie Lu Lane. Droplet Dance integrates dance, theater, acrobatics, weaving story and song into colorful threads that connect every heart and bring about awareness of water in our world. All choreography is by Molly Gawler, and she is often joined in […]

The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland, an original adaptation based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. The story begins with Alice and her older sister Margaret reading together. Margaret becomes frustrated as Alice is curious about absolutely everything. Suddenly, a White Rabbit appears from nowhere. After a […]

Common Street Arts invites you to our series — Paint with Us! in our fabulous studio on the first floor of in the Center Building at 93 Main Street. No experience necessary, no supplies to buy — just show up and we’ll show you how! Our experienced art instructor, Doreen will lead you step-by-step to […]

Described by the New York Times as a “virtuoso playing at the edge” and “a technologically fearless violinist,” violinist/composer Mari Kimura, director of the Atlantic Music Festival’s Future Music Lab, will perform both her own compositions that integrate interactive computer and pieces written for her by other composers. These works will demonstrate how the living […]

Gorilla Finger is a dub style rock band from southern Maine that is heavily influenced by reggae music. The band formed in the spring of 2011, and has shared the stage with many well respected artists in the Reggae and Jam band communities throughout Maine and New England. Performing a very aggressive approach to tradition […]

In Down to Earth:  A Film of Climate Justice Stories, thirteen Maine people share their experiences addressing climate injustice. Each one tells his or her own story; each story is infused with a  passion for climate justice, challenging communities to say "no" to fossil fuels, struggling for land and water sovereignty, and working toward living […]

Rescheduled from November 19, 2016, due to technical difficulties. Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the unforgettable Archie Rice. This Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company production is […]

Following the Battle of Antietam, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is offered command of the United States’ first all-African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. With junior officer Cabot Forbes (Cary Elwes), Shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including the escaped slave Trip (Denzel Washington) and the wise gravedigger John Rawlins (Morgan […]

Over the last couple of years, the Black Lives Matter movement has turned the nation’s attention to the too-often troubled relationship between black communities and the police. How do these encounters go so badly, so quickly? What role does race, gender, or bias play in these encounters? In this talk, Nikki Jones, associate professor of […]

Professor of Religious Studies Debra Campbell will discuss Jacob Lawrence’s depiction of a Catholic priest and nun in his c. 1968 painting and the complex position of the Catholic Church within the Civil Rights movement.

Lunch at 11:30, lecture at noon. Sandy Gilbreath is the project coordinator for the Maine Food Strategy, where she provides oversight of the organization’s councils, support for collaborative projects, and engages the project in regional work and outreach. Come learn about the Maine Food Strategy and other organizations that are building networks, increasing stakeholder engagement, […]

As a journalist, trans advocate Janet Mock brings issues of gender, race, class, and equity to the forefront of public discourse. Her memoir, Redefining Realness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2014, and she recently produced the HBO documentary The Trans List. She is also the founder of #GirlsLikeUs, a social media project […]