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1984

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

National Event Day Screening of 1984! Hosted by Arthouse Theaters Around the Country In Response to Current Political Climate On April 4, 2017, over 90 art house movie theatres across the country will be participating in a screening of 1984, starring John Hurt, who died recently, and Richard Burton. Less than one month into the […]

$6

Marketing Sustainability to the Masses

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

Marketing sustainable products to a mass consumer audience has had ups and downs the past two decades. Many sustainable products have failed to gain mass appeal. Why? Doug Sweeney, chief marketing officer at Nest and VP marketing at Google, will share his experience leading marketing for big global brands and also smaller start-ups. From the […]

Free

The Home Road

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

See this new documentary film and meet the director, Tonya Shevenell, whose ancestor migrated by foot from Canada to Maine! In 1845, 19-year-old Israel Shevenell left his home in Canada and walked nearly 200 miles to Biddeford, Maine. He found work as a brick maker and is recognized as the city’s first permanent French-Canadian settler […]

Free

Family Violence Project Helpline training

  Are you a good listener? Are you comfortable talking on the phone? Do you have a passion for helping others? If you answered yes to these questions, I have an opportunity that may be perfect for you!   Family Violence Project has an ongoing need for volunteer advocates to help answer our 24-Hour Helpline […]

The Long Road to Renewable Energy

Fairchild Dining Room, Dana Hall, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Hear from Matt Kearns, Colby Class of ’93, chief marketing officer with Longroad Energy. Over the last 10 years, large-scale wind and solar projects have been built across the U.S. to meet renewable energy goals set by states. In the past, utilities were the only customers for energy from these large scale projects. As the cost of […]

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Youth Talent Search

Annual Appeal Youth Talent Search! SHOW: Wednesday, June 7th at Colby College Page Commons   CALLING ALL TALENT!   For the second year in a row we are kicking off our Annual Appeal with a dinner and show featuring the skills and talents of Waterville area youth. We need you! This is a call for Singers, Dancers, […]

PechKucha Night

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

PechaKucha Night Waterville volume 24 will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College. A reception with a cash bar and light refreshments will take place from 6:16p-7:15p. Presentations will begin at 7:20p. This event is free and open to the public.

Free

Girls Rock! Waterville

Pugh Center, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The Girls Rock! Conference is an event planned BY girls FOR girls.  The high school girls on the Girls Advisory Board choose topics for the conference that are relevant to them AND YOU!  Get ready for a fun filled day of learning, sharing, growing and some girl-powered activism! #girlsrock17 The conference is open to girls* […]

$20
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Teen Movie Night

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4:00 p.m. each Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! These screenings are free and are open to attendees under the age of 18. Light refreshments will be provided. FMI: 872-5433 or staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Upcoming Features: April 6: Rogue One (PG-13) April 13: A Monster Calls (PG-13) April […]

Free

A Two Cent Talk with Josie Sigler and Crystal Williams

Josie Sigler and Crystal Williams will read from their books, followed by a reception and a book signing. Sigler’s collection of stories, The Galaxie and Other Rides (Livingston Press, 2012), was awarded the Ruby Pickens Tartt First Fiction Award, her book of poetry, living must bury (Fence Books), won the 2010 Motherwell Prize, and the […]

Free

Zao in Context

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

Join the student curators of the installation Zao in Context as they discuss and interpret artworks that put the exhibition No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki into context.

Free

Community Voices with George Mitchell

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

Community Voices is a live event series featuring one-on-one interviews with notable Community Voices, exclusively from the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. Join us for a night with George Mitchell in a one-on-one conversation led by our own Amy Calder on April 6. Doors open at 6:30. Advance tickets are required. Admission is free for […]

Free – $5

Yoko Hiraoka, Master of Biwa, Koto, and Shamisen

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

With a performance career spanning more than 30 years, Yoko Hiraoka is widely recognized as a master performer and teacher of Japanese traditional string instruments and vocal styles. Hiraoka returns to Colby to sing and play highlights of famous music for the biwa (four-stringed lute). The Tale of the Heike is a lyrical account of […]

Free

White Rabbit Red Rabbit

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

White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been called a play. But it’s a lively, global sensation that no one is allowed to talk about. Its award-winning playwright, Nassim Soleimanpour, is Iranian. His words have escaped censorship and are awaiting your audience. Slyly humorous and audaciously pointed, this “theater-entertainment-meets-social experiment” is unlike anything and will make you question everything. Performed […]

Free

Camp Expo and Healthy Kids Day

Alfond Youth & Community Center 126 North Street, Waterville, ME

Join us for a morning of active play and learn about summer camp opportunities. Enjoy Adventure Playland, arts & crafts, fun games and activities, face painting, swimming and more — all for free! For details and more family-friendly activities, visit www.inlandhospital.org or call 861-3292. For a printable poster, click HERE.

Free
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Art + Storytelling: Color

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

After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to color. Children and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Center to have a snack and create their own works of art. This one-hour program is designed for preschoolers and toddlers. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby […]

Free

Jubilant Spring!

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

Join the Colby College Chorale and Chamber Choir in collaboration with the Bowdoin Chamber Choir as they herald the spring season with joyous song. The program features works inspired by the warmth and vigor of springtime, with selections that celebrate the joys of life and love and the beauty of nature. Works include “A Jubilant […]

Free

Waterville United Against Hate

Waterville City Hall 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME

The Waterville community will gather on the steps of City Hall to speak out against the presence of the KKK in Waterville, and for the Waterville we know and desire:  a place where all are welcome.  Bring your palms (from Palm Sunday worship services)!

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Family Violence Project training

Are you a good listener? Are you comfortable talking on the phone? Do you have a passion for helping others? If you answered yes to these questions, I have an opportunity that may be perfect for you! Family Violence Project has an ongoing need for volunteer advocates to help answer our 24-Hour Helpline for those […]

Malcolm X

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The much-hyped Malcolm X happens to be a spiritually enriching testament to the human capacity for change — and surely Spike Lee’s most universally appealing film. An engrossing mosaic of history, myth, and sheer conjecture, this ambitious epic manages to sustain itself for three hours and 21 minutes and overcomes an early frivolity of tone and […]

Free

It’s All About The Legs!

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Regular walks increase endurance, lower blood pressure, reduce "bad" cholesterol, improve cardiovascular health, boost bone strength and help burn more calories. Join Robin Maginn, Advanced Senior Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor, to learn leg exercises that utilize multiple joints to increase core stability. Cost: $10.00. Please register in advance by calling 873-4745 or stopping […]

$10
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Teen Anime Club

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Come join us for our bi-weekly anime club! Already a fan or curious to know what it's all about? Join us for old and new favorites, plus snacks and socializing. This event is free and open to attendees under the age of 18. For more information, please call 872-5433, or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Upcoming Presentations: May […]

Free

Waterville Green Drinks

Mainely Brews 1 Post Office Square, Waterville, ME

Come join KV Connect, Waterville’s young professionals group, for an exciting evening of networking and socialization while helping to support a great cause! Admission is a $5.00 suggested donation to benefit Sebasticook Regional Land Trust . Appetizers will be provided. Waterville Green Drinks is part of the international Green Drinks network, which is an informal […]

$5

Debra Spark Fiction Reading

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

Colby Professor of English Debra Spark is the author of six books of fiction, including, most recently, Unknown Caller, The Pretty Girl, and Good for the Jews. Other books include Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing and the anthology Twenty Under Thirty. Spark has been the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a […]

Free

Activism, Justice, and Future Generations

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

Our speaker, Winona LaDuke, is this year’s Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Fellow in Environmental Humanities. LaDuke is an internationally renowned writer and activist working on issues of climate change, sustainable development, and the rights of indigenous communities. She lives and works on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota and is a two-time vice presidential […]

Free
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