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December Crafternoons
Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, MECrafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room each Tuesday between 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. to make the craft with help from library staff! December 5: Snowy Town Collage December 12: Paper Roll Gingerbread December 19: Winter Gnome Ornament December 26: Wooden Clothespin Skiers Take pictures of […]
Teen Clay Club
Ticonic Clay Studio, Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, MESession 1: Tuesday, October 10 & 24, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Session 2: Tuesday, November 7 & 21, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Session 3: Tuesday, December 5 & 19, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. In these two-part classes, students begin to explore the wonders of clay: hand-building, glazing, surface design, wheel-throwing, and more. Each young artist […]
Waterville Wednesday Spinners
Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United StatesDo you love to spin, knit, or crochet and want to hang with other fiber lovers? This is the group for you! All are welcome to sit and create their own projects with other area fiber lovers every Wednesday, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. This is a free, informal gathering of like minded lovers of all […]
Homeschool Hub
Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, MEHomeschool students who are pre-school through elementary grade levels — the Bartlett Room is available for older siblings — are invited to come to the library for fun and activities on Thursdays, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. In addition to the usual activities, on December 14, come for a special presentation about the Quarry Road Trails. […]
Blue Christmas
Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, MEA special service will be offered on Friday, December 22, 4 p.m., at Pleasant Street UMC. The name of this service comes from the season — Dec. 22 is actually the longest night of the year. But the name, “Longest Night”, also describes the feeling that a number of people have during this season. In these long, dark, […]
Downeast Brass Christmas Concert
Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, MEDecember Activities at L.C. Bates
L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, MESaturday, December 2: Maine Mammals in Winter Come tour the Maine Mammals and learn about how they adapt to the cold winter temperatures. Look at their different adaptations that keep them warm in winter. Make a winter diorama to take home. Saturday, December 9: Old Time Toys Try toys that were common a hundred years ago. Play […]
Fiddler on the Roof
Waterville, MEA forever classic, Fiddler on the Roof is set in 20th-century pre-revolutionary Russia where Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman, is deadset on marrying his three daughters off in respectable matches. However, when each of them expresses different romantic leanings, he has to contend with the collision of tradition and uncomfortable change. The family has to […]
December Crafternoons
Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, MECrafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room each Tuesday between 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. to make the craft with help from library staff! December 5: Snowy Town Collage December 12: Paper Roll Gingerbread December 19: Winter Gnome Ornament December 26: Wooden Clothespin Skiers Take pictures of […]
The Arc of Oblivion
Waterville, METhe Arc of Oblivion is an unexpectedly playful search for an answer to a deeply existential question: In a universe that erases its tracks, why are we so hellbent on leaving a trace? This may seem an unusual concern for those involved in photography and motion pictures, which first offered humanity an opportunity to accurately […]
A Cat in Paris (or Une vie de chat)
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, MEDino the cat is a snuggly companion to little girl Zoé by day, and an accomplice to a nimble Parisian thief by night. Zoé, unable to speak since her father was killed by the city's crime boss Victor Costa, finds herself in a nighttime adventure to foil Costa's next evil plan. Whimsical animation brings a […]
Waterville Indoor Farmers’ Market
Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, METhe Downtown Waterville Farmers Market offers a wide range of locally produced items. From steak and potatoes to milk and cookies, from bacon and eggs to bread and cheese, the market members will surprise you with the wide range of locally produced items they offer. The winter market takes place every Thursday, except December 21, […]
December Activities at L.C. Bates
L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, MESaturday, December 2: Maine Mammals in Winter Come tour the Maine Mammals and learn about how they adapt to the cold winter temperatures. Look at their different adaptations that keep them warm in winter. Make a winter diorama to take home. Saturday, December 9: Old Time Toys Try toys that were common a hundred years ago. Play […]
Grab + Go Craft Kit: Sock Gnomes
Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, MEPick up Grab + Go kits for adults and teens at Waterville Public Library anytime after 2:00 p.m. every other Friday, for so long as supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity. December’s remaining project is Sock Gnomes on December 29. For more information, call 207-872-5433, email […]
December Activities at L.C. Bates
L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, MESaturday, December 2: Maine Mammals in Winter Come tour the Maine Mammals and learn about how they adapt to the cold winter temperatures. Look at their different adaptations that keep them warm in winter. Make a winter diorama to take home. Saturday, December 9: Old Time Toys Try toys that were common a hundred years ago. Play […]
Met Opera Encore: Florencia en al Amazonas
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, MERunning Time: 2 hour 35 minutes MPA Rating: Not Rated Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian […]
Waterville Indoor Farmers’ Market
Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, METhe Downtown Waterville Farmers Market offers a wide range of locally produced items. From steak and potatoes to milk and cookies, from bacon and eggs to bread and cheese, the market members will surprise you with the wide range of locally produced items they offer. The winter market takes place every Thursday, except December 21, […]
January Saturdays at L.C. Bates
L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, MEJan. 6, 10 a.m. — Tour the Museum’s Amazing Animals: Explore the museum to find and learn about baboons, duckbilled platypus, anteater, red panda, Caribou, Bontebok and other animals in the museum exhibits. The collections include animals that have developed unique adaptations for living in varied environments. Learn about some with horns, a mammal that lays eggs, […]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, METwo Screenings: Sat., Jan. 6, 12:30 and Sun., Jan. 7, 12:30 (Quote-Along) Bring out your dead! And your coconuts, and your best quoting voice (on Sunday, anyway), and revisit what remains one of the funniest comedies ever made. Get ready to journey into a world of medieval madness, coconut-clacking horses, the Knights Who Say “Ni,” […]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, METwo Screenings: Sat., Jan. 6, 12:30 and Sun., Jan. 7, 12:30 (Quote-Along) Bring out your dead! And your coconuts, and your best quoting voice (on Sunday, anyway), and revisit what remains one of the funniest comedies ever made. Get ready to journey into a world of medieval madness, coconut-clacking horses, the Knights Who Say “Ni,” […]
Community Draw
Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United StatesSeasoned and aspiring artists are invited to participate in this costumed figure drawing program on the second Wednesday of each month. This class offers a unique opportunity for emerging and established artists to hone their drawing skills in a supportive environment. Participants bring their media of choice: charcoal, pastels, paint, clay, etc. Ticonic will provide […]
GrowSmart Maine Housing Policy and Practices
Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville, MEWaterville Indoor Farmers’ Market
Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, METhe Downtown Waterville Farmers Market offers a wide range of locally produced items. From steak and potatoes to milk and cookies, from bacon and eggs to bread and cheese, the market members will surprise you with the wide range of locally produced items they offer. The winter market takes place every Thursday, except December 21, […]
Nuh-Mi-Bee-Uhn
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, MEFrom 1904 to 1908, in what is now Namibia, the German colonial government systematically killed approximately 80,000 Herero and Nama people. More than a century later, Germany at last acknowledged this massacre as genocidal, but still refuses to apologize directly to descendants of survivors or provide reparations for harm done. Join us for a screening […]