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.

Art in the Park: Popcorn Art

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

In honor of the incredible Maine International Film Festival, join us as we make popcorn art! Popcorn is a terrific healthy snack but it can also be used as the basis to create flower blossoms, paintings and more! (Don’t worry, we will have some for snacking too.) This program will be cancelled if there is […]

Free

Central Maine Tech Night

Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space Hathaway Creative Center, 10 Water St. Ste. 110, Waterville, ME

Join Us for Drinks, Pizza, and the Newest Trends in Tech! Central Maine's technology community comes together each month for a fun night of collaboration, drinks, food, and networking. At Tech Night you will be connected with technologists (from experts to hobbyists) who share a passion for learning, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Come be part […]

Free

Recovering the Recent Past

7 Lakes Alliance 137 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes, ME

A presentation by former Messalonskee High School teacher David Leigh about letters written by Messalonskee High School students during the 1990s.

Cassatt String Quartet

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

The public is invited to join the museum’s Lively Spaces camp participants for a free concert in the galleries by the Cassatt String Quartet, a New York City-based quartet with a deep commitment to nurturing young musicians. Location: Paul J. Schupf Wing for the Works of Alex Katz, Colby Museum of Art. Contact: Qianni Zhu, qianni.zhu@colby.edu

Free

Outside Looking In: An Afternoon of Acoustic Music

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Blind songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player and poet Mike Rogers presents scenes and characters in his life of seventy-five years. This show is laced with Mike's wry humor and paints portraits of people "outside the circle” in song, storytelling and poetry.

Free
Recurring

Stand on Every Corner

Corner of Main & Temple Streets 110 Main Street, Waterville

Every Friday, the Central Mainers to End Family Separations and Child Detentions will hold a  Stand on Every Corner to raise awareness to end Family Separations and Child Detentions occurring along our southern border on Main Street in Waterville, ME. Stand on Every Corner rallies happen ongoing nationwide on Fridays. WHAT: Friday Stand on Every Corner […]

Free

A Trip to the Moon

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

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, when the first humans walked on the surface of Earth’s moon. To celebrate, we are bringing out our fun moon themed games and activities. Learn what causes an eclipse, plot a course for your moon rover to pick up rock samples, launch a bottle rocket, […]

$1 – $3

Summer Luncheon

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

Colby College Museum of Art Waterville, Maine Celebrating 60 years of opening doors to art Join alumni, parents, and friends from across the country to celebrate the mission and impact of the Colby College Museum of Art. Over the last sixty years the Colby Museum has grown from a small, regional gem to an international […]

Free

Fortieth Annual NEMC POPS Concert

Bowl in the Pines, Snow Pond Center for the Arts Geranium Lane (off Route 23), Sidney, ME

The concert will showcase New England Music Camp's Jazz Ensemble, Chorale, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band. There will be a raffle, door prize, and variety of other exciting events throughout the evening. All proceeds from the event directly to the New England Music Camp Scholarship Fund. Admission: $20.

$20

Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

REM Community Center 31 Temple Street, Waterville, ME

Agenda: Update Poor People's Campaign Moral Congress in Washington, DC Details on the upcoming march on Washington in June 2020 Develop plans for building community awareness about (and building collective power to overcome) systemic poverty, racism, militarism and the war economy, and ecological devastation. There will be singing!! Light refreshments will be available. LINKS: The national organization's […]

Free

Animation Camp

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

Due to the popularity of the last years’ dynamic claymation camp, we are pleased to offer another fun-filled week of animation with Tiana Vermette. Young artists will use cut paper to create a short animated film. The instructor will introduce techniques of editing, sound recording, and stop motion. This class is for artists from ages […]

$125

Earth and Sky Astronomy Adventures Camp

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

Campers will explore our solar system through the use of our telescopes and Earth and Sky activities. We will do hands-on activities to learn the reasons for seasons, moon phases, and about interesting moments in space exploration including landing man on the moon 50 years ago. For ages  6-15. Camp continues through Friday, July 26, […]

$65

Rock Camp

Snow Pond Center for the Arts 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney, ME

During this program, children will receive voice, dance, and art lessons from experienced and professional educators, including Mr. Harley and Christian Giddings! For grades 5 - 12. Camp runs July 22–26, 1:00 - 5:30 p.m. Registration is required. The cost is $175. CLICK TO REGISTER.

$175

Lego Build Tournament and The Lego Movie 2

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us for a leap into the Lego Universe with a Lego Build Tournament at 2:00, followed by a screening of The Lego Movie 2 at 3:00. For the Lego Tournament we will have a series of challenges/themes to build with the Legos and then display them for the judges. For children in grades K-8.

Free

Author Talk with Sarah Perry

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us for a Skype author talk with Sarah Perry! “On the night her mother was murdered, twelve-year-old Sarah Perry was asleep in the same house. Haunted by fractured memories of that night, and by the turbulent years that follow the murder, she tracks down the truth of what really happened. Ms. Perry’s memoir of […]

Free

Moon Crafts and Activities

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Discover the moon through learning about the moon's phases, making moon cake art and more. For grades K-5.

Free

Art in the Park: Paper Page Pets

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

We love the Waterville Public Library! The library is at the Farmers’ Market each week with a mobile book mobile. This week we will make little bookmarks called paper page pets to help you keep your place with your summer reading. This program will be cancelled if there is inclement weather.

Free

Fish Tales: The History of the L.C. Bates Blue Marlin Caught by Ernest Hemingway

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

Susan F. Beegel will present her illustrated lecture, “A Hemingway Marlin in Maine,” that was inspired by the L. C. Bates Museum’s skin mount of a blue marlin caught by Hemingway off the island of Bimini in 1935. She calls the talk “a wild fish chase across the first half of the twentieth century” that […]

Oakfest 2019

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

Join us for Oakfest 2019! ​ Three days of family entertainment begins Friday evening with Oakfest’s first "Movies at the Waterfront" on FRIDAY, July 26, presented by Kingdom Life Church. Bring your chairs and blankets and watch free movies under the stars with the community! Then join us Saturday, July 27, at Williams Elementary School […]

Hogs for Hounds

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

Enjoy a Motorcycle Ride and Toy & Treat Drive to benefit the Humane Society Waterville Area. Registration opens at 9 a.m. at RiverWalk, with the ride beginning at 10 a.m. Lastly, enjoy a BBQ and concert at North Country Harley-Davidson at noon! Cost: $20 single, $30 double

$20 – $30

Birds that Fish!

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

Maine is a land of magnificent waterways, drawing visitors from all over for world-class fishing. Some birds love to fish, too! From osprey to heron, learn about the special adaptations and behaviors these birds use to catch their dinner. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $3

Community Day at the Art Museum

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

Join the Museum in celebrating our summer exhibitions, including the newly-opened Wíwənikan . . . the beauty we carry and Occupy Colby: Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society has the Capacity to Destroy, Year 2. We’ll have looking guides for families, art-making projects, food trucks from Taco the Town, Stone Fox […]

Free

Tea With Mattie Wadsworth

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

Mattie Wadsworth was an avid amateur entomologist who lived on a farm in Manchester, Maine during the years 1862 to 1943. She was a scientist in a time when women were not often welcomed into the fold. As an entomologist Mattie collected many insect specimens on her farm including a type specimen of a dragon […]

$1 – $3

Summer Smorgasbord

First Congregational Church, UCC 21 College Avenue, Waterville, ME

Come enjoy a smorgasbord of casseroles, baked beans, salads, rolls, beverages and a summer dessert bar including make-your–own sundaes. The cost is $9 for adults, $4 for children under 12, and Free for children under 5.

$4 – $9
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