Professor Michael Burke of Colby College will lead this two-hour creative nonfiction writing workshop called “Where to Begin, How to Begin.” Any piece of writing has to begin somewhere of course, but how do you know where to start, and how to start? In this creative nonfiction writing workshop, we’ll talk about what the opening […]

A National Geographic documentary that follows undercover investigators, environmentalists, journalists, and the Mexican Navy on their desperate effort to rescue the Earth’s smallest whale—the Vaquita—from extinction and bring an international crime syndicate to justice. (2019, 104 min.) Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program.

SPaRC (Strengthening, Partnering, and Reinforcing Community) is a grassroots initiative that was developed by leaders from Waterville Public Schools, Educare, Kennebec Valley Community College, Thomas College, Colby College, and Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education who are eager to collaborate with Waterville residents, build on Waterville’s strengths, and make Waterville into a nationally recognized hub of […]

Lillian Yvonne-Bertram is an assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, where she teaches in the M.F.A. in creative writing program. Her book of computationally mediated poems, Travesty Generator, was published by Noemi Press in December 2019. Yvonne-Bertram was recently named director of the Chautauqua Institution Writers’ Festival.

Maude Barlow is the national chairperson of the Council of Canadians and she chairs Food & Water Watch’s board. She is also an executive member of the San Francisco-based International Forum on Globalization and a councilor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council. In this lecture, she will focus on her new book, Whose Water is […]

Cancelled due to snow! Steven Simon is Professor in the Practice of International Relations at Colby College, following stints as John J. McCloy ’16 Professor of History at Amherst College and lecturer in government at Dartmouth College. He is also a research analyst for the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Prior to this, he was […]

Join us at the library for a free form themed youth art project.  There will be Pokemon themed art projects available to celebrate Pokemon day on February 27, the anniversary of the release of the very first Pokémon games in Japan.!

This activity will focus on creating a magical snow globe with a simple canning jar! Imagine and create your own winter wonderland using art club supplies provided to all participants. For ages 7 - 12.  $14. Registration required. Scholarships are available. FMI: https://www.watervillecreates.org/event/after-school-art-club-snow-globes/

Enjoy some peaceful and fun adventures at Parents' Night Out at Quarry Road Trails! Childcare for up to 15 children will be offered while parents enjoy the trails. The child's dinner is included in the price ($10).

Learn how to paint this picture! Appreciate wildlife in a new way by learning to paint this scene! Grab your friends and unleash your inner artist at 7 Lakes Alliance. You’ll go from a blank canvas to a masterpiece of your own making, guided by a talented and entertaining artist. Cost is $35/person. Space is […]

"We grew up listening to Radiohead and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd," says Griffin Sherry, guitarist/singer in The Ghost Of Paul Revere. "Everyone assumed we were a bluegrass band because we were playing these traditional instruments, but we weren’t writing traditional music. We were just writing songs with the instruments we had." […]

Every organization, large or small, is facing serious questions about their future as digital technology becomes central to their operations — if not their survival. How are you navigating your digital transformation? Anthony Ronzio, Director of Digital Strategy at Colby College, will share takeaways from his experience executing digital strategies for some of Maine's largest […]

Drop by the Art + Cart for activities kids and their caregivers can use in the galleries, as well as materials to touch, books to read, sketching materials, and resources to take home. Each month features a different theme with a new program every week focused on a specific book and/or work of art. The […]

Kennebec Montessori School, in partnership with Maine Montessori Association, will be hosting a screening of the documentary Inside Montessori. See inside five Montessori classrooms throughout the US, hear their stories, and then listen to a panel of speakers from KMS. KMS is accredited by the American Montessori Society and has been offering experiential educational programs […]

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HealthRHYTHMS Empowerment Group Drumming is part of Let Art Inspire, the Museum’s wellness initiative, which includes a variety of programs that connect mind, body, and art in innovative ways. This one-and-a-half-hour program is a fun, interactive opportunity for personal exploration and communication through sound, inspired by works in the Museum collection. This is not a […]

Have you ever wondered why the sky can appear to be clear blue one day, pink the next? How are clouds formed? And how do pollutants affect our atmosphere? At the end of this program, everyone gets to take home a copy of an awesome educational book from NASA! Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for […]

The Colby Art Song Initiative will reflect on the fiftieth anniversary of Woodstock in a concert that will include solo and choral compositions related to the music festival to end all music festivals. Directed by Eric Christopher Perry, members of the Colby-Kennebec Choral Society, the Colby College Chorale, and soloists will perform works by Joni […]

Join the curators of The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art — student Alaleh Naderi ’21, assistant professor of art Marta E. Ameri, Lunder Curator of American Art Beth Finch, and Mirken Family Postbaccalaureate Fellow in Museum Practice Qianni Zhu — for a discussion of the history, art, and […]

In one of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films, based on a story by John Steinbeck, seven people with different personalities and backgrounds — an international journalist, a rich businessman, a radio operator, a nurse, a steward, a sailor, and an engineer with communist tendencies — are stranded together on a lifeboat in the Atlantic Ocean after […]

Colby Citizens’ Climate Lobby is teaming up with Maine Youth Climate Strikes to host a strike at the Maine Presidential Primaries in Waterville, Maine. Through this strike, we are urging voters to make climate action and justice their top priority. By striking for climate action, we want to demonstrate the power of the climate movement […]

Figure drawing at Common Street Arts (CSA) is back! - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6-8pm Seasoned and aspiring artists are invited to participate in this figure drawing program hosted by CSA that provides a unique opportunity for emerging and established artists to hone their drawing skills in a supportive environment. Participants bring their media […]

The wealth gap between the haves and the have-nots is at an all-time high, and the disparity is even larger among marginalized sects of the population. In line with the Goldfarb Center’s theme this year, Associate Professor of Sociology Christel Kesler will examine the influence of various policies in the growing and shrinking of the wealth gap in the United States. […]