Recitation and performance are major new trends in poetry. There has been a recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry movement and the immense popularity of hip-hop music among our youth. Organized nationally by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation and administered in […]

Come out of sympathy for the victims. Come out of respect for the victims’ families. Come out of solidarity for teachers and students. Come out of concern for area schools experiencing threats. Come out of hope for the future. Speakers: Scott Beale, President of the Waterville PTO Peter Burgher, Psychologist Cassie Faulkner, Parent Jennifer McGee, […]

In April 2016, Maine bookseller Seth Thayer, Colby Class of ’89, found a cache of medieval manuscript leaves “in a trunk in a client’s house in Maine.” A Google search investigating the leaves led him to manuscript scholar Lisa Fagin Davis, who identified all of the leaves as having been sold by the notorious mid-20th-century […]

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 Take a trip to a curious land unlike any other. The innovative Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson has created The Wonderful World of Dissocia, where young everywoman Lisa Jones finds herself on a quest to recover a missing piece of herself. There she discovers that nothing is as it seems. […]

March 15 (postponed from March 8) 7:15 to 9:00 AM  Summit Room, Spann Commons, Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville Governor Paul LePage will review his ultimate legislative agenda for his concluding session.   Cost per person: $18 members, $25 at the door & non-members. TO REGISTER: Call 873-3315 PLEASE NOTE: To cancel, please […]

Join The Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA at the Alfond Youth Center (2nd floor library) for the Winter Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, December 7, 2017 – April 19, 2018, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Along with the fresh fruits and vegetables, there will be a Youth Booth managed by the […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4:00 p.m. every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! The movie changes every week. This week, we'll be showing Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13). This event is free, and open to attendees ages 11-18. Light refreshments will be provided. More Information »

Similar to Slam Poetry, a Shakespeare Slam is a competition to present Shakespeare through spoken word. Contestants will be judged on their ability to memorize the Shakespearean text of their choosing, their voice and performance, and the understanding of the text they present. Contestants can enter as an individual or get some friends and form […]

Designed to build community capacity for public art projects, establish a common understanding of best practices, and develop a shared language for community discussion, Waterville Creates! and the Colby Museum are co-hosting a series of public discussions on public art and creative place-making. The series begins with Elizabeth Jabar, associate dean and director of public […]

Rescheduled from Tuesday, March 13 to Thursday, March 15, due to the storm expected on Tuesday. Adrian Blevins, associate professor of English at Colby, has written Appalachians Run Amok, winner of the Wilder Prize; Live from the Homesick Jamboree; The Brass Girl Brouhaha; and the chapbooks Bloodline and The Man Who Went Out for Cigarettes. […]

Written by Yasmina Reza, Translated by Christopher Hampton, and Directed by Doree Austin A playground altercation between 11-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter.  At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, […]

The Waterville Opera House is excited to announce it is partnering with the talented musicians from the nationally recognized touring group, Femmes of Rock, to offer an educational workshop for local strings students. This workshop will provide students with the opportunity to learn from professional musicians who specialize in performing non-traditional music on a traditional […]

Join Tim Hood, Colby Class of 2019, as he explores game time in our current exhibition Game Time: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss, on view through June 24.

The Femmes of Rock, led by rock violinist and arranger, Nina DiGregorio, has rocked audiences worldwide with their blistering solos, unique arrangements, not to mention their beauty and charm. The Femmes of Rock show takes Bella Strings to a whole new level. All-new arrangements, original material, a live rock band, video, lights, choreography, comedy, and […]

To be shown Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Aki Kaurismäki’s wry, melancholic comedy, a clear-eyed response to the current refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a new life. Displaced Syrian Khaled has escaped war-ravaged Aleppo and lands in Helsinki as a stowaway; meanwhile, middle-aged salesman Wikström leaves behind his wife and work using […]

Join the Colby College Nordic ski team for their spring fundraiser on March 17, 2018. Race Information: 40 km or 20 km Skate Mass Start. Start is at 9:30 a.m. for both distances. Registration Information: Registration will occur online at https://www.skireg.com/quarry-road-marathon 40K: $40 until March 1, $55 until night March 15, $60 day of race. […]

Kennebec Montessori School invites prospective parents and their children to visit the school and learn more about the Montessori approach to early childhood and elementary education. Visitors will be able to explore the classrooms, try the hands-on materials, meet the teachers and talk to current parents about their experience. The school recently completed construction of […]

Music by Gioachino Rossini This masterpiece of dazzling vocal fireworks makes a rare Met appearance — its first in nearly 25 years — with Maurizio Benini on the podium. The all-star bel canto cast features Angela Meade in the title role of the murderous Queen of Babylon, who squares off in breathtaking duets with Arsace, […]

BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation Invites you to the 29th Annual Maine Women’s Hall of Fame Silver Tea 1:00 PM Induction Ceremony 2:00 PM Saturday, March 17, 2018 Snow date Sunday, March 18, 2018 Fireplace Lounge at Randall Student Center University of Maine at Augusta Inductees: Julia Crosby U.S.A. Olympian, and award-winning athlete, Community activist, and tireless […]

Birding-In is what we call Birding in the L.C.Bates Museum Audubon Gallery. In the gallery you can Get ready for spring trail side birding by touring the many museum specimens of birds that are found in Maine. Look at the Hubbard dioramas to see birds in their Maine habitats. (Hubbard went to the locations where […]

Join Common Street Arts for an afternoon focused on crafting unique clay creations. Participants are invited to represent themselves in a visual format. What makes you, you? What do you find inspiring? Channel the answers into a unique clay creation that represents you! Learn slab building techniques as you mold something new. All ages are […]

The ensemble delves into the world of program music, featuring marches by composer Julie Giroux — “March of the Sundried Tomatoes,” recounting a cooking debacle, and “Tiger Tail March,” depicting a typical Louisiana parish day — and “Imbizo,” using scales and rhythms from the African continent. Completing the program are “Highlights of Chess” and the […]

Postponed from March, 10:00 a.m., due to snow! What is life like for a gay Palestinian twenty-something living in Tel Aviv? It’s complicated. In this big-hearted documentary, we meet three friends who are politically active and assertive about their right to define their own identity. Told with honesty, intelligence and humor, the complex story of […]

The Living Water Association of the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ invites you to a Service of Ordination for Kurt D. Nelson, Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., at Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Waterville.  Clergy, please wear robe and stole. Handicap-accessible spaces are available next to the Chapel, by the side […]

Join us in the Teen Room at the Waterville Public Library and make something amazing! Every Monday at 3:00, we'll be creating something new. We provide the supplies, you bring the creativity! On Monday, March 19, come design a sock monster! Whether you want your creation to be adorable or monstrous, the possibilities are endless! […]