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.

Two Cent Talk with Monica Woods and Wesley McNair

Two Cent Talks, a program dedicated to promoting and celebrating the literary arts in Maine, will be hosting a reading, reception and book signing for authors Monica Woods and Wesley […]

Seeing Green: The Use and Abuse of American Environmental Images

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

Associate professor of history at Trent University Finis Dunaway will examine how mainstream media images have depicted environmental crises from the Cold War to the present, including a consideration of Robert Adams’s […]

Free
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The New Works Festival

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

What does the future of live performance look like? Find out at the 2016 New Works Festival, where emerging playwrights, choreographers, actors, dancers, designers, and stage technicians premiere new adventures in the […]

Free
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Electronic Waste Recycling

Celebrate Earth Day by disposing of your electronic waste for free. Households, businesses, non-profits, and municipalities of fewer than 100 employees may participate. You won’t even have to get out […]

Free

Tighten and Tone

Thayer Center for Health 149 North Street, Waterville, ME

In this class, learn an easy and effective low-impact exercise program that you can continue at home to strengthen and tone your muscles, increase flexibility and range of motion, and […]

$50

Endangered and Extinct

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

2014 was the centennial of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. In celebration of Earth Day, discover the story of this pigeon and other endangered animals around the museum. Make […]

Building Challenge Day

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Drop in between 2 and 4 pm to try out your engineering skills by building a marshmallow catapult. Recommended for kids 7 and up. Younger kids are welcome, but must […]

Free

Chris Ross and The North

Mainely Brews 1 Post Office Square, Waterville, ME

Hancock, Maine native, Chris Ross has been writing and performing his songs for the better part of a decade. He mixes smokey folk with a rambling and witty lyricism, which […]

$5

Steeple Restoration Fundraiser

Benton Falls Congregational Church 79 Benton Falls Road, Benton, ME

We are tying to historically preserve the church, beginning with its steeple. Our steeple houses the last bell cast by the Paul Revere Foundry. For nearly 200 years, this historic […]

Shakespeare’s 452nd Birthday Bash

You are invited to celebrate Shakespeare’s 452nd birthday “with pomp, with triumph and with reveling.” Join Recycled Shakespeare Company for some or all of the day as we read all […]

Free

Reader Dogs at the Library

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in the library for read-aloud time. For kids who want to practice their reading skills and for […]

Free

Teddy Bear Hike

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

Join us for a short hike to the Roosevelt Monument. We'll talk about the things we see along the way, learn some fun exercises, and finish by making a teddy […]

REM Community Volunteer Awards

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

The community is invited to the REM Partner Community Volunteer Awards Ceremony at the Waterville Opera House.  Sixty three REM Partner organizations will gather to honor exemplary volunteers representing 13 […]

Free

In Spring Time, the Only Pretty Ring Time!

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

The Colby Collegium Chamber Singers and Players celebrate nature’s renewal with music of spring. The program will feature instrumental excerpts from “Le Journal du Printemps” by Johann Caspar Fischer, as well […]

Free
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Vernal Pool Walk

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

Celebrate Environmental Education Week! On April 23, we will measure and document the vernal pool with special guest biologist Cathy Bevier. Big Night is when the first amphibians wake up […]

Spring Fling Benefit

Winslow VFW 175 Veteran Drive, Winslow, ME

Come on out and join The Winslow 4th of July Fundraising Committee for a great night of dancing and listening to the great sounds of Central Maine's Out of The […]

$10

Fifth Annual One in Five 5K

In Maine, 1 in 5 people will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. This shocking statistic has outraged many of us in our community. We have decided to take a […]

The Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Music: Leon Minkus Choreography: Alexei Fadeyechev (after Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky) Cervantes’ eccentric hero Don Quixote leaves on journey full of adventures with his loyal squire Sancho Panza in […]

$13

A Musical Celebration of the Feast of St. Mark

St. Mark's Episcopal Church 60 Eustis Parkway, Waterville, ME

Organists Don Kerr and Stephen Crisp, cellist Steve Witkin, and the choir of St. Mark's, directed by Don Kerr, will perform works of Jan Sweelinck, J.S. Bach, Aleksandr Arkhangelskiy, Felix […]

Free

Women in Law: Obstacles and Opportunities

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

One of the most significant transformations in American society in recent decades is the growing ranks of women in the law and on the bench. In 1970, women made up […]

Free

Tai Chi for Health

Thayer Center for Health 149 North Street, Waterville, ME

Tai Chi for Health is an easy-to-learn form of tai chi that focuses on healing, relaxation, and improving mobility and balance. Medical studies have shown that practicing this program helps […]

$50

The Art of Self-Compassion

Thayer Center for Health 149 North Street, Waterville, ME

Many of us are easily able to feel compassion for others, but what about ourselves? Learning to have self-compassion is vital for living a truly happy and joyful life. Join […]

$15
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Big Dances for a Small Stage

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

Experience big dances for a small stage led by Colby students and inspired by Peter Soriano’s dynamic and colorful wall drawings. Limited to grades 6-12, for reservations call 207.859.5623.

Free

Solaris

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

Guest speaker: Dr. Melissa J Glenn, Associate Professor of Psychology at Colby College 2001 had its counterpart in Russia where, in 1972, the legendary director Andrei Tarkovsky (Stalker, Andrei Rublev) […]

$6
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