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.

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Business After Hours

Join the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce for Business After Hours! Held on the third or fourth Wednesday of each month, these events are a great opportunity to mix and mingle with other business professionals and leaders in our communities. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and other beverages are available, as well as a 50/50 raffle and […]

Free

Colby First Generation to College Student Narratives

Pugh Center, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The final event in Colby’s month-long First Generation to College Student Program, join Colby students as they share their successes, challenges, and hopes as First-Gen college students. Light refreshments provided.

Free

Two Cent Talks: Richard Foerster and Kate Miles

Celebrating the literary arts in Maine, Two Cent Talks is a free bimonthly series at Common Street Arts in downtown Waterville in which authors read from and answer questions about their works. The next reading in the series features Richard Foerster and Kate Miles. A reception and book signing will follow the reading. Richard Foerster […]

Free

Getting Smart About Electricity

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

We will explore how to determine how much energy your home is consuming and hear about Maine Green Power. Energy Team leader John Reuthe and Tamra Pierce from Cerntral Maine Power will explain how to look at your homes and understand how much energy you are consuming.  They will demonstrate some simple tools to help […]

Free

3-D Design and Printing for Kids and Teens

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Learn to use TinkerCAD, a free, web-based design program to create a 3D object that’s uniquely yours. Several lucky attendees will win a free printout of their design from the Library’s Cube 3D printers! The event is free and open to people ages 7-17, but advance registration is required. Register online or at the Children’s Department Desk. […]

Free

Family Star Party

Postponed from January 15, due to cloud cover Patrons of Winslow and Waterville Public Libraries are invited to Colby College’s Collins Observatory for a night of stargazing. This family- friendly program will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a brief introduction from Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Elizabeth McGrath. Weather permitting, we will view […]

Free
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Peace Officer

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

Brad Barber and Scott Christopherson’s documentary is about the increasingly militarized state of American police as told through the story of William “Dub” Lawrence, a former sheriff who established and trained Utah’s first SWAT team only to see that same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later. Driven by an obsessed […]

$8 – $36

World Penguin Day

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

Why are penguins around the world not doing so well? What penguins are in the museum collection? Find out some fascinating facts behind one of the worlds most adorable and well loved flightless birds. See a penguin specimen up close and make a penguin craft to bring home. Dress warmly for the adventure!

Squirrel Appreciation Day

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

Squirrels are an often over looked and under appreciated animal. Why not celebrate them and their crucial role in our Maine forest? Come explore, look for squirrel tracks and make a squirrel craft!

Reception for Monhegan . . . the Muse

CSA will hold a reception for its current exhibit, Monhegan . . . the Muse, which features works from the Lupine Gallery from Monhegan Island, Maine. At the reception, Tiger Saw will perform songs from their latest CD, Horn Hill, which was recorded on Monhegan Island, and light refreshments will be served.

Free

Building Community with Solar Farms

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

Join James Manzer from ReVision Energy to explore community solar options in Maine and the opportunity to be part of the solar energy movement. Learn about the financial and environmental benefits of solar energy and the process of becoming part of a member-owned solar installation.

Free
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Ukuleles at the Library

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

If you play the ukulele, are learning, or are just curious what the international uke phenomenon is all about, join us for our twice-monthly meet-up.  Except for Christmas Eve, we meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Our group is informal. We learn from each other and enjoy strumming and singing all […]

Free

Soups On . . . And It’s Healthy!

Alfond Youth & Community Center 126 North Street, Waterville, ME

There is nothing quite like a bowl of soup to warm you up and soothe your soul on a cold winter day. In this hands-on cooking class, learn some old family soup recipes that have been modified to make them healthier, and if even possible, tastier! Cost: $15/person

$15
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The Game’s Afoot

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

Written by Ken Ludwig Directed by Debra Susi It is December 1936. Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry.  But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities […]

$18

PechaKucha Night Waterville, Vol. 19

Summit Room, Spann Student Commons, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

PechaKucha Night Waterville is a creative networking event centered on storytelling. Every event is well attended and provides its own distinctive ride. PechaKucha Night (PKN) began in Tokyo in 2003 and has turned into an international phenomenon with events happening in over 800 cities around the world. It is a format that makes presentations concise, […]

Free

Girl Talk: A Women’s Health Event

Thayer Center for Health 149 North Street, Waterville, ME

MaineGeneral Health invites women of all ages to this free event to help you live, work and play healthier. Learn from our experts and from each other on topics such as mindful eating and grocery shopping, easing menopause symptoms and taking care of yourself when you are taking care of others. Meet some of the […]

Free

Winter Carnival

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Waterville’s popular Winter Carnival is slated for Saturday, January 30 at the Quarry Road Recreation Area. The annual family-friendly event will be held from 11am until 2pm at the area located off North Street in Waterville. Admission to the event is free while donations for dog sled rides, food, and general support for the area’s […]

Free

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

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

Christine Goerke, Lise Lindstrom, and Nina Stemme, three of opera’s greatest dramatic sopranos, take turns in the title role of the proud princess of ancient China, whose riddles doom every suitor who seeks her hand. Tenors Marcelo Álvarez and Marco Berti are Calàf, the brave prince who sings “Nessun dorma” and wins her love. Franco […]

$15

Eric Lunt – “Big E” Entertainment

Maine Children's Home 93 Silver Street, Waterville, United States

Eric Lunt – “Big E” Entertainment and his talented friends will perform a live benefit concert for the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers This live concert will feature Eric Lunt on vocals and guitar  along with a number of other performers.  This will be a blend of performers on acoustic & electric guitar, drums […]

$10

Maine Children’s Home Benefit Concert

Winkin Auditorium, Lunder Hall, Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers 93 Silver Street, Waterville, ME

This live concert will feature Eric Lunt on vocals and guitar  along with a number of other performers.  This will be a blend of performers on acoustic & electric guitar, drums and other instruments.  The music will be a variety of popular contemporary, folk and classic rock music.  The Friends will have homemade baked goods […]

$10

Disability: Understanding and Overcoming the Obstacles

Summit Room, Spann Student Commons, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

Travis Mills will be the opening keynote speaker at Thomas College’s fourth annual Diversity Conference. This year’s theme is “Disability: Understanding and Overcoming the Obstacles”. Retired United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne is a warrior, motivational speaker, actor and an advocate for veterans and amputees. Mills has authored a book, […]

Free

Groundhog Day

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

“Since arriving as a mild success in 1993, Groundhog Day has gradually achieved the status of beloved. The American Film Institute rates it No.34 on its list of all-time funniest movies, and it's a story that bears frequent repeat viewings”—Michael Booth, Denver Post. Is there a better way to celebrate the first sign of Spring […]

$9

Living Well for Better Health

Four Seasons Family Practice 4 Sheridan Drive, First Floor, Fairfield, ME

This free six-week workshop is for adults who have ongoing health problems or who care for people who do. It covers using distraction, getting a good night's sleep, relaxation techniques and preventing falls. If you are dealing with aches and pains; arthritis; high blood pressure; cancer; addiction; weight issues; diabetes; heart disease; or other conditions […]

Free
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The World of Apu

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

The third film in famed Indian director Satyajit Ray’s beautiful humanistic, and intimate “Apu Trilogy” about the childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood of Apurba Roy, The World of Apu is the story of a poor young man ambitious to be a writer living on his own after having been stricken with a series of tragic […]

$8
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