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.

Our Woods Birds

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

Learn about ways birds adapt to our Maine Environment. Listen to bird calls, compare bird skulls, study bird feathers, and more. Make a bird mask. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing or stormy. Check our Facebook page for more information.) Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children

$1 – $3

National Theatre Live: Saint Joan

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

By George Bernard Shaw Joan: daughter, farm girl, visionary, patriot, king-whisperer, soldier, leader, victor, icon, radical, witch, heretic, saint, martyr, woman. From the torment of the Hundred Years’ War, the charismatic Joan of Arc carved a victory that defined France. Bernard Shaw’s classic play depicts a woman with all the instinct, zeal and transforming power […]

$13 – $15

Ice Fishing Derby

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Established by Maine’s great outdoorsman and his wife, Gene and Lucille Letourneau, the Ice Fishing Derby attracts sportsmen throughout the state to compete for prizes for the largest catch in several categories. This multi-generational family event is also supported by Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs and introduces young people to the art and fun […]

Community Free Ski, Snowshoe, and Bike Day

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned veteran, please join the Central Maine ski community for a day of free skiing on the Quarry Road trails. Gates open at 8 a.m., and the Welcome Center opens at 10 a.m. with ski equipment available to rent. We'll also have guided snowshoe tours (equipment provided) and fat […]

Free

How to Find Reliable Medical Information on the Internet

Beth Israel Congregation 291 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Chris Fleuriel has been a medical librarian since 1988, first at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and, since 2011 at the Togus VA Medical Center. She particularly enjoys sharing her knowledge about how to find good medical literature. Bagels and snacks will be provided. (Your donation to cover costs will be appreciated.)

Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake

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

Starring prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova in the dual role of white swan Odette and her rival black swan Odile, this is a ballet of ultimate beauty born at the Bolshoi in 1877. With Tchaikovsky’s unparalleled score and breathtaking scenes with the Bolshoi’s corps de ballet, this is classical ballet at its finest. This performance is an […]

$13 – $15

Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp: Alice in Wonderland

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

The Waterville Opera House presents sessions of theater camp during February and summer vacations for students in the first through eighth grades. During the these camps, the Opera House collaborates with Missoula Children’s Theatre, an internationally recognized touring group. Each week of camp concludes with a fully realized performance, with scenery, costumes, and props. The […]

$200

How Do We Match Local Farmers with Buyers?

Room 122, Diamond Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Camden-based digital entrepreneur and founder of Foodlack Arif Shaikh spent three months going to every local food market he could to find out how farmers connect with buyers. He learned that farmers spend a lot of time they don’t have literally knocking on doors, making endless phone calls, or sending mass emails. By creating Foodlack, Shaikh […]

Free

Meet Our Presidents

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

Tour the exhibit of presidents. Do a President's Day Scavenger Hunt. Find out which president had the first telephone and which one is behind the Teddy Bear. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing or stormy. Check our Facebook page for more information.) Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children

$1 – $3

Zero For Conduct / The Red Balloon

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

Postponed from February 13, due to blizzard! Revolution begins young—and can be quiet or loud in this double bill of remarkable, timeless yet timely masterpieces from France. In the legendary Jean Vigo’s Zero For Conduct (the basis for the 1968 If…, starring Malcolm McDowell), four boarding school boys start a surrealist rebellion against their repressive […]

$5 – $9

Twelve Years a Slave

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael Fassbender), he also finds unexpected kindness from another as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of […]

Free

Cardboard Square Building Challenge

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Use your imagination and use cardboard to create unique sculptures! The possibilities are endless! For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens

Free

Central Maine Tech Night

Hathaway Creative Center 10 Water Street, Waterville

Rescheduled from February 9, due to snow! CGI will be holding an open house on the first floor of the Hathaway Center in Waterville. Come and enjoy a frothy pint of beer or a tasty glass of wine and learn about CGI - who they are, what they do, and their future goals with the […]

Free

Cate Marvin Poetry Reading

Robinson Room, Miller Library, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Cate Marvin’s first book, World’s Tallest Disaster, was chosen by Robert Pinksy for the 2000 Kathryn A. Morton Prize and published by Sarabande Books in 2001. In 2002 she received the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize. She co-edited with poet Michael Dumanis the anthology Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century (Sarabande Books, 2006). Her second book of […]

Free

Bookend Painting

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Personalize your library! Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens on and help make it a more colorful place!  Design a bookend based on your favorite book or fandom, the possibilities are endless! After they're painted, the bookends will return to holding up books on the teen room shelves with a lot more style! […]

Free

Animals in Winter

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

What is happening right now in the forests and fields? What animals hibernate? And which ones cache food or sleep only during the coldest days? Come explore the museum with a guide and learn some of the amazing adaptations animals have to survive winter. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing […]

$1 – $3

Design Your Own Buttons

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Looking for something to do during school vacation week?  Drop by the library between 2 and 4 pm on Wednesday to design and make your own personal pins and badges. For kids 7 and up; younger kids bring a grown-up helper!

Free

Citizens Climate Lobby- A Climate Solution for Everyone – And You Can Help

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

A presentation by Peter Garrett In a political climate that seems to be taking us backwards environmentally, there is hope for finding a solution for what is arguably our most serious global environmental challenge.   Peter Garrett, Citizens Climate Lobby coordinator for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, will give a presentation on Citizens Climate Lobby's persuasive […]

Free

Duct Tape Crafts

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

What can you create with duct tape? The possibilities are endless! Come to the library and learn how to make  wallets, bow ties, and more! For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens.

Free

Zao Wou-Ki and Calligraphy

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

Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jetté Professor of Art Ankeney Weitz, co-curator of No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki, will discuss the calligraphic impulse in the artist’s paintings. Location: Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.

Free

Trees In Winter

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

Get to know your trees and especially your Sugar Maple to be ready for sap season. Discover amazing animal and bird habitats in the woods and which trees they like best. Make a woods habitat craft. (Please note that the museum will be closed if is snowing or stormy. Check our Facebook page for more […]

$1 – $3

Slime Science

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Why do slugs have slime?  Does it help them at all, besides keeping the rest of us away?   Drop by between 2 and 4 pm to find out the science behind the slime! Don't worry!  No actual slugs will be included in this program. For kids 7 and up; younger kids must bring a […]

Artist Talk: Tracking the Border

Tracking the Border is the culminating event of a year-long project focused on the artist Lucinda Bliss's navigation of the 611 miles that make up the Maine-Canada border. The resulting work takes many forms, including installation, drawing, and photography, all of which will be represented in the Common Street Arts exhibit, alongside other, related bodies […]

Free

Date Night in the Museum

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

Grab a date (or a friend) and head to the Museum for a night of food and fun! Partner challenges such as a blindfolded sketching competition will come with prizes for the winning pair. Sponsored by the Museum’s Student Advisory Board. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Museum Lobby.

Free
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