Calling all innovators, creators, technologists, and entrepreneurs!  Join us for the inaugural Central Maine Converge and Create Weekend. When: Nov 17 12:30 PM - 8:30 PM and Nov 18 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Where: Thomas College in Waterville, ME This 2-day event is for innovators, creators, technologists, and entrepreneurs interested in learning how to […]

This show has been rescheduled to November 17. Maine’s own wicked funny comedian returns for his annual performance at the Opera House! Tickets: $27.50 (Price does not include per ticket handling fees.) Location: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, 873-7000, www.operahouse.org.

The Sukeforth Family Festival of Tree's is a fundraising event that brings local and surrounding community businesses together to donate fully decorated artificial trees that will be displayed throughout the double weekend event. The public is invited to come see this holiday extravaganza where they can purchase raffle tickets for $.50 a piece that can […]

Calling all innovators, creators, technologists, and entrepreneurs! Join us for the inaugural Central Maine Converge and Create Weekend. When: Nov 17 12:30 PM - 8:30 PM and Nov 18 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Where: Thomas College in Waterville, ME This 2-day event is for innovators, creators, technologists, and entrepreneurs interested in learning how to […]

The Birthing Center at Inland Hospital is pleased to offer ongoing education and support for expectant parents. Our Childbirth Class consists of a one-day Saturday workshop for first-time parents. Parents, who have already experienced childbirth but want a refresher, are invited to attend the workshop as well. All classes are held in a relaxed, caring […]

Canceled due to technical problems. Following the rapturous response to his last opera, The Tempest, the Met presents the American premiere of Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel, inspired by the classic Luis Buñuel film of the same name. Hailed by the New York Times at its 2016 Salzburg Festival premiere as “inventive and audacious … a major event,” The Exterminating Angel is […]

Sea Shells, Sea Shells! There are so many beautiful species! Tour the shells collections in the marine biology room to learn about different shells and their special adaptations for living in the ocean. Explore shells from around the world. And, make a shell craft to take home. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children. Location: […]

We will be serving baked beans, casseroles, salads, apple crisp, and gingerbread. Cost: $8 for adults, $4 for children, free for infants and  toddlers (aged 4 and under) Location: First Congregational Church, 7 Eustis Parkway, Waterville, 872-8976, www.watervilleucc.org.

Christmas is just around the corner and Santa's elves are watching. All good grown up boys and girls will be there to support two non-profit organizations which work with kids in Central Maine: Kiwanis Club and Recycled Shakespeare Company. For $20 a ticket, or $140 for a table of eight, enjoy comedic physical and mental […]

Invitation explores the origins of American musical styles and their influence on traditional compositional forms throughout history. Highlighting Carol Barnett’s The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass, in collaboration with the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine, other works include the complete Old American Songs by Aaron Copland; canons, catches, and rounds by Kirke Mechem; and and […]

The Sukeforth Family Festival of Tree's is a fundraising event that brings local and surrounding community businesses together to donate fully decorated artificial trees that will be displayed throughout the double weekend event. The public is invited to come see this holiday extravaganza where they can purchase raffle tickets for $.50 a piece that can […]

We welcome Rabbi Daniel Nevins and Pious Ali to discuss the value of political diversity and its limits in both the Jewish and civic traditions. Pious Ali is a Youth and Community Engagement Specialist at the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service and has spent the better part of his life focused […]

Join us for a vigil during which names of transgender individuals who have been murdered from Nov. 20, 2016 to Nov. 20, 2017 are read.  The vigil will start at 6:00 PM in fellowship hall at Pleasant Street United Methodist Church (61 Pleasant Street, Waterville).

Tuesdays, starting September 26, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Last Saturday of every month, starting in October, 9 - 11 a.m. Medical Arts Building Conference Room (attached to Inland's front entrance) 180 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville One in seven mothers feel sad and irritable during pregnancy and postpartum, and fathers can feel down and anxious […]

Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, PFLAG meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM at the Pleasant Street Methodist Church in the Dunn Parlor on the 2nd floor. All those interested in promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their […]

A one-on-one conversation led by columnist Bill Nemitz with author and advocate Travis Mills. All ticket proceeds to benefit the Travis Mills Foundation. Retired United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne is a recalibrated warrior, motivational speaker, actor, author and an advocate for veterans and amputees. Travis’s New York Times bestselling […]

In this lecture, Chris Gavaler traces the conceptual etymology of “Superman,” drawing connections to eugenics, Darwin, 19th-century hero philosophy, the American revolution, and contemporary politics. Gavaler is an assistant professor of English at Washington and Lee University. He has published two non-fiction studies, On the Origin of Superheroes: from the Big Bang to Action Comics […]

Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann as he turns the double elephant-sized pages of the Bien Edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.

Come "Write-In" at the Waterville Public Library every Wednesday in November from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and celebrate National Novel Writing Month! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On November 1, participants around the world begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 p.m. […]

The Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees is a fundraising event that brings local and surrounding community businesses together to donate fully decorated artificial trees that will be displayed throughout the double weekend event. The public is invited to come see this holiday extravaganza where they can purchase raffle tickets for $.50 a piece that can […]

Tour our exhibits of the birds that winter in Maine and learn how they adapt to the cold and snowy weather. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children. Location: L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley, 14 Easler Road (off Rte. 201), Hinckley, 238-4250, www.gwh.org/lcbates/

Babies are born ready to learn! By singing, clapping, and sharing stories with their grownups, children from birth to age 3 gain valuable skills and knowledge for later learning success. Rhymetime is for babies, toddlers, and their grownups. Join us for a half-hour of active fun!

The Parade of Lights is Coming to Waterville Downtown Waterville’s annual holiday parade, the Parade of Lights, held the evening after Thanksgiving, has drawn thousands of families to Main Street for many years and serves as a fun and festive kickoff to the holiday season. What better time of the year to get together and […]

The Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees is a fundraising event that brings local and surrounding community businesses together to donate fully decorated artificial trees that will be displayed throughout the double weekend event. The public is invited to come see this holiday extravaganza where they can purchase raffle tickets for $.50 a piece that can […]