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.

Friends Camp Volunteer Work Weekend

Friends Camp 729 Lakeview Drive, South China, ME

Each spring, we have a volunteer work weekend to get camp ready for a busy summer. This weekend is an opportunity for all of us who believe in Friends Camp to help with some of the repairing, cleaning, and painting that needs to be completed before the first campers show up in June. You and/or […]

Free
Recurring

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

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

Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Monty Python, etc.) has been planning and plotting and dreaming and scheming to make his Don Quixote movie since the late 1980s…. This is not a completed version of the Johnny Depp-starring “Don Quixote” movie Gilliam started filming in 2000 that fell apart due to flash floods and other disastrous setbacks….This is […]

Arts in Bloom!

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

Come celebrate with art and cultural partners throughout Waterville on Saturday, May 18. Families are invited to explore creativity and celebrate the spring season with these FREE programs scheduled throughout the day. Don’t forget to stamp or sticker your Arts in Bloom passport at each destination! Schedule : 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Bird […]

Free

Scan-A-Thon

Waterville Historical Society - Redington Museum 62 Silver Street, Waterville, ME

Bring your original WWI or WWII documents, post cards, photographs, handwritten letters, medals, and other objects to scan, and the Waterville Historical Society will create digital archives for you. Click for more info.

Free

Women’s Wellness Walk

Sukeforth Family Trail System, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

Click for more information.

Free

Putt 4 Cass

Gifford's Famous Ice Cream & Mini Golf 170 Silver Street, Waterville, ME

Join us for the third annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine MINI GOLF EVENT in support of local youth! Putt 4 Cass is a special way to honor and remember BBBS volunteer and Big Sister Cassidy Charette, whose passion for helping kids Shines On! Cass was just two weeks shy of meeting her first Little […]

Mini Movie Storytime

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Come to the Winslow Public Library for the opportunity to bring storybooks to life through book reading, songs, games and a mini motion movie of a favorite picture book. There will be a craft following the book reading.

Free

Alewife Festival

Benton Town Office 1279 Clinton Ave, Benton, ME

8th annual Benton Alewife Festival Come join us for an afternoon of fun! Tour of the Dam & Fish Ladder Educational Booths Children's Activities Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Biologist - Raptor Specialist Two Maine Guys Food Truck Baked Bean Supper 4:30 PM at Benton Falls Church Special Guest Speaker from Maine Rivers Alewife Restoration Initiative […]

Endangered Species Day

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

In the state of Maine, there are 26 species listed as endangered, and 25 that are considered threatened. From the Little Brown Bat to the New England Cottontail, what are the challenges facing these species, and what can we do to improve their chances of survival? Come learn about some of the endangered specimens in […]

$1 – $3

Coding and Technology

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us at the Winslow Public Library for coding challenges using the computer, tablets and robots. Geared towards ages 9 to 14

Free

Hand Building with Clay

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

“Handbuilding” is a process that manipulates clay by hand using only simple tools as opposed to the pottery wheel. Before potters used the wheel, they created beautiful pots and clay forms using clay, fingers and hands, and basic hand tools. Students will to fire and glaze the coil mug works they make. No previous ceramic […]

$60

Teen Board Games

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us at the Winslow Public Library to make friends and play board games. Bring your own board game or come choose one of ours. Geared towards ages 12-18.

Free

REM Community Volunteer Awards

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

REM Awards was broadcast live from the Waterville Opera House starting at 7:00PM Friday, May 24, 2019. Here is a link to the recorded event: Click for Facebook link We invite you to join our REM Partner organizations in paying tribute to exemplary volunteers who have enriched lives by serving our community with style, grace, […]

Frog Pond Day

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

Join us for a fun morning visit to the museum’s very own wetland ecosystem! We will catch, identify, study and release pond creatures such as tadpoles, frogs, giant water bugs, water scorpions, dragonfly nymphs and more. Nets will be provided — wear suitable clothing and mud boots! Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $3

Colby’s 198th Commencement

Miller Library Lawn, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, Maine

Colby’s 198th Commencement begins at 10 a.m. when Colby’s Class of 2019, with approximately 460 members, will receive degrees from President David A. Greene. A majority of the graduates have studied abroad and have completed internships and significant scholarly research. Commencement speaker David E. Kelley has created several visionary, award-winning dramas, from Ally McBeal to […]

Free

Memorial Day Parade

Head of Falls Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, United States

The Waterville Memorial Day parade will be start at 10 a.m. Participants will assemble at Head of Falls at 9 a.m. The parade will proceed to Veterans Memorial Park, where there will be a ceremony. The event typically concludes by noon. For any questions related to the Memorial Day Parade, contact the Florest J. Pare […]

Free

Apple Talk with John Bunker

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

Common Street Arts will host John Bunker, “the apple guy,” as he discusses the fascinating history and distinct features of the unique apple varieties often found in our state. John Bunker is a self-taught fruit explorer, and has pioneered work in locating, identifying, and preserving heritage apple tree varieties discovered while exploring the fields, farms, […]

Free

Folksinger Bill Berlinghoff

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Winslow Public Library invites you to a performance by Maine musician Bill Berlinghoff. A folksinger in the Pete Seeger tradition, Bill has a half-century of performing experience, from Maine to Virginia and as far west as Colorado and Oregon. His rich baritone treats you to songs from the southern Appalachians to coastal Maine, from popular […]

Stonewall Uprising

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

Film screening and panel discussion held as part of the 2019 Central Maine Pride Festival! When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for the next six days. The Stonewall riots, as […]

Free

Spaghetti Supper and Auction

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME

Lots of auction items ranging from 1 dozen Needhams to a week’s stay in a camp/cottage on China Lake. Various gift cards/certificates have been donated. Items for a variety of prices.

Pride Weekend Opening Reception

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

Join Central Maine Pride for our opening reception at the Colby College Museum of Art in celebration of this year’s theme: “Remember Our Heritage, Do Something Now, Love Always.” We welcome you to an evening of art, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and community, hosted by our beloved Chuck Locke. This opening reception is part of a […]

Free

Good Will-Hinckley Yard Sale

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

Spring is coming and many people will do their "spring cleaning". Instead of throwing away items you no longer use, why not make some money with it? GWH is holding its second annual yard sale.  Your small fee to rent a space will go towards helping to feed and clothe GWH's Glenn Stratton Learning Center […]

National Trails Day – Oxbow Cleanup

Oxbow Trail 36 Cool Street, Waterville, ME

Join us on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Oxbow trail, one of Waterville's earliest trails. New this year, Kennebec Messalonskee Trails has partnered with Five County Credit Union. Together they will be hosting a cleanup and grand re-opening of the Oxbow […]

Free

Drag Queen Story Hour

Children's Book Cellar 52 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Join Central Maine Pride and the Children's Book Cellar for Drag Story Time! After the story, there will be time for the children to decorate their own crowns and wands.

Pride Community Social

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME

Join Central Maine Pride and the Kennebec Valley Queer Coalition for a community social. All who identify as LGBTQ+ and allies are welcome! There will be food, games, music, a clothing exchange, tons of free resources, and a host of other special activities. Later that evening the Railroad Square Cinema is showing the movie To […]

Free
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