Announcing Kennebec Valley Council of Government's New Business Financing Opportunity & Information Session Tuesday, February 2, 2021 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Virtual Session Register here After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting through Zoom. About the CARES Act Revolving Loan Fund (RLF): KVCOG has received $670,000 through […]

Virtual Financial Workshop: “Tax-Free Investing:  It's Not What You Make, It's What You Keep” Presented by Sasha Fitzpatrick Wednesday, February 3 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. How to Register:  To register for this workshop, please go to the Winslow Public Library website or click here and fill out our online form.

BlacKkKlansman: Spike Lee Takes on the Interracial Buddy Film with Charles I. Nero, Prof. of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, Bates College Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30pm How it works: After watching the film (on your own time, in your preferred way), filmmakers, film experts, policymakers, and journalists from around the country and the world will join […]

All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may […]

Practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the galleries. Our Artful Movements sessions begin with a deeper look at an artwork, followed by yoga and meditation led by Kathleen Leisure Haberstock of School Street Yoga. In this Artful Movements session, we will be inspired by Glenn Ligon’s Palindrome #1, 2007, and we will explore Mountain Pose […]

Experience greater mind-body connection though our Artful Meditation program. During this session, Jing Ye, a meditation teacher and a counselor at Colby College, will guide participants through a meditation inspired by Glenn Ligon’s Palindrome #1, 2007. Artful Meditation is part of the Museum’s wellness initiative, Let Art Inspire, all of which are available online through the Museum’s website and Facebook […]

WATERVILLE, Maine, January 2021 – Peter Lowe of Brann & Isaacson Attorneys will cover new workplace laws, best practices for workplace safety and compliance, legal issues surrounding remote telework and key policies and practices for employers. The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce February breakfast will be held on Thursday, February 11, from 7:15 to 9:00 a.m. […]

Listen in to hear from one of Maine's most successful entrepreneurs, David D. Stone, co-founder CashStar, about how Forager is on a mission to make local food accessible by leveraging digital technology to simplify local food procurement and expand access to fresh, nutritious food for all. About Forager: Forager is building the largest local food […]

Do you know a 7th-12th grader interested in everything from cinematography to sound design? Join the Maine Student Film Crew, a new educational membership program for Maine students in grades 7-12. Participants will have access to free monthly workshops led by a filmmaker or production professional and have the opportunity to create their own work […]

All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may […]

Spectrum Generations 23 annual Gene and Lucille Letourneau Ice Fishing Derby will be held on February 14, 2021. Please see website for further information. Click here for more information. Drawing for a door prize with every ticket purchased is a Yeti Tundra 65 cooler package valued at $500.00. Tickets on sale now at the: Muskie […]

Practice a series of hands-on activities inspired by artworks in the galleries. In our Artful Healing sessions, Bodhi Simpson, LCPC, ATR, an art therapist with a private practice in Waterville, Maine, called Conscious Art Therapy will gently guide participants through a creative healing exercise inspired by a work of art in the Museum’s collection. This offering will […]

Matt Apuzzo is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times based in Brussels, where he is part of the paper’s international investigative team. Before joining the international staff, he spent more than a decade in Washington covering law enforcement and security matters. He is the co-author of the book Enemies Within. A […]

This event will still offer a great opportunity to “mix and mingle" but from the comfort of your own home with your favorite beverage in hand. We will be offering the virtual mic around the screen to anyone who wants to take the opportunity to talk about upcoming events, share a hiring need, introduce new […]

  Storytelling has existed in every culture since forever! These stories allow readers to experience a little, or even a whole lot, about the people of cultures all over the world. How do we learn about others through story and how do we write our own? Join us for a panel on writing our voices, […]

Pick one or more Kelly Reichardt films to watch, then tune in to the discussion. Dr. Matthew Holtmeier and Dr. Chelsea Wessels – Assistant Professors and Co-Directors of the Film and Media Studies program at East Tennessee State University – will introduce Kelly Reichardt and her filmography, offering insight into some of the key themes […]

Noah Charney ’02 is founder and president of the Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA). His articles have appeared in the Guardian, the Washington Post, Salon, The Art Newspaper, the Observer, and Tendencias del Mercado del Arte. He is the Pulitzer-nominated author of 12 books, including The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and Methods of Master Forgers (Phaidon, 2015). The talk […]

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Our speaker, Christel Kesler, is Associate Professor of Sociology at Colby College. She also currently serves as the Faculty Associate Director of Colby’s Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs. Kesler holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California-Berkeley, and has previously held positions at Barnard College and Oxford University. Kesler’s research focuses broadly on […]

Join Maine State Library's STEAM librarian Chris Dorman on Zoom and learn how to make Bristlebots! Bristlebots are a cheap, easy, and fun-to-build robot made from the head of a toothbrush, a battery, and a small motor. A limited amount of Bristlebot kits can be picked up through the Waterville Public Library's Library-to-Go Service, which […]

Mid-Maine Chamber, partnering with Alfond Youth & Community Center, Central Maine Growth Council, Kennebec Valley Council of Governments and KV Connect will feature a virtual informational webinar addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine process. The forum will be held on Zoom from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24. It is often difficult to […]

Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and KV Connect will co-host “Meet the Reps,” a virtual event that brings members of the business community and public together with elected officials at all levels of government. This is your chance to ask questions, provide input and meet YOUR representatives! This event is free and open to the public. […]

Watch a pre-recorded conversation between Elizabeth Finch and Marshall N. Price, co-curators of Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948–1960. They will discuss the little-known early career of the Pop art legend and their collaborative work on this groundbreaking exhibition, which begins its national tour at the Colby College Museum of Art. At the Colby Museum, Finch is the […]