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.

From Slave Cabin to Monument to the Slave Past

Online Event ME

The Art Department is pleased to welcome Dr. Renée Ater, Provost Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, Brown University. The material remains of slave cabins dot the American landscape in the South and Middle Atlantic. Hiding in plain sight, slave cabins are reminders of the painful legacy of slavery in the United States including […]

Free

SLICE: Painting Game Miniatures

Online Event ME

Designed for teens aged 13-18, SLICE features free online classes for exploring careers in the creative arts. Join Raechel Moore to learn how to paint miniatures used for popular table-top games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Each participant will have the opportunity to paint their own miniature. FMI

Free
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Capoeira

Greene Block + Studios 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Experience firsthand capoeira, a Brazilian martial art form that combines dance, music, language, and acrobatics with Waterville-based capoeirista Kenny Harris. Kenny has worked with renowned capoeira mestres and will lead participants of all experience levels through the elements of the form. Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil during the 16th century, capoeira is practiced all […]

Free

Cinema in Conversation: Safe

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

Maine Film Center | Railroad Square Cinema presents CINEMA IN CONVERSATION: FILMS OF FREEDOM, CAPTIVITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS Sponsored by Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities and Oak Institute for Human Rights Post-film discussion with Steve Wurtzler, Colby Cinema Studies. “Todd Haynes’ Safe is a horror movie about the ultimate nightmare: becoming allergic to your own life. […]

Free

Margaret Chase Smith Library Leeke-Shaw Lecture

Online Event ME

The Margaret Chase Smith Library is pleased to announce Pamela White as the speaker for the 2021 Leeke-Shaw Lecture on International Affairs. This lecture is cosponsored by the Mid-Maine Global Forum. Ambassador White had a long career as a diplomat. Following graduation from the University of Maine in 1971, she served in Cameroon as a […]

Free

Grab & Go Craft Kits: Spider Plants

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

The Waterville Public Library offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! On October 29 we’re handing out baby spider plants, while supplies last. The kit will include a baby plant, a pot, and some materials for some spidery decorating! FMI

Free

Movies in the Park

Mark your calendars for the Friday before Halloween and join us for a free showing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! $5 suggested donation  

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The Nightmare Before Christmas

Waterville, ME

A cheery Christmas story gone Tim Burton-askew, The Nightmare Before Christmas is “part avant-garde art film, part amusing but morbid fairy tale, a delightfully ghoulish holiday musical that displays more inventiveness in its brief 75 minutes than some studios can manage in an entire year” (Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times). Two Screenings: Friday, October 29, 9:00 p.m. […]

$7.50 – $10.50

Learn About the James Webb Telescope

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

Launching in mid-December, the James Webb Telescope will provide better images of the universe. Explore some earth and space activities including packing the James Webb for transport into space. All outdoor programs are dependent on the weather. Programs will be canceled, if it is rainy.

Free

Adam Ezra Group

Alumni Hall, Snow Pond Center for the Arts Goldenrod Lane (off Route 23), Sidney, ME

Hailing from Boston, Adam Ezra Group’s unconventional approach to the music world has allowed them to surge beyond their beloved hometown and emerge as one of the most uniquely powerful, underground live music experiences in the country. The fall of 2019 had AEG on more headlining tours supporting their 19th & 20th album releases and […]

$20

Trunk or Treat

Humane Society Waterville Area 100 Webb Road, Waterville, ME

We are so excited to announce that the Humane Society of Waterville will be hosting it’s 1st Annual Trunk or Treat Fundraiser! This will be an admission free event but donations will be very much appreciated. Come and join the fun! We'll have some fun activities such as... Doggy Kissing Booth Pumpkin Painting Corn Hole […]

Free

AYCC Trunk or Treat Open House

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

AYCC TRUNK OR TREAT OPEN HOUSE Family Fun Halloween Event for all Ages and Abilities SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31st AYCC Parking Lot and Facility - 126 North Street in Waterville from 3:00 - 5:00 PM You're Invited! Wear your best costume and come trick or treat at up to 35 decorated trunks in our parking lot […]

Free

When Did You Last Update Your Business Plan?

Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Northern Maine Chapter Chair Donna Cassese will discuss how SCORE can help you whether you are starting a business, operating an existing business or are ready to retire and sell your business. SCORE provides free mentoring, workshops, and online resources. An entrepreneurial presentation will also be made by Amy Rowbottom of Crooked Face Creamery, sharing […]

$20 – $27

SLICE: Stop Motion Animation

Online Event ME

Designed for teens aged 13-18, SLICE features free online classes for exploring careers in the creative arts. Join Phoebe and Isabelle Rogers to learn the fun process of bringing life to your own shapes, characters, and scenes through stop-motion animation using simple materials and any basic camera. REGISTER.

Free

Fighting Hate Speech, Defending Free Speech

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

The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs will be hosting an in-person conversation tomorrow with civil liberties leader and free speech expert Nadine Strossen. Kimberly Flowers, the Goldfarb Center's Executive Director, will moderate a robust Q&A with Colby students, faculty, and staff on issues ranging from how to effectively resist hate speech to free speech on college campuses. Strossen […]

Free

Old Time Toys

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

Come try old time toys like hoops, graces, and tops.

Fall Festival

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Visit this Fall Festival for apple slinging, trail walks, a nature scavenger hunt, pumpkin and leaf art, pumpkin bowling, a bean bag toss, a ski swap, and lots of raffles and prizes! FMI

Free

Art and Nature Walk

North Street Community Trail 126 North Street, Waterville, ME

We will walk and create a mini art journal using collage methods as seen in the book, Daniel Finds a Poem. Led by Serena Sanborn of Waterville Creates. Free for all ages — adults welcome! (This event will be held if weather permits.)

Free

Turkey Pie to go

Fairfield United Methodist Church 37 Skowhegan Rd., Fairfield, ME

Come pick up a Turkey Pie meal to go - with all the fixings, including dessert, all for just $10!  

$10

Take Out Public Supper

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

On Sat., Nov 6, 2021, Pleasant Street United Methodist Church will have a Take Out Public Supper 4pm - 5:30pm. The meal is comprised of homemade baked beans, hotdogs, coleslaw, cornbread, and your choice of a homemade dessert. The desserts will be listed on an easel board near the door. Cost is $8 per person. […]

$8

Waterville Rotary Online Auction

Online Event ME

The 58th annual Waterville Rotary Auction with hundreds of gifts, services and unique items will once again be held online. If you would like more information about the online auction November 7 thru November 13, 2021, please look at our webpage for details. You may also actively bid and participate in the auction simply by […]

2021 Oak Human Rights Fellow: Olga Sadovskaya (Rescheduled)

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(Rescheduled from Oct 7, 2021) The Oak Fellow for Incarceration and Human Rights is Russian human rights lawyer Olga Sadovskaya, a human rights lawyer working as the vice-chair of the Committee Against Torture in Russia.  She has been working on issues surrounding torture for over 18 years.  She began this human rights initiative in 2000 along […]

Free

Paul J. Schupf Art Center Topping-Off Ceremony

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Join Waterville Creates and Colby College for a beam signing and topping-off ceremony to commemorate the emergence of the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville. The work on Main Street continues as the final beams are being put into place. As one of Waterville’s new key focal points, the Schupf Art Center will […]

Free
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Community Figure Drawing

Ticonic Gallery Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

Figure drawing at Ticonic Studio is back! Seasoned and aspiring artists are invited to participate in this costumed figure drawing program. This class offers a unique opportunity for emerging and established artists to hone their drawing skills in a supportive environment. Participants bring their media of choice: charcoal, pastels, paint, clay, etc. Ticonic will provide […]

$10
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