The Colby Symphony Orchestra begins the spring semester with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 — another work in the “pastoral” setting of the countryside, reminiscent of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony (No. 6) […]

The popular, Portland-based Ghost of Paul Revere describes their sound as "holler folk," not because it involves a lot of hollering, per se, but because it invokes the rich communal […]

How did an observant Sephardic Jew from Charleston, SC come to join one of the greatest adventures of the 19th century? When legendary expeditioner John Frémont set out through the […]

Music by Boris Asafiev Choreography by Vasily Vainonen (revisions) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky (revisions) Lighting Design by Damir Ismagilov Musical Direction by Pavel Sorokin In the era of the French […]

Join us in the Teen Room at the Waterville Public Library and make something amazing! Every Monday at 3:00, we'll be creating something new. We provide the supplies, you bring […]

In the first 21st century Yiddish language film, Menashe, a good-hearted but somewhat hapless grocery store clerk, struggles against tradition to keep custody of his only son after his wife […]

Medicare has four parts: Part A is hospital insurance. Part B is medical insurance. Part C is Medicare Advantage Plans. Part D is for prescription drugs. Do you know the […]

Looking for a way to brighten up your child’s day? Bring him or her on down to the Library for Crafternoons! Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:oo every Tuesday […]

Lunder Institute artist-in-residence Richard Blanco will explore with participants how the reading and writing of poetry connects us to our deeper selves and our emotional wounds. This workshop is free, but space […]

Postponed to Sunday, March 18, 10:00 a.m., due to snow! What is life like for a gay Palestinian twenty-something living in Tel Aviv? It’s complicated. In this big-hearted documentary, we […]

The University of Maine Singers is a 60-voice select choir whose members come from all disciplines across campus. Nearly half of its members are from areas outside of music. Under […]

This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, financial aid, career and study skills. Attendance is free, but advance registration is required. Register for a […]

Building materials are responsible for many environmental issues throughout their life cycle, including human illness, pollution, habitat and species loss, and resource depletion. How do you design a building with […]

Recitation and performance are major new trends in poetry. There has been a recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry movement and […]

Come out of sympathy for the victims. Come out of respect for the victims’ families. Come out of solidarity for teachers and students. Come out of concern for area schools […]

In April 2016, Maine bookseller Seth Thayer, Colby Class of ’89, found a cache of medieval manuscript leaves “in a trunk in a client’s house in Maine.” A Google search […]

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 Take a trip to a curious land unlike any other. The innovative Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson has created The Wonderful World of Dissocia, where […]

March 15 (postponed from March 8) 7:15 to 9:00 AM  Summit Room, Spann Commons, Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville Governor Paul LePage will review his ultimate legislative agenda […]

Join The Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA at the Alfond Youth Center (2nd floor library) for the Winter Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, December 7, […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4:00 p.m. every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! The movie changes every week. This week, we'll be showing Thor: […]

Similar to Slam Poetry, a Shakespeare Slam is a competition to present Shakespeare through spoken word. Contestants will be judged on their ability to memorize the Shakespearean text of their […]

Designed to build community capacity for public art projects, establish a common understanding of best practices, and develop a shared language for community discussion, Waterville Creates! and the Colby Museum […]

Rescheduled from Tuesday, March 13 to Thursday, March 15, due to the storm expected on Tuesday. Adrian Blevins, associate professor of English at Colby, has written Appalachians Run Amok, winner […]

Written by Yasmina Reza, Translated by Christopher Hampton, and Directed by Doree Austin A playground altercation between 11-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to […]

The Waterville Opera House is excited to announce it is partnering with the talented musicians from the nationally recognized touring group, Femmes of Rock, to offer an educational workshop for […]