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.

Not Racist or Antiracist: What’s the Difference?

Please join Colby President David Greene, Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Tayo Clyburn, and Assistant Professor of Government Carrie LeVan for a conversation with Ibram X. Kendi, a bestselling author and leading scholar of race and racist policy in America. Please register here to join the discussion. The event will include time for pre-prepared questions […]

Free

On the Road to Readfield

We’re going on the road to Readfield, Maine to visit with Camee Davidson, an energetic, entertaining and engaging encaustic artist -You may have seen Camee’s work on display in Meridians restaurant in Fairfield. Camee works in oils, encaustics and cold wax in her beautiful treehouse studio in Readfield.  Join us as we learn more about […]

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Food Drive

Skowhegan Community Food Cupboard 16 Cariani Street, Skowhegan, ME

United Way of Mid-Maine to Hold Drive-thru Food Drive Food insecurity impacts families throughout the mid-Maine region. According to FeedingAmerica.org, the food insecurity rate in Somerset County is 16.6% and is 13% in both Kennebec and Waldo counties. Food insecurity refers to the lack of access a family has to enough food for an active, […]

David Nail

The Elm 21 College Avenue, Waterville, ME

Chart-topping Grammy-nominated songwriter David Nail performs at The Elm in Downtown Waterville Hailing from Southeast Missouri, David Nail has spent a decade making his unique mark on modern country music. With enduring hits including “Whatever She’s Got,” “Let It Rain,” "Red Light" and more, Nail has solidified his place in country music with multiple No. […]

Create Your Own Flower People

The Western Play Museum and the Children's Discovery Museum are teaming up with an opportunity to get your creative juices flowing! Follow along live via Zoom to create your very own flower person in the style of Gracie Libby. Gracie, a New England-based artist, will show you, step by step, how to make these adorable […]

$15

Artful Healing

Artful Healing provides an opportunity to practice a series of hands-on activities inspired by artworks in the galleries. Bodhi Simpson, LCPC, ATR, is an art therapist with a private practice in Waterville, Maine, called Conscious Art Therapy. She is also a teaching artist, an adjunct college instructor, and a workshop and retreat facilitator who incorporates […]

Cinema in Conversation: The Way of the Gun

A NEW MAINE FILM CENTER VIRTUAL SERIES   CINEMA IN CONVERSATION community discussions with filmmakers and experts from around the world This fall we introduce a new virtual film series hosted by the Maine Film Center. Filmmakers, film experts, policymakers, and journalists from around the country and the world will join us on Zoom to discuss a film. How […]

Free

Safe Return to Business: Latest on COVID-19

    Register at https://emhs.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqdOGuqj0qHNJNvD24sp3UHZO9wCD1SQ4_. Also, if you’ve missed any of our Zoom Safe Return to Business Conferences you can access our materials by visiting our webpage. https://northernlighthealth.org/Resources/Safe-Return-to-Business Attendees are asked to join the conference by Zoom and listen to audio using your computer only. Please do not dial in while also connected via your […]

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Lunder Institute Talks

The Lunder Institute for American Art is pleased to announce the Lunder Institute Talks, a series of live, hour-long Zoom conversations with scholars and artists who are shaping the field of American art. Together, Lunder Institute area directors (Daisy Desrosiers, Theaster Gates, and Tanya Sheehan) and invited guests will explore contemporary questions through artistic practice. […]

Free

Global Forum: Nasim Lomani

GF will have its first fall, and first Zoom, program  Friday the 25th  at noon. You will be able to attend from the comfort of your home or wherever you are, and ask questions through the chat feature on your Zook screen. You do not need to download Zoom onto your computer; after hitting on the link […]

Free

BBQ and Family Fun Festival

Viles Arboretum 153 Hospital St, Augusta, ME

Join Viles Arboretum and The Children’s Discovery Museum for a day full of music, family activities, and best of all, BBQ! Spread out across Viles Arboretum’s outdoor property, enjoy a BBQ lunch and take a stroll through Viles’ beautiful trail system. Lunch includes ribs, cornbread, coleslaw and beans. The Children’s Discovery Museum will be hosting […]

Harp Concert in the Garden

St. Mark's Episcopal Church 60 Eustis Parkway, Waterville, ME

Suki Flanagan, principal harpist for the Mid Coast Symphony, will play a concert outdoors in the garden at St. Marks. Please bring your own chair. Donation requested.

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Mid-Maine Chamber Super Raffle

This extremely popular event is generally held in-person, with over 250 ticket holders vying to win prizes donated by area businesses, increasing in value throughout the event. This year’s Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate Super Raffle will be a virtual pre-recorded ticketed event, with some interesting twists. Daily ticket drawings will be posted/streamed at noon […]

$125

Leadership Luncheon – Zachary Fowler

Amici's Cucina 137 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Enjoy a fabulous lunch and share an entertaining and informative presentation by outdoor enthusiast Zachary Fowler. Zach will share the survival skills he utilized to maintain an 87-day existence in the deep woods of Patagonia, alone, with only a dozen tools and supplies at his disposal.  He will share tips and anectdotes, detailing his month’s-long […]

Cinema in Conversation: Entangled

How it works: This fall we introduce a new virtual film series hosted by the Maine Film Center. Filmmakers, film experts, policymakers, and journalists from around the country and the world will join us on Zoom to discuss a film. Register for the Zoom webinar (free!) Watch the film anytime (most films are available for streaming on a major […]

Free

Art Kits for All: Ian Trask

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

What kind of art can you make out from materials meant for the landfill or recycling center? Find out with this week's kit! Based on the installation now on view at Common Street Arts, Unearth by artist Ian Trask, the kit will contain materials for a mobile and recycled materials to use. Makers are encouraged […]

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Green Street Park Ribbon Cutting

Green Street Park Green Street, Waterville, ME

WATERVILLE, Maine— Friends of Green Street Park is hosting a ribbon-cutting on Friday. The Ribbon-cutting will showcase the newly built children’s theater stage as well as the kick-off of their capital campaign to complete a series of fitness stations around the park. We ask that guests adhere to social distancing guidelines, including wearing a mask […]

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Artful Movements

Artful Movements provides an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the galleries. These free sessions begin with a deeper look at an artwork, followed by a series of gentle poses and meditation led by Kathleen Leisure Haberstock of School Street Yoga. In this Artful Movements session, we will […]

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Robot Programming

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

“Robot Programming for Kids & Teens”—In-Person Instruction Imagine the delight in your child’s or teen’s eyes when they learn to PROGRAM a robot! That’s exactly what they can experience this month. Kids and teens ages 6 to 18 can now get individual coding practice, using our very favorite local robots—Dash, Dot, and Cue. Dash and […]

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Virtual Crafternoon

Crafternoon might not be happening in the Library, but you can still participate from home! Join Mrs. Liz at 3PM on the Waterville Public Library's Facebook page  for instructions on how you and your kids can make this fun craft! The project and supply list will be announced on the FB event and on Waterville Public Library's […]

Free

A Conversation with Naomi Klein

We are delighted to announce that Naomi Klein will be the Fall 2020 keynote speaker for the humanities theme Boundaries and Margins, and will also serve as the 2020 Mellon Distinguished Fellow in Environmental Humanities. Naomi Klein is the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University, and an […]

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Chamber Awards Ceremony

Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Let’s gather together, socially distanced of course, to celebrate the regions movers and shakers achievements in one elegant evening. Click for more info.

$55
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Robot Programming

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

“Robot Programmng for Kids & Teens”—In-Person Instruction Imagine the delight in your child’s or teen’s eyes when they learn to PROGRAM a robot! That’s exactly what they can experience this month. Kids and teens ages 6 to 18 can now get individual coding practice, using our very favorite local robots—Dash, Dot, and Cue. Dash and […]

Free

New England Clean Energy Connect: A Project Critical to Our Future

Waterville Country Club 39 Country Club Road, Oakland, ME

Thorn Dickinson, CEO and president of NECEC Transmission, LLC and vice president of business development at Avangrid will deliver a presentation on the corridor project and its importance to our area. This informative presentation will be the focus at Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s October Business Breakfast. This month’s breakfast will be held on Thursday, October […]

$20 – $27

Colby Jazz Collective: Jazz Standards

Featuring Eric Thomas, saxes; Jon Hallstrom, guitar; Duane Edwards, bass; R.J. Miller, drums; and with special guest Julia Warnock, Class of '19. the Colby Jazz Collective presents a virtual concert on Facebook of four much-loved tunes from the standard jazz repertoire, including "My Baby Just Cares for Me," "Night and Day," "Shall We Dance," and […]

Free
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