What are all the animals out there doing to survive? Not many of them are truly hibernators, so what ingenious methods do they have to help them thrive in winter? Find out the secrets of chickadees, the amazing structures built by beavers, and the incredible ability of squirrels and other animals that store food to […]

Please join Snow Pond Center for the Arts for Cookies and Cocoa with Santa at 8 Goldenrod Lane in Sidney, only 10 short miles from Waterville and Augusta. At this merry Cookies & Cocoa event, families will step into a friendly winter wonderland and will be greeted by the sights and sounds of the holiday […]

Join the Downeast Brass Quintet and organist Sharon Saunders for a lively concert of favorite Christmas carols and hymns.

With Steve and Linda Fotter, students, and friends. This concert is a benefit is First Choice Pregnancy Resource Center in Waterville. Proceeds from the guitar that we raffle at the show is going to the Cassidy Charette Scholarship Fund at Messalonskee High School. Tickets can be purchased at Uncle Dean's Good Groceries, Down Home Music […]

Welcoming immigrant children from around the globe, The Pihcintu Mulitcultural Chorus helps restart young lives. War-torn villages, bloodshed, refugee camps, famine, and political turmoil were devastating realities for many of these young singers before being embraced by the warmth, companionship, and harmony that Pihcintu provides. The power of survival eases but never erases the memory […]

Guest conductor Janna Hymes is the Music Director the Maine Pro Musica and the Williamsburg (Va.) Sinfonia. A much sought-after conductor both in the United States and abroad, Maestra Hymes will lead the Colby Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich's Ballet Suite No. 1; Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, featuring Colby Applied Music Associate Eric Thomas as soloist; and […]

In his lecture, Stephen Clark will deal with much more than the expedition's brief passing through what is now Waterville. He will tie the present to the past. For instance, where was the historic portage trail that was utilized by the 1100 soldiers as they passed around Ticonic Falls? He will describe the famous men […]

Dress in your finest holiday cosplays (or just normal cosplay or even not in cosplay — the more the merrier!) for a fun filled day with friends and food! As usual, we will be doing a potluck style tea party where MACE (Maine Association of Cosplay Enthusiasts) will supply the tea, but attendees are encouraged […]

Guest speaker: Roy M. Turner, Associate Professor of Computer Science, School of Computing and Information Science, University of Maine Stanley Kubrick’s visionary masterpiece returns to the screen in a new, digital DCP print! “Only a few films are transcendent, and work upon our minds and imaginations like music or prayer or a vast belittling landscape…Alone […]

Colby President David A. Greene, Maine Governor Paul LePage, Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro, and others will announce an “important development that will contribute to the long-term economic vitality in Waterville region.”

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) and Inland Hospital have enjoyed a long history of working in partnership with healthcare, public health, and community partners to identify health issues and opportunities for collaborative community health improvement. Community forums are underway statewide to learn the results of the 2015 shared Community Health Needs Assessment and identify priorities […]

Scott Winship, senior fellow at The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (and Mid-Maine native), will discuss these two policy issues that continue to resonate in the presidential primaries and field questions about their relationship to poverty and the state of the middle class. Cost is $17 for Chamber members registering by the preceding Friday, $19 […]

This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, financial aid, career and study skills. Both sessions will cover the same information, so attending both is optional. Register for a workshop at http://meoc.maine.edu/schedule.php or by calling 1-800-281-3703. Location: Colby Program Room, Lower Level.

This is where you can find the answers to basic questions about Medicare such as: What is Medicare? When and where do I sign up? What services are covered? What is the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit? What is the cost for Medicare? What is Medicare Supplemental Insurance? And more... Suggested Donation: $15.00. Pre-registration is required. […]

If you have ever struggled with the pink and blue toy aisles, you'll want to hear from Lyn Mikel Brown and Mark Tappan, authors of Packaging Girlhood and Packaging Boyhood on how media messages stereotype and package gender roles for children. Share your stories and concerns, and take a break from the hectic holiday season […]

This year's theme is "Joy of Every Longing Heart." This service will comprise readings, carol singing by candlelight, and the sounds of the Nickerson Carillon. Colby music ensembles will provide a festive evening of traditional and contemporary seasonal music from around the world. The participating ensembles include the Colby College Chorale, the Collegium Musicum, the […]

The holidays would not be complete without a visit to the magical world of The Nutcracker. Each performance brings toy soldiers, dancing mice, and the Land of Sweets! Children of all ages will delight in Tchaikovsky’s perennial favorite produced by Bossov Ballet Theatre from Pittsfield, Maine.  Join us for this event and start — or […]

Join downtown merchants and many others this holiday season, as we make a joyful, shop-local day of special events, sales and extended hours. From noon to 2:00, there will be free horse-drawn wagon rides starting from Castonguay Square and from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Square will host a real live reindeer from the […]

It's a Holiday Move and Groove session with Ms. Jenn. She will entertain the whole family and get everyone moving, with music, rhythm scarves, bean bags, a parachute and more! Come join the fun!

The Downeast Brass has performed in many New England settings. Audiences have been impressed by these fine Maine performers on the concert stage, at weddings, festivals, and on parade. They have performed at private parties at the Governor's mansion in Augusta, Maine, at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, the famous Moxie […]

One of the most wildly loved films of the recent independent American Cinema — and of audiences at MIFF, who gave it their Award for Best film at the festival when it debuted in 2004 — The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is the true story of a Bohemian St. Francis and his remarkable relationship […]

Sharon Abrams joins us as part of our Leading Women's Luncheon series, which features Maine women's presentations on their path to success and the struggles they have faced along the way. Sharon has been with the Home for Little Wanders for the past 40 years!  Sharon will share insight on how she kept her passion […]

Richard Blanco will speak about the illustrated book of his poem, One Today.“One Today” is a poem celebrating America. President Barack Obama invited Richard Blanco to write a poem to share at his second presidential inauguration. That poem is One Today, a lush and lyrical, patriotic commemoration of America from dawn to dusk and from coast to […]

This workshop will help you decide if self-employment is the right choice for you. We will discuss the pros and cons of owning a business, the steps needed for start-up, the elements of a business plan, and the resources available to help you succeed. Provided by New Ventures Maine (www.newventuresmaine.org), this class is open to […]