Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been fired from yet another job. Facing eviction with her adult, developmentally-disabled daughter and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old […]

The Waterville Area Art Society and Waterville Main Street proudly present the 2015 Maine Open Juried Art Show at the spectacular Waterville Public Library in Downtown Waterville. Now entering its 25th year, the Maine Open Juried Art Show attracts over 80 artists representing over 50 Maine communities and a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, […]

This workshop will help you decide if self-employment is the right choice for you. The class covers the pros and cons of owning your own business, the steps needed for start-up, the major elements of a business plan, and the many resources available to help you succeed. Sponsored by Maine Centers for Women, Work, and […]

Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a national best-practice, evidence-based certification course that is eight hours in length and leads to a three-year certification issued by the National Council on Behavioral Health. By design, it is intended to mirror the idea of regular first aid to empowering individuals with just enough information to respond […]

Auditions for the next Recycled Shakespeare Company (RSC) play, a Comedy of Errors, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14 and 15, 4 to 8 p.m., at Fairfield United Methodist Church hall on Rte. 201 in Fairfield. If you want to be part of this company, come to audition, or contact RSC president Emily […]

  Syria’s Arab Spring of March 2011 had transformed into a tragic sectarian civil conflict within six months, fracturing the glue that for centuries had held together the mosaic of diverse Christian and Muslim communities that composed Syria. Since 2012 thousands of militant foreign Islamist fighters, often called Jihadis and determined to rid Syria of […]

What ho! The 451st birthday of the great bard William Shakespeare will be celebrated in Waterville, on Thursday, April 23, with an all-day event. Weather permitting Recycled Shakespeare Company (RSC) will start the party on the Concourse on the stage behind Barrels Market at 10 a.m. Join costumed readers and revelers as they parade down […]

We will gather at 6:30 in the narthex, then move to the sanctuary for our talk at 7:00. Our speaker will be Reza Jalali, a writer, educator, and community activist. A Kurd from Iran, Reza has lived in Maine since 1985. His writings have appeared in local and international newspapers and have been included in […]

Gordon Bok grew up around the boatyards of Camden, Maine. In his early years, he worked on a variety of vessels, from passenger schooners to yachts. He learned many tunes, sea songs, stories, legends and ballads from the people he worked with. Where he couldn’t find songs that matched his experiences or needs, he began […]

This course takes place on the five Saturdays in May, 10 am -2 pm | Free* with lunch provided. Commitment to all 5 sessions is required Limit 12 high school students, grades 9-12. Registration required by April 20.

Thursday, May 7, 6 – 8 p.m. T&B Celebration Center, Waterville Join us for our popular wine tasting fundraiser. Kick back, unwind after work, and mingle with other proud supporters of The Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers.

"Watson Pond", by Matt Russ. The L.C. Bates Museum is proud to announce its new exhibition Seasonal Scenes: The Beauty of Rural Maine, opening on May 8, 2015. The exhibition will run through September 10, 2015. The show, the result of a collaborative effort between the L.C. Bates Museum staff and two Colby College students, […]

Support Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area and L.N. Clark Inspiration Network by running or walking the 5K.   Registration fee varies according to age, team size.

The Union Coffeehouse will welcome John and Ellen Gawler to kick off the 2015 summer coffeehouse season. Accompanying themselves on fiddle, guitar and banjo, John and Ellen pull songs from their extensive collection of dance tunes in the Scots-Irish and French Canadian traditions. With their infectious spirit and sparkling musicianship, the Gawlers have earned a […]

This pre-release screening and event will take place throughout the country and will feature a live-captured Q&A with Diane Lane, Dakota Fanning, Frances McDormand, and director Amy Berg! When a three-year-old girl goes missing, a small suburban New York town must revisit a tragic crime from seven years earlier. The underage perpetrators of the original […]

Screenings will be introduced by the author, Peter S. Beagle! The Last Unicorn has charmed generations of kids — and adults — ever since Peter S. Beagle first published it in 1968. The charming animated film that was made in 1982 has become a long-lasting favorite despite not coming from the customary Disney stable. Mia […]

Come hear Sharon Abrams’ story of living her passion, seeing a lifetime of change at the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, and her hopes for the future of the organization she has led for the past forty years, and the children and families that it serves.

Last summer the museum reinstalled its permanent collection galleries, integrating works from the Lunder Collection with the museum's core holdings and select loans. Supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, this display reflects the museum's ongoing commitment to a deep representation of American art from the 19th century to the present. Highlights include David Smith's steel […]

$10 per person or family at the first church you enter. Hors d'Oeuvres will be at the Pleasant Street Methodist Church at 5:00, main course at the First Congregational Church at 6:00, and dessert at Beth Israel Synagogue at 7:00. Benefit the Interfaith Resource Fund, which directly helps citizens from Waterville and Winslow in need.

6:00 p.m. Party in the Lobby 7:00 p.m. Film Screening Please join us for a festive evening of fun, food, and film! Enjoy good company and delicious wine, beer and snacks from Meridians, followed by a one night only screening of Man from Reno. Free for members of the Maine Film Center and their guests. […]

Yvonne Davis is an international relations expert specializing in politics and world affairs around the globe. She has worked in dozens of countries in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe studying and reporting on critical economic and socio-political issues. Davis was a Presidential Appointee of George W. Bush, and serves as a […]

How can we grow our own food while healing ecosystems? Can we dare to imagine designed ecosystems that produce food and useful products for all species? Jesse Watson, who operates Midcoast Permaculture Design, will discuss permaculture, a system of perennial agriculture emphasizing the use of renewable natural resources and the enrichment of local ecosystems. Watson […]

The Alex Katz Foundation, incorporated in 2004, has played a central role in the development of the Colby College Museum of Art's collection. Over the course of more than a decade, the foundation has given nearly 450 works of modern and contemporary art to the museum. Founded with the mission of supporting artists and art […]

Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from Sir David McVicar, who sets the action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian village. Marcelo Álvarez rises to the challenge of playing the dual tenor roles of Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in Pagliacci. Rae Smith (War Horse) […]