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.

Gesture and Power: Religion, Nationalism, and Everyday Performance in Congo

Room 141, Diamond Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

In her new book, Gesture and Power, Yolanda Covington-Ward, Department of Africana Studies, University of Pittsburgh, examines the everyday embodied practices and performances of the BisiKongo people of the Lower Congo […]

Free

SHOUT! Endnote Lecture with Aquib Yacoob ’15

Pugh Center, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The final event of SHOUT! features Aquib Yacoob, Colby Class of ’15, who utilizes community organizing and the arts as vehicles to mobilize and (re)claim power in communities oppressed by […]

Free
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Waterville Women’s Action Group

Are you ready to cause a ruckus? We have been supporting the activism of girls for a long time but you have told us that there is a great need […]

$15

Education, Economics and Our Community

Business Breakfast Series Laurie Lachance, president of Thomas College, Rick Hopper, president of Kennebec Valley Community College and Ruth Jackson, vice president of coummincations of Colby College will discuss the […]

Stranger in the Woods: North Pond Hermit Book Launch

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Mark your Calendars for this book launch on Thursday, March 9 for The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel! From 5:00 […]

Free

Health Equity Gaps Among Women and Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean

Parker-Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

This year’s Hunt Lecture is by Arachu Castro, Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Latin America at Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Income, education, place of […]

Free

Men at War: George Bellows and World War I

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Justin McCann and Diana Tuite, co-curators of Graphic Matters, in conversation about George Bellows’s “War Series.”

Free

Empty Bowls

Messalonskee High School 131 Messalonskee High Drive, Oakland, ME

A tradition that mixes caring, cuisine, and craftsmanship returns this week with the annual Empty Bowls fundraising dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Messalonskee High School cafeteria. […]

$8 – $10
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The Opulence of Integrity

Strider Theater, Runnals Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

“To be born, branded by history, burdened by responsibility, and inspired towards greatness requires a committed heart and an opulence of integrity.” — Choreographer Christal Brown The Spring Dance Concert […]

Free

Bella Electric Strings: The Violin Femmes Show

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Featuring the music of AC/DC, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Metallica, and more! Bella Electric Strings, led by rock violinist and arranger Nina DiGregorio, has rocked audiences worldwide with […]

$35 – $45

Dance & Theater Games

Join Colby College Theater and Dance students with special guest artists for fun theater and dance games! Learn about action, focus, movement, character, and playful ways to make up your […]

Wheel Throwing Clay Class

Two-Day Class: Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday, March 12, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Have you always wanted to learn to use the potter’s wheel […]

$195

La Traviata

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Sonya Yoncheva sings one of opera’s most beloved heroines, the tragic courtesan Violetta, a role in which she triumphed on the Met stage in 2015, opposite Michael Faviano as her […]

$18 – $20

Shamrock Shake

Waterville Elks Lodge 76 Industrial Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area invites you to Dance the Night Away at the Shamrock Shake! 7pm - Midnight, Saturday, March 11, 2017 At the Waterville Elks Lodge (76 Industrial […]

$20

Barber Violin Concerto

Lorimer Chapel, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Boston-based violin virtuoso Eunae Koh joins the Colby Symphony Orchestra in the haunting and poetic violin concerto by American composer Samuel Barber. The concert also features the world premiere of […]

Free

Carnival of the Animals

Two performances: 2:00 p.m & 4:00 p.m. Take a walk on the wild side with Pineland Suzuki Students and Snow Pond Community Music School for our Annual Benefit Concert! Students […]

$5 – $12

Passage at St. Augustine

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Passage at St. Augustine establishes America’s oldest city as home to the most violent Civil Rights campaign of the entire movement. Viewers are transported back to this unlikely Florida tourist town […]

Free

A Reading by Charles D’Ambrosio

Robinson Room, Miller Library, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Charles D’Ambrosio will deliver this year’s Ed Kenney Memorial Reading. D’Ambrosio is the author of two collections of short stories, The Point, and The Dead Fish Museum, which was a finalist for the […]

Free

It’s All About The Core!

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Core Exercises are a crucial part of any exercise regimen. By working the core muscles, you flatten and strengthen your abdominals, improve balance and coordination, stabilize the lower back, and […]

$10
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Teen Anime Club

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Come join us for our bi-weekly anime club! Already a fan or curious to know what it's all about? Join us for old and new favorites, plus snacks and socializing. […]

Free

Media Malpractice?: The Press Effect in the Age of Trump

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

The role of the media in the 2016 election was exceptional and will be studied for decades. Did the press underestimate Donald Trump’s support, or did it help fuel his […]

Free

Family Caregiver Support Group

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Are you a caregiver for a family member or friend? Does your loved one have dementia or another chronic illness? Come and talk with others who share your journey to […]

Missa Marjat: Where the Berries Are

Room 122, Diamond Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Junya Yimprasert will present her new documentary film, Missa Marjat: Where the Berries Are, about farmers from Thailand trafficked to work in the wild berry harvest in Finland and who now […]

Free

On Getting High: Mapping Addiction at Home

Ayotte Auditorium, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

Waterville native Michael Libby will speak on his artistic response to the opiate crisis, addiction, and its impact on families through his personal and creative experience. Admission to his talk […]

Free
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