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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.
How do Maine animals survive in winter and what adaptations do they use to survive? Come on a tour with a museum guide to learn some of the amazing adaptations of mammals, birds, insects and amphibians. Hibernation is one way to survive but many animals adapt by growing more fur and being active. Admission to […]
Please join us for the Women’s Fellowship marquee fall event: the Harvest Buffet! The menu includes baked beans, casseroles, salads, apple crisp, and gingerbread. All are welcome. Cost: $8 for teens and adults, $4 for children 4 – 12, free for children under 4.
The highly celebrated French composer, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, rivaled Jean-Baptiste Lully, another prolific 17th-century composer, but Charpentier’s style evolved over time to represent a synthesis of the French and Italian schools. His late work, Messe de Minuit pour Noël was composed during his final post as maître de musique of the Sainte-Chapelle, the glorious Gothic chapel […]
The Adam Ezra Group (AEG) is not just a band; they are a force to be reckoned with. The group's live performances, sweaty, passionate affairs that have been compared to those of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, attracted the attention of Royal Avenue Records in 2010. Ezra immediately signed with Royal Avenue and […]
Come get in the holiday spirit and help raise money to support the programs of The Maine Children's Home. There will be a wide selection of handmade crafts on sale. To sign up as a crafter or for more information, please contact Amy Harrington at 207-659-6595.
Show Synopsis It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her lavish Manhattan townhouse. Downstairs the celebrities are pouring in, but the real action is upstairs in the bedroom, where a group of insiders have staked themselves out to await the […]
Community Conversations is a series of three events bringing together Waterville faith and community institutions with Colby faculty and students to discuss major issues of common concern. The theme for the 2016-2017 year is wealth, and the event will feature two thought-leaders – one Jewish and one secular – in conversation with each other, followed […]
Please join us for an evening of wonderful music and fellowship. Many area choirs will participate. Each choir will perform a piece of its own, and the massed choirs will perform “Fairest Lord Jesus,” by Derek Hakes and “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” arranged by Mark Hayes.
“A swooning love letter to Paris, to cinema and to love.” – The Guardian. Bernardo Bertolucci, arguably one of the greatest directors of all time, whose emotional, exuberant style graced masterpieces from The Conformist to Last Tango in Paris, from his Oscar Best Picture winner The Last Emperor to his 5-hour epic, 1900, is more […]
After the annual Parade of Lights on the day after Thanksgiving, Santa and Mrs. Claus will settle into their holiday home in The Center at 93 Main Street. They delight families at no charge. Photographs by Central Maine Photography are available for purchase. At The Center you can expect a warm, inviting waiting room, where […]
Downtown Waterville’s annual holiday parade, held the evening after Thanksgiving, has drawn thousands of families to Main Street for many years and serves as a fun and festive kick off to the holiday season. What better time of the year to get together and show our community spirit and support for one another! Floats will […]
Gorilla Finger is a dub style rock band from southern Maine that is heavily influenced by reggae music. The band formed in the spring of 2011, and has shared the stage with many well respected artists in the Reggae and Jam band communities throughout Maine and New England. Performing a very aggressive approach to tradition […]
Shop local on Small Business Saturday, November 26, and take part in this nationwide event! Many of our local merchants have discounts and special gifts to share to help raise awareness of your impact on small businesses right here in Waterville. Learn more about national Small Business Saturday here!
Forgo all that shopping! Or shop here at the museum after your fabulous Animals in Winter program! 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 […]
Flutist Debbie Leschinski will perform Celtic (Irish) songs such as "Sky Boat," "Loch Lomond," "Leslie's Lilt," "Morgan Megan," "Boulavogue," and more. Debbie has been playing the flute since the age of 10 and for the last 12 years she has been performing her Celtic music at festivals, banquets and other happy occasions from Maine to […]
Directed by Dr. David Stevenson, the Mount View Chamber Singers are a 20-voice choir from Mount View High School in Thorndike. Each year during Advent, the ensemble present a series of hourlong, a capella concerts by candlelight in which the singers encircle the audience. Comprising Christmas carols and other seasonal songs from many lands and […]
Directed by Dr. David Stevenson, the Mount View Chamber Singers are a 20-voice choir from Mount View High School in Thorndike. Each year during Advent, the ensemble present a series of hourlong, a capella concerts by candlelight in which the singers encircle the audience. Comprising Christmas carols and other seasonal songs from many lands and […]
What if science studies theorist Bruno Latour is right that thinking of ourselves as “revolutionary” is one of the central constitutive myths of modernity? What if, as he asserts, “we have never been modern?” This talk with Keith Peterson, associate professor of philosophy, explores the basis of Latour’s anti-revolutionary claim and considers some responses to […]
Colby students enrolled in relevant Colby courses will discuss their research on the works by Margolles currently on view in the museum’s Davis Gallery. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Museum of Art
The finish line is in sight! Join us at the library for one final Write-In, and race to reach your 50,000 word goal! Light refreshments and moral support will be provided. This event will be held in the Bartlett Room for Teens, but is not age restricted. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, […]
The 52nd Annual Waterville Rotary Radio Auction is almost upon us! Many incredible gifts, services and discounts will be sold on Wednesday, November 30th and Thursday, December 1st as a part of the Waterville Rotary Club’s Annual Radio Auction on Mix 107.9. Tune in to Mix 107.9 to bid from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, […]
One of the Arab world’s leading hip-hop artists, Narcy, a rapper, actor, and professor, has performed with Mos Def, shared the stage with Kanye West, and forged a collective, The Medium, to promote transnational, multimedia art. He was born in Dubai to Iraqi parents and grew up in Montreal, Canada, where he still lives. Narcy […]
This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, financial aid, career and study skills. Registration required. To register, go to http://meoc.maine.edu/schedule.php or by call 1-800-281-3703. Location: Colby Program Room, Lower Level, Waterville Public Library.
On each of the first four Thursdays of December, we'll be showing a different movie in the Bartlett Room for Teens. These screenings are free and open to those under the age of 18. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, please call 872-5433 or email librarian@watervillelibrary.org. The movies are: Dec. 1: Iron Man […]