Join faculty from various departments for short talks on the intersections between their teaching and the Museum collection. Organized by the Museum’s Student Advisory Board.

Let the stress from work melt away while we create this beautiful painting. Bring your besties, family, or your honey and make it a night to remember! We always have a blast and make memories to last. Paint Nite is always stress free, fun, creative, and judgment free! We always encourage you to add your […]

Varieties of Textual Experience is a one-day symposium with scholars from across the humanities to discuss the role of the material text in their research and scholarly practice. Papers will cover a wide range of topics and we will include Colby faculty scholars Anita Savo (Spanish), Ben Lisle (American Studies), and Sarah Watkins (History). The […]

Rustic Overtones is a seven piece rock band from Portland Maine that boasts a discography spanning 20 years. The bands unique version of indie rock is strongly influenced by soul music, garage punk, jazz and psychedelic music of the 60's and 70's. Best known for their energetic live shows and perceptual songwriting, they have collaborated […]

Women of all ages are invited to attend this 19th annual free event. Inland and dozens of local organizations collaborate to offer free health screenings, interactive exhibits with wellness information and resources, interactive cooking and exercise demonstrations, spa samples, gifts and door prizes. Inland’s nutrition partner, Hannaford Supermarkets will serve up some delicious food samples […]

A scavenger hunt at the Museum is followed by an egg-decorating workshop in the Mirken Education Center.

Colby Wind Ensemble, Eric Thomas, conductor A composer's inspiration can come from anything or anywhere: baseball (Carolyn Bremer's Early Light),ribbons and word substitution (Joan Tower's Fascinating Ribbons), the ferocity of nature (Percy Grainger's Hill Songs 1 and 2), Genghis Khan (Julie Giroux's Khan), devotional paintings (William Revelli's Trittico) it's clear that a composer's inspiration can […]

In this mathematics and statistics colloquium, Ken Shoemake will discuss the crystallographic restriction theorem, which lies close to the heart of crystal structures. Mineralogists and mathematicians studied many crystal specimens and their likely inner structure, and they concluded that the only possible rotational symmetries were two-fold, three-fold, four-fold, and six-fold. Mathematicians extended the theorem into higher dimensions, […]

Ellen Sharp, director of the Butterflies and Their People Project at the Cerro Pelon Butterfly Reserve, Mexico, will discuss competing stakes in transnational efforts to protect the annual monarch butterfly migration. Despite well-meaning efforts to foster development projects that will keep forest-dwelling Mexicans from logging in the butterfly sanctuaries, communications between scientists, citizen-scientists, transnational NGOs, […]

Associate Professor at the Maine College of Art and printmaker Elizabeth A. Jabar creates hybrid works on paper that explore ideas of ethnicity and heritage.

Oscar-winner Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists to show the world never-before-seen images that expose issues around endangered species and mass extinction. Whether infiltrating notorious black markets or exploring our effect on the environment, Racing Extinction will change the way we see the world.

Join us for a free demonstration of the Music and Movement Class offered by Kennebec Music Together. We'll have 30 minutes of singing, dancing, rhythm-making and instrument play! Designed for children from birth to age 5.

Join Mayor Nick Isgro as he reads a mayoral proclamation recognizing the month of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month. This is an annual vigil that will take place in front of City Hall in Castonguay Square. The Mayor will read the proclamation from the steps of City Hall. For more information, call Deb […]

Join the Mid-Maine Chamber at Common Street Arts for Business After Hours. Held each month at a different local business or institution, these events are a great opportunity to mix and mingle with other business professionals and leaders in our communities. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and other beverages are available, as well as a 50/50 […]

As part of our Mission Driven Leadershift initiative, the Maine Association of NonProfits will host two events to help organizations explore the opportunities and challenges of the leadership transitions facing the sector. Register to attend either, or both! Executive Transitions Panel Luncheon: Managing Risks + Seizing Opportunities, 11:30am-1:30pm We all want to ensure the sustainability of […]

As part of our Mission Driven Leadershift initiative, Maine Association of NonProfits will host two events to help organizations explore the opportunities and challenges of the leadership transitions facing the sector. Register to attend either, or both! Executive Transitions Panel Luncheon: Managing Risks + Seizing Opportunities 11:30am-1:30pm We all want to ensure the sustainability of […]

Learn to use TinkerCAD, a free, web-based design program to create a 3D object that’s uniquely yours. Several lucky attendees will win a free printout of their design from the Library’s Cube 3D printers! The event is free and open to people ages 7-17, but space is limited. Reserve your spot by calling the Children’s […]

Hardy Girls Healthy Women is committed to amplifying the voices of brave and amazing girls throughout our state. We have found girls whose bold voices and daring acts have made a substantial impact on their communities.  Join us as we congratulate them for their achievements and learn how you and the girls in your life can join […]

Bill McKibben is an author and environmentalist who was awarded the 2014 Right Livelihood Prize, sometimes called the alternative Nobel. His 1989 book, The End of Nature, regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change, has appeared in 24 languages. His 350.org is the first planet-wide, grassroots climate change movement. Tickets […]

Registration for the Girls Rock! Conferences is officially open.  Space is limited so reserve your spot today! The Girls Rock! Conference is an event planned BY girls FOR girls.  The high school girls on the Girls Advisory Board choose topics for the conference that are relevant to them AND YOU!  Get ready for a fun […]

Kyle Knight is a researcher in the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered) rights program at Human Rights Watch. Prior to joining the LGBT rights program, he was a fellow at the Williams Institute of the University of California at Los Angeles and a Fulbright scholar in Nepal. As a journalist he has worked for Agence […]

Colby’s Department of Theater and Dance presents a one-night-only performance of In the Garden of Live Flowers, winner of the Kennedy Center David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award.  Written by Attilio Favorini and by Professor Lynne Conner, this original play about environmentalist Rachel Carson’s valiant fight to publish Silent Spring is part of the Community, Culture, […]