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 […]

John Coltrane's "Lady Bird" draws upon Tadd Dameron's composition by the same name and foreshadows the famous Coltrane changes. Freddie Hubbard's cool hard bop chart "Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming" is a jazz rendition of the classic 16th century hymn. Patty Darling's "Idioteque" is a big-band arrangement of the band Radio Heads' hit. But […]

Theater of War presents dramatic readings of Sophocles’ Ajax—a Greek tragedy about the suicide of a great, respected warrior—to engage communities about the visible and invisible wounds of war. This event is aimed at fostering understanding and compassion while mobilizing citizens to help improve the lives of service members, veterans, and their families. Cosponsored by the Center […]

Werner Herzog's Aguirre: The Wrath Of God looks more magnificent and mad than ever, one of the great folies de grandeur of 1970s cinema, an expeditionary Conradian nightmare like Coppola's Apocalypse Now. Just as for that film, the agonies of its production history have entered into legend, almost equivalent to the movie fiction itself. (Herzog's 1999 documentary […]

Arsenic is a known carcinogen that can also affect the cardiac, respiratory, neurological and immune systems. Private wells in New Hampshire and Maine can contain elevated levels of arsenic due to natural geological deposits. Dartmouth professor and chair of the department of biological sciences Dr. Kathy Cottingham will review current scientific understanding of low-level arsenic […]

J. Cherie Strachan, professor of political science and public administration at Central Michigan University, and Michael Wolf, associate professor of political science at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, will discuss how American politics has become increasingly polarized. Without dramatic change, rude politics is difficult to disrupt—and likely to characterize American politics for the foreseeable future.

Join us for the world premiere of James White an award-winning independent movie that rocked this year’s Sundance Film Festival. This pre-release screening will take place throughout the country and will feature a captured-live Q&A with writer/director Josh Mond who will be chatting with Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers, alongside stars Cynthia Nixon (Sex […]

A conversation with Visiting Assistant Professor of English Jamison Kantor and Curator of Academic Programs Shalini Le Gall examining the echoes of Romantic literature visible in Cameron’s “Heaven” (1864), a recent acquisition to the Colby Museum of Art.

Waterville Senior High School presents an American Education Week screening of Paper Tigers followed by a panel discussion. Paper Tigers is an intimate look into the lives of selected students at Lincoln High School, an alternative school that specializes in educating traumatized youth. Set amidst the rural community of Walla Walla, WA, the film intimately examines the […]

The 2015 Cotter Debate will feature panelists Stephen Moose, professor of crop sciences at the University of Illinois, Judith Chambers, director for the Program for Biosafety Systems International Food Policy Research Institute, Jonathan Latham, executive director of the Bioscience Resource Project, and Jodi Koberinski, Colby’s Oak Human Rights Fellow to debate the question, "Should we […]

The staff of Senator Angus S. King, Jr. will hold constituent hours to hear your concerns. For more information, call 1-800-432-1599.

Jen Casad’s meticulous graphite drawings capture the working culture of Maine’s fishing industry. In a conversation between Casad and the museum’s Student Advisory Board, she will address her art and livelihood and the close connection to nature that informs the lives of Maine’s fishermen. Cosponsored by the Center for the Arts and Humanities, the Museum of […]

The Colby Collegium Chamber Singers and Players explore the music of 17th-century England. The late Renaissance and early Baroque in England produced a rich repertoire of both choral and instrumental works that celebrate the human in nature and the nature of being human. The program includes works by Henry Purcell, Matthew Locke, and John Wilbye.

Rev. Peter P. Panagore of the First Radio Parish Church's "Daily Devotions" will talk about and sign copies of his latest book Heaven is Beautiful: How Dying Taught Me that Death is Just the Beginning. Copies will be on sale.

Acclaimed artist and director William Kentridge (The Nose) applies his unique theatrical vision to Berg’s notorious femme fatale who shatters lives, including her own. Musically, the masterful score is in the sure hands of Met Music Director James Levine. Soprano Marlis Petersen has excited audiences around the world with her portrayal of the tour-de-force title […]

Animals experience the world in vastly different ways than humans. Have you ever stopped to wonder how different it could possibly be? Have you ever wondered why animals act in certain ways? What are animals likely to do when they face danger? Find out the answers to all these questions and more when you explore […]

The Women’s Fellowship will be coordinating this dinner for the church and the community, with proceeds benefiting local charities and the church itself. The menu is homemade baked beans, salads, casseroles, bread and beverages, apple crisp and gingerbread. Cost: Adults $8 for adults and teens, $4 for children 4 – 12, and free for children […]

Join us in an incredible evening in painting, enjoying local wine and fare, and exploring – we will travel to Canada and learn about the “Group of Seven” – a committed group of landscape painters who painted their wild Canada with distinction… But we will be painting our Maine. Trees and all. Register in advance. […]

Active family fun does not have to stop when the sun goes down. Join us for a walk on the trails at the Quarry Road Recreation Area off North Street, Waterville.

Conjuring Carroll (a.k.a. Carroll Chapman) is a mental health student and Kennebec Valley Community College. He has been entertaining audiences since 1998 and is sure to astound the audience on November 21! This is a FAMILY FUN event, so get the kids out and come enjoy this amazing entertainer! Conjuring Carroll asks that each ADULT […]

Music: Gabriel Fauré (“Emeralds”), Igor Stravinsky (“Rubies”), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (“Diamonds”) Choreography: George Balanchine This opulent triptych was inspired by Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue, celebrating the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg, each bound to its own precious stone. […]

Please join us for wonderful music and fellowship. Choirs from several area churches will perform individually and en masse.