Taking civic dialogue and imagination as forces for social change, Philadelphia’s Monument Lab asks the question, “What is an appropriate monument for our city?” Monument Lab, along with Colby faculty and students, will facilitate a community conversation on the role of public art. This event is part of the “Space for Conversation” series — discussions […]

What role can comics and other forms of literary-visual art play in our conversations about the environment? This talk by Thomas Doran, assistant professor, Rhode Island School of Design, explores how comics-art functions as a unique medium for telling stories about how humans and other animals relate to their environments, focusing especially on the form’s […]

Discover a different anime every month and practice your drawing skills with friends at the Waterville Public Library's Teen Anime & Art Club! These events are free, and open to attendees ages 11-18. Cos-play is welcome, but not required. This month's anime is Beast King GoLion: "Thousands of years ago, GoLion was an arrogant robot […]

Will Bonsall, author, and well known gardening expert and seed curator will speak about developing writing skills aimed for people who want to write journals, diaries, reflective writing, letters to editors/ friends and articles for publishing.

Poetry workshop with Kate Marvin, visiting professor in creative writing at Colby College. Advanced registration required. Click for details.

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4:00 p.m. every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! The movie changes every week. This week, we’ll be showing Wreck-It-Ralph (PG). This event is free and is open to attendees ages 11-18. Light refreshments will be provided. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens. More Information […]

  Look at this Rising Star! One of Waterville's young professionals is being recognized for his leadership and hard work. Celebrate with Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce as it distinguishes those people and businesses who deserve it the most.   Email Kelly Smith to register   April 26 5:00 PM Kennebec Valley Community College Carter Hall […]

Cassie Jones and Will Sears discuss the process and inspiration for their new work on view in Side by Side at Common Street Arts. This conversation will help you explore the creative minds and the processes of Jones and Sears. Learn more about how each artist employs distinct methods to investigate color and form through […]

Join the Oak Student Committee in dialogue with alumni as they share their experiences with activism on Colby’s campus and beyond. Alumni in attendance will include Muheb Esmat ’16, Tionna Haynes ’15, Eric Mehnert ’82, and Charles Terrell ’70.

Since its founding in 1948, Israel has played an important role in the Jewish-American imagination. But the Jewish state has come to mean very different things to different segments of the American-Jewish community. Perhaps not surprisingly, many 20th-century Jewish-American writers steered clear of the topic, focusing instead on the Holocaust or on Jewish life in […]

Following the Artist Talk with Cassie Jones and Will Sears at Common Street Arts on Thursday night, there will be a wonderful free music performance by the passionate and talented Danika Holmes! Danika + the Jeb are known for being a dynamic, uplifting, and fun band that creates powerful music through soulful writing and elegant […]

Live performance is ephemeral. Sometimes we slip into it and sometimes it drips through our grasp; we experience its impact more palpably than we can recreate individual moments. This evening of new work highlights that ephemeral process of meaning-making as performers, audience members, and student choreographers together negotiate performances of passing realities. The performance features […]

Girls Rock! Conferences are 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! They are the speakers and the workshop facilitators. In fact, they design the workshops! It’s a fun filled day of learning, sharing, growing and some […]

Join Bill Lagerstrom, museum docent and former professional sports photographer, and Robert P. Hernandez, freelance illustrator and high school baseball coach, in discussing the current exhibition Game Time: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss, which will remain on view through June 24, 2018.

PK WTVL volume 27 will take place on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Waterville Opera House! The evening will begin with a reception at 6:00pm at Common Street Arts, 93 Main Street, Waterville. Presentations will begin at 7:20p in the Waterville Opera House. The V27 emcee will be Garvan Donegan of the Central Maine […]

In the final concerts of the season, the Colby Symphony Orchestra, Colby Chorale, and Colby Kennebec Choral Society present Haydn’s Mass No. 13 in B-flat Major, Schöpfungsmesse, or “Creation Mass.” Not to be confused with Haydn’s most famous oratorio, The Creation, this exuberant mass setting is a masterpiece in its own right. Also on the […]

Clothing, books, home decor, houseware items, and more! April 28, 2018, 8am - 2pm in the fellowship hall at the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, 61 Pleasant St., Waterville. 

Participants will visit the exhibition Game Time, then create their own personal trading card. Family workshops are free and open to all ages. No RSVP is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Music by Jules Massenet “Glorious,” raved the New York Times when Joyce DiDonato sang the title role of Cendrillon (“Cinderella”) at the Royal Opera in 2011. “Her performance was thoroughly enchanting.” Now, for the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Met, with DiDonato starring in the title role. […]

Sunday, April 29, is Save the Frogs Day! The whole month of April has been dedicated as National Frog Month, so what better way to end the month than talking about what we can do to help save our amphibian friends? We would love it if you could join us to learn about some frog […]

Learn unique and fun methods of 3-D paper construction with visiting artist, Tamar Ettigen! Create one-of-a-kind pop-up cards and discover how to craft paper into incredible structures. Participants will create works inspired by artists Cassie Jones and Will Sears, whose work will be on display in the exhibition, Side by Side. Ages 8 and up. […]

Have you ever heard of a vernal pool? They provide an amazing temporary habitat for animals like frogs and salamanders! And we have one right here on campus! We would love to show you and teach you all about the animals that live there and why vernal pools are so important. But you must remember, […]

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Concert starts at 8:00 p.m. Appetizers & cash bar available. Grab your friends and get your tickets... You won't want to miss this show! American Ride plays cover music from artists like Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown,Brantley Gilbert, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, The Doobie Brothers, The […]

In Maine, 1 in 5 people will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. This shocking statistic has outraged many of us in our community. We have decided to take a stand against sexual violence by running or walking at this event in support of those survivors in our own home towns. The seventh annual One […]

Come to our annual sheep shearing day! We will also raise the May pole, fiddle some tunes, and dance in the spring weather. We will have wool spinners and there spinning wheels demonstrating and plenty of hands on fun. Try your hand at our weaving loom, set up for you to weave in some natural […]