Starting at 12:30, an auction of the cake entries will be held after the prizes for first, second, and third place are awarded for the Easter bunny cakes and coloring […]

Did you know that our native rabbit, the New England cottontail, is on the endangered species list? Come on in and learn a little more about these amazing creatures and […]

The wonderful folks from Pushed Learning and Media join Common Street Arts for the afternoon! Learn from award-winning hip-hop dancer Oliver “Sydesho” Arias, who currently teaches hip-hop dance choreography at […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens every Monday at 3:00 p.m. and make something new. We'll provide the supplies; you bring the creativity! On Monday, April 2, we'll […]

After building her own do-it-yourself “artificial pancreas,” Dana Lewis helped found the open-source artificial pancreas movement (known as “OpenAPS”), making of safe and effective artificial pancreas technology available (sooner) for […]

Looking for a way to brighten up your child’s day? Bring him or her on down to the Library for Crafternoons! Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:oo every Tuesday […]

Cornel West will deliver the keynote lecture for the 2017-18 Colby College humanities theme, Origins. West is professor of the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and a frequent […]

Kathleen Sullivan, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been engaged in the nuclear issue for nearly 30 years and has worked internationally as an educator for disarmament focusing primarily on […]

Charles D’Ambrosio is the recipient of a Whiting Award and a Lannan Fellowship and is the author of two collections of short stories, The Point and The Dead Fish Museum, […]

different works of found footage. The shortest of these, Celeste Fichter’s “Walking on Water,” lasts just over a minute and uses the theme from Hawaii Five-O to accompany the biblical […]

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 […]

This talk by Rita Felski makes a case for “attachment” as a key word for the humanities. What are the devices that attach us to works of art? Zadie Smith’s […]

Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks Directed by Debra Susi It's delightfully obscene! It's marvelously indecent! It's Mel Brooks at his finest and […]

by Nick Pattison '18 Showcasing both the rich history and daily life of older people, an intergenerational audience will learn to understand ways that disease, age, and ability interact with […]

During the academic year Museum staff members, Colby faculty, and guest speakers will discuss current exhibitions or works in the museum collection in Noontime Art Talks. Join Colby College Associate […]

Four-time GRAMMY-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride has been likened to a force of nature, fusing the fire and fury of a virtuoso with the depth and grounding of a seasoned […]

Join us for a singing, dancing storytime with our friend, Ms. Jenn! This time, its all about music! Get ready to move! A great time for kids 3 and up […]

Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grown-ups are invited to a brief exploration of the museum, after which we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Then to the […]

Have you always wanted to enroll in a clay class but were unsure about what might be involved? This is a great opportunity to explore and ask questions of the […]

Between April 2 – April 8 is Bat Appreciation Week! Did you know bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes in an hour and often consume their body weight in […]

Rescheduled to April 7   Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of A Streetcar […]

Believe it or not, spring has sprung! At least it has at Common Street Arts! Join the fun of building some colorful, spring themed, wild creations to wear on your […]

Colby College Chorale and Colby Kennebec Choral Society will be directed by Eric Christopher Perry for this event. Dawn highlights the origins of literary styles and movements. Featuring works by […]

Four and a half years in the making, Dead in the Water is Wittkower’s fifteenth documentary film. It was shot in different coastal towns and features scenes and interviews with […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens every Monday at 3:00 p.m. and make something new. We’ll provide the supplies; you bring the creativity! On Monday, April 9, we'll […]