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.

Volunteer Recruitment Fair

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Looking to help out in your community, but not sure where the opportunities are? The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter and Reach & Rise are looking for your help: Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter depends on volunteers. If you would like to make new friends, have fun, help others and join our vibrant team in […]

Free

LBGTQ & Transgender Culture Training Session

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

As we strive for community equity we are pleased to host this FREE community training to expand our knowledge, understanding and cultural competency. We encourage discussion and learning. Bring your questions. This is a safe place to talk and learn. Students, parents, educators, medical professionals, customer service staff, community health professionals, faith-based community members, public […]

Free

The Tambora Revolution: The 1815 Eruption that Changed the World

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Gillen D’Arcy Wood, professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, asks what happens when the world’s climate reaches a sudden tipping point. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the so-called “year without a summer.” The fallout from the massive 1816 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia caused a global climate emergency with […]

Free

Continuity and Change in Congressional Elections

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The elections of 2016 are being held during a period of deep voter unrest and general dissatisfaction with the presidential candidates, the political parties, and politics in general. The larger political environment undoubtedly will influence the tone and outcomes of some congressional elections. However, congressional campaigns have their own dynamics and idiosyncrasies. Paul Herrnson, professor […]

Free

Somali Bantu Refugees’ Journey to Lewiston, Maine

Alfond Youth & Community Center 126 North Street, Waterville, ME

Mid Maine Global Forum Program Announcement Professor Catherine Besteman “Somali Bantu Refugees’ Journey to Lewiston, Maine” How do people whose entire way of life has been destroyed and who witnessed horrible abuses against loved ones construct a new future? How do people who have survived the ravages of war and displacement rebuild their lives in […]

$10

RiverWalk Public Meeting

Come view a presentation of the final design for the proposed RiverWalk at Head of Falls. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and public input is welcome. More about the RiverWalk project . . .

Leading Women’s Luncheon

Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Each event in the Leading Women’s Luncheon series features a woman who has achieved great success in her field as a guest speaker. Though the series focuses on women’s experiences and challenges in pursuing successful careers, men and women are equally welcome to attend the event. Today's speaker, Janine Bisaillon-Cary, was appointed by Governor John […]

$20

Understanding Weather Vanes and Trade Signs

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Folk art expert Dr. Lawrence Kassman M.D. (Colby Class of '69) will give a one-hour talk.

Free

Passion for Fashion

Vintage Manor 54 College Ave, Waterville, ME

This fun filled evening featuring dinner, fashion show, silent auction and live auction will benefit the Sharon Abrams Teen Parent School Program at The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers. Join us for a peacock themed event hosted by Divine Consigns where you will be wowed by beautiful fashions at consignment prices, entertained by our […]

$30

Camp Ray of Hope

Pine Tree Camp 114 Pine Tree Camp Road, Rome, ME

Camp Ray of Hope - a unique state wide retreat for grieving families is now accepting registrations for the 2016 fall session which runs September 23-25, 2016 and will be held this year at Pine Tree Camp in Rome, Maine. If you are the parent of young children whose close friend or family member has […]

Recurring

The Life and Death of Queen Margaret

Strider Theater, Runnals Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The Life and Death of Queen Margaret is a dance-theater performance which tells the life story of Margaret of Anjou — a fierce, strong-willed, and independent woman who was both an historical figure and also one of Shakespeare's greatest characters. Her rise to leadership and subsequent downfall, portrayed through bitingly relevant and alarmingly prescient 400-year-old […]

Free

Art House Theater Day

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

Starts at 1:00 PM Ticket prices vary. Over 160 independent Art House Theaters including Railroad Square Cinema will participate in an exciting nationwide celebration of the cultural and community growth that art house theaters promote with a special program of exclusive offerings for their audiences. In an age where media has become more digital than […]

Smithsonian Museum Day

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

All day is Smithsonian Museum Day, a day to honor and visit your local museums! Come visit, try out a museum scavenger hunt, and discover the gem that is the L.C. Bates Museum! Print out the Smithsonian magazine coupon and your admission is free!

Free

Romeo and Juliet

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live cinema season continues with a new vision of Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale of forbidden love. Branagh and his creative team present a modern passionate version of the classic tragedy. A longstanding feud between Verona’s Montague and Capulet families brings about devastating consequences for two young lovers caught in the conflict. […]

$18

Minecraft NightCancelled

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Rescheduled from AUGUST 6, 2016 Get together with other fans and play Minecraft after-hours at the library! We will be using the library's computers and playing on a Realms server, so there are a limited number of slots. You will be able register by filling out this form, visiting the circulation desk, or by calling the library. Advance […]

Free

Pugh Center 20th Anniversary Keynote Address

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Robin D.G. Kelley will offer the keynote address as the Pugh Center celebrates its 20th anniversary. Cosponsored by the Pugh Center and the African-American Studies Program.

Free

Virtual Revolutions

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

From Facebook pages to WhatsApp forwards, the Internet and social media helped pave the way to the Arab Spring ongoing revolutions. Khalid Albaih, a political cartoonist from Sudan and the 2016 Oak Fellow, will discuss his cartoons that champion freedom of expression and democracy in the Arab world. During the Arab Spring uprising in 2011, […]

Free

High-Performance Building Physics

Fairchild Dining Room, Dana Hall, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Mike Pulaski, vice president at Thorton Tomasetti Consulting, will discuss the process of how sustainable high-performance buildings come to fruition. Drawing from more than 10 years experience on projects at Colby and from others around the globe, Pulaski will provide insight into how difficult design decisions are made and the rapidly evolving set of analytical […]

The Clothes Make the Model

Common Street Arts in collaboration with the Waterville Opera House, will feature a VERY special guest clothed model for you to draw, paint or sculpt, the incredible Katie Doornbos. Katie is an amazing actress from the upcoming musical Young Frankenstein, which opens October 21. Katie will be attired in her extravagantly elegant custom costume, created by costume […]

Super Raffle Dinner

Waterville Elks Lodge 76 Industrial Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Join the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in a fun-filled night full of networking with area business professionals. Over 175 prizes donated from a variety of area businesses will be raffled off. The grand prize is $3,000 cash, second prize is $1,000 cash, and third prize is $500 cash. Nobody walks away empty-handed! The social hour […]

$120

Hope’s Place session

Hospice Community Center 304 Main Street, Waterville, ME

The next 6-week session of Hope’s Place will be Thursday nights beginning September 29, 2016 and continuing through November 17, 2016. Groups begin at 6:00 pm and end by 7:00 pm. The mission of Hope’s Place is to provide a safe, supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support groups. This program […]

Free

Waterville Comedy Night

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Colby College is proud to host Waterville Comedy Night at the Waterville Opera House! This exciting evening will feature three hilarious comedians, Kevin Barnett, Mike Yard, and Joel Kim Booster. The doors will open at 7pm and the show will start at 8pm. Kevin Barnett is one of the fastest rising comics in NYC. He […]

$15

Quilted Conversations

Mary Low Coffeehouse, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The Colby College Museum of Art has teamed up with the Colby College’s Feminist Alliance, Womxn of Color Alliance (WOCA), and Students Organized for Black and Hispanic Unity (SOBHU) to facilitate a series of community engagement events addressing issues of troubling cross-cultural power dynamics. The purpose of this event is to build community through the […]

Free

Sawyer Brown

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Sawyer Brown is an American country band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band. Click for more details.

$55 – $65
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