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The Waterville community will gather on the steps of City Hall to speak out against the presence of the KKK in Waterville, and for the Waterville we know and desire: a place where all are welcome. Bring your palms (from Palm Sunday worship services)!
Are you a good listener? Are you comfortable talking on the phone? Do you have a passion for helping others? If you answered yes to these questions, I have an opportunity that may be perfect for you! Family Violence Project has an ongoing need for volunteer advocates to help answer our 24-Hour Helpline for those […]
The much-hyped Malcolm X happens to be a spiritually enriching testament to the human capacity for change — and surely Spike Lee’s most universally appealing film. An engrossing mosaic of history, myth, and sheer conjecture, this ambitious epic manages to sustain itself for three hours and 21 minutes and overcomes an early frivolity of tone and […]
Regular walks increase endurance, lower blood pressure, reduce "bad" cholesterol, improve cardiovascular health, boost bone strength and help burn more calories. Join Robin Maginn, Advanced Senior Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor, to learn leg exercises that utilize multiple joints to increase core stability. Cost: $10.00. Please register in advance by calling 873-4745 or stopping […]
Come join us for our bi-weekly anime club! Already a fan or curious to know what it's all about? Join us for old and new favorites, plus snacks and socializing. This event is free and open to attendees under the age of 18. For more information, please call 872-5433, or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Upcoming Presentations: May […]
Come join KV Connect, Waterville’s young professionals group, for an exciting evening of networking and socialization while helping to support a great cause! Admission is a $5.00 suggested donation to benefit Sebasticook Regional Land Trust . Appetizers will be provided. Waterville Green Drinks is part of the international Green Drinks network, which is an informal […]
Colby Professor of English Debra Spark is the author of six books of fiction, including, most recently, Unknown Caller, The Pretty Girl, and Good for the Jews. Other books include Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing and the anthology Twenty Under Thirty. Spark has been the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a […]
Our speaker, Winona LaDuke, is this year’s Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Fellow in Environmental Humanities. LaDuke is an internationally renowned writer and activist working on issues of climate change, sustainable development, and the rights of indigenous communities. She lives and works on the White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota and is a two-time vice presidential […]
Guest Speakers: Dr. John “Jack” Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology, Unity College, and Deanna Witman, Assistant professor of Environmental Humanities, Unity College Grizzly Man chronicles the life and death of bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell, who was killed, along with his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, by a rogue bear in October 2003. In one of the […]
Okay, business owners and marketers, time to mark your calendars! TOCmedia’s Tracy O’Clair will be hosting a FREE marketing seminar at the Waterville Public Library! The same seminar will be offered on two different dates, April 5 and April 12, at noon. You need only attend once! Bring your lunch and stop by! During this […]
You can help raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention! Join our friends from KVCAP for a special children's event. Come make crafts, have snacks, and listen to a fun book reading by a local police officer! For more information contact: Deb Rick, 859-1588, debrar@kvcap.org; Emily Buckhalter, 859-1514, ebuckhalter@kvcap.org; or Connie Breger, 859-1588, connieb@kvcap.org.
Artist and educator Luis Camnitzer, whose conceptual artwork, The Museum Is a School, occupies the façade of the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion, will combine a personal reflection on revolution with a prescription for renewal without complacency in the overlapping realms of art and education. Having come of age in Uruguay during a period of widespread revolution […]
Our Local Advisory Council is sponsoring a Community "Best Easter Bunny Cake" Contest and Cake Sale. Judges from Hillman's Bakery , Holy Cannoli , our LAC, and the community will be awarding a $100 First Place prize, $75 Second Place prize, and a $50 Third Place prize for the best cakes. The decision of the […]
The Waterville Area Art Society and Waterville Creates! are proud to co-present the 2017 Maine Open Juried Art Show at Common Street Arts in Downtown Waterville. Now entering its 27th year, the Maine Open Juried Art Show has traditionally attracted over 90 artists representing over 50 Maine communities in a variety of media, including oil, […]
Join us for a reception from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the William D. Adams Gallery followed by a concert from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center. Artist Zao Wou-Ki nurtured a lifelong passion for European classical and 20th-century avant-garde music. This concert highlights some of Zao’s favorite pieces, […]
Elizabeth Helitzer, Executive Director, Holocaust Human Rights Center, Augusta David Greenham, Program Director HHRC The story of immigrants in Maine is older than the state itself. From Verrazano’s first glimpse of Maine in 1524 on, immigrants have played a key role in shaping Maine and her people. This program, inspired by our 2015 exhibit of […]
Everyone is invited! Gallery runs now through May 13. Meet the artists April 14 with food, drinks, and live entertainment. Display includes Fiber Works by Christine Nilles, Photographs by David Clinard, Oil paintings by Gisele & Jim McLear, Photography by Greta Joseph, Porcelain & Raku by Kim Ahern, Assemblage by Robin Lisherness, Watercolor by Susan […]
Spring Awakening is a rock musical set in Germany in 1891 that tells the story of a group of teenagers fighting against a world dominated by adults. The main character, Wendla, discovers what it means to fall in love and to explore the meaning of her body when she finds herself falling for one of […]
Free Easter Egg Hunt for children up to grade 2. Special prizes will be awarded to some lucky winners.
Find new and exciting ways to explore the Museum through a scavenger hunt and then participate in an egg-decorating workshop.
Why are bats so important to our environment? What do they do that makes a huge difference in our lives and the lives of other animals? Take a tour of our bat collection with a museum guide and learn cool facts about this important and wonderful mammal! Create a fun bat craft! Admission: $3 for […]
By Henrik Ibsen “I’ve no talent for life.” Just married. Buried alive. Hedda longs to be free… Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel. Tony Award-winning director Ivo van […]
Since the 1950s jazz has been infused with influences from soul, gospel, Afro-Cuban, and Brazilian styles. For its spring concert, the Colby Jazz Band presents an eclectic program of varied styles, such as hard bop, R&B, gospel, and funk. Works include “Sister Sadie” by Horace Silver, “My Jelly Soul” by Charles Mingus, and many more.
Cold Engines is an amalgamation of some of the finest players on Boston's north shore. Brought together by David Drouin of The Brew, this all star cast has a progressive alt-country-rock sound that merges the past with the future. On the heels of their first Two albums, Day Drinker and Take Me With You comes […]