Join Waterville Parks & Rec, Inland Hospital, and Friends of Quarry Road on Saturday, November 4 between 10am and 1pm for the Quarry Road Trails Fall Festival in Waterville.  All are invited to this free community event to explore the trails, learn about winter programs, volunteer opportunities, recent updates and future plans. Family-friendly activities will […]

Dinner at 6:00, Concert at 7:30. Listen to the sounds of Boston right here in your backyard! Snow Pond Youth Symphony and Maine Suzuki Association students will play an exuberant rendition of Mozart’s Divertimento in D Major with the Philharmonia Boston Orchestra, conducted by Jinwook Park, who also conducts at Colby College.  Tchaikovsky’s lush Serenade […]

Grab your Glitter Jumpsuits, white platform shoes, and start growing that afro...here comes the 2017 Charity Ball's DISCO FEVER! This year's Disco Theme is going to be a blast! Plans are under way for a Lighted Dance Floor with Glitter Balls Galore, Live Music and Dancing with the Jim Ciampi Band, Incredible Auction Items, and […]

Maurice Ravel’s “Boléro” has been featured in numerous films, where it suggests “evolution” from a primal point of origin. Excerpts from a few of these films will be shown with accompaniment by the ensemble. The program also explores the evolution of the jazz trumpet with Allen Vizzutti’s stunning American Jazz Suite with guest soloist Mark […]

Neshama Carlebach, a leading superstar in Jewish entertainment, is continuing the legacy established by her father Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. Like her father, Neshama’s talent and charisma captivate and endear her to people of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds. Neshama has performed and taught in cities worldwide, has sung on the Broadway stage, has sold more […]

Join us in the Teen Room at the Waterville Public Library and make something amazing! Every Monday at 3 p.m., we'll be creating something new. We provide the supplies, you bring the creativity! On Monday, November 6,  come to the teen room and turn rocks into fantastic decorations, paperweights, or a little bit of inspiration […]

This ten-session class is tailored to meet the needs and learning styles of anyone parenting a child! The classes focus on various topics such as stages of growth for infants/toddlers, brain development in children and teens, communication, dealing with stress & much more! Class meets 3:30 – 5:00 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, November 6, 8, 13, 15, […]

Looking for a way to brighten up your children's day? Bring them on down to the Library for Crafternoons! Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. every Tuesday to participate in a fun craft!Children under 7 must be accompanied by a grown-up helper. This week: Paper Plate Dinosaurs and Dino Masks! FMI: Call 680-2604 […]

Arnout van der Meer, assistant professor of history at Colby, will give a talk titled “In Search of the Origins of National Identity in Southeast Asia.” He will trace the experiences of Javanese public prosecutor Soemarsono, whose refusal in 1913 to squat, sit on the floor, and wear ethnic dress in deference to his colonial […]

Area residents can get free tickets for the 48th annual Service of Carols and Lights, a global celebration of Christmas, at the information desk in Pulver Pavilion, Cotter Union, Colby College, Mayflower Hill Drive. Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, November 8, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00  p.m. Because seating is limited, tickets are required for […]

In this eye-opening follow-up to “Getting Started with QuickBooks," Marita Fairfield reveals everything you need to know. Step-by-step, Marita will show you all the powerful secrets of setting up your bookkeeping in the way that works best for you. For intermediate users. Lunch is not included. Location: REM Community Center, 31 Temple St., Waterville. Reserve […]

Drop by the Children's Dept. at the Waterville Public Library between 2:30 and 4:0 to test your engineering skills with a new LEGO challenge each week! This week: Timed Team Build Recommended for kids 5 and up.   Kids younger than 7 must bring a grownup helper. FMI: Call the Children's Desk at 680-2604 or […]

A woman unwittingly undergoes a series of bizarre experiments, then meets a kindred spirit who may have experienced the same ordeal. They are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. Directed by Shane Carruth and starring […]

November 9 7:15 to 9:00 AM  Summit Room, Spann Commons, Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville Greg Glynn will cover tips on how businesses and organizations can better engage their target audiences on social media and e-mail by seeing the world from their eyes and also how to measure the effectiveness of your communications. […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens every Thursday at 4:00 for a screening of a popular movie! The movie changes every week. This week's movie is Ghost in the Shell (PG-13). This screening is free and open to attendees ages 11-18. Light refreshments will be provided. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens, Waterville Public […]

Join us at the Redington Museum for a night to reconnect with the Waterville Historical Society. Art Ray will be presenting an introduction to Waterville History followed by our President Jay Violette speaking about our projects, and direction. Lite snacks and beverages will be served. Click for more info.

The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers will be 'Celebrating Resilience' at the Waterville Elks Lodge (76 Industrial St, Waterville). This year's celebration recognizes the hard work and dedication of some past and present pregnant or parenting teens to complete their high school education and become successful parents. Proceeds will benefit the Sharon Abrams' Teen […]

This free event is an opportunity to adorn anything and everything with bird silhouettes using paint, markers, felt, and stencils. Participants will receive a tiny tote to decorate and are welcome to bring any other objects they wish to embellish with birds. All family programs are free and open to the public. No RSVP required. […]

Please join the United Way of Mid-Maine again this year as we tour the wines of Italy and taste the beers of a local brewer making waves across the state. Heavy hors d'oevres will be served and music for your listening pleasure - event hosted by TJ and Kerry Smart. All proceeds to benefit the […]

Are you ready for A NIGHT OUT?  Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH) is hosting its second annual “A Night Out” Comedy Show and Fundraiser. The event is scheduled for Friday, November 10th beginning at 7:00 pm at Le Club Calumet, 334 West River Road in Augusta. The Comedy Show will feature comedians Kyron Hobdy, Dawn Hartill […]

As part of the Young Country movement of the early ‘90s, Little Texas were responsible for shaking up the country music world with a new, energetic sound that fused the look and attitude of modern rock music with traditional country themes and styles. Critics showered them with 3 Grammy nominations plus honors from both the […]

This program follows jazz treks and pathways beginning with George Shutack’s Dixieland-influenced “A Good Night in New Orleans,” through the train travel-inspired “shuffle” of Erik Morales’s “Out of the Doghouse,” to Kris Berg’s alto sax ballad “Lifelong Friends,” all the way to Stevie Wonder’s “Tell Me Something Good” and the Marcus Miller/Miles Davis electronic jazz […]

Learn about the service of Faith Hinckley in World War I as a Y Girl by taking a tour of the small exhibition of her war time experiences as recorded in her book Forgotten Fires. Faith Hinckley was the daughter of G. W. Hinckley, the founder of Good Will. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for […]

This free event is an opportunity to adorn anything and everything with bird silhouettes using paint, markers, felt, and stencils. Participants will receive a tiny tote to decorate and are welcome to bring any other objects they wish to embellish with birds. All family programs are free and open to the public. No RSVP required. […]

Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1960s panoramas of contemporary alienation were decade-defining artistic events, and Red Desert, his first color film, is perhaps his most epochal. This provocative look at the spiritual desolation of the technological age—about a disaffected woman, brilliantly portrayed by Antonioni muse Monica Vitti, wandering through a bleak industrial landscape beset by power plants and environmental […]