Mexican artist Yoshua Okón’s videos blur the lines between documentary, reality, and fiction. He collaborates closely with his actors (often amateurs) to create sociological examinations that ask viewers to contemplate uncomfortable situations and circumstances. In this talk, he will focus on a select group of works produced over the last twenty years including Oracle, now […]

Come celebrate the new exhibition with us! It will feature new work by two contemporary Maine artists, each with a distinct and compelling approach to color and form. The reception will feature wine, spirits, and snacks provided by Meridians of Fairfield. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 p.m., Thursdays until 6:00. This […]

Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, journalist, and book publisher. He is director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and chief editor of LeftWord Books. He reports for Frontline, The Hindu and Newsclick (in India), BirGün (in Turkey), and Alternet (in the United States) and appears regularly on The Real News Network and Democracy Now. […]

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 you don't want to miss it! In The Producers, the curtain rises on a washed-up Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his nervous accountant, Leo Bloom. […]

Thomas College’s spring production is No Exit, a one-act play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The performances will be on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Ayotte Auditorium at Thomas College. The event is free and open to the public. Directed by the local and talented Paul P. Barnes, No Exit […]

Sincere, insightful, and poignantly relatable, Behind the Lens is an original play in two acts. It explores the lives of high school students learning how to form healthy relationships and gain self-acceptance. The story of Jessi, an introverted photographer, and Nick, an outgoing Youtube star, is told through challenge videos, locker gossip, and a grand […]

Join Tara Kohn, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Art History at Bowdoin College, as she explores the exhibition City of Ambition: Photography from the Collection, on view Feb. 15 to Aug. 26, 2018.

DREAM Action: Voicing Challenges in Our Own Communities Colby College Museum of Art No registration required   How does one react to a recent deportation? Where can we go to seek support or are unsure where to start? How can we have a healthy dialogue with someone around immigration in our current political climate? In our […]

Meet the artists whose works appear in our Spring Awakening exhibition. There will be food, drinks, and live entertainment. Artist collections include: Acrylics & Prints by Cindy Taylor Clark Acrylics, Oils and Wood Sculpture by Kevin James Mixed Media Collages & Pastels by Dee Keneagy Nature Inspired Art & Organic Sculptures by Mimi McCutcheon Pastels […]

Former U.S. political prisoner Ramona Africa is the Minister of Communication for the MOVE Organization, and a Philadelphia-based organizer with the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu Jamal. She is also the only living survivor of the 1985 MOVE bombing, when the FBI and Philadelphia police dropped two C-4 bombs on her organization’s […]

  You're Invited! SATURDAY SNACKTIVITY FREE Snack & Arts/Science Activity  Every Saturday 11:00AM - 1:00PM thru August 2018 AYC Art Room Youth ages 6-12 years old       Snacks Include: Yogurt, Crackers, Fruit, Granola Bars, Water   Upcoming Activities for April 4/7 - Paper Spinners 4/14 - April Showers Sun Catchers 4/21 - Truffula Trees 4/28 - Egg […]

Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts a revival of Luisa Miller, which has not been seen at the Met since 2006. Starring Sonya Yoncheva as a peasant girl Luisa opposite Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo in Giuseppe Verdi’s tragedy about a young woman who sacrifices her own happiness in an attempt to save her father’s […]

Does anyone else out there just like to look up at the sky and day dream? We hope we’re not alone! Today is look up at the sky day and we are so excited to celebrate with you! We want to take some time to look up and learn about what is happening in our […]

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 the life of older people. Based on narratives from residents at Lakewood Nursing Home in Waterville, this show will provide some of the deepest ways […]

The Colby Jazz Band takes up travels from a more left-coast perspective with Jimmy Giuffre’s “Four Brothers,” artist Shorty Rogers’s “Popo,” Count Basie saxophonist and composer Frank Foster’s “Shiny Stockings,” followed by Humberto Ramirez’s ballad/bolero for trumpet “Midnight Talk,” Paquito D’Rivera’s Latin funk tune “Mariel,” and Papo Vazquez’s Bomba-style work “Blue Ray.” Sponsored by the […]

Rebecca Traister will give a lecture titled “Workplace Reckonings: Gender, Power, Politics.” Sponsored by the Government Department.

The Thomas College Dirty Dog Mud Run is a 5K, 14-obstacle course that loops through the woods and campus. Obstacles range from monkey bars, tire flips, mud crawl, bucket carry, three/four/five- foot walls, and trails. The Dirty Dog Mud Run is fun for the whole family, with a kids’ race, food trucks, and a DJ. […]

All are welcome to help with planning for the June Festival.

Perhaps the most unique (partially) made-in-Maine movie ever made. What does the energy harnessed through orgasm have to do with the state of communist Yugoslavia circa 1971? Only counterculture filmmaker extraordinaire Dušan Makavejev has the answers (or the questions). His surreal documentary-fiction collision WR: Mysteries of the Organism begins as an investigation into the life […]

Ustad Usman Khan was born into a life of music. A sixth generation musician, third-generation sitar master and the grandson of Ustad Rehmat Khan (who in the 19th century codified the sitar into its modern-day form), he received from his father, Ustad Abdul Karim Khan of Dharwad, starting at age 6. He is known for […]

Turn back the clock! Explore old-time toys and games. Come roll a hoop; play a 300-year-old game, Graces; do a ring toss; write on a slate board … and more! Make a craft to take home. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children (ages 17 and under)

Manpower is seeking wait staff, banquet servers, bussers, and dishwashers. $10-$12/hour, paid weekly. Flexible schedule with the ability to work many or few shifts. Every experience level sought from entry-level workers to experienced wait staff. Call Manpower at 622-1535 or email Augusta.ME@Manpower.com for more information! Location: Fireplace Room, First Floor, Waterville Public Library.

Looking for a way to brighten up your child's day? Bring him or her on down to the Library anytime between 2:30 and 4:00 every Tuesday to participate in a fun craft! Children under 7 must be accompanied by a grown-up helper. This week: Pipe Cleaner & Bead Caterpillars & Butterflies!

There will NOT be a game night on Monday, April 16, because the library will be closed for Patriot's Day. Instead there will be game nights Tuesday, April 17, Wednesday, April 18, and Friday, April 20. Come to the Waterville Public Library during April vacation and join us for a series of Teen Game Nights! […]

Artist-critic Roger White will lead an inquiry into art criticism beginning with an enumeration of personal motivations and proceeding, via a typology of forms of art writing, toward a proposition about the future. Organized by Colby’s Art Department. Contact: Kristine Johnson, art@colby.edu, 207-859-5630