Marwa Hassanien, her husband, and their four children have called Bangor their home since 2005. Marwa grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma before moving to the East Coast with her husband. She earned her Master’s degree in Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction from the University of Maine, and is a Doctoral student in the Literacy Education program. […]

Women are often erased from history and the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field is no different. Join us via Zoom on Tuesday, March 16th at 7 PM (EST) to hear from brilliant g*rls and wome*n in STEM in Maine. This month we're also screening the documentary Picture a Scientist. Film synopsis: Biologist Nancy Hopkins and chemist […]

Join MMCC and friends for a virtual Business After Hours. This event will still offer a great opportunity to “mix & mingle” with other business professionals. We will be offering the virtual mic around the screen to any-one who wants to take the opportunity to speak and let us know what your business has been […]

Filmed in Maine! On a freezing January evening, school bus driver Lesley completes her route, but her final inspection abruptly ends when a bluebird comes into view. What happens next shakes her small Maine logging town, proving that even the slightest actions have enormous consequences. Director Lance Edmands will join us to discuss Bluebird, as well as […]

Hope to see you, Thursday, March 18 at 11 am for ‘How to Plan for an Uncertain Future’, with special guest Brian Langley, owner of Union River Lobster Pot in Ellsworth.   Click link below and register – also share this invite with your friends and colleagues. If you’ve missed any of our previous Zoom […]

Back by Popular Demand! Join Us This Thursday at 6 PM! This time, we're offering a prize to our winner: a Mid-Maine Chamber gift card which can be used like cash at TONS of area businesses! We will also be raising money for KVCAP which provides essential services to families in the Waterville & Skowhegan […]

This collaborative event between the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at Colby College and the Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association will focus on the very topical subject of international migration and the global circumstances (such as the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and food insecurity) that drive its flow. The event represents a unique and important opportunity to bring outside experts […]

A message from Daughtry's management: “In the spirit of safety, all Daughtry shows from March 3 to April 17 have been cancelled. The band thanks you for your patience and continued support.” As the frontman for the band bearing his name, Chris Daughtry has become one of the most visible and consistent rock & roll […]

Let's Feed Hungry Kids! What? The AYCC 28th Annual Polar Bear Dip is going virtual! Create a way to Shiver yer Shamrocks at the location of your choosing and win prizes! Participate as an individual or on a team with friends, family, and/or colleagues. Fundraise, film your own creative Shiver challenge, then submit and share your […]

Many musicians have found solace through their music during this pandemic.  Members of the string section of the Colby Symphony Orchestra felt extremely fortunate to be able to gather in Lorimer Chapel to play and record some music. They chose The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, as it serves as a powerful reminder of the […]

Join Colby College Museum of Art and Lunder Institute for American Art staff for a virtual Zoom conversation to learn how you can be a part of What is Missing?, artist Maya Lin’s “last memorial.” This project involves creating science-based artworks that include stories about environmental changes witnessed in the places where we live. Maya […]

Youth Art Month (YAM) is a national celebration of arts education that highlights the importance of teaching visual arts in schools. This year’s theme is “Art Connects Us”. In this month’s art kit, we will create a group quilt inspired by artist Faith Ringgold, who used words to create patterns that she called “story quilts”. […]

Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the […]

Practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the galleries. Our Artful Movements sessions begin with a deeper look at an artwork, followed by yoga and meditation led by Kathleen Leisure Haberstock of School Street Yoga. In this Artful Movements session, we will be inspired by Zanele Muholi’s Namhla 1 at Cassilhaus, Chapel Hill, […]

The annual Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service traditionally held at Colby College will be this year at Head of Falls. Colby's Intervarsity Singers will be present -- and will sing at an appropriate distance. We will read the Easter Gospel, pray together, and celebrate this unifying celebration of the Christian family. The service will be around […]

SLICE (Students Learning Innovative Creative Endeavors) is a Waterville Creates program for students ages 13–19 that offers unique experiences at creative arts organizations throughout Waterville. SLICE: On Camera Acting with Debra Lord Cooke will provide an overview of skills specific to acting for film, tv, and commercials, as well as an opportunity to perform in […]

Leonard Pitts Jr. is widely known for his nationally syndicated Miami Herald column that often addresses issues of race and racism, politics, and culture. In a career that spans close to 45 years, Pitts has worked as a columnist, a college professor, a radio producer, and a lecturer. He is also the author of a […]

The Great American Buy Local Day - Americans Come Together to Support Local Businesses Wednesday, April 7, all Americans are encouraged to participate in the annual initiative, The Great American Buy Local Day, to support local businesses, the communities they serve, and tens of millions of people they employ. While we have made great strides […]

Join the Goldfarb Center for a talk with Anthony Ray Hinton one of the longest serving death row prisoners in Alabama history, who was freed in 2015 after proving his innocence. Mr. Hinton, now an author and prison reform advocate, will share his story about how he survived 30 years on death row and never […]

Career Management Associates CEO David Ciullo will address the effectiveness of organizations in valuing and creating a culture where all generations thrive and engagement soars, capitalizing on the strengths of different workstyles to communicate better, lessen conflict, and achieve results. Take this opportunity to network with other business leaders and to join David and your […]

COVID-19 Is Offering Unique Opportunities for Maine Businesses and Communities Topics will include: • Recruiting people to Maine and retaining employees are at an all-time high • How to support a remote workforce • Growing together through trauma • Latest on COVID-19 With Jim Jarvis, MD, FAAFP, senior physician executive, Incident Command, Northern Light Health; […]

Trevon Logan, the Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and associate dean of the college of arts and science at Ohio State University, will present this year’s Grossman Lecture. Logan’s project seeks to determine the role of market factors in the provision of non-discriminatory services before federal legislation forbade racial discrimination in public accommodations. Using […]

Like A Boss – Baratunde Thurston Baratunde Thurston will be Colby's Spring 2021 keynote speaker for the humanities theme Boundaries and Margins. Thurston is an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for The Onion, produced for The Daily Show, advised the Obama White House, and wrote the New York Times bestseller How To Be Black. He’s […]

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church (PSUMC) is having its first “Supper To Go” on Sat., April 10.  The meal will be comprised of baked beans, hotdogs, coleslaw, cornbread and your choice of dessert.  The cost is $8 per meal.  Pick up time is 4pm - 6pm or ending time will be earlier if all the […]