Love is in the air and everyone is talking about their favorite ships. MACE (Maine Association of Cosplay Enthusiasts) and Cirque du Geek have come back together again to host the annual Valentine's Cosplay Tea Party at the Waterville Public Library! Come and show up in your fanciest garb to drink tea and eat potluck […]

Donizetti’s comic gem L’Elisir d’Amore, staged by Bartlett Sher and conducted by Domingo Hindoyan, stars Pretty Yende as the spirited Adina, with Matthew Polenzani as Nemorino, the simple peasant who falls in love with her. Davide Luciano makes his Met debut as the role of Adina’s arrogant fiancé, Belcore and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo sings the role […]

Common Street Arts and the Children's Discovery Museum pair up to host a children's maker day. The idea of a "maker space" is to explore creative ideas and build fun things in a place filled with tools and materials! You and your family are welcome to drop in and try some of our challenges in […]

In Maine we say goodbye to many of our bird species for winter, but not to our special birds of prey! Come learn about the importance of these birds and how they help our ecosystem stay alive! See some of the birds on display and learn how you can identify them in the wild. And […]

It’s time to throw on your parka and snowshoes and head to the Union Coffeehouse, where Martin Swinger and Deb Hensley will headline its Mid-Winter Blahs Concert. Deb and Martin have sung together for 15 years, first as members of ImproVox, then as members of BRIO, now just as long-time friends. They are masters of […]

In Verona, Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love while their respective families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are caught in a bitter rivalry ending in heart-wrenching tragedy… Alexei Ratmansky, former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, stages the company’s premiere of his production with dramatic urgency and a fresh re-telling of Shakespeare’s beloved classic. […]

The entire Jordan family is in a farmhouse parlor in Veazie, Maine in October 1922.  They await the imminent death of the family matriarch, who lies in the next room, and the subsequent reading of her will.  They all talk about how they’ll spend her money.  All except distant cousin Jane Crosby, who actually loved […]

Sister Helen Prejean has been engaged in prison ministry for more than 35 years and became spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, who was sentenced to die by the electric chair by the state of Louisiana. Her experience became the book Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty. In 1996 the book was […]

Architects Tim Lock and Riley Pratt, in collaboration with students in Colby’s Architectural Design Workshop, explore how architectural practice is changing for a carbon-neutral built environment. Organized by Colby’s Art Department and supported by the department’s Clara M. Southworth Lecture Fund.

Your library loves you; don't let late fees keep us apart! On Wednesday, February 14, Valentine's Day, bring back your overdue items anytime during our normal business hours, and we'll waive the overdue fees! After you return your books, stop by the information desk and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate! Amnesty Day lasts for […]

Surprise your significant other, or friends, with an art night to celebrate just being yourselves, in love with the world. Come create a memory in the shape of a cool clay decal mug and try printmaking! There will be wine, cheese, soup and yummy bread available for all the love bugs, or friendly souls. Cost: […]

Join the museum for a celebration of its spring exhibitions with a reception, guided tours, and hands-on activities for families.

Bring a pal and enjoy drinks and snacks while participating in partner-oriented crafts and activities around the museum. Open to the student body as well as members of the Waterville community. Cosponsored by the museum’s Student Advisory Board.

Discover the differences and similarities between birds and mammals as we encourage active learning by dressing two students in our bear and bird costumes. Participants handle and examine beak, foot and feather specimen to get a closer look at each animal’s special adaptations. Chewonki will bring live, non-releasable bird to bring these ideas to life.

Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann in examining photographs in Game Time: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss, on view through June 24. Part of the Noontime Art Talks Series.

Fun and Fellowship while enjoying  a cup of chili or corn chowder and the movie Patch Adams (starring Robin Williams).  All are welcome!

Whether she's belting out a raucous blues-rocker, firing up a blistering soul-shouter, bringing the spirit to a gospel-fueled R&B rave-up or digging deep down into a subtle, country-tinged ballad, Shemekia Copeland sounds like no one else. With a voice that is alternately sultry, assertive and roaring, Shemekia's wide-open vision of contemporary blues, roots and soul […]

Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Cuba, 1983: Santa is a young woman working on a state farm. Andrés is a middle-aged gay novelist who, the government says, has “ideological problems.” Judged opposed to the Revolution, someone needs to be sent to watch him and see that he doesn’t commit acts of public opposition. Santa […]

Create a colorful paper window design inspired by Tiffany lamps in the museum’s collection. Families are invited to attend this two-hour workshop, open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Location: Mirken Education Center, Colby Museum of Art

Look at the Maine winter animals and their tracks in the L.C.Bates Museum and then go outside to find and identify animal and bird tracks along the trails. Dress for the weather.  Lots of animals and birds are leaving tracks behind for us to see. Come learn to identify the tacks you see. Explore animals […]

Did you know that February is often the very best month to view the stars?  But it is also the trickiest month to enjoy standing outside for long periods of time!  So, we are bringing the stars inside for you to enjoy!  Come visit the northern stars planetarium in our gallery with one show for […]

Join Sustain Mid Maine’s Rethink, Reduce, Reuse Recycle Team for a screening of the documentary film Bag It about the proliferation of plastic in our environment and society. Bring a brown bag lunch, if you would like. SEE THE TRAILER HERE. Before the start of the film, you will hear about our efforts to ban […]

At a theatre performance of Manon Lescaut, the young and naive Armand is utterly captivated after meeting the ravishing and most desirable courtesan Marguerite Gautier. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate yet doomed love… Alexandre Dumas fils’s novel comes to life on the Bolshoi stage, with prima Svetlana Zakharova as the ailing Marguerite seeking […]

Seussical: The Musical Audition Dates: Sunday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 19 at 6:30 p.m. Seussical: The Musical Performance Dates: June 15, 16, 22 at 7:30 p.m. June 17, 23, 24 at 2:00 p.m. Click for character descriptions and audition materials.