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Come Read with the Reader Dogs!

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time! Great for kids who want to practice their reading skills and […]

Free

Educational Funding for Equity in Maine

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Ensuring all students, no matter what their zip code is, have access to quality schools is an essential mission of state funding for education. This presentation is a overview of […]

Free

Visiting Writers Series: Vievee Francis

Robinson Room, Miller Library, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Vievee Francis is the author of three books of poetry: Blue-Tail Fly (Wayne State University Press, 2006), Horse in the Dark (winner of the Cave Canem Northwestern University Poetry Prize for a second collection, Northwestern […]

Free

Origins: Order vs Chaos | David Bercovici

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Although our existence on a habitable planet can largely be taken for granted, how Earth arrived at this state of “habitability” is far from obvious. How the planets even formed […]

Free
Recurring

Page Turning of Audubon’s Birds of America

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Join Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies Justin McCann as he turns the double elephant-sized pages of the Bien Edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.

Free

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

Located just south of the Arctic Circle, Dawson City was settled in 1896 and became the center of the Canadian Gold Rush that brought 100,000 prospectors to the area. It […]

Super Raffle Dinner

Waterville Elks Lodge 76 Industrial Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Join the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in a fun-filled night full of networking with area business professionals. Over 175 prizes donated from a variety of area businesses will be raffled […]

$125

German Elections Panel

Room 122, Diamond Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

A panel discussion with German General Consul Ralf Horlemann; Jennifer Yoder, Robert E. Diamond Professor of Government and Global Studies; Raffael Scheck, Katz Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, German and […]

Free

Water’s Edge Wellness Retreat

The Water’s Edge Wellness Retreat is a harmonious pairing of yoga, nature and mindfulness. This 3 day/2 night retreat will take place at Snow Pond Center for the Arts in Sidney, Maine, […]

Marsden Hartley and Modern Poetry

Visiting Assistant Professor of English Jacquelyn Ardam and Mirken Director of Academic and Public Programs Lauren Lessing will discuss Marsden Hartley in relation to modern poetry. Location: Colby College Museum […]

Free

Fresco Workshop

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

Join artist Barbara Sullivan for a hands-on exploration of the medium of fresco painting. Students will develop an understanding and working knowledge of true buon fresco (painting into freshly laid […]

$30

Construction Story Time

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

What’s going on with the new Colby College building across from the Library? Join us for a special Story Time with project manager, Paul Ureneck.  He will explain what’s happening on […]

Free

National Theatre Live: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to […]

$10 – $15

Kennebec Valley Chordsmen 45th Annual Show

Ayotte Auditorium, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

Two Performances: 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. The theme of this year’s show is the greatest generation and focuses on the music of the World War II era with the […]

$5 – $15

Old Flame in Concert

Strider Theater, Runnals Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Old Flame was formed in the mire of the 2017 presidential election with one unshakable intention: to make their art as an active form of resistance and never cease. Born […]

Free

Between the Lines

Aqua City Actors Theatre (ACAT) is pleased to announce Between the Lines, a new play reading series presented in partnership with the Waterville Public Library and Waterville Creates! The play […]

Free

Lovejoy Award Convocation: Alec MacGillis

Lorimer Chapel, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Alec MacGillis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for ProPublica known for his deep reporting on social issues and public policy, will be honored with Colby College’s Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for […]

Free

Origins: Order vs. Chaos | Aaron Hanlon

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

When we think about the factors that led to the creation of the novel as a literary form in English, we might not think of the rise and institutionalization of […]

Free

Jeannette Unite: Artist’s Talk

Jeannette Unite is a visual artist who is immersed in the materiality of the art-making process, whether it’s using her own large, handmade chalk-based pastels with mineral oxides or using […]

Free

AARP Safe Driver Course

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Cost is $18 for members (AARP membership number required) and $23 for non-members. Muffins and coffee will be served in the morning; the center's buffet lunch will be available 11:30 […]

$18 – $23

Renewable Energy Workshop

Davis Science Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Dear Rural Small Business or Agricultural Producer,   Join us for a free renewable energy workshop on Wednesday, October 4th from 3-5 p.m. at Colby College, hosted by the Central […]

Free

Artist Conversation: Barbara Sullivan + Juliet Karelsen

Join Into the Forest artists Barbara Sullivan and Juliet Karelsen as they discuss their work with Justin Mccann, Curator for Whistler Studies, Colby College. Location: Common Street Arts, 93 Main St., Waterville, 872-ARTS, […]

Free

Life Drawing / Painting

Seasoned and aspiring visual artists are invited to participate in a newly expanded Common Street Arts program dedicated to drawing, painting, and sculpting. Participants bring their media of choice: charcoal, […]

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