4/11/2022 COVID Update: The State of Maine no longer requires masking or proof of vaccination to attend any public events, but individual venues are free to do so. For the latest information, visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or the State of Maine’s COVID site.

Maine Jewish Film Festival

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

The Maine Jewish Film Festival is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a forum for the presentation of films to enrich, educate and entertain a diverse community about the global Jewish experience. Now in its twentieth year, this year's festival will screen films in Portland, Waterville, Brunswick, and Lewiston, March 15-25, 2017. The […]

$8 – $10

Sustain Mid Maine Annual Meeting: The Business and Economic Case for Renewable Energy

Pugh Center, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Sustain Mid Maine Coalition invites you to attend our eighth annual meeting on Saturday, March 18 from 8:30 to 10:00 AM in the Silberman Lounge part of the Cotter Union at Colby College. Dr. Stephen Kahl,Associate Professor of Science and Sustainability Liaison at Thomas College, will be the keynote speaker. As founding director of the […]

Free

Kennebec Montessori School Open House

Kennebec Montessori School 38 Sheridan Road, Fairfield, ME

All are invited to visit the school for its annual Open House and Registration Day on March 18, 9:30 to noon. Meet the teachers, explore the classrooms, talk to current parents & discover the Montessori approach. KMS offers an authentic Montessori environment, with multi-age classrooms, Montessori-certified teachers, and engaging materials that allow for self-directed learning […]

Chinese Architecture Workshop

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

Enjoy a special visit to the exhibition No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki, then make prints inspired by Chinese architecture. Open to adults and children ages 5 and up. Location: Mirken Education Center, Colby Museum of Art.

Free

Home and Business Energy Fair

Page Commons, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Learn about ways to use renewable energy, make your home or business more energy efficient. Exhibitors will teach you about solar energy, heat pumps, pellet boilers, energy audits, efficiency measures, weatherization, high-efficiency windows and more! Vendors include ReVision Energy, Maine Solar Solutions, Efficiency Maine, The Sunrise Guide, WindowDressers, Inc., Agri-Cycle Energy, among others. Sponsored by […]

Free

Rusalka

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

Kristine Opolais stars in the role that helped launch her international career, the mythical Rusalka, who sings the haunting “Song to the Moon.” Mary Zimmerman brings her wondrous theatrical imagination to Dvorák’s fairytale of love and longing, rejection and redemption. Brandon Jovanovich, Jamie Barton, Katarina Dalayman, and Eric Owens complete the all-star cast, and Mark […]

$18 – $20

Signs of Spring Walk

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

The spring equinox is on March 20, but it often does not look like spring to us here in the northern latitudes! But there are signs of spring everywhere we look if we know some of nature’s secrets. Come learn a few of the amazing species ready to burst into spring  around you! (Please note […]

$1 – $3

Yoga for Kids

Kids help lead yoga poses inspired by the art in the Common Street Arts’ gallery. All welcome, free and open to the public.

Free

Shirley Valentine

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

Madame Marie Cormier returns to the Waterville Opera House for her final performance as Shirley Valentine in this entertaining one-woman show written by Willy Russell. Shirley, a middle-aged housewife stuck in a domestic rut, goes on an unexpected vacation to Greece and begins to see the world — and herself — in a new light. […]

$40

The Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening

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

For one evening, the Bolshoi takes on a new challenge with audacity in Hans Van Manen’s Frank Bridge’s Variations, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot’s Short Time Together and Alexei Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons. This encounter between some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography results in an outstanding synthesis of bringing […]

$13 – $15

Medicare 101 Clinic

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Are you new to Medicare? Medicare has four parts: Part A is hospital insurance. Part B is medical insurance. Part C is Medicare Advantage Plans & Part D is for prescription drugs. Do you know the difference between a Medigap Plan and a Medicare Advantage Plan? This is where you can find the answers to […]

Waterville Green Drinks

Silver Street Tavern 2 Silver Street, Waterville, ME

(Postponed from March 14, due to a winter storm!)

$5

Author Event:The One-Eyed Man

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Join us to hear Author Ron Currie, Jr. read from his fourth book, The One-Eyed Man. Born and raised in Waterville, Maine, Ron Currie, Jr. is the author of the novels Everything Matters! and Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles and the short story collection God is Dead, which won the New York Public Library’s Young Lions […]

Free

Maine Invasive Species Network Annual Meeting

Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Not every plant or critter in Maine's forests, fields, and waters is beneficial to the state's complex ecosystems. At the Maine Invasive Species Network's Annual Meeting, some 60-70 professionals, including researchers, managers, foresters, biologists, practitioners, and educators, in addition to some dedicated volunteers from around the state will come together to share the latest news about […]

Day Trip to Jillson’s Farm and Sugarhouse

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Bring a friend and join us on for a day of fun as we travel to Jillson's Farm and Sugarhouse in Sabattus. Once there, we will be having breakfast on the farm. We will then tour the farm and enjoy free samples of Maple syrup. Maple ice cream will be available for $2 per person. […]

$26

2017 Business to Business Showcase

Colby College Field House Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Central Maine’s largest trade show, Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s Business to Business Showcase, will be held Thursday, March 23, at the Colby College Field House in Waterville. Exhibitor registration is now open with approximately 140 businesses and organizations expected to participate. The 2017 Business to Business Showcase, which is scheduled from 12 to 6PM, marks […]

Evening For Education Gala

Carter Hall, Kennebec Valley Community College 92 Western Avenue, Fairfield, ME
$100

Maine Maple Weekend

The Maine Maple Producers Association welcomes you to join Maine’s Maple Syrup Producers, statewide, as they celebrate Maine Maple Sunday. Most sugarhouses offer free maple syrup samples and demonstrations on how pure Maine maple syrup is made. Many farms offer games, activities, treats, sugarbush tours, music, and so much more. Maine Maple Sunday is always […]

Idomeneo

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

Mozart’s first operatic masterpiece returns to the Met in the classic Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production, conducted by Music Director James Levine. The superb ensemble includes Matthew Polenzani as the king torn by a rash vow; mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante; soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia; and soprano Elza van […]

$18 – $20

Bird Day at the Museum

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

Tour the Charles D. Hubbard dioramas and then create a background for your own bird diorama. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $3

Freedom on My Mind

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

Freedom on My Mind is a 1994 documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, winning that year’s Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It’s the first film to chronicle, in depth, the story of Freedom Summer. The film tells the complex […]

Free

Grocery Store Tour

Hannaford, JFK Plaza Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, ME

A self-guided tour of JFK Plaza Hannaford's to learn skills like... Buying fruits and vegetables Using unit price tags Reading food labels Tips to stick to your budget Arrive whenever you can between 3 and 6 the afternoon of Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - the tour will take about 30 minutes to complete. Need more […]

Thigh-High Politics: The Importance of Accessible News

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

The Oak Student Committee welcomes Lauren Duca as the keynote speaker for their spring programming series on issues of access, “Breaking Down Barriers.” Duca, contributing editor at Teen Vogue, will speak about the importance of making the news accessible to every audience, including groups like teenage women. Duca will share her insights on the state of journalism […]

Free

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

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

Introduced by and with discussion after with Dr. Erika Nyhus, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at Bowdoin College and founder of the Nyhus Memory Lab. Perhaps the loopiest rom com ever made; perhaps the most romantic science fiction movie made, perhaps just its own one-of-a-kind self, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, follows the […]

$5 – $10

Training for Volunteer Museum Guides

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

Have you ever wanted to have fun and learn while sharing natural history information with visitors, especially children? Or, are you interested in greeting visitors? Please come learn about museum work. Please call the museum to get more information or to register.

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