What is a 24-Hour Play? This is a fun, free theater intensive. In 24 hours we write and rehearse short original works to be performed the evening of August 3. What does it involve? You sign up to write, direct, and/or act a short (10-15 minute) play. Writers get to choose their topic and create […]

This science camp encourages children become junior naturalists as they use STEAM experiments to observe the wetlands and forest. STEAM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, art and math. designed to demonstrate their interconnectedness. Campers will build many skills as they have fun expanding their knowledge of the outdoors. For ages 6-12. Camp runs […]

The Waterville Opera House collaborates with Missoula Children's Theatre, an internationally recognized touring group, to present sessions of theater camp! Each week concludes with a fully realized performance! This week, it's Robinson Crusoe. For children in grades 1 - 8. Camp runs Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., with a performance on Saturday. Cost is […]

Walk, ride, or carpool down to Green Street Park for the 16th Annual South End Neighborhood National Night Out Festival! This FREE Family-friendly event includes: games, activities, live music, a bounce house & climbing wall, a BBQ, and more! Games, booths, and live music start at 5. The food tent begins serving at 5:30. Can't […]

Taste of Waterville has been held annually every August since 1992. Each summer one can find a line-up of food trucks and restaurants offering their most popular dishes in the downtown. This foodie event is loved by locals and it is a tasteful family-friendly event showcasing the regions culinary flavors with a little bit of […]

Make friends and play board games. Bring your own board game or come choose one of ours to play. For all ages.

Gerry Boyle, popular Maine author, will discuss his newest books: Random Act, a McMorrow mystery, and Port City Crossfire, a Brandon Blake mystery. Light refreshments will be served.

Our summer dinner program at Colby returns!! Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College August 7th, 6:15 wine/beer reception 7 pm Dinner followed by keynote address and Q & A Professor Stephen Walt Harvard Kennedy School The Hell of Good Intentions: American Foreign Policy and the Decline of U.S. Primacy    Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and […]

The Beatles’ Abbey Road is a masterpiece filled with classic Beatles songs. Producer George Martin told the Beatles to think “symphonically,” and they responded by creating the remarkable side two suite, resulting in Side 2‘s songs, from “Here Comes the Sun” through the unprecedented 16 minute medley of eight songs from “You Never Give Me […]

Join us for the 10th Annual Golf & Baseball, Lobster & Music, Awards & Golf Ball Cannons! Ray Haskell Ford will host over a dozen former Major Leaque Baseball Players and stars from the NFL and NHL that can't wait to hit the links with you. Every foursome is paired with a player for at […]

Donate school supplies! United Way of Mid-Maine will distribute them to schools in its  jurisdiction. Collection points at Walmarts in Waterville, Skowhegan and Palmyra. Come help stuff the bus!

Learn about stop motion animation. We will utilize an app to create a short stop motion animation inspired by the moon. Geared towards grades 2 and up.

How do you make a paper airplane that really flies well? Come try out 5 different great airplane designs with our dedicated volunteers to show you how it is done! This program will be cancelled if there is inclement weather. Art in the Park, a program of Common Street Arts is designed to foster creativity […]

Join us in downtown Waterville for drinks, pizza, and conversation with Maine's innovation community! At Central Maine Tech Night, understand the story and the technology behind Maine's promising startups and innovative companies. It's like "How I Built This", but you get to ask the questions. In our small-group setting, founders and leaders share real advice […]

Marilyn Canavan will speak about children who were put up for adoption by the Home for Destitute Catholic Children in Boston between 1864 and 1954. Several of those children were brought by priests to Waterville, one of whom was Marilyn’s mother and another, famously, was the senior George Mitchell, the father of Paul, John, Robert, […]

Gerry Boyle is the author of 15 mystery novels, including the dozen installments in the Jack McMorrow series. A former newspaper reporter and columnist, Boyle draws on his journalist experience as McMorrow leads him down the backroads of Maine. Faded crossroads, small towns, gritty cities — Boyle knows the darkest reaches of his home state. […]

Watch a live streamed video of a conversation with a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station. NASA Astronaut Christina Koch will be answering questions about what it is like to live in space. Koch will be setting the record for the longest consecutive days a woman has been in space during this expedition, with […]

Take part in coding- or technology-themed activities featuring our Dash, Dot, and Cue robots. Geared towards grades 2 and up.

One of central Maine’s most beloved and popular summer events—the annual Blueberry Festival—will dish up its delectable, all-things-blueberry goodness and fun on Saturday, August 10, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow. Admission to the festival grounds is FREE. This year’s Blueberry Festival will kick off with a […]

Purposely varying from the plot of Daniel Defoe’s novel, MCT’s Robinson Crusoe teaches the lesson that reading invites more than observation. Unlike TV and movies, which provide every detail, a book allows the reader the luxury and the joy of imagination. We arrive on Robinson’s island years after he and his sole companion, a goat […]

Previous Repeat Hits : 1123 Contact New England Music Camp Office: 207-465-3025 Join New England Music Camp in the historic Bowl in the Pines for a free concert performed by our young musicians who work hard all week to prepare an outstanding musical afternoon for you. We know you will enjoy this performance and we […]

The Union Coffeehouse is pleased to introduce an amazing folk duo, Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards, to close out our 2019 season.  Raianne and Mark are clearly inheritors of a timeless legacy, creating music that is both original and evocative of a rich tradition. Blending distinctive voices and a wide range of accompaniment (guitar, harmonica, […]

Join New England Music Camp and Snow Pond Center for the Arts for Maine Appreciation Day at the historic Bowl in the Pines. Stroll the grounds, along Lake Messalonskee while enjoying the crafts and treasures of many of Maine's finest vendors, along with food trucks and a free concert!

Campers work with museum collections, and make their own mini collections to bring home. Campers will learn about the conservation and care of collections as they work with museum artifacts. Children can also try being a tour guide for their favorite collection Or make a small exhibit! Museum Fun! Camp runs August 12-16, 9 a.m. […]