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, her wide-open vision of contemporary blues, roots and soul […]

Celebrate the sound and vision of Prince’s inevitable triumph over the 1980s, a purple spectacle gritty and electric that is at once a perfect encapsulation of the late singer in the minds of his fans and merely one of his insatiable mood swings. The film, a soap opera of the Minneapolis Sound – a mix […]

About 300 Colby College students, staff members, administrators, and faculty members will lend a helping hand throughout our community on Saturday, April 30. This annual volunteer day is organized by the student-run Colby Volunteer Center (CVC). In the morning, volunteers will help spruce up parks and trails, offer sports clinics at Head of Falls, help […]

The Humane Society Waterville Area will be hosting a spring adoption event right in the downtown! There’ll be plenty of puppies and kittens!

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Police will accept expired, unused, and unwanted prescription pills and patches. Liquids and needles are excluded. The service is free and anonymous, […]

The genius director Patrice Chéreau (From the House of the Dead) didn’t live to see his great Elektra production, previously presented in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of the Met. But his overpowering vision lives on with soprano Nina Stemme — unmatched today in the heroic female roles of Strauss and Wagner—who portrays […]

Common Street Arts hosts a community open mic night for poets of all languages and levels. Share your latest poem or your latest work-in-progress with the Waterville community! There will be special presentations by Colby College’s Spanish Poetry Club and the Express Poetry Club. Doors open at 5:30; readings/performances will begin at 6:00.

The Mallett Brothers Band is an alternative/country/rock and roll band from Maine. Leaning slightly more rock than what we typically think of as country, theirs is a musical melting pot that's influenced equally by folk, Americana and singer/songwriter influences as by harder rock, punk and even psychedelic music. Led by brothers Luke and Will Mallett, […]

Rescheduled from April 9 Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006. Kristine Opolais reprises her acclaimed portrayal of the title role, opposite Roberto Alagna as Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly’s heart. Hei-Kyung Hong and Massimo Giordano star in a second set of performances. Karel Mark Chichon conducts. […]

THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES PRESENT CHILD'S DAY • AT THE • WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FREE FAMILY FUN! SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016 1PM-2PM CRAFTS FOR KIDS! 2PM-3PM MAD SCIENCE OF MAINE: RADICAL REACTIONS 3PM-4PM CAKE, CRAFTS, AND MORE LIBRARY FUN!

Small Business Waterville is honoring Small Business Week by offering a week of free programs for small business development. To reserve a seat for “Digital Marketing Amp Up Strategies,” register via Eventbrite. Walk-ins are welcome but seating is not guaranteed without registration. You’ve already created the social media pages and accounts for your business, and […]

Join recent alumni for the second annual virtual panel to hear how graduates have begun their careers. Ask questions and hear honest (or at least unedited) answers. Panelists include Boryana Miteva ’04, senior statistician, Expedia, Inc., Matthew Wallach ’07, section manager, BMW Manufacturing, Co., Thomas Hulse ’07, assistant professor, Colby College, Ermira Murati ’11, technical product manager, Tesla Motors, Alexis Lavine ’11, engineering leadership […]

SOFT VENGEANCE is a film about Albie Sachs, a lawyer, writer, art lover, and freedom fighter. Shining a spotlight on Albie’s story provides a prism through which to view the challenges faced by those unable to tolerate a society founded on principles of slavery and disempowerment of South Africa’s majority black population. As a young […]

Rozell “Prexy” Nesbitt was born and raised on Chicago’s West Side. After graduating from the Francis Parker School in Chicago, Nesbitt enrolled at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. After graduating from Antioch in 1967, Nesbitt continued his education, attending the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania; Northwestern University; and Columbia University. Even before […]

Small Business Waterville is honoring Small Business Week by offering a week of free programs for small business development. To sign-up for this online seminar go to Eventbrite. In this live online webinar, creative businesses, cultural nonprofits, and individuals artists of all types and disciplines will learn how to use CreativeGround, the NEFA – New […]

Rozell “Prexy” Nesbitt was born and raised on Chicago’s West Side. After graduating from the Francis Parker School in Chicago, Nesbitt enrolled at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. After graduating from Antioch in 1967, Nesbitt continued his education, attending the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania; Northwestern University; and Columbia University. Even before […]

Law Week is May 1-7, 2016 Because libraries are at the heart of our communities and justice is at the heart of our democracy, librarians and lawyers are joining forces. During Law Week, Maine lawyers will be present at prearranged times at Maine public libraries throughout the state to meet and speak with members of the […]

Mothers and Daughters features an amazing female cast — Susan Sarandon, Selma Blair, Sharon Stone, Courtney Cox, Christina Ricci, Mira Sorvino — in interwoven stories about what it means to be a mom, which are tied together via single gal Rigby Gray, a rock photographer who’s riding a career high when an unlikely and unexpected […]

This seminar covers the basics of a business plan, marketing, cash planning and is suitable for those thinking about or in the start-up phase of a new business. It will help you assess your business idea and learn about many resources available to help you succeed. Complimentary coffee, tea and water will be available. Small […]

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival presents “Best of the Fest: The 2015 Shorts,” its dynamic program of seven award-winning shorts. Diverse in style and subject, the MNFF blend of documentary and narrative shorts offers audiences many opportunities to engage and enjoy. Come experience the fine work of first and second time filmmakers—the emerging voices in […]

10% of sales go to help programs at the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers!

George Biddle, chairman of World Connect, will discuss what is being done to alleviate the Syrian people’s suffering, how Syria’s neighbors are faring, what the impact on Europe has been, and how the crisis is forcing the international community to reconsider its responses to refugee and humanitarian crises.

A brand new business opened in downtown Waterville in the last few months: Napoli Italian Market. Be a guest with Waterville Sunrise Rotary Club and hear Nick Isgro tell the story of going for a dream. Breakfast will be available for $8. (Pay cash at the door). Small Business Waterville is honoring Small Business Week […]