Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is offering a 9-hour Adult Bereavement Facilitator Training.  This training will prepare individuals for facilitating adult grief support groups such as widow/widowers, grieving parents, infant loss, adults grieving parents, survivors of suicide, 6-week general loss, women’s and men’s groups. There is a $30 fee for materials and background check (scholarships […]

  GRAND OPENING   Mary Nash Beaupre Growing Dome   May 30th, 2018 from 3:30 - 5:00pm Alfond Youth Center 126 North Street Waterville, Maine 04917 RSVP   IT'S DONE! And we can't wait to show it off to you!     Our Sustainable Garden to Table Program started in 2011 with 4 raised beds, […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4:00 p.m. every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! This week, we’ll be showing Hotel Transylvania (PG). This event is free and open to attendees ages 11-18. Light refreshments will be provided. More Information »

Common Street Arts is pleased to present Prints at the Scale of People—an exhibition of experimental printmaking that explores oversized examples of the medium. Composed on a single sheet of paper, or through an additive approach of many small-scale prints joined together, works in the exhibition are as large or larger than the human form and […]

1939 Hollywood is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel. The screenplay, you see, just doesn’t work. So what’s an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film’s stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, […]

The community is invited to Inland Hospital’s Let’s Go! National Trails Day on Saturday, June 2, 10am-Noon, at Quarry Road Trails located at 300 Quarry Road, Waterville. Explore the many trails located on 200 acres, bring your own bike to ride, go on a Let’s Go! StoryWalk, play Let’s Go! Corn Hole, and eat a […]

Join us for a singing, dancing story time with our friend, Ms. Jenn! This time, we're going into the garden! A great time for kids 3 and up with their grownups! Get ready to move! For more about Ms. Jenn, check out her Facebook page.

Join visiting artist Lisa Link on an interactive art and science walk to explore her public art installation of WordWrap2018: Swimming Upstream. Together with nature enthusiast Serena Sanborn, the walk will simultaneously investigate the natural world encountered on the Quarry Road Trails. Participants will create interactive photos along the trial. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Make Dr. Seuss art for Seussical the Musical! The Waterville Opera House and Common Street Arts are teaming up to decorate Castonguay Square with Dr. Seuss objects, which you can help create. There will be Dr. Seuss "shrinky dinks" to color and bring home with you.

Central Maine Pride is a program of the Health Equity Alliance (HEAL). Our mission is to provide a welcoming space for rural and small-town LGBTQ Mainers to celebrate diversity and build community. At the Central Maine Pride Festival, there will be free food, drag queens, music, dancing, and a welcoming LGBTQ+ community!

Join us in the Teen Room at the Waterville Public Library and make something amazing! Every Monday at 3:00, we'll be creating something new. We provide the supplies; you bring the creativity! On Monday, June 4, come create bookmarks celebrating your favorite cartoons! This event is free, and open to attendees ages 11-18.

Working with The Rolfson Group and Thomas College, Waterville Creates will be hosting a “Putting the FUN in Fundraising” workshop on Tuesday, June 5. The training will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and lunch will be provided. This training is designed for any staff, board members, and committee members interested in learning more […]

This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, financial aid, career and study skills. This workshop is free, but advance registration is required. Register at http://meoc.maine.edu/workshops/workshop-schedule/ or 1-800-281-3703.

The Capital Area New Mainers Project is a cross-cultural organization that welcomes immigrants and works to create a thriving, integrated, multicultural community in central Maine. Based in Augusta, CANMP cultivates personal relationships between New Mainers and "old" Mainers, meets immigrant needs, and educates the broader community about the challenges that immigrants face and the benefits they bring […]

Looking for a way to brighten your child's day? Bring him or her on down to the Library for Crafternoons! Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. any Tuesday to participate in a fun craft! Children under 7 must be accompanied by a grown-up helper. This week, we'll b making lobsters and crabs out […]

Visit Cushnoc Brewing's Tasting Room and learn more about how Thomas College's Graduate programs can help you reach your career goals. Thomas staff will be in attendance to provide more information, answer questions and help you take the first step towards the next phase in your career. Thomas College Graduate Degree Programs include: Master of […]

Our six-week pottery class will teach students the basics of throwing clay on the wheel. The class will start with learning clay basics and expand to cover creating mugs, bowls, plates, and other objects based on student interest. Skills that will be covered include: centering, shaping, trimming, handle making, and decorating/glazing. Students will also assist […]

  June 7 7:15 to 9:00 AM  Summit Room, Spann Commons, Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville   Doing the Right Thing for Your Employees While Protecting Your Business. Join Gregg Frame, employment law attorney with Taylor, McCormack & Frame, LLC, as he illustrates how to navigate your efforts to improve employee performance while […]

In 2017, the Maine Office of Tourism (MOT) contracted with Destinations International to conduct a statewide survey of Maine’s readiness as a world-class destination. Traveling all eight tourism regions, the survey examined, through self-evaluation, our destination health in terms of both community support and strength of the destination itself.     The Statewide results from […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4:00 every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! The movie changes every week. This week, we'll be showing Doctor Strange (PG-13). This event is free and is open to attendees ages 11-18. Light refreshments will be provided. More Information »

Art in the Park, a free program hosted by Common Street Arts, is designed to foster creativity and community among residents and visitors to Waterville.  Art in the Park takes place each Thursday and works with area teaching artists to develop unique arts programming - providing workshops and special family-friendly activities for free.   This […]

1939 Hollywood is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel. The screenplay, you see, just doesn’t work. So what’s an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film’s stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, […]

Walter Iooss, whose work is on view at the Colby College Museum of Art through June 24 in the exhibition Game Time: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss, is an award-winning photographer focusing on sports and beauty. Iooss has worked for Sports Illustrated for more than 50 years, and his work has graced the cover […]

Meet the artists June 8th, with food, drinks, and live entertainment. Everyone is invited! Artist Collections include: Photography by John Meader; Photography by Pat Groleau; Photography by Chad Tracy. Featuring: Waterville Area Art Society’s Annual project; Reflections. Craft items such as Zen Journals, Flower Pins and Art Cards are available for purchase throughout the exhibit. […]