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.

Extraction and Empire: Controlling Africa’s Resource Wealth

Parker-Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

This year’s Hunt Lecturer is Dr. Jemima Pierre of UCLA. She is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research and teaching interests are located in the overlaps between African Studies and African Diaspora Studies and engage three broad areas: race, racial formation theory, and political economy; culture and the history of anthropological theory; and transnationalism, globalization, and […]

Free

Pride Week Keynote Speaker Elle Hearns

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

Elle Hearns is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Elle is a cofounding member of the Black Lives Matter network, an organization formed with multiple local chapters as a political project in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin in order to explicitly combat implicit bias and anti-black racism and to protect and affirm […]

Free

After School Art Club: Clay Sculptures

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

Clay is always a favorite. Discover how the tools of sculpting are used and invent some creative clay figures to bring home. Ages 7 - 12. Registration required. Cost: $14. Scholarships available. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

$14

Contract-Based Sexual Labor in Japan’s Adult Video Industry

Room 215, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Presented by Akiko Takeyama, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas. Increasing numbers of young Japanese women allegedly volunteer to perform in pornography; and yet, the numbers of women, who seek legal support for their forced performance, have been also increasing. Despite the tension, there is neither a clearly […]

Free

Guided Meditation

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Join Kim Nashed and John Parsons of Kim Nashed YOGA for a couple hours of Deep Relaxation. They will guide you in a simple flow of breathing and meditation. Please bring two blankets and a yoga mat if you have one. This free event is offered in the spirit of wellbeing for YOU and our […]

Free

Mid-Maine Chamber Awards Ceremony

Enchanted Gables at Medicine Bend Stables 78 Hussey Hill Road, Oakland, ME

  Reserve Your Ticket Today Call 873.3315 or  email programs@midmainechamber.com $55.00 per ticket cash/credit card/check accepted

$55

Take Back the Night

Pulver Pavillion, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

This is a march and speak-out for survivors of sexual violence to share stories. It will begin with a rally at Pulver Pavillion at 7:00, followed by a march around campus, ending at the Miller Library Steps. A narrative reading will begin on the steps at 7:30. All are welcome to march and share their […]

You’re Speaking My Language: Spanish

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

Join us for a language-based social event. This is a great opportunity to practice your language skills and converse with other art lovers. This event is brought to you in collaboration with the Spanish Department at Colby College.

Free

Ensuring Equal Access to Justice in Maine’s Rural Communities

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

A two-day symposium presented in partnership between Colby College and the University of Maine School of Law Maine is over 60% rural, and its rural communities are facing a well-documented lawyer shortage. While some work is underway to address this vexing problem, the absence of legal representation remains a constant challenge to the quality of […]

Free
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Empowered to Connect Conference

King Hall, Kennebec Valley Community College 92 Western Avenue, Fairfield, Maine

The Empowered to Connect Conference features practical teaching in a safe and supportive community as we work to equip families, churches, and professionals to better serve children impacted by adoption and foster care.  It features Trust-Based Relational Intervention ® (TBRI) methods developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross from the Karyn Purvis Institute […]

$20

Mini Movie Storytime

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us at the Winslow Public Library for the opportunity to bring storybooks to life through songs, activities and film. Featuring the "How do Dinosaurs..." series by Jane Yolen. Geared towards ages 2 to 7.

Free

Vernal Pool Walk

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

This popular annual outing involves a short walk to a very active vernal pool — an important habitat for native frogs and salamanders. Celebrate the return of spring as we learn to identify different frog calls, and carefully catch and release a variety of creatures from peepers to newts. You never know what we will […]

David Bromberg Quintet

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

For Americana godfather David Bromberg, it all began with the blues. His incredible journey spans five-and-a-half decades, and includes – but is not limited to – adventures with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jerry Garcia, and music and life lessons from seminal blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis, who claimed the young Bromberg as a son. A […]

$27 – $38

Arbor Day Tree Walk

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

To celebrate Arbor Day, join us for a walk on the museum trails with a special focus on trees.

Drive Electric Earth Day

Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville

Tables, displays, food trucks, and more… Speakers at 11 a.m., Noon & 1 p.m.: Steve Kahl, Thomas College Professor of Science, Prius PHEV owner Ryan Wheaton, Professor of Business, Honda Clarity EV owner Vaughan Woodruff, InSource Renewables, Volt and Bolt owner Ben Plaisted, Sales Associate at Central Maine Motors Kenneth Copp, Kia Soul EV Owner […]

Free

National Theatre: All About Eve

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

Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London. All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. […]

$12 – $18

Maker Space Day

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

What sculptures can be created using metal fasteners and simple brazing techniques? Find out here! Participants will be inspired by the work in the lost + found exhibition. Recommended for ages 7+. Those under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult. Registration required. Cost: $20. Scholarships available. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

$20
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Masterworks: Schubert, Grieg, Glazunov

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

Two Performances: Saturday & Sunday at 7:30 p.m. In their final performance of the season, the orchestra, Colby Chorale, and the Colby Kennebec Chorale Society present Schubert’s monumental Mass in E♭ Major no. 6. The orchestra will also perform Grieg’s famous Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 and Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto in E♭ Major for Alto […]

Free

Comedian Juston McKinney

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

Juston McKinney returns to the Waterville Opera House! Maine Sheriff's Deputy turned comedian Juston McKinney is not a newcomer to the spotlight. With a national career that started over 20 years ago as he was trying to hang up his badge and cutting his teeth in New York City on the weekends. That has led […]

$24 – $25

Eighth Annual One in Five 5K

Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville

The race route will begin at 180 West River Rd. In Waterville, Maine (Thomas College) and proceed north towards Kennedy Memorial Drive. The route turns around at Roland Street and back then past the start to Eaglewood Drive (the sports fields) and down the back way through campus to the finish line. THE DETAILS:  On Sunday, April […]

$10 – $25

Annual Lebanese Supper

St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church 3 Appleton St, Waterville, ME

Savor Lebanese cuisine at this annual public supper. You may dine in or take out. Donation: adults $10, children under 12 $6.

$6 – $10

Amateur Cat Show

Loyal Biscuit Co. 109 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Come to the Loyal Biscuit Co. of Waterville's first Amateur Cat Show to see who will win the title of "Best in Show"! As a bonus, the Humane Society Waterville Area will have a few cats available for adoption during the event, as well as information about adoption and fostering. Admission is free, but donations […]

Soup and Stew Luncheon Fundraiser

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us for the annual Winslow Public Library Volunteers Group soup and stew fundraiser. Eat here or take out. Yum! $5 per bowl.  All proceeds to benefit Winslow Public Library's Summer Reading Program.  

Turning Back the Clock on Ocean Declines

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

Historical marine ecology has revealed long-term, and previously unknown, changes to marine species and ecosystems, providing information vital for managing and conserving marine resources. This talk will use examples from diverse taxonomic groups to demonstrate the ways that historical data can be mobilized to better assess long-term ecological change and the ways in which historical […]

Free

Cognitive Aging

REM Community Center 31 Temple Street, Waterville, ME

Dr. Jen Coane, Associate Professor of Psychology at Colby College, will discuss how and why memory changes as we age, as well as, share some recent research strategies and lifestyle factors that have been shown to improve the ability to remember. Free for all adults. Sponsored by Aging Well in Waterville

Free
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