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Village Green Concert Series
2026-07-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Village Green, Corner of Main Street and West Road, Belgrade Lakes, ME
Join Belgrade Recreation every Thursday from June 25 to September 3 for our fifth Annual Summer Concert Series in the Park. Admission is free, and the performances are for the whole family! Bring your lawn chair, dinner and dancing feet for an evening of pure joy on our Village Green. Click the button below to see the list of performers.
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The High Kings
2026-07-09 19:30 | Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States
Rocky Road Tour

Date: Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm
Organization: Waterville Opera House
Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, Maine
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

As global ambassadors of Irish heritage and storytelling, The High Kings have consistently brought the timeless tradition of folk music to audiences worldwide, earning them chart-topping success and widespread acclaim. With their signature blend of classic tradition and modern edge, The Rocky Road Tour promises to be a vibrant showcase of Irish culture, energy, and musicality.
Following a record-breaking 2024, the band are showing no signs of slowing down. Their momentum continued in 2025 with a string of sold-out U.S. tour dates, culminating in a headline performance at the legendary Troubadour in Los Angeles. But it was their inclusion on the Oscar-winning soundtrack of Sinners—starring Michael B. Jordan and directed by Ryan Coogler—that marked a defining moment in their global recognition. The film’s soundtrack was curated by Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer Ludwig Göransson (Oppenheimer, Black Panther), a long-time admirer of The High Kings’ distinctive vocal blend and musicianship. After attending their sold-out show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles earlier this year, Göransson selected two tracks—“The Rocky Road to Dublin” and “Go Lassie Go”—to feature prominently in the film’s score.

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MIFF
2026-07-10 - 2026-07-20 | Downtown Waterville, Main Street at Common Street, Waterville, ME
Maine International Film Festival
July 10-19, 2026
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Hand-Building 1
2026-07-10 17:30 - 20:00 | Art of Clay Studio, Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME
Dates: Fridays, July 10–August 14 at 5:30–8pm
Organization: Ticonic Gallery + Studios
Venue: Art of Clay Studio, Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Join Pam Wilcox for this fun, beginner-friendly hand-building class. Students will learn the fundamentals of working with clay, from slipping and scoring to various glazing techniques, and will learn how to safely use equipment in the studio. Open studio hours are available outside of class.
Age: Adults and teens 16+
Limit: 10 participants
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Waterville Rocks!
2026-07-10 19:00, 2026-07-24 19:00 | Head of Falls, Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
Waterville Creates and the Waterville Opera House present Waterville Rocks! Waterville Rocks is a free, family-friendly concert series held at beautiful Head of Falls in downtown Waterville each summer. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs. In the case of rain, the show will be held inside the Waterville Opera House.
2026 season lineup:

July 10 – The Shizzle
July 24 – The Brothers Comatose
July 31 – Sparks the Rescue
August 7 – Zepparella

Beer garden and food truck opens at 6:00 p.m.; music starts at 7:00 p.m. each night.
Art Rocks at Waterville Rocks! Join us at each concert for a fun and free art-making activity!
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Opening Reception for what could have been, what is, what could be
2026-07-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Ticonic Gallery, Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME, 04901
Please join us for the opening reception of Verónica Pérez’s exhibition what could have been, what is, what could be. The reception will take place in conjunction with the Maine International Film Festival.
In this world, there exist voices that we long to hear, echoing love and loss. These concepts intertwine with our history, forming braiding circles of memories. This exhibition, through community workshops called braiding circles, artist Verónica Pérez uplifts the values of remembering, honoring, and preserving stories through sculptures made from hair and other materials.
These communities drew from every corner of their dreams, memories, and emotions to capture what could have been, what is, and what could be.
This exhibit runs July 1 – August 24. The gallery is open Wed. – Mon., 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The gallery is closed on Tuesdays and federal holidays.

Happiness Is a Warm Extruder
2026-07-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Art of Clay Studio, Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME
Date: Sunday, July 12 at 10am—4pm
Organization: Ticonic Gallery + Studios
Venue: Art of Clay Studio, Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Hayne Bayless will lead this workshop where we'll explore extruding and slab techniques as we consider making a number of functional stoneware forms. Our approach will be mindful of letting these processes show in the work; if we keep out of clay’s way, it can reveal its essence, and the results will be fresh and lively. We’ll use unconventional forming methods and unusual approaches to surface decoration, including stencils, stretched slabs, and slip inlay. Myths will be busted and secrets revealed.
Hayne is a studio potter in Ivoryton, Connecticut. He abandoned throwing early on, lured by the freedom of hand-building. Other than lessons from a potter in Tokyo when he was 19, and later a handful of workshops, he managed to avoid any formal instruction in ceramics. He sells work through galleries and at craft shows, and has won the top awards at the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. In the studio he likes to keep in mind the words of sculptor Constantin Brancusi: "Each material has its own life ... we must not try to make materials speak our language, we must go with them to the point where others will understand their language.”
Age: Adults 18+
Limit: 10 participants
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Linda Cotter Summer Event: Ikawa
2026-07-12 13:00 | Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States
The Mid-Maine Global Forum is thrilled to announce details about our annual Linda Cotter Summer Event. This year, we will be sponsoring a film at the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) for our members and for the community to enjoy free of charge.
Ikawa
The film tells the story of the connection between Maine and Rwanda through coffee and is the creative outcome of a collaboration between film makers, students, and locals in both places.
You can learn more about the film by checking out coverage from Maine Public Radio and WABI, exploring how the film was made and the story behind it.
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Following the premiere of the short film, there will be a Q&A with the student filmmakers, Mike Perreault (Director of MIFF and the Maine Film Center), and David Boardman (Mass Media Communications instructor for the Mid-Maine Technical Center), and a reception featuring Rwandan food for all to enjoy.
The film and reception are free and open to the public. Please share this information far and wide and plan to join us! We will be sharing more information over the summer about the film and how to reserve your seat for the premiere.
To reserve your FREE tickets:

Visit the MIFF Program Page
Type “Ikawa” in the search box
Click on the film box, and then “select a showing” in the upper right corner
Click on the “Sun July 12th, 1pm” showing (the only option)
Click “order tickets” in the upper right corner
If you don’t already have an account, you will need to enter an email and password before reserving your free tickets (which will be sent directly to your email address!)

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Children's Discovery Museum Camp - In Woods
2026-07-13 - 2026-07-18, 2026-07-20 - 2026-07-25 | Quarry Road Recreation Area, 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME, 04901
A week full of adventure, mountain biking, discovery, nature exploration,
hiking, hands-on science, messy art and more!
​Best suited for ages 6-9
​M-Th 9-3, Fri 9-12
​Three sessions:
7/6 - 7/10
7/13 - 7/17
7/20 - 7/24
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Film Workshop: Animating with Clay
2026-07-15 09:00 - 15:00 | Ticonic Classroom, Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine
Step into the charming world of clay animation! In this hands-on, two-day workshop, we will explore the art of bringing stories to life through stop-motion filmmaking. You will learn the foundational principles of animation, including movement, timing, staging, and visual storytelling, while working with clay to create expressive animated scenes. Throughout the workshop, you will gain practical experience building armatures, constructing miniature sets, and capturing frame-by-frame animation to create dynamic animated performances.
Participants will work collaboratively in teams to produce their own original clay animation short film. Perfect for beginners and experienced makers alike, this class welcomes all backgrounds and experience levels — just bring your imagination!
Class runs Wednesday, July 15 + Thursday, July 16, 9:00 – 3:00.
For ages 16+. Limited to 10 students.
Cost: $121. Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
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Federal Funding Summit
2026-07-16 08:00 - 15:00 | Greene Block + Studios, 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Waterville Farmers’ Market
2026-07-16 14:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-23 14:00 - 18:00, 2026-07-30 14:00 - 18:00 | Head of Falls, Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
Come join us at the market!
The market will be open every Thursday, rain or shine, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. through mid-November at the Head of Falls by the Two Cent Bridge. There is loads of parking and a flat paved surface.
We are a producer-only market: we only sell things we grow and make ourselves! Come get to know your farmers. We are proud to offer a huge variety of real local food and goods, fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, dairy, flowers, maple syrup, honey, bread, baked goods, seedlings for your garden, wool yarn, sheepskins, natural skincare, and more.
Most vendors take credit cards or Venmo; some are cash-only.
Spend your Bumper Crop on any food with any vendor. Every vendor in the market accepts EBT for eligible items, and when you shop with SNAP/EBT, you earn bonus bucks for fruit, veggies, and seedlings that grow food. This program is called Maine Harvest Bucks.
Starting in June, senior shoppers can sign up for a free Maine Senior FarmShare! Stay tuned for more info. (Bumper Crop, Maine Harvest Bucks, and Senior FarmShare are all programs of Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets - check them out!)
Find out more info about our vendors and our market at watervillefarmersmarket.org. Support a local farmer!
Serving the people of the Waterville area since 2006.

MixTape Magic
2026-07-17 19:00 | Playhouse at Waterville Station, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville
MixTape Magic is a high-energy, interactive magic experience that tells a story. Blending sleight of hand, visual illusions, and audience participation, each piece flows like a perfectly crafted mixtape — building, surprising, and hitting moments you’ll remember long after the show ends.
This is a clean, family-friendly show, best enjoyed by ages 12 and up, though all are welcome.
Doors open at 6:30; show starts at 7:00.
Tickets: $15. Tickets are limited — grab yours before they’re gone.
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Mid-Maine Fish Off
2026-07-18 - 2026-07-26
Looking for ways to join as a sponsor?
Contact Cindy@midmainechamber.com!
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Alice Limoges & missofija
2026-07-18 19:00 | Playhouse at Waterville Station, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville
🌟 Live Music At The Playhouse: Alice Limoges & missofija
Two extraordinary voices. One unforgettable night.
Join us at The Playhouse at Waterville Station on July 18, 2026 at 7pm for an intimate double‑bill featuring two of Maine’s most compelling rising artists: Alice Limoges and missofija.
🎶 Alice Limoges (Alicelimoges.com)
Alice Limoges has been singing since before she could walk. Whether performing her award winning poetic songs about love and nature, or shining a light on mental health, Alice Limoges’s canon is lit up by her storytelling, unique, soulful voice and textural instrumentals. She has released 6 original albums/EPs, toured festivals and colleges across North America, and even performed on Jon Samson’s Grammy Award winning album. She placed in the 2021 International Songwriting Contest and won the 2025 Maine Songwriting Contest.
🎶 missofija (https://www.missofija.com)
After writing her first song at 3 years old, missofija never looked back. missofija’s unique sound is inspired by her background as an opera singer and the folk songs of her Lithuanian upbringing. You’ll come for the hauntingly beautiful melodies and stay for raw, vulnerable lyrics. She uses profound, symbolic lyrics, intricate melodies, and complex harmonic structures to send chills through every audience she performs for.
✨ Together, these two artists bring an evening of raw honesty, soaring vocals, and original music that lingers long after the last note.
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An Evening with Patty Griffin & Kathleen Edwards
2026-07-22 19:30 | Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States
Date: Wednesday, July 22 at 7:30pm
Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, Maine
Organization: Waterville Opera House
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin is among the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, a quintessentially American artist whose wide-ranging canon incisively explores the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us together.
Over two decades, the two-time GRAMMY® Award winner—and seven-time nominee—and Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement award winner, has crafted a remarkable body of work in progress that prompted The New York Times to hail her for “cameo-carved songs that create complete emotional portraits of specific people…songs have independent lives that continue in your head when the music ends.” Having crafted a rich catalog that chronicles love and death, heartache and joy, connection and detachment, Patty Griffin continues to push her art forward, as always imbuing every effort with compassion and craft, uncanny perception, and ever-increasing ingenuity.
Kathleen Edwards
Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and performer Kathleen Edwards returns with her highly anticipated new album, Billionaire, on Dualtone Records. Evoking her debut, Failer, the new 10-song album is full of Edwards' trademark lyrical sharpness and unflinching observations and was produced by Jason Isbell and Gena Johnson.
Celebrated as one of the forebears of modern alt-country and Americana music, Edwards is beloved by fans and fellow musicians, and praised by The New York Times for her "droll, observant and unsparing tone that is all her own. In her best lines, Edwards has the conversational vernacular and emotional eloquence of a great short-story writer."
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Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
2026-07-23 20:00 | Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States
Date: Thursday, July 23 at 8pm
Organization: Waterville Opera House
Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, Maine
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Mike Campbell was a member, architect, and co-captain of the Heartbreakers, a band he co-founded with Tom Petty, whom he met in a Gainesville, Florida carport in 1972.
The Heartbreakers lead guitarist, Campbell co-wrote many of the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers hits and also co-produced many of their albums—in addition to penning songs for Don Henley (“Boys of Summer”), Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, and playing on records by Aretha Franklin, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash.
In 2018, Campbell joined Fleetwood Mac’s World Tour on lead guitar and in 2020, Campbell released Wreckless Abandon, the first album by The Dirty Knobs, a group that was Campbell’s longtime side project but is now his primary musical focus. They released their second LP External Combustion in 2022 and toured the USA, including runs opening for both Chris Stapleton and The Who. Their third album Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits is out now on BMG featuring appearances from artists including Graham Nash, Lucinda Williams, Chris Stapleton, and fellow Heartbreaker Benmont Tench.
In addition to Campbell, The Dirty Knobs features fellow Heartbreaker Steve Ferrone on drums, Chris Holt (Don Henley, The Eagles) on guitar and Lance Morrison (Don Henley) on bass.
Mike Campbell recently released his memoir Heartbreaker, a fast-paced, tender-hearted rock ’n’ roll memoir for the ages and a New York Times bestseller. Part rags-to-riches story and part raucous, seat-of-the-pants adventure, it recounts Campbell’s life and times as lead guitarist of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
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Jenda’s Movie Madness: House on Haunted Hill
2026-07-24 19:00 | Playhouse at Waterville Station, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville
She crash-landed on purpose to show you bad taste. Strap in for the next spine‑tingling, side‑splitting chapter of Jenda’s Movie Madness, where cinematic chaos, questionable acting choices, and vintage absurdity are transformed into pure comedy gold.
It’s not Halloween yet, but we can prepare with some summertime fright. This round, we’re stepping into House on Haunted Hill — the 1959 Vincent Price classic where a millionaire invites strangers to a haunted mansion, offers them money to survive the night, and then proceeds to gaslight everyone with skeletons on strings, vats of acid, and enough melodrama to resurrect the dead.
It’s campy. It’s spooky. It’s ridiculous. And it is absolutely begging to be roasted.
🎤 Featuring live, unfiltered, laugh‑out‑loud commentary from the incomparable Jen Da’Benda, who will bravely guide you through every floating skeleton, every dramatic eyebrow arch, and every moment where Vincent Price looks directly into your soul.
✨ All proceeds benefit The Playhouse, supporting its mission to bring diverse, community‑driven cultural events to Central Maine.
🍿 Snacks and drinks available — because nothing pairs better with haunted-house hijinks than concessions. (Sorry, but despite the subject matter, we do not allow ghosts, ghouls, or vats of acid inside The Playhouse.)
Grab your tickets, bring your friends, and prepare for a night of campy chills, chaotic thrills, and classic Vincent Price villainy.
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Community Day
2026-07-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME
This year, we will celebrate the exhibition “Imagining an Archipelago: Art from Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Their Diasporas” with islands-inspired music, karaoke, and the chance to make art with artists featured in the exhibition.As with all Colby Museum events, Community Day is free and open to all! This beloved event brings together local partner organizations, businesses, community groups, artists, and YOU!Community Day is generously supported by the Fullgraf Foundation.

Live Indie Folk Music: Shelby Cobb
2026-07-25 19:30 | Playhouse at Waterville Station, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville
Get ready for an evening of warm vocals, honest storytelling, and indie‑folk soul.
Shelby Cobb is an independent Indie Folk musician based in Maine. Rooted in honesty and emotional intuition, her songs are shaped by love, uncertainty, growth, and the reflections that come with learning who you are or aren’t anymore.
Shelby writes from lived experience. Her music aims to be true. With warm vocals and thoughtful lyrics, she creates space for the listeners’ own lives to fill in the blanks.
As a fully independent artist, Shelby embraces a hands-on, DIY approach — sharing her music, stories, and creative process directly.
She’ll be joined onstage by

Robby Dalton — drums
Griffin Hochheiser — bass
Ethan Eckersley‑Ray — guitar

bringing depth, texture, and a full‑band energy that lifts her songs into something unforgettable.
✨ If you love intimate, heartfelt, beautifully crafted music, please join us!
Where: The Playhouse At Waterville Station, 17 Railroad Square in Waterville, ME
When: 7:30PM on July 25, 2026
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Classic Stones Live
2026-07-25 20:00 | Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States
Date: Saturday, July 25 at 8pm
Organization: Waterville Opera House
Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, Maine
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Front man Keith Call has all of the moves and swagger of Mick Jagger, and along with his partner in crime Bernie Bollendorf, who portrays rock-and-roll outlaw Keith Richards, they complete the duo notoriously hailed as “The Glimmer Twins”. Their jaw-dropping resemblance to these two rock-and-roll icons is simply amazing, but what truly makes Classic Stones Live™ unique is their musical prowess, attention to detail, and the spot on renditions of all of your favorite Rolling Stones “classics”!
From the signature saxophone solo in “Brown Sugar” to the unforgettable backing vocals in “Gimme Shelter”, every last detail has been accounted for by this eight-piece band. Playing all of the hits that make up the soundtrack of many people’s lives, Classic Stones Live™ delivers a complete Rolling Stones experience every time.
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Middle Aged Dad Jam Band
2026-07-26 19:30 | Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States
Date: Sunday, July 26 at 7:30pm
Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, Maine
Organization: Waterville Opera House
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Middle Aged Dad Jam Band rock the summer with music, comedy and a special celebration of the25th Anniversary with songs, clips and memories from the movie.
Middle Aged Dad Jam Band is comedy legends Ken Marino & David Wain along with a revolving group of other dads & friends, playing the best music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Over the past several years, their infectious blend of great music and laughs has blown up on YouTube and in live shows across the country.
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Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp
2026-07-27 - 2026-07-28
The Tortoise and the Hare: July 27–August 1, 2026
The Wiz of the West: August 3–8, 2026
Each year, Waterville Opera House partners with Missoula Children’s Theatre to offer week-long theatre camp sessions in the winter and summer. The week includes auditions and rehearsals which provide children in Grades 1–8 with the opportunity to learn about the theatrical process. Camp concludes on Saturday afternoon with a fully realized performance, including scenery, costumes, and props.
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