Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A winning cast comes together for Phelim McDermott’s clever vision of Mozart’s comedy about the sexes, set in a carnivalesque, fun house environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island — complete with bearded ladies, fire eaters, and a Ferris wheel. Manipulating the action are the Don Alfonso of Christopher Maltman and […]

It’s National Go Birding Day! Birding is something that we can do all year round but it is important to know how to identify and listen for birds! So, join us on a little walking adventure to see what birds we can find. We will teach you how to identify some birds and how to […]

The community is invited to join in the fun and honor with their attendance the community nonprofit organizations and exemplary volunteers which directly and powerfully affect our quality of life. A Power Point presentation will be projected larger than life on the Waterville Opera House screen providing a rare opportunity for the community to get […]

Directed by Eric Christopher Perry, the Colby Collegium will present a survey of the unique origins of choral music. Juxtaposed with audio samples of each composer’s final works, we aim to show where the journey begins and ends. Works include Bach’s first church cantata, BWV 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden, and Christoph Graupner’s 1709 cantata […]

Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich Designer: Simon Virsaladze Lighting Designer: Mikhail Sokolov The epitome of Romantic ballet, this heart-rending tale of unrequited love, remorse, and forgiveness perfectly fuses music, movement, and drama. The role of Giselle requires an exquisite stylist with daring dramatic and technical skills, creating a compelling portrait of the innocent, yet ultimately noble, village […]

Sponsored by Sustain Mid Maine Coalition’s Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Team. Meet in Castonguay Square. Join us to collect litter around the downtown area. Garbage bags & disposable rubber gloves will be provided.

ACAT is pleased to announce Between the Lines, a new play reading series presented in partnership with the Waterville Public Library and Waterville Creates! The play reading series complements ACAT’s main series of staged productions. The inaugural season of Between the Lines consists of staged readings of four significant plays, the last of which is […]

The biennial Brody Award for 2018 will be presented to Judge Anita Brody, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991, Judge Brody, who is not related to the award's namesake, is best known for presiding over the lawsuits and settlements relating to concussions […]

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens every Monday at 3:00 p.m. and make something new. We’ll provide the supplies; you bring the creativity! On Monday, April 23, recreate your favorite scenes from fiction using Peeps! We'll provide the Peeps and art supplies, but please bring a shoebox if possible. This event is free, […]

Looking for a way to brighten up your child’s day? Bring him or her on down to the Library anytime between 2:30 and 4:00 every Tuesday to participate in a fun craft! Children under 7 must be accompanied by a grown-up helper. This week: Tissue Paper Flowers!

Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time! Great for kids who want to practice their reading skills and for families who want a fun, calming read-aloud opportunity. Spend 15 minutes with a dog who loves to listen! Bring your own favorite book, or […]

Taking civic dialogue and imagination as forces for social change, Philadelphia’s Monument Lab asks the question, “What is an appropriate monument for our city?” Monument Lab, along with Colby faculty and students, will facilitate a community conversation on the role of public art. This event is part of the “Space for Conversation” series — discussions […]

What role can comics and other forms of literary-visual art play in our conversations about the environment? This talk by Thomas Doran, assistant professor, Rhode Island School of Design, explores how comics-art functions as a unique medium for telling stories about how humans and other animals relate to their environments, focusing especially on the form’s […]

Discover a different anime every month and practice your drawing skills with friends at the Waterville Public Library's Teen Anime & Art Club! These events are free, and open to attendees ages 11-18. Cos-play is welcome, but not required. This month's anime is Beast King GoLion: "Thousands of years ago, GoLion was an arrogant robot […]

Will Bonsall, author, and well known gardening expert and seed curator will speak about developing writing skills aimed for people who want to write journals, diaries, reflective writing, letters to editors/ friends and articles for publishing.

Poetry workshop with Kate Marvin, visiting professor in creative writing at Colby College. Advanced registration required. Click for details.

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

  Look at this Rising Star! One of Waterville's young professionals is being recognized for his leadership and hard work. Celebrate with Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce as it distinguishes those people and businesses who deserve it the most.   Email Kelly Smith to register   April 26 5:00 PM Kennebec Valley Community College Carter Hall […]

Cassie Jones and Will Sears discuss the process and inspiration for their new work on view in Side by Side at Common Street Arts. This conversation will help you explore the creative minds and the processes of Jones and Sears. Learn more about how each artist employs distinct methods to investigate color and form through […]

Join the Oak Student Committee in dialogue with alumni as they share their experiences with activism on Colby’s campus and beyond. Alumni in attendance will include Muheb Esmat ’16, Tionna Haynes ’15, Eric Mehnert ’82, and Charles Terrell ’70.

Since its founding in 1948, Israel has played an important role in the Jewish-American imagination. But the Jewish state has come to mean very different things to different segments of the American-Jewish community. Perhaps not surprisingly, many 20th-century Jewish-American writers steered clear of the topic, focusing instead on the Holocaust or on Jewish life in […]

Following the Artist Talk with Cassie Jones and Will Sears at Common Street Arts on Thursday night, there will be a wonderful free music performance by the passionate and talented Danika Holmes! Danika + the Jeb are known for being a dynamic, uplifting, and fun band that creates powerful music through soulful writing and elegant […]

Live performance is ephemeral. Sometimes we slip into it and sometimes it drips through our grasp; we experience its impact more palpably than we can recreate individual moments. This evening of new work highlights that ephemeral process of meaning-making as performers, audience members, and student choreographers together negotiate performances of passing realities. The performance features […]

Girls Rock! Conferences are planned BY girls FOR girls. The high school girls on the Girls Advisory Board choose topics for the conference that are relevant to them AND YOU! They are the speakers and the workshop facilitators. In fact, they design the workshops! It’s a fun filled day of learning, sharing, growing and some […]

Join Bill Lagerstrom, museum docent and former professional sports photographer, and Robert P. Hernandez, freelance illustrator and high school baseball coach, in discussing the current exhibition Game Time: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss, which will remain on view through June 24, 2018.