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.

Open Auditions for The Tempest

Skills Ervin Center 46 Front Street, Waterville, ME

Casting is open for all roles. Auditions consist of cold reading. All who audition will get a part. There are plenty of roles for silent characters and ensemble. Most roles are for adults and/or teenagers, but we accept children as young as 6 years old. If you have never acted but have always wanted to […]

Harry Potter Birthday Celebration

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us at the library to celebrate Harry Potter's Birthday. We will have themed crafts, projects, treats and more. Feel free to come dressed as your favorite Harry Potter character. For Harry Potter fans of all ages.

Free

Starry Night Painting

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Make paintings and creations inspired by Van Gogh and his painting "Starry Night". Geared towards grades Pre-K to 5.

Free

Art in the Park

Head of Falls Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Art in the Park: Watercolor Planets The summer theme at the library is a “Universe of Stories”, inspired by space and all things astronomy. Get creative with some space themed planet making! What would a planet look like that you designed? Come create a little planet of your very own. This program will be cancelled […]

Free

Adoptable Art in the Lobby Opening Reception

Humane Society Waterville Area 100 Webb Road, Waterville, ME

Please join the Humane Society Waterville Area on August 1 from 5:30-7:00 pm as they launch their Adoptable Art in the Lobby program. You're invited to meet Candace Andre, whose work will be on display and available for purchase. Light refreshments will be available and there will be tours of the shelter. A portion of […]

Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2019

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

One Show Only! $12 Admission Tickets available in advance till sold out! Celebrate the 9th Annual Grateful Dead Meet-Up At the Movies — the first to go global —­­ when the previously unreleased complete June 17, 1991 concert from Giants Stadium comes to Rail road Square. Widely considered one of the greatest shows of the […]

$12

Children’s Discovery Museum Mobile Museum

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Drop in between 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Explore motion themed mobile museum pieces including a wind tunnel and ramps and gears. Geared towards grades Pre-K to 5.

Free

24-Hour Play

Skills Ervin Center 46 Front Street, Waterville, ME

What is a 24-Hour Play? This is a fun, free theater intensive. In 24 hours we write and rehearse short original works to be performed the evening of August 3. What does it involve? You sign up to write, direct, and/or act a short (10-15 minute) play. Writers get to choose their topic and create […]

Wetlands and Forest Camp

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

This science camp encourages children become junior naturalists as they use STEAM experiments to observe the wetlands and forest. STEAM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, art and math. designed to demonstrate their interconnectedness. Campers will build many skills as they have fun expanding their knowledge of the outdoors. For ages 6-12. Camp runs […]

$110

Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp: Robinson Crusoe

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

The Waterville Opera House collaborates with Missoula Children's Theatre, an internationally recognized touring group, to present sessions of theater camp! Each week concludes with a fully realized performance! This week, it's Robinson Crusoe. For children in grades 1 - 8. Camp runs Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., with a performance on Saturday. Cost is […]

$220
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Baby and Toddler Time

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us for a book, lots of movement, play, songs and instruments. Geared towards ages 0-2.

Free

South End Neighborhood Festival

Green Street Park Green Street, Waterville, ME

Walk, ride, or carpool down to Green Street Park for the 16th Annual South End Neighborhood National Night Out Festival! This FREE Family-friendly event includes: games, activities, live music, a bounce house & climbing wall, a BBQ, and more! Games, booths, and live music start at 5. The food tent begins serving at 5:30. Can't […]

Free

Taste of Waterville

Castonguay Square Common Street, Waterville

Taste of Waterville has been held annually every August since 1992. Each summer one can find a line-up of food trucks and restaurants offering their most popular dishes in the downtown. This foodie event is loved by locals and it is a tasteful family-friendly event showcasing the regions culinary flavors with a little bit of […]

Family Board Game Afternoon

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Make friends and play board games. Bring your own board game or come choose one of ours to play. For all ages.

Free

Maine Author Gerry Boyle

Belgrade Public Library 124 Depot Road, Belgrade, ME

Gerry Boyle, popular Maine author, will discuss his newest books: Random Act, a McMorrow mystery, and Port City Crossfire, a Brandon Blake mystery. Light refreshments will be served.

Free

Mid-Maine Global Forum Annual Dinner

Schair Swenson Watson Alumni Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME, United States

Our summer dinner program at Colby returns!! Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College August 7th, 6:15 wine/beer reception 7 pm Dinner followed by keynote address and Q & A Professor Stephen Walt Harvard Kennedy School The Hell of Good Intentions: American Foreign Policy and the Decline of U.S. Primacy    Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and […]

$42

Deconstructing The Beatles: Abby Road, Side 2

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

The Beatles’ Abbey Road is a masterpiece filled with classic Beatles songs. Producer George Martin told the Beatles to think “symphonically,” and they responded by creating the remarkable side two suite, resulting in Side 2‘s songs, from “Here Comes the Sun” through the unprecedented 16 minute medley of eight songs from “You Never Give Me […]

Ray Haskell Golf Invitational

Belgrade Lakes Golf Course 46 Club House Dr, Belgrade, ME

Join us for the 10th Annual Golf & Baseball, Lobster & Music, Awards & Golf Ball Cannons! Ray Haskell Ford will host over a dozen former Major Leaque Baseball Players and stars from the NFL and NHL that can't wait to hit the links with you. Every foursome is paired with a player for at […]

Stuff the Bus

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

Donate school supplies! United Way of Mid-Maine will distribute them to schools in its  jurisdiction. Collection points at Walmarts in Waterville, Skowhegan and Palmyra. Come help stuff the bus!

Moon Landing Stop Motion Animation

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Learn about stop motion animation. We will utilize an app to create a short stop motion animation inspired by the moon. Geared towards grades 2 and up.

Free

Art in the Park: Paper Airplanes

Head of Falls Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, United States

How do you make a paper airplane that really flies well? Come try out 5 different great airplane designs with our dedicated volunteers to show you how it is done! This program will be cancelled if there is inclement weather. Art in the Park, a program of Common Street Arts is designed to foster creativity […]

Free

Central Maine Tech Night

Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space Hathaway Creative Center, 10 Water St. Ste. 110, Waterville, ME

Join us in downtown Waterville for drinks, pizza, and conversation with Maine's innovation community! At Central Maine Tech Night, understand the story and the technology behind Maine's promising startups and innovative companies. It's like "How I Built This", but you get to ask the questions. In our small-group setting, founders and leaders share real advice […]

Free

Orphan Trains

Waterville Historical Society - Redington Museum 62 Silver Street, Waterville, ME

Marilyn Canavan will speak about children who were put up for adoption by the Home for Destitute Catholic Children in Boston between 1864 and 1954. Several of those children were brought by priests to Waterville, one of whom was Marilyn’s mother and another, famously, was the senior George Mitchell, the father of Paul, John, Robert, […]

Free

Meet Maine Author Gerry Boyle

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Gerry Boyle is the author of 15 mystery novels, including the dozen installments in the Jack McMorrow series. A former newspaper reporter and columnist, Boyle draws on his journalist experience as McMorrow leads him down the backroads of Maine. Faded crossroads, small towns, gritty cities — Boyle knows the darkest reaches of his home state. […]

Free

Live Video with International Space Station

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Watch a live streamed video of a conversation with a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station. NASA Astronaut Christina Koch will be answering questions about what it is like to live in space. Koch will be setting the record for the longest consecutive days a woman has been in space during this expedition, with […]

Free
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