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On the Way to School

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

On the Way to School is about young people who live in all four corners of the planet and yet share a thirst for knowledge. Almost instinctively they know that their well being — indeed their survival — depend on knowledge and education. From the dangerous savannahs of Kenya to the winding trails of the […]

Music at Colby: Bayside Trio

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

The Bayside Trio will present an exciting and eclectic program of modern chamber works, including the premiere of Telos Regained by Colby's own Associate Professor of Music Jonathan Hallstrom. Other works will include Paul Schoenfield's klezmer-inspired Three Bagatelles and Chen Yi's exquisitely delicate Night Thoughts.

Free

Swan Lake

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

Music: Piotr Tchaikovsky Libretto: Yuri Grigorovich Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich At the palace, the royal family and their guests are gathered for Prince Siegfried's birthday celebrations. In a majestic ceremony, Siegfried is made a knight; young girls try to attract his attention, as he must choose a wife during the ball. Overcome by the sudden awareness […]

Job Fair

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Twenty hiring employers are expected to participate. Job seekers should come dressed for success. Copies of resumes and/or business cards are highly recommended. Job seekers do not need to register for the job fair. This event is free and open to the public. Participating employers: Arcadia New England Assistance Plus BONNEY Staffing Care & Comfort EMHS […]

Free

Job Search Success Workshop

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Could you use a boost in your job search? Attend this workshop and learn about strategies and resources to find a job, including use of the internet and networking. Share resume and interview tips. Create your own job search plan. Provided by Women, Work, & Community, this class is open to men and women of […]

Free

Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle

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

On the heels of her triumphant Met performances in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting fairy tale (Iolanta) followed by an erotic psychological thriller (Duke Bluebeard’s Castle). Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who experiences love for […]

The Vagina Monologues

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

A poignant and hilarious tour of the last frontier, the ultimate forbidden zone.  The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery.  In this stunning phenomenon that has swept the nation, Eve Ensler gives us real women's stories of intimacy, vulnerability, and sexual self-discovery. Tickets: $20 Orchestra, $18 1st Balcony, […]

Latcho Drom (1993)

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

“This majestic, French-made film wishes viewers a ‘latcho drom’ — a safe journey — as it follows the roots of the Rom, traveling people better known as Gypsies. Stunning and evocative, it transcends language and culture, bringing together the best elements of National Geographic-style documentary and music video in a kind of anthropological MTV. Using […]

10% Happier: ABC’s Dan Harris on Meditation

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

Dan Harris '93 is co-anchor of ABC's Nightline and the weekend edition of Good Morning America. His New York Times bestseller, 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self Help That Actually Works -- A True Story, chronicles his career journey and his struggle […]

Free

Global Image Warming: Climate Visualization from a Visual Studies Perspective

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Rising red curves, glowing red globes and red bars belong to the well-established graphic repertoire of climate research. Climate pictures today should be called political images.  They not only have become an important vehicle to transport  findings of climate research to policy makers, stakeholders and the public; often they are used as instruments in the […]

CareerCenter Services Workshop

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

The Maine Department of Labor's CareerCenters have many resources to offer job seekers and employers. The MDOL CareerCenter’s primary focus is to help facilitate, educate, prepare, and connect those seeking employment with employers needing “job-ready employees”. This two hour orientation of MDOL CareerCenter Services will provide an overview of all available programs and resources that […]

Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market

The Waterville Farmers' Market is a chance to obtain some of Maine's freshest and most delicious seasonal veggies, meats, milk and cheese, and baked goods. During the winter, the market will be held on the first and third Thursdays of each month, except on New Year's Day. Upcoming dates are March 5 and March 19.

Music at Colby: Musical Offering

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

Musical Offering brings together Boston-area musicians who share a love of performing late-18th-century chamber music — from the last throes of the High Baroque through the wildly emotional gallant period leading up to Mozart.

Free

Gene & Lucille Letourneau Ice Fishing Derby

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

This 17th annual ice fishing derby benefits Spectrum Generations Meals on Wheels and other programs to keep seniors and adults with disabilities safe, healthy, and independent in their homes. Each year the need for Meals on Wheels continues to grow. Last year we cooked, prepared, and delivered more than 200,000 nutritious meals to seniors who […]

Migrations: Immigration Attorney Jon Haddow

Room 1, Olin Science Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Jon Haddow '83 has been a practicing attorney in Bangor, Maine, since 1990. He will speak about the immigrant and migrant populations in Maine, their legal needs, and the challenges facing immigrants, migrant workers, and immigration attorneys in the current political climate.

Free

Visiting Writers Series: Fiction Reading with Laura van den Berg

Robinson Room, Miller Library, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Laura van den Berg is the author of the story collections What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us, a Barnes & Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection and a finalist for the Frank O'Connor International Award, and The Isle of Youth, which received the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the […]

Free

Environmental Studies Program Evening Lecture Series: Tim Glidden

Room 1, Olin Science Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Tim Glidden '74 has been president of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a nonprofit land trust in Topsham, since 2011. Prior to that he served as director of the state's Land for Maine's Future program for 10 years.

Free

Environmental Studies Program Lunchtime Lecture Series: Beth Ahearn

Fairchild Dining Room, Dana Hall, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Beth Ahearn is political director for Maine Conservation Voters. She previously served as an assistant district attorney, staff attorney for Maine Audubon, a guardian ad litem in custody cases, and a lobbyist with Moose Ridge Associates, where her clients included conservation, social-justice, and domestic-violence organizations.

Career Planning Workshop

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

In this workshop, you will have the chance to discover your unique career interest code and practice using an online tool to gather information about possible jobs and careers. We will discuss resources for further career exploration and job search, and options for education. There will be time for questions at the end of the […]

Free

S.H.O.U.T! Keynote Speaker: George Takei

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

Actor, author, social justice activist, and social media star George Takei will deliver the keynote address during the annual student-organized S.H.O.U.T! week celebrating multiculturalism. Best known for his portrayal of Sulu in the television and film series Star Trek, Takei is an advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights and has appeared in several […]

Free

Hospice Facilitator Training

Hospice Community Center 304 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a facilitator training for their grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, starting Monday, March 2, 2015. Hope’s Place’s provides a safe, supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support groups led by trained volunteers, which nurture and encourage safe expression of grief and loss. The training […]

$30

Poverty, Inequality, and the Social Safety Net in the United States

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

Tonight's speaker, Hilary Hoynes, Colby Class of '83, holds the Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities and is professor of public policy and economics at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. She specializes in the study of poverty, inequality, and the impacts of government tax and transfer programs […]

Free

The Photographic Self-Portraits of Martín Chambi

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

Celia Rubina Vargas, professor of semiotics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, will give a lecture on Martín Chambi (1891-1973). A Latin American photographer from a peasant family in the highlands of Peru, Chambi developed his photographic art in the city of Cuzco. His photography reveals the shifting nature of artistic identity in a […]

Free

Moses in Babylon: Struggles for Power in the Middle East (or Why Reading the Bible Matters, Even if You Aren’t Religious)

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

What do Bob Marley, Nebuchadnezzar II, and the ancient Israelites of the Hebrew Bible have in common? In the third millennium BCE, Sargon of Akkad created the world's first empire and located his capital city on the Euphrates in what is now Iraq. Since his time, Babylonia has been a magnet for warriors, prophets, poets, […]

Free

Film Screening: The Man from Oran

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

The Man from Oran depicts the betrayal of revolutionary ideals by Algeria's political leaders after the country gained independence from France in 1962. Djaffar -- the man from Oran -- has no interest in the liberation movement but finds himself involved with his friend Hamid in the murder of a French farmer. They get away, […]

Free
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