Guest speaker: Dr. Melissa J Glenn, Associate Professor of Psychology at Colby College 2001 had its counterpart in Russia where, in 1972, the legendary director Andrei Tarkovsky (Stalker, Andrei Rublev) created this stunning, unforgettable, poetic version of Stanislaw Lem’s science fiction novel, remade 30 years later by Steven Soderbergh in a very different Hollywood production […]

Laughter is the best medicine! Please join us for a side-splitting comedy breakfast buffet featuring the Joke Doctor, Dr. David Preston. The show will include Maine stories, Irish humor, and much more! Breakfast starts at 8:00 a.m. and the show starts at 8:30 a.m. Tickets cost $8 in advance and will be $10 at the […]

Professor Ben Lisle and Katz Curator Diana Tuite will discuss Alec Soth’s 2012 video Summer Nights at the Dollar Tree in the context of urban development and the history of its representation.

Looking for a full time/part time job?? Over 30 employers are expected to be available. See the Facebook event page for a list. The job fair is free and open to the public. Bring copies of your resume and dress as for an interview. Employers with job openings to fill interested in having a table […]

Crime author Maureen Milliken will speak about her new novel, Cold Hard News. Originally from Augusta and now living in Belgrade Lakes, Milliken is a third-generation newspaper editor and columnist. She has worked for over thirty years in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Come hear her talk about her love of Maine, her lifelong affection […]

Join us for a celebration of the arts at Colby College with presentations of creative scholarship. Event schedules as well as refreshments will be available in the William D. Adams Gallery.

For 53 years, the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce has presented awards to deserving area businesses and business people.  Join us April 28 to celebrate the achievements and contributions of our 2015 award winners: Business of the Year: Amici's Cucina     Business Person of the Year: T.J. Bolduc - Advance 1 Cleaning Elias A. Joseph Award: Nicole […]

A panel of experts and community members will discuss male culture—including the phrase “Be a man” and the ways in which manhood is portrayed in media—and the potential for creating a broader definition of manhood. Without guidance and support, many youth learn to define manhood through media images and messages that portray masculinity stereotypically. Some […]

Whether she’s belting out a raucous blues-rocker, firing up a blistering soul-shouter, bringing the spirit to a gospel-fueled R&B rave-up or digging deep down into a subtle, country-tinged ballad, Shemekia Copeland sounds like no one else. With a voice that is alternately sultry, assertive and roaring, her wide-open vision of contemporary blues, roots and soul […]

Celebrate the sound and vision of Prince’s inevitable triumph over the 1980s, a purple spectacle gritty and electric that is at once a perfect encapsulation of the late singer in the minds of his fans and merely one of his insatiable mood swings. The film, a soap opera of the Minneapolis Sound – a mix […]

About 300 Colby College students, staff members, administrators, and faculty members will lend a helping hand throughout our community on Saturday, April 30. This annual volunteer day is organized by the student-run Colby Volunteer Center (CVC). In the morning, volunteers will help spruce up parks and trails, offer sports clinics at Head of Falls, help […]

The Humane Society Waterville Area will be hosting a spring adoption event right in the downtown! There’ll be plenty of puppies and kittens!

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Police will accept expired, unused, and unwanted prescription pills and patches. Liquids and needles are excluded. The service is free and anonymous, […]

The genius director Patrice Chéreau (From the House of the Dead) didn’t live to see his great Elektra production, previously presented in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of the Met. But his overpowering vision lives on with soprano Nina Stemme — unmatched today in the heroic female roles of Strauss and Wagner—who portrays […]

Common Street Arts hosts a community open mic night for poets of all languages and levels. Share your latest poem or your latest work-in-progress with the Waterville community! There will be special presentations by Colby College’s Spanish Poetry Club and the Express Poetry Club. Doors open at 5:30; readings/performances will begin at 6:00.

The Mallett Brothers Band is an alternative/country/rock and roll band from Maine. Leaning slightly more rock than what we typically think of as country, theirs is a musical melting pot that's influenced equally by folk, Americana and singer/songwriter influences as by harder rock, punk and even psychedelic music. Led by brothers Luke and Will Mallett, […]

Rescheduled from April 9 Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006. Kristine Opolais reprises her acclaimed portrayal of the title role, opposite Roberto Alagna as Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly’s heart. Hei-Kyung Hong and Massimo Giordano star in a second set of performances. Karel Mark Chichon conducts. […]

THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES PRESENT CHILD'S DAY • AT THE • WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FREE FAMILY FUN! SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016 1PM-2PM CRAFTS FOR KIDS! 2PM-3PM MAD SCIENCE OF MAINE: RADICAL REACTIONS 3PM-4PM CAKE, CRAFTS, AND MORE LIBRARY FUN!

Small Business Waterville is honoring Small Business Week by offering a week of free programs for small business development. To reserve a seat for “Digital Marketing Amp Up Strategies,” register via Eventbrite. Walk-ins are welcome but seating is not guaranteed without registration. You’ve already created the social media pages and accounts for your business, and […]

Join recent alumni for the second annual virtual panel to hear how graduates have begun their careers. Ask questions and hear honest (or at least unedited) answers. Panelists include Boryana Miteva ’04, senior statistician, Expedia, Inc., Matthew Wallach ’07, section manager, BMW Manufacturing, Co., Thomas Hulse ’07, assistant professor, Colby College, Ermira Murati ’11, technical product manager, Tesla Motors, Alexis Lavine ’11, engineering leadership […]

SOFT VENGEANCE is a film about Albie Sachs, a lawyer, writer, art lover, and freedom fighter. Shining a spotlight on Albie’s story provides a prism through which to view the challenges faced by those unable to tolerate a society founded on principles of slavery and disempowerment of South Africa’s majority black population. As a young […]

Rozell “Prexy” Nesbitt was born and raised on Chicago’s West Side. After graduating from the Francis Parker School in Chicago, Nesbitt enrolled at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. After graduating from Antioch in 1967, Nesbitt continued his education, attending the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania; Northwestern University; and Columbia University. Even before […]