This demonstration will offer understanding of Mexican food, its components and how to successfully combine ingredients and spices. We will discuss common ingredients and introduce surprising ones, as well as understand the difference between salsa and pico de gallo. Recipes will include house-made crema, taco seasoning from scratch and roasted vegetable tacos. Participants will be […]

During this time of quarantine, it’s easy to explore simple projects like baking, cooking, sewing, and painting. Why not add flower and leaf pressing to the mix? This activity can be perfect for any age and we will make a little mini flower press to bring outdoors. Materials: flower and leaves (ferns are cool!) gathered, […]

We are pleased to have our artist and friend, Desiree DuBois, join us via Facebook to present her paintings and unique rock art designs. Skowhegan artist, Desiree DuBois, has been exploring and developing her creative passion since she was 3 years old! She is inspired by her love of the outdoors. A stone on a […]

  Crafternoon might not be happening in the Library, but you can still participate from home! Join Mrs. Liz at 3PM on the Waterville Public Library's Facebook page  for instructions on how you and your kids can make this fun craft! Materials you will need: - 1 piece of cardstock or construction paper - scissors - pencil […]

Let’s go fly a kite! Create a kite using simple materials and then go outside in the lovely spring air to fly your creation. Materials needed: newspaper, dowels, straws, or bamboo skewers; tape, markers Tune in to our Facebook Page at 3pm Tuesday and look for our Live Facebook Video and create with us in […]

Maine Voices Live Waterville features conversations between Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal writers and notable Mainers. Audience members can experience a memorable night with a Q&A at the end. The occasion of Maine’s bicentennial has elevated diverse stories of the state’s natural, human and political histories. Join us for an evening to learn about common […]

Playing with food can be fun! Make playful, carved prints from vegetables, inspired by our current virtual exhibition, Maine Aomori Printmaking Society. We will show you how to use potatoes, zucchini and more to create simple stamps and prints. Materials: potatoes, a carving tool like a paperclip or small printmaking linoleum cutters, paint and paper.  […]

The Waterville Noontime Rotary Club will hold its annual Spring Fling Auction online on Thursday, May 28, starting at 6:00 PM. Interested supporters must register online at Eventbrite. The registration donation is $10 per person. Participants will then receive an invitation for both the silent and live auctions. The Spring Fling is an annual Rotary […]

We are pleased to have our artist and friends Matt Demers and Allison McKeen from Gardiner! Matt is a visual Artist who grew up making the kind of crafts you make out of toilet paper tubes and pipe cleaners, coloring outside the lines of coloring books - his childhood home was filled with old stuff […]

Art Club for All-Junk Drawer Challenge This challenge, inspired by artist James Brunt, is to take your junk drawer and create art from it! We will look at the items in a junk drawer and create a sculptural work of art to photograph! Materials: items from your junk drawer! Tune in to our Facebook Page […]

Crafternoon might not be happening in the Library, but you can still participate from home! Join Mrs. Liz at 3PM on the Waterville Public Library's Facebook page  for instructions on how you and your kids can make a fun craft!

Virtual After School Art Club – Printmaking with Unusual Objects Printmaking is an art medium that can include many interesting materials in its process. In this session, learn how compact disks (CDs), legos, and other household items can be transformed into an awesome art project! We will use works on display in the virtual Common […]

This week we are full-on-Wonka, visiting local culinary artist and chocolatier Mark Simpson, from Christopher Hastings Confections. Mark will take us through the confectionery world to show us how he creates gorgeous, eye-popping, award-winning chocolates with artisan painting techniques using edible cocoa butter and other delicious tools of the trade. To watch, please visit the […]

Based on Katie Coppens' book, Geology is a Piece of Cake, this virtual interactive program offers a baked approach to thinking about rock formation, tectonic plate movement, fossils and more. Katie will show a short video, offer Q&A and more. To receive link to Zoom meeting on the day of the presentation register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QK7GG28

We are still planning on the original date of June 6th, 2020. However, in an effort to plan ahead, if need be, please hold September 13, 2020 as a backup date on your calendar. We all will be gathering at Snow Pond Center for the Arts for the very best and only lakeside Brewfest in Maine as soon […]

March to honor George Floyd this SUNDAY at 12, meet in the Concourse by Goodwill and Restore This is a march in solidarity of the Floyd family and an opportunity for any resident to peacefully dialog with African American/Minorities men and women from Waterville and surrounding towns to help understand their perspectives on the current issues […]

The Artist Toolbox, led by Kim Bernard, is designed for artists who want to develop the skills necessary to successfully represent themselves and advance professionally. Creating a strong, body of work is the most important part of being an artist, but how do you pay the bills, juggle time, money, studio and life? This workshop […]

Now that we are experiencing our glorious Maine warm weather, we need to try more messy outdoor art! This easy and creative all-ages art activity is a great way to bring art and the outdoors together. Materials needed: spray bottles, water, food coloring, paper and pencil. Tune in to our Facebook Page at 3pm Tuesday […]

  GreenDrinks is Back!   Come join KV Connect, Waterville’s young professionals’ group, for an exciting evening of networking, socialization and social distancing while helping to support a great cause! We’ve taken extra precautions to make sure that adherence to social distancing guidelines will be followed during our very anticipated event. This month's Waterville GreenDrinks […]

Join us for a virtual tour of the Winslow Public Library and I Spy Game. Try to spot the library goose in each area of the library! See how many of her favorite costumes you can see. Join us at noon on Wed, June 10, 2020 on our Facebook Page

CEO Saïd Eastman will speak about staffing and recruitment challenges and tips at Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s June Business Breakfast. This month’s breakfast will be held on Thursday, June 11, from 7:15 to 9:00 a.m. in the Waterville Country Club Banquet Room. Please note that this is a change from our usual venue at Thomas […]

At Northern Light Health, we are here to help you. We understand you want to open your doors and safely welcome back your employees, customers, volunteers, students, and more – we all are eager to  get back to something near normal. If you have questions or are second-guessing yourself while trying to do the right […]