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.

Highway Visions: Automobility and Art in the Postwar

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

Anne Lunder Leland Curatorial Fellow Andrew Gelfand looks at artists’ responses to the construction of the interstate highway system and the emergence of car culture.

Free

Celebrate Seasons!

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

Now that Maine is entering into springtime, do you know why we have seasons? Why does our hemisphere experience summer solstice in June while in the Southern Hemisphere is having […]

Stuffed Animal Party

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

It's a sleepover -- for stuffed animals only! Bring one favorite stuffed animal for games, songs, stories and crafts.   Before you leave, tuck it in for the night, but […]

Free

Poetry Reading: Diane Seuss

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

Pushcart Prize-winner Diane Seuss’s most recent collection is Four-Legged Girl from Graywolf Press. Her second book, Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open (2010), won the Juniper Prize, and she had […]

Free

Lecture by Artist and Architect Maya Lin

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

Maya Lin, Portrait by Walter Smith Please note: Tickets for the Maya Lin lecture have SOLD OUT. For those still interested in attending, we will be simulcasting the lecture in […]

Free

How To Get The Most Out Of A Job Fair

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Job fairs attract many who are trying to find a new job. Want to improve the odds for getting the job you want? The secret to success at a job […]

Free

Family Caregiver Support Group

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Are you a caregiver for a family member or friend? Does your loved one have dementia or another chronic illness? Come and talk with others who share your journey, to […]

Weird Science

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Colby College students will bring a special science program for Spring Vacation.  Join us for a demonstration of solids liquids and gases with dry ice and liquid nitrogen! We will […]

Free

Just Eat It

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

Check out the movie trailer here! Did you know that 40% of the food produced for humans in the U.S. is wasted every year? That's enough to fill the Empire […]

Free

Job Corps Information Session

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Job Corps is a FREE residential vocational training program for eligible youth ages 16-24. Training is available in the construction, medical, hospitality, and administrative fields. Job Corps also offers training […]

Free

Amphibian Walk

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

Come on a walk to look for amphibian signs and to look at a vernal pool during the day! If we have the right timing, we will see eggs and […]

PAWSta Dinner Theater

Hathaway Creative Center 10 Water Street, Waterville

Join the Humane Society Waterville Area for their biggest fundraising event of the year! This first annual fundraiser will feature a night of comedy with Tim Sampler and mistress of […]

Two Cent Talk with Monica Woods and Wesley McNair

Two Cent Talks, a program dedicated to promoting and celebrating the literary arts in Maine, will be hosting a reading, reception and book signing for authors Monica Woods and Wesley […]

Seeing Green: The Use and Abuse of American Environmental Images

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

Associate professor of history at Trent University Finis Dunaway will examine how mainstream media images have depicted environmental crises from the Cold War to the present, including a consideration of Robert Adams’s […]

Free
Recurring

The New Works Festival

Strider Theater, Runnals Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

What does the future of live performance look like? Find out at the 2016 New Works Festival, where emerging playwrights, choreographers, actors, dancers, designers, and stage technicians premiere new adventures in the […]

Free
Recurring

Electronic Waste Recycling

Celebrate Earth Day by disposing of your electronic waste for free. Households, businesses, non-profits, and municipalities of fewer than 100 employees may participate. You won’t even have to get out […]

Free

Tighten and Tone

Thayer Center for Health 149 North Street, Waterville, ME

In this class, learn an easy and effective low-impact exercise program that you can continue at home to strengthen and tone your muscles, increase flexibility and range of motion, and […]

$50

Endangered and Extinct

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

2014 was the centennial of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. In celebration of Earth Day, discover the story of this pigeon and other endangered animals around the museum. Make […]

Building Challenge Day

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Drop in between 2 and 4 pm to try out your engineering skills by building a marshmallow catapult. Recommended for kids 7 and up. Younger kids are welcome, but must […]

Free

Chris Ross and The North

Mainely Brews 1 Post Office Square, Waterville, ME

Hancock, Maine native, Chris Ross has been writing and performing his songs for the better part of a decade. He mixes smokey folk with a rambling and witty lyricism, which […]

$5

Steeple Restoration Fundraiser

Benton Falls Congregational Church 79 Benton Falls Road, Benton, ME

We are tying to historically preserve the church, beginning with its steeple. Our steeple houses the last bell cast by the Paul Revere Foundry. For nearly 200 years, this historic […]

Shakespeare’s 452nd Birthday Bash

You are invited to celebrate Shakespeare’s 452nd birthday “with pomp, with triumph and with reveling.” Join Recycled Shakespeare Company for some or all of the day as we read all […]

Free

Reader Dogs at the Library

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in the library for read-aloud time. For kids who want to practice their reading skills and for […]

Free

Teddy Bear Hike

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

Join us for a short hike to the Roosevelt Monument. We'll talk about the things we see along the way, learn some fun exercises, and finish by making a teddy […]

REM Community Volunteer Awards

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

The community is invited to the REM Partner Community Volunteer Awards Ceremony at the Waterville Opera House.  Sixty three REM Partner organizations will gather to honor exemplary volunteers representing 13 […]

Free
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