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.

Colby Symphony Orchestra: Musical Voyages

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

The Colby Symphony Orchestra begins the spring semester with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 — another work in the “pastoral” setting of the countryside, reminiscent of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony (No. 6) […]

Free

The Ghost of Paul Revere w/ Spencer Albee
Sold Out!

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

The popular, Portland-based Ghost of Paul Revere describes their sound as "holler folk," not because it involves a lot of hollering, per se, but because it invokes the rich communal […]

$15 – $20

Maine Jewish Film Festival: Carvalho’s Journey

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

How did an observant Sephardic Jew from Charleston, SC come to join one of the greatest adventures of the 19th century? When legendary expeditioner John Frémont set out through the […]

Bolshoi Ballet: The Flames of Paris

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

Music by Boris Asafiev Choreography by Vasily Vainonen (revisions) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky (revisions) Lighting Design by Damir Ismagilov Musical Direction by Pavel Sorokin In the era of the French […]

$13 – $15

Teen Maker Monday: CD Scratch Art

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Join us in the Teen Room at the Waterville Public Library and make something amazing! Every Monday at 3:00, we'll be creating something new. We provide the supplies, you bring […]

Free

Maine Jewish Film Festival: Menashe

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

In the first 21st century Yiddish language film, Menashe, a good-hearted but somewhat hapless grocery store clerk, struggles against tradition to keep custody of his only son after his wife […]

Medicare 101 Clinic

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Medicare has four parts: Part A is hospital insurance. Part B is medical insurance. Part C is Medicare Advantage Plans. Part D is for prescription drugs. Do you know the […]

Free

Crafternoons: Clothespin Mermaids & Monsters

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Looking for a way to brighten up your child’s day? Bring him or her on down to the Library for Crafternoons! Drop in anytime between 2:30 and 4:oo every Tuesday […]

Free

Workshop with Richard Blanco: Poetry and Our Deeper Selves

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Lunder Institute artist-in-residence Richard Blanco will explore with participants how the reading and writing of poetry connects us to our deeper selves and our emotional wounds. This workshop is free, but space […]

Free

Maine Jewish Film Festival: Oriented Postponed

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

Postponed to Sunday, March 18, 10:00 a.m., due to snow! What is life like for a gay Palestinian twenty-something living in Tel Aviv? It’s complicated. In this big-hearted documentary, we […]

University of Maine Singers in Concert

Waterville Senior High School 1 Brooklyn Avenue, Waterville, ME

The University of Maine Singers is a 60-voice select choir whose members come from all disciplines across campus. Nearly half of its members are from areas outside of music. Under […]

Free

Essentials of College Planning and Financial Aid

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

This interactive workshop touches on the four steps in the college process: admissions, financial aid, career and study skills. Attendance is free, but advance registration is required. Register for a […]

Free

The Materials Movement: Employing Transparency and Purchasing Power for Market

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

Building materials are responsible for many environmental issues throughout their life cycle, including human illness, pollution, habitat and species loss, and resource depletion. How do you design a building with […]

Poetry Out Loud State Finals

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

Recitation and performance are major new trends in poetry. There has been a recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry movement and […]

Free

Enough School Violence!

Castonguay Square Common Street, Waterville

Come out of sympathy for the victims. Come out of respect for the victims’ families. Come out of solidarity for teachers and students. Come out of concern for area schools […]

Free

Golden Leaves: Medieval Manuscript Fragments at Colby

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

In April 2016, Maine bookseller Seth Thayer, Colby Class of ’89, found a cache of medieval manuscript leaves “in a trunk in a client’s house in Maine.” A Google search […]

Free

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

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

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 Take a trip to a curious land unlike any other. The innovative Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson has created The Wonderful World of Dissocia, where […]

Free

Last Chance – Governor LePage’s Final Push

Summit Room, Spann Student Commons, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

March 15 (postponed from March 8) 7:15 to 9:00 AM  Summit Room, Spann Commons, Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville Governor Paul LePage will review his ultimate legislative agenda […]

$18 – $25

Winter Indoor Farmers’ Market

Alfond Youth & Community Center 126 North Street, Waterville, ME

Join The Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA at the Alfond Youth Center (2nd floor library) for the Winter Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, December 7, […]

Teen Movie: Thor: Ragnarok

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4:00 p.m. every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! The movie changes every week. This week, we'll be showing Thor: […]

Free

Shakespeare Slam Competition

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Similar to Slam Poetry, a Shakespeare Slam is a competition to present Shakespeare through spoken word. Contestants will be judged on their ability to memorize the Shakespearean text of their […]

Free

Making Space for We: Building Bridges Through Art and Social Action

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

Designed to build community capacity for public art projects, establish a common understanding of best practices, and develop a shared language for community discussion, Waterville Creates! and the Colby Museum […]

Free

Poetry Reading with Adrian Blevins

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

Rescheduled from Tuesday, March 13 to Thursday, March 15, due to the storm expected on Tuesday. Adrian Blevins, associate professor of English at Colby, has written Appalachians Run Amok, winner […]

Free

ACAT: God of Carnage

Written by Yasmina Reza, Translated by Christopher Hampton, and Directed by Doree Austin A playground altercation between 11-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to […]

$10 – $15

Femmes of Rock Workshop for Strings Students

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

The Waterville Opera House is excited to announce it is partnering with the talented musicians from the nationally recognized touring group, Femmes of Rock, to offer an educational workshop for […]

Free
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