Theresa Secord, founding member of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, will share a 200-year tribal history and her story as a Penobscot Indian basket maker and longtime advocate for the art. Secord also fast-forwards to a new generation of young Wabanaki basket makers to look into their world, their challenges, and the exciting new directions […]

Feeding the hungry is a world problem we all want to solve. But how? Should we leave it up to big agriculture? Big government? Big philanthropy? Gloria Otieno, a development economist and food policy expert, believes local communities play a major role in their own agricultural fates. In this talk, she argues that local communities in […]

Kathleen Vernon, associate professor of Hispanic languages and literature at the SUNY, Stony Brook, has published widely on various aspects of Spanish-language cinema from the 1930s to the present, with special focus on melodrama, film music and sound, and women’s cinema. She is completing a book on voice, music, and sound in film, and two […]

Contemporary American politics are highly polarized. Some blame social issues as the driver of polarization, while others point to economic inequality and class divisions. Building on his recent book, Mark Brewer, professor and interim department chair of political science at the University of Maine, will argue that disagreement over a much more fundamental matter lies at […]

For the last nine years, Inland Hospital in Waterville has held their signature event, an Annual Pops Concert as their gift to the community while raising necessary funds for an area of need within the hospital or at one of the 19 Inland Family Care practices in Kennebec/Somerset counties. The dynamic energy of the Portland […]

Paintball guns and instruction provided. Proceeds benefit Central Maine Ski Club. FMI: 207-397-3477

The 2015 Southworth Symposium will bring together scholars and enthusiasts to contemplate the enduring role that gardens play in our attempts to design our environment. This year’s expanded format includes four distinguished scholars who will speak on the relationship between humans and nature in the context of the garden in Asia, the Islamic world, Europe, […]

Theresa Secord, founding member of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance and a nationally recognized, award-winning artist, will share her traditional weaving. Attendance to this workshop is limited to 25 and preregistration is required. To register, call 859-5613.

• Hot cider & refreshments • Trail walks • Dryland dog sled and fat biking demos • Pump track open – bring your bike! • Pumpkin bowling • Hay Bale Maze • Face painting and more family-friendly activities!

Meet 10-year-old Jo-Jo Thoreau and listen to her read from her second book, Buckaroo Bobbie Sue. She's also prepared a craft activity, and there will be copies of both books to purchase. She'll even sign them for you!

In the Reader Dog program, children actually read books to a trained dog and the dog loves to listen! A child who may be hesitant to read to his peers is typically less stressed when reading to a dog. Each child will have 15 minutes to read aloud to Cole from the book of their […]

This family-friendly show features fast-paced juggling, comedy, escape wizardry, dangerous props and insane stunts. Proceeds will benefit The Maine Children's Home. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or at The Maine Children's Home. Tickets for children 10 and under are $5.00.

Germaine Taillefaire (Overture for the Orchestra) and Darius Milhaud (West Point Suite) were members of “Les Six”, a group of French composers reacting both to the Wagner’s bombast and Debussy’s overt sensuality. Milhaud’s suite and William Grant Still’s “To You, America” were both commissioned for the West Point sesquicentennial. Still and Vincent Persichetti (Symphony for the […]

Last year this band kicked off the first concert sponsored at Moody Chapel and set the bar for the entire Music at Moody initiative! Come see the band ROCK the CHAPEL again! Join Gerald Bran (Elton) and his fantastic band (including KVCC Professor Mark Kavanaugh on bass!) as they play their way through some of […]

The Capitol Steps have been a Washington, DC institution for over thirty years, providing a unique blend of musical and political comedy to our Nation's Capitol and more.  Each show consists of tasteful lampooning guaranteed to leave both sides of the political spectrum laughing. The troupe started in 1981, when John McCain was only 63 […]

David Solmitz is a local educator, author, and artist. David will read from his new novel Ilse's Fate. The author calls his novel a "harrowing tale of the excruciating demise of a sensitive German girl who is drawn to Nazi ideology out of insecurity and ignorance." Presented as part of the Waterville Public Library's Author […]

Suzanne Massie will speak about Russian cultural markers in the folk tale, folk art, and ballet. Best known for her  influential book Land of the Firebird (1980), she was invited by President Ronald Reagan to be an informal advisor on Soviet relations and became a personal liaison between Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in the late […]

What makes a happy life? The 50-year friendship of two concentration camp survivors is challenged by the death of a daughter and subsequent questions about the nature and mysteries of the human will. Nina is a journey into identity, loss, memory, and the power of female friendship. Written by Professor of Theater and Dance Lynne […]

The menu includes Baked Ham, Seasoned Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots and a Special Dessert from 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. This luncheon is free for veterans; the cost is $6.00 for all others. Please join us and let us honor your service. Guest speaker Conrad Edwards from the Bureau of Veterans' Services will do a […]

  TUESDAY  NOVEMBER 10th, 2015 4:30 - 7:00 PM 14-24 Common Street Downtown Waterville RSVP NOW Gail Conway   207.873.5101     gail@ghmagency.com Come Celebrate Community!   Take in three stories of local art displays and live music, meet the artists and purchase your favorite work!   Participate in creating a collaborative work of Art […]

The themes of anthropocentrism, the intrinsic value of nature, and an ecological worldview have preoccupied environmental philosophers for decades. How have philosophers considered these topics, and which of their conclusions are relevant today? Assistant Professor of Philosophy Keith Peterson will consider whether anthropocentrism motivates the concept of the Anthropocene and ask whether an ecological worldview is […]

In this celebratory anniversary year, many exciting things have happened between Kotlas, Russia, and the Waterville area. A Kotlas teacher and students visited Maine to lead classes in our annual Russian Sampler Day, and Connection Committee members presented classes at their American Sampler in Kotlas. The Connection offered a Russian comedy film series in the […]

Mark Leighton, guitar, will perform music composed for, transcribed by, or reintroduced into the repertoire by Andrés Segovia during a career that spanned nearly the entire 20th century. Included will be compositions by J.S. Bach, Issac Albeniz, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Francisco Tarrega. Organized by the Colby Music Department.

Artist and educator Jackie Brown focuses on sculpture installation, working to create immersive environments that invite the viewer into imagined biological systems. An assistant professor of art at Bowdoin College, Brown encourages viewers to consider the shifting nature of the world around them. Organized by the Department of Art.

Erika Meitner is the author of four books of poems, including Ideal Cities (HarperCollins, 2010), which was a 2009 National Poetry series winner. Meitner’s poems have been anthologized widely, and have appeared in Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly Review, Indiana Review, The New Republic, and Tin House. Meitner is an associate professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she teaches in the MFA (Master of Fine […]