The theme of Youth Art Month is “Your art, Your Story”. To explore the realm of art and stories we will create cool comics of one story we each love to tell about our lives. Learn the art of comics and how artists choose images and text for creating great comics and graphic novels. Ages […]

A prominent scholar of Latinx performance, Dr. Noe Montez is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at Tufts University. His research considers how theater, as a site of activism, can produce memory narratives that change the public's reception to governmental policies on human rights violations. […]

Join us as Fred Stubbert talks to us about the 1944 New England Championship Basket Ball Team. Hosted by Waterville Historical Society and Redington Museum

Rev. Tara Soughers is author of Beyond a Binary God: A Theology for Trans* Allies. Tara is a parent of a trans young adult as well as an Episcopal priest. What does it mean about God and about humans, that there is not a strict gender binary? How can we affirm and include what we […]

Please join the Goldfarb Center at Colby College for a lecture by Brigadier General Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret.) of the American Security Project on the threats that climate change presents for national and global security. The world is heating up. Despite skepticism from climate change deniers, our bases and stations are literally going under […]

John Bear Mitchell, will share stories about his experiences growing up on the Penobscot Nation’s tribal headquarters of Indian Island and his childhood in a Catholic school. With humor and brief anecdotes, he will branch out into his professional escapades, and wonder with you, how he was so honored to have had the experiences he’s had […]

All are welcome to visit the school and learn more about the Montessori approach to early childhood and elementary education. Prospective parents and children will be able to explore the classrooms and the newly constructed Elementary wing. You will also be able to try the hands-on materials, meet the teachers and talk to current parents […]

After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create their own works of art. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.

Look for the green! Grab a paper and green marker and see how many green things you can find and draw in the museum You will find green birds, insects, shells frogs and more that are well colored to camouflage in the green leaves and grass. Learn a little about the advantages of green. Make […]

Bring your grandparents, grandchildren, great aunts or uncles to create and celebrate! Create art and tell your story! Bring an old photo or object from the past and share its story with your family and friends. Registration required. Click to register.

Thirtieth Annual Maine Women’s Hall of Fame Luncheon Buffet 12:00 p.m. Fireplace Lounge Randall Student Center Induction Ceremony Jewett Hall Auditorium 1:30 p.m. University of Maine Augusta March 16, 2019 Snow date:  March 17, 2019 All events at Randall Student Center Cost: $30 Reservations deadline: March 11, 2019 To reserve your spot, contact Marilyn Ladd […]

Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter Activities Committee will host its 5th Annual Tea Party and Fashion Show fundraiser on Saturday, March 16th from 2-4 PM at KVCC, Carter Hall, 92 Western Avenue, Fairfield. This year's benefit will feature 1920's fashion show with vintage ladies' hats, selfies with a celelbrity guest and silent auction.  The auction will include […]

This concert has been canceled to due unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to reschedule in April. A showcase of music that is fun to play. Works include the spectacular Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold and the completion of our Lord of the Rings cycle with a performance of Johan de […]

The military is one of the most diverse American institutions; success is a function of bringing people from different backgrounds and perspectives together to achieve a common goal. How do military leaders promote inclusivity? How are diverse talents identified? What gets in the way of leading a diverse organization? Hear LCDR Melissa Maclin ’98, Naval […]

The content and function of what has been considered to play a preconscious-determining role in human cognition and experience has changed from Kant to the present. Whether the determining factors are described as concepts and categories, stereotypes and intuitions, or historico-cultural expectations, the view that human experience is shaped by prior determining factors of which […]

Join us for a public presentation of the final design concept for a reimagined Castonguay Square. The design team from Beyer Blinder Belle and Mitchell & Associates will present the community’s vision for this central downtown greenspace and describe the process that led to the final concept. Over 150 participants contributed to the community redesign […]

Shield and Spear (2014) features visual activist Zanele Muholi and other leading South African contemporary artists and explores a constellation of stories about identity, art, race, and freedom of expression in South Africa, twenty years into democracy. This screening is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness, on […]

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1966, speaker Jim Friedlander joined the Peace Corps and was stationed in Malawi. Thus began a half century international career. He was legal advisor to Malawi’s Foreign Ministry, followed by stints with the World Bank, Citibank, and international law firms, large and small. He has lived for extensive […]

Are you or someone you know interested in the field of criminal justice? Join us for the Criminal Justice Open House. The event will feature a guest speaker, Department of Corrections Acting Commissioner Randall Liberty, and a panel with students, faculty, and alumni. Thomas College offers bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Administration […]

Maine is one of the states hardest hit by the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis, but people across southern Maine are working on the frontlines of this epidemic, saving lives, raising awareness, and developing new solutions. Points North Institute and Maine Health are partnering to organize a statewide tour of Oscar-nominated director Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s Recovery […]

Cardboard Challenge! What can be created just using a cardboard box? We think the possibilities are endless! Join us to create a castle or fantasy home made of cardboard and tape! Ages 7-12. Healthy snacks provided. $14 Scholarships available. Click to register.

Good dialogue can bring enormous vividness and music to our prose. Good dialogue invites a reader into a room, helps us connect, and lets us hear and see. It can forward plot, illuminate character, reveal theme. But writing dialogue is not always intuitive, in part because dialogue is not merely transcribed speech. (Artful dialogue has […]

Chris Walker, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Humanities, and Beth Finch, Lunder Curator of American Art, will speak on Flooded McDonald’s (2009), a surreal video by the artist collective Superflex. Location: Davis Gallery, Colby Museum of Art. Contact: Jordia Benjamin-Sands, jordia.benjamin@colby.edu Click for more about the Exhibition.