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.

American Art Publication Celebration and Talks

Congratulations to Lauren Lessing, Mirken Curator of Education at the Colby Museum, and Tanya Sheehan, Associate Professor of Art, for the publication of their research articles in the Fall 2014 issue of the Journal of American Art, published by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Lessing's essay, "Theatrical Mayhem in Junius Brutus Stearns's 'Hannah Duston Killing […]

Free

Climate Change Training

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

We would like to invite you to join us for a short training with all the climate change groups in the greater Waterville area (the Colby student group, 350 Central Maine, Citizen’s Climate Lobby, the Sustain Mid Maine Climate Change Public Policy committee, NRCM, Sierra Club) to create a rapid mobilization team for actions.  This […]

La Bayadere

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

Presented by:Bolshoi Ballet Music: Ludwig Minkus Libretto: Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov Original choreography: Marius Petipa New version: Yuri Grigorovich When the beautiful dancer Nikiya and the warrior Solor meet in secret, they swear eternal mutual fidelity. However, the High Brahmin, who is also in love with Nikiya, overhears them. He rushes to reveal their […]

Water Color and Oil Painting Art Demonstration

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Have you been curious about water color or oil painting? Muskie Center Volunteer George Bent will present this free demonstration class showcasing landscape and marine painting. Join us to see if this is a class you might be interested in attending in the future. Call to get more information or to register.

Free

Downtown Waterville Winter Farmers’ Market

The Waterville Farmers' Market is a chance to obtain some of Maine's freshest and most delicious seasonal veggies, meats, milk and cheese, and baked goods. During the winter, the market will be held indoors in The Center from 2:00 to 4:00, every other Thursday. Upcoming dates are: February 5 February 19 March 5 March 19

United Way of Mid-Maine 2014 Campaign Finale

As the largest community change organization in the area, UWMM will bring together donors, volunteers, partner agencies, and advocates for an evening of celebration.  Join Campaign Chair and retiring President of MaineGeneral Health, Scott Bullock, as he reflects on UWMM’s 60th Anniversary and the impact that local donors had on this year’s theme, the Power […]

$20

The Merry Widow

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

The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling femme fatale who captivates all Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman (The Producers, Oklahoma!, Contact). Stroman and her design team of Julian Crouch (Satyagraha, The Enchanted Island) and costume designer William Ivey Long (Cinderella, Grey […]

Winter Tracks

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

Explore outdoors with snow shoes to view the great amounts of animal traffic suddenly apparent in the tracks in the snow. Learn a few tips on what to look for around your home. We will have some extra snow shoes on hand for visitors. If you are bringing a large group, please call ahead. (This […]

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Spectrum Generations and the Waterville Rotary Club have teamed up to sponsor its 28th Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Richard Biffle from Thomas College.  A hot, country buffet breakfast will be served. This event has sold out past years, so please purchase your tickets early You can buy […]

The Godfather, Part II (1974)

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

In many ways, this is not only Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, but also the high water mark of the wonder years of American cinema, the ‘70s. Has there ever been a film as beautiful, ambitious, uncompromising — and commercially successful! — as Coppola’s legendary, Oscar-sweeping (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Robert De […]

Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program Keynote Address

This year's program celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision through the theme "The Audacity to Dream: The Courage to Act for Justice." Keynote speaker Majora Carter is an urban revitalization specialist, Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, and social-enterprise pioneer. After founding nonprofits Sustainable South Bronx and Green For All, she established consulting company Majora Carter Group, LLC. […]

Free

The International Criminal Court: Lessons From Its First Thirteen Years On The Relationship Between Politics And Justice

The International Criminal Court is the first permanent tribunal designed to hold individuals criminally accountable for the most serious war crimes and human rights abuses.  When it became operational in 2002, it was welcomed by the human rights community as a deterrent to mass atrocity through the globalization of law and opposed by the Bush […]

$10

Kitchen Witches

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

Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle are two "mature" cable-access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for 30 years. When circumstances put them together on a TV show, the insults are flung harder than the food! Performance Dates and Times: January 22 – 24 at 7:00 pm; January 25 at 2:00pm Tickets: $20, $18 Seniors and […]

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Arguably Shakespeare's most fun and funniest play, A Midsummer Night's Dream has all the ingredients for first-class comedy:  a love quadrangle, a troop of well-intentioned but hopelessly amateur actors, and a forest full of fairies who wield magical mischief with hilarious results.  Colby Theater and Dance Teaching Artist, Bess Welden, will adapt and direct a […]

Free

Probate: What You Need to Know

Muskie Community Center 38 Gold Street, Waterville, ME

Join Nale Law Offices and learn what probate is, how you end up there, what is required, how long it takes, how expensive it is and so much more, including ways to avoid probate court. There will be time for questions and answers following the seminar. Please call to register.

Free

Sustain Mid Maine Coalition Annual Meeting

Our keynote speaker will be Mike Stoddard of Efficiency Maine. Mike will be speaking of the cost savings one can realize by taking advantage of Efficiency Maine Trust programs. Currently there are new incentives for both businesses and home owners. Additionally he will be highlighting what Efficiency Maine Trust is doing to track the real […]

Free

The Longest Distance

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

The Longest Distance unveils two faces of the same country, Venezuela — a violent and chaotic city and a corner of paradise within the most ancient mountains on the planet. It shows two people in contrasting moments of their lives.  Alike as reckless travelers, a grief-stricken child sets out alone through an entire country seeking […]

International Penguin Day

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

Explore the penguins of the museum and discover why penguins captivate us! Learn about why most of the penguins of the world are now endangered.

Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

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

The magnetic tenor Vittorio Grigolo takes on the tortured poet and unwitting adventurer of the title of Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece, in the Met’s wild, kaleidoscopic production. Hibla Gerzmava, Erin Morley, and Christine Rice sing the three heroines—each an idealized embodiment of some aspect of Hoffmann’s desire. Thomas Hampson portrays the shadowy Four Villains, and Yves […]

Winter Tracks

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

Explore outdoors with snow shoes to view the great amounts of animal traffic suddenly apparent in the tracks in the snow. Learn a few tips on what to look for around your home. We will have some extra snow shoes on hand for visitors. If you are bringing a large group, please call ahead.

Groundhog Day

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

Come take your photo with Gertrude the Groundhog and find out her prediction for the coming winter days!

Downtown Waterville Winter Farmers’ Market

The Waterville Farmers' Market is a chance to obtain some of Maine's freshest and most delicious seasonal veggies, meats, milk and cheese, and baked goods. During the winter, the market will be held indoors in The Center from 2:00 to 4:00, on the first and third Thursdays of each month, except on New Year's Day. […]

Mid-Winter Blahs Concert

Union Church of Belgrade Lakes 67 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes, ME

We will have one of the finest entertainers in Maine, Martin Swinger, to brighten up your winter blues and put a smile on your pale, sun-starved faces.  Martin is an up-tempo, cheerful, and funny Maine singer-songwriter who knows how to bring a bit of summer to a wintry time of year.  Following Martin's performance, we'll […]

$5

Jamie Kent & The Options

Mainely Brews 1 Post Office Square, Waterville, ME

A fresh 26-year-old singer-songwriter with big dreams and an ever-expanding fanbase, artist Jamie Kent's future as a performer looks quite promising. Drawing on influences from modern artists like Ray Lamontagne and Amos Lee as well as paying tribute to classic greats like Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, Kent's perfectly mellifluous tunes are roll-the-windows-down, soak-up-some-sun kind […]

Free
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