Environmental studies alumnus Joel Alex ’08 shares his path from Colby to owning and operating North America’s largest floor malting facility. From community mapping to declining admittance to graduate school, Alex will talk about and answer questions on his experiences and insights while applying sustainable development principles at home. Alex founded and runs Blue Ox […]

A faculty violin recital featuring Jinwook Park, violin, and Yuri Funahashi, piano. The duo joins forces to perform three lyrical gems by Schumann, Prokofiev, and Brahms. Location: Alex Katz Gallery, Colby Museum of Art, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. Contact: Deb Ward, djward@colby.edu, 859-5670.

Learn what is Happening in Washington and What YOU Can Do to Lower Your Health Care Costs Let Joel Allumbaugh of The Allumbaugh Agency give you the latest, up-to-the-minute report on DC’s ACA restructuring efforts as Maine has influenced the reforms on the national stage.  Join us for this Business Breakfast Series in the Summit […]

Walking may be the simplest way to work out and to boost your outlook on life. You can do it almost anywhere, and it's a snap to get started; just put one foot in front of the other. There are many great reasons to walk. Your heart will grow stronger, you'll lower your blood pressure, […]

Create large masks inspired by the nature around us and animals in the current exhibit Into the Forest.  For ages 6-12. Cost: $12. Location: Common Street Arts, 93 Main St., Waterville, 872-ARTS, www.watervillecreates.org/common-street-arts/ REGISTER

Join us in the Bartlett Room for Teens at 4 p.m. every Thursday for a screening of a popular movie! This week, we'll be showing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13). This event is free, and open to attendees ages 11-18. Light refreshments will be provided. More Information » Location: Bartlett […]

5:00 p.m.: Reception at Common Street Arts (93 Main St.) 6:00 p.m.: Presentation at Waterville Opera House Animal migration is a topic of many dimensions. It involves behavior, physiology, and ecology. There are also migratory similarities and differences between birds, mammals, insects, and fish. In collaboration with the exhibition into the forest, please join common […]

Central Maine's technology community comes together for a fun night of collaboration, drinks, food, and networking. At Tech Night you will be connected with technologists that share a passion for learning, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Our October TechTalk is “Sensing the BioGeoChemistry of Lakes and Oceans From Autonomous Buoys and Drones,” by Prof. D. Whitney King, Frank and […]

Two Cent Talks, a literary series sponsored by Colby College’s Office of the President, Center for the Arts and the Humanities, English Department, and Department in Creative Writing, will host Monica Wood and Stu Kestenbaum at their new venue at the Redington Museum on Silver Street in Waterville on October 12. Monica Wood is the […]

Local leaders and community members will come together for our annual candlelight vigil and speak out against domestic violence.  The group will then march down to the Skowhegan Town Office.  A round table discussion will follow. Light refreshments will be served.

An original play Couples Therapy, featuring Thomas College students, will be staged on October 13 at 7:00 p.m. and on October 14 at 1:00 p.m. in the Ayotte Auditorium at Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville.  The play was written and will be directed by Waterville local Paul P. Barnes. Admission is free. Couples […]

Would you like to learn how to identify some common trees in the Waterville area? Come stroll around town with Dr. Drew Barton, author of The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods and Professor of Biology at the University of Maine at Farmington. You’ll stretch your legs, learn some simple techniques for tree identification, and […]

The 5-Kilometer (3.1 mile) loop course starts and finishes at Prescott Hall on the beautiful Good Will-Hinckley campus.  All proceeds benefit the Family Violence Project, whose mission is to end domestic violence in Kennebec and Somerset counties by increasing victim safety, empowering survivors, and advocating for social change.  The link for online registration is below: […]

Come learn about Maine Native Americans by exploring the museum’s archaeology collections and basket collections. Throw a spear with an atlatl and grind corn with a stone. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children. Location: L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley, 14 Easler Road (off Rte. 201), Hinckley, 238-4250, www.gwh.org/lcbates/

Make your own animal-inspired Halloween masks in the Museum’s Mirken Education Classroom. Wearing your “new face,” learn and perform some animal dance moves. Location: Colby Museum of Art, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, 859-5600, www.colby.edu/museum.

Auntie D (Darcie) will present how she creates the fantastic needle felting designs from dying the wool to the finished needle felting product. There will be kits available to construct your own design, usually sold for $25 but for only $15 during this workshop. You can select your own color wool. We are celebrating Maine […]

Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts Tony Award winner Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s masterpiece, Die Zauberflöte (“The Magic Flute”). Golda Schultz makes her Met debut as Pamina with Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, Charles Castronovo as the fairy tale prince Tamino, Markus Werba as the bird-catching Papageno, Christian Van Horn […]

Join Aislinn Sarnacki, outdoor reporter for the Bangor Daily News and author of Family Friendly Hikes in Maine, for a family-friendly, fall hike on Inland's own trails - and a chance to win a copy of her book! Bring your Family Fun Series passport or sign up and register to win a $500 L.L. Bean […]

The menu is baked beans, hot dogs, casseroles, salads, desserts and beverages. The cost is $8 for Adults, and $5 for Children under age 10. Donations of canned and other non-perishable food items will be greatly appreciated. Location: Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, 61 Pleasant St., Waterville, 872-7564, www.pleasantstreetumc.com

Proceeds will support local food access for local low-income individuals, families and seniors. The menu will include butternut squash soup, mixed green salad, angel hair pasta with a garlic butter sauce, roasted vegetables, bread and butter and desserts. The supper will take place at the Vassalboro Community School, 1116, Webber Pond Road, Vassalboro. Ticket costs […]

Vox One, the award-winning a cappella jazz quintet, makes its Colby debut with its unique blend of blues, folk, and gospel music. Composed of faculty members at the Berklee College of Music, they have toured throughout the U.S. and in Japan and opened for Ray Charles, Chicago, The Persuasions, The Bobs, The Woody Herman Orchestra, […]

Tai Chi is an effective exercise to improve health and well-being. Tai Chi is a low intensity type of physical activity that exercises the entire body, all the joints, muscles and internal organs and at the same time, strengthens the mind. Tai Chi relieves stress and brings harmony to yourself and others. Tai Chi is […]

Join us in the Teen Room every Monday at 3:00 and make something amazing! We provide the supplies, you bring the creativity! This week we'll be making miniature, marshmallow-flinging catapults! This program is free, and open to attendees ages 11-18. For more information, please call 872-5433 or email staylor@watervillelibrary.org. Location: Bartlett Room for Teens, Waterville Public […]

Do you ever wonder if there is a better way to handle some of those daily parenting challenges? Learn how with this six-session video and discussion program for parents and care providers of children ages 5 - 12. This program is designed to help raise responsible children by using effective discipline techniques and encouragement skills. […]