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Film About a Father Who

Room 5, Arey Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Introduced by filmmaker Lynne Sachs with a Q&A to follow. Selected as the opening night film for this year’s Slamdance Film Festival and screened as part of MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight, Sachs’ cinematic exploration of her father offers sometimes contradictory views of a seemingly unknowable man who is publicly the uninhibited center of the frame yet […]

Free

Venuste Kubwimana: Son of Genocide

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

After losing members of his family during the Rwandan genocide in 1994, Venuste was left to care for his younger siblings and often had to miss school to fetch water from distant clean water sources. Venuste’s experience inspired him to partner with a friend to form the International Transformation Foundation (ITF) – a nonprofit organization […]

Free

Talent on Tap: Partnering to Catalyze Maine’s Future

Waterville Brewing Company 10 Water Street, Ste. 111, Waterville, ME

High school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers and other educators are invited! The Challenge: Maine’s Governor has given us a call to action! The future of the state we love is dependent on developing our talent and unleashing the innovative potential of our people. Education is the key. The Invitation: Join Thomas College President (and former […]

Free

Visiting Writer Ana Menéndez

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

Ana Menéndez, the Kristina Stahl Writer-in-Residence for 2019-20, has published four books of fiction: Adios, Happy Homeland!, The Last War, Loving Che, and In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd, whose title story won a Pushcart Prize. She has worked as a journalist in the U.S. and abroad, lastly as a prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald. As a reporter, […]

Free

Art as Politic

Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Art exists across the world in many different forms and amplifies many different voices. It can expose our truths and challenge how we exist in the world. The third installment of Colby College's Who's Coming to Dinner: Critical Conversation Series will dive into the ways that art exists to challenge and reflect our society under "Art as […]

Free

Oak Institute Lecture: Andrea Prasow

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Andrea Prasow, acting director at Human Rights Watch in Washington, conducts advocacy before the U.S. government on global human rights issues, with a particular focus on national security and human rights. Prasow frequently appears on domestic and international radio and television and has published in a wide range of print and online media outlets, including Politico, […]

Free

Connections between Climate Change, Food Insecurity, and Conflict

Parker-Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Join Kimberly Flowers, executive director of the Goldfarb Center, for this lecture. As the climate crises worsen we are simultaneously seeing a rise in global hunger, unprecedented humanitarian need, and increasingly protracted conflicts. Flowers will unpack the considerable threat that climate change is having on both political stability and food systems, particularly in fragile states. She […]

Free

Clarity on Cannabis

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

Clarity on Cannabis: The Wellness Connection’s CEO Patricia Rosi speaks on navigating the new cannabis market. A seasoned executive, Patricia Rosi is the current CEO of the Wellness Connection, Maine’s leading group of medical cannabis operators. Rosi manages four state-licensed dispensaries as well as state-of-the-art operations, designed to exceed the highest production standards for cultivation, […]

Plugged In: Cybersecurity

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

Join experts from Thomas College, the state and federal government, and other leading technology companies to learn more about the increasing threat to your personal and professional data. Specialists in the field will help you identify and understand the fast-changing landscape of Cybersecurity and the role education plays in maintaining your overall safety. Thomas College […]

Free

Beginning 3D Printing

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

3D printing—the process of making three-dimensional, solid objects from a digital file—is revolutionizing the world! Join us at the library for a 3D printing demonstration you will never forget. You’ll get the chance to ask questions and also play around with designing.  For 4th through 12th Grade.  

Free

After School Art Club: Arts Inspired by Other Countries

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

In collaboration with the Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibition theme of A Journey Through Art, young artists will explore three distinct craft projects related to the cultural traditions of China, Bolivia, and Germany. For ages 7 - 12. Cost: $14. Scholarships available. Registration required. MORE

$14

Shakespeare Slam Competition

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Join Royal Shakespeare Company for the 3rd Annual Shakespeare Slam Competition! Contestants compete in this spoken word event, using Shakespeare’s text! Click for more info

Free

Waterville Inventions

Waterville Historical Society - Redington Museum 62 Silver Street, Waterville, ME

  Join us as author and historian, Earl Smith talks to us about the many inventions that come about here in Waterville! Most people know about the Lombard Tractor, but not many know of the impact that specific item had on the country and world. This should be a fascinating lecture that you won’t want […]

Free

Wet Hot American Summer

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

"The title of this inventive absurdist comedy is meant to mislead — it's not a sex movie but a parody, and the loose feel is part of its genius. On the final day of summer camp in Maine in 1981, the counselors and the campers — adolescents all — are desperate to make the most […]

Femmes of Rock — Cancelled

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

CANCELLED. FMI Back at Waterville Opera House by popular demand! FEMMES OF ROCK starring Bella Electric Strings Featuring the music of AC/DC, ELO, Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Metallica, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, and more! FEMMES OF ROCK, led by rock violinist and arranger, Nina DiGregorio, has rocked audiences worldwide with their […]

Kennebec Montessori School Open House and Registration Day

Kennebec Montessori School 38 Sheridan Road, Fairfield, ME

Kennebec Montessori School (KMS), Maine’s oldest Montessori school, promotes curiosity and exploration through experiential learning for children ages 3 – 12. KMS serves over 100 children, offering preschool, kindergarten, and elementary programs. We work to support the needs of the whole child; social, emotional, and cognitive. We embrace the opportunity to guide children academically on […]

Free

Kids Art Yoga

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

Cancelled due to Coronavirus Let’s bend, stretch, and move while drawing inspiration from the works of art on view in the Youth Art Month exhibition! This is our third consecutive year for this popular event which creates yoga poses based on work in the exhibition. Join us for some creative movement in the gallery!  Recommended […]

Free

Spring Book Sale Begins

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Looking for your next favorite book? Stop by the Waterville Public Library during library hours from Saturday, February 29 through Saturday March 14 and check out our Spring Book Sale featuring a wide selection of materials for all ages! The sale officially opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday 2/29, but there will be a preview from […]

Maine Mammals

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

Mammal pelts, skulls, tracks and scat and of course the many mammal mounts in the museum will provide an engaging look at Maine’s popular mammals. Discover how the different mammals adapt to our wetland, forest and ocean habitats. Make a mammal track game and mammal craft. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $3

The Met: Der Fliegende Holländer

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

This production has been CANCELLED by the Metropolitan Opera House. Evgeny Nikitin is the mysterious seafarer searching for salvation. Director François Girard, whose mesmerizing production of Parsifal recently wowed Met audiences, returns to stage Richard Wagner’s eerie early masterwork, Der Fliegende Holländer (“The Flying Dutchman”). Valery Gergiev conducts. Tickets: $17 - $23. (Prices include per […]

$17 – $23

Artful Movements: Find Your Inner Self

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

“Standing Figure (Proud Oriental Figure)” is a sculpture made of terracotta, a type of ceramic, and the Eagle yoga pose alludes to its physical form. To create the yoga pose, one must sculpt one’s own body, moulding oneself into an upright posture by crossing arms and legs while standing. Part of Let Art Inspire, the […]

Free

Colby Wind Ensemble: Pure Motion — CANCELED

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

The Colby Wind Ensemble’s spring concert features music full of frantic motion, including Ghost Train Triptych, depicting a supernatural machine that roars out of the night, and Powerhouse, featuring that purveyor of pure energy Bugs Bunny, along with other friends of Looney Tunes fame. The organized chaos of the factory floor will be represented by […]

Free

Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle

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

Written by: Adophe Adam Choreography by: Alexei Ratmansky The young peasant girl, Giselle, dies of a broken heart when she learns that the man she loves, Albrecht, has betrayed her. Against her own will, she joins the Wilis, vengeful spirits of jilted brides who condemn Albrecht to dance until he dies of exhaustion. In this […]

$15 – $18

Empire Falls

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

Cancelled due to Coronavirus “Hollywood does not always hunt for grim reality, but that’s what it found here. Waterville the perfect backdrop for the filming of Empire Falls, based on Richard Russo’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel with the same title about a rundown, blue-collar Maine community where the economy never recovered after its shirt factory shut […]

Free

Speaking and Listening: The Art of Writing Dialogue — Cancelled

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

This event is Cancelled! 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 […]

Free
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