Long before he became a world-renowned public figure, George Mitchell grew up in Waterville amid humble surroundings in a tight-knit immigrant family. Hear about the beginnings of Mitchell's remarkable story […]

How your vote on minimum wage and income tax can negatively impact your business! With Greg Dugal, executive director of Maine Restaurant Association and Maine Inn Keepers Association and Curtis Picard, […]

Director of the New England Arts and Architecture Program Martha J. McNamara will discuss the 1856 autobiographical landscape drawn by Pedro Tovookan Parris currently on view in the exhibit A Usable […]

Hey, hey... our After School Art Club on Thursday, October 13th will have a special guest instructor, Lev Pinkus, who will be teaching kids the basic skills needed for cartooning! […]

Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time! For kids who want to practice their reading skills and for […]

Sustain Mid Maine Coalition’s Education & Community Outreach Team invites you to “Timber First: An Introduction to the New Generation of Tall Timber Buildings,” presented by Bill Basford. Recent advances […]

The Opera House is excited to host Ben Roy and the Cast of Those Who Can’t for a stand-up comedy show in October! Ben Roy created and stars in TruTv’s […]

Hancock, Maine native, Chris Ross has been writing and performing his songs for the better part of a decade. He mixes smokey folk with a rambling and witty lyricism, which […]

This family-friendly community trail system features a beautiful pine forest, gravel paths, open fields, and a fishing pond.  Join us to explore the trails and learn about a new footbridge […]

Community members are invited to bring their Super 8, 8mm, and 16mm films to Studio 93 in Downtown Waterville, where technicians will inspect and project them on screen for all […]

One Show Only! Introduced by Director Richard Kane Imber’s Left Hand is a love story between two artists faced with one’s death and how art and love transform this tragedy […]

The Recycled Shakespeare Company will perform Select Works of Edgar Allan Poe on in the gazebo of Memorial Park in Fairfield. In this unique readers theater in-the-round setting the audience […]

Come on a fall walk to enjoy the leaf changes and explore the trails with a museum guide.  Discover why the leaves change, create fall leaf art and enjoy Maine's […]

Common Street Arts invites you to our new monthly series — Paint with Us! in our fabulous new studio. No experience necessary, no supplies to buy — just show up and […]

With a special guest performance by cast members of the Waterville Opera House’s Young Frankenstein, opening October 21! Digital version of the black and white classic, a far greater film […]

Come experience the hauntingly beautiful work of David Twiss in this site-specific installation at Common Street Arts.  We will have two installation locations: a larger installation in the Common Street […]

Please join us for an amazing downtown experience in Castonguay Square! Enjoy delicious snacks and libations from The Proper Pig, tour the new Common Street Arts gallery and education spaces, […]

The purpose of the meeting is to identify local transit needs, share information and develop a coordinated, comprehensive strategy to meet the growing need for public transit services in the […]

Discover how to move your piece of Maine in the right direction – without losing what you love most. October 19, 2016, Waterville, Maine. Morning tours around Waterville & afternoon […]

Sonja Pieck, associate professor of environmental studies at Bates College, researches the struggles over nature in South America and Germany, including the border region between East and West Germany. Shaped […]

Khalid Albaih is a political cartoonist from Sudan. He is Colby’s 2016 Oak Fellow at the Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights. Albaih uses his daring, often […]

Independent scholar of folk and decorative arts Seth Thayer ’89 and Assistant for Special Projects Anna Fan ’15 will discuss artworks in the exhibition related to whaling and maritime trade, […]

Are you a caregiver for a family member or friend? Does your loved one have dementia or another chronic illness? Come and talk with others who share your journey, to […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a 20-hour facilitator training for their grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, starting Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The training dates and times will be […]