Join a celebration of the museum’s new exhibitions with gallery tours, silhouette portrait cutting, and art making for all ages. Activities run from 4:30 to 6:00. A reception with food, drink, and live music by The Moist Bandanas runs from 6:30 to 8:30.

Two Cent Talks welcomes Bill Roorbach and Arielle Greenberg for a reading, reception, and book signing. Roorbach’s book The Remedy for Love was a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize, and he won the Flannery O’Connor and O. Henry prizes for his short story collection Big Bend and the Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction for Temple Stream. Greenberg is the […]

No experience necessary, painting fun for men, women and teens, with instructor Paul Cyr of Painting with Michel Paul. Cost: $30/person. Includes: supplies, instructions, fun creating your own fall-themed masterpiece on canvas, and donation to Caritas Lebanon to aid refugees. Light snacks and beverages for sale. Advanced registration and payment required by Sunday, Sept. 11.

On Friday evening, Will Bonsall will introduce the evening show and Fedco Seeds will provide free seed packets to ticket buyers! SEED: The Untold Story is a feature-length documentary featuring Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbell, and Winona LaDuke, following passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000-year old food legacy. In the last century, 94% […]

The Maine Storytelling Muster Planning Committee is offering a storytelling concert the night before the Muster to benefit the Waterville Food Bank and Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. A donation of $10 is suggested, but all donations of any amount will help the food pantry and homeless shelter accomplish their worthy missions. The family-friendly benefit concert will […]

Calling all frog catchers! Nature enthusiasts of all ages are welcome to join us at L.C. Bates Museum on September 17 & 18 to kick off our 101 Things at the Pond Day, a weekend that celebrates 101 years of exploration and creature catching at our beloved “Frog Pond”! We will have free programs running […]

Mainely SPIRIT 6 Robotics competition Come cheer on teams of students as they control robots they have built to compete against other teams. Competitors strive to uphold the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) values of gracious professionalism and coopertition both on and off the field. This year there will be the […]

The muster is an opportunity for all storytellers in Maine to meet together, share information about storytelling events in all areas of Maine and focus on a particular theme. This year's theme is "Heirloom Stories: Passing Stories Through The Generations." The day's events will include themed workshops, an onsite lunch, time for sharing events and […]

We will give a tour of the African taxidermy head mounts recently placed on exhibition in the museum and some of the other African animals in the collections. Come see these unique horned specimens and lean about how they adapt to their environment. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for youth under 18.

Inland Hospital will kick off its 5th, year-long LET’S GO! Family Fun Series between 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at North Street Playground. This free, family-friendly event will include interactive booths promoting the 5-2-1-0 healthy habits, a family walk featuring a musical petting zoo and other activities along the Messalonskee Stream, a climbing […]

The Colby College Museum of Art has teamed up with the Colby College’s Feminist Alliance, Womxn of Color Alliance (WOCA), and Students Organized for Black and Hispanic Unity (SOBHU) to facilitate a series of community engagement events addressing issues of troubling cross-cultural power dynamics. The purpose of this event is to build community through the […]

This performance is an HD broadcast of Arthur Miller's play, being broadcast from London's National Theatre Live.   Click for more info.

The menu includes pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw, rolls, assorted pies for dessert and beverage. The suggested donation of $8 for adults and teens, $5 for children ages 5 to 12, $20 for a family (2 adults & 2 or more children). Proceeds will support of Blessings in a BackPack~SnackBag program and the OUBC. […]

One Show Only! Director Joshua Tunick will introduce the film and have a Q & A after the screening! Daniel, 40, (Anthony Rapp) and Christopher, early 30’s, (Jonathan Bennett) are very different men—in their interests, their choice of friends, their ways of handling life’s stresses—but they are very much in love, and they are getting […]

Since its public debut in 2006 at Carnegie Hall, the New York-based Harlem String Quartet has established itself as one of America’s premier chamber ensembles. The quartet aims to advance diversity in classical music by engaging young and new audiences with a repertoire that includes works by composers of underrepresented groups. Their imaginative Colby program does […]

Seven years after his arrival in the U.S. Senate, George Mitchell came to national prominence with his performance in the 1987 televised congressional hearings that exceeded Watergate in viewership. By dramatically facing Lt. Col. Oliver North and describing anew the values of American patriotism, Mitchell wrote a new chapter in his growing legacy. Author Douglas […]

Will Heininger, former University of Michigan football player, tells his personal journey with depression — hiding it, thinking he was weak, suffering in silence, and eventually overcoming it after realizing help was available. Heininger guides his audience in recognizing their own pursuits toward mental well-being and offers resources to continue their progress.

Looking to help out in your community, but not sure where the opportunities are? The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter and Reach & Rise are looking for your help: Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter depends on volunteers. If you would like to make new friends, have fun, help others and join our vibrant team in […]

Terri Sabatos, associate professor of art at Longwood University, will present this one-hour talk.

As we strive for community equity we are pleased to host this FREE community training to expand our knowledge, understanding and cultural competency. We encourage discussion and learning. Bring your questions. This is a safe place to talk and learn. Students, parents, educators, medical professionals, customer service staff, community health professionals, faith-based community members, public […]

Gillen D’Arcy Wood, professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, asks what happens when the world’s climate reaches a sudden tipping point. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the so-called “year without a summer.” The fallout from the massive 1816 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia caused a global climate emergency with […]

The elections of 2016 are being held during a period of deep voter unrest and general dissatisfaction with the presidential candidates, the political parties, and politics in general. The larger political environment undoubtedly will influence the tone and outcomes of some congressional elections. However, congressional campaigns have their own dynamics and idiosyncrasies. Paul Herrnson, professor […]

Mid Maine Global Forum Program Announcement Professor Catherine Besteman “Somali Bantu Refugees’ Journey to Lewiston, Maine” How do people whose entire way of life has been destroyed and who witnessed horrible abuses against loved ones construct a new future? How do people who have survived the ravages of war and displacement rebuild their lives in […]

Come view a presentation of the final design for the proposed RiverWalk at Head of Falls. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and public input is welcome. More about the RiverWalk project . . .