All are welcome to this student roundtable discussion, which will be moderated by Rory Bradley, assistant professor of German. The winners of the poster competition will be announced and a reception in the Diamond Atrium will follow. This event is part of the German Campus Week “Germany Making Choices,” which is supported by a grant […]

Alfred Hitchcock scored a huge hit with his creepy 1963 film based on a Daphne du Maurier story, which Hitchcock himself called “the most terrifying picture I have ever made.” A chic San Francisco socialite envisions romance and a beautiful escape  to nature when she pursues an erstwhile boyfriend to a small Northern California coastal […]

Are you new to Medicare? Medicare has four parts: Part A is hospital insurance Part B is medical insurance Part C is Medicare Advantage Plans Part D is for prescription drugs   Do you know the difference between a Medigap Plan and a Medicare Advantage Plan? Our Medicare 101 Clinic is where you can find […]

Rustic Overtones is a seven piece rock band from Portland Maine that boasts a discography spanning 20 years. The bands unique version of indie rock is strongly influenced by soul music, garage punk, jazz and psychedelic music of the '60s and '70s. Best known for their energetic live shows and perceptual songwriting, they have collaborated […]

Plan to join us for a truly one-of-a-kind FUNdraiser that appeals to women of all ages! Bring your friends and/or family with you to sample and purchase products, watch demonstrations, play games, participate in activities, enter raffles, and give-a-ways for your chance to walk away with a gift! You must be present to win. Be […]

Study the secretive world of owls! Learn together with hands-on activities about bird beaks and feet and examine real specimens from our museum collections. Learn about the specific owl adaptations that make them incredible nocturnal predators, by investigating real feathers and bones. Dissect owl pellets to learn the details of an owl’s midnight snack. Listen […]

Join Ms. Jenn for a special Storytime that is…  ALL ABOUT APPLES!      Dedicated to A P P L E S And followed by an apple craft! LIKE me on Facebook! Ms. Jenn and the Nutrition Detectives www.facebook.com/MsJennAndTheNutritionDetectives "Hi, I'm Ms. Jenn, and I'm passionate about nutrition. Especially about introducing good nutritional habits to kids and […]

The incredible Billie Piper (Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful, Great Britain) returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role. Set in contemporary London, Piper’s portrayal of a woman in her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking, climax. A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have […]

In collaboration with the exhibition, Into the Forest, join Common Street Arts as we explore sketching our natural environment in downtown Waterville’s Castonguay Square.  The instructor will guide participants using a range of media. All ages and levels welcome. For more information call 872-ARTS or email serena@watervillecreates.org Sponsored by the Center for the Arts and Humanities.

The 2017-18 Music at Colby series opens with the virtuoso Regina Carter, “widely considered the finest jazz violinist of her generation” according to the New York Times. A 2006 MacArthur Fellow, Carter will be joined by members of her quintet for a tribute to the music of Ella Fitzgerald. This is the first of two […]

In this series of four classes you will learn discipline methods that work, how to prevent tantrums, establishing routines to make life easier, and much more. This class is designed for parents of children from birth to age 5 Class meets Mondays, September 25 – October 23, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Presented by: Emily Buckhalter […]

Shane Bradt of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will presents a workshop at the MLRC introducing the participants to ArcGIS Online and provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience mapping with this powerful software. This first day will consist of two sessions: Getting to Know ArcGIS Online and Telling Your Story with Maps. The class continues […]

Tonya T-Mobile Clark and her colleague Becky will be at the Waterville Public Library next Tuesday at the same time as the weekly Job Search Lab. Tonya and Becky will be answering questions about working at T-Mobile and doing on-the-spot interviews.

Our therapy dog friends from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash will be in this afternoon for read-aloud time! Great for kids who want to practice their reading skills and for families who want a fun, calming read-aloud opportunity. Spend 15 minutes with a dog who loves to listen! Bring your own favorite book, or […]

Ensuring all students, no matter what their zip code is, have access to quality schools is an essential mission of state funding for education. This presentation is a overview of educational funding for Maine Schools in context compared to other states and nations. Principles of equity and questions to ask of your local school boards […]

Vievee Francis is the author of three books of poetry: Blue-Tail Fly (Wayne State University Press, 2006), Horse in the Dark (winner of the Cave Canem Northwestern University Poetry Prize for a second collection, Northwestern University Press, 2016) and Forest Primeval (winner of the Hurston Wright Legacy Award and the 2017 Kingsley-Tufts Poetry Award). Her work has appeared in numerous print and […]

Although our existence on a habitable planet can largely be taken for granted, how Earth arrived at this state of “habitability” is far from obvious. How the planets even formed is still not well understood. Once a terrestrial planet is created, its evolution is controlled by how it slowly cools, which drives its internal motion […]

Located just south of the Arctic Circle, Dawson City was settled in 1896 and became the center of the Canadian Gold Rush that brought 100,000 prospectors to the area. It was also the final stop for a distribution chain that sent early movie prints and newsreels to the Yukon. The films were seldom, if ever, […]

Join the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in a fun-filled night full of networking with area business professionals. Over 175 prizes donated from a variety of area businesses will be raffled off. The grand prize is $3,000 cash, second prize is $1,000 cash, and third prize is $500 cash. Nobody walks away empty-handed! Tickets are $125/piece […]

A panel discussion with German General Consul Ralf Horlemann; Jennifer Yoder, Robert E. Diamond Professor of Government and Global Studies; Raffael Scheck, Katz Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, German and Russian Chair; Andreas Waldkirch, associate professor of economics and associate chair of Global Studies; and Johanna Pimpi, German language assistant and student at the LMU […]

The Water’s Edge Wellness Retreat is a harmonious pairing of yoga, nature and mindfulness. This 3 day/2 night retreat will take place at Snow Pond Center for the Arts in Sidney, Maine, 6 miles outside of the state capital, Augusta. Snow Pond’s picturesque setting will allow you to experience a connection between body and mind, while School […]

Visiting Assistant Professor of English Jacquelyn Ardam and Mirken Director of Academic and Public Programs Lauren Lessing will discuss Marsden Hartley in relation to modern poetry. Location: Colby College Museum of Art, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. FMI: 859-5600, museum@colby.edu

The fourth and final Waterville Rocks! concert of the summer (September 29) will bring the extraordinary, "funk-tastic" energy of Bella's Bartok and West End Blend to Waterville 5:30: Beer Garden Opens 6:00: Concert Begins Waterville Rocks! is a series of four outdoor concerts presented by the Waterville Opera House for the enjoyment of the greater […]