Travis Mills will be the opening keynote speaker at Thomas College’s fourth annual Diversity Conference. This year’s theme is “Disability: Understanding and Overcoming the Obstacles”. Retired United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne is a warrior, motivational speaker, actor and an advocate for veterans and amputees. Mills has authored a book, […]

“Since arriving as a mild success in 1993, Groundhog Day has gradually achieved the status of beloved. The American Film Institute rates it No.34 on its list of all-time funniest movies, and it's a story that bears frequent repeat viewings”—Michael Booth, Denver Post. Is there a better way to celebrate the first sign of Spring […]

This free six-week workshop is for adults who have ongoing health problems or who care for people who do. It covers using distraction, getting a good night's sleep, relaxation techniques and preventing falls. If you are dealing with aches and pains; arthritis; high blood pressure; cancer; addiction; weight issues; diabetes; heart disease; or other conditions […]

In this two-hour workshop, learn about prints at the museum and the variety of patterns they contain, and then create valentine cards in the museum's Mirken Education Center.

Following the hugely successful broadcasts of Coriolanus and King Lear, National Theatre Live brings the Donmar Warehouse’s highly anticipated new production of Lew Liaisons Dangereuses to cinemas, broadcast live from the Donmar’s London home. Directed by Josie Rourke (Coriolanus), the cast includes Elaine Cassidy (The Paradise), Janet McTeer (The White Queen) and Dominic West (The Wire). In 1782, Choderlos de […]

The Waterville Music Boosters will host a Swing Dinner/Dance Saturday at the Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St. A spaghetti dinner will be served between 5:30 and 7 p.m. and dance lessons will be offered at 7 p.m. To open the evening, music will be provided by the Waterville Junior High and the Waterville Senior High Jazz Band. […]

The award-winning trio Ameranouche plays acoustic Gypsy-inspired music mixing flamenco, bebop, and jazz swing. Whether playing a 1930 musette waltz or an Andalusian-inspired original tune, Ameranouche’s Gypsy flamenco swing style is always fresh, virtuosic, and totally enjoyable. Funded in part by the Hazel Hoyt Witherell Memorial Concert Fund.

Meet Colby alumni, learn about their careers, and how their liberal arts education helped them. The panelists will share their backgrounds, answer questions about their views on making a difference in the world, and interact with students to answer questions and give advice. Panelists include Luke Penney ’97, founder and director, LEAP Organics; Kerry Whitakker […]

Rahiel Tesfamariam is a social activist, public theologian, writer, and international speaker. She is the founder and publisher of Urban Cusp, a cutting-edge online lifestyle magazine highlighting progressive urban culture, faith, social change, and global awareness. She is also a former columnist for The Washington Post. Sponsored by the Gerrish Fund for Spiritual Enrichment, in partnership […]

A Science On Screen Event! In the midst of Roman Polanski’s truly great private eye film, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway and set in 1930s Los Angeles, lies a cogent ecological tale based on the city’s true history of its most precious commodity: not glamour, but water.  Made with a huge production budget and […]

The nation’s public eye has been sharply focused on troubling questions concerning race relations. Yet when asked about racism in their communities, Mid-Maine residents frequently reply—“that’s not a problem” because “there is no diversity here.” Why, then, are there so many stories—told by local residents, students, and visitors—about bias incidents, racial profiling, and insulting racial […]

As a tropical ecologist, Marty Crump studies behavior, ecology, and conservation of amphibians. Much of her research has involved frog reproduction and parental care, as well as declining amphibian populations. She has worked mainly in Latin America, especially Costa Rica, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Crump is currently studying Darwin’s frogs in Chile. She has […]

Julie Richard, executive director of the Maine Arts Commission, will discuss what the commission is doing to drive arts and culture statewide, as well as specific efforts to enhance the creative economy locally. Cost is $17 for Chamber members registering by the preceding Friday, $19 for late registration, and $25 at the door and for […]

Associate Professor of Art Gary Green, curator of Robert Adams: Turning Back, the current exhibition in the Jetté Galleries at the Colby Museum of Art, will discuss the work of Robert Adams and how it takes on the subjects of history, landscape, truth, beauty, and hope.

The staff of Senator Angus S. King, Jr. will be in our community. They will hold constituent hours in the Fireplace Room on the first floor to hear your concerns. For more information, you may call 1-800-432-1599.

Join the campus community and museum staff for a celebration of the museum’s spring exhibitions with a reception, behind-the-scenes tours, film screening, and an exhibition of student work in the Harriman Student Lounge.

This annual event typically attracts about 1,000 guests each year. Thirty vendors offer a wide array of goods and crafts, and each vendor spotlights at least one chocolate offering. The event includes music, entertainment, food, door prizes, childrens activities, and more. Admission: $2 for adults and children 12+, $1 for children under 12, or $5 […]

  We've got 36 Pond Hockey Teams slapping it out on the ice, hot food, cold beverages, free skate rink, games and a Polar Bear Mascot - now all we need is YOU!   TAKE THE PLUNGE! The 24th Annual Polar Bear Dip hosted by the Maine Pond Hockey Classic Snow Pond Center for the […]

Come and join us for our annual cosplay tea party at the Waterville Public Library where we celebrate costuming and the holiday of romance. As our tea parties are pot luck, we supply the tea, but are always grateful when people bring treats to share with others. (Please label any allergens!) Come in your lovely […]

Coming to cinemas worldwide from June 20, 2015, the William Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream gets a contemporary makeover from Broadway’s The Lion King director Julie Taymor. With cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto (Argo, Frida) and music by Academy Award-winning composer Elliot Goldenthal, this immersive, inventive cinematic experience was filmed during the production’s sold-out, critically […]

Ever wondered where all those footprints come from that you see in the snow? Learn some fun tips on tracking in the snow. Make some track flash cards after the adventure. Dress warmly! We have snow shoes to borrow if you need a pair. Call ahead if you have a large party of people.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Monkey, at L.C. Bates. Come see some of our stuffed monkeys and discuss the meaning behind some of the Chinese traditions and stories of the zodiac. The monkey is viewed as intelligent, active, strong willed, and playful. Make a fun monkey craft! Dress warmly!

We are looking forward to an ice-melting, heart warming evening of good music and good times provided by the acoustic duo of Stan and Dan. Stan Keach and Dan Simons play in the style of the brother duets of the 1930s and '40s, a tradition that led to the invention of bluegrass music. Their performances […]

Though often associated only with jazz, a rich tradition of instrumental improvisation flourished in “classical music” throughout Europe from the late 15th century through the mid-18th century. Ensalada presents a rich and varied program of examples of these traditions of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic improvisation. Funded in part by the Ermanno Comparetti Concert Fund.

Whether the goal is protecting land for wildlife habitat, working lands, recreation areas, or watersheds, how can you evaluate which land is most important to conserve, protect, or restore? How are demographic changes, market forces, and a changing climate pushing us to do more than commit random acts of conservation? Learn from Ole Amundsen ’90, […]

The first of the Goldfarb Center’s Election Initiative Event series welcomes Erika Franklin Fowler, assistant professor and director of the Wesleyan Media Project, Wesleyan University. Outside-group advertising in elections skyrocketed after a series of campaign finance decisions by the Supreme Court, culminating in the seminal Citizens United case. What effect does this spending have on the electorate? This […]

“God, I miss Francois Truffaut. The French New Wave director, who died far too young in 1984 at 52, touched on many genres, emotions, and themes in his 21 features, but he was rarely as plainspokenly empathetic as in The Wild Child. The film’s a rarity: case study as poetry. The Wild Child is based on […]

Students, faculty, and staff will present creative expressions about community including music, dance, poetry, monologues, and video while images shared via #ourColby are projected. We’ll then explore reactions to the presentations and consider what community means to us individually and collectively.

Marta Ameri received her Ph.D. in Art History and Archaeology from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University in 2010. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Art History at Colby College where she teaches courses focusing on Ancient, Medieval and Islamic Art. Her research focuses on the role the seals […]

Eric Rosengren ’79, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will lecture on monetary policy. Rosengren, who credits Colby College for inspiring his interest in economics, went on to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. President of the Boston Fed since 2007, he has developed a reputation for […]

What is happening right now in the forests and fields? Which animals hibernate? And which ones cache food or sleep only during the coldest days? Come explore the museum with a guide and learn some of the amazing adaptations animals have to survive winter. Dress warmly!

This workshop will give you the answers to basic questions such as: What is Medicare? When and where do I sign up? What services are covered? What is the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit? What is the cost for Medicare? What is Medicare Supplemental Insurance? And more… Suggested Donation: $15.00. Pre-registration is required. Call 873-4745 to […]

Laura Maloney ’12, press secretary for U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), began her career as deputy finance director for Elizabeth Esty for Congress (D-Conn), where she helped with fundraising of more than $2.7 million in the fourth most expensive congressional race in the country. She stayed on with Esty, serving first as a staff assistant, […]

Tapping into the power of art to create stronger, more inclusive communities, faculty and students will lead discussions about works in the collection that address conceptions of gender, race, class, and nationality, while also exploring how these identities and their representations impact us individually and collectively.

Conceived and Written by Michael McGill Music and Lyrics by Michael McGill When Captain Hook sends his right-hand man, Smee, on a quest to capture Peter Pan, it’s seemingly business as usual . . . at first. Little does Hook realize what fantastic adventures await him and his pirate posse in their search for the elusive Peter Pan. Mistaken identities, ever-morphing clouds, […]

Conceived and Written by Michael McGill Music and Lyrics by Michael McGill When Captain Hook sends his right-hand man, Smee, on a quest to capture Peter Pan, it’s seemingly business as usual . . . at first. Little does Hook realize what fantastic adventures await him and his pirate posse in their search for the elusive Peter Pan. Mistaken identities, ever-morphing clouds, […]

In conjunction with the annual arts and humanities theme, Human/Nature, create and investigate your own living biome, a microhabitat, made from a two-liter bottle.

Try out the joys of making snow sculptures outside the museum. There will be some packed snow, but also some great snow banks to play in. There will be tools to try and some photos of snow sculptures to inspire your creations! Dress warmly. Wear snow pants if you have them. This event is for […]

Shakespeareʼs timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is re-imagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, following their triumphant staging of Macbeth in Manchester and Manhattan. When Leontes, King of Sicilia, is overcome by jealousy, his actions and their consequences reverberate throughout his kingdom and for generations to come. Only the passion […]

Rescheduled from February 14, due to technical difficulties. Music: Dmitri Shostakovich Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot Many suitors dream of marrying the lovely and docile Bianca, including Luciento. However her father will not let anyone marry her before her elder sister, the ill-tempered shrew Katharina, is herself married. French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot lands a coup with his […]

It’s Heart Month so we’re holding a special, free event for the community to learn more about heart health. The Heart-to-Heart talk will be held at Heart First and will feature one of our own Heart First cardiologists Rodney Mayhorn, MD, FACC and registered dietitian nutritionist Ev Jackson, RDN, LD - Director of Inland’s Diabetes […]

Are you ready to make a lifestyle change? Enroll in a highly effective lifestyle change program today and meet weekly with a trained lifestyle coach and a peer support for FREE! You will learn creative ways to eat healthier and become more active; how to make your habits healthier and get long-term support you need […]

In this Ed Kenney Memorial Reading, author J.C. Hallman will read from his work. The author of B & Me (2015), Wm & H’ry (2013), In Utopia (2010), and other novels, Hallman’s work has appeared in a number of anthologies, including the Pushcart Prize XXXIV. He received a 2009 McKnight Artist Fellowship for his fiction, and a 2013 […]

The Goldfarb Center’s Education Reform Policy anchor event, with Angela Hardy, director of coaching at Great Schools Partnership. Hardy supports the coordination of the League of Innovative Schools and codirects the NextGen Personalized Learning initiative. She coaches in Maine and supports a team of senior associates as they work with schools and districts across the region and […]

Living Well for Better Health is for adults with any chronic condition. It covers using distraction, getting a good night's sleep, relaxation techniques and preventing falls. This free six-session workshop will help you learn new ways to deal with issues such as: pain being inactive feeling sad stress breathing problems fatigue using medications eating well […]

Sustain Mid Maine Coalition Presents Solarize Mid Maine: "Meet Your Contractor" John Reuthe Meeting in Room 141 of The Diamond Building at Colby College.

Light, Shadow, and Soul an exhibition of watercolors by David O. Solmitz is on display from February 12 - April 28, 2016 in the Carnegie Gallery of the Waterville Public Library. At the reception, light refreshments will be served.

The Waterville Parks & Recreation Department cordially invites all young ladies in grades K – 5th with their fathers or “favorite male guardian” (uncle, brother, etc.) to attend its 22nd annual father/daughter dance, in the Waterville Junior High School gymnasium. Cost: $20/couple for Waterville residents, $25/non-resident couple, $5 for each additional daughter or guardian. DJ […]

Dogs help people in many ways. Some dogs even have jobs! This week, we welcome dogs and their people from Kennebec Valley Love on a Leash. Find out how therapy dogs help people. What's the best way to approach a working dog? Or any dog? Learn from the people and dogs who really know! Our […]

Weigh-in will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Muskie Community Center in Waterville. No entries will be accepted after 5:00 Tickets are on sale now at the Muskie Center reception desk or online. Tickets cost $3 for 1 , $5 for 2, and $10 for 5. You can enter one fish for each […]

Jack Calcut from Oberlin College, will discuss visual proofs. Visualization is fundamental to mathematics. The late Fields Medalist Bill Thurston began practicing visualization every day as a first grader. We will practice our visualization and present several visual proofs in topology and geometry. Important questions arise, including: are visual proofs rigorous? Sponsored by the Department […]

Ari Berman, contributing writer, The Nation magazine, and investigative journalism fellow at The Nation Institute, charts both the transformation of American democracy under the Voting Rights Amendment and the counterrevolution that has sought to limit voting rights. The act enfranchised millions of Americans and is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. And yet, […]

Professor of art history at James Madison University John Ott will speak on Eadweard Muybridge’s 1887 Animal Locomotion, a series of stop-motion photographs of humans and animals. Ott is the author of Manufacturing the Modern Patron in Victorian California: Cultural Philanthropy, Industrial Capital, and Social Authority (2014) and has published essays on art auctions, combat artists, comic books, and motoring […]

Don’t miss an opportunity to meet Rwandan director Kivu Ruhorahoza after the screening of his well-acclaimed film Things of the Aimless Wanderer, which was presented at the Sundance Film Festival. To be absolutely mesmerized by a film, totally transfixed, is a rare happening in cinema, but should be the norm, right? Ruhorahoza’s Things Of The Aimless […]

The oeuvre of the Taos Society of Artists, an organization of Eastern transplants who painted the peoples and landscapes of the American Southwest during the early 20th century, has long been regarded as authentic glimpses into the lives of Pueblo communities untouched by modernity. Professor of art history at James Madison University John Ott will […]

Now more than 70 years in the past, the Holocaust is the defining event in Jewish-American life. The survivors are dying, taking with them their memories and lived experiences of genocide. The personal testimony of these witnesses, which has been authoritative for American Jews’ understanding of the Holocaust, is running out. Artists, writers, and filmmakers have […]

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a 20-hour facilitator training for their grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, starting Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The training dates will be Saturdays, March 5 and 12, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., and Wednesdays, March 2, 9 and 16, 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. Those who complete the training are […]

This workshop will give you the answers to basic questions such as: What is Medicare? When and where do I sign up? What services are covered? What is the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit? What is the cost for Medicare? What is Medicare Supplemental Insurance? And more… Suggested Donation: $15. Pre-registration is required. Call 873-4745 to […]

Learn to use TinkerCAD, a free, web-based design program to create a 3D object that’s uniquely yours. Several lucky attendees will win a free printout of their design from the Library’s Cube 3D printers! The event is free and open to people ages 7-17, but space is limited. Reserve your spot by calling the Children’s Department […]

American painter Susan Jane Walp studied at the NY Studio School, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and the M.F.A. program at Brooklyn College. Her solo exhibitions include those at Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco; Fischbach Gallery, NYC; ISA Gallery, Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy; and Tibor De Nagy Gallery, NYC, where she’s currently represented. Walp […]

Danish journalist and writer Hans Lucht is an anthropologist at the University of Copenhagen and author of Darkness Before Daybreak, which won the Elliot P. Skinner Book Award from the Association of Africanist Anthropology.

Professor Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago, will discuss the opportunities and challenges of using machine learning tools to help address what we call prediction policy problems. We show that the use of algorithmic predictions of risk to inform release decisions create the opportunity to simultaneously reduce crime, reduce jail populations, and reduce racial disparities within the […]

Crazy About Tiffany’s peels back the velvet curtain and steps into the dream-catching world of Tiffany & Co. with unprecedented access and intrigue. From past to present, behind the scenes and in the spotlight, this film captures how a small but uncompromising New York jeweler has woven itself into the fabric of the world. Whether it’s […]

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, March 3, when the Waterville Police Department will play the Waterville Fire Department in the annual “Battle of the Badges” basketball game. This is always a fun event! Tickets are just $4 for teens, 'tweens, and adults and free for children under 10. Tickets can be purchased at the South […]

Through the ages the invention of new optical devices has shaped human perceptions of reality and redefined the physical as well as metaphysical boundaries of the world in which we live. Ori Gersht will contextualize his own practice in relation to technology, history, and art history, weaving between the personal and the general. He will […]

Immigration to Maine has been part of the American narrative for past few centuries. America, as a nation of immigrants, has historically, with a few exceptions, welcomed the world’s persecuted by offering them safety and a chance to start a new life. Maine’s recent immigrants, most of them refugees fleeing wars, religious and political persecution, […]

Raise your glass to a NEW kind of night out! Paint Nite® invites you to create your own unique piece of art, guided by a professional artist and party host. You'll spend two hours painting, laughing, and flexing your creative muscles. There's no experience necessary and we'll provide all the supplies, so you don't have […]

Join us for our spring community day with tours of the Robert Adams: Turning Back exhibition. Art workshops and refreshments will be provided. Begun in response to the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Turning Back, an exhibition of 164 photographs by acclaimed photographer Robert Adams, will be on display at the Colby Museum […]

Join Maine Author Liza Gardner Walsh and Maine Illustrator Hazel Mitchell for a special event featuring their newest book, Where Do Fairies Go When It Snows? This is an all ages event, featuring the author and illlustrator reading from and talking about their book. There will be a fairy-related art activity as well! Copies of the book […]

The Metropolitan Opera stage ignites when soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girl who transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Kaufmann is the dashing student who desperately woos her. Director Richard Eyre places the action in occupied France […]

With Janna Hymes, guest conductor, the Colby  Symphony Orchestra will perform three staples of uniquely Russian classical music: from Mikhail Glinka, the early 19th-century father of the Russian orchestral style, his famous and rousing opera overture Ruslan and Lyudmilla; from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the late-19th-century romantic and master melodist, his Symphony No. 2, The Little Russian; and from […]