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Environmental Studies Evening Webinar - Ocean Optimism: Success Stories in Ocean Conversation We have faced over the last decade an unrelenting torrent of bad news about the ocean, and past losses and future threats cannot be denied. Yet much of the damage the ocean has suffered to date stems from problems we can do something […]

Like A Boss – Baratunde Thurston Baratunde Thurston will be Colby's Spring 2021 keynote speaker for the humanities theme Boundaries and Margins. Thurston is an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for The Onion, produced for The Daily Show, advised the Obama White House, and wrote the New York Times bestseller How To Be Black. He’s […]

  This spring the Colby Music Department wanted to make music that reflected the hope that spring brings to Maine. While they did not have a theme for this concert, two pieces by Gustav Holst were chosen, because of his focus on the music of nature. Making music is a powerful way to bring people […]

7:00 PM Thursday, May 6, 2021 Sneak a Peek at Colby's NEW Harold Alfond Athletic and Recreation Center (HAARC) There will be a video tour of the new facility and a discussion of how the members of our community can still enjoy Colby Athletics (even if it is not in-person) and show how to access […]

Sam Nester’s Arcadia for Colby College is a site-specific, immersive sound and light installation that transforms the biorhythms of Maine native plants to live music and corresponding light cues. September 28 - October 29, open to the public Tuesdays - Fridays, 11 am - 7 pm Click here for more on the newly dedicated Greene […]

Graphic Melee is an emcee, producer, DJ, and audio engineer dedicated to heavy beats, dusty vinyl, and dirty synthesizers. He is the resident DJ for Portland’s Monday of The Minds, Maine’s only Hip-Hop showcase for local and national touring acts. He is the curator of Todayinhiphophistory.com, a blog with 130k+ followers, and a multi-instrumentalist Berklee […]

Maine Film Center and Colby Center for Arts and Humanities present: Cinema in Conversation: FOOD FOR THOUGHT Programmed and sponsored by Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities Co-sponsored by the Oak Institute for Human Rights and the Colby College Departments of Cinema Studies, Spanish, and Religious Studies. Post-film discussion with Bowdoin Assistant Professor of […]

Colby Symphony Orchestra season continues with a concert of movie and ballet music, beginning with Fauré’s Masques et Bergamasques, a work that hearkens back to the celebratory masques of the 16th and 17th centuries, John Williams’ powerful score from Schindler’s List, and the sweet, delightful wonder of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a. Director, Jinwook Park

Mexico: A Musical Journey Cuartelo Latinoamericano Saturday, April 22, 7:30pm Lorimer Chapel (Funded by the Ermanno Comparetti Concert Fund) In this unique concert, the Latin Grammy Award-winning Cuartelo Latinoamericano and scholar Benjamin Juarez, professor emeritus at Boston University, explore connections in Mexican visual art, history, and culture through the music of six iconic composers alongside […]

Join us at Colby Collegefor an incredible event featuring two of the original "Janes" in a panel discussion and a screening of the 'The Janes"; Winner of the Best Documentary at the 44th Annual Documentary Emmy Awards, Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRbquE2BAkQ The event series is FREE and open to the public; however, advance registration is […]

Bro Adams What is the value of academic preparation in the “humanities”? How does one leverage such preparation to work in the “real” world? If you are asking these questions as a student, faculty member, administrator, or a member of the local community, join us for a lively exchange with Bro Adams, Aaron Hanlon and […]

Date: Friday, April 12 Time: 12pm Organization: Colby College Location: Colby College Museum of Art ​​This concert will present Crescent, a sonic exploration of global temperature data, microplastics, and the other impacts of catastrophic climate change. The program is rounded out with music inspired by philosophical explorations of the human condition as well as music from Sankaram and Shankar’s […]

Testimony- A Journey in Jazz and Afro-Latin Jazz Rhythm Saturday, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. (Funded by the Robert J. Strider Concert Fund) An unforgettable musical journey, blending the elegance of jazz with the rhythmic vibrancy of Afro-Latin influences and delivering a fusion of sophistication and soul. CLICK FOR FREE RESERVATION

The Colby Symphony Orchestra highlights two canonical composers for the ensemble’s season opener, Brahms and Poulenc. The concert features two contrasting works by Johannes Brahms: his Academic Festival Overture (1880), which quotes multiple student tavern songs, and his melancholy, rich Symphony No. 4 in E Minor (1885). Pianists Steven Pane and Colby Associate Professor of […]

Organization: Presented by Colby Libraries and Colby Arts Office Location: Greene Block + Studios, 18 Main Street, Waterville Elm City Small Press Fest is back! Greene Block + Studios, 18 Main St., Waterville November 16, 11 am– 4 pm Elm City Small Press Fest is an all-day celebration of contemporary printed material from local and […]