Waterville Creates! Arts Spotlight – Special Edition
FEATURED
COVID-19 Update
We want to personally thank you for your continuing support of Waterville Creates!, the Maine Film Center, and the Waterville Opera House. As we monitor the rapidly evolving public health risks associated with COVID-19, our top priority is the health and safety of our audiences, performers, employees, and the community at large. Visit our website for the most recent COVID-19 updates.
ARTS
Virtual Youth Art Month
(YAM) Exhibition
Common Street Arts Facebook
FREE
Starting this week, we'll be creating a Youth Art Month 2020 Exhibition photo album on our Common Street Arts Facebook page. Each day a new series of artworks will be added to the album for all to enjoy and share.
Virtual After School Art
Club Live Facebook
Event with Serena
Common Street Arts Facebook Live
Thursday, March 19 at 3:00 p.m.
FREE
We're bringing Serena to you for FREE on Facebook to make cool art! Serena will show you and your family how to create a Youth Art Month Exhibition in your home using everyday materials -- like tinfoil for sculpting, magazines for mosaics, and pencils for sketching!
Virtual Tours of Museums
FREE
Many famous museums have moved online and offer virtual tours due to COVID-19 concerns. With so many options, they're sure to keep you entertained during this time.
COMMUNITY
Feeding Youth in Need
Curbside locations
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
FREE
The Alfond Youth and Community Center is offering meals. There are four locations where you can pull up to the servers and they will provide you with individually packaged meals.
Thank you for everything you're doing for our community AYCC friends!
Waterville Schools
Food Services
Monday - Friday
FREE
The Waterville Food Service Department will be providing breakfast and lunch during this closure. Pick ups for ages 18 and younger are available at 8 different locations.
Physical Activity
Alfond Youth and
Community Center Facebook
FREE
The Alfond Youth and Community Center would love some community feedback with requests pertaining to the types of workouts you would like to see. Great idea!
Virtual Tours
FREE
Aquariums:
National Parks:
Farms and Zoos:
FILM
Maine International Film Festival 23
Waterville, Maine
July 10 - 19, 2020
Click Here to Pre-Order Passes
Railroad Square Cinema may be in intermission for now, but plans are still underway for the 23rd annual celebration of the best of American and global independent film.
LITERARY
Facebook Live
Rhymetime
Waterville Public Library Facebook Page
Friday, March 20 at 10:30 a.m.
FREE
Join the Waterville Public Library virtually for Rhyme Time with Liz Davis from the Children's Department. Babies are born ready to learn, so join them to sing and share stories.
Facebook Live
Storytime
Waterville Public Library Facebook Page
Friday, March 20 at 2:00 p.m.
FREE
Join the Waterville Public Library virtually for Storytime with Liz Davis from the Children's Department.
THEATRE
Rescheduled Date:
The High Kings
Waterville Opera House
Thursday, July 2
8:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Click Here for Tickets
Great news! We have a rescheduled performance date for one of our concerts cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation. The High Kings will appear live in concert at the Waterville Opera House on July 2!
Nightly Opera Stream
Online
Nightly at 7:30 p.m.
FREE
The Metropolitan Opera is not open to the public, but they are streaming a different opera each night at 7:30pm. These operas will be free and available on the website for 20 hours after the showing.