Waterville, Maine — PechaKucha Night Waterville (PK WTVL) Volume 31 will take place at Colby College on Friday, May 3. The evening will begin with a reception at 6:20pm and lead into presentations at 7:20pm. This event is free and open to the public. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. The outstanding emcee for the evening […]

12th Annual Children’s Fair  8:30 Fun Run 9-12 noon Free Event - We will be kicking off the day with our   Let’s Go Fun Run”-where young  participants can run, walk, crawl or roll... Free Books and Bicycle Helmets for children who attend!   “Story Walk” Super Bounce and Slide Over 20 vendors providing Fun Informative […]

May the fourth be with you! Join us for Star Wars themed crafts, activities, and more! At 11:00 am, we will have a reading of a Star Wars-themed picture book, "Are You Scared Darth Vader?," written by Adam Rex. This free event is geared towards grades Pre-K to 8.

Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book specialty shops and libraries across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops and libraries! Costumes are encouraged, but not required! FREE comics will be handed out 10am-12pm, or while supplies last! After […]

After a brief exploration of the Museum, we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create their own works of art. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.

In honor of the National Math Festival, come try out this fun activity and learn why “soap bubbles are smart!” You will see square bubbles, cubic bubbles, spiral bubbles, saddle-shaped bubbles, wormhole bubbles, and parabolic bubbles. At the museum you may receive a Plum Landing journal to use to record your observations along the trails. […]

Hart-to-Hart Farm & Education Center and the ShineOnCass Foundation organize an Annual ShineOnCass Animal Baby Shower & Egg Hunt at the Albion farm — open and free to the community! Plan to come meet the new spring baby chicks, goats, calves and join in egg hunts. ​ Hundreds of children visit the farm for the […]

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Take any idea and learn how to validate the market quickly and affordably using the Lean Startup methodology. Presented by Mike Duguay, Executive Director of the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College. Part of Small Business Week Waterville. FREE. CLICK TO REGISTER.

The night sky is filled with stars and galaxies whose light was emitted at different times throughout the entire 13.6 billion-year history of the universe. Each one provides us with a snapshot in time, which we can use collectively to gain insight into some of the most fundamental questions about the nature of the universe. […]

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Central Maine Growth Council is piloting a new format to connect employers with job-seekers and graduating students. The Maine Virtual Job Fair, a project of the Central Maine Growth Council, uses a video chat platform to mirror the interactive aspect of traditional job fairs while eliminating the inconveniences of traveling to a physical location. “Without […]

Join us to learn how circuits work and make a light-up Mother’s Day or teacher appreciation card! Afterwards decorate your card with all kinds of supplies! Geared towards ages 7 to 12.

This six-week pottery class will teach students the basics of throwing clay on the wheel. The class will start with clay basics and expand to creating mugs, bowls, plates, and other objects based on student interest. Centering, shaping, trimming, handle making, and decoration and glazing are among the basic skills that will be developed in […]

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“A hilarious knock-down of corporate culture” (Michael Sragow, The New Yorker), Office Space was the first film directed by cartoonist Mike Judge. “Mike Judge, the creator of Beavis & Butt-head and co-creator of King of the Hill, has a cool day job. But it wasn’t always thus. From his memories of Dilbert-like employment in anonymous […]

For all ages. Join us to make friends and play board games. Bring your own board game or come choose one of ours to play.

The Senior Exhibition is held each spring in the Davis Curricular Gallery at the Colby College Museum of Art. Participants have studied four or more semesters in a given medium and have had their work selected for inclusion by a jury of Studio Art faculty. The opening reception is one of the highlights of the […]

Building from a bird's eye view: How tech has taken over the most dangerous, expensive jobs in construction. To learn more about the sessions and to register: www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessWaterville smallbusinesswaterville.eventbrite.com  

Round Pond and Belgrade are just a couple places you could get away to by attending the 2019 May Day Auction to benefit Northern Light Continuing Care - Lakewood on the Inland Hospital campus. The evening filled with excitement and laughs is scheduled for Thursday, May 9 from 6-8 pm at Lakewood. Proceeds from the […]

John Ignatius Salemi (1952-2015) was born in Washington DC and spent his youth painting murals in Roman Catholic Churches, and went on to serve in the US Navy for two years during the Vietnam War, where he developed heart problems and post-traumatic stress disorder. After returning from Vietnam, John became a conscientious objector and began […]