The Oak Institute Welcome Lecture is a formal introduction the 2019 Oak Fellow, Jamila Bargach. Her transformational work has significantly improved the lives of Berber communities in Morocco that had long suffered from limited access to water. Bargach is an activist and scholar who has dedicated her life to serving under-resourced communities in southwest Morocco, […]

Michelle Leclair, community awareness and prevention educator at the Family Violence Project, will explore the ways domestic violence abusers impact the workplace, and offer opportunities for employers to manage the risks they present. Cost per person: $18 for Chamber members who register in advance, $25 at the door & for non-members. TO REGISTER: E-mail programs@midmainechamber.com […]

Join us to learn about a different -ology or "science" each time through crafts, activities, visuals and more. Geared towards grades 2 and up. September 12 is archaeology to celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of the Lascaux Cave Paintings in France.

Join us on Thursday, September 12 for a first look inside Central Maine’s new premiere destination for Events & Live Music. Click for more info.

This three-session class will explore texture building, carving, slip trailing, and producing crackle effects on the clay surface. Students will learn how to use clay additives to achieve different color effects with glaze laying. Basic wheel throwing knowledge is required. Materials and supplies are included. Class meets Thursday evenings, September 12, 19, and 26, 5:30-8:30. […]

Be one of the first to see Downton Abbey on the big screen! Join us for a special sneak preview screening on Thursday, September 12 at 7:00! Afternoon tea will be served at 6:00 p.m. Costumes are encouraged! Click for more info.

You're invited to join us for Cirque du Geek's seventh year! Our 2019 theme is "Myths & Legends"! From Disney's "Sword in the Stone" and the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" franchise, to "Clash of the Titans" and every "FATE" series, media is overflowing with retellings and fresh interpretations of the gods, monsters, and heroes of […]

Seminar: Katie Luce, Maine Alzheimer’s Association, will discuss various event marketing techniques both online and in person. Click for more info.

The Fairfield United Methodist Church is hosting a free supper and movie.  A delicious meal of spaghetti, salad, bread, and light dessert will be served at 5:30, with a movie of the Grand Canyon to follow.  Donations welcome.

It is hard to believe that at 36 years old Jonny Lang has already had a successful career for two decades! Since the release of his debut album, Grammy Award winning Jonny Lang has built a reputation as one of the best live performers and guitarists of his generation. The path Lang has been on […]

Saturday, September 14th 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers On Saturday, September 14th, Low XII Central Maine chapter Widows Sons Masonic Riders Association is putting together a ride and fundraiser to benefit the Sharon Abrams Teen Parent School Program at the Maine Children's Home! Motorcyclists will be meeting at JFK […]

The Little Rescue Readers program encourages children aged 4–12 to visit the shelter and read to our dogs and cats. This new volunteer program will reward children with achievement prizes for reaching reading benchmarks. We're so excited to be partnering with the Waterville Public Library. The launch party will include fun giveaways, crafts, a meet […]

In this guided tour, we will highlight some of the endangered, threatened and extinct species found in the museum’s collection. We also, happily, get to talk about some species that have made remarkable recoveries thanks to recent conservation efforts! Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

<br/>"Satisfaction/The International Rolling Stones Show” is the international touring tribute show to the World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band. This Billboard & Pollstar highly rated show are entering their 16th year in production with over 3000 performances listed to their credit. Their client list include the nation’s top casinos, performing arts centers, music halls and […]

On Friday, September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will strike all across the US and the world to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis.  At 11:00 AM Sunday, September 15, there will be a rally on the lawn at the First Congregational […]

  JOIN US on SUNDAY! FMI Sawyer Boulette at 207-861-8016 x243 or sboulette@clubaycc.org  

Race continues to play a fundamental role in shaping economic, social, and political life in the United States and across the world. Yet many Americans have limited knowledge of the historical and contemporary processes that account for racial inequality. As a result, few people are equipped to recognize and confront racial inequities in their own lives and communities. Americans’ collective inability to conscientiously contend with race enables systems of oppression, […]

Screened in conjunction with Cirque du Geek 2019: Myths and Legends! History is turned on its comic head when, in 10th century England, King Arthur travels the countryside to find knights who eventually end up on a quest to find the Holy Grail. Click for more info.

Conservator Ron Harvey will present a Maine Archives & Museums (MAM) workshop on conservation and care of collections. Whether you are from a museum or have family treasures you need to preserve, this workshop will be of interest to you. If you would like the conservator to offer information about preserving a specific object, you […]

President Laurie G. Lachance M.B.A. ‘92 invites you to celebrate the dedication of The Peter & Paula Lunder School of Education Announcement and press conference held in the Center for Innovation in Education, followed by the unveiling and reception on the Ayotte Center lawn. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP by September 12, 2019 to […]

Language is a constant dialectic between energy and exhaustion: as new words and expressions come into use, others pass away. While dynamic is ongoing, few periods in the English language have witnessed as much, and as rapid, change as the early 16th century, which saw the demise of what we now term Middle English, and […]

Please join 2019 Lunder Institute Fellow and Occupy Colby curator Phong Bui for a wide-ranging conversation building on the themes of Occupy Colby: Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale That Society Has the Capacity to Destroy, Year 2. Bui will be joined by artist Alexis Rockman and Colby professors Denise Bruesewitz and Keith Peterson. Join us […]

Free admission! Help us join in the national celebration of independent Art House Theater Day with early MIFF guest Ildiko Enyedi’s 30th anniversary digital restoration of her charming first film, My 20th Century, “a bracing combination of wit, invention, common sense and lunacy. It’s a gravely comic meditation on civilization at the turn of this […]