LeAnn Rimes is an international multi-platinum selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter who has sold more than 48 million units globally. She has won two Grammy® Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, two World Music Awards, three Academy of Country Music Award, two Country Music Association Awards, and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won […]

One Show Only! Very recently, the "real-life" Erin Brockovich visited Central Maine to help throw her support to the fight and clean-up efforts made against dangerous PFAS in Fairfield.  But Erin Brockovich became a household name in large part for the similar fight she waged in this crackerjack movie, based on an environmental disaster of […]

Join us for a fantastic evening of networking at our next Business After Hours, with Freedom's Edge Cider. Enjoy great food, great beverages - great door prizes - and lots of fun! Wednesday, June 15 - 5:30 - 7 p.m.    

Join Alexandra Méndez and Serena Sanborn, a Maine Master Naturalist, for a reflective walk through Head of Falls Park. Méndez and Sanborn bring together their expertise across collective writing, the natural world, ecological restoration, and water to create a memorable experience that invites you to contemplate the river, its pasts, properties, and futures. Field notebooks […]

The Childen's Discovery Museum is excited to partner with Bangor Savings Bank for a free day of fun right at the museum! A whole section of the parking lot will be filled with trucks. Get right up close, and even hop inside some of them!

Turquoise Jones is a single mom who holds down a household, a rebellious teenager, and pretty much everything that goes down at Wayman's BBQ & Lounge. In Fort Worth, Texas, Turquoise is also a bona fide beauty queen: she was once crowned Miss Juneteenth, a title commemorating the day slaves in Texas were freed, two […]

Special advanced screening of the 2010 viral video turned family-friendly feature film, courtesy of A24 Films. Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a […]

12 founders + 12 weeks + 72 mentors + 40 presenters = 1 amazing cohort! We’re celebrating the inaugural Dirigo Labs class with a demo day and pitch event. Once you meet this amazing group of entrepreneurs we know you’ll be impressed. Twelve companies will each have 5 minutes to present their company to a […]

Celebrate the start of summer and the end of the school year with the brand-new summer StoryWalk® book, There are NO MOOSE on this island! by Stephanie Calmenson. Take a guided walk with Liz Davis, the Children’s Librarian at the Waterville Public Library; Serena Sanborn, Waterville Creates’ Education + Outreach Coordinator and Citizen Scientist; and […]

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony by The Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce. Celebrating the opening of The Lighthouse Operated by Waterville Area Soup Kitchen 4:00 PM Wed, June, 22 Please join us for light snacks and refreshments! Location: 38 College Ave, Waterville, ME Formerly the End Zone sports bar, across from the Post Office

Tee Off for Transportation! Imagine your grandmother has cancer and she lives alone, far away from you. Would you worry about how she would get to her cancer treatments? You would probably be relieved if KVCAP could provide safe and reliable transportation to and from these lifesaving treatments. Right now, too many seniors have no […]

Study the common regional insects and go on walk to discover the many insects found along the trails. For children, make an insect diorama and finger puppet.

The FORQS! youth advocacy group is hosting a picnic to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride in the central Maine area. All are welcome to attend, regardless of age or identity. North Street Park, Waterville. Near the Alfond Youth and Community Center. We will have food and refreshments available, as well as some lawn games and activities! Facebook […]

John Hiatt & the Goners Featuring Sonny Landreth June 28 at 8:00pm A master lyricist and satirical storyteller, John Hiatt delivers songs filled with tales of redemption, relationships and surrendering on his own terms. Hiatt's finest album is 1987's Bring the Family; other catalog highlights include the pop and rock of 1983's Riding with the King, the […]

MAINE CELEBRITY CLASSIC Wednesday, June 29th The Beaupre Family, Valley Beverage & The Maine Cabin Masters Invite you to join them Augusta Country Club 9 Hole Tournament 10:30am Shotgun Start The Woodshed Surf or Turf Dinner 5:00pm—6:00pm The Stone Doctors Live Music 6:00—9:00pm Play Golf & Hang Out with Celebrities Maine Cabin Masters Red Sox […]

Entrepreneurship Programming Manager at the Roux Institute, Anna Ackerman, will speak at the Mid-Maine Chamber Leadership Luncheon on Thursday, June 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Amici’s Cucina, 137 Main Street, Waterville. Enjoy a fabulous lunch and meet Anna. She brings a diverse background to the Roux Institute team, having worked in economic […]

Kick off your Friday night in downtown Waterville with resident jazz ensemble, led by jazz pianist, organist, and composer Jake Hickey. Jake holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Loyola University New Orleans. At Loyola Jake was fortunate to study with legendary New Orleans pianist and composer Matt Lemmler as well as play with guest […]

Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, humanitarian, activist, and award-winning filmmaker revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, devotion to health and wellness, worldwide philanthropic efforts and the power of optimism. Throughout his multidecade career, Franti has earned three Billboard No. 1s with triumphantly hopeful hits “Sound of Sunshine,” “Say Hey (I Love […]