Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11. Kottke's 1971 major-label debut, Mudlark, positioned him […]

Working outside the confines of the traditional music industry, Adam Ezra and his bandmates – Corinna Smith (fiddle), Alex Martin (drums), Poche Ponce (bass) - built a community of fans through sheer grit and determination, regularly performing hundreds of shows a year for the past two decades without any major label or mainstream radio support. […]

At a popular bakery café, residents of New York’s Upper East Side get bagels and coffee served with a smile 24 hours a day. But behind the scenes, undocumented immigrant workers face sub-legal wages, dangerous machinery, and abusive managers who will fire them for calling in sick. Mild-mannered sandwich maker Mahoma López has never been […]

Content Warning: This email pertains to topics including depression, suicide, and sexual violence among youth. Dear youth ally: In late September, the results of the 2021 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) were shared with the public. Across measures of mental health, experiences of violence and sexual violence, and feelings of support and safety, girls are […]

The Oak Institute for Human Rights has named Indigenous rights activist Ana Lucía Ixchíu Hernández as one of two Oak Human Rights Fellows for the fall semester. During their time on the Colby campus, they will work to raise awareness about Indigenous rights and discuss ways that colonialism and modern borders have violated human rights of Indigenous […]

Trunk-or-Treat Fundraiser for Winslow Community Cupboard Food Pantry Join us in the parking lot of Winslow Congregational Church lot for a safe, fun-filled Trunk-or-Treat event for the kids you love! Sponsored by Winslow Community Cupboard food pantry, the event will feature great Kids’ Basket Raffles! Don’t miss out on this Halloween Good-Time! Friday, October 28, […]

It's 1968. Suburban housewife Joy (Elizabeth Banks) leads an ordinary life with her husband and daughter, but when a new pregnancy becomes life-threatening, she must navigate the all-male medical establishment unwilling to terminate her pregnancy. Her journey for a solution leads her to activists Virginia (Sigourney Weaver) and Gwen (Wunmi Mosaku), who dream of a […]

The community is invited to Quarry Road Trails for Kids Fun Day.  This free community event features fun activities for kids, including trail walks, scavenger hunts, pumpkin art, prizes, and more! Waterville Creates staff will be there to lead an art project, weaving colorful yarn and natural objects on Y-shaped sticks. LEARN MORE

Join us for a ribbon cutting Saturday, October 29 at NOON for the new playground and the dedication of the new David Dutil, Jr. Skatepark. Green Street Park, Waterville

The Alfond Youth & Community Center is hosting their second Trunk or Treat & Open House! Join us on Saturday, October 29th from 2 - 5pm for trick or treating, a guided building tour, raffles, and more!

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm’s third album, What the Flood Leaves Behind, is her most autobiographical yet, both in content and creation. These 10 songs represent a gathering of ideas and experiences, friends and collaborators. Yet, the album also marks a landing — a pause for the traveling musician and mother of two young boys […]

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) as the Creature and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) as Victor Frankenstein. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he […]

Date: Tuesday, November 1 Time: 5:00 p.m. Organization: Colby College Department of Art Location: Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center, Colby College Join the Colby College Department of Art for The James M. Carpenter Lecture: Serving History with Faux Food and Artists’ Games: Works by Angela Lorenz, on Tuesday, November 1st at 5 p.m. […]

Join us for a delicious lunch and presentation with Founder, Executive Producer and Host of Maine Life Media, Erin Ovalle, as she shares her experiences and challenges along the way to her successful career both in front of and behind the camera. Erin's Maine Life Media includes nine shows in her production company portfolio. “I’ve spent a […]

Join us for a ribbon cutting Thursday, November 3 at 4 p.m. The Neighborhood Child Care Center 20 Garland Rd., Winslow

This program will feature traditional shakuhachi pieces performed by a shakuhachi grand master Hanzaburo Araki, and contemporary works for modern flute inspired by the rich tradition of the shakuhachi. The performance will highlight the deep and ancient traditions of the Japanese shakuhachi, a bamboo end-blown flute, and how these traditions have influenced contemporary compositions for the […]

Songs From Here is a new initiative intended to connect poets, composers, and performers in the beautiful state of Maine, to promote local talent and foster a greater sense of community across creative disciplines. Waterville is but one stop for an inaugural series of performances given by pianist Bridget Convey and classical vocalist Sarah Tuttle […]

The ballet Giselle, a story of love and betrayal, life and death, vengeance and forgiveness. Follow the story, as passionately told by the dancers of Portland Ballet, of the peasant girl, Giselle, as she falls in love with the nobleman, Albrecht, whose betrayal condemns her to the unearthly realm of the Wilis. This beloved romantic […]

Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance, kicking off the highly anticipated 2022–23 Live in HD season. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere production of Cherubini’s rarely performed masterpiece is tenor Matthew Polenzani […]

Join us for the closing reception of Abbott Meader’s exhibition A Rock Made Out of Stone. Light refreshments will be served from 5:00 to 6:00, with a selection of Meader’s short films to be screened starting at 6:00.

The Colby Wind Ensemble starts the year with an exciting program under the baton of their new director, Brendon Wilkins. This concert will feature a variety of works from the wind band repertoire, including Mark Camphouse’s A Movement for Rosa, a moving work written to honor the contributions of Rosa Parks to the civil rights movement.