4/11/2022 COVID Update: The State of Maine no longer requires masking or proof of vaccination to attend any public events, but individual venues are free to do so. For the latest information, visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or the State of Maine’s COVID site.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Join us for a ribbon cutting Wednesday, November 29 - 3 p.m. to celebrate with Dr. Brian Gillis on the opening of Dr. Gillis's Medical Weight Loss Management to be held at 8 Water Street, Oakland
Waterville Indoor Farmers’ Market
Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, METhe Downtown Waterville Farmers Market offers a wide range of locally produced items. From steak and potatoes to milk and cookies, from bacon and eggs to bread and cheese, the market members will surprise you with the wide range of locally produced items they offer. The winter market takes place every Thursday, except December 21, […]
Holiday Bazaar Reception
Ticonic Gallery Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, MEJoin us for the opening reception of the Holiday Bazaar in conjunction with downtown Waterville’s First Friday event. Enjoy cookies and refreshments and shop lovely handmade items created by Maine makers! This holiday season, Ticonic Gallery is transformed into a vibrant and festive marketplace filled with unique and distinctive gifts created by talented artists + […]
Princess Winter Ball
Children's Discovery Museum 7 Eustis Parkway, Waterville, ME, United StatesYou are cordially invited to attend the formal ball of our very own winter princess and her friends. Come dressed in your best princess attire and enjoy snacks, dancing, singing lessons, royal arts and crafts, and get a chance to meet your favorite princes and princesses! Tickets are $15 per attendee, ages 2 and up. […]
The Trail of ‘98
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, MESilent Film with Live Musical Accompaniment by Mark Tipton and Les Sorciers Perdus! Free and open to all. Presented in partnership with the Colby Museum of Art. One of the very last of the great films of the Silent Era will be brought to stunning life without the actual cold of the Klondike central to […]
Joy to the Ville
Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United StatesEmbrace the holiday spirit at the 6th annual Joy to the Ville community celebration! Join Waterville Creates, the Colby College Museum of Art, the Waterville Public Library, and the Children’s Discovery Museum, as we celebrate the magic of the season. Free dance classes, Kringleville, and a showing of the Grinch at the Maine Film Center […]
Christmas Craft Fair
Fairfield United Methodist Church 37 Skowhegan Rd., Fairfield, MEFairfield United Methodist Church Christmas Craft Fair 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Saturday, Dec 2, 2023 Call Candy Lucore for details: 207-680-6118 Fair will include a silent auction and light food will be available.
December Activities at L.C. Bates
L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, MESaturday, December 2: Maine Mammals in Winter Come tour the Maine Mammals and learn about how they adapt to the cold winter temperatures. Look at their different adaptations that keep them warm in winter. Make a winter diorama to take home. Saturday, December 9: Old Time Toys Try toys that were common a hundred years ago. Play […]
Turkey Pies and Dessert Pies
Winslow Congregational Church 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow, MEIt’s one of Winslow’s most beloved holiday traditions! On Saturday, December 2, from 12 to 3 p.m., Winslow Congregational Church (12 Lithgow Street) will be offering over 400 incredibly yummy, ready-to-be-baked turkey pies for sale. The cost is $15 per pie (2 for $25), with all proceeds going to empower the Christian/humanitarian work of the […]
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, MEAnthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives at the Met at long last. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast of breakout artists and young Met stars enliven […]
Carols in the Round
Vassalboro United Methodist Church 614 Main Street, Vassalboro, MEOne of Maine’s most beloved and beautiful Christmas experiences returns! Enjoy and be enriched by the gorgeous, candlelit, a capella presentation of the 32nd annual edition of Carols in the Round concert by the Mt. View Chamber Singers. As the singers encircle the audience, you’ll be treated to timeless standards as well as lesser-known, but […]
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United StatesDate: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 7:30pm Organization: Waterville Opera House Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St, Waterville, ME This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. The world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra brings timeless classics like In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Pennsylvania 6-5000, String of Pearls, and Tuxedo Junction back to […]
Colby Symphony Orchestra: Collaboration
Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, WatervilleDirected by Jinwook Park, our second orchestral concert of the season, Collaboration, features solo percussionist Hayoung Song performing Emmanuel Séjourné’s Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (2006), as well as an exciting first-time collaboration with Colby’s Performance, Theater, and Dance Department and the Portland Ballet for Claude Debussy’s dreamy tone poem Prelude to the Afternoon […]
Spirited Away: Studio Ghibli and Worlds of Imagination
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, MEIn anticipation of the release of The Boy and the Heron, join us for trip through Studio Ghibli's finest films starting on December 4! Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind – 12/4 Princess Mononoke – 12/5 Spirited Away – 12/6 Howl’s Moving Castle – 12/7 Each film screens for one day only. The 2:45 screenings […]
From the Frontline to Your Backyard: The Defense of Ukraine
Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, MEVitaliia Tomakhiv is from Ukraine, and is currently working on her Master's Degree at the University of Maine School of Policy and International Affairs. She is focusing on Foreign Policy and Security. Vita was born in Ternopil, Ukraine and moved to Kyiv when she was 17, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics and a Master’s […]
December Crafternoons
Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, MECrafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room each Tuesday between 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. to make the craft with help from library staff! December 5: Snowy Town Collage December 12: Paper Roll Gingerbread December 19: Winter Gnome Ornament December 26: Wooden Clothespin Skiers Take pictures of […]
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Central Maine Power Sports 56 Garland Road, Winslow, United StatesWednesday, December 6 - 3 p.m. with Central Maine Equipment & Motorsports to be held at 56 Garland Road, Winslow
Maine Voices Live Waterville: Scot Lehigh
Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, MEJoin us on Wednesday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m. for a live conversation with author Scot Lehigh. Scot will sit down with Morning Sentinel reporter Sukanya Mitra to talk about his new book, Just East of Nowhere, his career and more at the Chace Community Forum. Scot Lehigh, who graduated from Shead High School in […]
Homeschool Hub
Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, MEHomeschool students who are pre-school through elementary grade levels — the Bartlett Room is available for older siblings — are invited to come to the library for fun and activities on Thursdays, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. In addition to the usual activities, on December 14, come for a special presentation about the Quarry Road Trails. […]
Meet the Reps
Hampton Inn 425 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, MEDon’t miss out! This is your opportunity to meet and ask questions of your State and local representatives and hear important legislative updates.
Bossov Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United StatesFour Performances: December 8 & 9 at 7:00 p.m. December 9 & 10 at 2:00 p.m. Join the enchanting tale of Marie's journey to the Land of Magic in this year's Bossov Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker production. Experience the magic as toy soldiers, dancing mice, delicious treats, and the Sugar Plum Queen come to life under […]
Holiday Food and Craft Fair
Universalist Unitarian Church 69 Silver Street, Waterville, METhe Universalist Unitarian Church Holiday Food and Craft Fair will include: UU Cookie Walk UU Mall UU Market and Soups to go UU Coffee Shop (please see the flyer below for more details). The event will be held 8:30 am to 12:30 pm on Saturday December 9, 2023, with a storm date of noon to […]
The Plot Against Harry
Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, MEHere’s that rarest of chances to catch a “neglected masterpiece...Should have become an instant classic–of American Jewish cinema, of gangster movies, of film comedy, and of bold creativity on a low budget”–(Richard Brody, The New Yorker) in, amazingly a NEW 35 mm print! Director Michael Roemer, who wowed audiences at MIFF last year with Vengeance […]
Carols in the Round
Winslow Congregational Church 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow, MEOne of Maine’s most beloved and beautiful Christmas experiences returns! Enjoy and be enriched by the gorgeous, candlelit, a capella presentation of the 32nd annual edition of Carols in the Round concert by the Mt. View Chamber Singers. As the singers encircle the audience, you’ll be treated to timeless standards as well as lesser-known, but […]