Isabel Hofmeyr is Professor of African Literature at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and Global Distinguished Professor in the English Department of New York University. Her most recent […]

How do we deal with cultural materials that no longer suit our needs/beliefs/political inclinations? Over the summer, a school board in San Francisco voted to cover up, but not paint […]

Democracies around the world — in Brazil and Venezuela, Hungary, Turkey, and Great Britain, and elsewhere — have been challenged by popularly elected leaders who have acted far outside of […]

See some of Maine’s newest film voices strut their stuff in the Damnationland showcase. Damnationland presents genre-defying works produced by Maine filmmakers, perfect for the dark season descending upon us. […]

Enjoy a fabulous lunch and meet Kristina Cannon, central coordinator of Main Street Skowhegan’s projects and volunteers. Kristina will discuss her path to leadership as the executive director of Main […]

Join us for a unicorn-themed event. We will have crafts, art and activities all about unicorns. For ages pre-K to 5.

To engage the crises of grotesque inequality, social isolation, the demonization of anyone deemed “other,” and the existential threat to democracy itself, we must invest in institutions of the common […]

Craig Santos Perez is an award-winning poet and professor of English at the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa. In his words, “My work is deeply influenced by Chamorro aesthetics in particular, […]

Paul Vangelisti is the author of more than 30 books of poetry, as well as being a noted translator from Italian. In 2010 his translation of Adriano Spatola’s The Position […]

Michael E. Mann is the distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Penn State and the director of the Earth System Science Center, also at Penn State. His research involves the use […]

Join us for family trick or treating and Halloween crafts at the library. Feel free to come in costume.

Celebrate Halloween in artful style: “trick-or-treat” through the museum galleries and enjoy festive food, drinks, and music. Art-inspired costumes are encouraged. Sponsored by the Museum Student Advisory Board.

New digital restoration and soundtrack! Sam Raimi’s 1981 bloodfest horror classic The Evil Dead returns to theaters for the first time in 4K with a terrifying new soundtrack. This special […]

Presented by Nate Towne, Waterville Creates! Friday, November 1st Thomas College, Waterville Nate will share his wealth of knowledge including content formatting on the largest social media networks – what […]

Join us for a fun night while supporting the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter & Services! Motor Booty Affair has been lighting up stages across America with their 70’s extravaganza for several […]

Please join us for a Fall Craft Fair. Entrance is free to the public. All proceeds will go towards changing the lives of the students in all the programs on […]

On Saturday, November 2, the community is invited between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. for the Quarry Road Trails Fall Festival in Waterville. All are invited to this free community […]

In this FREE one-hour session, Artful Movements provides an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the galleries. Each session will begin with a […]

Take a trip through history and explore some of the popular games kids played a hundred years ago! Dress up as if it was 1910. Roll a hoop, play a […]

The choirs at Colby — Colby College Collegium, Colby-Kennebec Choral Society, and the Colby College Chorale — present their fall choral showcase featuring choral/orchestral works by Western classical music’s epitome […]

Cinema is a powerful assemblage that activates people and things and sets them into motion. At the same time, a vast ecology of off-screen practices also participates in cinema’s dynamic […]

Gail Carlson, assistant professor of environmental studies, will speak on issues and themes related to River Works: Whistler and the Industrial Thames, on view through May 2020. Our Noontime Art […]

Using the 3d printers, participants invent their own 3d print bubble wands.  Once created, students will blow bubbles outside. Ages 7 -12 $14 per session Snacks included Scholarships available REGISTER