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My Neighbor Totoro

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Date: Sunday, April 2 at 12pm - FREE Running Time: 1 hour 26 minutes MPA Rating: G Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine Part of Listening to Film: See the full film series. Screening preceded by a discussion of the film’s sound design by Colby students in MU237A […]

Free

2001: A Space Odyssey

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Date: Sunday, April 2 at 6:45pm Running Time: 2 hours 29 minutes MPA Rating: G Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. One Night Only! Truly made for the big screen, Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece follows Dr. Dave Bowman, Dr. […]

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Waterville, ME

Director Lisa Cortés’ Little Richard: I Am Everything tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive material and performances that bring us into Richard’s complicated inner world, the […]

Food for Thought Keynote Speaker Bryant Terry

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities is delighted to announce chef, food justice activist, and critically acclaimed author Bryant Terry as their Food for Thought Keynote speaker. Groundbreaking and rich, Terry's work illuminates the intersections between poverty, structural racism, and food insecurity, in order to pave a new, better path forward. LEARN MORE

Free

Conflict and Inspiration: Chile as an Energy and Climate Leader

Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, ME

How Chile is Leading Actor in the Transformation Around Energy and Climate David Plumb is a mediator, facilitator, trainer, and researcher with experience managing complex development and public policy issues in a variety of environments, including Nigeria’s Niger Delta, northern Chile, and urban United States. David is CBI’s Director for Latin America and also co-leads […]

April Community Draw

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Join us for our April Community Draw, a unique opportunity to practice your craft with live models. Bring your medium of choice - charcoal, pastels, paint, clay, etc. - and hone your skills in this supportive environment. Cost: $10. (This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.) LEARN MORE

$10

Leadership Luncheon: Hannah Semler, Farm Drop US

Amici's Cucina 137 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Leadership Luncheon Thursday, April 6 - 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Amici's Cucina, Main St., Waterville   Just what is Farm Drop? Join us for a delicious lunch and presentation with Hannah Semler of Farm Drop US. She will share with us the local structure for farm and produce deliveries in our area and the […]

$25 – $30

Good Friday Prayer Vigil

Fairfield Church of the Nazarene 81 Main St, Fairfield, ME

Fairfield United Methodist Church will observe a Good Friday Prayer vigil at the Fairfield Church of the Nazarene  starting 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. on Friday, April 7th. Celebrating the stations of the cross, the last supper and a time for meditation.  All are welcome.

Free

Maine Technology Group Ribbon Cutting

Maine Technology Group 15 Evergreen Drive, Oakland, ME

Join us to celebrate the new office of Maine Technology Group. Our 2023 ribbon cuttings are sponsored by:

Free

April First Friday

First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity in Waterville through a wide array of arts experiences. On the first Friday of every month, visit Main Street in downtown Waterville to meet artists, see performances, listen to live music, eat delicious food, shop at local businesses, enjoy the arts, and come together as a community. In addition […]

Free

Pancake Breakfast with the Easter Bunny

Winslow Congregational Church 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow, ME

“Pancake Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” to Benefit Winslow Community Cupboard Food Pantry, Saturday, April 8   Winslow Community Cupboard food pantry—which serves food-insecure children, seniors, and other adults from Winslow, Waterville, and 22 surrounding towns—will hold a very special “Pancake Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” event on Saturday, April 8, from 8:30 a.m. to […]

$5

Introduction to 3D Printing

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Learn the basics of 3D printing with Stephen LaRochelle of Kennebec Valley Community College. Open to all; ages 10-16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Cost: $35. (This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.) LEARN MORE

$35

I Know a Man … Ashley Bryan

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

I Know a Man ... Ashley Bryan tells the story of Bryan, who used art his entire life to celebrate joy, mediate the darkness of war and racism, explore the mysteries of faith, and create a loving community. Bryan became a year-round resident of the Cranberry Isles in Maine during the late 1980s, living there […]

Free

Music, She Wrote

Greene Block + Studios 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Colby Collegium Director, Néviton Barros Saturday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. The Colby Collegium presents a concert of works by women composers. The program will feature works by Fanny Mendelssohn and others that have been overlooked and under-performed for generations, and also explore exciting new works by living women composers.

Free

A Breath of Life

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Q&A with local trans activists and Colby students. Lucy is a 96-year-old (a)typical Italian grandmother. Despite her age, she is still lucid and sassy. Lucy is the oldest transsexual woman in Italy and among the few who survived Dachau concentration camp. Her life offers the opportunity to reflect on a series of ongoing debates, including […]

Free

Ashley Bryan Storytime

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Children and their caregivers are invited to join Waterville Public Library staff for a free read-aloud story time! Enjoy a reading of Ashley Bryan’s picture books and then visit the Colby Museum’s exhibition Ashley Bryan/Paula Wilson: Take the World Into Your Arms to see his artwork in person. This program is suggested for children ages […]

Free

Duo Edelen: Baroque Seminar and Recital

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Join Duo Edelen for an introduction and demonstration of the essential elements of Baroque performance in a lecture recital format. Duo Edelen has performed since 1983 in countless concerts in both the US and Europe on both modern and original instruments. The duo is made up of Fred Edelen and Christina Scott Edelen, who perform […]

Free

Business After Hours

T-Mobile Retail 337 Main Street, Waterville, ME

  Plan to join us for our next Business After Hours WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 - 5:30 -7 p.m. T-Mobile Retail 337 Main Street, Waterville Great Food - Great Networking - Great Prizes! A great place to network and market your business. Business After Hours is hosted, or co -hosted by chamber members in our region […]

Free

Forbidden Planet

Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States

This classic sci-fi film features both a young Leslie Nielsen in a dramatic role as well as the first fully electronic Hollywood film score, composed by experimental musicians Bebe and Louis Barron. Credited as “electronic tonalities,” the Barrons’ soundscape creates alien technology, spaces, and creatures and reflects American anxieties about what it meant to be […]

Free

Tape Face

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Tape Face Date: April 12, 2023 at 7:30pm This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Sometimes actions speak louder than words! TAPE FACE is a totally unique silent comedian who has been on the comedy circuit for years and become a viral sensation thanks to his appearance on America’s Got Talent. His […]

$38 – $48

The Struggle is Real: Employee Mental Health

Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Leslie Lenning of Community Health & Counseling will address mental health issues in the workplace due to stressors on employees such as pandemics, inflation and general national unrest. Explore how employers can support your workforce. Location: Colby/Coburn Room, Best Western Plus. Cost: $23 for Chamber members in advance, or $29 at the door and for […]

$23 – $29

Generational Differences in the Workplace

Online Event ME

Good Health is Good Business: Generational Differences in the Workplace   A one-hour educational session on generational differences in the workplace. The session will address the following: - why is it important to understand the perceptions of generational differences - how generational preferences manifest in the workplace - how to begin changing the narrative on […]

Free

Don’t Throw Things and Other Tips for Building Strong Teams

Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space Hathaway Creative Center, 10 Water St. Ste. 110, Waterville, ME

With Susan Ruhlin, Managing Director, Dirigo Labs Join Susan Ruhlin for a discussion on her experience using a customer discovery approach to making early hires and establishing a positive culture in a tech startup. About Dirigo Labs: Dirigo Labs is a startup accelerator based in Waterville, Maine. With a mission to grow the greater Waterville […]

Free

Blueprint For Artificial Intelligence Bill Of Rights

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Sorelle Friedler Ph.D. is the Shibulal Family Associate Professor of Computer Science at Haverford College. She served as the Assistant Director for Data and Democracy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy where her work included the AI Bill of Rights. Her research focuses on the fairness and interpretability of machine learning […]

Free

Coffee and Conversations: Financial Life Hacks

Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space Hathaway Creative Center, 10 Water St. Ste. 110, Waterville, ME

Learn useful financial life hacks such as how to stretch your shopping budget, sneaky ways to save your money and advice for living on a low budget. 8:00 - 8:30 AM - Networking with coffee and treats from Sunrise Bagel 8:30 - 9:30 AM - Panel Discussion Join us for coffee, refreshments, networking, and a […]

Free
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