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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

Met Opera Encore: Falstaff

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

Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy. Maestro Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to oversee a brilliant ensemble cast that features sopranos Hera Hyesang Park and Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, tenor […]

$17 – $19

East Coast and West Coast

Given Auditorium, Bixler Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Colby Jazz Band Director, Brendon Wilkins Saturday, April 15, 7:30pm Given Auditorium The Colby Jazz Ensemble continues its exploration of musical styles with work from arrangers and composers from coast to coast. Bill Holman’s arrangement of “Stompin’ at the Savoy” will immerse the listener in the sound of the Stan Kenton Big Band, and Toshiko […]

Free

Juston McKinney

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

Date: April 15, 2023 at 8:00pm Organization: Waterville Opera House Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St, Waterville, ME This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.   With multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, two Comedy Central specials, and two Amazon Prime specials, including his latest, Parentally Challenged, it’s no wonder the […]

$28

The Lunchbox

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

12:00 p.m.: Refreshments from Jewel of India 1:00 p.m.: Film screening and Q&A with editor John Lyons! Join us for a free screening of the delightful Hindi film The Lunchbox, followed by a Q&A with the film's editor, John Lyons. A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife […]

Free

The Fits

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

This coming-of-age film is a unique collaboration between director Anna Rose Holmer and a cast of young dancers and actors from the dance group Q-Kidz in Cincinnati. Royalty Hightower brilliantly portrays Toni, an eleven-year-old girl who becomes curious about the “fits” of the teenagers in a local dance troupe. The experimental score by Danny Bensi […]

Free

Whose Live Anyway

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

  WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? Wednesday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. Back by popular demand! The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience […]

Maine Laboratories Ribbon Cutting

Maine Laboratories 25 Main Street, Norridgewock, ME

Join us to celebrate the opening of Maine Laboratories, LLC. Our 2023 ribbon cuttings are sponsored by:

Free

We Are Called To Be a Movement

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

For years the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign has been one of the most gifted moral fusion organizers, strategists and orators in the country. As an indispensable figure in the public policy and public theology landscape, he believes it’s time for everyone who cares about the state of our […]

Free

David Mallett & The Mallett Brothers

Alumni Hall, Snow Pond Center for the Arts Goldenrod Lane (off Route 23), Sidney, ME

This family will break generational barriers and join us for one awesome night together. Two rockin’ sons with the father of folk, and three great songwriters. Singer-songwriter, David Mallett, is one of America’s true original troubadours. In a career spanning four decades, he has recorded 17 albums, had several hundred covers of his songs, including […]

$25 – $30
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