In 1807 the London surgeon and anatomist Charles Bell was called by his friend Thomas Bruce, the Earl of Elgin, to view the friezes of the Parthenon, recently brought to London, having been taken from their original home in Greece. Bell was asked to assess the statues as an anatomist and to analyze their representations […]

We will provide some board games or you can bring your favorite one to share and teach others about. Geared towards ages 12 to 18.

Ecosystems can “flip” and, as a result of reinforcing feedback mechanisms, “lock” into alternative stable states. Robert Steneck, professor at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, studied this process in a kelp-forest ecosystem in Maine for nearly four decades and found two stable states: one dominated by green sea urchins and crustose coralline […]

April is a great time to observe bats, because many are just beginning to emerge from hibernation. Come see some amazing taxidermied bats from around the world, learn fascinating bat facts and develop a new appreciation for the order Chiroptera ("hand-wing"). Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

Please join us for an encouraging discussion of how a small group of impassioned nature conservationists fought and changed the course of bird extinction and bird decimation. From the 1860s to the 1930s, these activists employed the power of the written word and the great appeal of historic bird paintings in order to create an army […]

Elected officials and constituents: Don't miss the opportunity to meet face to face and share ideas to best strengthen our business community! A free community event. Appetizers provided by Selah Tea and adult beverages available.

We humans are a force of nature. At the same time, human activities alter the basic elements of life — earth, air, water, and fire—those elements change human life. In an arresting new documentary from the producers of Racing Extinction, The Cove, and Chasing Ice, environmental photographer James Balog captures the lives of everyday Americans on […]

Today we honor Sam Prescott, the Massachusetts patriot who joined Paul Revere on his famous Midnight Ride — and who gave his name to the administrative building here on campus, Prescott Hall. Hear the tale of Prescott’s historic ride, get a glimpse of what life was like in colonial New England, and bring home a […]

Lost + Found: Photographs by Susan Metzger April 15 - June 29, 2019 Opening Reception Thursday, April 18, 2019 5:00 - 7:00 pm Common Street Arts is pleased to host Lost + Found: Photographs by Susan Metzger.  In the exhibition Lost + Found, Metzger turns her lens to the landscape and communities geographically adjacent to […]

Join us at the Winslow Public Library to learn French through books, songs, games, crafts and activities. No French language experience necessary. Geared towards ages 2 to early elementary.

Faculty Fellow in History and East Asian Studies Viktor Shmagin will speak on the Japanese prints in the exhibition A Vision for Composition. Location: Upper Jetté Galleries, Colby Museum of Art.

We will be having a family movie night featuring Mary Poppins Returns. The movie is rated PG and lasts 90 minutes. All ages are welcome.

Part of the Colby Fringe Festival, this Dabke night and poetry event features the Boston Dabke Troup, brought to Colby by Fulbright Scholar Amira Chatti in collaboration with the Theater and Dance Department, the Colby International Club, and the Colby Cultural Events Committee. FMI: Amira Chatti, achatti@colby.edu

The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers will be hosting its Annual FREE Easter Egg Hunt on its campus on Saturday, April 20th! This Easter Egg Hunt is for children up to grade 3 and please bring your own basket for collecting eggs. We will also have special prizes and giveaways! Admission is free and […]

As a family, find new and exciting ways to explore the museum through a looking activity in the galleries and then participate in an egg-decorating workshop. For children ages 4+ and their caregivers.

Celebrate William Shakespeare's 454th birthday with Recycled Shakespeare Company. Sign up for a time slot to read a sonnet. You will receive an email with your assigned sonnet and location (we travel throughout Downtown Waterville). Please go to www.signupforms.com/registrations/16435 to sign up to read a sonnet and/or perform.

Come join Colby Students for a community-wide barbecue featuring free food tastings and entertainment Saturday, April 20th at Head of the Falls on Front Street. We will have activities for children as well as small samples from local vendors, including Selah Tea, Jorgensens, Portland Pie, Silver Street Tavern, Opa, and Hilman’s Bakery. The barbecue will […]

In what is expected to be a Wagnerian event for the ages, soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance. Tenor Stuart Skelton and soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek play the incestuous twins Siegmund and Sieglinde. Greer Grimsley sings Wotan. Philippe Jordan conducts. This […]

Celebrate the Bard's Birthday with a Masquerade Ball! Come learn Elizabethan dances with Marge and Sam Bartlett of the SCA. Wear a mask and costume if you like, masks will be available to borrow. Cake and refreshments available, all aspects of this celebration are FREE. Dances are group/social dances; don't worry if you don't have […]

A showcase of music that is fun to play. Works include the spectacular Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold and the completion of our Lord of the Rings cycle with a performance of Johan de Meij’s “Gandalf” and “Elvenwood” movements. J.S. Bach’s “Komm’, Süßer Tod,” Tania León’s “Alegre,” “Foundry” by John Mackey, and John Philip […]

“The Trento Tunnels Project” an experiment in the recovery of an abandoned industrial site in the reinvention of the history museum in the animation of historical archives Imagine two 300 meter superhighway tunnels wide enough to accommodate four side-by-side tractor trailers, snaking under the cliff that faces the Northern Italian capital city of Trento. Cut […]

This year’s Grossman Lecturer is Professor Ethan Lewis of Dartmouth College. Dr. Lewis’s research focuses on how U.S. labor markets adjust to immigration and technological change, including how firms adapt their production technology to employ less-skilled immigrants. His recent research includes investigating the role historical immigration waves played in advancing the second Industrial Revolution and […]