Bach’s last great keyboard masterpiece will be performed by pianist Fr. Sean Duggan, OSB. This gigantic work consists of fourteen fugues and four canons, all based on a single theme. Bach was in the midst of preparing it for publication when he died in 1750, leaving the final, fourteenth fugue incomplete. It has often been […]

Join us for a free screening and post-film Q&A with artist Alan Magee! Best known for his captivating realist paintings, artist Alan Magee also creates works that delve into the darkest aspects of human nature. His arresting images which comment on corporate greed, on cruelty and gun violence, and on civilian and military victims of […]

Join us for our March 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. This month’s program features Sullivan O’Keefe, a Waterville local and frequent Community Draw attendee, and his longhaired dachshund, […]

Join the Mid-Maine Chamber for an engaging business breakfast presentation with Sarah Davies of ProSearch Recruiting. She will present on enhancing your employment brand to attract more top talent, your company culture, and interviewing candidates to ensure qualifications and fit for your team. Please come prepared with your questions and take this opportunity to network with […]

Join us at the Greene Block + Studios in downtown Waterville for a performance by the Meadowlark Trio, a Boston-based piano trio, exploring three centuries of art music and popular music from America, China, and Germany. Music in the Museum is a series of live performances, curated by the Colby College Music Department, and featuring […]

Delve into the fascinating world of bear hibernation! Serena Sanborn, a Maine Master Naturalist, will share interesting facts about bears and their habits while Desi DuBois will guide the watercolor creation. The final work will depict a bear in its colorful habitat. All supplies included. Limit 10 students. REGISTER

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The appetizer to the Colby Symphony Orchestra’s 20th and 21st century concert is actually a work from the 18th century — Mozart’s timeless overture from The Magic Flute. Although certainly a work of the classical era, its vitality and innovation also set the table for a cornucopia of modern music. Two programmatic works by percussionist and […]

Grace Potter is a Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist songwriter and internationally acclaimed rock musician from Waitsfield, Vermont. She formed Grace Potter & the Nocturnals in 2002 while attending St. Lawrence University in upstate New York. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals toured extensively, playing festivals and venues throughout North America. After signing with major record label Hollywood Records, […]

Join us for a broadcast of the 95th Academy Awards, celebrating the best films of 2022. We'll be hosting a gala reception with catered refreshments at 7:30pm, before settling in to watch the Oscar ceremonies broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Dress to impress or come as you are! We'll have a red […]

Artist Peter Bruun will talk about his recent body of work Bibliography, a state-of-the-art online exhibition in which Bruun shares his journey in search for healing after his daughter’s death by overdose. In a series of drawings and video montages that incorporate texts by writers and are accompanied by music composed by friends in response […]

Camden National Bank 150 Main St. Waterville A great place to network and market your business. After hours is hosted, or co -hosted by chamber members in our region and is one of many benefits we offer to Chamber members. Hors d'oeuvres, beer wine and other beverages are available, or you could win the 50/50 […]

Remodeled, by Paula Wilson, Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Kate McCowan, Downtown Gallery Assistant, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Remodeled, by Paula Wilson, located in the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at Paul J. Schupf Art Center, […]

For half a century, from 1966 to 2016, British artist Tom Phillips engaged with an obscure Victorian novel, A Human Document by W.H. Mallock. Phillips “treated” Mallock’s text (his term) by cancelling most of it by drawing, painting, and collaging while leaving a few words untouched in order to produce a counter-narrative. A Humument, the […]

Notice of Public Meeting on Waterville City Manager Search The Waterville Mayor and City Council are inviting citizens, businesses andorganizations to a public meeting to be held on March 16, 2023, at 6pm at TheElm, 21 College Avenue Lower Level-Rear Entrance, Waterville ME 04901. The purpose of the meeting is to gather information regarding what […]

Thursday, March 16, 2023, 6 pm Given Auditorium, Bixler Art & Music Center, Colby College (Also available virtually, via Zoom) Join us for a conversation between multidisciplinary artist Genevieve Gaignard, 2023–24 Residential Fellow at the Lunder Institute for American Art, and Jon Gray, multidisciplinary curator and co-founder of the culinary collective Ghetto Gastro. As longtime […]

This St. Patrick's Day, dive into this visually stunning Celtic tale of a young Irish boy, Ben, who discovers his mute younger sister, Saoirse, is a selkie – a mythological being that can transform from human to seal. Ben must protect Saoirse and help her find her voice, which is the only thing that will […]

My Name Is Andrea is the story of controversial feminist writer and public intellectual Andrea Dworkin, who offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with iconoclastic flair. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin called out the pervasiveness of sexism and rape culture, and the ways it impacts every woman’s daily life. This documentary film, directed by Pratibha […]

KV Connect is a group of tomorrow's community leaders! They are young professionals from 21-45 living and working in central Maine with a passion for making central Maine the best place to live, work and play. Connect with us on Facebook: Click Here Follow our page to stay connected! Better yet, share our events with […]

Children and their caregivers are invited to join Waterville Public Library staff for a free read-aloud story time in the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art of the Paul J. Schupf Art Center! 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 […]

Please join us for the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, hosted by the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce. Light refreshments will be provided, courtesy of Raymond James Financial Services. RSVP

Each Thursday, join the Colby College Museum of Art to spend thirty minutes with one work of art on view in their gallery spaces. This week, Joshua Veilleux, Downtown Gallery Assistant, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Jojo by Ashley Bryan, located in the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at Paul J. Schupf Art […]

Yummy Soup & Biscuit Fundraiser Coming to Winslow Congregational Church as To-Go Lunch, Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.   Get ready to enjoy a yummy take-out lunch, brimming with your choice of mouth-watering soup or chowder, a homemade biscuit or cornbread, and homemade chocolate chip or snickerdoodle cookies! On Saturday, March […]