We continue to be inspired by remarkable artistic and creative endeavors across the country and around the world. While we are not able to travel far-and-wide during the pandemic, we are pleased to be able to share these initiatives virtually. Our ARTS WATCH segment spotlights some of the most fascinating, creative, and thought-provoking artists + […]

Experience greater mind-body connection though our Artful Meditation program. During this session, Jing Ye, a meditation teacher and a counselor at Colby College, will guide participants through a meditation inspired by Ana Mendieta’s Silueta Sangrienta, 1975. Artful Meditation is part of the Museum’s wellness initiative, Let Art Inspire, all of which are available online through the […]

The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce March breakfast will be held on Thursday, March 11, from 7:15 to 9:00 a.m. in the Colby/Coburn Room at the Best Western Plus, 375 Main Street, Waterville. Mary Haley will discuss what community marketing opportunities really are and how to leverage them to engage current customers, attract new ones, and […]

HighByte: The Industrial DataOps Solution for Industry 4.0. Listen in to hear how HighByte is solving persistent data interoperability and security problems faced by industrial operations as the first DataOps solution purpose-built to meet the unique requirements of industrial assets, products, processes & systems at the Edge. FMI:http://www.centralmaine.org/2021/02/22/march-21-tech-talk-highbyte-the-industrial-dataops-solution-for-industry-4-0/

Join Gary Vikan, former director of the Walters Art Museum, for a talk about his recent book, The Holy Shroud: A Brilliant Hoax in the Time of the Black Death (Pegasus Books, 2020), in which he shows that the world’s most controversial relic, the Shroud of Turin, is not the burial cloth of Jesus but […]

From left to right: Andrew Rudalevige, Tamara Keith, and Nicholas Jacobs. The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at Colby College is hosting a virtual public panel discussion to discuss U.S. Presidential Leadership During Times of Crisis. The panel will discuss the Trump and Biden responses to the global pandemic as well as the responses of […]

Rescheduled to September 30, 2021! The constituent parts of The High Kings each had a wealth of history behind them while also being a part of a lineage of such iconic family members such as The Clancy Brothers, Sean Dunphy and some members toured extensively with the acclaimed Three Irish Tenors and Riverdance. The heyday […]

Come pick up a Corned Beef Dinner, complete with Corned Beef, Carrots, Potatoes, Cabbage and even a Brownie for dessert! Drive by and pick up a dinner for a $10 donation. Pickup from the Fairfield United Methodist Church at 37 Skowhegan Rd., Fairfield  starting at 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 13, 2021 and lasts until […]

SLICE (Students Learning Innovative Creative Endeavors) is a Waterville Creates program for students ages 13–19 that offers unique experiences at creative arts organizations throughout Waterville. SLICE: From the Bayeux Tapestry to the Comic Strip will provide you with all the basics, from creating your own medieval inspired storyboards with an online platform to learning about […]

Practice a series of hands-on activities inspired by artworks in the galleries. In our Artful Healing sessions, Bodhi Simpson, LCPC, ATR, an art therapist with a private practice in Waterville, Maine, called Conscious Art Therapy will gently guide participants through a creative healing exercise inspired by a work of art in the Museum’s collection. This […]

Marwa Hassanien, her husband, and their four children have called Bangor their home since 2005. Marwa grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma before moving to the East Coast with her husband. She earned her Master’s degree in Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction from the University of Maine, and is a Doctoral student in the Literacy Education program. […]

Women are often erased from history and the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field is no different. Join us via Zoom on Tuesday, March 16th at 7 PM (EST) to hear from brilliant g*rls and wome*n in STEM in Maine. This month we're also screening the documentary Picture a Scientist. Film synopsis: Biologist Nancy Hopkins and chemist […]

Join MMCC and friends for a virtual Business After Hours. This event will still offer a great opportunity to “mix & mingle” with other business professionals. We will be offering the virtual mic around the screen to any-one who wants to take the opportunity to speak and let us know what your business has been […]

Filmed in Maine! On a freezing January evening, school bus driver Lesley completes her route, but her final inspection abruptly ends when a bluebird comes into view. What happens next shakes her small Maine logging town, proving that even the slightest actions have enormous consequences. Director Lance Edmands will join us to discuss Bluebird, as well as […]

Hope to see you, Thursday, March 18 at 11 am for ‘How to Plan for an Uncertain Future’, with special guest Brian Langley, owner of Union River Lobster Pot in Ellsworth.   Click link below and register – also share this invite with your friends and colleagues. If you’ve missed any of our previous Zoom […]

Back by Popular Demand! Join Us This Thursday at 6 PM! This time, we're offering a prize to our winner: a Mid-Maine Chamber gift card which can be used like cash at TONS of area businesses! We will also be raising money for KVCAP which provides essential services to families in the Waterville & Skowhegan […]

This collaborative event between the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at Colby College and the Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association will focus on the very topical subject of international migration and the global circumstances (such as the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and food insecurity) that drive its flow. The event represents a unique and important opportunity to bring outside experts […]

A message from Daughtry's management: “In the spirit of safety, all Daughtry shows from March 3 to April 17 have been cancelled. The band thanks you for your patience and continued support.” As the frontman for the band bearing his name, Chris Daughtry has become one of the most visible and consistent rock & roll […]

Let's Feed Hungry Kids! What? The AYCC 28th Annual Polar Bear Dip is going virtual! Create a way to Shiver yer Shamrocks at the location of your choosing and win prizes! Participate as an individual or on a team with friends, family, and/or colleagues. Fundraise, film your own creative Shiver challenge, then submit and share your […]

Many musicians have found solace through their music during this pandemic.  Members of the string section of the Colby Symphony Orchestra felt extremely fortunate to be able to gather in Lorimer Chapel to play and record some music. They chose The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, as it serves as a powerful reminder of the […]

Join Colby College Museum of Art and Lunder Institute for American Art staff for a virtual Zoom conversation to learn how you can be a part of What is Missing?, artist Maya Lin’s “last memorial.” This project involves creating science-based artworks that include stories about environmental changes witnessed in the places where we live. Maya […]

Youth Art Month (YAM) is a national celebration of arts education that highlights the importance of teaching visual arts in schools. This year’s theme is “Art Connects Us”. In this month’s art kit, we will create a group quilt inspired by artist Faith Ringgold, who used words to create patterns that she called “story quilts”. […]

Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the […]

Practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the galleries. Our Artful Movements sessions begin with a deeper look at an artwork, followed by yoga and meditation led by Kathleen Leisure Haberstock of School Street Yoga. In this Artful Movements session, we will be inspired by Zanele Muholi’s Namhla 1 at Cassilhaus, Chapel Hill, […]