Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, humanitarian, activist, and award-winning filmmaker revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, devotion to health and wellness, worldwide philanthropic efforts and the power of optimism. Throughout his multidecade career, Franti has earned three Billboard No. 1s with triumphantly hopeful hits “Sound of Sunshine,” “Say Hey (I Love […]

Learn how to make 3 softcover books: the pamphlet-bound book, the Chinese flutter book, and the Japanese Musubitoji. Tell your story through writing, stamping, and stitching with artist Evelyn Wong from Fireball Book Bindery! The Common Threads project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation […]

Tuesday, July 19 - 3 p.m. Fairfield Fire Training Facility 5 Flashover Drive, Fairfield

Business After Hours: 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 our chamber members. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and other beverages are available, or you could win the 50/50 raffle and fabulous door prizes […]

While Kennebec County is a great place to live, work and play, not everyone is doing well. Too many of our neighbors cannot afford their basic needs, too many of our youth are falling behind in school, and too many community members are dying early from preventable causes. That’s why 70+ community leaders are spearheading […]

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Have your portrait captured and printed by artist photographer Séan Alonzo Harris and add your image to a collective community portrait! The Common Threads project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and realized in partnership with the Colby College Museum of Art and its […]

Thursday, July 28 - 4 p.m. Techy Company Waterville 110 Elm Plaza, Waterville  2022 Ribbon Cuttings Sponsors:

JOIN US AT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS If you are new to Maine, recently moved back (boomeranged) or a longtime Mainer looking to meet some new faces, join us in Skowhegan on July 28th at Bigelow Brewing Co. from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The goal is to help those who are new to the area […]

Join the Colby College Museum of Art for our annual Community Day celebration! Create your own works of art with the Common Threads Art Tent, engage with looking activities in our galleries, spend time in our summer exhibitions—Act of Sight: The Tsiaras Family Photography Collection, Sarah Cain: hand in hand, and Andrew Wyeth: Life and […]

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox is a genre-busting, rotating collective of musicians and vocalists that reimagines modern popular songs in vintage swing and jazz styles. The ensemble traces its roots to 2009, when creator and bandleader Bradlee became a viral pop sensation after creating a series of YouTube videos that reworked 21st century pop hits in […]

Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, The Bacon Brothers (Kevin and Michael) have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into a genre-bending sound. They call that sound "Forosoco" — a blend of folk, rock, soul, and country influences, delivered by two songwriters who were […]

United Way of Kennebec Valley is excited to announce that the 52nd Annual Golf Scramble is set for August 1, 2022 at the Augusta Country Club. Players will get a chance to win a car for a hole-in-one, Weber Gas Grill in a putting contest, and prizes for closest to the pin, straightest drive, and […]

Roxanne Stevenson, an experienced clay artist and Ticonic Clay Studio member, will lead this class focusing on a key hand building technique known as slab construction. Students will begin with using a rolling pin-like machine called a slab roller to create artwork with flat “sheets” of clay. These sheets will be cut and attached together […]

Games/Toys! Furniture! Books! Kitchen Items! Office Supplies! Decorations!   Come grab a bargain and help support REM at the same time! Stop by REM at 31 Temple St, Waterville, ME During The Taste of Waterville, starting at Noon *** Click here for pictures on Facebook ***

Save the date! Exciting additions for 2022 event. Noon - 11 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s 30th Annual Taste of Waterville is planned for Wednesday, August 3 from noon to 11 p.m. at the Head of Falls off Front Street in downtown Waterville. Volunteers needed!  For more information, contact Cindy at […]

Please let us know if you plan to attend! RSVP Alfond Youth & Community Center, 126 North Street, Waterville, ME 04901, 207-873-0684 info@clubaycc.org