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AUGUST FIRST FRIDAY IN DOWNTOWN WATERVILLE

Downtown Waterville Main Street at Common Street, Waterville, ME

    Date: Friday, August 4, 2023 Time: all day Location: Multiple Locations, Main St, Downtown Waterville Paul J Schupf Art Center: 5-7pm Opening Reception for “Potluck”- food, drinks, and celebration! Ticonic Gallery is pleased to present Potluck, an evolving exhibition centered on the work of Jenny Ibsen, a relief printmaker, ceramicist, storyteller, and restaurant worker based in Portland. The metaphor of the potluck touches […]

Free

VEGETABLE PRINT TEA TOWEL

Ticonic Gallery Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023, 5-7pm Organization: Ticonic Gallery + Studios Venue: Ticonic Classroom, 93 Main St, Waterville, Maine This is a free event. Print a colorful tea towel using local fruits and vegetables. Offered as part of First Friday and in conjunction with the Potluck exhibition, on display in Ticonic Gallery from August 2-October 3, 2023. JOIN OUR LIST SIGN UP […]

Free

Opening Reception for Potluck

Ticonic Gallery Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

Organization: Waterville Creates Venue: Ticonic Gallery Dates: August 4, 2023, 5-7pm Location: 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine 04901 Join us August 4 from 5 – 7pm for the opening reception of Potluck in conjunction with downtown Waterville’s First Friday event. Enjoy food and refreshments and print a colorful tea towel using local fruits and vegetables in Ticonic Studios! Potluck is an exhibition […]

Free

MCT: RAPUNZEL

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

Theatre Camp Dates: July 31 - August 5, 2023 (Sold Out) Performance Date: Saturday, August 5 at 12pm Organizations: Waterville Opera House + Missoula Children's Theatre Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St, Waterville, ME These events are eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. This performance follows a week-long session of theatre camp. CLICK HERE for more information. Conceived and […]

$5

National Theatre Live: Best Of Enemies

Waterville, ME

David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama, inspired by the documentary by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon. In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William […]

ANNUAL GOLF SCRAMBLE

Augusta Country Club 19 Hammonds Grove, Manchester, ME

The 53rd Annual Golf Scramble will be on August 7, 2023, at the Augusta Country Club. Last year, we raised more than $19,800 for local partner programs! Thank you to all our sponsors and teams who support this event every year! REGISTRATION FOR THE 2023 EVENT IS NOW OPEN. ***Click Here to Register*** Please return a completed registration form to Michaela […]

CAMP BRILLIANCE

Greene Block + Studios 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Dates: August 7–11 Time: 9am–3pm daily Organizations: Hardy Girls, Colby Arts Office, Greene Block + Studios, and Waterville Creates Location: Greene Block + Studios, 18 Main St, Waterville Camp Brilliance: arts, activism, & fun Hardy Girls, in partnership with the Colby Arts Office, Greene Block + Studios, and Waterville Creates, will be holding Camp Brilliance, an arts and activism […]

$100.00

EARTH JAMS! A CONCERT WITH MATT LOOSIGAN

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Date: Wednesday, August 9 Time: 2–3pm Organization: Waterville Public Library Venue: Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm St, Waterville Join us at the Waterville Public Library on Wednesday, August 9 from 2–3pm! Jump on the Song Toboggan and sing-a-long with Matt Loosigian of Earth Jams. Matt is a Brunswick, ME based folk singer, guitarist, and songwriter specializing in playful, funny songs […]

Free

Unlivable: How a Changing Climate Will Force a Global Migration

Schair Swenson Watson Alumni Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME, United States

The Mid-Maine Global Forum along with the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs is pleased to host Abrahm Lustgarten as the speaker for our annual Linda Cotter Speaker Event. Climate change is making the same parts of the world that are the most populated hotter and drier, leading to growing food scarcity and widespread economic impact […]

$35

Matisyahu + G. Love & Special Sauce With Special Guest Cydeways

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

When Matisyahu first started touring to packed clubs more than eleven years ago, it was prior to the release of Live at Stubbs, the now Gold record, and prior to that record’s single “King without a Crown” reaching #1 on the alternative rock radio charts. His performances were a raw expression of his spirituality at […]

$54

ART IN THE PARK: NATURE COLLAGE

Date: August 10, 2023 Time: 3-5pm Organization: Waterville Creates, Colby College Museum of Art, and Waterville Public Library Venue: Castonguay Square, Corner of Front and Main Streets, Waterville This event is free and open for all ages. The collage illustrations by Alma Fullerton in the book Community Soup, use natural objects like sticks, leaves, and grasses. Each collage she creates […]

Free

Dirigo Speaker Series

Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space Hathaway Creative Center, 10 Water St. Ste. 110, Waterville, ME

PROFIT DECODERJAY FRIEDLANDER, CO-FOUNDER Join CEO Jay Friedlander as he discusses how Profit Decoder is creating efficiencies to revolutionize your business and empower you with valuable insights into your finances. About Profit Decoder: Profit Decoder is a game-changing software designed to revolutionize your business and empower you with valuable insights. From financial analysis to strategic […]

Free

Blueberry Festival

Winslow Congregational Church 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow, ME

52nd Annual Blueberry Festival Coming to Winslow Saturday, August 12! One of Maine’s all-time most popular, beloved, and downright yummy summer events—Winslow’s annual Blueberry Festival—is coming this year on Saturday, August 12, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., to Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow. Admission to the festival grounds is FREE. Nearly 750 […]

KIDS MINI CLAY CAMP

Ticonic Gallery Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

  SOLD OUT! Dates: Aug. 14, 15, 16, 2023 Time: 9am-12pm Organization: Ticonic Gallery + Studios Venue: Ticonic Clay Studio, 93 Main St. Waterville This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Back by popular demand, join our mini three day, inclusive, hands-on kids summer clay camp which will provide young artists and makers a great opportunity […]

$110
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STILL LIFE DRAWING

Ticonic Gallery Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

  Dates: Wednesday, August 16, 6-8pm + Wednesday, September 27, 6-8pm Organization: Ticonic Gallery + Studios Venue: Ticonic Gallery, 93 Main St, Waterville, Maine This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Capture the abundance of a communal table with still life drawing in the Ticonic Gallery. Offered in conjunction with the Potluck exhibition on display from August […]

$10

EPHEMERA COLLECTION STATION

Organization: Waterville Creates Venue: Paul J. Schupf Art Center, The Hub Dates: August 17, 2023 Location: 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine 04901 Waterville Creates and artist Tanja Hollander are photographing your objects on-site and gathering your stories through a series of collection station events. Objects (no larger than 8×10″) will be photographed and catalogued, and the images will be […]

Free

ART IN THE PARK: CELEBRATE SOL LEWITT

Castonguay Square Common Street, Waterville

Date: August 17, 2023 Time: 3-5pm Organization: Waterville Creates, Colby College Museum of Art, and Waterville Public Library Venue: Castonguay Square, Corner of Front and Main Streets, Waterville This event is free and open for all ages. This week, join the Colby College Museum of Art to create an art project inspired by the artist Sol LeWitt, on view […]

Free

Community and Family Block Party

Maine Children's Home 93 Silver Street, Waterville, United States

Save the Date! Maine Children's Home and local partners are throwing a FREE Community & Family Block Party on Thursday, Aug 17, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 PM Location: Maine Children's Home - 93 Silver Street, Waterville. Click for more info  

Free

Touch a Truck

Children's Discovery Museum 7 Eustis Parkway, Waterville, ME, United States

We are filling our parking lot with trucks! Join the museum, Bangor Savings Bank and Casella for this FREE event held at the Children’s Discovery Museum. There will be games, music, give-a-ways & TRUCKS! We are also excited to have Nate & Ollie's Rolled Ice Cream joining us this year!

Free

The Book of Maps

Center for All Seasons 1 Center Drive (off Route 27), Belgrade Lakes, ME

Join author Ernest Thompson of On Golden Pond fame to hear about his new novel The Book of Maps. This event will include: Meet and Greet Presentation on The Book of Maps Auction of On Golden Pond memorabilia Book sales and signing Proceeds will benefit the Belgrade Lakes Association.

Free

Union Coffeehouse: Buttermilk Hill Band

Union Church of Belgrade Lakes 67 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes, ME

Update (8/18): The weather for tomorrow night's Coffeehouse on the Village Green is not looking good so we are moving the concert back into the Union Church Friendship Hall. The headlining act will be the Buttermilk Hill Band comprised of John and Ellen Gawler, and Stu McConnell. The Coffeehouse will start earlier at 6:30 PM […]

3D Printing Open House

Ticonic Gallery Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

Join us for a family- friendly 3D Printing Open House and learn more about 3D technology. 3D printing has applications in education, art, design, prototyping, home repair – and it’s really fun! Watch 3D printers in action, see 3D printed objects as they take shape (and take home a sample), learn about the software used […]

Free
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Waterville Moves

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

Waterville Moves is a bi-weekly series that invites you to move your body, share stories, and create connections through guided movements and dance making. This class can be a great way to warm-up and stretch your physicality, or an opportunity to connect to your community. Each class is 45 minutes to an hour long, and […]

Free

Birds That Fish

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

Maine is a land of magnificent waterways, drawing visitors from all over for world-class fishing. Some birds love to fish, too! From osprey to heron, learn about the special adaptations and behaviors these birds use to catch their dinner. Admission: $4 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $4

National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again

Date: Saturday, August 26 at 12pm Running Time: 3 hours MPA Rating: R Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine   A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night). After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to […]

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