4/11/2022 COVID Update: The State of Maine no longer requires masking or proof of vaccination to attend any public events, but individual venues are free to do so. For the latest information, visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or the State of Maine’s COVID site.

Maine’s Home Movies

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Post-film Q&A with filmmaker Siân Evans. A century of Maine life filmed by Maine people, telling stories of places, livelihoods, and family loved in times gone by. Filmed over the past 100 years, these home movies tell the story of northern lives– our seasons, our ways. Primary sources of home movies speak for people no […]

Free

The Kingston Trio

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

Fans of legendary folk icons The Kingston Trio can re-discover their timeless music all over again. All three current members, Mike Marvin, Tim Gorelangton and Buddy Woodward have intrinsic links to and experience with the original group: Mike is the adopted son of founding member Nick Reynolds, who was also his musical mentor; Tim, a […]

$50

Beginning of a New Chapter

Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville

Don’t miss the Colby Symphony Orchestra’s first concert in the Gordon Center, directed by Jimwook Park. This inaugural program presents works spanning four centuries: George Frederick Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks; Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” written during the Czech composer’s residence in the United States; Samuel Barber’s colorful and […]

Free

Welcome Home

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

New to the Waterville area or simply looking to make some new friends? Join us alongside Live and Work in Maine for a FREE fun night of meeting others! REGISTER KV Connect is Waterville's young professionals group that seeks to provide networking, community service, and professional development opportunities.

Free

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Main Street Provisions 62 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Join us for a ribbon cutting Wednesday, October 25 - 4 p.m. to celebrate with Zachary Brann on the opening of Main Street Provisions to be held at 62 Main Street, Waterville

Free

Tim Sample

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

Tim Sample is a Maine native whose unique New England style of humor has gained him a national following. When introducing Tim on ABC’s Good Morning America Charles Gibson referred to him as, “the man who wrote the book — literally — on Maine humor!” Legendary newsman Charles Kuralt has called Sample “Maine’s Humorist Laureate.” […]

$20

Yoga in the Park

Head of Falls Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Yogis of all levels are invited for a free Community Yoga class taught by Lindsey Beals from Soul Revival! JOIN US! Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mat and a water bottle. For those who do not have a yoga mat, no worries, large beach towels can also be used. Please show up 15 […]

Free
Recurring

Crop and Card Making Around the Clock

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME

Registration fees vary depending if you come just Fri. Night, just Sat. or both sessions.   Door prizes, vendor, make & takes, classes, silent auction, exchange table, and delicious food! For more info or to receive a registration form, contact:  Sheila Bacon, 207-873-5249 (call or text) sabacon@roadrunner.com

Recurring

Break, Burn, Build

Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville

Date: Friday, October 27 at 7:30pm + Saturday, October 28 at 2pm Organization: Colby Dance Company Location: Studio 3, Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville Led by Annie Kloppenberg and Matthew Cumbie. Break, Burn, Build is a landmark in the development of movers, makers, and performers. It’s a platform […]

Free

Trail of Treats

Viles Arboretum 153 Hospital St, Augusta, ME

Join Viles Arboretum and Children's Discovery Museum for a different kind of halloween-themed event! Embark on a journey through our not-so-spooky forest, discovering delectable treats and engaging in nature-inspired fun along the way. Show up in costume, or in whatever attire you feel most comfortable walking the half mile circuit in. The trail is a 1/2 […]

Free

Trunk or Treat

Alfond Youth & Community Center 126 North Street, Waterville, ME

Annual Trunk or Treat at the AYCC! Join us for a fun and safe alternative to traditional trick or treating. We are also offering an Open House of our facility during the Trunk or Treat! If you'd like to get involved with this event, contact Avery Ryan at aryan@clubaycc.org

Free

Nosh & Knock Off – POSTPONED

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Postponed - click for more info Nosh & Knock Off, an interactive mystery event, will occur at the Waterville Public Library on Saturday, October 28, 2023! Be a part of our "welcome back, better than ever year!" This 5th annual fundraiser promises to be a not-to-be-missed event of the season! Nosh & Knock Off 2023 […]

Young Frankenstein

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Mel Brooks's comedy is as scary as ever. Gene Wilder stars as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Fronk-en-steen), a young neurosurgeon and the grandson of the infamous scientist. He's traveling to Transylvania to inspect his newly-inherited estate, when he discovers his grandfather's experiments. Thought to be Mel Brooks's "most disciplined and visually inventive film" (Roger Ebert), […]

$9

The Modernistics: The Twenties Roar Again!

Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville

Join us for exuberant songs and tap-dance numbers by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, and other master tunesmiths of the 1920s. A joyful and stylish portrait of the era, delivered with a 21st-century groove! Among the many audience favorites are “Blue Skies,” “Fascinating Rhythm,” “I Want To Be Happy,” “Stardust,” and “Let’s […]

Free

Drag Me to Hell

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But after denying a mortgage extension to an old woman, things start taking a turn for the worse– she's been cursed and in three days, she's going to Hell. Sam Raimi's genre-bending, gross-out horror film is an NYT Critics' Pick, an "elusive […]

$8 – $12

Growth Council Annual Meeting

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

In 2023, the mid-Maine region welcomed new businesses, deployed new programs, watched construction projects progress, cheered on entrepreneurs, and engaged in conversation about their communities' futures.   Let's recognize this year's accomplishments while preparing the local and regional economy for 2024! Featuring: Developer of the Year Award Emerging Leader Award A look at what's to […]

Free

Preserving Democracy – The Janes Documentary

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Join us at Colby Collegefor an incredible event featuring two of the original "Janes" in a panel discussion and a screening of the 'The Janes"; Winner of the Best Documentary at the 44th Annual Documentary Emmy Awards, Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRbquE2BAkQ The event series is FREE and open to the public; however, advance registration is […]

Free

Conflict Resolution in the Workplace

Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville, ME

  The Nature of Conflict: Conflict Resolution in the Workplace. Terri Swanson of Swanson Counseling & Associates, LLC, will discuss conflicts in organizations, recognizing that conflict in and of itself is not a bad thing. It is the diversity which people bring to the situation that affects the outcome. Located at the Best Western Plus […]

$23 – $29

Symposium on Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village

Colby College Museum of Art 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Join the Colby College Museum of Art and its Lunder Institute for American Art for a two-day symposium organized in conjunction with the Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village exhibition. Exhibition collaborators, artists, curators, and scholars will gather for a series of panel discussions on Native American art, American art, and art of the American West. Topics […]

Free

November First Friday

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

First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity in Waterville through a wide array of arts experiences. On the first Friday of every month, visit Main Street in downtown Waterville to meet artists, see performances, listen to live music, eat delicious food, shop at local businesses, enjoy the arts, and come together as a community. This time, […]

Free

Songs From Here

Greene Block + Studios 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Songs From Here is an initiative fostering the creation of new vocal music in Maine through the commission of new works and building connections between Maine poets and composers. Founded by soprano Sarah Tuttle in 2020, Songs From Here is pleased to bring their 2023 fall program to Greene Block + Studios in Waterville Maine […]

Free

Holiday Fair

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME

Solar Bead and Cloud Experiments

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

Use solar beads to learn about the light from the sun and make a cloud to see how it effects sunlight. Do NISE Earth and Space experiments to discover the effects of a vacuum and how shadows are formed. Admission: $4 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $4

Metropolitan Opera Encore: Dead Man Walking

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

American composer Jake Heggie’s compelling masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, arrives in cinemas in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Dead Man Walking matches the high drama of its subject […]

$16 – $19

Old Time Toys

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

Take a trip through history and explore some of the popular games kids played a hundred years ago! Roll a hoop, play a proper Victorian game called Graces, try a ring toss, write on a slate board, and more. Make a craft to take home. Admission: $4 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $4
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