Each spring, we have a volunteer work weekend to get camp ready for a busy summer. This weekend is an opportunity for all of us who believe in Friends Camp to help with some of the repairing, cleaning, and painting that needs to be completed before the first campers show up in June. You and/or […]

Come celebrate with art and cultural partners throughout Waterville on Saturday, May 18. Families are invited to explore creativity and celebrate the spring season with these FREE programs scheduled throughout the day. Don’t forget to stamp or sticker your Arts in Bloom passport at each destination! Schedule : 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Bird […]

Bring your original WWI or WWII documents, post cards, photographs, handwritten letters, medals, and other objects to scan, and the Waterville Historical Society will create digital archives for you. Click for more info.

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Join us for the third annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine MINI GOLF EVENT in support of local youth! Putt 4 Cass is a special way to honor and remember BBBS volunteer and Big Sister Cassidy Charette, whose passion for helping kids Shines On! Cass was just two weeks shy of meeting her first Little […]

Come to the Winslow Public Library for the opportunity to bring storybooks to life through book reading, songs, games and a mini motion movie of a favorite picture book. There will be a craft following the book reading.

8th annual Benton Alewife Festival Come join us for an afternoon of fun! Tour of the Dam & Fish Ladder Educational Booths Children's Activities Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Biologist - Raptor Specialist Two Maine Guys Food Truck Baked Bean Supper 4:30 PM at Benton Falls Church Special Guest Speaker from Maine Rivers Alewife Restoration Initiative […]

In the state of Maine, there are 26 species listed as endangered, and 25 that are considered threatened. From the Little Brown Bat to the New England Cottontail, what are the challenges facing these species, and what can we do to improve their chances of survival? Come learn about some of the endangered specimens in […]

Join us at the Winslow Public Library for coding challenges using the computer, tablets and robots. Geared towards ages 9 to 14

“Handbuilding” is a process that manipulates clay by hand using only simple tools as opposed to the pottery wheel. Before potters used the wheel, they created beautiful pots and clay forms using clay, fingers and hands, and basic hand tools. Students will to fire and glaze the coil mug works they make. No previous ceramic […]

Join us at the Winslow Public Library to make friends and play board games. Bring your own board game or come choose one of ours. Geared towards ages 12-18.

REM Awards was broadcast live from the Waterville Opera House starting at 7:00PM Friday, May 24, 2019. Here is a link to the recorded event: Click for Facebook link We invite you to join our REM Partner organizations in paying tribute to exemplary volunteers who have enriched lives by serving our community with style, grace, […]

Join us for a fun morning visit to the museum’s very own wetland ecosystem! We will catch, identify, study and release pond creatures such as tadpoles, frogs, giant water bugs, water scorpions, dragonfly nymphs and more. Nets will be provided — wear suitable clothing and mud boots! Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

Colby’s 198th Commencement begins at 10 a.m. when Colby’s Class of 2019, with approximately 460 members, will receive degrees from President David A. Greene. A majority of the graduates have studied abroad and have completed internships and significant scholarly research. Commencement speaker David E. Kelley has created several visionary, award-winning dramas, from Ally McBeal to […]

The Waterville Memorial Day parade will be start at 10 a.m. Participants will assemble at Head of Falls at 9 a.m. The parade will proceed to Veterans Memorial Park, where there will be a ceremony. The event typically concludes by noon. For any questions related to the Memorial Day Parade, contact the Florest J. Pare […]

Common Street Arts will host John Bunker, “the apple guy,” as he discusses the fascinating history and distinct features of the unique apple varieties often found in our state. John Bunker is a self-taught fruit explorer, and has pioneered work in locating, identifying, and preserving heritage apple tree varieties discovered while exploring the fields, farms, […]

Winslow Public Library invites you to a performance by Maine musician Bill Berlinghoff. A folksinger in the Pete Seeger tradition, Bill has a half-century of performing experience, from Maine to Virginia and as far west as Colorado and Oregon. His rich baritone treats you to songs from the southern Appalachians to coastal Maine, from popular […]

Film screening and panel discussion held as part of the 2019 Central Maine Pride Festival! When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for the next six days. The Stonewall riots, as […]

Lots of auction items ranging from 1 dozen Needhams to a week’s stay in a camp/cottage on China Lake. Various gift cards/certificates have been donated. Items for a variety of prices.

Join Central Maine Pride for our opening reception at the Colby College Museum of Art in celebration of this year’s theme: “Remember Our Heritage, Do Something Now, Love Always.” We welcome you to an evening of art, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and community, hosted by our beloved Chuck Locke. This opening reception is part of a […]

Spring is coming and many people will do their "spring cleaning". Instead of throwing away items you no longer use, why not make some money with it? GWH is holding its second annual yard sale.  Your small fee to rent a space will go towards helping to feed and clothe GWH's Glenn Stratton Learning Center […]

Join us on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Oxbow trail, one of Waterville's earliest trails. New this year, Kennebec Messalonskee Trails has partnered with Five County Credit Union. Together they will be hosting a cleanup and grand re-opening of the Oxbow […]

Join Central Maine Pride and the Children's Book Cellar for Drag Story Time! After the story, there will be time for the children to decorate their own crowns and wands.

Join Central Maine Pride and the Kennebec Valley Queer Coalition for a community social. All who identify as LGBTQ+ and allies are welcome! There will be food, games, music, a clothing exchange, tons of free resources, and a host of other special activities. Later that evening the Railroad Square Cinema is showing the movie To […]