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This is a show about time travel, going back to the 1960’s, based and around the most remarkable musical re-creation show you will ever see. This popular theater show is a cross-generational crowd pleaser and has been selling out every theater and performing arts center that the show plays at. The band is widely celebrated […]
Free admission, sponsored by Colby College Department of Spanish and the Latin American Studies Program. At the age of seven, filmmaker Medhin Tewolde Serrano recounts her first experience of being called Black by a stranger on the streets of Mexico, noting it as the first time becoming conscious of her racial identity and the prejudice […]
Q&A with local trans activists and Colby students! Porpora is a road trip across Italy and through the life of Porpora Marcasciano, a leading figure of the Italian trans movement. While traversing the Italian peninsula from the north to the south, Porpora and her traveling companion, Vittorio, retrace the key moments and places of her […]
NEW DATE! (moved from April 26 to April 25) In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the “Devil's Highway.” Three years later, Luis Alberto Urrea wrote about what happened to them. Proclaimed a modern classic, The […]
April 27, 2023 5:00 – 8:00 pm Enchanted Gables 78 Hussey Hill Rd., Oakland Hors d’oeuvres, dessert & Cash Bar Tickets are $60 per person ***Click for Mid-Maine Chamber site where you can Register***
The Last Play Ever at Strider Theater! Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by John D. Ervin and Kaylee Pomelow Book '19 Esteemed playwright Sarah Ruhl has reimagined this classic myth from a feminist perspective, giving the title character the power to control her own fate, except Eurydice has just died […]
A dream cast assembles for Richard Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aristocratic Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey (replacing Isabel Leonard) as her lover, Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is […]
Directed by Jinwook Park , the Colby Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the season will feature two masterworks by Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): his Symphony # 8 in B Minor (the "Unfinished Symphony”) and the Stabat Mater in F Minor, D. 383. In the concluding choral work — the heartfelt Stabat Mater — Néviton […]
In Maine, 1 in 5 people will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. It’s this shocking statistic that gave our race its name, the “One in Five 5k.” For the last 11 years, many people have decided to take a stand against sexual violence by running or walking at this event in support of survivors […]
Screening preceded by a discussion of the film’s sound design by Colby students in MU237A (Film Music and Sound) Tim Burton’s Batman highlights the enduring mythology of the Batman character by visually mixing time frames: the 1930s, when the original Batman comics emerged; the 1960s, when the campy animated TV series premiered; and the 1980s, […]
Crash! Boom! Bang! It can be said that half of your experience in watching a film is the soundtrack. Foley art is the creation of everyday sound effects that are added to movies and video during post-production. Teens aged 13–18 are invited to join filmmaker Nancy Andrews to make, record, and place sound effects cues. […]
Join us for a night of short films made by the students in CI310: “Advanced Contemporary Documentary” taught by Professor Erin Murphy. These students have been working all year on their films, and we are honored to host their final film screening. Sponsored by the Colby Department of Cinema Studies. Reserve free tickets in advance. […]
Come and visit today from 2-6 ! We're back! The outdoor market is re-opened at Head of Falls. Time to enjoy some fresh air and fresh produce. The veggie selection at the Market is 'hot stuff' - get it before it's gone! Stock up on the best of the season's produce, cheese, bread, meats, and […]
Join the Colby College Museum of Art to celebrate the opening of their 2023 Senior Exhibition featuring works by graduating Colby studio art majors. This annual exhibition offers students the opportunity to exhibit their work and participate in the museum’s exhibition process from start to finish, representing the culminating capstone projects of their studies in […]
Innovation Takes Center Stage as 11 Startups Compete in Dirigo Labs’ Pitch Competition in Downtown Waterville From Tech to Tourism: Dirigo Labs' Pitch Competition Shines Spotlight on Maine's Diverse Startups with 25K Up for Grabs Waterville, ME 4/20/2023 - Dirigo Labs will host a pitch competition for its cohort companies at the new Paul J. Schupf […]
Fairfield United Methodist Church will observe the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at the Fairfield Church of the Nazarene from 6:00 to 7 PM. All are welcome.
Join us for a fun and creative celebration of spring! Kicking off with May’s First Friday festivities, this year’s Arts in Bloom is a multi-day affair featuring art making, live music, movies, story walks, giveaways and more. Presented by Waterville Creates! in partnership with community partners, activities will be held in locations throughout Waterville, including […]
Fri., May 5 and Sat. May 6 8am - 1pm Clothing, books, home decor items, toys, kitchen ware and so much more. Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant St., Waterville, Maine
FRIDAY, MAY 5 - 3:30 p.m. to celebrate the opening of area Story Walks with Waterville Rotary, Sunrise Rotary and Waterville Public Library to be held at the George Mitchell School, 58 Drummond Ave., Waterville
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney Curated by the Illustration Institute, this exhibition will showcase the past, present, and future of illustration in our state, representing history and contemporary culture through narrative imagery. By viewing historic work alongside contemporary illustration, visitors will gain a further appreciation for the enduring, beautiful work created in the state we […]
As part of May's First Friday events, Madame Marie Cormier and Michael Pullen will perform For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by Michel Tremblay, translated by Linda Gaboriau: "a funny, affectionate, and triumphantly moving portrait of the abiding bond between mother and son. In a compelling balance of humour and poignancy, Tremblay offers glimpses of […]
Join Quakers and Quaker-curious people at the South China Community Church on May 6! Click here to learn more. The All-Maine gathering is an opportunity to celebrate our communities as Quakers in Maine, to build relationships and to share and support our ministries. Pre-register at neym.org or just show up! Our theme is "Our Quaker […]
As part of Jane’s Walk take a walking tour of the museum’s architecture and the GWH campus near the museum including buildings, the road and pond behind the museum. We will talk about the Maine architect William Miller of Lewiston, who designed the museum and four other buildings on campus and Parker of Olmsted Firm's […]
An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwen (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance). She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator, elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. He’s a refugee of slavery; having risen to […]
The L.C. Bates Museum’s summer 2023 exhibition, In Balance/Imbalance, features over 20 artists from Maine or with ties to the state and is the result of a collaborative effort between the L.C. Bates Museum staff and two Colby College students, Zehra Gundogdu ’25 and Anna Jaubert ’25, under the supervision of Professor Véronique Plesch. Opening […]