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.

Grab & Go Craft Kit: Air Plant & Holder

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

April 8’s project: Air Plant & Holder! The kit will include a live air plant and the materials and instructions for making a macrame holder. Air plants are a variety of Epiphytes, meaning they need no soil to develop and receive nutrition within the moisture and dirt fibers drifting in the air.  Pick up Grab & […]

Free

Negra

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

One show only! Q&A with Director Medhin Tewolde Serrano following the film. 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 that came along […]

Free
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Summer Starts Now

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

Try out our Summer Programs at Alfond Youth and Community Center for FREE April 9th and 10th! Summer camps, karate, wellness classes and more! Check the schedule for specific dates and times for all of the free offerings! Click for Facebook event with schedule

Free

Forgotten Peoples

Greene Block + Studios 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Directed by Eric Christopher Perry, the Colby College Collegium’s debut at Greene Block + Studios in downtown Waterville explores repertory from Estonian composers performed or premiered at the end of the Cold War. The program comprises popular, folk, and nationalistic vocal music from Estonia’s “Singing Revolution,” a historic, non-violent protest of occupation by the former […]

Free

Charlotte‘s Web

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

This free film screening is part of the programming around the Farm Tools Project, an art exhibition at Ticonic Gallery and in the Railroad Square Cinema lobby from April 11-June 17. Based on the beloved story by Maine author E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web “is humble, and also terrific” (New York Times). After learning that a young pig’s days […]

Free

Revolution from Afar

Online Event ME

Join us April 11, 8 p.m. for a community conversation about the new film, Revolution from Afar. Program partners Black Public Media, Maine Film Center, Maine Public Television, and Indigo Arts Alliance are excited to host this virtual panel discussion, featuring director Bentley Brown, artists Khadega Mohammed, Nyamuon aka “Moon” Nguany Machar, and moderator Hana Baba, as we engage […]

Free
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Spring Gardening

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

Calling all Volunteers We’ll bring the Tools and Snacks You bring some gloves and good energy And let’s work together to get our Gardens and Grounds ready for Spring! April 13th & 14th 8:30am - 2:00pm For more information contact: Vic Esposito   VEsposito@clubaycc.org or Mike Owens mowens@clubaycc.org

Free

SLICE: Costume Design with Meredith LaBounty

Online Event ME

SLICE (Students Learning Innovative + Creative Endeavors) is back this spring! In this SLICE session, join costume designer and Colby College costume shop manager Meredith LaBounty to learn the basics of costume design. She will discuss her creative process and offer a hands-on design experience using costumes from the Waterville Opera House’s Wizard of Oz production […]

Suites, Sonatas, and Standards

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

With Peter Bloom, flute and Mark Leighton, guitar. Chamber-jazz excursion, from the salons of Paris, Vienna and Sao Paulo to the nightclubs of New York: music by Schubert, Jacques Ibert, Mauro Giuliani, Villa-Lobos, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Charlie Parker. This performance takes place in the Paul J. Schupf Wing for the works of Alex Katz […]

Free

Business After Hours

Educare Central Maine 56 Drummond Ave, Waterville, ME, United States

Join us for a fantastic evening of networking at our next Business After Hours, with Educare Central Maine. Enjoy great food, great beverages, great door prizes, and lots of fun! Wednesday, April 13 - 5:30 - 7 p.m. 56 Drummond Avenue, Waterville

Free
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Auditions for A Flea in Her Ear

Please note: The audition times have changed. The auditions originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 12, have been cancelled. A Flea in Her Ear is the greatest of French farces, perhaps the greatest farce ever written. Set in Paris, the story centers around the comical misunderstandings between husbands and wives, lovers and friends. Believing that her […]

Business Breakfast Series

Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville, ME

 When: Thursday, April 14, 7:15 - 9:00 a.m. Where: Best Western Plus, 375 Main St., Waterville How to Grow a Base of Future Employees for Our Area Join the Mid-Maine Chamber for an engaging presentation with Director of Engagement at Live + Work Maine and President of Startup Maine Katie Shorey. She will present ideas […]

Bee You Boldly: 2022 G*rls Rock! Conference (Waterville)

Waterville, ME

This year’s theme is Bee You Boldly, which we chose to inspire g*rls to live confidently as their unique selves. This is a day of celebration for our diverse identities and our brilliance. We want girls and youth to know that when we're boldly ourselves, we can build coalitions and lead social change. G*rls Rock! […]

Free – $20

Dirigo Labs Speaker Series

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

pumpspotting: Providing Professional Support to Working Mothers With Amy VanHaren, Founder and CEO, pumpspotting Listen in to hear how pumpspotting is creating a community for new mothers through personalized breastfeeding and baby feeding support to attract talent and retain employees while removing barriers to success. About pumpspotting: pumpspotting is a community-driven support platform used by companies […]

Free

Tedeschi Trucks Fireside Live

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

Tedeschi Trucks Fireside Live is a modified version of the full powerhouse ensemble led by the husband/wife duo of guitarist Derek Trucks and singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, “two of the best roots rock musicians of their generation” (NPR). With 4 to 7 band members, Fireside Live brings to the stage a rare intimate window into the band's […]

$138

Pinch Pots for Everyone

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

Visiting Clay Artist Series: Pinch Pots for Everyone with Siem Van Der Ven Ticonic Clay Studio is pleased to announce its inaugural Visiting Clay Artist Series. This welcoming, hands-on program will allow participants to work closely with professional and practicing ceramic artists to learn unique pottery methods. Each visiting artist is a master of their […]

Swing into Spring

Given Auditorium, Bixler Bldg., Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Swing into spring with an evening of jazz classics by the Colby Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jeff Osarczuk. The program features a variety of popular tunes by Thad Jones, Victor Lopez, Bill Holman, and Gordon Goodwin, with a guest appearance on saxophone by retired director, Eric Thomas. This concert is one you won’t want to […]

Free
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Spring Artist + Maker Camp

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

Release your child's inner artist! Inspired by The Farm Tools Project exhibition on view at Ticonic Gallery through June 17, young artists and makers will explore a wide range of activities, including using 3D printers to design and create objects, constructing recycled sculptures, learning clay techniques, and painting rocks for your home and garden. Click for more […]

Ribbon Cutting

OWN Real Estate 43 Western Avenue, Fairfield, ME

Wednesday, April 20 - 4 p.m. OWN Real Estate 43 Western Avenue, Fairfield

Free

Farm Tools Project Artists’ Reception

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

Waterville Creates is excited to announce “The Farm Tools Project” exhibition at Ticonic Gallery and the Railroad Square Cinema Lobby, opening Monday, April 11, and on view through June 17, 2022. A visual exploration of the use of hand tools on small farms in Maine, this exhibition features cyanotypes, an old form of non-toxic photography […]

Free

Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Railroad Square Cinema Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St, Waterville, ME

Celebrate Earth Day with the Wild and Scenic Film Festival! The show starts at 7:00 and will be preceded by a reception with beverages and food and a silent auction with great local items to support the work of Waterville chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby. Considered one of the nation's premier film festivals, the […]

$7.50 – $10.50

The Ghost of Paul Revere

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

Music stitches together a strong community around The Ghost of Paul Revere. The Maine trio – Max Davis (vocals, banjo), Sean McCarthy (vocals, bass), and Griffin Sherry (vocals, guitar] – examine life's ebbs and flows through a distinct and dynamic distillation of folk, bluegrass, rock, and alternative. Since forming in 2011, the band has created […]

$38 – $43

Bard’s Birthday Bash

Downtown Waterville Main Street at Common Street, Waterville, ME

The 9th annual Bard's Birthday Bash will be held on Saturday, April 23. We ask you to let us know if you are interested in dressing up and parading around Waterville reading sonnets, singing Shakespearean songs, and performing monologues and scenes. No memorizing or prior experience necessary. We begin at 10 a.m. at Camden National […]

Free

[Switch~] Plays Martínez, Sheehan, Graham, & Romitelli

Greene Block + Studios 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

A new music ensemble for the 21st century, the is dedicated to the creation of new works for chamber ensemble. This concert will take the audience through recently written music based on soundwalks, elements of machinery, Latin American literature, and migration.

Free
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