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.

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Waterville Creates Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine

At the Waterville Opera House Glenn Miller Orchestra October 19 at 7:30pm The world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra brings timeless classics like In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Pennsylvania 6-5000, String of Pearls and Tuxedo Junction back to the stage. Even 80 years after founding his famous orchestra, Glenn Miller’s music is alive […]

$43 – $53

Magnetize Maine

Downtown Waterville Main Street at Common Street, Waterville, ME

Young professionals from across Maine are invited to attend this year's Magnetize Maine! Register Today! Space is limited. Our day kicks off at 9:00 at the Waterville Opera House. Keynote speaker Katie Shorey, Director of Engagement at Live + Work Maine and President of Startup Maine, will present ideas for how young professional groups can […]

$30

True North-Cancelled

Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Postponed from July 21 MMHSS PRESENTS ON OCTOBER 21, 6:30 p.m. TRUE NORTH: A PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTATION!   True North offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the creatures who make their homes in the otherworldly expanse of the Arctic. Presented by local wildlife photographer, Charlie MacPherson, this presentation is sure to fascinate and inspire. Light refreshments provided […]

$20

Paul Reiser

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

Paul Reiser October 21 at 8:00pm Don’t miss an evening of standup comedy with Paul Reiser!   Comedian, actor, television writer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific creatives—and he shows no signs of slowing down. Reiser’s first book, Couplehood, sold over two million copies and reached the number one spot on The […]

$43 – $53
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REM Craft Fair

Champions Fitness Club 30 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

Shop with some of Maine's finest artisans! Click for more info.

Free

Alfond Youth Center Craft Fair

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

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Flutie 5K

Pine Tree Camp 114 Pine Tree Camp Road, Rome, ME

Come run, walk or roll through Pine Tree Camp’s fully accessible trails in the heart of the Maine woods. Pine Tree Camp’s 285-acre campus on the shore of North Pond in Rome is the perfect setting for people of all abilities to come together and enjoy a picturesque 5K to raise money in support of […]

$35

SOUP-er Saturday

Winslow Congregational Church 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow, ME

“SOUP-er Saturday” Coming from Winslow Congregational Church! Get ready to enjoy a “SOUP-er” yummy take-out lunch, brimming with your choice of mouth-watering soup or chowder, a homemade biscuit or cornbread, and homemade chocolate chip or snickerdoodle cookies! Saturday, Oct 22, Winslow Congregational Church will be offering these delectable “SOUP-er Saturday” lunchtime meals for drive-through/to-go pick-up. […]

$5

Colby Symphony Orchestra: 19th Century Masterworks

Lorimer Chapel, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Directed by Jinwook Park, the Colby Symphony Orchestra performs masterworks from the 19th century. Mendelssohn’s evocative Hebrides Overture begins the program, but Debussy’s delightful Petite Suite is the real amuse-bouche. The program concludes with Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony.

Free

Leo Kotke

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

Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11. Kottke's 1971 major-label debut, Mudlark, positioned him […]

$33 – $43

Adam Ezra Group

Alumni Hall, Snow Pond Center for the Arts Goldenrod Lane (off Route 23), Sidney, ME

Working outside the confines of the traditional music industry, Adam Ezra and his bandmates – Corinna Smith (fiddle), Alex Martin (drums), Poche Ponce (bass) - built a community of fans through sheer grit and determination, regularly performing hundreds of shows a year for the past two decades without any major label or mainstream radio support. […]

$25 – $30

The Hand That Feeds

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

At a popular bakery café, residents of New York’s Upper East Side get bagels and coffee served with a smile 24 hours a day. But behind the scenes, undocumented immigrant workers face sub-legal wages, dangerous machinery, and abusive managers who will fire them for calling in sick. Mild-mannered sandwich maker Mahoma López has never been […]

Free

The State of Girls and Nonbinary Youth in Maine

Online Event ME

Content Warning: This email pertains to topics including depression, suicide, and sexual violence among youth. Dear youth ally: In late September, the results of the 2021 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) were shared with the public. Across measures of mental health, experiences of violence and sexual violence, and feelings of support and safety, girls are […]

Free

Oak Human Rights Fellow Ana Lucía Ixchíu Hernández

Chace Forum, Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons 150 Main Street, Waterville, ME

The Oak Institute for Human Rights has named Indigenous rights activist Ana Lucía Ixchíu Hernández as one of two Oak Human Rights Fellows for the fall semester. During their time on the Colby campus, they will work to raise awareness about Indigenous rights and discuss ways that colonialism and modern borders have violated human rights of Indigenous […]

Free

Trunk-or-Treat

Winslow Congregational Church 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow, ME

Trunk-or-Treat Fundraiser for Winslow Community Cupboard Food Pantry Join us in the parking lot of Winslow Congregational Church lot for a safe, fun-filled Trunk-or-Treat event for the kids you love! Sponsored by Winslow Community Cupboard food pantry, the event will feature great Kids’ Basket Raffles! Don’t miss out on this Halloween Good-Time! Friday, October 28, […]

Free
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Beetlejuice

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

Friday, October 28 + Saturday, October 29,  7:00 p.m. What's a couple of stay-at-home ghosts to do when their beloved home is taken over by trendy yuppies? They call on Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), the afterlife's freelance bio-exorcist to scare off the family – and everyone gets more than she, he, they, or it bargains for. […]

Call Jane

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

It's 1968. Suburban housewife Joy (Elizabeth Banks) leads an ordinary life with her husband and daughter, but when a new pregnancy becomes life-threatening, she must navigate the all-male medical establishment unwilling to terminate her pregnancy. Her journey for a solution leads her to activists Virginia (Sigourney Weaver) and Gwen (Wunmi Mosaku), who dream of a […]

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Haunting Hour

Strider Theater, Runnals Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

What Are You Afraid Of? Join Us for Colby Theater Company: HAUNTING HOUR! Friday, October 28, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October, 29, 7:30 p.m. Coming this Friday and Saturday, a theatrical event of chilling proportions arrives on campus: Haunting Hour, a craftily curated collection of short plays just in time to usher in Halloween 2022. An […]

Free

Kids’ Fun Day

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

The community is invited to Quarry Road Trails for Kids Fun Day.  This free community event features fun activities for kids, including trail walks, scavenger hunts, pumpkin art, prizes, and more! Waterville Creates staff will be there to lead an art project, weaving colorful yarn and natural objects on Y-shaped sticks. LEARN MORE

Free

Ribbon Cutting

Green Street Park Green Street, Waterville, ME

Join us for a ribbon cutting Saturday, October 29 at NOON for the new playground and the dedication of the new David Dutil, Jr. Skatepark. Green Street Park, Waterville

Free

Trunk or Treat & Open House

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

The Alfond Youth & Community Center is hosting their second Trunk or Treat & Open House! Join us on Saturday, October 29th from 2 - 5pm for trick or treating, a guided building tour, raffles, and more!

Free

Amy Helm

Alumni Hall, Snow Pond Center for the Arts Goldenrod Lane (off Route 23), Sidney, ME

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm’s third album, What the Flood Leaves Behind, is her most autobiographical yet, both in content and creation. These 10 songs represent a gathering of ideas and experiences, friends and collaborators. Yet, the album also marks a landing — a pause for the traveling musician and mother of two young boys […]

$40 – $45

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

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

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) as the Creature and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) as Victor Frankenstein. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he […]

$13.75 – $16
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Ghostbusters

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

Sunday, October 30 + Monday, October 31, 7:00 p.m. “Who you gonna call?” There’s only one answer to that for all your ghost-riding needs! This is the original Ghostbusters. Bill Murray (especially), Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson lead the cast as the “Ghostbusters,” spirit-exterminators who fearlessly take on the other-worldly evil infiltrating Manhattan, whether […]

Serving History with Faux Food and Artists’ Games

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

Date: Tuesday, November 1 Time: 5:00 p.m. Organization: Colby College Department of Art Location: Given Auditorium, Bixler Art and Music Center, Colby College Join the Colby College Department of Art for The James M. Carpenter Lecture: Serving History with Faux Food and Artists’ Games: Works by Angela Lorenz, on Tuesday, November 1st at 5 p.m. […]

Free
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