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.

Duane Edwards Trio

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

Join the Colby College Music Department for a series of live performances in the Colby Museum galleries, featuring local and regional musicians. This program features the Duane Edwards Trio in a jazz and modern music performance, with selections from Edwards’ first album, Time Machine, new material from a forthcoming record, Birds, and improvisational arrangements of modern pop […]

Free

Converge and Create

Online Event ME

The Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation is excited to announce hosting of the Fifth Annual Converge and Create Weekend on Friday, November 19 from 1:00 PM to 4:45 PM online. For FREE registration and ZOOM access to the event, REGISTER on EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-converge-and-create-tickets-178779874417 This year’s event will be focused on “Demystifying the Startup” and will include entrepreneurs revealing […]

Free
Recurring

Elm City Small Press Fest

Greene Block + Studios 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Friday, November 19, 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Elm City Small Press Fest is a community event that focuses on independent publishing in the Maine region. The event highlights contemporary print and publishing culture while activating conversations around creative labor and commerce as viable artistic practices. The goal […]

Free

Small Business Saturday

Downtown Waterville Main Street at Common Street, Waterville, ME

What could be better than supporting our mid-Maine small businesses? Once again, this year the Mid-Maine Chamber will take the lead in bringing attention to Small Business Saturday. What can shoppers expect for 2021? The highly popular coupon booklets will be offered once again. The booklets contained savings and dollars-off coupons from approximately 40 small […]

Joy to the Ville

Downtown Waterville Main Street at Common Street, Waterville, ME

For the fourth year, Joy to the Ville returns to Waterville on Saturday, November 27, from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Waterville Creates, together with the Maine Film Center, Waterville Public Library, Colby College Museum of Art, Children’s Discovery Museum, and downtown businesses, worked to bring back this afternoon of free family-friendly holiday activities in […]

Free

Santa is Coming to Town

Castonguay Square Common Street, Waterville

Pulled by the magnificent horses from S & S Carriage Rides, Santa and Mrs. Claus will travel down Main Street 5:00 PM  on Saturday, November 27th to meet families and light the tree in Castonguay Square.   In partnership with Waterville Creates' Joy to the Ville and the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce's Shop Small Saturday.

Free
Recurring

Auditions for The Mousetrap

Audition Dates: November 28 at 1:00 p.m. and  November 29 at 6:00 p.m. Audition Location: WOH Rehearsal Studio, Hathaway Creative Center, 10 Water St, Waterville (East Entrance, First Floor) COVID-19 Policy: The Waterville Opera House is requiring all performers in the 2021-2022 season to be fully vaccinated. Anyone auditioning for The Mousetrap will need to bring a copy for […]

Playtime

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

French auteur Jacques Tati's Playtime is a genre-less collection of scenes observing the absurd and often comedic banalities of everyday modern life. The set, called "Tativille," was created with its own high-rises, offices, power plant, and airline terminal. The characters on screen interact with the glass and steel of the whimsical world, often disappearing and […]

In the Arena: A Discussion on Leadership

Best Western Plus 375 Main Street, Waterville, ME

State Sen Matt Pouliot (R - Augusta) and Amanda Olson (of Maine Mushroom Co.) will explore the varying challenges that leaders face in their respective roles. Our presenters will share their experiences with navigating the challenges of the changing landscape in organizations, recognizing the various management styles and employee group differences leaders encounter throughout their […]

$20 – $27

Good Health is Good Business

Online Event ME

Do you have questions on how to embrace the holidays and winter and support good mental health? Looking for the latest on COVID-19, vaccines, and boosters? Then be sure to join us Thursday, December 2 at 11 am (register HERE). Our experts are here to help support an enjoyable time of year.   If you […]

Free

The Art of the Kill

Mid-Maine Technical Center 3 Brooklyn Ave, Waterville, ME

You’ll work with award-winning horror film director Corey Norman to understand how suspense works, then build a series of shots that will bring terror to life. Don’t wear your best clothes for this session — lots of fake blood around! Open to Maine students ages 12 and up.

Free
Recurring

Winter Holiday Dance Spectacular

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

Two Performances: December 4, 6:00 p.m. December 5, 2:00 p.m. Join us for Kennebec Dance Centre's Annual Winter Holiday Spectacular at the Waterville Opera House, December 4-5, 2021 to kick-off the winter holiday season. The performance will begin with a multidisciplinary showcase of tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre and more, including special performances […]

$28 – $30

A Night IN – Postponed

Online Event ME

VIRTUAL MAGIC SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED - stay tuned for new date Are you ready for A NIGHT IN?  Kennebec Behavioral Health is hosting its fifth annual fundraiser ‘A Night IN’ featuring a virtual magic show for adults on Saturday, December 4 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. KBH invites the community to stay home and join […]

John Hanley: My Experience Working with Children at the Haitian/Dominican Border

Online Event ME

Upon completing my BA in Psychology I worked in a Children’s Residential Treatment Center in Florida from 1995 – 2006. During that time I completed masters degrees in Social Work and Healthcare Administration. In 2007 my wife Melissa and our 6 year-old daughter Kate moved to the Dominican Republic. From 2007 – 2010 we were […]

Free

Rear Window

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

In this classic from director Alfred Hitchcock, Jimmy Stewart plays Jeff, a wheelchair-bound photojournalist who becomes obsessed with peering through his apartment window: he believes someone has been murdered in the building next door. Suspense builds as we see the action unfold through Jeff's camera lens, but we, like him, are unable to intervene. (PG, […]

Hong Kong’s Crackdown on Free Speech

Online Event ME

It is time for the last Goldfarb Center event of the semester. As part of its focus on freedom of speech, the Goldfarb Center is hosting an in-person talk that will be live streamed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7. We will be hosting a conversation with Nathan Law, a well-known democracy activist currently […]

Free

Understanding the Future of Machine Learning

Online Event ME

With Amanda Stent, Inaugural Director, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence Listen in to hear how the Davis Institute is preparing students for a future where artificial intelligence is transforming industries, careers, and modes of discovery, creativity, and scholarship, and training faculty and students in the use of AI and the creation of new systems and […]

Free

Meet the Reps

Hampton Inn 425 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, ME

Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and KV Connect will host “Meet the Reps,” an event that brings members of the business community and public together with elected officials at all levels of government on Thursday, December 9 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Hampton Inn located at 425 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville. The two organizations renewed their partnership […]

Free

Shemekia Copeland

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

With a recording career that began in 1998 at age 18, award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland has grown to become one of the most talented and passionately candid artists on today’s roots music scene. Her riveting new album, Uncivil War, builds on the musically and lyrically adventurous territory she’s been exploring for over a decade, blending blues, […]

$35
Recurring

Grab & Go Craft Kits

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

The Waterville Public Library offers Grab & Go kits for adults and teens! The kits will be available every other Friday of every month and distributed while supplies last. Each kit will contain the supplies and instructions for the current craft or activity. December’s projects are Hot Chocolate Bombs on December 10 and Paper Bag […]

Free
Recurring

Bossov Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker

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

Everyone's favorite ballet returns to the Opera House stage! Let the holiday magic begin with a fabulous journey to the Land of Sweets, where toy soldiers, dancing mice, and delicious treats help make holiday dreams come true. Join us for the return of Bossov Ballet’s family favorite, The Nutcracker, at the Waterville Opera House, December […]

$23 – $28

Santa’s Workshop

Humane Society Waterville Area 100 Webb Road, Waterville, ME

Join us for Santa’s Workshop with Humane Society Waterville Area! ? We are would love for you and your family (dogs too, if they can handle crowds!) to come on over and get their picture taken with Santa! There will be all kinds of fun Christmas activity stations the whole family can enjoy such as: […]

Maine Voices Live Waterville with Amanda Stent

Online Event ME

Amanda Stent is the inaugural director of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Colby College. She is considered one of the leading authorities on natural language processing (NLP), the branch of AI that provides computers with the ability to understand human text and spoken words, and was involved in the work that directly led to a […]

Free

Business After Hours

Bigelow Brewing Company 473 Bigelow Hill Rd., Skowhegan, ME

Business After Hours! A great place to network and market your business. After hours is hosted, or co-hosted, by chamber members in our region and is one of many benefits we offer our chamber members. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and other beverages are available, a 50/50 raffle, and fabulous door prizes donated by area businesses. […]

Free
Skip to toolbar