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.

Threats Climate Change Poses to Global and National Security

Parker-Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Please join the Goldfarb Center at Colby College for a lecture by Brigadier General Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret.) of the American Security Project on the threats that climate change presents for national and global security. The world is heating up. Despite skepticism from climate change deniers, our bases and stations are literally going under […]

Free

Notes From Home: A Penobscot Journey Through Maine History

Miller Library, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

John Bear Mitchell, will share stories about his experiences growing up on the Penobscot Nation’s tribal headquarters of Indian Island and his childhood in a Catholic school. With humor and brief anecdotes, he will branch out into his professional escapades, and wonder with you, how he was so honored to have had the experiences he’s had […]

Free

Recovery Boys

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

Kennebec Montessori School Open House

Kennebec Montessori School 38 Sheridan Road, Fairfield, ME

All are welcome to visit the school and learn more about the Montessori approach to early childhood and elementary education. Prospective parents and children will be able to explore the classrooms and the newly constructed Elementary wing. You will also be able to try the hands-on materials, meet the teachers and talk to current parents […]

Free

Art + Storytelling: Daydreams

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

After a brief exploration of the museum, we will read a children’s book related to the month’s theme. Preschoolers, toddlers, and their grownups will then be invited to the Mirken Education Classroom to have a snack and create their own works of art. Location: William D. Adams Gallery, Colby Museum of Art.

Free

St. Patrick’s Day Green Hunt

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

Look for the green! Grab a paper and green marker and see how many green things you can find and draw in the museum You will find green birds, insects, shells frogs and more that are well colored to camouflage in the green leaves and grass. Learn a little about the advantages of green. Make […]

$1 – $3

Grandparent and Grandchild Day

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

Bring your grandparents, grandchildren, great aunts or uncles to create and celebrate! Create art and tell your story! Bring an old photo or object from the past and share its story with your family and friends. Registration required. Click to register.

Free

Maine Women’s Hall of Fame

Fireplace Lounge, Randall Student Center, University of Maine at Augusta 70 University Drive, Augusta, ME

Thirtieth Annual Maine Women’s Hall of Fame Luncheon Buffet 12:00 p.m. Fireplace Lounge Randall Student Center Induction Ceremony Jewett Hall Auditorium 1:30 p.m. University of Maine Augusta March 16, 2019 Snow date:  March 17, 2019 All events at Randall Student Center Cost: $30 Reservations deadline: March 11, 2019 To reserve your spot, contact Marilyn Ladd […]

Tea Party and Fashion Show

Carter Hall, Kennebec Valley Community College 92 Western Avenue, Fairfield, ME

Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter Activities Committee will host its 5th Annual Tea Party and Fashion Show fundraiser on Saturday, March 16th from 2-4 PM at KVCC, Carter Hall, 92 Western Avenue, Fairfield. This year's benefit will feature 1920's fashion show with vintage ladies' hats, selfies with a celelbrity guest and silent auction.  The auction will include […]

$20

Potpourri: Colby Wind Ensemble Canceled

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

This concert has been canceled to due unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to reschedule in April. A showcase of music that is fun to play. Works include the spectacular Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold and the completion of our Lord of the Rings cycle with a performance of Johan de […]

Free
Recurring

Lenten Organ Recitals

First Baptist Church 1 Park Street, Waterville, ME

March 17: Sharon Saunders, Associate College Librarian for Systems and Bibliographic Services at Bates College and organist at Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, Waterville. March 24: Portia Miles-Smith, a former organist at Waterville First Baptist Church, and Howard (Budge) Walen of Rockland. March 31: Anna Beth Rynders, longtime chapel organist at Colby College and now […]

Free

Leading Diverse Organizations: Lessons from Military Commanders

Parker-Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The military is one of the most diverse American institutions; success is a function of bringing people from different backgrounds and perspectives together to achieve a common goal. How do military leaders promote inclusivity? How are diverse talents identified? What gets in the way of leading a diverse organization? Hear LCDR Melissa Maclin ’98, Naval […]

Free

The Past that has Never Been Present: The Changing Role of the a priori in Philosophical Anthropology

Room 100, Lovejoy Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The content and function of what has been considered to play a preconscious-determining role in human cognition and experience has changed from Kant to the present. Whether the determining factors are described as concepts and categories, stereotypes and intuitions, or historico-cultural expectations, the view that human experience is shaped by prior determining factors of which […]

Free

Castonguay Square Reimagined

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

Join us for a public presentation of the final design concept for a reimagined Castonguay Square. The design team from Beyer Blinder Belle and Mitchell & Associates will present the community’s vision for this central downtown greenspace and describe the process that led to the final concept. Over 150 participants contributed to the community redesign […]

Free

Shield and Spear

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

Shield and Spear (2014) features visual activist Zanele Muholi and other leading South African contemporary artists and explores a constellation of stories about identity, art, race, and freedom of expression in South Africa, twenty years into democracy. This screening is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness, on […]

Free

Contemporary Africa-China and Corruption: Challenge or Curse?

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

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1966, speaker Jim Friedlander joined the Peace Corps and was stationed in Malawi. Thus began a half century international career. He was legal advisor to Malawi’s Foreign Ministry, followed by stints with the World Bank, Citibank, and international law firms, large and small. He has lived for extensive […]

$12

Criminal Justice Open House

Summit Room, Spann Student Commons, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

Are you or someone you know interested in the field of criminal justice? Join us for the Criminal Justice Open House. The event will feature a guest speaker, Department of Corrections Acting Commissioner Randall Liberty, and a panel with students, faculty, and alumni. Thomas College offers bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Administration […]

Recovery Boys

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

Maine is one of the states hardest hit by the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis, but people across southern Maine are working on the frontlines of this epidemic, saving lives, raising awareness, and developing new solutions. Points North Institute and Maine Health are partnering to organize a statewide tour of Oscar-nominated director Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s Recovery […]

Free

After School Art Club

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

Cardboard Challenge! What can be created just using a cardboard box? We think the possibilities are endless! Join us to create a castle or fantasy home made of cardboard and tape! Ages 7-12. Healthy snacks provided. $14 Scholarships available. Click to register.

$14

Speaking and Listening: The Art of Dialogue

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Good dialogue can bring enormous vividness and music to our prose. Good dialogue invites a reader into a room, helps us connect, and lets us hear and see. It can forward plot, illuminate character, reveal theme. But writing dialogue is not always intuitive, in part because dialogue is not merely transcribed speech. (Artful dialogue has […]

Free

Submerging the Routine: A Conversation about Flooded McDonald’s

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

Chris Walker, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Humanities, and Beth Finch, Lunder Curator of American Art, will speak on Flooded McDonald’s (2009), a surreal video by the artist collective Superflex. Location: Davis Gallery, Colby Museum of Art. Contact: Jordia Benjamin-Sands, jordia.benjamin@colby.edu Click for more about the Exhibition.

Free

Girls Rock! Awards

Waynefleet School 360 Spring Street, Portland, ME, United States

The Girls Rock! Awards honors six amazing girls from Maine and a keynote from Hebh Jamal, a youth activist and leader of Integrate New York City. Join us March 22, 2019 at Waynflete School in Portland from 5:30 - 8pm 5:30pm Social Hour with passed hors d'oeuvres 6:20pm Program 7:30pm Meet & Mingle with Honorees This fundraiser supports our year-round […]

Spring Equinox (3/20)

L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME

Learn about the reasons for seasons! The spring equinox was on March 20, and now we’re halfway to the summer solstice, the longest day of the year! Come celebrate what this day means for where our planet is in space! Find out why days are getting longer and the climate is getting warmer. We will […]

$1 – $3

Wizard of Oz Craft Day

Common Street Arts 10 Water Street, Suite 106, Waterville, ME

Poppies and rainbows and Shrinky Dinks – OH MY! Follow the virtual yellow brick road to the land of Oz! Create beautiful poppies and rainbows out of tissue paper and craft your own stylish Oz themed Shrinky Dink keepsake! Your design could be featured in promotional advertising for the upcoming Waterville Opera House production, The […]

Free

Shepherd Pie Supper & Open Mic Night

Fairfield United Methodist Church 37 Skowhegan Rd., Fairfield, ME

All are welcome for food, fun, and fellowship. We'll have a shepherd pie supper and open mic night. Admission is free; donation will be accepted.

Free
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