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.

Engaging Race, Strengthening Community, Sustaining Democracy

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

Race continues to play a fundamental role in shaping economic, social, and political life in the United States and across the world. Yet many Americans have limited knowledge of the historical and contemporary processes […]

Free

Monty Python and the Holy Grail sing-along!

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

Screened in conjunction with Cirque du Geek 2019: Myths and Legends! History is turned on its comic head when, in 10th century England, King Arthur travels the countryside to find […]

Conserving Natural History and Organic Collections

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

Conservator Ron Harvey will present a Maine Archives & Museums (MAM) workshop on conservation and care of collections. Whether you are from a museum or have family treasures you need […]

$10 – $25

Dedication of the Peter and Paula Lunder School of Education

Ayotte Auditorium, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

President Laurie G. Lachance M.B.A. ‘92 invites you to celebrate the dedication of The Peter & Paula Lunder School of Education Announcement and press conference held in the Center for […]

Free

Exhausting Middle English

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

Language is a constant dialectic between energy and exhaustion: as new words and expressions come into use, others pass away. While dynamic is ongoing, few periods in the English language […]

Free

Art House Theater Day

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

Free admission! Help us join in the national celebration of independent Art House Theater Day with early MIFF guest Ildiko Enyedi’s 30th anniversary digital restoration of her charming first film, […]

Free

Robot Coding with Dash, Dot, and Cue

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us to learn about coding through robots! We will feature a different theme each session. Geared towards grades 2 and up.

Free

Opening Reception: I Am Not a Stranger

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

Join Common Street Arts for an opening reception for the exhibition, I Am Not a Stranger  on Thursday, September 19 from 4:00-6:00pm.  This reception is hosted in conjunction with the […]

Free

Colby Museum of Art Open House

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

The Fall Open House celebrates the exhibitions that will be on view during the Fall 2019 semester with live music, demonstrations, art-making, gallery experiences, refreshments, and opportunities to learn about […]

Free

Noontime Art Talk with Fall Art Studio Faculty

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

The 2019 Faculty Biennial Show artists — Bradley Borthwick, Bevin Engman, Gary Green, Amanda Lilleston, and Thalassa Raasch — will discuss their works that will be on view Sept. 5–22. Our Noontime […]

Free

Environmental Studies Lunchtime Lecture by Charles Gauvin

Dana Dining Hall, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Charles Gauvin is currently an independent consultant and advisor on strategy, leadership, and philanthropy. Previously, he served as chief development officer of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, executive director of Maine […]

Reception for Marius Mason Exhibition

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

Peter Werbe of Fifth Estate will bring greetings from the Marius. Marius Mason is an anarchist, and environmental and animal rights activist serving a 22 year sentence for committing acts […]

Free

Beggar Boys

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

The Beggar Boys invite you to explore the intersection of Scottish art and folk music, from Italianate Baroque trio sonatas to high-spirited reels, jigs, strathspeys, and songs by Robert Burns […]

Free

Book & Pie Sale

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME

Come enjoy the Book & Pie Sale from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

Forest Tree Walk

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

Come join us to learn to identify the trees along our forest paths as part of Maine Outdoor Weekend. We will look at specimens in the museum and then head […]

Smithsonian Museum Day

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

Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian Magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day […]

Free

Artful Movements: Channel Your Inner God or Goddess

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

In this free one-hour session, Artful Movements provides an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by artworks in the galleries. Each session will begin with a […]

Free

20th Annual Celebrity Dinner: The Roaring Twenties

Augusta Civic Center 76 Community Drive, Augusta, ME

The Celebrity Dinner is our largest fundraising/awareness event of the year and is a fun & helpful way to suppport those affected by sexual violence. Last year this event raised […]

$40 – $300

42nd Street

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

42nd Street is the song and dance, American dream fable of Broadway, featuring the West End’s biggest cast on Theatreland’s oldest stage, Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Featuring the iconic songs […]

$12 – $18

Bell Ringing Fun

Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street, Waterville, ME

Everyone is invited to come and play with our new hand bells. For more information, please contact Grenda at 873-5358 or gbanton26@gmail.com.

The Lehman Trilogy

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

In the story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening, Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben […]

$12 – $18

Pipelines, Water, and Attachment

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

How do we become attached to places, things, and other beings? How might aesthetic objects participate in the formation of attachments between humans and nonhumans, culture, and energy? In this […]

Free

Music in the Museum: Tim Burris and Joëlle Morris

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

Spain of the 1860s was a hotbed of guitar activity, both for composers and for guitar builders like Antonio de Torres Jurado. The concert will include works by Antonio Cano, […]

Free

Cultivating Trauma-Informed Communities

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

In this one-day experience, participants will deepen their understanding of how childhood trauma and adversity impact the long-term health of a community and how to strategically bring about grass-roots change. […]

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