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.

Summer Race Series 3K

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

The Quarry Road Summer Race Series is a weekly trail running series held at the Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville, Maine. Our goal is to create a fun, family friendly series that will provide a summer of great experiences for runners in the Greater Waterville Area. Each week participants will complete different courses of […]

$5
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The Maine Event @ the Art Cart

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

Start your Museum experience at the Art Cart on Wednesday afternoons this summer. Visitors of all ages can drop in anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. to have a conversation about a Maine-inspired work of art with Museum staff and check out Art-to-Go activities that will encourage fun ways to slow down and appreciate our […]

Free

Author Talk: Water Village

Oakland Public Library 18 Church St., Oakland, Maine

Earl Smith, dean emeritus, Colby College, is scheduled to present a reading and talk about his newest book, Water Village. Anyone who is interested in the history of Waterville and West Waterville will find this presentation most informative. Signed copies of his book will be for sale.

Free

Art in the Park: Farm Animal Wind Socks

Head of Falls Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Pigs, sheep and goats, oh my! The exhibition, Lost + Found: Photographs by Susan Metzger on view at Common Street Arts gallery, celebrates the simple and humble landscapes of Maine. Create a cool wind sock for your house or yard that are inspired by the awesome domestic farm animals that can be found this exhibition. […]

Free

Past + Present: The Rural Maine Landscape

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

Join Common Street Arts for a conversation entitled Past + Present: The Rural Maine Landscape between artist Susan Metzger and Robert Sanford, Professor of Environmental Science & Policy at the University of Southern Maine and author of the recently published Reading Rural Landscapes, A Field Guide to New England’s Past. Together, Susan and Rob will […]

Free

Rotary Spring Fling Auction

Winslow VFW 175 Veteran Drive, Winslow, ME

The Spring Fling is a fellowship event where you can reconnect with your friends in Rotary over an evening of fun and food. Featuring celebrity auctioneer, Jim Julia. Catered by Eric's Restaurant with a cash bar. Proceeds raised will go to The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers Teen Parent School Program. CLICK TO BUY […]

$30
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Woodlands Summer Concert Series

Woodlands Senior Living 141 West River Road, Waterville, ME

Join us every other Friday throughout the summer for free live music! Beginning at 5 p.m., enjoy FREE outdoor concerts at our gazebo! Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Refreshments will be available for purchase with all proceeds supporting the Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter. June 14: Garrett Holt June 28: Dylan Brann July 26: Mike […]

Free
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Ripcord

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

A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, so when cantankerous Abby (Katz) is forced to share her room with new-arrival Marilyn (Cormier), she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman by any means necessary. A seemingly harmless bet between the […]

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Curious Kid Adventures @ the Art Cart

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

Spend Saturday mornings at the museum this summer. Drop by the Art Cart to find looking activities that kids and their families can use to explore more in the galleries, as well as materials to touch, books to read, sketching materials, and resources to take home. Designed for ages 4+ This event repeats on Saturdays […]

Free

Humane Society Plant Sale and Barbeque

Humane Society Waterville Area 100 Webb Road, Waterville, ME

We're bringing our annual plant sale back to the shelter. Stop by to fill up your garden, eat some delicious BBQ and visit all the amazing animals available for adoption. All proceeds from this event benefit the homeless animals at the shelter.

Mammal Day!

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

What do humans, whales, and bats have in common?  Quite a lot, it turns out!  We will talk about what makes a mammal a mammal, and the adaptations we can observe in a mammal’s fur, teeth, and feet to find out who they are, and what they’re good at.  Skulls and pelts will be on […]

$1 – $3

Maker Space Day

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

What sculptures can be created with using metal fasteners and simple brazing techniques? Find out in this fun, Father’s Day Weekend Maker Day with Jon Moulton. Try out soldering irons and other cool tools! Kids under 12 will need to be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program — this is a […]

$10
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Saturday Spotlight Tour

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

Join us every Saturday for a special guided tour of the Colby College Museum of Art galleries. Take a spin around the museum with one of our trained docents to get a unique look at the permanent collection and insights into our temporary exhibitions. Meet at the Welcome Desk. This tour repeats every Saturday, June […]

Free

Chamber Golf Classic

Natanis Golf Course 753 Webber Pond Rd, Vassalboro, ME, United States

Register to play or help volunteer! Click for more info.

Indian Trade Goods in Colonial Maine, 1600-1775

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Historian Ken Hamilton will present an overview of the introduction and evolution of European products used in trade between Maine’s Native Americans and the French, English, and Dutch.  Such goods included guns, blankets, kettles, awls, knives, axes, beads, mirrors, red vermillion powder, fish hooks, shirts, wool garment cloth, alcohol, tobacco, small fancy gifts, and even […]

Free

Community Voices: Jenni Tilton-Flood

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

A conversation about Maine agriculture, food, community and more led by Patrick Whittle. Jenni Tilton-Flood was one of the first generations in her family not born on a farm. But raised up as the daughter of the local John Deere man and alongside acres in ag production, she has always straddled the often referenced “urban/rural […]

Free

Art in the Park: Apple Tree Prints

Head of Falls Temple Street at Front Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Did you know that there are hundreds of apple varieties from Maine? Create unique prints from apples and blossoms! Art in the Park is a free, weekly program that takes place each Thursday during the Farmers' Market. MORE

Free

Summer Reading Kick-Off with Northern Stars Planetarium

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us at the Winslow Public Library to kick off the summer reading program with Northern Stars Planetarium. We will have two shows in the dome planetarium: one geared towards grades K-2 and one geared towards grades 3-7. These shows are exciting and interactive. Stay after for some milk and cookies. This is also a […]

Free

Maine Conference for Jewish Life

Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville

The Maine Conference for Jewish Life is a pluralistic opportunity for superior Jewish learning and joyous celebration in central Maine. Living far from America’s major urban centers (and from one another), Jews in northern New England rarely gain access to the Jewish world’s finest scholars and cultural innovators, or the experience of being surrounded by […]

Teen Kick-Off Movie

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us at the library for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse  to kick of our teen summer reading program and leap into the universe of Spider-Man stories. Movie snacks will be provided. Geared towards ages 11 to 18.

Free

Yard Sale

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

Yard Sale in the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (Rain or Shine) 61 Pleasant St., Waterville Rent a table or come shop for great bargains!!! Table rentals - $25 To rent a table, please contact Grenda at 873-5358.

Story Time and Signing with Chris Van Dusen

Children's Book Cellar 52 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Love Mercy Watson? Come hear the story of how A Piglet Named Mercy become Mercy Watson. Cris Van Dusen, who brought Kate DiCamillo's porcine wonder to life, will be here to read and to sign A Piglet Named Mercy. Please join us for the fun.

Free

Jazz Brunch

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

Snow Pond welcomes the world renowned 21st Century Band for our 2nd Annual Jazz Brunch. GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer and composer Dion Parson leads a powerhouse ensemble comprised of some of the world’s finest musicians. Together with saxophonist Ron Blake (of the legendary Saturday Night Live Band), Parson formed 21st Century Band in 1998 to showcase […]

$15 – $25

The Met: Dialogues of the Carmelites

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Francis Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the touching role of Blanche and soprano Karita Mattila, a legend in her own time, returns to the Met as the Prioress. This performance is an encore high-definition broadcast performance from the Metropolitan Opera […]

$17 – $23
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