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.

You’re Speaking My Language: Spanish

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

Join us for a language-based social event. This is a great opportunity to practice your language skills and converse with other art lovers. This event is brought to you in collaboration with the Spanish Department at Colby College.

Free

Ensuring Equal Access to Justice in Maine’s Rural Communities

Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

A two-day symposium presented in partnership between Colby College and the University of Maine School of Law Maine is over 60% rural, and its rural communities are facing a well-documented lawyer shortage. While some work is underway to address this vexing problem, the absence of legal representation remains a constant challenge to the quality of […]

Free
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Empowered to Connect Conference

King Hall, Kennebec Valley Community College 92 Western Avenue, Fairfield, Maine

The Empowered to Connect Conference features practical teaching in a safe and supportive community as we work to equip families, churches, and professionals to better serve children impacted by adoption and foster care.  It features Trust-Based Relational Intervention ® (TBRI) methods developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross from the Karyn Purvis Institute […]

$20

Mini Movie Storytime

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us at the Winslow Public Library for the opportunity to bring storybooks to life through songs, activities and film. Featuring the "How do Dinosaurs..." series by Jane Yolen. Geared towards ages 2 to 7.

Free

Vernal Pool Walk

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

This popular annual outing involves a short walk to a very active vernal pool — an important habitat for native frogs and salamanders. Celebrate the return of spring as we learn to identify different frog calls, and carefully catch and release a variety of creatures from peepers to newts. You never know what we will […]

David Bromberg Quintet

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

For Americana godfather David Bromberg, it all began with the blues. His incredible journey spans five-and-a-half decades, and includes – but is not limited to – adventures with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jerry Garcia, and music and life lessons from seminal blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis, who claimed the young Bromberg as a son. A […]

$27 – $38

Arbor Day Tree Walk

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

To celebrate Arbor Day, join us for a walk on the museum trails with a special focus on trees.

Drive Electric Earth Day

Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville

Tables, displays, food trucks, and more… Speakers at 11 a.m., Noon & 1 p.m.: Steve Kahl, Thomas College Professor of Science, Prius PHEV owner Ryan Wheaton, Professor of Business, Honda Clarity EV owner Vaughan Woodruff, InSource Renewables, Volt and Bolt owner Ben Plaisted, Sales Associate at Central Maine Motors Kenneth Copp, Kia Soul EV Owner […]

Free

National Theatre: All About Eve

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

Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London. All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. […]

$12 – $18

Maker Space Day

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

What sculptures can be created using metal fasteners and simple brazing techniques? Find out here! Participants will be inspired by the work in the lost + found exhibition. Recommended for ages 7+. Those under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult. Registration required. Cost: $20. Scholarships available. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

$20
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Masterworks: Schubert, Grieg, Glazunov

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

Two Performances: Saturday & Sunday at 7:30 p.m. In their final performance of the season, the orchestra, Colby Chorale, and the Colby Kennebec Chorale Society present Schubert’s monumental Mass in E♭ Major no. 6. The orchestra will also perform Grieg’s famous Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 and Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto in E♭ Major for Alto […]

Free

Comedian Juston McKinney

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

Juston McKinney returns to the Waterville Opera House! Maine Sheriff's Deputy turned comedian Juston McKinney is not a newcomer to the spotlight. With a national career that started over 20 years ago as he was trying to hang up his badge and cutting his teeth in New York City on the weekends. That has led […]

$24 – $25

Eighth Annual One in Five 5K

Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville

The race route will begin at 180 West River Rd. In Waterville, Maine (Thomas College) and proceed north towards Kennedy Memorial Drive. The route turns around at Roland Street and back then past the start to Eaglewood Drive (the sports fields) and down the back way through campus to the finish line. THE DETAILS:  On Sunday, April […]

$10 – $25

Annual Lebanese Supper

St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church 3 Appleton St, Waterville, ME

Savor Lebanese cuisine at this annual public supper. You may dine in or take out. Donation: adults $10, children under 12 $6.

$6 – $10

Amateur Cat Show

Loyal Biscuit Co. 109 Main Street, Waterville, ME

Come to the Loyal Biscuit Co. of Waterville's first Amateur Cat Show to see who will win the title of "Best in Show"! As a bonus, the Humane Society Waterville Area will have a few cats available for adoption during the event, as well as information about adoption and fostering. Admission is free, but donations […]

Soup and Stew Luncheon Fundraiser

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us for the annual Winslow Public Library Volunteers Group soup and stew fundraiser. Eat here or take out. Yum! $5 per bowl.  All proceeds to benefit Winslow Public Library's Summer Reading Program.  

Turning Back the Clock on Ocean Declines

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

Historical marine ecology has revealed long-term, and previously unknown, changes to marine species and ecosystems, providing information vital for managing and conserving marine resources. This talk will use examples from diverse taxonomic groups to demonstrate the ways that historical data can be mobilized to better assess long-term ecological change and the ways in which historical […]

Free

Cognitive Aging

REM Community Center 31 Temple Street, Waterville, ME

Dr. Jen Coane, Associate Professor of Psychology at Colby College, will discuss how and why memory changes as we age, as well as, share some recent research strategies and lifestyle factors that have been shown to improve the ability to remember. Free for all adults. Sponsored by Aging Well in Waterville

Free

American Idealism Meets African Potential: JMG Goes Global

Margaret Chase Smith Library 56 Norridgewock Avenue, Skowhegan, ME

Over the past year, speakers have talked to the Mid-Maine Global Forum about the many problems Africa faces: overpopulation and underdevelopment, starvation and strife, climate change and corruption. Yet, it remains a continent with enormous potential because of its youthful demographics. Stephany Perkins will be speaking about work she has done in Tanzania to turn […]

“Take My Pictures For Me”

Diamond Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

“Take My Pictures For Me” is a short documentary by Prof. Amahl Bishara (Tufts University) and Mohammad al-Azza. Both are Palestinian, but Mohammad is a refugee born in the West Bank, while Amahl holds an Israeli passport and was born in the US. When Amahl went to a protest for refugee rights in Israel and […]

Free

Clara Lemlich and the Uprising of the 20,000

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

In 1909, Clara Lemlich, a young Jewish refugee from Russia to New York City, sparked the first great women’s strike in American history by speaking uninvited to several thousand teenaged foreign-born sweatshop workers to urge a revolt against intolerable conditions. Over the next three months, Lemlich faced beatings and arrests, but the “Uprising of 20,000” […]

Free

An Imperial Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: The Japanese Occupation of the Mongolian Steppe

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

In the 1930s, Imperial Japan expanded into the Mongol territories of Northeast China, where nomadic herders lived on the steppe. Japanese planners, however, did not see seasonal migration as a rational use of resources, but rather, the root of overgrazing and degradation. As a result, they sought to eliminate nomadic features of herding. Japanese experimental […]

Free

New Athletic Center Info Session

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

The entire Colby community is invited to join Assistant Vice President, Facilities and Campus Planning Mina Amundsen and Harold Alfond Director of Athletics Jake Olkkola for a presentation on the new Colby College Athletic Center project. This session is designed to outline the significant impact and benefits this facility will have on the health and […]

Free

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Teen Dungeons and Dragons

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us for Dungeons and Dragons, a tabletop role playing game. We will provide paper, pencils and books. Bring your imagination. Role playing games develop creativity, literacy and problem solving skills. Geared towards ages 12-18. Free.

Free
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