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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.
What can you print with a 3D printer? How does it work? This introduction to 3D printers will show you some basics, including software used for printing. Each participant receives a 3D print of their own inspired by the Castonguay Square Redesign project! Instructor: Stephen LaRochelle Cost: $15 CLICK TO REGISTER.
Everyone is welcome to join this multi-faith celebration of Martin Luther King’s life and work, where we will also present the Drum Major for Justice Award.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast has been cancelled. PROGRAM Master of Ceremonies: Jennifer Olsen, President, Waterville Rotary Club Invocation: Father James Doran, Saint Joseph Antiochene Syriac Maronite Catholic Church, Waterville Buffet (MLK, Jr. photo slideshow played during breakfast) Guest Speaker: David Deas, "Martin Luther King and ME" Mr. Deas served as Assistant Registrar at the University of […]
Doreen Stabinsky is professor of Global Environmental Politics at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA. Her research focuses on political and policy responses to the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security, with a particular interest in impacts on the African continent, and primarily within the context of the UN […]
Joy DeGruy will deliver the keynote address to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of hope and struggle for justice. As a scholar, educator, and mental health professional, DeGruy is a major voice in important discussions about the lasting impact of enslavement on contemporary Americans, particularly African Americans. She is the author of Post Traumatic […]
It’s the post-9/11 U.S. when Tom McCarthy (who was to go on to make the Oscar-winning Spotlight) made this “heartfelt human drama that sneaks up and floors you” about our fear of immigrants. Richard Jenkins notched a Best Actor Oscar nomination as a nerdy Connecticut professor “who seems to move through life in a trance. […]
Group and self-guided ski and snowshoe tours, followed by soup , snacks and a guest speaker.
Join the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers on Thursday, January 24th for our Annual Appeal! Our night will consist of a social hour, cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, a celebration of our accomplishments in 2018 and our goals for 2019! Tickets are $20/person. Tickets are available online or by calling Rick Dorian at (207) 873-4253. […]
Have a beer, make a blanket and meet other professionals in the area! Join United Way of Mid-Maine's Rising Leaders and KV Connect at Waterville Brewing Company for our first ever VolunBREW event, filled with networking, BREWS and of course a hands-on volunteer activity! We will be creating tie blankets to benefit Hospice Volunteers of […]
PechaKucha Night Waterville is a creative networking event centered on storytelling in 20x20 (20 slides with 20 seconds per slide). Every event is well attended and provides its own distinctive journey. Waterville | Vol. 30 January 25, 2019 Snow Date: January 26, 2019 Colby College |Diamond Building |Ostrove Auditorium Reception: 6:20pm | Presentations: […]
After a spirited and successful program last year, Theater and Dance presents The Passion Project 2019, a brand-new evening of original, story-based performance about issues Colby students are most passionate about in their lives. Through the Jan Plan Activist Storytelling Workshop, students will write and rehearse a series of short solo and small-group pieces inspired […]
by Ken Ludwig A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man’s eternal love affair with…golf. This hilarious romp, which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club, is filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over the top romantic shenanigans! When Henry Bingham makes a hefty wager, which […]
Directed by George Cukor and adapted from the same Adela Rogers St. John story that inspired A Star Is Born (in its four incarnations), What Price Hollywood? tells the story of aspiring actress Mary Evans who waits on tables until meeting and befriending famous, yet seldom-sober director Max Carey. Soon she is a big-time star. She […]
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.
Did you watch the recent lunar eclipse on January 21? Bring all your moon questions, and find out how a lunar eclipse takes place! Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.
Space is everywhere and humans have the opportunity to define it with intention and creativity. In this four-hour workshop students will work individually in 2-dimensional (paper) and 3-dimensional (wooden blocks) formats. Constructive group critique will be incorporated into the classroom. This is a great way to develop your artistic skills. Cost: $25 Instructor: Oliver Solmitz […]
A four-course gourmet dinner, with a different wine carefully selected to accompany each course. Only 36 seats available at $50 each. Click for menu and reservations.
Featuring Naomi Schaefer Riley, Beth Cooper Benjamin, and Adrienne Carmack During this conversation we will discuss how the American family has changed over history, the role of nostalgia in this conversation, and how changes in the American family will impact policy more broadly for our nation and our world. A light dinner will be served […]
Do you ever wonder if there is a better way to handle some of those daily parenting challenges? Learn how with this 6 - session video and discussion program for parents and care providers of children ages 5 - 12. This program is designed to help raise responsible children by using effective discipline techniques and […]
Winter is an awesome time for us to create and contemplate and it is also a nice time for beer and art! Learn different glazing techniques on a beautiful pre-constructed bowl. We will be accepting canned goods that evening to donate to the local food cupboard. One free beer ticket included with the cost of […]
Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Feature! “RaMell Ross offers an inspired and intimate portrait of a place and its people observing the lives of two African-American men over five years. Daniel attends college searching for opportunity while Quincy becomes a father to an energetic son. The audience experiences the mundane and monumental, birth and death, the […]
This is a live HD broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC. Running time: 3 hours, 21 minutes (1 intermission) Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine reprises her remarkable portrayal of opera’s ultimate seductress, a triumph in her 2017 debut performances, with impassioned tenors Yonghoon Lee and Roberto Alagna as her lover, Don José. Omer Meir Wellber […]
While the Groundhog Day tradition may not be an especially accurate method of weather forecasting (especially in Maine), we are still excited for an opportunity to talk about the noble groundhog, Marmota Monax. Also known as a woodchuck or whistlepig, its association with the arrival of spring comes from the fact that it is a […]
Come watch the game on our BIG SCREEN! This is a Chem-Free Family Super Bowl Party for the community. Join the REM family for their first fundraiser of the year! Suggested donation $10 per person (at door or ahead of time via PayPal on REM's website www.rem1.org or just RSVP via Eventbrite ) but any […]
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and KV Connect will host “Meet the Reps,” an event that brings members of the public together with elected officials at all levels of government, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 5:30-7:00pm at Chace Community Forum located at 150 Main Street in Waterville (Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons). The two […]