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.

Russian Expansionism Then And Now

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

Come to hear leading experts on the subject use a major historical event, the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968, as a gateway to discuss a key geopolitical issue today: the rise of Russia and resurgence of Russian expansionism. Josef Pazderka is a Czech journalist, author, and editor-in-chief of Aktualne.cz, a leading Czech news […]

Free

Graham Nash – An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories

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

Legendary artist Graham Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee - with Crosby, Stills, and Nash and with the Hollies. He was also inducted twice into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and with CSN, and he is a GRAMMY Award winner.

Around the World

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us each month to learn about a different country through crafts, activities, video and more! Geared towards grades K-5.

Free

After School Art Club: 3D Printer Portraits

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

Inspired by the I am Not a Stranger exhibit, students will take photographs of each other that will then be rendered by the 3D printer as a unique stamp. For ages 7 -12. Cost: $14 per session. Snacks included. Scholarships available. Click to register.

$14

Super Raffle

Waterville Elks Lodge 76 Industrial Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Join the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce October 3 for the Coldwell Banker Plourde Super Raffle - a fun-filled night full of networking with area business professionals.  In celebration of Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate doing business for 30 years in the Waterville area, hundreds of prizes have been donated by Chamber member businesses to be […]

PechaKucha Night Waterville V.33

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

Waterville | Vol. 33 October 3, 2019 Waterville Opera House Reception: 6:20pm | Presentations: 7:20pm Suggested Donation: $5 PechaKucha Night Waterville V.33 Emcee: Shannon Haines Presenters: Emily Davis – Anguish Sarah Doremus – Oh, Come On, We All Worry About That! Chris Kein – An Unlikely Artist? Heléna Melone – Silk Painting: Praxis Theory Olga […]

Free

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

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

Producer Martin Smith will be present to introduce a new, important episode of one of TV’s most honored show. One year after the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a two-hour Frontline documentary investigates the rise and rule of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (MBS). Correspondent Martin Smith, who has covered the Middle […]

Free

Google & Your Website: What You Need to Know

Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville

Presented by Scott Hill, Dojo Digital Friday, October 4th Thomas College, Waterville Learn everything you need to know about website best practices and how to use Google products to optimize your online presence. If you own a website – and you should – you don’t want to miss this informative presentation. Click Here to Register

$15

Environmental Studies Lunchtime Lecture: The Island Institute

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

Nick Battista, senior policy officer at the Island Institute, will present on the work being done by the Island Institute around community building, responding to climate/economic drivers, and the future of coastal communities and the work they are doing with fishermen.  This talk will cover why and how they do this work and the strategies […]

The Toll of Tragedy: Newsrooms Under Stress, Communities Under Attack

Robins Room, Roberts Building, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Journalists hold deep commitments to serve their communities, even during the darkest moments. In Annapolis, Md., this meant giving their lives when their newsroom was attacked. In Pittsburgh, journalists covering the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting dealt with their trauma as well as that of Pittsburgh as it was their neighbors and friends who were […]

Free

Afternoon Storytime

Winslow Public Library 136 Halifax Street, Winslow, ME

Join us for a duck themed storytime. We will have stories, songs, and a craft. Geared towards ages 0-7.

Free

2019 Lovejoy Award

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

The 67th Lovejoy Award will honor the journalists who sacrificed their lives in 2018. The event will feature a discussion with Martin Smith, a veteran filmmaker and journalist who recently produced a Frontline documentary on the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, and Hala Al-Dosari, the Washington Post’s inaugural Jamal Khashoggi Fellow and a […]

Free

Bourbon for Beginners

Snow Pond Center for the Arts 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney, ME

Please join us for a fall evening among friends to enjoy a variety of bourbons. Tickets are limited! Dinner Menu: Bourbon Glazed Salmon Filet w/ Prosciutto Wrapped Grilled Asparagus Garlic Roasted Fingerling Potatoes Topped off with a Cinnamon Bread Pudding w/ A Bourbon Cream Sauce Vegetarian: Seitan With A Brown Sugar Bourbon Glaze & Sauteed […]

$42
Recurring

Crop Around the Clock

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

Enjoy the company of others while stamping, scrapbooking, or crafting. Door prizes, vendors, make & takes, classes, silent auction, & delicious food. Registration fees vary depending if you come just Friday night, or just Saturday, or both sessions. Fri., Oct. 4, 6-10pm: $15 Sat., Oct. 5, 8:30am—4:30pm: $25 If you’re bringing your own lunch for […]

Fall Book Sale

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Looking for your next favorite book? Stop by the Waterville Public Library during library hours from Saturday, October 5th through Saturday October 19th and check out the Fireplace Room on the 1st Floor, for our Fall Book Sale featuring a wide selection of materials for all ages! The sale officially opens at 10am on Saturday […]

Maine Craft Weekend at Colby Museum of Art

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

In collaboration with Maine Craft Weekend, the Colby College Museum of Art will provide additional tours and activities related to the Wíwənikan…the beauty we carry exhibition featuring contemporary art by basketmakers, canoe makers, carvers, painters, and beadworkers of the First Nations people of what is now Maine and Maritime Canada. All tours and activities are […]

Free

Walk to End Alzheimer’s

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

Come raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support, and research. This inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to reclaim the future for millions. FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Recycled Book Fairy Workshop

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Have you ever wondered what could be done with a damaged book, a little creativity and possibly a bit of magic? Well this is how book fairies are born. Come and create these curious creatures with artist Robin Duperry! Registration is required, and spots are limited! This event is open to teens and adults. To […]

Free

Open Clay Studio Member Sale

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

Join us in supporting aspiring and established ceramic artists at Common Street Arts through this special sale in conjunction with Maine Craft Weekend. Participating members include Monica McCaw, Justin Knaus-Tucker, Brian Soldano, Abbey Bernier, and Tamsen Warner.

Reel Craft: Brewmaster

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

Toast to your cinema's 41st year on Maine Craft Weekend! We are throwing ourselves a birthday bash with a local craft beer tasting and demo by Bigelow Brewing Company, and a screening of Brewmaster, a documentary film following the rise of the craft beer industry. Come and celebrate the birth of our iconic indie cinema, […]

$10 – $20

Break, Burn, Build 2019: Fall Performance Experiments

Strider Theater, Runnals Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

The Department of Theater and Dance presents a short program of new works that features the full range of performance research created in the department, including theater, dance, design, and hybrid dance theater. First-year students and theater and dance majors and minors will share the stage in both student- and faculty-directed new works. Developed in […]

Free

Colby Jazz Collective

Page Commons, Cotter Union, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME

Drummer Max Roach’s We Insist! (subtitled Freedom Now Suite) was one of several jazz compositions from the early years of the civil rights movement that explicitly addressed the topic of racial inequality. First recorded in 1960, the work consists of five movements centered around the Emancipation Proclamation and the growing African independence movements of the […]

Free

Max Weinberg’s Jukebox

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

A truly interactive experience, Weinberg invites the audience to create the set list, in real time, that he and his crack four piece group will play that night. Max Weinberg is an American drummer and television personality, most widely known as the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and as the bandleader for […]

Covering the Campaigns: The Media’s Role in a Chaotic World

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

How can we make sense of the byzantine world of politics framing the 2020 presidential and congressional elections? Join former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, who served 16 terms in the United States House of Representatives as one of the most outspoken and thoughtful Members of Congress, and Hannah Dineen ’17, weekend anchor and political reporter […]

Free

Energy and Exhaustion Lecture: French Moves

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

For more than two decades, le hip hop has shown another face of France: danced by minorities associated with immigration and the suburbs, it has channeled rage against racism and unequal opportunity and offered a movement vocabulary for the expression of the multicultural difference that challenges the universalist discourse of the Republic. Felicia McCarren is Professor of French […]

Free
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