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.

Senegalese Emigration

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

Les SĂ©nĂ©galais d”AmĂ©rique: The “Push Pull” of Senegalese Emigration Professor Linda Beck 12 noon Colby’s Chace Center, Main Street, Downtown Waterville Professor of Political Science/Director of International and Global Studies has a MA and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin; 1991 MA University of Wisconsin. Her  areas of expertise are Political Science: Comparative Politics (Africa, Muslim […]

Holiday Countdown Artists’ Reception

The Framemakers 46 Main St., Waterville, ME

Come meet the artists behind the exhibit Holiday Countdown! Refreshments will be provided by Holy Cannoli! and live music by Kennebec Valley Chordsmen. Artist collections on display will include: Acrylics, Knits and Sweater Ornaments by Bonnie Hayward; Weavings by Rachel Marsh-Sachs; Acrylics by Jim & Gisele McLear; Watercolors by Pam Dubois; Photography by Lisa Laverdure; […]

Free
Recurring

The Nutcracker

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

Light up the Holidays with Bossov Ballet’s family favorite The Nutcracker at the Waterville Opera House, December 14-16. Join Marie and the Nutcracker on a fabulous journey to the Land of Sweets, where toy soldiers, dancing mice, and delicious treats help make holiday dreams come true. Dates and times: Friday, December 14 at 7 p.m. […]

$20 – $25

The Kids Menu

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

The Kids Menu is a feature documentary from the team that brought you “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.” As filmmaker Joe Cross spent time traveling the world with his previous two films, he met thousands of people and one issue that came up again and again was what to do about the growing childhood obesity […]

Free

Community Free Ski Day

Quarry Road Recreation Area 300 Quarry Road, Waterville, ME

Local residents and visitors are invited to enjoy a day of cross-country skiing and other winter activities. The free community event is hosted by the City of Waterville and is the first of three Community Ski Free days scheduled for this wonderful winter season. The welcome center is open to provide free snowshoes for loan, […]

Free

Holiday Cosplay Tea Party

Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

Cosplayers of all ages are invited to come together this holiday season and share tasty treats. Regardless of what, if any, winter celebrations you observe, it is a good time to deck the halls with that jolly cosplay and share in the fellowship at the end of another great year. Come make some lasting memories. […]

Free

Magpie Creative Pop-Up

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

Maggi Blue is a creative who wears many hats. She is a graphic designer as well as an artisan who works in glass, metalwork, and ceramics. She lives with her husband and son in Midcoast Maine. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Print Your Own Christmas Card!

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

Nothing rivals a unique, handmade holiday card. Learn the workings of our antique letterpress studio, and make your own print with an animal and a message to take home. Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $3

Holiday Card Making

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

Come spread the love. Join in the festivities at Common Street Arts by making seasonal holiday cards for loved ones. Use stamps, markers, prints, and other techniques to make the perfect personalized cards! Dress for the mess. All ages are welcome. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Free

Celebrity Life Drawing with John Meader

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

Seasoned and aspiring artists are invited to Celebrity Life Drawing. A unique opportunity for emerging and established artists to hone their drawing skills in a supportive environment. Participants bring their media of choice and CSA provides the chairs, model, and camaraderie. The special local celebrity model chosen for this event is John Meader of Northern […]

$5

Deadline for PechaKucha Proposalsa

Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, ME

PechaKucha Night Waterville Volume 30 is looking for the next set of presenters! Please submit your proposals by Wednesday, December 19. Volume 30 will take place on Friday, January 25, 2019. Location is TBA.  Each PechaKucha Night draws a good crowd and provides a unique and unforgettable experience for all! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Dining to donate

Applebee's 251 KennedyMemorial Drive, Waterville, ME

To benefit the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers The Friends of the Maine Children's Home Need Your Support! Applebee's will donate 15% of your check when you dine at their Waterville restaurant on Thursday, December 20th! Please make sure to print off the attached flyer for your meal to count! The Friends use these […]

Christmas Carols and Beloved Seasonal Songs

First Congregational Church, UCC 21 College Avenue, Waterville, ME

The Kennebec Valley Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus will present an evening of Christmas carols and beloved songs of the season. Special guests include the First Congregational Church choir, directed by Joanna Nelson and accompanied by David Dean. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. For more information, call Kathy Robitaille, director of the Kennebec Valley Chordsmen, at 542-7699.

Free

Endangered Animals Tour

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

In this guided tour, we will highlight some of the endangered, threatened and extinct species found in the museum’s collection. We also, happily, get to talk about some species that have made remarkable recoveries thanks to recent conservation efforts! Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for children.

$1 – $3

Bills and Beaks Tell What They Eat

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

Put on your wildlife biologist cap, and hone your observational skills, as we follow the clues find in various birds’ beaks to learn about their lifestyles and behavior. Why do hummingbirds have long, skinny beaks, while the Red Crossbill has a unique, asymmetrical beak? Plus, make a bird craft to take home! Admission: $3 for […]

$1 – $3

What’s Up in the Atmosphere?

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

Have you ever wondered why the sky can appear to be clear blue one day, pink the next? How are clouds formed? And how do pollutants affect our atmosphere? At the end of this program, everyone gets to take home a copy of an awesome educational book from NASA! Admission: $3 for adults, $1 for […]

$1 – $3

Waterville City Council

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

Please note the meeting location is the Chace Community Forum, located on the first floor of the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons at 150 Main Street. Please enter through the doors located on Main Street, across from the Portland Pie Company. Click for links to current/past agendas and minutes

Free

CANstruction Contest

Join community members in a community-wide food drive. Organizations will be creating sculptures of non-perishable food and essential items. Please join us to see creativity in action, vote for your favorite sculpture, and help us reach our goal of collecting 2,000 pounds of food to support local pantries. For more information email Sam.

The Met: La Traviata

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

Yannick NĂ©zet-SĂ©guin conducts Michael Mayer’s richly textured new production, featuring a dazzling 18th-century setting that changes with the seasons. Soprano Diana Damrau plays the tragic heroine, Violetta, and tenor Juan Diego FlĂłrez returns to the Met for the first time in five seasons to sing the role of Alfredo, Violetta’s hapless lover. Baritone Quinn Kelsey […]

$15 – $20

National Bird Day

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

National Bird Day was created to promote avian awareness. Nearly 12% of the world’s almost 10,000 bird species are threatened with extinction, and a further 8% are near threatened. Come take a special tour focused on the birds in our collection which are endangered, or have come back from the brink. Learn about the human […]

$1 – $3

National Theatre Live: Antony and Cleopatra

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

By William Shakespeare Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love. In a tragic fight between devotion and duty, obsession becomes a catalyst for war. Director […]

$12 – $18

Gleaning Food

Mayor's Conference Room, City Hall 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME

A group of people concerned about food insecurity for area residents is starting a gleaning group. Gleaning, or food rescue, is defined by the Maine Gleaning Network as “gathering of produce after or during an active harvest and donating the produce to humans rather than for compost or for animal feed. The produce gleaned could […]

Free

Waterville GreenDrinks

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

Join KV Connect, Waterville's young professionals group, for an exciting evening of networking and socialization while helping to support a great cause! Appetizers and drinks will be provided. Donations benefit the Humane Society in the Waterville Area. Waterville GreenDrinks is part of the international GreenDrinks network, which is an informal and volunteer-managed social networking group […]

The Visitor

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

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. […]

Attracting and Retaining Talent

Summit Room, Spann Student Commons, Thomas College 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME

Business Breakfast Series Brought to you by Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and Thomas College Giovani Twigge, corporate vice president and chief human resources officer at IDEXX, will discuss why traditional approaches are more likely to fail. IDEXX’s corporate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Giovani Twigge, will speak about attracting and retaining talent at […]

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