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Kick off your Friday night in downtown Waterville with resident jazz ensemble, led by Jake Hickey. Stop in between 5 pm – 7 pm for music and community. Performer Bios: Jake Hickey is a jazz pianist, jazz organists, and composer. Jake holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Loyola University New Orleans. At Loyola Jake […]
Have your portrait captured and printed by artist photographer Séan Alonzo Harris and add your image to a collective community portrait! The Common Threads project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and realized in partnership with the Colby College Museum of Art and its […]
Camp Brilliance is focused on art, activism, coalition building, and celebrating youth brilliance. Over the course of the week, camp attendees will develop a social action project, learn about ways to make a positive change in their community, and get messy making art. Camp Brilliance will be led by Hardy Girls staff, members of our […]
Learn how to make 3 softcover books: the pamphlet-bound book, the Chinese flutter book, and the Japanese Musubitoji. Tell your story through writing, stamping, and stitching with artist Evelyn Wong from Fireball Book Bindery! The Common Threads project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation […]
Kick off your Friday night in downtown Waterville with resident jazz ensemble, led by jazz pianist, organist, and composer Jake Hickey. Jake holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Loyola University New Orleans. At Loyola Jake was fortunate to study with legendary New Orleans pianist and composer Matt Lemmler as well as play with guest […]
Join artist Veronica Perez in creating beautiful interactive artworks for the new Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville. The Children’s Discovery Museum is excited to be teaming up with artist and Lunder Fellow Veronica Perez to create beautiful interactive pieces of art to be part of the museum’s brand new exhibit hall. The Children’s Museum has […]
Kick off Pride Month in Waterville! Featured performers, an open mic, and an all-ages dance party! Starting at 5 pm, join featured readers Arisa White and Stacey Tran for poetry and performance. Following the readings, Tyler French will host an open mic centering LGBTQ+ artists and poets until 6:30 pm. Bring a poem, song, or story […]
May’s First Friday at Greene Block + Studios will kick-off at 5 pm - 6 pm with Beets and Letters, a performance of the Social Nourishment project by Lunder Institute Residential Fellow, Golaleh Yazdani. Following the performance on the ground floor, jazz pianist Jack Hickey with Duane Edwards (bass) and Jason Dean (drums) will play […]
A new music ensemble for the 21st century, the is dedicated to the creation of new works for chamber ensemble. This concert will take the audience through recently written music based on soundwalks, elements of machinery, Latin American literature, and migration.
Directed by Eric Christopher Perry, the Colby College Collegium’s debut at Greene Block + Studios in downtown Waterville explores repertory from Estonian composers performed or premiered at the end of the Cold War. The program comprises popular, folk, and nationalistic vocal music from Estonia’s “Singing Revolution,” a historic, non-violent protest of occupation by the former […]
This First Friday, Celebrate Creativity with a Community-Wide Upcycled Fashion Show! Join participants from Kim Bernard’s Upcycled Wearables Workshops to create your own upcycled looks and debut them on the runway at Greene Block + Studios. Bring your own materials or pull from Kim’s stash to design and construct clothing, adornments, accessories, sculptures, anything wearable from functional […]
For March's First Friday, join Lunder Institute Residential Fellow Veronica Perez and their co-organizer Stacey Tran for an evening of art, music and poetry focusing on Black and Brown voices from Maine. Stemming from Perez’s developing sculptural work composed of hair and storytelling, this event invites audiences to consider their own intimate experiences of identity […]
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Friday, November 19, 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Elm City Small Press Fest is a community event that focuses on independent publishing in the Maine region. The event highlights contemporary print and publishing culture while activating conversations around creative labor and commerce as viable artistic practices. The goal […]
Experience firsthand capoeira, a Brazilian martial art form that combines dance, music, language, and acrobatics with Waterville-based capoeirista Kenny Harris. Kenny has worked with renowned capoeira mestres and will lead participants of all experience levels through the elements of the form. Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil during the 16th century, capoeira is practiced all […]
Graphic Melee is an emcee, producer, DJ, and audio engineer dedicated to heavy beats, dusty vinyl, and dirty synthesizers. He is the resident DJ for Portland’s Monday of The Minds, Maine’s only Hip-Hop showcase for local and national touring acts. He is the curator of Todayinhiphophistory.com, a blog with 130k+ followers, and a multi-instrumentalist Berklee […]
Little Chair Printing will be offering workshops where you can learn how to screen print a t-shirt. This workshop is designed for just one-day drop-in or make it a recurring process to learn more and print more designs. You will have a chance to create your one of a kind one-color t-shirt design. Feel free […]
For our opening concert, we are pleased to introduce composer and sound sculptor, José Martínez who joins the Music Department this fall. Martínez’s music has been heard to wide acclaim throughout the Americas and Europe. In his debut concert at Colby, we will hear a wide range of his collaborative works that combine electronics with […]
This community class invites movers of all ages and experiences to warm the body up from the inside out, using the floor, stationary and locomotive movement. Participants will then work on pushing their performance boundaries and qualities by making real connections and igniting calls and responses from within the community of movers. The use of […]
Join composer and sound sculptor, José Martínez along with experienced mover and choreographer Leymis Bolaños Wilmott, as they open their doors for observers to freely walk in and out of their rehearsal process. Open door encourages you to come and go as you wish, allowing for spectators to catch a glimpse of the creative process […]
Sam Nester’s Arcadia for Colby College is a site-specific, immersive sound and light installation that transforms the biorhythms of Maine native plants to live music and corresponding light cues. September 28 - October 29, open to the public Tuesdays - Fridays, 11 am - 7 pm Click here for more on the newly dedicated Greene […]
Wednesdays, September 22 and 29, 2021, 4 pm - 6 pm In this 2 week workshop, participants will create their own 100% upcycled shoulder bag using a coffee bean sack, an old sheet, and an innertube for the strap. This one-of-a-kind, eco-friendly bag is perfect for shopping, a laptop, gym gear, or an overnight bag. […]
Every Wednesday, September 22 - October 27, 2021, 10 am - 11 am This movement class for older adults celebrates the positive impact that the arts can have on connecting with our community, enriching our lives, and bettering our health. Join in the fun as we share stories, move our bodies, and make dances about […]
2 Cent Talks - Celebrating the verbal arts in Maine. Phuc Tran has been a high school Latin teacher for more than twenty years while also simultaneously establishing himself as a highly sought-after tattooer in the Northeast. Tran graduated Bard College in 1995 with a BA in Classics and received the Callanan Classics Prize. He […]