Join us in celebration of our Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibition on March 7 from 4–7pm. This year marks our 11th annual YAM exhibition and we’re thrilled to be able to expand this program by partnering with Colby’s Greene Block + Studios. This year’s theme is Dream in Art. Two Locations: Ticonic Gallery, 93 Main Street,…
At the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street: All Day: Half off all concessions (except alcohol) at the Maine Film Center. 5–7pm Opening Reception for Square + Triangle: Home in the Colby Museum’s collection This exhibition offers varied perspectives on home, domesticity, and placemaking. There will be a walkthrough and tour with the…
Elm City Small Press Fest is back! Greene Block + Studios, 18 Main St., Waterville November 16, 11 am– 4 pm Elm City Small Press Fest is an all-day celebration of contemporary printed material from local and national artists, zine-makers, independent publishers, and community collectives. Established in 2021, the fourth annual Fest is organized and…
At the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street: All Day: Half off all concessions (except alcohol) at the Maine Film Center. Community Maker Day from 5–7pm 3D Printing Get ready for The SpongeBob Musical at the Waterville Opera House! Stop by and watch our new 3D printers in action as Stephen LaRochelle creates…
At the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street: All Day: Half off all concessions (except alcohol) at the Maine Film Center. 5pm Opening Reception for the Holiday Bazaar in the Ticonic Gallery Come share snacks and meet some Maine makers this First Friday! Waterville Creates and Ticonic Gallery are pleased to announce the…
In collaboration with Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance and the Center for the Arts and Humanities’ 2023–2025 “Play” theme, Colby College will be sponsoring a two-day LitFest focusing on creativity, graphic writing, and social justice. Featuring MacArthur Fellow and the 2024–2025 Kristina Stahl Writer-in-Residence Lynda Barry. Lynda Barry is an award winning author and artist.…
Waterville Moves is a bi-weekly series that invites you to move your body, share stories, and create connections through guided movements and dance making! This hour long intergenerational dance class is for people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences. No formal dance experience is necessary. The class moves from solo movement practices to working with…
Join us in creating decor for the municipal Sukkah, which will be located in Castonguay Square during Sukkot, the Jewish Harvest Festival October 16–23. At these free workshops you’ll learn to create a one-of-a-kind collage with meaningful pictures and symbols representative of your history and home in Waterville. We will later combine your collage with…
At the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street: All Day: Half off all concessions (except alcohol) at the Maine Film Center. 7:30pm Miss Holmes Returns A nurse and activist finds herself on the run, wanted for murder. Pursued by authorities who choose to ignore a clear case of self-defense due to her heritage…
Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. Her most recent book of poetry, The Hurting Kind, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. She is the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship,…
Jeremy Pelt is one of the preeminent trumpeters within the world of jazz and was voted Rising Star on the trumpet, five years in a row by Downbeat Magazine. Both maverick traditionalist and forward looking modernist, he has worked with a great number of jazz legends while forging his identity as a band leader. Pelt…