The annual Choral Masterworks concert offers two memorial pieces: Johannes Brahms’s Nänie (1881), a transcendent threnody written to honor a young artist-friend, and Joel Thompson’s intimate seven-movement cantata, Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (2015), a choral setting of the final words of Black men murdered by police officers. The concert will also celebrate the winner of Colby’s annual…
Come to the library and paint a book end based on your favorite book to decorate your shelves at home! This event is supported by the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities. For more information: Call 207.680.2612, or email [email protected].
Get free help with your writing at the Waterville Public Library. Trained Colby Farnham Writers’ Center tutors can assist at any stage of the writing process, whether developing an idea, working on a rough draft, or polishing a final draft. Free and open to the public. No registration is required. Tutoring will be available the…
Praised by the Washington Post as playing with “marvelous virtuosity,” Alturas Duo is recognized as one of the most engaging ensembles performing chamber music today. With its unusual combination of viola, charango, and guitar, Alturas Duo creates spirited and passionate programs. This concert will feature new music written especially for the duo by Leo Brouwer, Javier…
Tickets are now available for “Play: A Conversation with John Green”! This free, public event will take place at Colby College’s Lorimer Chapel from 6:30–8:30om, with doors opening at 5:30pm. Join for an evening of conversation and reflection! John Green is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of…
Join the Waterville Public Library for a gathering of John Green fans discussing his adult nonfiction book The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, and his upcoming book, Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection. Discussion will take place 5–6pm with refreshments and conversation to follow. This event is supported…
Stop by the Waterville Public Library in the month of March and help us find Alaska! Different versions of Alaska will be hidden throughout the library, see how many you can find and then stop at the Circulation desk for a prize! Inspired by the John Green novel Looking for Alaska. This event is supported…
Get free help with your writing at the Waterville Public Library. Trained Colby Farnham Writers’ Center tutors can assist at any stage of the writing process, whether developing an idea, working on a rough draft, or polishing a final draft. Free and open to the public. No registration is required. Tutoring will be available the…
The Colby Wind Ensemble’s spring concert presents new compositions, including Dirigo Suite, by Heather Hastings. Dedicated to the state of Maine, Dirigo Suite is a three-movement work based on folk songs connected to Maine. Overture to the Great Hall by Shaun Salem opens the concert in grand fashion. Reserve your free tickets at arts.colby.edu/reserve-tickets.