Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] Waterville Rocks Returns to Head of Falls Park This Summer WATERVILLE, ME—The Waterville Opera House and Waterville Creates are excited to announce the return of Waterville Rocks, a free, outdoor summer concert series held annually at Head of Falls Park in Waterville, ME. Waterville Rocks kicks off with Rustic Overtones and…

Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] 27th Maine International Film Festival Celebrates In-State Film Productions WATERVILLE, Maine—The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) returns to Waterville, Maine, for its 27th annual edition July 12–21, showcasing a diverse slate of 100 films. This year’s program, drawn together in part from the record number of submissions received in the festival’s…

Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected]  Waterville Opera House to Produce World Premiere for NewPlayFest 2026 WATERVILLE, ME—The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is thrilled to announce its selection as a Producing Theatre for the American Association of Community Theatre’s (AACT) NewPlayFest 2026. WOH is one of only six theatres in the nation to receive this prestigious honor.…

Contact: [email protected] Art in the Park: Free Art-Making Series Returns This Summer WATERVILLE, Maine—Waterville Creates, Waterville Public Library, and the Colby College Museum of Art are pleased to announce the return of a beloved summertime program series, Art in the Park. Centered on the core mission of providing access to enriching arts experiences for all,…

Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] 27th Maine International Film Festival Announces Full Festival Program WATERVILLE, Maine—The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) has confirmed a full lineup of more than 100 films for its 27th annual 10-day festival held July 12–21, 2024 in Waterville, Maine. A project of the Maine Film Center, MIFF returns this summer to…

June 3, 2024 Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] Celebrate Pride Month with Waterville Creates and Maine Film Center WATERVILLE, Maine—Join Waterville Creates and other businesses in downtown Waterville for First Friday in celebration of Pride month on June 7. First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity in Waterville through a wide array of arts experiences. On the…

May 28, 2024 Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] 27th Maine International Film Festival to Honor Directors Mary Harron and Jos Stelling WATERVILLE, Maine—The Maine Film Center is pleased to announce filmmaker Mary Harron as the recipient of the 2024 Midlife Achievement Award and Jos Stelling as the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award-winner at the 27th annual Maine…

May 14, 2024 Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] Ticonic Gallery Opens New Interactive Exhibition, At Play: Works by Tom Jessen WATERVILLE, Maine—Waterville Creates and Ticonic Gallery + Studios are pleased to present the new exhibition At Play: Works by Tom Jessen, in conjunction with the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities’ annual theme of PLAY.…

April 16, 2024 Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] Get Ready to Fall Head Over Heels at the Waterville Opera House WATERVILLE, Maine—The 2024 theatrical season at the Waterville Opera House (WOH) continues April 26–May 5 with the outrageous musical comedy Head Over Heels. This genre-bending romp defies theatrical convention to flip just about everything—expectations, the gender…

April 11, 2024 Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] Maine International Film Festival: Passes and Packages Now On Sale WATERVILLE, Maine—The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) returns to Waterville, Maine, for its 27th edition July 12–21, 2024. Festival passes and packages are now available for preorder online at MIFF.org. MIFF showcases the best of American and international…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2024 Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] How Art Is Building Community and Combatting Isolation in Central Maine: The Together Project at Waterville Creates At a time when the Surgeon General has declared loneliness an epidemic, an artist in Central Maine has teamed up with a community-based arts organization to leverage art’s…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2024 Contact: Chris Melville, [email protected] David Byrne Leads Two Sold-Out Programs at Waterville Creates Waterville, ME—Waterville Creates is pleased to welcome musician and artist David Byrne for two sold-out programs on Saturday, March 30, at the Waterville Opera House and Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville. At 7:30pm…