Paul J Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St: 5-7 pm In honor of the opening night of Murder on the Orient Express at the Waterville Opera House, come solve a mystery in the Paul J Schupf Art Center! Pick up a mystery themed scavenger hunt  at our box office and explore the building looking for…

Love the arts? Support the arts! Volunteers are an integral part of Waterville Creates. By volunteering, you give back to your community while supporting events and performances at the Waterville Opera House; gain program and exhibition experience at Ticonic Gallery + Studios; and welcome filmgoers and filmmakers from around the world at the Maine International…

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Join us for a family- friendly 3D Printing Open House and learn more about 3D technology. 3D printing has applications in education, art, design, prototyping, home repair – and it’s really fun! Watch 3D printers in action, see 3D printed objects as they take shape (and take home a sample), learn about the software used…

Waterville Creates and artist Tanja Hollander are photographing your objects on-site and gathering your stories through a series of collection station events. Objects (no larger than 8×10″) will be photographed and catalogued, and the images will be included as part of The Ephemera Project. Please note objects will be photographed on-site and returned to the…

What is a crankie? Join artist and illustrator Lucky Platt for a free hands-on program making a large communal crankie- a unique moving panorama storytelling tool! Originating in the early 1800’s, the crankie involves two handled spools that can be ‘cranked’ to bring movement to an illustrated scroll. This creation will be in honor of…

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Waterville Creates and artist Tanja Hollander are photographing your objects on-site and gathering your stories through a series of collection station events. Objects (no larger than 8×10″) will be photographed and catalogued, and the images will be included as part of The Ephemera Project. Please note objects will be photographed on-site and returned to the…

Waterville Creates and artist Tanja Hollander are photographing your objects on-site and gathering your stories through a series of collection station events. Objects (no larger than 8×10″) will be photographed and catalogued, and the images will be included as part of The Ephemera Project. Please note objects will be photographed on-site and returned to the…

What is ephemera?  Historically, the word ephemera is used to describe paper objects with no monetary value meant to be discarded, such as ticket stubs, posters and cards. Here the definition is expanded to include the broken watches of deceased family members, baby teeth, moments in history, mementos from vacation or a subway ride-all simple…

Waterville Creates and artist Tanja Hollander are photographing your objects on-site and gathering your stories through a series of collection station events. Objects (no larger than 8×10″) will be photographed and catalogued, and the images will be included as part of The Ephemera Project. Please note objects will be photographed on-site and returned to the…

Using underglaze decals, design your own MIFF/Maine themed mug as a unique souvenir of this year’s film festival. Ages 16+. First come first-served workshop. Seating and supplies are limited. We are unable to ship finished mugs. One mug per household. Mugs crafted on July 10 will be ready to pick up on July 11. Mugs crafted…