This gentle morning movement class 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 anything and everything. No dance experience is required. This intergenerational class is for people…
Experience firsthand capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form that combines dance, music, language, and acrobatics. Kenny Harris 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 over the world and…
Join us for a hybrid program, “Art&: On grace, learned from Karen: Naeem Mohaiemen in conversation with Daisy Desrosiers, Beth Finch, and Maple Razsa.” The program delves into the research process of Naeem Mohaiemen, a 2020–21 senior fellow of the Colby Museum’s Lunder Institute for American Art and the inaugural recipient of the Alfonso Ossorio…
Mary Beth Mills presents “Between Commensality and Coloniality: Cooking Schools and Culinary Tourism in Thailand,” part of the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities Food For Thought lecture series. Mary Beth Mills is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology at Colby College. She teaches courses on contemporary Asia, gender and sexuality, political ecology,…
Portland Ballet and Colby College Department of Performance, Theater, and Dance collaborate to bring to life an evening of work featuring an expanded company of dancers. Joining forces again after their celebrated partnership in 2018, this performance will thrill classical and contemporary fans alike. Featuring a new work, based on research conducted with Colby students…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Megan Adams, Anne Lunder Leland Curatorial Fellow, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Shea Doing Crochet Braids in her Cousin Andrea’s Hair for Andrea’s Cousin’s Wedding, Flint, Michigan, from the series Flint…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the galleries at the Colby Museum. This week, Katherine Zhang ’24, Colby Museum Student Board member, will facilitate the conversation, focusing on Colored Vases by Ai Weiwei, located in the Turner Gallery. Art Break programs are grounded in the practice…
Returning by popular demand: Valentine Vaudeville! Enter the world of a supper club: a great variety show and drinks and dinner complete with hat check and candy cigarette girls – Valentine Vaudeville. Back by popular demand, this unique way to spend a February evening is being hosted by Recycled Shakespeare Company (RSC) as this season’s…
In the sophisticated setting of a cabaret, Project Broadway presents some of the most renowned Broadway hits in Strider Theater. Produced by the departments of Music and Performance, Theater, and Dance, Project Broadway brings together more than 45 performers, musicians, and production crew, to conjure the magic of musical theater. Join us, won’t you? Co-sponsored…
Community Draw featuring Martina Bizier Seasoned and aspiring artists are invited to participate in this costumed figure drawing program, organized by Ticonic Gallery + Studio. This month’s program features old Hollywood glam with model Martina Bizier. Martina is a radiology student at KVCC and a server at Front & Main. Community Draw offers a unique…
What are First Fridays? First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity in Waterville through a wide array of arts experiences. On the first Friday of every month, visit Main Street in downtown Waterville to meet artists, see performances, listen to live music, eat delicious food, shop at local businesses, enjoy the arts, and come together as…
What’s happening for March First Friday? Join us in celebration of our Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibition on March 3 from 4 – 7pm. This year marks our 9th annual YAM exhibition, and we’re thrilled to be able to expand this program by partnering with Colby’s Greene Block + Studios. Student work will be displayed…
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