Come see Nettie Loops do some amazing hula hooping, then take part in a mini-workshop to learn how to do hoop tricks of your own! Tickets can be purchased on the CDM website: www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.org/thestage
Mad Science will be on the Stage at CDM to thrill us with radical reactions and phenomenal physics! Tickets can be purchased on the CDM website: www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.org/thestage
A powerfully gifted musician and a scholar of Black American music, Jake Blount speaks ardently about the African roots of the banjo and the subtle, yet profound ways African Americans have shaped and defined the amorphous categories of roots music and Americana. His 2020 album Spider Tales (named one of the year’s best albums by…
Do you love to spin, knit, or crochet and want to hang with other fiber lovers? This is the group for you! All are welcome to sit and create their own projects with other area fiber lovers every Wednesday from 1-3pm. This is a free, informal gathering of like minded lovers of all things fiber!…
Pianist Johnny O’Neal is an absolute jazz legend, one of the few still walking the earth. In addition to leading his own trios, He has worked with such jazz luminaries such as: Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Clark Terry, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Nancy Wilson, Joe Pass, Lionel Hampton, Anita O’Day, Sonny Stitt, Carmen…
Everybody plays! Welcome to Play Date, an evening filled with joy, laughter, and creativity for players of all ages. Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Playscape, a Colby College Museum of Art exhibition that celebrates the essence of play. The Play Date includes: Exploration of the new exhibition with a family guide Free pizza…
Work as a family to decorate sugar cookies for the Valentine’s Day holiday. Have all the fun of making cookies without the mess at home! Family event – all ages welcome $1/cookie Sign up at www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.org/programs
Part of our Lunar New Year Celebration! Students and teachers from the Bangor Chinese School will present a traditional Chinese dragon dance involving a team of performers using poles to rhythmically move a dragon prop. This event is free and open to the public. No registration required. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment…
Mr. Drew will delight and educate children during his visit with his exotic animal friends! Mr. Drew and His Animals Too is a natural science and exotic animal rescue and rehabilitation center in Lewiston that provides a hands-on approach to learning about science and animals. Tickets can be purchased on the CDM website: www.childrensdiscoverymuseum.org/thestage
What does it mean to be of this place? What is your origin story here in Waterville? And where have you built bridges in your community? Join us for a participatory workshop to move, make, and create as we explore these questions connected to Of This Place, a performance project directed by Matthew Cumbie. In…
Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St: COME CELEBRATE YOUTH ART MONTH! 3–7pm Opening Reception for Youth Art Month (grades K–5) Enjoy food, juice boxes, swag bags for youth artists, and more! Ticonic Gallery is delighted to partner with Greene Block + Studios (located at 18 Main Street) to celebrate Youth Art Month with…
Paul J Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St: All day 50% off concessions at Maine Film Center 5–7pm Opening Reception for 45,000 Quilt Project Join us for the opening reception of the 45,000 Quilt Project in conjunction with downtown Waterville’s First Friday event. Enjoy Venezuelan refreshments and meet some of the artists behind the work…