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January 6, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Presents Common Threads Exhibition WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Creates is excited to announce the Common Threads exhibition at Ticonic Gallery on view through Feb. 12. Featuring a dynamic array of prints, written works, and portraits, Common Threads represents the individual and gathered stories…

  November 7, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Paul J. Schupf Art Center to open on Saturday, Dec. 17 with the return of Joy to the Ville WATERVILLE, Maine – For the fifth year, Joy to the Ville returns to Waterville on Saturday, Dec. 17. The event will be the first in…

  October 27, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces “Piecework: Hathaway Stories + Storytellers” at Ticonic Gallery WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Creates is excited to announce the “Piecework: Hathaway Stories + Storytellers” exhibition at Ticonic Gallery, on view through Nov. 11. “Piecework” documents the labor conditions and female Franco-American workers’…

  October 14, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces Staffing Changes WATERVILLE, Maine –Waterville Creates (WC) is excited to announce the arrival of several new staff members across the organization. Bryant Cyr was hired as production manager and Michael Churchill appointed technical director for the Waterville Opera House. Cyr previously…

  September 29, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] 26th annual Maine International Film Festival opens submissions, first festival in new Paul J. Schupf Arts Center WATERVILLE, Maine – The Maine Film Center has opened submissions for the 26th annual Maine International Film Festival (MIFF). The Festival, scheduled for July 7-16, 2023, will…

  July 26, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Local Filmmakers Win Prizes at 25th Maine International Film Festival WATERVILLE, Maine – The Maine Film Center (MFC) announces the winners of the Tourmaline and Audience Favorite Prizes from the 25th annual Maine International Film Festival (MIFF). Running from July 8-17, this year’s MIFF…

  July 20, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Opera House Announces 2023 Season WATERVILLE, Maine —The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is delighted to announce its 2023 theatrical season. Two amazing musicals and two entertaining plays will reignite the stage of the historic 120-year-old theatre in downtown Waterville. “We’re excited to bring…

  June 16, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to Support the “Common Threads” Project WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Creates has been recommended for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of…

  June 13, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] 25th Maine International Film Festival Releases Program and Schedule WATERVILLE, Maine – The Maine Film Center (MFC) announces the release of the program and schedule for the 25th annual Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), which will be held July 8-17 at Railroad Square Cinema…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] 25th Annual Maine International Film Festival to Honor Actor Debra Winger WATERVILLE, Maine—The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) will present its annual Mid-Life Achievement Award to actor Debra Winger at a special ceremony held at the Waterville Opera House on Friday, July 15, following a special 35mm screening…