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  March 23, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces “The Farm Tools Project” at Ticonic Gallery and Railroad Square Cinema Lobby WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Creates is excited to announce “The Farm Tools Project” exhibition at Ticonic Gallery and the Railroad Square Cinema Lobby, opening Monday, April 11, and on…

  March 18, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Maine K-12 Students Invited To Submit Short Films To 44th Maine Student Film + Video Festival The 44th annual Maine Student Film + Video Festival (MSFVF) is currently accepting submissions until June 15. All Maine students grades K-12 are eligible to enter for free.…

  March 14, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Passes on Sale for 25th Anniversary Maine International Film Festival, July 8-17 WATERVILLE, Maine—The Maine Film Center (MFC) announces the dates of the 25th annual Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), which will be held July 8-17, 2022, in Waterville, Maine, at Railroad Square Cinema…

  February 24, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces Youth Art Month Exhibition and Launch of Youth Arts Access Fund WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Creates, a non-profit supporting and promoting high-quality, accessible arts and cultural programs in central Maine, is excited to host the 8th Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibition…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Joy to the Ville Returns to Waterville on Saturday, November 27 WATERVILLE, Maine – For the fourth year, Joy to the Ville returns to Waterville on Saturday, November 27, from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Waterville Creates, together with the Maine Film Center, Waterville Public Library, Colby College…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces ‘Shirt Stories: Frescoes by Barbara Sullivan’ WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Creates is excited to announce the next exhibition at its Ticonic Gallery, “Shirt Stories: Frescoes by Barbara Sullivan,” which opens on Monday, November 15. A dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces Staffing Changes WATERVILLE, Maine – As fall programming resumes, Waterville Creates announces several staffing changes. At the Waterville Opera House, Tony Gerow will step down as the production manager and technical director to accept the facilities director and lighting supervisor position at Penobscot Theatre Company…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Ticonic Gallery + Railroad Square Cinema Participate in Freedom & Captivity Project WATERVILLE, Maine – Ticonic Gallery and Railroad Square Cinema will participate in the Freedom & Captivity Project, a statewide, coalition-based public humanities project designed to consider a future without prisons and mass incarceration. The initiative runs…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces New Membership Program WATERVILLE, Maine – Waterville Creates, a non-profit supporting and promoting high-quality, accessible arts and cultural programs in Central Maine, is excited to announce its new membership program that provides benefits across all divisions, including the Maine Film Center, Waterville Opera House, and…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Opera House Announces New Executive Director WATERVILLE, Maine – The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is pleased to announce Michelle Sweet as its new executive director, effective August 1, 2021. Sweet has a long history with the Waterville Opera House, first falling in love with the historic venue…