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…

  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…

  January 24, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Weekly series at Railroad Square Cinema pledges to “Bring Back Date Night” with fan-favorite romantic films WATERVILLE, Maine – From January 31 through the month of February, the Maine Film Center and Railroad Square Cinema will host a “Bring Back Date Night” series, which…

  January 5, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Maine Film Center to Host Free Weekend Matinée Screenings with Community-Curated “Cinema Explorations” Series WATERVILLE, Maine – The Maine Film Center will host a wintertime weekend matinée film series, which will be free and open to the public. Each film will screen at Railroad…

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…