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…
Come visit us to make your custom pinback buttons! This event is open to all ages, and is part of Joy to the Ville. For more information about other *free* Joy to the Ville events happening on Saturday December 2, please visit: www.watervillecreates.org/shows/joy-to-the-ville/ After you make your pinback button, check out our Free Bookshelf on…
Join us at the Waterville Public Library on Saturday, December 2 from 1 – 2pm, as part of your Joy to the Ville adventures! Jump on the Song Toboggan and sing-a-long with Matt Loosigian of Earth Jams. Matt is a Brunswick, ME based folk singer, guitarist, and songwriter specializing in playful, funny songs about ecology…
Paul J Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St: all day 50% off concessions at Maine Film Center 5-7pm Opening Reception for the Holiday Bazzar Join us for the opening reception of the Holiday Bazaar in conjunction with downtown Waterville’s First Friday event. Enjoy cookies and refreshments and shop lovely handmade items created by Maine makers! more on…
Embrace the holiday spirit at the 6th annual Joy to the Ville community celebration! Join Waterville Creates, the Colby College Museum of Art, the Waterville Public Library, and the Children’s Discovery Museum, as we celebrate the magic of the season. In addition to the activities listed below, the following exhibitions will be on view throughout…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Sarah Humperville, Lunder Curator of American Art, will facilitate a conversation focusing on Being by Agnes Pelton, located in the Upper Jetté Gallery. Art Break programs are grounded in the practice of slow looking,…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Beth Finch, head curator, will facilitate a conversation focusing on Section by Terry Winters, located in the Lower Jette Gallery. Art Break programs are grounded in the practice of slow looking, an educational…
Each Thursday, join us to spend time with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum’s gallery spaces. This week, Glenda Winn, a member of the museum learners community, will facilitate a conversation focusing on Composition with Masked Forms by Jackson Pollock, located in the Gordon Gallery. Art Break programs are grounded in…
Sequins, wine bottle labels, mirrors—how do these unconventional art materials signal queerness? How do artists bring together materials that gesture towards both the joy and grief of their queer experience? Join us in the museum galleries for guided conversations about works in Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994. Participants will take a closer look…