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March 17, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Passes + Packages on sale for the 26th Maine International Film Festival; submissions accepted for the Maine Student Film + Video Festival WATERVILLE, Maine ­— The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) is back for its 26th year this July 7–16, 2023. Festival passes and packages…

March 6, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Maine Film Center Announces 2023 Oscar Party  WATERVILLE, Maine – Dress to impress or come as you are to the Maine Film Center’s 2023 Oscar Party on Sunday, March 12. Attendees can walk the red carpet and enjoy catered refreshments at a gala reception prior…

February 24, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces Youth Art Month Multi-Site Exhibition with Greene Block + Studios WATERVILLE, Maine – Ticonic Gallery, a division of Waterville Creates, is delighted to partner with Greene Block + Studios to celebrate Youth Art Month (YAM) with a spectacular, multi-site exhibition of artwork…

January 27, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Maine Film Center Announces “Love Makers + Rule Breakers” Film Series WATERVILLE, Maine – Every Tuesday and Thursday in February, the Maine Film Center will host its “Love Makers + Rule Breakers” series, featuring eight date-worthy films about passion, transgression, and sex. From high-brow to…

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 26, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Ellms, [email protected] Maine Film Center announces relocation, final film series at Railroad Square Cinema WATERVILLE, Maine – In preparation for its relocation to the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville, the Maine Film Center announces the final film series at its Railroad Square Cinema…

  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…