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WATERVILLE, Maine—The Waterville Opera House and Waterville Creates are excited to announce the return of Waterville Rocks, a free, outdoor summer concert series held annually at Head of Falls Park in Waterville, Maine. Waterville Rocks kicks off with The Shizzle with Adam Babcock July 10, coinciding with the opening night of the Maine International Film…

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Every day, the Maine Film Center concessions sells coffee brewed from beans roasted by Mbingo Mountain Coffee in Waterville. Mbingo founder Churchill Elangwe-Preston grew up in a coffee community in Cameroon before moving to Maine and opening his business, so he is uniquely poised to appreciate all the nuances of the coffee trade, from bean…

WATERVILLE, MAINE—The Maine Film Center has confirmed the full program for the 29th edition of the Maine International Film Festival, held in Waterville, Maine July 10–19, 2026. In what festival director Mike Perreault describes as the “broadest MIFF program yet,” this year’s festival will screen 112 movies, including new American indie, classic rediscoveries, international premieres…

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WATERVILLE, Maine—The Maine Film Center is pleased to announce three MIFF Achievement Award honorees for the 29th edition of the Maine International Film Festival, July 10–19, 2026. This year will celebrate the work of producer Christine Vachon, writer/director Alan Rudolph, and producer and longtime festival supporter Mike Kaplan. The annual MIFF Achievement Awards honor those…

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WATERVILLE, Maine—Festival passes and packages are now available for preorder at miff.org for the 29th Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), which will return to Waterville, Maine, this summer, July 10–19, 2026. Two tiers of passes are available to patrons. The Full Festival Pass gives patrons the perfect opportunity to customize their MIFF experience with priority…

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Waterville, Maine—The Waterville Opera House (WOH), part of Waterville Creates, claimed 13 awards at this year’s Broadway World Maine awards, which recognize the best professional and nonprofessional theatrical productions in the state. In addition to winning the Favorite Local Theatre award for the second year running, WOH’s spring 2025 production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the…

Waterville Creates invites the community to come together Sunday, October 12, for a full day celebrating the art, craftsmanship, and history of the Wabanaki Nations. Wabanaki artists, musicians, and educators will join us at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville for clay crafting, storytelling, an artisan market, and film screening. “Holding this…

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