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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…

For Immediate Release CONTACT: Mary Ellms Marketing Associate [email protected] The Waterville Opera House Announces 2021-2022 Season Highlights include TUCK EVERLASTING and A FLEA IN HER EAR, rescheduled from 2020 WATERVILLE, ME —The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is delighted to announce a return to live theatre with its 2021-2022 theatrical season. One amazing musical and four entertaining…

For Immediate Release CONTACT: Mary Ellms Marketing Associate [email protected] Waterville Creates Announces Community Sunflower Project In conjunction with National Garden Week (June 6-12, 2021), Waterville Creates announces the Sunflower Project, a collaborative community-wide initiative designed to engage everyone from novice gardeners to experienced horticulturists in creating moments of sunshine in the urban landscape, feeding local birds…

For Immediate Release Contact: Mary Ellms, Marketing Associate [email protected] 24th Maine International Film Festival Releases Program and Schedule The Maine Film Center (MFC) announces the release of the program and schedule for the 24th annual Maine International Film Festival (MIFF), which will be held July 9-18 at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House…

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                    CONTACT: Shannon Haines, President + CEO [email protected] 207.509.3367 watervillecreates.org Waterville Creates Announces Staffing Changes Waterville Creates (WC) has announced that Tamsen Brooke Warner will be stepping down as Executive Director of the Waterville Opera House effective May 21 to accept the position of Finance and Operations Manager at Watershed Center for…

For Immediate Release April 19, 2021 CONTACT: Patricia King, Vice President [email protected] 207.509.3435 watervillecreates.org The Maine Art Education Association honors Serena Sanborn, Waterville Creates’ Education + Outreach Coordinator with Art Educator of the Year Award. Waterville, Maine— Waterville Creates’ Education + Outreach Coordinator, Serena Sanborn will receive the Art Educator of the Year Award in…

For Immediate Release April 12, 2021 CONTACT: Shannon Haines, President + CEO [email protected], 207.509.3367 watervillecreates.org Waterville Creates Announces Plan to Resume In-Person Programming Waterville, Maine —In response to Governor Mills’ Moving Maine Forward plan, Waterville Creates is thrilled to announce its plans to resume in-person programming at the Waterville Opera House, Railroad Square Cinema, and…

For Immediate Release March 9, 2021 CONTACT: Patricia King, Vice President [email protected] 207.509.3435 watervillecreates.org The Maine Art Education Association will award Waterville Creates the 2021 Excellence in Arts Advocacy Award. Waterville, Maine— Waterville Creates (WC) will receive the 2021 Excellence in Arts Advocacy Award from the Maine Art Education Association. A formal, state-wide recognition ceremony…

For Immediate Release February 8, 2021 CONTACT: Shannon Haines, President + CEO [email protected], 207.509.3367 www.watervillecreates.org Waterville Creates celebrates Black History Month by highlighting Maine artist, Ashley Bryan Waterville, Maine—In honor of Black History Month, Waterville Creates, together with the Colby College Museum of Art, Kennebec Montessori School, Waterville Public Schools and the Family Violence Project,…

CONTACT: Shannon Haines, President + CEO [email protected], 207.509.3367 Waterville Creates Announces New Website and Brand Identity Waterville, Maine —Waterville Creates is pleased to announce a new brand identity designed to convey its role as a unified and collaborative arts organization while celebrating the distinctive programming offered by its divisions, the Waterville Opera House, Maine Film…

WINTER SOLSTICE LUMINARY PROJECT REACHES OUT TO WATERVILLE STUDENTS + FAMILIES The Winter Solstice Luminary Project will expand and amplify the Art Kits for All program across Waterville — literally lighting up the city by providing luminary kits to approximately 1,600 students enrolled in the Waterville Public Schools. Waterville Creates, in collaboration with community partners,…

Waterville, Maine — The Harold Alfond Foundation is providing a $6 million challenge grant in support of the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, a collaborative project between Waterville Creates! and Colby College. For every dollar contributed to Waterville Creates’ community capital campaign, both past and future, the Harold Alfond Foundation will provide $3 in matching…