Waterville
Maine
Waterville Creates Arts Spotlight from February 13 - 19, 2023
Arts and Entertainment
February 13, 2023
From: Waterville Opera HouseF E A T U R E D
COMMUNITY DRAW
Ticonic Studio
93 Main St, Waterville
Wednesday, February 15
6–8pm
$10
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Join us for our February Community Draw, a unique opportunity to practice your craft with live models. Bring your medium of choice - charcoal, pastels, paint, clay, etc. - and hone your skills in this supportive environment. This month’s program features old Hollywood glam with model Martina Bizier, a radiology student at KVCC and a server at Front & Main.
F I L M
MOONLIGHT
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Tuesday, February 14
7pm
$12 adults, $10 students + seniors
This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Part of the "Love Makers + Rule Breakers" series. In his Best Picture winner, Barry Jenkins deftly directs the story of a young Black man at three stages of his life. The protagonist, Little, comes from a domestic life scarred by the crack epidemic of the 80s, and finds a father figure in Juan, a drug dealer. As he grows up, he changes names from "Little" to "Chiron" to "Black." We sense that he is trying to find his identity as a closeted gay Black man–and his old childhood friend Kevin senses that, too.
GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Saturday, February 18 + Sunday, February 19
10am
FREE
Part of the "Cinema Explorations" series. Geographies of Solitude is an immersion into the rich landscapes and biosphere of Nova Scotia’s Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this once-treacherous shipwreck-strewn remote strip of sand that is home to far more horses than people. This award-winning documentary from Canadian director Jacquelyn Mills shows both how easily the refuse from the mainland befouls this pristine place and the price of being dedicated to spending a lifetime keeping watch and chronicling it all.
P E R F O R M I N G A R T S
UNCOMMON ACCORD
Strider Theater at Colby College
Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville
Friday, February 17
7pm
FREE
Portland Ballet and Colby College Department of Performance, Theater, and Dance collaborate to bring to life an evening of work featuring an expanded company of dancers. Joining forces again after their celebrated partnership in 2018, this performance will thrill classical and contemporary fans alike. This program features a new work, based on research conducted with Colby students in Fall 2022 by Associate Professor and Chair Annie Kloppenberg, and a performance by Visiting Professor Matthew Cumbie.
L I T E R A R Y
RHYMETIME
Waterville Public Library
73 Elm St, Waterville
Friday, February 17
10:30-11am
FREE
The Waterville Public Library is open to the public once again and Rhymetime is back inside! Come to the Children’s Department every Friday at 10:30am for songs and stories for babies, toddlers, and their families. To stay engaged with families who can't attend in person, a pre-recorded song & fingerplay video will be available at 10:30am on Fridays on their Facebook page. The theme for February 17 is the "Letter R."
C O M M U N I T Y
COOKING SCHOOLS + CULINARY TOURISM IN THAILAND
Lovejoy Building 215 at Colby College
Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville
Monday, February 13
7pm
FREE
Mary Beth Mills presents “Between Commensality and Coloniality: Cooking Schools and Culinary Tourism in Thailand,” part of the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities Food For Thought lecture series. Mills is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology at Colby College. She teaches courses on contemporary Asia, gender and sexuality, political ecology, tourism, and food. Her research explores the dynamic effects of globalization in Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia with a focus on rural-urban labor migration, gender, and most recently, culinary tourism.
U P C O M I N G
SUMMER OF SOUL
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Wednesday, February 22
7pm
FREE
Join us for a free screening of Summer of Soul, a documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity. The film will be preceded by a presentation from a student musician. This documentary is part of the "Campus + Community" film series, inspired by the exhibition Ashley Bryan / Paula Wilson: Take the World into Your Arms, on view at the Colby College Museum of Art’s Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center beginning February 17.
SHE SAID
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Friday, February 24
6:45pm
FREE
She Said is the unflinching depiction of the explosive Harvey Weinstein sexual assault story, reported by New York Times journalists Megan Twohey (played superbly by Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan). Along with their editor, Rebecca Corbett, they uncovered decades of Weinstein's abuse, and more importantly, the brave women who wanted to go on the record. We are excited to host NYT editor Rebecca Corbett, who cut her teeth at our very own Morning Sentinel as she started her career in journalism. Corbett will join us after the film for a discussion about the Weinstein story, her beginnings in Waterville, and what it's like to be portrayed by Patricia Clarkson. Tickets must be reserved in advance.
MISSOULA CHILDREN'S THEATRE: HANSEL + GRETEL
Waterville Opera House
Saturday, February 25
12pm
$8–$10
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Missoula Children's Theatre and our local theatre campers proudly present an original musical adaptation of the Brothers Grimm age-old tale of a journey, a secret and a grand adventure. There’s music and laughter and thrills and chills. So join the fun as Hansel and Gretel’s dream is mysteriously blended with real life, and the lessons of one apply to the other. You’ll learn the secret of the Wildwood - but, shhh - don’t tell!
CERAMIC JEWELRY WITH MARTHA GROVER
Ticonic Studio
93 Main St, Waterville
Saturday, March 4
10am-2pm
$130
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Join ceramic artist Martha Grover for a delightful beginner-friendly jewelry making workshop. Martha will lead participants step by step to create unique ceramic jewelry that will be fired with hand-made ceramic elements. In this one-day workshop students will make a variety of earrings, pendants, brooches, and beads.
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