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STILL LIFE DRAWING
Ticonic Gallery
93 Main Street, Waterville
September 27
6–8pm
$10

The gallery will take on the vibe of a modern still life with food, flowers, and cake! Artists of all levels are welcome to bring the medium of their choice to capture the abundance of a communal table with this still life drawing session!

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POTLUCK
 
Ticonic Gallery
93 Main Street, Waterville
On view through October 2
Hours: Wednesday–Monday, 11am–7pm
FREE

Ticonic Gallery is pleased to present Potluck, an exhibition centered on the work of Jenny Ibsen, a printmaker, ceramicist, storyteller, and restaurant worker based in Portland. Curated with Diana Tuite, this installation is centered on a tablescape and features contributions from collaborators Heather Flor Cron, Alana Dao, and Raquel P. Miller. The metaphor of the potluck touches upon issues of care, sustenance and sustainability, and labor, and all of these themes will be explored through shared meals and conversations.

Funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and our exhibition sponsors: Kennebec Savings Bank, Morning Sentinel + Kennebec Journal, and PRO Moving Services.

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WATERVILLE CREATES IS HIRING!
 
Interested in the performing arts, independent cinema, and the visual arts? Applications are currently being accepted for a variety ofpositions! Join our creative and dynamic team supporting the arts in Waterville!

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YOUTH ARTS ACCESS FUND: WE NEED YOUR HELP!
                  
Established in March of 2022, the Youth Arts Access Fund (YAAF) provides youth aged 18 and under with free access to Waterville Creates events and programs—all of them!

For just $1,000/month or $5,000/6 months, your business can be recognized as a YAAF sponsor of the month and provide critical support for this beloved program.

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JUMANJI

Maine Film Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
October 1
2pm
Free

Free screening, sponsored by the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities.

Ever have a game night that seems to go on forever? When a magical board game comes to life and releases jungle-themed dangers into their small New England town, two children (including Kirsten Dunst, fresh off of Interview with a Vampire) find themselves dealing with more than they bargained for. As each roll of the dice unleashes wild creatures and perilous challenges, they have to find a way to harness the effects of their increasingly chaotic game night. With a scene-stealing performance by Robin Williams and a blend of humor, heart, and edge-of-your-seat excitement, Jumanji is a timeless classic. Featuring a brief introduction and trivia contest with prizes, this film is part of the 2023-2025 Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities theme, PLAY!

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STOP MAKING SENSE (4K RESTORATION)

Maine Film Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
Opening September 28
From $12

This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

Join us in “burning down the house” with this thrilling 4K restoration of what is, by consensus and by a mile, the greatest rock and roll movie ever made, MIFF Midlife Award Winner Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. We dare you not to dance! We dare you not to feel great! 40 years old and younger than ever in this restoration, with the volume turned UP, in the Maine Film Center is how you want to experience David Byrne and company.

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BOB MARLEY
                                   
Waterville Opera House
1 Common Street, Waterville
September 30
5:30pm + 8pm
$42.50

Bob loves being a comedian. He’s wicked good at it!

He lives in Maine, which is the best state in the world, maybe even the universe. He’s featured regularly on Sirius XM radio and he even won their Superbowl of Comedy! He has put out over 20 comedy CDs and DVDs! He was inducted into The Guinness Book of World’s Records for “the longest stand-up comedy show by an individual” at 40 hours of straight stand-up! He’s been on over 100 tv shows including Leno, Letterman, Conan, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson, and Comedy Central to name just a few. He co-starred in “Boondock Saints” I and II “All Saints Day” playing Detective Greenly. He has toured the U.S., Europe, Canada, Kuwait, and Iraq. That’s about it!

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WATERVILLE WEDNESDAY SPINNERS
                                   
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
Wednesdays
1–3pm
Free

Do you love to spin, knit, or crochet and want to hang with other fiber lovers? This is the group for you! All are welcome to sit and create their own projects with other area fiber lovers every Wednesday from 1-3pm. This is a free, informal gathering of like minded lovers of all things fiber!

If you need more info email: [email protected]

(The event is cancelled in the event of inclement weather.)

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FLORA AND SON

Downtown Waterville
Multiple Locations
October 6
From 5pm–10pm

First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity in Waterville through a wide array of arts experiences. On the first Friday of every month, visit Main Street in downtown Waterville to meet artists, see performances, listen to live music, eat delicious food, shop at local businesses, enjoy the arts, and come together as a community.

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MACY GRAY
                                    
Waterville Opera House
1 Common Street, Waterville
October 7
8pm
$40

Forever full of ear tugging, eye popping surprises, ever eclectic singer, songwriter and actress Macy Gray returns in top form with an inspired new 11 song Moonslice Records album “ The Reset” and within a fresh new presentation fronting her own band, The California Jet Club. Produced by Tommy Parker, The Reset reveals 360 degrees of Macy Gray at her lyrically introspective and vocally exuberant best. The songs move from Macy’s signature vulnerable intimacy on the lead single, “Thinking of You,” the epic orchestral ballad “You Got Away” and the festive, sexy circus of “Bottom to the Top” to the resoundingly rebounding singalong uplift of “Every Night” featuring special guest, rapper Maino.

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TOGETHER IN HARMONY
                                    
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
October 6
6:30–7:30pm
Free

Singing together makes everyone better! Enjoy a multi-generational, family-friendly musical experience at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center. This performance will feature community members singing with the Kennebec Chordsmen, who will celebrate their 50th anniversary this fall! Do you love to sing and want to participate? Click here.

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and realized in partnership with the Colby College Museum of Art and its Lunder Institute for American Art.

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OUR BODY
                                     
Maine Film Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
October 8
12pm
From $12

This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

Post-film discussion moderated by Mareisa Weil, VP of Development & Community Engagement Development, Maine Family Planning

In conversation with:

Jillian McLeod-Tardiff, Public Affairs Organizing and Trainings Manager, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Hannah Lord, Doula and owner of Peony Doula Co.

An NYT Critics' Pick. "An intimate, moving, intelligent doc about the frontlines of women’s healthcare." -Jessica Kiang, Variety. In one of the most talked about films from this year's Berlinale, veteran documentarian Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. Amidst scenes of babies wailing, C-sections, and patients young and old, cis and trans, Simon navigates her own cancer diagnosis, which "adds a fresh layer of depth to this already profound meditation on patients, and women at large" –NYT.

In French with English subtitles.

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