FEATURED

THE GREAT STATE OF ILLUSTRATION IN MAINE

Ticonic Gallery
93 Main St, Waterville
On view April 17–July 16
Hours: Wed–Mon, 11am–7pm
FREE


Curated by the Illustration Institute, this exhibition will showcase the past, present, and future of illustration in our state, representing history and contemporary culture through narrative imagery. Featured artists include Barbara Cooney, Lucky Platt, Daniel Minter, Ashley Bryan, Rockwell Kent, Dahlov Ipcar, Bruce Hutchison, Edward Hopper, and many more.

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ARTS

WHEEL THROWING EXPLORATION                           

Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Saturday, April 22 from 10am–2:30pm
$35

In this fun, relaxed class, students will explore the basics of wheel throwing. Instructor Yvonne Brown will demonstrate each step from centering clay to finishing techniques, and students will have time to try it themselves. Note: Students will only be exploring the process and materials. No pieces from this session will be kept or fired. This course is being offered through Mid-Maine Regional Adult Education.

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3D PRINTING FOR BEGINNERS                            

Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Tuesdays, May 9, 16, 23, 30 from 5:30–7pm
$110

This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

Registration is now open!

If you've been curious about 3D printing, this workshop is for you! In this 4-week class, learn to use the 3D printer and become familiar with 3D software, how to “slice” pre-existing models, and how to design your own model.

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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 Box Office Manager and an Interim Communications Coordinator to work with us this summer. Join our creative and dynamic team supporting the arts in Waterville!

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FILM

BEAU IS AFRAID
                        
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Opening Friday, April 28
$12 adults, $10 students + seniors

This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

Beau is paranoid. And Beau has a devoted, loving, (possibly smother-loving) mom…who suddenly dies. Now middle-aged, Beau embarks on an epic odyssey to get somehow home to her in this bold and ingeniously depraved new cinematic journey, which also stars Amy Ryan and Parker Posey.

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PORPORA
                             
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Sunday, April 23 at 2:30pm
FREE

Porpora is a road trip across Italy and through the life of Porpora Marcasciano, a leading figure of the Italian trans movement. While traversing the Italian peninsula from the north to the south, Porpora and her traveling companion, Vittorio, retrace the key moments and places of her life: her involvement in the 1977 protest movement, her experience as sex worker, and her political engagement. Q&A with local trans activists and Colby students; advance ticket reservation recommended.

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SLICE: SOUND EFFECTS FOR MOVIES
                            
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Wednesday, May 3 from 3–5pm
FREE

Registration is now open!

Crash! Boom! Bang! It can be said that half of your experience in watching a film is the soundtrack. Foley art is the creation of everyday sound effects that are added to movies and video during post-production. Teens aged 13–18 are invited to join filmmaker Nancy Andrews to make, record, and place sound effects cues. Students will also practice pre-recording sound effects and learn about the art of microphone placement and sound mixing.

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LITERARY

BOOK BITES!
A FACEBOOK READ-ALOUD

Waterville Public Library's Facebook Page
Thursday, April 20
7–7:30pm
FREE

Discover your child’s next favorite read! Each week on Thursdays from 7-7:30pm, Mrs. Liz will read an excerpt from a book off one of the New Books shelves.

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COMMUNITY

10TH ANNUAL BARD'S BIRTHDAY BASH
                        
Multiple Locations in Downtown Waterville
Saturday, April 22 from 9am–9pm
FREE

What ho! Anon! Recycled Shakespeare Company is planning a big party to celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare, and you are invited. Come to Downtown Waterville for a sonnet stroll, sword fighting demonstration, Shakespearean songs, masquerade ball, birthday cake, and more.

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UPCOMING

POLITE SOCIETY
                        
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Opening Friday, April 28
$12 adults, $10 students + seniors

This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

A merry mash-up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment, and bold action, Polite Society follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan, who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

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BATMAN
                            
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Sunday, April 30 at 12pm
FREE

Tim Burton’s Batman highlights the enduring mythology of the Batman character by visually mixing time frames: the 1930s, when the original Batman comics emerged; the 1960s, when the campy animated TV series premiered; and the 1980s, the actual time of this film’s production. Danny Elfman’s gestural score also participates in this mythology-building, refusing to locate the film in a place or time and instead creating a dark atmosphere that highlights the split both within Batman/Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) and the close relationship between Batman and the Joker (Jack Nicholson). Screening preceded by a discussion of the film’s sound design by Colby students in MU237A (Film Music and Sound); advance ticket reservation recommended.

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ARTS IN BLOOM
                  
Multiple Locations in Waterville
May 5, 6, 7

Join us for a fun and creative celebration of spring! Kicking off with May’s First Friday festivities, this year’s Arts in Bloom is a multi-day affair featuring art making, live music, movies, story walks, giveaways and more. Presented in partnership with community partners, activities will be held in locations throughout Waterville.

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BÉLA FLECK, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, EDGAR MEYER WITH RAKESH CHAURASIA
                   
Waterville Opera House
Sunday, May 7 at 8pm
$68–$78

This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

There’s a bit of the sorcerer in Béla Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Edgar Meyer (double bass), and their special guest Rakesh Chaurasia (bansuri – Indian flute). Most musicians hope at most for proficiency in their chosen form, but these gentlemen move from bluegrass to Western classical to Indian classical to jazz, transmuting genres into something uniquely their own as though they’d gotten hold of the alchemist’s tools that legendarily changed lead into gold. In any case, it’s music that transcends description; ineffable, indefinable, and very beautiful.

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