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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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A R T S

THE GREAT STATE OF ILLUSTRATION IN MAINE
Ticonic Gallery
93 Main St, Waterville
On view through 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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SLICE (STUDENTS LEARNING INNOVATIVE CREATIVE ENDEAVORS)
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main St, Waterville
May 3, 17, 24, 31, June 7 from 3–5pm
FREE

Registration is now open!

SLICE (Students Learning Innovative Creative Endeavors) is a multi-disciplinary arts education and engagement program designed to encourage students ages 13-18 to explore Waterville’s unique, high-quality arts and cultural programs and institutions. This free program directly invites students to visit the Waterville Opera House, the Maine Film Center, the Waterville Public Library, the Colby College Museum of Art, Ticonic Gallery + Studios, and other arts venues to engage in outstanding arts programming and learn more about possible career paths in the creative arts.

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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. Join our creative and dynamic team supporting the arts in Waterville!

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F I L M

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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P E R F O R M I N G A R T S

MET OPERA ENCORE: DER ROSENKAVALIER (STRAUSS)
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Saturday, April 29 at 12pm
$19 adults, $17 students + seniors

This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

A dream cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aristocratic Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey (replacing Isabel Leonard) as her lover, Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal. Maestro Simone Young takes the Met podium to oversee Robert Carsen’s fin-de-siècle staging.

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L I T E R A R Y

RHYMETIME
Waterville Public Library
73 Elm St, Waterville
Friday, April 29 from 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 April 29 is "It's Raining."

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C O M M U N I T Y

TODDLER POWER HOUR
Children's Discovery Museum
7 Eustis Parkway, Waterville
Monday, April 24 from 9–10am
$2 per toddler

Join the Children's Discovery Museum for Toddler Power Hour every Monday. Designed for children aged 1-4, this is a time of unstructured play for children to explore Mobile Museum sets, toy sets, sensory toys, and more. Please note there will be minimal museum staffing and the area will be set up in a way to invite children to explore and connect through play rather than through adult-led activities. Supervision is required.

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U P C O M I N G

SHORT DOCUMENTARIES BY COLBY STUDENTS
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Wednesday, May 3 at 7pm
FREE

Join us for a night of short films made by the students in CI310: Advanced Contemporary Documentary taught by Professor Erin Murphy. These students have been working all year on their films, and we are honored to host their final film screening. 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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A BUG'S LIFE
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Sunday, May 7 at 10am
FREE

Spring into the warm(ish) weather with this fun '90s animated story absolutely crawling with delightful buggy characters. On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

Advance ticket reservation recommended.

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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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