Waterville
Maine
Waterville Creates Arts Spotlight from February 26 - March 3, 2024
Arts and Entertainment
February 28, 2024
From: Waterville Opera HouseF E A T U R E D
YOUTH ART MONTH
Ticonic Gallery
93 Main St, Waterville
March 1–March 31
Hours: Wednesday–Monday, 11am–7pm
Greene Block + Studios
18 Main St, Waterville
March 1–March 31
Hours: Wednesday–Monday, 11am–7pm
Ticonic Gallery is delighted to partner with Greene Block + Studios (located at 18 Main Street) to celebrate Youth Art Month with a spectacular, multi-site exhibition of artwork by local students in grades K-12. Featuring works in a variety of media, including painting, digital art, pottery, photography, and more. Youth Art Month is an opportunity for students to showcase their work in a gallery setting and share their achievements with their families and their community.
The 2024 theme is Dream in Art.
Youth Art Month is a national initiative designed to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs.
Artwork by: Jillian Golden, Waterville Junior High School
A R T S
YOUTH ART MONTH (YAM) OPENING RECEPTION
Ticonic Gallery
93 Main St, Waterville
March 1
3–7pm
Free
Greene Block + Studios
18 Main St, Waterville
March 1
3–7pm
Free
Join us in celebration of our Youth Art Month (YAM) exhibition on March 1 from 3–7pm. This year marks our 10th annual YAM exhibition and we’re thrilled to be able to expand this program by partnering with Colby’s Greene Block + Studios. This year’s theme is Dream in Art.
Two Locations:
Ticonic Gallery, 93 Main Street, Waterville (Grades K–5 artwork)
Greene Block + Studios, 18 Main Street, Waterville (Grades 6–12 artwork)
Artwork by: Crystal Reynolds, Lily Pads, 2022, Winslow High School
Thank you to our exhibition sponsors: Allen Insurance, Colby College Museum of Art, Kennebec Savings Bank, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal, and the City of Waterville.
YOUTH ARTS ACCESS FUND: WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Established in March 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.
F I L M
AMÉLIE
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Opening February 28
From $9
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
Join us the evening of Wednesday, February 28 for a special collaboration with Front & Main:
Get your ticket to Amélie in advance and get 10% off at Front & Main with proof of purchase. Then, bring your meal receipt to Maine Film Center and get two free small popcorns. Additionally, you can enjoy special menu items at both locations!
*Offer only valid on February 28 with proof of movie ticket purchase.
If you saw Amélie when Railroad Square Cinema, the Maine Film Center’s previous incarnation, first showed it in 2001, you’ll remember why we had such huge audiences for this utterly charming, inventive, original French comedy–and want to see it again in this long awaited return to the big screen. If you didn’t join us 23 years ago, you can look forward to “a delicious pastry of a movie. You see it, and later when you think about it, you smile”–Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times. Amélie, a young waitress in a tiny Parisian café, discovers an old box of childhood treasures hidden beneath her apartment floorboards, which leads her on an odyssey to transform the lives of her neighbors, and perhaps even her own.
In French with English subtitles.
DUNE: PART TWO
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Opening February 29
From $9
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
The wait for part two of Denis Villeneuve's spectacular screen version of Frank Herbert’s Dune has been almost two and a half years. But those who saw part one at MFC in 2021 know to expect more of the first film’s gripping narrative and powerful story of both love and war. Of course, the returning international cast–toplined by Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, and Josh Brolin–is back, joined now by Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, Austin Butler, and more. Paul Atreides (Chalamet) unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future that only he can foresee.
P E R F O R M I N G A R T S
BROADWAY'S ROCK OF AGES BAND
Waterville Opera House
1 Common St, Waterville
July 28
Tickets: $49–59
On Sale to the Public: Monday, February 26 at 10am
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
The driving, musical force that rocked Broadway and millions of fans in the ground-breaking musical Rock of Ages…This band of rock star musicians and lead singers from the original cast electrified performances of the five-time Tony Award-nominated show for over seven years, and now they are available in a thrilling concert for everyone. With a serious commitment to playing great ’80s rock hits the way they were meant to be played, these elite musicians and singers crush those songs in a concert performance that must be seen. Rock out to Bon Jovi, Journey, Whitesnake, Poison, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, and many more—all in one exciting performance!
C O M M U N I T Y
FIRST FRIDAY IN DOWNTOWN WATERVILLE
Downtown Waterville
March 1
3–7pm
Free
First Fridays celebrate the vibrant creativity in Waterville through a wide array of arts experiences. On the first Friday of every month, visit 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.
Join us March 1 for the opening reception of Youth Art Month in the Ticonic Gallery and mobile museum exhibits from the Children's Discovery Museum!
U P C O M I N G
Ticonic Classroom
93 Main St, Waterville
Tuesdays March 5–March 26
5:30–7pm
$130
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
Have you taken 3D Printing for Beginners and would like to extend your 3D design skills? Intermediate 3D Printing will help you master Tinkercad and take your modeling skills to the next level. With Stephen LaRochelle of Kennebec Valley Community College.
Pre-requisite: 3D Printing for Beginners or permission of the instructor.
UNDERDOG
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
March 6
7pm
From $9
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
Hardscrabble, Vermont dairy farmer Doug Butler has an offbeat passion: dog mushing. A local folk hero, Doug trains his team of mutts on the family farm with a dream to compete at the world dog mushing championships in Alaska. But the demands of being a small-scale family farmer in a changing world are constant. Keenly aware of the fate of the other family farms that used to dot the landscape, Doug has managed for years to play one creditor off against the next to survive another season. But with the debt now insurmountable and Doug’s thoughts plunging into depression, his dogs offer solace... and perhaps a way out. On a cold March morning Doug pulls out of his driveway in a rusted-out truck carrying 22 dogs, bound for Alaska. The journey will prepare him for what he’ll confront when he gets back: the sale of his farm and a race to craft a new destiny.
WATERVILLE MOVES
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
March 9
Parent + Child: 9:30–10:15am
All Ages: 10:30–11:30am
Free
Waterville Moves is a bi-weekly series that invites you to move your body, share stories, and create connections through guided movements and dance making. Each class is 45 minutes to an hour long, and can be taken as a series or a single workshop. Classes are free and open to all: no experience with dance needed.
Classes are every other Saturday through May 2024.
KID FLICKS ONE
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
March 10
3pm
From $9
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
Part of Fireflies, a family-friendly film series.
Inventive first films for ages 5-10
Let your imagination take the wheel with Kid Flicks One. Whether dreaming up the fantastical, like a spider’s goal to capture the moon, or the practical, like a young animator’s future stardom, these shorts are sure to enchant and delight all audiences (but especially our youngest!)
Curated by New York International Children's Film Festival.
ACADEMY AWARDS SOIRÉE
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
March 10
7pm, specialty cocktails and hors d'oeuvres (21+) begin at 6:45pm
$15, free to WC Members
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
Join us for a celebration and live broadcast of the 96th Academy Awards, celebrating the best films of 2023. We'll be hosting a gala reception with catered refreshments before settling in to watch the Oscars ceremony broadcast live at 7pm.
Dress to impress or come as you are! We'll have a red carpet fit for the most glamorous stars.
Enter to win a free pass to the Maine International Film Festival! Fill out a ballot (available at the Ed Harris Box Office or the MFC concessions stand) with your Academy Award predictions. The person with the most correct predictions wins the prize. All ballots must be submitted by 7pm on March 10.
M E M B E R S H I P
Our membership program provides benefits across all divisions, including the Waterville Opera House, Maine Film Center, and Ticonic Gallery + Studios, as well as special gifts from founding partners, the Waterville Public Library, and the Colby College Museum of Art. Your support will help sustain outstanding, accessible arts programming for all members of the community.
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