Waterville
Maine
Waterville Creates Arts Spotlight from March 3 - 10, 2024
Arts and Entertainment
March 7, 2024
From: Waterville Opera HouseF E A T U R E D
ACADEMY AWARD 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
*Ticket is for the reception only. Admission to the broadcast is free*
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.
A R T S
YOUTH ART MONTH (YAM)
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
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.
March’s YAAF sponsor is Gateway Financial! Their services are more than just knowledge, expertise, and experience – they come with something truly unique: a commitment to treat you like family. Unlike other firms, we don’t consider ourselves financial advisors, but financial caretakers who are always here for you and your loved ones.
F I L M
UNDERDOG
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
March 6, 7pm
From $9
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
We are excited to have director Tommy Hyde join us for the screening and a discussion about his film afterwards!
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.
P E R F O R M I N G A R T S
HALEY REINHART
Waterville Opera House
1 Common St, Waterville
June 19
On sale to members; Monday, March 4 at 10am
On sale to the public: Thursday, March 7 at 10am
Tickets: $25–35
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
A timeless voice outlasts eras. It feels just as at home in the ’60s as it does in the TikTok age. It also resounds louder as time goes on. Haley Reinhart brandishes such a voice. The double platinum-certified Chicago-born/Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter exudes an empowering level of charisma and confidence earned by a quiet, decade-long grind.
Both 2022 and 2023 were banner years for Haley. From fall 2022 to fall 2023, Haley headlined her “Off The Ground Tour”. She played to rave reviews in over 100 theaters and rock rooms throughout North America.
In 2024, Haley has taken her career to another level. After writing and recording a new album, Haley will embark on her headline tour, which will run from May to November 2024. The show is just beginning.
L I T E R A R Y
RHYMETIME: FOR BABIES, TODDLERS, AND THEIR GROWNUPS!
Waterville Public Library
73 Elm St, Waterville
Weekly on Fridays, 10:30–11am
Free
Come right to the Children’s Department of the Waterville Public Library every Friday at 10:30am for songs and stories for babies, toddlers, and their families!
The themes for March 2024 are:
3/1: Letter “Y”
3/8: Letter “Z”
3/15: Bye, Bye, Alphabet!
3/22: It’s Spring!
3/29: Let’s Count
C O M M U N I T Y
WATERVILLE MOVES
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main St, Waterville
March 9 + 23
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.
U P C O M I N G
COMMUNITY DRAW
Studio 1902
93 Main St, Waterville
March 13, 6–8pm
$10
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
Seasoned and aspiring artists are invited to participate in this costumed figure drawing program. This class offers a unique opportunity for emerging and established artists to hone their drawing skills in a supportive environment. Participants bring their media of choice: charcoal, pastels, paint, tablet, etc. Ticonic provides the chairs, model, and camaraderie.
All levels of experience are welcome. Each class will begin with a quick drawing warm-up exercise, followed by timed, open-drawing sessions. There will be an optional 15-minute sharing of work after class.
FEMMES OF ROCK
Waterville Opera House
1 Common St, Waterville
March 15, 8pm
Tickets: $44–$54
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
Femmes of Rock, led by rock violinist and arranger, Nina DiGregorio, has rocked audiences worldwide with their blistering solos, unique arrangements, not to mention their beauty and charm. Their concerts feature the music of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Metallica, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, and more! The girls have performed with some of the biggest names in the business: Beyoncé, Rod Stewart, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Earth Wind & Fire, The Killers, and many more.
AN EVENING WITH BRANDY CLARK & HAYES CARLL
Waterville Opera House
1 Common St, Waterville
March 17, 8pm
Tickets: $39–$49
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
Brandy Clark is one of her generation's most esteemed songwriters and musicians. In the midst of yet another landmark year, Clark released her widely acclaimed self-titled album this past spring and has just won her first Grammy Award.
The country simplicity that imbues Hayes Carll’s songs can sometimes hide the social conscience and sharp humor that also runs through them, but if you want to find those things, they are there. He makes us laugh––but then he makes us cry.
ONE LIFE
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Opening March 15
From $9
Eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
We’re almost used to deliberately showstopping performances from multiple Academy Award-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins, but in One Life, he reaches his usual lofty heights with a quiet, understated (almost un-showstopping) performance, playing a true unsung hero. Based on the book If It's Not Impossible...: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, One Life tells the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton (Johnny Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children before Nazi occupation closes the borders. 50 years later, Nicky (Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of the children he wasn't able to bring to safety in England. It's not until the BBC show That's Life! re-introduces him to some of those he helped rescue that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he carried–all the while skyrocketing from anonymity to a national hero.
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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