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Maine Film Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
Now Showing
From $12

This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

It’s an outrageous–and hilarious–premise: lesbian high schoolers PJ and Josie start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to their school’s more conventionally stylish cheerleaders. Their bizarre plan works. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed.

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ARTS

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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FAIR SEED PAINTINGS
Common Ground Fair
294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity
September 24
2–3pm

Using nonviable seeds, craft stunning paintings with instructors from Waterville Creates and Fedco Seeds! Combining art and a beautiful mixture of seeds, participants will create a special artwork to take home. This is art for all ages and abilities. All materials are provided.

Location: Railcar Speakers Tent

For more information about the Common Ground Country Fair, click here.

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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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FILM

THE ETERNAL MEMORY
Maine Film Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
Now Showing
From $12

This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund

Winner of a Sundance Jury Grand Prize this year, Chilean film The Eternal Memory is a love story like none you’ve ever seen. “The loving, lyrical Maite Alberdi-directed documentary is the story of one man’s decline due to Alzheimer’s disease, but it’s so much more. It’s a stronger love story and one that tries to say things about a country’s collective memory, too... “ –Mark Kennedy, Associated Press. “Maite Alberdi’s documentary–winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival–is not simply a record of pain and sorrow, given that it doubles as a portrait of true love in all its unbreakable, indefatigable glory”–Nick Schager, The Daily Beast.

In Spanish with English subtitles.

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PERFORMING ARTS

WATERVILLE MOVES
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
September 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. This class can be a great way to warm-up and stretch your physicality, or an opportunity to connect to your community. 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 from August 26, 2023 through May 2024.

9:30-10:15 Parent + Child with instructor Jenny Ngidi-Brown. This shorter 45 minute program is for parents with children younger than age five. This class is designed specifically for parents to move with their child.

10:30-11:30 All Ages (ages 5-105!) with instructor Matthew Cumbie. This hour long intergenerational dance class is for people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences.

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LITERARY

Waterville Public Library
73 Elm Street, Waterville
September 19, 26
2:30–4pm
FREE

Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4pm to make the craft with help from library staff!

September 19 : Cotton Ball Apple Tree Painting
September 26 : Autumn 2-D Paper Doll

Due to time and staffing constraints, kits will no longer be available for pickup. We hope that you can join us for Tuesday afternoons!

Take pictures of the results and share them in the comments of our Facebook, or on Instagram, we’d love to see what you create!

FB: https://www.facebook.com/watervillelibrary/

FMI: Call 207-872-5433, email [email protected], or go to http://www.watervillelibrary.org

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COMMUNITY

DOWNTOWN WATERVILLE FARMERS' MARKET
Head of Falls
Corner of Front + Temple Streets, Waterville
Thursday, September 21 from 2–6pm

The Downtown Waterville Farmers" Market offers a wide range of locally produced items. From steak and potatoes to milk and cookies, from bacon and eggs to bread and cheese, the market will surprise you with a wide range of locally produced items.

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UPCOMING

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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FLORA AND SON
Maine Film Center
93 Main Street, Waterville
Opening September 29
From $12

This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.

From director/writer John Carney, who also gave us the Oscar winner Once and Golden Globe-nominated Sing Street. Flora (Eve Hewson–and what a discovery she is!) is something of a hot mess. She’s feisty, charismatic, and a trouble magnet. She loves to party – but she loves her 14-year-old son Max more, even if it seems like all they do is quarrel. In an effort to bridge the gulf between them, Flora gives Max a guitar, but Max’s ideal musical instrument is his computer, which he uses to construct infectious dance tracks.

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AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB
Ticonic Classroom
93 Main Street, Waterville
October 12–December 7
3–5pm
$15 per session

Kids ages 8-12 take a deep dive into art in these exciting and engaging after school art sessions. Young makers and creators will learn about clay, 3D printing, and more!

We follow the Waterville Public Schools’ weather cancellation policy.

October 12 - Clay Looms Part 1

October 19 - Clay Looms Part 2: Paint and Weave

October 26 - Other Worlds Part 1: 3D Printing

November 2 - Other Worlds Part 2: Create a Diorama

November 9 - Wheel Throwing Part 1

November 16 - Wheel Throwing Part 2: Glaze

November 30 - Leather Crafting

December 7 - Collaboration with Colby College Museum of Art

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BOB MARLEY
Waterville Opera House
1 Common Street, Waterville
September 30
5:30pm + 8pm
From $39.50

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!

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