Waterville Creates and partners will host First Friday events on Feb. 2 at multiple locations in Waterville. The opening reception for “45,000 Quilt Project” is set for 5-7 p.m. in the Ticonic Gallery, 93 Main St. The project is a display that brings together the work of over 60 immigrant justice activists and artists. It […]
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45,000 Quilt Project planned at Ticonic Gallery
Waterville Creates plans to display the 45,000 Quilt Project Wednesday, Jan. 17, through Monday, Feb. 12, at the Ticonic Gallery at 93 Main St. The 45,000 Quilt Project is a display that brings together the work of over 60 immigrant justice activists and artists. It is designed to represent the immigrant detention experience in the […]
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Juston McKinney plans Waterville comedy show
Comedian Juston McKinney will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. With multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show,” two “Comedy Central” specials, and two Amazon Prime specials, including his latest, “Parentally Challenged,” it’s no wonder the New York Times called McKinney, “Destined for […]
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Metropolitan Opera Live, National Theatre Live productions to be shown at Paul J. Schupf Art Center
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: “The Hours” (Kevin Puts), Libretto by Greg Pierce, will be screened at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main St., in Waterville. “The Hours” contains themes of suicide. If you or someone you know is considering self-harm or suicide, help is available from […]
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With construction nearing an end, $18 million downtown Waterville art center to debut Dec. 17
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center is scheduled to open about a week before Christmas and one Colby College official said Tuesday that it’s “going to bring people into the heart of downtown all the time.”
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Waterville Creates announces staffing changes
Waterville Creates recently announced the arrival of several new staff members across the organization. Bryant Cyr was hired as production manager and Michael Churchill appointed technical director for the Waterville Opera House. Cyr previously worked in the Boston and New York City theater industries for national tours, regional productions and off-Broadway shows. Churchill studied entertainment […]
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Photos: The Bacon Brothers at Waterville Opera House
Actor Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael performed with their band Sunday to a sold-out crowd. Photos by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Michael G. Seamans.
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Word on the Street: Bacon brothers set to rock Waterville
Actor Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael, known as The Bacon Brothers, are scheduled to play a show at Waterville Opera House on Sunday.
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European pastry, local jam and honey to be offered at new Waterville cafe and market
Tanya McCarthy, owner of Wild Clover Cafe & Market, says the downtown revitalization effort was a factor in her deciding to open in Waterville.
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$18 million art center, a cornerstone of downtown Waterville’s rebirth, takes shape
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. is expected to open in early December, with art galleries, cinema and teaching space and a cafe.