Waterville
Maine
Waterville Creates Arts Spotlight from March 6 - 12, 2023
Arts and Entertainment
March 6, 2023
From: Waterville Opera HouseF E A T U R E D
YOUTH ARTS ACCESS FUND
Waterville Creates believes all youth, regardless of income, ability, or background, should have access to outstanding arts programming and arts education opportunities. Established in March 2022, our Youth Arts Access Fund (YAAF) provides youth aged 18 and under with free access to Waterville Creates’ events and programs, including movies at the Maine Film Center, theatre camp, plays, concerts, and performances at the Waterville Opera House, and art and clay classes and camps at Ticonic Gallery + Studios. Since its launch, YAAF has been accessed over 1,000 times, providing over $30,000 in free arts experiences.
In coordination with Youth Art Month in March, Waterville Creates is holding a special fundraising drive with the goal of raising $10,000 to support YAAF. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to help ensure that all youth have access to opportunities in the arts. Every gift makes a difference!
A R T S
YOUTH ART MONTH
Ticonic Gallery
93 Main St, Waterville
Hours: Wed–Mon, 11am–7pm
Greene Block + Studios
18 Main St, Waterville
Hours: Tue–Fri, 11am–7pm + Sat, 12–5pm
March 3–31
FREE
Ticonic Gallery is delighted to partner with Greene Block + Studios 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. This year’s theme is Your Art, Your Story.
COMMUNITY DRAW
Ticonic Gallery
93 Main St, Waterville
Wednesday, March 8 from 6-8pm
$10
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Join us for our March Community Draw, a unique opportunity to practice your craft with live models. Bring your medium of choice - charcoal, pastels, paint, clay, etc. - and hone your skills in this supportive environment. This month’s program features Sullivan O’Keefe, a Waterville local and frequent Community Draw attendee, and his longhaired dachshund, Hudson.
WATERCOLOR OF THE SEASONS: BEARS
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Saturday, March 11 from 10am–2:30pm
$45
Delve into the fascinating world of bear hibernation! Serena Sanborn, a Maine Master Naturalist, will share interesting facts about bears and their habits while Desi DuBois will guide the watercolor creation. The final work will depict a bear in its colorful habitat. All supplies included. Limit 10 students.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Waterville Creates invites proposals from individuals, groups, and/or organizations for community-centered arts programming to be held at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center in Downtown Waterville between June 1, 2023 and May 30, 2024. This call is open to local, regional, and national applicants; however, priority will be given to Maine-based artists. The deadline for submission is April 14, 2023.
F I L M
ALAN MAGEE: ART IS NOT A SOLACE
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Tuesday, March 7 at 5:30pm
FREE
Best known for his captivating realist paintings, artist Alan Magee also creates works that delve into the darkest aspects of human nature. Shot on location, from Pemaquid Point, Maine, to the streets of Berlin, Alan Magee: art is not a solace explores the artist's subjects, locales, and the historical sources which have sustained his work for five decades. This event is organized by the Colby College Art Department, with additional support from the Center for the Arts and Humanities, the Colby Arts Office, and the Colby College Museum of Art.
THE QUIET GIRL
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Opening Friday, March 10
$12 adults, $10 students + seniors
This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Oscar nominee for Best International Film this year, The Quiet Girl is the first of its kind for Ireland, a triumph for both the country and its original language, Gaelic. Set in the rural part of the country in 1981, The Quiet Girl focuses on nine-year-old Cait, sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in her new home, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers hidden truths.
P E R F O R M I N G A R T S
GRACE POTTER SOLO
Waterville Opera House
Saturday, March 11 at 8pm
$93
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Grace Potter is a Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and internationally acclaimed rock musician from Waitsfield, Vermont. She formed Grace Potter & the Nocturnals in 2002 while attending St. Lawrence University in upstate New York. Described by Spin as “one of the greatest living voices in rock today” and by SF Weekly as “the whole package,” Potter continues to impress both critics and audiences with her musical achievements and captivating live shows.
L I T E R A R Y
FAMILY STORYTIME
Waterville Public Library
73 Elm St, Waterville
Saturday, March 11 from 1:30–2:15pm
FREE
Fun for children and their caregivers with music, movement, and a bit more reading than Rhymetime, Family Storytime is designed for children 5–8 years of age, but ALL are welcome! March’s theme is “Celebrate Ireland.”
U P C O M I N G
ARTIST TALK: PETER BRUUN
Greene Block + Studios
18 Main St, Waterville
Monday, March 13 at 5pm
FREE
Artist Peter Bruun will talk about his recent body of work Bibliography, a state-of-the-art online exhibition in which Bruun shares his journey in search for healing after his daughter’s death by overdose. In a series of drawings and video montages that incorporate texts by writers and are accompanied by music composed by friends in response to the artwork, Bruun comes to terms with loss and grief.
SONG OF THE SEA, SHOWN WITH "OCEAN CHILD"
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Friday, March 17 at 1pm
FREE for Waterville Creates Members
$9 adults, $8 students + seniors
This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
This St. Patrick's Day, dive into this visually stunning Celtic tale of a young Irish boy, Ben, who discovers his mute younger sister, Saoirse, is a selkie – a mythological being that can transform from human to seal. Ben must protect Saoirse and help her find her voice, which is the only thing that will free the Faeries from the spell of an evil goddess Macha, the Owl Witch. This Oscar-nominated film uses enthralling hand-drawn imagery to build settings and characters that make you want to travel through the screen. The film will be preceded by the short film "Ocean Child," made by Maine filmmakers Isabelle and Phoebe Rogers, and based on the same Irish folklore as Song of the Sea. The Rogers sisters hand-drew all the animation, as well as composed and performed the music.
SOCK IT TO ME
Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Saturday, March 18 from 9–11am
FREE
In this workshop, children are invited to use their imagination to create old-fashioned sock puppets—fit with names, personalities, and background stories to match! Socks will be provided but feel free to bring your own new (or gently used) socks. This event is suggested for children ages 5 and up. Free for all but pre-registration is required as space is limited.
MY NAME IS ANDREA
Maine Film Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Saturday, March 18 at 2pm
FREE
My Name Is Andrea is the story of controversial feminist writer and public intellectual Andrea Dworkin, who offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with iconoclastic flair. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin called out the pervasiveness of sexism and rape culture, and the ways it impacts every woman’s daily life. Co-presented with the Maine Jewish Film Festival.
AUDITIONS: ROCK OF AGES
Studio 1902 in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center
93 Main St, Waterville
Sunday, March 19 from 12–3:30pm
Monday, March 20 from 6–9pm
Come audition for our next musical theatre production: Rock of Ages! It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strip’s last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock ‘n’ roll fairy tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri, and the gang save the Strip – and themselves – before it’s too late? Only the hit music of Styx, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, and many more hold the answer.
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