JOY TO THE VILLE

Come one, come all to the 5th annual Joy to the Ville community celebration at the new Paul J. Schupf Art Center! All activities will take place at 93 Main Street, Waterville, unless otherwise noted.

Join Waterville Creates, the Colby College Museum of Art, the Waterville Public Library, the Children’s Discovery Museum, and Bixby Chocolate Café as we celebrate the magic of the season. In addition to the activities listed below, the following exhibitions will be on view throughout the day: Light on Main Street at the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art, Common Threads at Ticonic Gallery, Karina Steele’s site specific installation in the Maine Film Center lobby, and a display of spectacular costumes from the Waterville Opera House.

Free art lunchboxes + luminary art kits, rolling art cart activities, and refreshments, including MFC popcorn and Bixby’s drinking chocolate, will be available all day.

All activities are FREE and open to all!

10am   Story time with the Waterville Public Library

10am-3pm   Cityscape Lanterns: Create jar lanterns inspired by Colby Museum’s Light on Main Street exhibition

10am-3pm   Art in a Box: Create a pop-up drawing of an outdoor space + package it in a winter-themed box with Colby Museum

10:30am   Holiday Movie: The Muppet Christmas Carol

11am-1pm   Ticonic Clay Studio: Wheel throwing demonstrations

11am-2pm   Muppet Green Screen

11am   Meet the makers and collaborators of the Light on Main Street exhibition

12pm   Ribbon Cutting with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce

12-2pm   Meet the artists from Common Threads, Elizabeth Jabar + Colleen Kinsella

12-2pm   Create seasonal pine swags with The Robin’s Nest

12-3pm   Holiday card making (winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah-themed materials provided)

12pm   Joyful Dance with artist + dancemaker Matthew Cumbie (ages 6-12)

12-4pm   10-Minute Portraits with artist Desiree DuBois

12-4pm   Oil Painting and collage demonstration with Ryan Kohler

1-3pm   3D printing demonstrations

1pm   Meet the makers and collaborators of the Light on Main Street exhibition

1-4pm   Kringleville visits with Santa, located at Head of Falls

1pm   Holiday movie: Miracle on 34th Street

2pm   Sgraffito clay workshop with clay artist Tim Christensen (ages 12 + up)

3pm   Joyful Dance with artist + dancemaker Matthew Cumbie (ages 13-adult)

4pm   Flora + Fauna of Waterville Conversation with artist Tessa Greene O’Brien + Maine Naturalist + WC Education + Outreach Manager Serena Sanborn

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