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After you watch that, you should be inspired to make a change in the world. If not, then this event is not for you. We want to rise up with our friends, families, and peers to help bring down Joseph Kony, history’s worst war criminal. He abducts children in Africa from their homes, takes away their dignity, and hands them a gun. This evil man forces these children to join his army to cause harm to others to maintain his reputation of power. We must help put a stop to him, starting in Waterville, Maine.
As part of the ongoing effort to raise awareness of senior hunger, Spectrum Generations Muskie Center will participate in the annual March for Meals campaign on Tuesday, March 13thstarting at 9:00AM. Mayors for Meals Day is a component of March for Meals that utilizes the involvement of local mayors and elected officials to show their support of their senior nutrition programs and commit to the pledge that “No Senior Goes Hungry”.
Spectrum Generations Muskie Center will be offering the following day trips: Hollywood Slots Friday, March 9th and a Maine Maple Sunday trip with stops at local farms with a lunch stop in-between on Sunday, March 25th. Call 873-4745 to sign up or for more information.
Michael Duguay, Director of Development, City of Augusta, and Co-Founder Kennebec Valley Entrepreneurial Network • Mike is a veteran of Maine’s economic development community, working at local, regional, and state levels throughout his career. He will present his new vision of economic development in Maine and will speak to some of the efforts he has set in motion with the recently formed Kennebec Valley Entrepreneurial Network. Mike’s experiences have taught him one thing – Maine needs to tackle economic development in a different way.
Party with your friends here at Railroad Square Cinema and watch the Academy Awards on the big screen! Trivia! Prizes! Give-aways! Food! And the person who guesses the most Oscar winners will win a $25 Railroad Square gift card! The awards ceremony is on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 8:00 and admission to the party is FREE! Billy Crystal will host the Oscars this year and Ms. Serena will host the RRSQ festivities.
Ned Janeway and Theo Wexler are business partners who rise to the top of the architectural world after designing a house for Ned’s parents. Act One takes place approximately thirty-five years after this singular accomplishment when Ned’s son and daughter and Theo’s son meet in Ned and Theo’s long abandoned apartment for the reading of Ned’s will. There they discover a diary written by Ned that
Various heart health events with take place throughout the morning such as with sponsor Inland Hospital who will have their Wheel of Wellness and provide blood pressure checks; a presentation by Women Heart Representative, and heart attack survivor, Denise Sullivan; Shaw’s team members will speak about and provide choices for heart healthy meals; Wii demonstrations; free give-a-ways and door prizes while supplies last; and more.
The Waterville Area Art Society and Waterville Main Street are proudly co-presenting the 2012 Maine Open Juried Art Show at the spectacular, newly-renovated Waterville Public Library in Downtown Waterville. Now entering its 22nd year, the Maine Open Juried Art Show attracts over 80 artists representing over 50 Maine communities and a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, and other media. Artists interested in participating may download the entry form at http://www.watervillemainstreet.org/MOJASInfoEntry2012.pdf.
In association with Colby College’s Pugh Community Board, 3 films (when possible, screened in original 35mm prints!) by Spike Lee in anticipation of his Colby appearance: Wed. Feb. 8: CROOKLYN: Lee’s nostalgic yet utterly unsemtimental remniscence of growing up in Brooklyn in the early 70s features a pre-pubescent female protagonist, a charmingly low-key but emotionally compelling storyline and a toe-tapping soundtrack of vintage soul music. PG-13. 112 Min.
Everyone at the Opera House is excited to be nearing the end of renovations. Most notably, construction has begun on the exterior of the building for the creation of the new wing. The new wing will house the new restrooms and dressing rooms, as well as provide ADA access from the lobby to the stage. If you haven’t seen the construction lately, check out the photos in theBehind the Curtain… section.
Railroad Square Cinema, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Films of Spike Lee, Waterville, Maine, The Iron Lady, The Artis, The Descendants
Already named Best Film of the Year by the New York Film Critics and countless others, THE ARTIST is a lock to be an Oscar frontrunner—and the year’s most unlikely success story and audience favorite! “The year’s most euphoric screen experience belongs to—incredibly—a black-and-white silent film. In 1920s Hollywood, actor George Valentin (the magnificent Jean Dujardin) is the Clooney of cinema—until the “talkies” take over and his fame crumbles.
LOUDER THAN A BOMB: MIFF in the Morning is a fund-raiser for the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) with six films screened on designated Saturday and Sunday mornings. Full Festival Pass (admission to all 6 films) $36; 4-Pass (admission to any 4 films of your choice) $28; Individual tickets are $8.00. For more information call 207-873-4021.
Winter Market December to April Every Third Thursday Open 2–4 pm
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