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Dirkman's

Jack Dirkman
17 Merrill Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-0181

Preparation of forest management plans and tree growth tax law required plans.

Fieldstone Gardens, Inc.

Steven Jones
Fieldstone Gardens, Inc.
55 Quaker Lane Vassalboro, ME 04989
Work: (207) 923-3836
FAX: (207) 923-3836
E-Mail: Steve@FieldstoneGardens.com
Web Site: http://www.FieldstoneGardens.com

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours by appointment.

Fourth generation farm with 10 acres of display gardens and nursery beds. Online catalog, available by mail for $2.50 by mail or can be ; holds annual open house the last Sunday in June and other events throughout the year.

Forever Green Farms

Wayne Hiltz
74 Ten Lots Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 465-9649

Family oriented farm raising strawberries and vegetables sold at two farm market stands (KMD and Main St., Fairfield). Many families enjoy strawberry picking as a family event.

Four Seasons Farm

Annie and Albert Allen (Sr.)
RR 2, Box 817
Vassalboro, ME 04989
Home: (207) 445-2477

Wholesale and retail garden products since 1970. Organic. Aloe vera plants. The Allens are in their eighties and "gardening is what we do".

Simply Grande Gardens

Peter & Jean Ann Garrett
RR 2, Box 5115, Eames Road
Winslow, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-6443
Work: (207) 873-6443

Offers private and group instruction.

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) since 1995 committed to producing organically-grown and vitamin-rich vegetables. Shareholders (paying and working). Sharing the natural wealth and abundance provided by the earth and learning to cook with the seasons.

Angels by Nancy

Nancy Cooper
1972 Cushing Road
Augusta, ME 04330
Work: (207) 622-0601

Designs, crafts, and sells angels. Each design is named for a person, but the angels remain faceless because the Coopers believe that your angel may not look like theirs. Wood angels are hand-decorated in a folk art/Victorian motif.

The Basket Maker

Jan Cronkite
PO Box 356
151 China Rd.
Albion, Me. 04910
Work: (207) 437-4101
Orders only: (888) 873-1320
E-Mail: baskets@uninets.net
Web Site: http://www.basket-maker.com

Offers private and group instruction.

Retail shop specializing in traditional hand-woven baskets and a full line of weaving supplies. Group classes on a regular schedule.

Birdsong Studio

Bonnie Bishop
RR 4, Box 4739
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Work: (207) 474-6263

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours by appointment.

There are four areas of work in this studio: book arts (one-of-a-kind hand-made books by Bonnie Bishop incorporating her writing and art); papermaking (hand-made paper using various natural materials); writing and illustration of children's books; and instruction.

Brown's Woodworking

Carl Brown
P.O. Box 68, China Neck Road
China, ME 04926
Work: (207) 968-2401

Hand-turned hardwood bowls, lamps and vases. All pieces are treated with same type wood preservative used by museums, and the inside of vases are waterproofed.

Cat's Meow

Dianne Whitney
147 Middle Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-2876

Offers private and group instruction.

Personalized gifts, crafts, including needlework, needlepoint cross stitch, decorative painting and knitting.

The Colonial Keeping Room

Karen & Larry Bishop
90 Oakland Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-9778

Craft shop (retail and wholesale)--pottery, tin, lamps, small pine pieces. Open Monday-Saturday (10 to 5). Accepts Visa/MasterCard/Discovery.

D & E Metalworks

Dave and Eda Benttinen
1270 Rome Road
Mercer, ME 04957
Home: (207) 397-5071

Offers studio tours during business hours and by appointment.

Collaborative venture of Dave and Eda Benttinen. Metalwork sculpture for home and garden. Specialize in custom orders working with customers to create a piece that fits.

Dairy Bar and Gift Shop

Laurie Comber
34 Armory Road
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-7483

Specializing in Laurie's antiques and country collectibles.

Days Gone By

Chris Baker
22½ Newland Avenue
Augusta, ME 04330
Work: (207) 622-1627
E-Mail: cbaker@ime.net

Bears, rag dolls, baskets, basket patterns and basket kits designed and made by Chris Baker. Baskets and a full line of basketry supplies are available on the web site as well as a complete online catalog, order form and ordering instructions.

Diddie's Craft Gallery

Elaine Barry
299 Ridge Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-6053
E-Mail: diddie@agate.net

Sells complete line of ceramics: classes, brushes, paints, electric supplies, and gifts.

Elizabeth Jane's

Jane E. Lowell
9 Brescia Court
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-3144

Jewelry beads and stained glass.

Gepetto's

Tom King
114 Bray Street
Shawmut, ME 04975
Work: (207) 453-2132

Woodworking and novelties.

Glass Images

Sharon Tyler
P.O. Box 297
Route 201
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-2168

Studio displaying glass art and unique stained glass gifts.

Higher Ground

Kim Moulton
12 Park Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-6370
Work: (207) 873-2122

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours by appointment.

Perfume oils, hemp jewelry, beads, incense, jewelry, and clothing from around the world. Available to teach crafts and vending at multicultural events.

Image Builders

Gabe McPhail
RR1 Box 283
Unity, ME 04988
Work: (207) 568-3777

Custom murals and hand painted wood signs; unique pet portraits; custom handcrafted fairies.

Kennebec River Company

Laurah Brown
P.O. Box 37
Vassalboro, ME 04989
Home: (207) 872-8649
Work: (207) 872-6987
E-Mail: krc@gwi.net

Creative ideas for pets including Cat-a-tonic Catnip bed, Lost Mitten, Maine Coon Cat-nip, "Nice Kitty", and Louise Jane's seafood seasoning. Moose - or lobster-shaped treats and sweaters with designs of dog bones, moose, and more!

M & D Crafts

Bernley Veilleux
Owner
10 Brooklyn Avenue
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 872-6192
E-Mail: vei@wtvl.net

Various crafts by Bernley Veilleux. Visa and MasterCard accepted.

Maggie's Mutton Lane Crafts & Collectibles

Maggie Burns
P.O. Box 536
Clinton, ME 04927
Work: (207) 426-8951

Stuffed animals, time out dolls, etc.

Maine Wildcrafts and Unusuals

Judy Judkins
35 Boutelle Avenue
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-6763

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours during business hours.

Studio and workshop of Judy Judkins: decorative crafts, relief sculptures and assemblages, trompe l'oeil paintings, hats, flower keepers, and wild chokecherry jelly. Gift certificates are available.

Mainely Floral Designs and Pets

Aletha Boyle
RR 2, Box 1498
Belgrade, ME 04917
Work: (207) 465-9615

Hand-painted items (including ornaments, stemware and mailboxes).

Maplenook Design

Judith Griffin
210 McGrath Pond Road
Oakland, ME 04963
Work: (207) 465-7290

Crafting one of a kind character dolls with clay faces and hands; also custom fabric clothing.

Miranda's Treasures

Deborah Pomeroy
93 Middle Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-7466

Tole painting of furniture, trays, etc.

Newlife Emporium

Betty Dumont
72 Elm Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-6787

Quality arts and crafts. Watercolors and oils. Painted furniture and signs. Handmade soap and candles.

Olde New England Candle Co.

Kelley Frazee
95 Rt. 201
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-8126, 1- 800-862-2635
E-mail: info@oldenewenglandcandle.com
Web Site: http://www.oldenewenglandcandle.com

Fine candles handcrafted in Maine. Featuring Boyd's Bears and Cat's Meow collectibles. Ice Cream Shop dedicated to the Fairfield Creamery.

Somerset Designs

Marsha Guerette
16 Gagnon Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-7094
E-Mail: somerset@gwi.com

Offers calligraphy and pencil sketched designed stationery at modest prices. Custom designed orders can be make in calligraphy for any announcement, invitation, poem or personalized stationery.

Somerset Violins

Harry Richter
10 Railroad Square
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 877-0746
E-mail: richter@somtel.com
Specializing in crafting handmade violins and violas as well as repairs to all instruments in the violin family.

The Toy Box

Nicki Okishoff
33 Yeaton Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-3250

Custom crafting of puppets and hand held animals (especially bears).

Whitt's Garment Works

Anita Whittaker
Old Windsor Road
South China, ME 04358
Work: (207) 445-3776

Offers studio tours by appointment.

Custom screen printing and embroidery of t-shirts, caps, sweatshirts, etc. for individuals, schools and small businesses. Garment can be purchased or may be already owned. Accepts all credit cards.

Whittlins 'n Wood

Marcia Berkall
165 Rockwood Drive
South China, ME 04358
Work: (207) 445-4280
E-Mail: whitwood@pivot.net
Web Site: http://www.pivot.net/~whitwood

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours by appointment.

Workshop and classroom, producing and promoting wood carving and wood sculpture.

Willie's Custom Design

Willie Sawyer-Grenier
RR #1, Box 2655
Winslow Road
Albion, ME 04910
Work: (207) 437-2099

Offers group instruction.

Custom floral design. Decorating for events and holidays. Hand Made Veils and Party Favors. Silk and Fresh Flowers. Balloons & Bows. Instruction offered in floral design, holiday crafts, plant & soils and landscaping.

Bossov Ballet Theatre

Andrei Bossov, Artistic Director
Maine Central Institute
125 South Maine Street
Pittsfield, ME 04967
Work: (207) 487-6360
Fax: (207) 487-3512
E-mail: pvt57@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.bossovballet.com/

Offers private instruction. Offers studio tours during business hours.

Ballet company and school : morning classes for MCI students, evening classes for local children from beginners to advanced. Classes include ballet technique, pointe variation, partnering, character.

Colby Dancers

5421 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/dancers/

Colby Dancers is a student-facilitated dance club at Colby which provides many exciting opportunities for students to dance, choreograph, design, stage manage, and produce. The club offers weekly dance classes as well as dance workshops and fully staged concerts during the school year.

Color Dance Productions

Barbara Gail
P.O. Box 308
Mount Vernon, ME 04352
Work: (207) 293-2239

Offers studio tours by appointment and group instruction.

Teaches and performs rhythm, hand-drumming, movement and creative dance both at any facility or at its own studio. Its positive experiences are appreciated by schools, conferences, retreats, private parties and groups.

Creative Movement

Iona Pace
42 S. Chestnut, #2
Augusta, ME 04330
Home: (207) 626-0650

Offers private and group instruction.

Improvisionational dance classes.

The Dance Connection

Jodi Ireland
323 Ridge Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-9094
Work: (207) 453-7025

Offers private instruction. Offers studio tours by appointment.

Jazz, tap, lyrical, ballet, pointe dance as well as acrobatics for all ages. Advanced students compete regionally and nationally. Annual performance at Waterville Opera House. Studio with full wall of mirrors, ballet barres, hardwood flooring, gymnastic mats and surround sound stereo.

Maureen's School of Dance

Maureen Morison
YMCA
126 North Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 547-3812
Work: (207) 873-0684

Offers private and group instruction.

Offers studio tours during business hours.

Tap, clogging, Irish step-dancing, ballet, jazz, and gymnastics for students ages 3 through adult, in any combination, taught by Maureen Morison.

Sidekicks Line Dancers

Carol Booker
R #2 Box 2140
Clinton, ME 04927
Home: (207) 426-8621
E-Mail: gab@wtvl.net

Demonstrations and performances The Sidekicks also dance with The Touch of Country Entertainers as A Touch of Country Sidekicks.

The Space at the Silo

Barbara Gail
P.O. Box 308
Mount Vernon, ME 04352
Work: (207) 293-2239

Multipurpose workshop of Color Productions: sprung, heated dance floor.

That's Dancin!

Edward Rogers
148 Main Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-8251
Work: (207) 453-7754, 465-9327
E-Mail: dance@wtvl.net
Web Site: http://www.wtvl.net/dance

Ballroom dance classes - Swing, Tango, Country Two Step, etc.

A2Z Computing Services

Matthew Hunt
A2Z Computing Services
P.O. Box 128
Oakland, Maine 04963
Work: (207) 872-5981
FAX: (207) 872-7014
E-Mail: matt@a2zcomputing.com
Web Site: http://www.A2ZComputing.com

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours by appointment.

A2Z Computing Services is a small Maine owned company located in Oakland. We got our start in the field of Computer Consultation in 1995 and are expanding our talents in the field of Website Design and Consultation.

Access Actors

Melisa Dugal
Access Actors
35 Lake Ridge Drive
Sidney, ME 04330
Work: (207) 547-3971
E-mail: melisa@accessactors.com
Web Site: http://www.accessactors.com/

Specializing in casting services for feature films, television, documentaries, commercials, corporate video, voice-over and print, we are prepared to hold auditions, scout and screen talent for any project.

Atkins Printing

Ralph Atkins
155 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-5565, (800)-872-0791
Fax: (207) 872-0792 E-mail: info@atkinsprinting.com
Web Site: http://www.atkinsprinting.com

Fully customized off-set printing, offering lay-out and graphic design.

Bowdoin Portrait and Design

James Bowdoin
74 Bay Street
Winslow, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-7672

Offers studio tours by appointment and group instruction.

Photographic studio: wall décor portraiture.

Creative Memories

Melissa Hurley
22 Summer St
Waterville, ME 4901-6448
Home: (207) 872-9159
Work: (207) 872-9159
E-Mail: albums@prexar.com
Web Site: http://www.creativememories.com/melissahurley

Offers private and group instruction.

Combining crafts, historic preservation, and photography to create meaningful albums. Individual and group instruction. Ongoing workshops.

FineLine Designs

Peggie Chouinard
70 Monument Street
Winslow, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-861-4622

Graphic design and desktop publishing: one of a kind, personalized logos, business cards, greeting cards, brochures, menus, flyers. Photo touch-up. Web page design.

Grafico Design

Ricardo Passalacqua
18 Common Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-6669
E-Mail: kiko@airolink.net

Offers studio tours by appointment.

Custom graphic design services.

Lisa Wheeler Designs

Lisa Wheeler
16 Common Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 861-8284

Offers studio tours by appointment.

Graphic design firm.

Maine Talent Source

Dee Coke
Point Road
Belgrade, ME 04917
Work: (207) 495-2143
E-Mail: DeCooke653@aol.com

Casting company working in feature films, TV commercials, corporate films and print. Offers workshops and crash courses. Accepts headshot/resumes or comp cards of talent all ages.

PaperMoon Graphics

Bridget Campbell
Owner/Designer
16 Common Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-4624
Work: (207) 872-6011

Full service graphic design work: logos, business cards, newsletters, brochures, newspapers, advertising, show programs, menus, product packaging, marketing material, direct mail, catalogs.

Peter Foxwell Studio

Peter Foxwell
Owner
25 Free Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Home: (207) 474-6894
Work: (207) 474-6894

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours by appointment.

Sudio specializing in fine portrait photography.

Scott Davis Photography

Scott Davis
26 Howe Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-4458
Work: (207) 453-2830

Specializing in group photography, we also offer general photographic services. Black & white film developing, black & white and color custom printing, color and black & white contact sheets, and black & white circuit film processing. Handle old films and negatives.

Beachcomber Studio

Mimi Gregoire Carpenter
PO Box 7701
Cape Porpoise, ME 04014
Home: (207) 465-7197
Work: (207) 284-7021
Email: bchcmb@gwi.net
Web Site: http://artistsofmaine.com/Mimi1.html

Offers studio tours by appointment.

Watercolor artist, specializing and seashell still lifes. Has also written several children's books.

Home Address: 76 Belgrade Road, Oakland, ME 04963

Carriecatures

Carrie Schenck Haberstock
1392 Hill Road
Canaan, ME 04924
Home: (207) 474-3764
E-Mail: carrie@carriecatures.com
Web Site: http://www.carriecatures.com

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours during business hours and by appointment.

Carrie Schenck Haberstock's own stationary business produces and distributes greeting cards, stationery, magnets, gift tags & pins. The images are caricatures in her own distinct style.

Earth Spirit Studio

Patricia Binette
9 Weeks Avenue
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-7701

Watercolors, pastels, pencil drawings, oils, and mixed mediums.

Galleria Gardella

Robin Gardella
15 Lambard Road, Apt. 2
Augusta, ME 04330
Work: (207) 626-0839
Web Site: http://www.mainemade.com/members/profile.asp?ID=1751

Features high quality greeting cards and limited edition prints. These are beautifully reproduced from Robin Gardella's original artwork featuring wildlife, coastal scenes, mystical mermaids and fairies.

Green Lyon Studio

Carol Lyon (Wagner)
RR2, Box 1260
South China, ME 04358
Home: (207) 445-2214

Offers studio tours by appointment.

Owned by Carol Lyon (Wagner), the Green Lyon Studio distributes her watercolors, acrylics, pencil, pen & ink works of portraits, houses, flowers, landscapes, animals, and boats.

Morton Art Studio

Frank Morton
32 High Street
Oakland, ME 04963
Home: (207) 456-4464
Work: (207) 456-4464

Offers private and group instruction.

Paintings, portraits, prints, murals and art instruction. Small art class space ( 8-10 students).

Chrysalis

Lynn J. Schwarz
89 Western Avenue
Augusta, ME 04330
Work: (207) 622-3355
E-Mail: chrysLJS@webtv.net

Offers private and group instruction.

Programs to assist emergence from troubled relationships, depression, anxiety and stress reactions. Innovative and practical solutions, skills and choices.

Club NAHA Martial Arts

Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club and YMCA
126 North Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-0684
Web Site: http://www.aplaceforkidstogo.org/martial.htm

Offers group instruction.

The Club NAHA program is a well-rounded martial arts program including kata, kumite, self-defense, and judo. Classes are 60 minutes in length and last for 8 weeks. Offers classes for youth and adults. All classes are taught by certified black-belt instructors.

Therapy Dogs Inc.

Debbie Berthiaume
36 Boutelle Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) -873-6544
Work: (207) 873-2430

Bringing joy and healing to people in need. Testing and certification of dogs for 1-hour per month commitment in area medical facilities.

Public Service Communications

Jennifer Kierstead
76 Main Street, Ste. 300
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 474-836
Work: (207) 873-1733
E-Mail: mainejen@gwi.net

Strategic communications and public relations services for nonprofit organizations and socially responsible companies. Sublets loft space to local artists.

Al Corey Orchestra

Al Corey
99 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-5622
E-mail: info@alcorey.com
Web Site: http://www.alcorey.com/html/the_big_band.html

For over 50 years the Al Corey Orchestra has been bringing the Big Band sounds of the 40's to Central Maine and the surrounding areas. For over two decades they were a yearly fixture at the Governor's Ball playing the tunes of the Glenn Miller and the Count Basie bands. Their repertoire includes such tunes as "One O'clock Jump", "Moonlight Serenade" and "In the Mood". The band has played an annual free concert at Colby College for the past 27 years. A smaller four or five piece combo is also available for hire to perform at parties and weddings.

Blue Flames

Douglas Wainoris
43 Main Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-2942

Musical group. Soul stew of rhythmic roots music: southside Chicago shuffle, west side funky soul as well as R+B from Kansas City, down-home Mississippi Delta boogie and the deep blues, New Orleans second-line, and Memphis-style rock-a-billy.

Blue Lights

5670 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/blue.lights/

Student-run male a cappella singing group that performs both on and off campus throughout the year, often hosting singing groups from other schools. Their repertoire ranges from oldies to contemporary rock..

Broadway Music Revue

5670 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901

The Revue produces a Broadway revue or full musical show each semester.

Buttermilk Hill Band

Ellen Gawler
Guptill Road
Belgrade, ME 04917
Home: (207) 495-3432
Work: (207) 495-3885
E-Mail: johnbones@aol.com

Dance music by fiddle, piano, guitar & banjo and button accordion. Music in many traditional styles.

Colby Sounds of Gospel

5670 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901

Co-ed gospel choir open to all students.

Colby Handbell Choir

5670 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901

Selected group of students who play English handbells for special occasions on campus, such as the Festival of Carols and Lights. Handbell ringers also present music in local churches.

Colby Eight

5670 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901
E-mail: colby8@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/colby-8/

Student-run male a cappella singing group for over 50 years, the Colby Eight performs both on and off campus. Auditions are held each fall.

Colby Jazz Band

Eric Thomas, Director
5681 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8856
Work: (207) 872-3239
Fax: (207) 872-3141
Email ebthomas@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/music/jazz_band.html

The Colby Jazz Band is open to all student saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass guitar and drum players on an audition basis. The group plays traditional big band music from the Swing era to contemporary funk and Latin jazz, and several small combos specialize in improvisation. The Jazz Band performs frequently on campus as well as at jazz festivals throughout New England.

Colby College, Department of Music

Diane Kadyk, Secretary
5670 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-3236
Fax: (207) 872-3141
E-mail: dlkadyk@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/music

College music department includes music historians, composers, and theorists (all of who are performing musicians). Facilities include a recital hall, 2 concert grand pianos, a fully digital electronic music center, teaching studios, and practice rooms.

Colby College Chorale

Paul Machlin, Director
5676 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901
Work: (207) 872-3242
Fax: (207) 872-3141
Email: pmachlin@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/music/chorale/

Colby College's largest singing organization performs choral music of all styles. The Chorale gives concerts on campus and tours, traveling to New England, New York, and Europe.

Colby Symphony Orchestra

Jonathan F. Hallstrom, Conductor
5674 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: 207-872-3241
Fax: 872-3141
E-mail: jfhallst@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/music/orchestra.html

Heralded as one of the premier in northern New England, the orchestra is a 65-piece ensemble of students, faculty, and local musicians. It performs major works from the standard symphonic literature of all periods and auditions are required.

Colby College Wind Ensemble

Eric Thomas, Director
5681 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8856
Work: (207) 872-3239
Fax: (207) 872-3141
Email ebthomas@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/music/wind_ensemble.html

The ensemble comprises students and community members. Open to all without audition, the ensemble invites the participation of all interested woodwind, brass, and percussion players.

Colby-Kennebec Choral Society

Paul Machlin
Director
5676 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-3242
Fax: (207) 872-3141
Email: pmachlin@colby.edu

Mixed chorus (SATB) focusing on European and American masterworks. Open to any interested community member without audition, the choral society rehearses on Monday nights from February through April for two concerts on the last weekend of April or first weekend of May.

Colbyettes

c/o Student Activities Office
Colby College
Waterville, ME 04901
E-Mail: colbyettes@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/colbyettes/

Musical group of women performs a wide variety of contemporary a cappella music in several concerts each year on and off campus, including an annual invitational with groups from other New England colleges.

Collegium Musicum

Eva Linfeld, Director
5675 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-3240
Fax: (207) 872-3141
E-mail: linfield@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/music/collegium.html

Chamber group performing music from the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Various instrumental ensembles rehearse and perform separately - and, where appropriate, will be added to the vocal ensemble. Members of the Collegium include students, faculty and community members.

Elite DJ & MC Service

Michael Violette
149 Western Avenue
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 872-6978

Provides music and MC services for wedding receptions, private parties and corporate functions.

Ethnic Vocal Ensemble

5670 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901

The voices of EVE enrich the Colby community with a diverse sound of cultural music and promote the acceptance of different cultures through a variety of a cappella performances.

Gawler Family

Ellen Gawler
Guptill Road
Belgrade, ME 04917
Home: (207) 295-2928
Work: (207) 295-3885
E-Mail: johnbones@aol.com

Family of fiddlers, accompanied by guitar and banjo. Performances often with historical content. Residency discussions of the instrumentation and the teaching of simple contradancing.

Harmony Grits

Liz Keach
RR 3, Box 3310
Oakland, ME 04963
Home: (207) 397-2241
Work: (207) 495-3662

Three-part harmony singing group, playing a wide variety of songs and tunes through the ages. Music from Appalachia to the British Isles.

House Island

Adele Carey
P.O. Box 441
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-4606
Work: (207) 453-6055

Musical group specializing in Celtic and Canadian music on a variety of instruments including banjo, piano, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and harp.

Kennebelles

June Price
22 Woodman Avenue
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-2737

Offers group instruction.

Women's group which sings barbershop music at school reunions, town fairs, community fairs, churches, nursing, retirement and boarding homes.

Kennebec Valley Chordsmen, Waterville Chapter

Ed Fletcher
Box 4195 Robbins Road
Albion, ME 04910
Home: (207) 437-2094
E-Mail: tuttie@uninet.net

Barbershop singing group. Welcomes all men who like to sing. Meets once a week on Thursday nights at 7:15 in the American Legion Hall, Waterville.

Megalomaniacs

5670 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/megalomaniacs/

Student-run, co-ed a cappella group that performs on and off campus and sings contemporary hits as well as an assortment of jazz, country, and barbershop tunes.

Muckle Flugga

Stan Keach
RR 3, Box 3310
Oakland, ME 04963
Home: (207) 397-2441
Work: (207) 685-3662
E-mail: muckle@exploremaine.com
Web Site: http://www.exploremaine.com/~muckle/

Offers group instruction.

Contradance band providing the spirited music and called instruction for this New England traditional form of dance. Named for northern tip of the Shetland Islands off Scotland.

The Muellers

Curt and Karen Mueller
P.O. Box 1498
Waterville, ME 04903-1498
Home: 207-465-5269
Fax: 207-873-1200
E-mail: mueller9@adelphia.net
Web Site: http://www.muellerfamilymusic.com

The Muellers are a band featuring Curt and Karen Mueller, most of their seven children, and their good friend Leroy Jones. The band moved its music out of the living room and onto the stage in the year 2000. They favor traditional bluegrass favorites and gospel songs, with a few surprises thrown in.

Occasional Chorale

Mary E. Rector
15 West Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 877-9568
E-mail: mary@occasionalchorale.org
Web Site: http://www.occasionalchorale.org

Performs a cappella music for small vocal ensemble (spanning madrigals to show tunes, in several languages and styles). Requests for performance are decided upon by the Board of Directors.

Pathway/Gazelle Enterprises

Sharon Brittingham
Life Enhancement Coach
P.O. Box 2812
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 634-2764
Work: (207) 634-2767

Offers private and group instruction.

Interactive workshops focusing on the voice "as an instrument" and Sharon Brittingham's own method of vocal calisthenics as well as life enhancement coaching which encompasses a variety of modalities.

Penumbra

Mary Jo Carlsen
35 Roosevelt Avenue
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-5370
E-Mail: mjcarlse@colby.edu

Instrumental trio consisting of violin/viola, clarinet, piano.

Pine Tree Blues Society

David W. Gill
RR1, Box 6000
Athens, ME 04912
Work: (207) 654-2923

Offers private and group instruction.

Dedicated to further the education of central Maine residents in American Blues through music instruction, performance, workshops and audio/visual documentation of performances.

Pine Bush Consort

Ruth Manchester
16 Broadway
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 872-7006

Offers private and group instruction.

Amateur recorder quartet. Using soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorders, the group has done numerous programs. Early music is the main basis of repertoire.

Portland String Quartet

Stephen Kecskemethy
60 Candlewyck Terrace
Portland, ME 04102
Home: (207) 774-5144
E-Mail: arpeggio@worldnet.att.net
Web Site: http://www.portlandstringquartet.org/

Offers private and group instruction.

Chamber quartet. Its recordings have won many awards and become staples in recorded chamber music. Members are artists in residence at Colby College and their two week summer workshop for student string players is recognized as one of the premiere in chamber music performance and practice.

Quintessential Winds

Louise Foxwell
25 Free Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Home: (207) 474-6894
Work: (207) 778-7283
E-Mail: foxwell@tdstelme.net

Woodwind quintet featuring five players from central Maine. Performs all over Maine.

R.B. Hall Memorial Town Band

Brian Hutchinson
RFD #2, Box 5430
Winslow, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-2637

Choral and instrumental music.

Sand-LLLs

Lea Davis
RR 7, Box 2957
Augusta, ME 04330
Home: (207) 622-1273
Work: (207) 445-2234

Offers group instruction.

The quartet performs in any venue with the assistance only of a pitch-pipe. Its repertoire of 4-part harmony songs includes music that spans the 20^th Century.

Secret Life Band

Bruce McDougal
115 Back Road
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-4815
Work: (207) 872-3179
E-Mail: bamcdoug@colby.edu

Blues dance band.

Side by Side

Lorrie Ferrari
PO Box 492
Farmington, ME 04938
Home: (207) 779-1606
Work: (207) 779-0919
E-Mail: sidebyside@prexar.com

Unique musical duo featuring 2 voices and guitar. Enthusiastic performances include folk, pop/jazz standards, country and more.

Sirens

5670 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901
Web site: http://www.colby.edu/sirens/

This all women's a cappella group sings several times throughout the school year. They perform classical selections of music.

Skowhegan Brass Quintet

Peter Foxwell
25 Free Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Home: (207) 474-6894
Work: (207) 474-6894
E-Mail: foxwell@tdstelme.net

Musical group comprised of five players from central Maine. Will play across the state.

SkowTown Big Band

Peter Foxwell
25 Free Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Home: (207) 474-6894
Work: (207) 474-6894
E-Mail: foxwell@tdstelme.net

Sixteen piece swing band. Encourages students to play along.

Take Six

Peter Foxwell
25 Free Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Home: (207) 474-6894
Work: (207) 474-6894
E-Mail: foxwell@tdstelme.net

Jazz combo featuring musicians from across central Maine. Will play throughout Maine.

Trillium

Ellen Gawler
Guptill Road
Belgrade, ME 04917
Home: (207) 495-2928
Work: (207) 295-3885

Musical trio of fiddle, stand up bass, guitar, and three-part harmony. Extensive repertoire: from folksongs to contemporary to Country & Western to Gospel Singing.

A Turning Night of Stars

Lock Kiermaier
RR 5, Box 1492-A
Farmington, ME 04938
Home: (207) 778-0400
Work: (207) 287-1635
E-Mail: lockkier@yahoo.com

Performances of the spoken poetry of Rumi set to the music of mandolin, hand drum, cello and guitar. Eclectic selection with musical styles from different cultures.

Wayward Winds

Angela Capps
RR 1, Box 2480
Windsor, ME 04363
Home: (207) 445-5916
Work: (207) 763-3366

Woodwind quintet that performs classical and popular music at concerts, dinners, weddings, schools.

Aqua City Actors' Theatre

Ellen Peters
93 Main Street
Waterville , ME 04901
E-mail: acatanswers@hotmail.com
Web Site: http://www.acattheatre.org

Aqua City Actors' Theatre (ACAT)was founded in 1998 by Bill Haley. For the last eight years, ACAT has mounted four productions a year in an intimate setting. Productions range from uproarious comedies like Beyond Therapy to classics like Of Mice and Men. ACAT is a community theatre that, operating on a shoestring budget, consistently produces very high quality shows.

Belle Productions

Iona Pace
42 S. Chestnut, #2
Augusta, ME 04330
Home: (207) 626-0650

Offers private and group instruction.

Theatrical improv and mediation by means of imagery.

Colby College, Dept. of Theater and Dance

Debi War, Secretary
5421 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8845
Work: (207) 872-3388
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/theater/

Performing Arts at Colby offers annual average of 16 productions are that are faculty and student directed or offered by national, professional touring artists. Box Office telephone: 207- 872-3358.

Colby Improv

5421 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/improv/

Holds improvisational theater performances on and off campus. Performances include comedy games and long-form scenes.

Powder and Wig

5421 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/powderandwig/

Coordinating all student drama productions, Powder and Wig presents several plays each year. The club involves students in all aspects of production.

Waterville High School Drama Dept.

Gayle Giguere, Co-Director
1 Brooklyn Ave.
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 872-8862
Work: (207) 872-2751
E-Mail: ggiguere@fc.wtvl.k12.me.us
Web Site: http://wshs.wtvl.k12.me.us/~drama/

Waterville High Drama offers a wide range of performances yearly. These include a fall variety show, a November musical, one-act play competition in March, and student-directed one-act plays in the spring..

Arts and Crafts Room

Camilla McCauley
Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club and YMCA
126 North Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-0684
Web Site: http://www.aplaceforkidstogo.org

Offers private and group instruction.

After-school program that provides organized projects and enrichment for children.

Arts at Good Will-Hinckley

Hinckley, ME 04944
Work: (207) 453-2540

Offers tours by appointment.

Presents campus and community events, including: student concert and art show (in spring) and community Festival of Trees (in December).

Colby College

Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu

Offers group instruction.

The entire Colby campus is a Maine Game Preserve and Wildlife Management Area. Colby offers many cultural opportunities to community members.

Culinary Arts School

Karen Allen
Kennebec Valley Technical College
Fairfield, ME 04953
Work: (207) 453-5157
E-Mail: kallen@kvtc.net
Web Site: http://www.kvtc.net

Two year associate degree provides food service courses that form foundation for food service industry as well as management principles. Starting in fall 1999.

Holistic Education Counseling Service

Shelley Kick
28 Averill Terrace
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-0894

Education and counseling service offering counseling, guided meditation, guided chakra work; bereavement issues; addict/alcohol counseling.

MSAD 49 Adult & Community Education

Patricia Theriault
Jo-Lyn Craig
8 School Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 873-1848
Work: (207) 453-4200
E-Mail: ptheriault@lhs.sad49.k12.me.us
Web Site: http://www.maineiac.com/msad49

Offers group instruction.

Adult and community educational program. Classes in arts, crafts, writing, and many other areas. Inexpensive courses taught by experienced professionals.

New England Music Camp

Davis E. Wiggin, Co-Director
P.O. Box 5200W
8 Golden Rod Road
Sidney, Maine 04330
Work: 207-465-3025
Email: playatnemc@aol.com
Web site: http://www.nemusiccamp.com/

Operated since 1937, the camp offers two 4-week sessions each summer for nearly 200 students from ages 12 to 18. Enrolls students of all levels of ability. Provides instruction in playing orchestral instruments, piano, and classical guitar; and singing. Holds several performances each week (Wednesday and Friday nights, recitals; Saturday and Sunday afternoons, concerts), featuring students, faculty, and counselors. Annual Pops Concert, Maine Appreciation Day (arts and crafts).

Off-season address: Davis E. Wiggin, 47 Cedar Grove Terrace, Essex, Ct. 06426, (860) 767-6530

Pineland Suzuki School

Ellen Gawler
Guptill Road
Belgrade, ME 04917
Home: (207) 495-2828
Work: (207) 495-2828

Offers private instruction. Offers studio tours during business hours and by appointment.

Group of 5 teachers, 60 students and friends who play violins, violas and cellos through the Suzuki method. Individual weekly lessons and bi-monthly group lessons. Several recitals and performance opportunities throughout the year.

Waterville Junior High School

West River Road
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-2144

Educational department. Members of the public are invited to performances and shows scheduled throughout the school year.

Waterville Public Schools

Edward LeBlanc
31 Forest Park
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 877-0741
Work: (207) 873-4281

Public school system actively promoting the arts within its system and for the community. Member of Kennebec Valley School of Arts Commission, Student Arts Festival, Mid-Maine Arts Partners and various school arts programs.

Blessed Hope Church

Timothy N. Setzer
Senior Pastor
10 Pleasant Street
P.O. Box 473
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-9498
E-Mail: bhc@wtvl.net

Many soloist and groups of singers as well as orchestra instruments. Sanctuary choir. King's Kids (children's musical group) performs musical dramas twice a year.

Fairfield First Baptist Church

Dennis Reeves
12 Newhall Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-9342
Work: (207) 453-7361

Traditional New England Meeting House style sanctuary.

First Congregational Church, U.C.C.

Annabeth French, Organist & Choir Director
Eustis Parkway
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-8976

Senior, Youth, Junior, Cherub, and Bell Choirs.

Friends Camp

Susan Morris, Director
P.O. Box 84
E. Vassalboro, ME 04935
Home: (207) 923-3975
Work: (207) 445-2361
Fax: (207) 445-5451
E-Mail: smorris@pivot.net
Web Site: http://www.friendscamp.org

Offers group instruction.

Non-Competitive children's camp owned by the Society of Friends. Located in South China, Maine. An emphasis is placed upon the arts and very creative programs include arts, drama, photography, and music.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church

Kimberly Suttie
21 High Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-7940
E-Mail: ihm@quickconnect.com

Roman Catholic Church. Weekend Masses: Saturday (4: 30), Sunday (9: 30 am - Choir), 6: 00 PM.

American Heritage Tours

Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club and YMCA
Vaughn Clark, Heritage Tour Director
126 North Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-0684
E-mail: ht@alfondyouthcenter.org
Web Site: http://www.aplaceforkidstogo.org/htour/

Offers group instruction.

Cultural and heritage enrichment through visits to notable sites in New York City, Washington DC, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and Philadelphia and elsewhere. One week trips in the spring for middle school students in Waterville, Winslow, China/Vassalboro, Fairfield, Madison, and Oakland. Adult tour offered in the fall.

Du Monde d'à Côté

Marie Cormier
98 McGrath Pond Road
Oakland, ME 04963
Home: (207) 465-7833

Franco-American theater company.

Fairfield Historical Society

Richard Spear, President
42 High Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Home: (207) 453-2909
Work: (207) 453-2998
Web Site: http://www.mainemuseums.org/htm/museumdetail.php3?orgID=28

Historical society devoted to preserving and publicizing features of local and regional history. History House Museum holds collections of clothing, tools, and furnishings illustrating village and farm life. Guided tours. Research facilities: newspapers, maps, and other materials for local history and genealogy.

Fairfield Antiques Mall

Seth Gamage
Manager
Route 201, #382
Fairfield, ME 04901
Work: (207) 453-4100

Buys and sells antiques of all types. Over 100 dealers (local and statewide). Open 7 days (9-5)l Located on Route 201 (off exit 36 on I95), 2 1/2 miles north on #201.

French Connection

Robert Chenard
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-6067

Heritage: website devoted to Franco-American community, history and genealogy.

Inspirada Americana

Phil White Hawk
P.O. Box 347
Unity, ME 04988
Home: (207) 948-6107
E-Mail: pwhitehawk@uninets.net

Phil White Hawk and Connie Bellet of Unity present 5 live multimedia concerts of original songs, legends, and history, accompanied by projected images of original art and stunning nature photography.

Julia & Poulin Antiques

Jeanine Poulin
199 Route 201
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-2114, 1-800-872-4406
E-Mail: pantique@adelphia.net
Web Site: http://www.metiques.com/catalog/juliapoulin.html

Buying, selling, and auctioning antiques. Open Monday through Saturday (10 to 4). Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Located off exit 36 of I95, 1 mile north on #201.

Kotlas - Waterville Area Sister City Connection

Philip Gonyar
Co-Chair
P.O. Box 1747
Waterville, ME 04903
Home: (207) 873-6562
E-mail: kotlas@prexar.com
Web Site: http://www.wtvl.net/kotlas

Sponsors educational, cultural, professional, and personal exchanges between Greater Waterville, Maine, USA and Kotlas, Russia and promotes awareness of Russia and Russian culture. Holds annual Christmas ornament sale in December and a day of workshops of Russia and Russian culture for middle school students in March.

L.C. Bates Museum

Deborah Staber, Curator
P.O. Box 159
Hinckley, ME 04944
Home: (207) 634-5041
Work: (207) 238-4250
E-mail: lcbates@gwh.org
Web Site: http://www.gwh.org/museum/museum.htm

Offers group instruction.

Located on the campus of the Good Will Hinckley School on Route 201 in Hinckley, this natural history and cultural museum offers educational, natural history, art and Maine history programs. 18 "Museum on Wheels" traveling programs for schools, clubs and libraries. Tours, workshops and activities for school groups.

Maine Genealogical Society, Taconnett Falls Chapter

Thelma Eye Brooks
P.O. 136
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-5590

Research and study-aid interest group. Library (housed at the LDS Church). Compiles, publishes and sells works of historical and genealogical importance.

Ness Research Services

34 High Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 872-6988

Offers private instruction.

Historical and genealogical research. Emphases are Norwegian-Americans and mediaeval Norway. Small private library.

Odds & Sodds

Doug Carnrick
2 Pinehurst Street
Winslow, ME 04901
Home: (207) 872-8221
Work: (207) 873-1772

Buys and sells all types of antique toy banks. Condition is very important. Member of Still Bank Collectors Club of America.

Vassalboro Historical Society

Elizabeth Taylor
Route 32
Vassalboro, ME 04989
Home: (207) 923-3533
Work: (207) 923-3233

Call 207-923-3233 for open dates

Waterville Historical Society

Willard Arnold
64 Silver Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-9439

Offers studio tours by appointment.

Redington Museum (tours at 10 am, 11 am, 1 PM and 2 PM on Tuesdays through Saturdays in the summer months). Research by appointment.

Winslow Historical Society

Priscilla Lee
RR #4, Box 190
Winslow, ME 04901
Home: (207) 872-8536
Work: (207) 872-1978

The Winslow Historical Society is currently inactive but the Brick Schoolhouse may be toured by appointment.

Albion Public Library

Flora Champlin
Albion Elementary School
Albion, ME 04910
Home: (207) 437-2600
Work: (207) 436-2616
E-Mail: Doore@albion.lib.me.us
Web Site: MSAD #49

Located in the Albion Elementary School and open on Mondays from 3: 00 until 6: 00 PM.

Colby College Museum of Art

5600 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-3228
Fax: (207) 872-3807
E-Mail: museum@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/museum/

Free to public. Scheduled exhibitions, gallery talks, lectures and receptions. Permanent collection is strong in American and contemporary art. Hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sundays noon to 4:30 p.m. Closed major holidays.

Mid-Maine Global Forum

c/o REM
93 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-4444
E-mail: rem@rem1.org

Expansion of understanding of international issues through lecture, study, and discussion.

Oakland Public Library

Carol Cooley
18 Church Street
Oakland, ME 04963
Home: (207) 634-2061
Work: (207) 465-7533
E-Mail: generaldelivery@opl.lib.me.us

Winter Hours (Tues 10-8, Wed. 2-5, Thur. 2-5, Fri 10-5, Sat 10-1). Summer Hours (Tues 10-8, Wed 2-5, Thur. 2-8, Fri 10-4). Children's Storytime Friday at 10:30 am. Other various children's and adult programs offered throughout the year.

Science, Technology and Society Speaker Series

James Fleming
5881 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-3548
Fax: (207) 872-3074
E-mail: jrflemin@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/sts/STScol.html

Lecture series at Colby with guest speakers on social and cultural issues related to science and technology. One or two lectures a month during the school year, usually on Friday afternoons.

Winslow Public Library

Judy Larson
RR #4, Box 190
Halifax Street
Winslow, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-1978
FAX: (207) 872-1979
E-mail: jlarson@winslow.lib.me.us
Web Site: http://www.winslow.lib.me.us

Annual All Winslow Art Show; Poetry Readings by local poets. Book Discussion groups; special series (e.g. gardening, photography); musical events; Wall space and display cases are available.

Friends of Art

Hilary A. Ervin
Colby Museum of Art
Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-3668
Work: (207) 872-3228

Offers studio tours during business hours.

Association to assist the Colby College Museum of Art.

Friends of Art & Film in Central Maine

Joanna Linden, President
P.O. Box 520
Waterville, ME 04903
Work: (207) 873-7333

Non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Maine. Major event is the 10 day Maine International Film Festival, held in July at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House.

United Maine Craftsmen, Inc.

Judith Groves
16 Old Winthrop Road, #2
Manchester, ME 04351
Work: (207) 621-2818
Fax: (207) 621-1945
E-Mail: umc@mainecraftsmen.org
Web Site: http://www.mainecraftsmen.org

United Maine Craftsmen, Inc. is a membership organization made up of over 700 crafts people who produce quality items which they market through craft shows that we sponsor throughout the state from July until December.

Varley Trust

Mary Town Jacqua
P.O. Box 8025
Winslow, ME 04901
Home: (207) 873-7404

Displays and sells the work of its members. Paintings and drawings, photographic works, decorative arts.

Waterville Area Arts Association

Linda Swift
P.O. Box 807
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Home: (207) 474-0765

Association of local artists. Annually sponsors the Maine Open Juried Art Show at the Waterville Public Library.

Al Corey Music Center

Al Corey
99 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-5622
E-mail: info@alcorey.com
Web Site: http://www.alcorey.com

Home of the Big Band: everything in music. Al Corey Music Center has been serving the greater Waterville area since 1955. We offer a wide range of musical equipment as well as printed music and accessories.

Berry's Stationers

Michael Giroux
153A Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-5111
FAX: (207) 872-2713
E-mail: customerservice@berrysstationers.com
Web Site: http://www.berrysstationers.com

Located in the Heart of downtown Waterville ME, a complete resource for art supplies and custom framing from beginners to professionals.

Cavern Recording Studio

Floyd White
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-1988
E-Mail: cavern@wtvl.net
Web Site: http://www.cavernrecording.com/

Offers studio tours by appointment.

High quality 24-track and digital recording of all types of music styles and projects. Floyd white has also produced a CD of his instrumental music, "The Wonder," featuring area musicians.

Elm City Photo

257 Main Street
Waterville, Maine 04901
Work: 1-866-ELM-CITY (356-2489)
E-mail: waterville@elmcityphoto.com
Web Site: http://www.elmcityphoto.com/

Founded in 1946, Elm City Photo provides film and slide processing, digital imaging, photo restoration, graphic design, and other related services

The FrameMakers

46 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-8927
E-Mail: theframemakers@hotmail.com

Services include making frames, picture matting (preservation and standard), dry mounting, shrink wrapping, frame repair and ready-made frames. As part of preservation framing, we have several types of glazing. A front window is a display space for area artists.

Glass Express

10 Railroad Square
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-9305
E-Mail: glassexpress@gwi.net

Offers private and group instruction. Offers tours during business hours.

Supplier of all the glass and supplies necessary to build stained glass projects including mosaic stepping stones.

Maine Made and More

George Gordon
The Center
93 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-7378
E-mail: info@mainemadeshop.com
Web Site: http://www.mainemadeshop.com

Arts and craft products from over 250 of Maine's best artisans. Open 7 days. Downtown Waterville, Belgrade Lakes Village, Boothbay Harbor.

Plumcreek Sculptures

Barb Fish
2 Island Avenue
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-2679

Offers group instruction.

Floral wreaths, clowns, clay critters, Christmas ornaments. Original designs in polymer clay.

Railroad Square Cinema

Ken Eisen
17 Railroad Square
P.O. Box 945
Waterville, ME 04903
Home: (207) 453-6385
Work: (207) 873-4021
E-Mail: movies@prexar.com
Web Site: http://www.railroadsquarecinema.com

Community-based movie theater that has shown the best in independent, foreign and specialized films for over 20 years. Host to the Maine International Film Festival each July. Has an art gallery in its lobby.

Re-Books

Robert Sezak
65 East Concourse
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 877-2484
E-Mail: rebooks@prexar.com
Web Site: http://www.abebooks.com/home/RBKS/

"Books for all appetites." , Open Monday & Friday (12-5: 30), Tuesday-Thursday (10-5: 30), Saturday (10-5) and other times by appointment. Credit cards accepted: American Express, Visa/MC and Discover.

Community Center

61 Water Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-9875

Available for events. Contact Fairfield Town Clerk (453-7346).

International Inner Wheel of Waterville

Jan Barton
RR 2, Box 4690
Belgrade, ME 04917
Home: (207) 465-2950
Work: (207) 465-2950

Offers group instruction.

Local chapter of the world's largest women's service organization. It focuses on children's issues as well as doing many community functions.

Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce

One Post Office Square
P.O. Box 142
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-3315

Civic community organization. Coordinates cultural & heritage events (such as the Taste of Greater Waterville).

Parks & Recreation Dept., City of Waterville

Vicki Cyr
130 Western Avenue
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 877-7520

Sponsors musical and children's (clowns and magicians) events at the North Street Recreational Area and The Veterans' Memorial Park. Call for information.

REM

Faye Nicholson
93 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-4444
Fax: (207) 873-5004
E-Mail: rem@rem1.org
Web Site: http://www.rem1.org

Network of community volunteers. Convenes and empowers community, including the 8 teams of individual artists featured in this Directory.

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Laura Michaud
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Fairfield, ME 04937

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Waterville Regional Arts and Community Center

George Gordon
93 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Home: (207) 465-2725
Work: (207) 872-7378

Community center--home to several retail establishments, the City of Waterville as well as several community and arts related organizations including REM, Waterville Opera House and Inside Out Playground. The board strives to keep the arts alive in Waterville by providing space at a very low cost.

WMHB

Marc Bouchard, Station Manager
WMHB
4000 Mayflower Hill Drive
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-3686
Fax: (207) 872-3785
E-mail: wmhb@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/wmhb/

WMHB is a college-community radio station that serves the Waterville area with a diverse blend of music including rock, rap, metal, jazz, blues, world beat, folk and country. It is a non-profit educational radio station run jointly by Colby College students and local residents.

Classic Gallery & Framing

Melanie Farmer
161 Main St
Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: (207) 779-0809
E-Mail: classic@megalink.net

Spotlights a different artist each month with free reception. One gallery wall features paintings by Melanie Farmer.

Gallery at Kennebec Valley Technical College

Karen Allen
Western Avenue
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-5157

Display space by arrangement with the Special Projects Coordinator (453-5157).

Grand Central Café

Stuart Silverstein
10 Railroad Square
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-9135

Displays art, offers bread baking workshops and (from time to time) offers live entertainment.

Judy's Art Gallery

Cliff Duphiney
134 Main Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-2880

Gallery (with space for all artists--no fees or commission) and educational facility.

Loft Gallery

Jennifer Kierstead

Lovejoy Health Center

School Street
Albion, ME 04910
Work: (207) 437-9388

Provides art space.

MaineGeneral Medical Center Art Gallery

Marlene Everett
Waterville Campus
149 North Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-1225

Gallery space at Waterville Campus (MaineGeneral Medical Center Art Gallery) and Augusta Campus (MaineGeneral Medical Center Lobby Corridor). Display space is arranged annually through the Office of Volunteer Services after going through committee approval process. Contact 872-1225 (in Waterville) and 626-1243 (in Augusta).

Thomas College Art Gallery

Lisa Keller
180 West River Road
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 859-1362

Monthly exhibits specializing in Maine artists. Contact Lisa Keller, Academic Affairs, 859-1362.

Intown Arts Fest

c/o Waterville Intown Business Assoc.
179 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 877-7267

One day outdoor exhibit and sale for visual artists to promote an interchange between the public and artists. Prizes are offered to encourage artists; certificates have been offered to the public. The Fest is held on the last Saturday in July.

Maine International Film Festival

Shannon Haines, Festival Director
10 Railroad Square
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 861-8138
FAX: (207) 872-5502
E-Mail: info@miff.org
Web Site: http://www.miff.org

Project of the non-profit organization, Friends of Art & Film in Central Maine. MIFF features ten days of screenings of more than sixty of the best of American independent and foreign film. Venues include Railroad Square Cinema and the historic Waterville Opera House. Held annually in July.

Oktoberfest

Waterville Parks & Recreation Department
140 Western Ave.
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 877-7520
Fax: (207) 877-7521

This harvest celebration features live music, various children's games, a petting zoo, hayrides, pumpkin painting, family activities, and variety of food and beverages. Held annually since 2000 on the second Saturday in October at Head of Falls.

Service of Carols and Lights

Carol Welch
Event Organizer
Lorimer Chapel
Colby College
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-3193
E-Mail: cawelch@colby.edu

Annual event (part of Music at Colby Series). Choral singing, carols, bell ringing. Four performances in early December. Admission only by ticket (but tickets are free and publicly available). Details in local newspapers or telephone, 872-2114.

Voices of the Kennebec

Waterville Parks & Recreation Department
140 Western Ave.
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 877-7520
Fax: (207) 877-7521

Celebrates the rich ethnic heritage of the Kennebec River valley. Features ethnic food, children's activities, music, dance. Native American, French Canadian, African, Lebanese, Eastern European, and other cultures represented. Held annually since 2000 on the first Saturday in June at Head of Falls.

Messalonskee Performing Arts Center

Sue Perrino, Director
Messalonskee High School
131 Messalonskee High Drive
Oakland, ME 04963
Work: (207) 465-9135
Email: sperrino@sad47.k12.me.us
Web site: http://www.sad47.k12.me.us/co/pac/Performing_Arts_Center.htm

Constructed in 1992, the Center enables area students and adults to explore and enjoy the performing arts in a professional theater setting. One of the premier performance spaces in Maine, it offers enrichment opportunities usually found only in large cities. This facility serves people from Central Maine and beyond, bringing outstanding works of creative expression, including performances by jazz bands, big bands, marionnettes, country celebrities and more.

Music at Colby

Diane Kadyk, Music Dept. Sec'y
5670 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 872-3236
Fax: (207) 872-3141
E-mail: dlkadyk@colby.edu
Web Site: http://www.colby.edu/music/concerts.html

A series of free concerts, held throughout the academic year, by various student, faculty, community, and professional ensembles.

UU Coffeehouse

Jerry Saint Amand, Manager
P.O. Box 803
Winslow, ME 04901
Home: 207-873-6753
Email: jsaint@adelphia.net
Web Site: http://www.uuc-wtvl.org/Coffeehouse.htm

Located in the basement of the Universalist-Unitarian Church at 69 Silver Street in Waterville, the Coffeehouse features contemporary singer-songwriters. Performances are held monthly, September through June, usually 7 p.m. on the second Saturday. Church phone: (207) 873-4006.

Unity Centre for the Performing Arts

John Sullivan, Manager
42 Depot Street
Unity, ME 04988
Work: 207 948-SHOW
Email: show@unitymaine.org
Web Site: http://www.unitymaine.org/theater/
Built from a hundred year old barn, the Unity Centre is a comfortable 200 seat theatre with a great sound system. The attached farm house has been converted into an art gallery.

Waterville Opera House

Tom Misner, Executive Director
93 Main Street, 3rd Floor
Waterville, ME 04901
Work: (207) 873-5381
Ticket Booth: (207) 873-7000
Fax: (207) 861-7096
E-Mail: operainfo@operahouse.org
Web Site: http://www.operahouse.org

Offers private and group instruction. Offers studio tours during business hours.

Opened in 1902, it is the largest facility of its kind in Central Maine. 100+ events are held here annually involving over 85,000 participants. The Waterville Opera House Improvement Association, founded in 1973 raised more than $1 million for renovations and upgrades and now provides classes and workshops as well as maintains two studios in the Waterville Regional Arts and Community Center enjoying accessibility through a skywalk linking the two buildings. Ticket Office: 207-873-7000

Williamson Center

Lawrence Junior/Senior High School
School Street
Fairfield, ME 04937
Work: (207) 453-4200 x 246

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