Waterville Opera House
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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Downtown Waterville businesses hope for economic boost as film festival opens in new art center
The 26th annual Maine International Film Festival kicks off Friday, with about 100 films screening over 10 days at the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center in downtown Waterville.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2022
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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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
25th Maine International Film Festival scheduled for July in Waterville, Skowhegan
The festival, known as MIFF and scheduled to run from July 8 to 17, typically attracts thousands of film enthusiasts to central Maine.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Unusual collaboration benefits latest Waterville Opera House production
The Opera House turned to Kennebec Valley Community College and its 3D printing club to make the murder weapons used in the play "Clue," which opened Friday.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Waterville ceremony celebrates final beam placed on Paul J. Schupf Art Center downtown
The $18 million center is scheduled to open late next year and is seen as another draw that will make downtown a destination spot for people in central Maine.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Waterville Opera House schedules full season, to include COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols
Patrons will have to show proof of vaccination or have a negative COVID-19 test prior to attending a show at the Waterville Opera House.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2020
Opening night of statewide film festival draws crowd in Waterville
Thursday's event included a screening of the 1945 film "Leave Her to Heaven" and a discussion with Tim Williams, the grandson of Ben Ames Williams who authored the 1944 novel the film was based on.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Statewide film festival, a celebration of Maine’s bicentennial, opens in Waterville
The Maine in the Movies film festival is a 10-day festival that will screen films in 17 communities across the state from the past 110 years that were shot or are set in Maine.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
A real hoofer, Star the Dancing Horse will take stage at Waterville Opera House
Horseman Kevin Crane and his horse are the headliner for the Waterville Creates! Variety! show to be held Oct. 19 at the Waterville Opera House.