Ken Eisen '73 and Gail Chase '74 helped establish the alternative theater, which offers lots of independent and foreign films. There are special Colby discount nights, and the cinema is an integral part of Waterville's Maine International Film Festival, begun in 1998. Proprietor Janice Swinton does the cooking. During most months, students go to Freeport to shop at L.L. Bean . But every month or two L.L. Bean comes to Waterville for a special outlet sale.
Bargain hunters take notice.
Marden's Marden's Surplus and Salvage is a Maine institution and a favorite haunt of bargain-hunting students. From CDs to sporting goods to cloths, you never know what you'll find. Marden's Shoe also has terrific bargains on name brands. Johann Sebastian B Johann Sebastian B, a small restaurant in an elegant 19th-century Victorian home, serves continental cuisine with a special emphasis on Bavarian food. Run by Professor Emeritus Hubert Kueter, Johann Sebastian B is only open weekends, but it's so popular that reservations are de rigeur for family weekend or commencement.