WATERVILLE -- If you want mixed media with your movie, this weekend offers plenty of both as two annual festivals share top billing here Saturday.

Art fans visiting the Waterville Intown Arts Fest will have their choice of oils, acrylics, watercolors, photography and much more to peruse or buy.

Movie fans taking in the big screens have 15 films from which to choose at the Waterville Opera House and Railroad Square Cinema.

The Main Street arts festival starts at 9 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. More than 70 artists will participate, and price ranges will accommodate almost everyone's budget, said Shannon Haines, the Waterville Arts Council's executive director.

Organizers hope it will mix well with the concurrent Maine International Film Festival, lasting through Sunday in Waterville.

"After talking with artists and local businesses and organizations, we decided to move the Arts Fest date to the third Saturday of July to coincide with the Maine International Film Festival, which brings hundreds of people to downtown Waterville," said Haines.

"The Colby College Museum of Art's summer luncheon and open house also brings hundreds of art lovers to Waterville."

Artists can still join in the street fair. Haines, who also directs the Maine Film Center, which sponsors the ongoing film festival, said the sidewalk art show will accept entries until the morning of the show, as space permits.

"A major objective of the Waterville Intown Arts Fest is to bring artists and the public into closer contact," Haines said. "Artists should have a substantial display and be present for the majority of the time that the show is open to the public."

Prizes will be awarded for best work in oils and acrylics, watercolors, graphics, drawing, and mixed media, pastels, photography and acrylic landscapes.

"We are pleased to have some wonderful photography offerings," Haines said. "This year's variety includes some of the best we've offered."

Several Silver Street restaurants, just off Waterville's Main Street, will add a musical touch to their outdoor patios, hosting Val Bennett at noon, the Highball Jazz Trio at 4 p.m., and the Dave Bullard Blues Band at 8 p.m. For details, call 680-2055.