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Women's Only Defensive Pistol Fundamentals 5.27.25

$125

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Calendar May 27, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 2 weeks

Over two weeks, in a safe environment, you will learn the mindset and skills to protect yourself and others both with and without a firearm. You will learn or review the basics of handling a firearm and then about self defense. Learn the difference between accurate target shooting and defensive shooting. Practice will be inside the classroom using SIRT pistols (laser only shooting pistols) but you will be seriously challenged. Holsters and special clothing will be used. A $35 textbook is included. No firearms are to be brought to class. This course meets Concealed Carry Permit application requirements. A semi-private two-hour range lesson is arranged with the instructor at a separate cost and time.

Cooking: The Tastes of West Africa 05.28.25

$49

with Jordan Benissan

Calendar May 28, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Join Togo native Jordan Benissan as he teaches you how to cook dishes from West Africa. Among the dishes you may be preparing are West African Chicken in Peanut Sauce, Jollof Rice (West African Paella), Gusi Dessi (Spinach, kale, and collard greens, cooked with melon seeds in a reduced tomato sauce; served with white rice), and West African tapioca pudding cooked in lemongrass broth with choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream. Registration fee includes all ingredients. Bring containers for leftovers and be prepared to take notes.
Full Course

Spanish: Advanced

$65

with Paul Garcia

Calendar Jun 2, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 3 weeks
Advanced Spanish is for those who are ready to move on from the Intermediate and Continuing classes. Textbook fee of $15 is payable to instructor at the first class, if you are continuing from an earlier class you will be using the same book.

Wills and Trusts Explained 06.04.25

Free

with Jesse Bifulco, Esq.

Calendar Jun 4, 2025 at 6 pm
This course shows the difference between a Will and a Trust and how each is used as a tool in an estate plan. It covers the basics of a Will, Power of Attorney, and Advanced Directive, as well as more complex topics such as trust use in Medicaid/MaineCare asset preservation, estate plans for blended families, and how to protect the inheritance of an adult child. Attendees will learn how estate planning techniques can be used to preserve assets and prevent family conflict. Taught with stories, this class shows attendees potential areas of loss in their own families.

Sewing: Open Studio 06.05.25

$15

with Sandy Clement

Calendar Jun 5, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Have a project you need to finish or need some help? This class is for you! Bring any sewing project and get hands-on help, or just use the time to join some fellow sewing friends. You may bring your sewing machine and favorite sewing notions if you wish. There are machines in the sewing room that may be used as well.

Will run

Foraging Walk

$29

with David Spahr

Calendar Jun 7, 2025 at 10 am

In this class you will learn about edible and medicinal wild plants commonly found in the spring. We will be looking for and examining nutritious greens, their uses, and their niche in the local ecology. Class will meet near the windmill behind school.Boots or waterproof footwear is recommended.

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Sewing: Open Studio 06.12.25

$15

with Sandy Clement

Calendar Jun 12, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Have a project you need to finish or need some help? This class is for you! Bring any sewing project and get hands-on help, or just use the time to join some fellow sewing friends. You may bring your sewing machine and favorite sewing notions if you wish. There are machines in the sewing room that may be used as well.

Will run

History of Malaga Island, Maine

$35

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Calendar Jun 18, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Learn about the eviction of a complete community living on Malaga Island in Casco Bay in 1912. Learn the prehistory of the island's use by indigenous people and post history of the island after the eviction. Learn a bit about the mainland African American village in coastal Maine that no longer exists but predated the Malaga Island Colony. Visit the island remotely through a slide show created by Master Maine Guide, Alice Bean Andrenyak.

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