There is nothing like the aroma of freshly baked sourdough bread unless it is enjoying a slice of freshly baked bread with butter shortly after coming out of the oven! Students will learn how to care for a sourdough starter, how to knead using two different techniques, and how to mix, shape and score the bread for baking. The instructor will demonstrate two ways to bake a loaf, using a cloche or on a stone with steam in the oven, followed by a taste testing. Students will then shape, score and bake a loaf of their own in class. They will take home some sourdough culture (bring a 32 ounce container) for bread baking at home. A $5 ingredients fee is payable to the instructor at class.

Here is your chance to try tennis! This short class will give you just what you need to see if tennis is for you. We will cover all the basic strokes - forehand, backhand, ground strokes and volleys, overheads and serves and the rules and scoring for a tennis match. You don't have to be very fit, coordinated or athletic to learn tennis. Loaner racquets available. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes and be prepared to move and laugh. Bring your spouse, friend or child age 13 and up! Class is limited to 6 students and does not have a senior rate.

This class is a third level follow-up for students who have thoroughly completed the previous continuing Spanish class. It begins around page 40 of the Spanish for Today text.

Independent writers now have a whole new way of producing and marketing their books. Recent innovations in the rapidly changing technology in printing have created a boom in sel-publishing. Good books that don't meet traditional publisher's criteria can now be affordably printed and marketed by self publishing authors. This workshop will outline some of the publishing options both traditional and nontraditional, including what is offered locally. Students will find out how to get the technical assistance they need, and about the many types of organizations that work with Maine authors.

Join Stonewall Kitchen cooking instructor Chris Toy and learn how to make and roll out fresh plain, spinach, and lemon-pepper pasta along with three easy, vegetable, meat and light cream sauces. Come hungry and bring a ziplock bag just in case we make more than we can eat!

NOTE: DATE CHANGE FROM CATALOG. Create sculpted woolen flowers within a miniature claypot! In this course, begger to intermediate participants will sculpt colorful, animated, 3-dimensional flowers from wool batting using specialty barbed needles. Upon completion of their flowers participants will transplant them into minature claypots. Your creativity will definitely blossom with this course! A materials fee of $20.00 is payable to the instructor at class.

Come and try this fun class for anyone 55 years and older. MRC tennis pros will instruct you in all the strokes, rules, and strategy for playing doubles. This is a great class for those who want to learn this game or for those who haven’t played in a while. Loaner racquets are available. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes and prepare to move and have fun. Class is limited to 6 students and does not have a senior rate.

Gather your friends and get some holiday shopping done in the Old Port section of Portland. You’ll have several hours of free time to shop for those unique gifts you need for your unique family members and friends. Have lunch on your own. Enjoy tea at a local tea house. And then we’ll make a stop at the ever-popular Victoria Mansion, decorated in style for Christmas. The cost of this trip includes: travel by Charter Coach, Ticket to Victoria Mansion, and driver gratuity. Meals not included. No refunds after 11/25. Due to space restrictions at Victoria Mansion, REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 35 - SIGN UP EARLY!