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Guitar for Beginners

$49

with David Bradbury

Calendar Mar 19, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks
Learn to play the guitar in this foundational course. You will learn guitar features, parts, and construction; simple maintenance and tuning; and basic music. At the end of the course you will be able to prepare the instrument to play, follow basic sheet music and play two or three simple folk songs. Class skips 4/16.
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Oil Painting - Open Studio 3.19.24
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Oil Painting - Open Studio 3.19.24

$15

with Sandy Clement & Linda Leach

Join us in person for an open studio oil painting experience! Bring unfinished or blank canvas, oil paint, and easel to enjoy 2 relaxing hours with fellow artists and budding artists. Let's keep painting!

Farming with Edible Native Plants 3.19.24

$29

with David Spahr

Calendar Mar 19, 2024 at 6:30 pm
This class will teach you how you can grow and harvest edible, native plants. David Spahr installed a public, edible landscape across from the town hall in Washington, Maine, in June of 2014. The intention of this edible landscape is to educate and feed people. Wild bees support the pollination and are supported by the many wild local natives. Varieties include peaches, serviceberries, American plum, beach plum, American chestnut, shagbark hickory, highbush blueberries, raspberries, black raspberries, huckleberries, thimbleberries, strawberries, cranberries,raisin Viburnums, Sedum purpureum, violets, peppermint, garlic, day lily, Rosa rugosa, chives, rhubarb, Jerusalem artichoke and others. David has been farming wild, native plants for many years. His PowerPoint will show the native plants he farms with while he provides a discussion of the ecological implications.

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Getting to Know your iPhone 3.20.24

$55

with Michael Wilson

Calendar Mar 20, 2024 at 2 pm
Author and instructor Mike Wilson will demonstrate how to use your smartphone. This class is designed for mature and recent iPhone users! Mike will cover cell phone topics, such as: the photo app, texting, navigating, apps, contacts, email, camera, App store, settings, and the internet. NOT for Android users. Taught over Zoom.

Introduction to Touch Drawing

$139

with Barbara Davis

Calendar Mar 20, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Touch Drawing is a simple process accessible to all, artist, and non-artist alike. Participants are first guided through a brief meditation and visual imagery to help them settle into and access their felt sense. We begin by rolling wet paint out on a board and placing a piece of paper on top. We draw with our hands on the dry side of the paper and watch forms and images appear. There is no advanced planning about what to draw, no copying of images or attempting to draw something specific. Rather, the hands move in response to our internal sensations, feelings and impulses opening a channel to our creativity and bypassing our ego and critical thinking. The process tends to bring about a state of calm and wonder as unexpected images begin to appear and participants will learn to follow the lead of the image. A series of drawings will be created in each session. Participants will be encouraged to engage in free or spontaneous writing to aid in the integration process. Participants will be taught how to mount their drawings and embellish them with additional color and shape. Optional personal sharing in small groups will be encouraged as well. $20 materials fee included in registration.

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Explorer Pack Basket 3.21.24

$99

with Jessica Steele

Calendar Mar 21, 2024 at 4 pm

Making a pack basket can be a fun and rewarding project and a perfect gift! A pack basket is a traditional type of backpack used for carrying items while hiking, hunting, or for general outdoor activities. Pack baskets have a long history dating back centuries and have been used by various cultures around the world. Here in Maine our Maine Guides walked the woods with these packs to transport supplies and game through rugged terrain. In this course, we will weave a 10-12” tall basket with premium reed. We will go over the history of pack baskets and what materials have been used. Jessica will go through the process of making the basket step-by-step ensuring all will walk away with a finished basket. The baskets will have a base and feet along with pack straps. There will also be a variety of color straps and even color reeds to add a little color to your basket. You will walk away with a pack basket and the knowledge for life! All level weavers are welcome EVEN if you have never weaved! The course fee will cover all material, use of tools, and instruction.

Full Course

Sewing: Open Studio 3.21.24

$15

with Sandy Clement

Calendar Mar 21, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Have a project you need to finish or need some help with one? 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.
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Carving the Lesser Yellowlegs

$85

with Michael McCune

Calendar Mar 21, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 9 weeks

The Lesser Yellowlegs is a medium-sized shorebird with bright yellow legs. Plumage is gray upperparts with white speckling, streaky neck, and a white belly. This is textured, colorful decorative piece. Students should bring a minimum of a ¾” straight chisel, a 7mm #9 gouge, an 8mm #7 fishtail gouge and a 12mm #5 gouge or equivalent, and bring a base for mounting your carving on. Students are also encouraged to look for as much reference material as possible to aid in carving and painting. The instructor will supply one sleeping and one alert basswood blanks, eyes, paints and brushes. Class skips 4/18/24. A $35 materials fee is to be paid to the instructor.

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