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Personal Enrichment

Felted Patch - Loon

$29

with Resa Randolph

Calendar Jan 29, 2025 at 5 pm

NEW DATE Use wool felt and embroidery thread to make a fun 3” patch of a loon swimming on a pond. Some basic embroidery experience is recommended. We will use running stitch and french knots.

Computer Class for Older Adults 01.31.25

$20

with Michael Wilson

Calendar Jan 31, 2025 at 3 pm, runs for 1 week

Have you taken computer classes before and been totally lost? Well, this unique class is for those who are looking for simple and practical instructions. Your patient instructor has trained 1000s of older adults with 4- and 5-star ratings! We will discuss the popular YouTube website that offers 1000s of free, informative and entertaining videos, show a few email tips and tricks, demonstrate online shopping, visit AARP and other related websites for seniors, use some shortcut keys, and navigate Google Search to do research and get information. So, if you have been frustrated with other classes, consider taking this refreshing and informative computer class for older adults! You won’t be disappointed!

Cooking Vegetarian Indian Food 2.4.25

$49

with Dee Patel

Calendar Feb 4, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Learn to make delicious vegetarian Indian food in this class taught by Dee Patel of Namaste Indian Food. Dee has had a passion for cooking Indian food since she was a teenager living with her grandmother in India, and she loves to share both her own and her grandmother’s recipes. Her menu will feature samosas, mint chutney, sweet chutney and a lovely Indian Chai tea! Registration fee includes all ingredients.

Mushrooms, Edible and Medicinal of New England 2.4.25

$29

with David Spahr

Calendar Feb 4, 2025 at 6:30 pm
This class will feature easy-to-understand information on finding, collecting, identifying, and preparing the safe, most common edible and medicinal mushroom species of New England and Eastern Canada. Whether you are a cook, forager, herbalist, or restauranteur, you will enjoy this class. The book "Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada" will be available for purchase in class for $21.

Valentines - Create Your Own!

$35

with Leslie Miller

Calendar Feb 5, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 2 weeks

Scissors and paper. A little glue and Love. That’s all you need! The first cut paper Valentines were made more than a hundred years ago in France. They were beautiful, frilly, layered, cards, with some writing. In this class you will craft your own cards for loved ones. The only requirement? Love of investigation! You may bring your own scissors and paper or use what the instructor provides. $5 materials fee is included in registration.

Wills and Trusts Explained 2.5.25

Free

with Jesse Bifulco

Calendar Feb 5, 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 2.6.25

$15

with Sandy Clement

Calendar Feb 6, 2025 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.
Full Course

History of Malaga Island, Maine

$35

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Calendar Feb 6, 2025 at 6:30 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 our 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.

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