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Our Classes

Essential Oil Workshop: Create Your Soul Blend

$40

with Cary Ouellette

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 11, 2024 at 3 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Jan 10, 2025

Use a pendulum to be guided to the essential oils for your highest self and learn the emotional properties. Then mix your Soul Blend and book a 15 min Emotional Release Session (online) to release any blocks you have based on what you uncover creating your Soul Blend. *Please Note: Cats on premise.

Macrame Essentials

$80

with Sarah McDarby

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 15, 2024 at 5 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Come learn the essentials to creating beautiful works of art ranging from plant hangers to wall hangings in this 4-week course. From this experience, you will learn beginner knots as well as some common terminology associated with the art of macrame. A $10 materials fee, payable to the instructor, must be paid on the first night of the class.

Vegan Test Kitchen: Breakfast Nirvana

$50

with Jinger Howell

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 15, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Lazy weekend mornings gift us the perfect opportunity put aside that box of cereal/peanut butter toast/bowl of oatmeal and make something exceptionally yummy for breakfast. And better yet, make it without using animal products - no milk, no eggs, no butter. We will do this using plant-based milk, aquafaba, vegan butter, and tofu to create some truly scrumptious breakfast goodies; using organic ingredients as available. Join Jinger and learn to make one-hour cinnamon rolls, glazed cranberry orange scones, and blueberry coffee cake with a streusel topping. And to counteract all that sweetness you’ll enjoy a tofu scramble full of vegetable goodness. Hungry now? Hold onto that, grab your apron and register for this new edition of Vegan Test Kitchen. And remember to bring containers to take home any leftovers! $10 material fee included.

Collette Tours Info Night!

Free

with Andrew Leighton

Calendar Next session starts Oct 15, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Interested in a travel experience with Collette Tours? Come join Andrew for more specific details about how these inclusive travel packages are backed by a century of experience, Collette (a family-owned and award winning leader in travel) is proud to show you the world. Their passionate tour design team travels the globe, creating new experiences and staying ahead of the latest travel trends. Plus, with a professional Tour Manager at your service and local guides by your side, you'll never miss a thing! Choosing Collette comes with benefits that take your guided travel experience to another level. Our inclusive tours provide you more value for your money and more of what makes travel special.

Full Course

IMMERSIVE CREATIVE WRITING

$180

with Stephanie Garrity

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 15, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Would you like to crank up your creative writing skills? Join your instructor, Freelance writer and author Stephanie Garrity in taking your creative writing to the next level. The imagination is an amazing tool, and nowhere is this more obvious than in the art of creative writing. From short fiction and poetry to full-length novels, unique social media posts and original that the creative writer be able to tap into their creative and imaginative core. This 10 week immersive creative writing class will touch on generating ideas for a wide variety of writing projects, how to hook the reader’s attention no matter what you are writing, how to write attention-getting social media posts, the structures of poetry and fiction as well as developing narrative design for stories. You are welcome to bring your laptop or a notebook and writing utensils, whichever you are more comfortable with. But remember, this is an immersive writing class, so come prepared to write! *No Class: 11/26, 12/24, 12/31.

5 Types of Cover Letters and Why You Need One

Free

with Cassie Robichaux

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 15, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

If you want to set yourself apart from others, you need to stand out. A cover letter isn't an outdated requirement, but a useful tool for advancement. Email, networking, prospective, apply, and job change cover letters are explained in this session with examples given. The instructor will also provide 1:1 support as a follow up for anyone who needs help in crafting a cover letter. Students must have an audio- and video-enabled laptop, desktop, or tablet with reliable internet to participate in class. We do not recommend using a smartphone. Instructor: Cassie Robichaux, HUB 7 Career Navigator.

America's Boating Course

$75

with Peter Asquith

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 15, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 3 weeks

The most comprehensive in-person boating course available, America’s Boating Course, gives you the skills you need to enjoy your time on the water and boat with confidence. Our boater safety class meets most states’ certification requirements. Taking a boating class reduces your risk of accidents and injuries, saves you money on boat insurance, and qualifies you for a state boat license or operator certificate in most states. Our in-person boating course includes a comprehensive introduction to boating, covering boat types, boat engines, boat selection, and more. You’ll learn about boating laws and regulations as well as boat registration and licensing. Get in-depth knowledge of boating safety equipment, and learn how to become a safe boater by learning the dos and don’ts of boater safety. Gain practical knowledge of navigation, rules of the road, handling emergencies and mechanical problems on the water, the basics of towing and trailering, important information for hunters, anglers, water sports enthusiasts, and so much more. Four sessions with a NASBLA approved examination. The cost for couples sharing materials is $95. Please call Merrymeeting Adult Education for the couples discount. No other discounts. ***Class will meet on the following Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10/15, 10/17, 10/22, 10/24, 10/29 (exam day). This program is presented by U.S. Power Squadron.

Holiday Zentangle®

$75

with Irene Burgess

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 16, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 2 weeks

Use your Zentangle skills to relax, make gifts, and craft ornaments for the upcoming holiday. In Holiday Zentangle, you will learn to make Triskele hanging ornaments, Christmas Trees, hand-done placecards, and decorative picture frames over the course of two sessions. All supplies needed will be provided. While any skill level will be accepted, those who have taken Introduction to Zentangle will have a head start.





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