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How Money Works

Free

with Sarah Blondin

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 16, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Jan 8, 2025

Are you living paycheck to paycheck? Struggling with debt? Looking for a better way? Come learn the power of having a customized strategy, how to overcome common financial obstacles, eliminate debt and avoid costly mistakes many investors unintentionally make!

Chris and Ken's Awesome Hurricane Island Cooking and Carving Adventure!

$325

with Chris Toy

Calendar Next session starts Oct 18, 2024 at 8 am, runs for 1 week

Join Master Carver Ken Wise and foodie Chris Toy for a weekend of carving and cooking on historic Hurricane Island. You'll cook and eat delicious Asian Fusion recipes using utensils of your own creation. We'll also learn about the history and geography of Maine's most remote granite quarry and settlement.

Full Course

Essential Oil Workshop: Create Your Emotional Support

$15

with Cary Ouellette

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 18, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Dec 5, 2024

Learn the basics about essential oils and how they can support you emotionally then mix up 2 different 5ml rollerbottles blends. *Please Note: Cats on premise.

How to Have Fun in a Civil War

Free

with Merrymeeting Staff

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 18, 2024 at 7 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Oct 19, 2024

Somali American playwright and performance artist, Ifrah Mansour, revisits her childhood memories during the 1991 Somali civil war to confront violent history with humor and provide a voice for the global refugee stories of children. How to Have Fun in a Civil War, is a one-act multimedia play, that explores war from an idyllic viewpoint of a seven-year-old Somali refugee girl. The play weaves puppetry, poetry, videos, and multiple oral stories taken from community interviews to tell a captivating story about resilience while pushing the audience to engage in a healing process that is still raw for survivors of the war. Toured in multiple states, the play has been instrumental in humanizing the invisible strength of global refugees and vulnerable communities on the resilience it takes to start all over in life in a new country and to build kind caring communities.

 

Ifrah Mansour is a Somali, refugee, Muslim, multimedia artist, and educator residing in Minnesota. Her artwork explores trauma through the eyes of children to uncover the resiliencies of blacks, Muslims, and refugees. She interweaves poetry, puppetry, films, and installations. She's been featured in BBC, Vice, Okayafrica, Star Tribune, and City Pages. Her critically-acclaimed, “How to Have Fun in a Civil War” premiered at Guthrie Theatre and is touring to greater cities in Minnesota. Her first national museum exhibition; “Can I Touch It” premiered at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Her visual poem, “I am a Refugee” is part of PBS’s online Film festival. "My Aqal, banned and blessed" is on view at Queens Museum. Her latest work is a tiny-house-sized Indigenous hut built, a “healing Hut” hosting conversations on healing and community repair within Minnesota.

 

Age Recommendations: Best enjoyed by ages 6 and up

Runtime: 50 minutes, w/ post-show discussion

Master the Art of Xiaolongbao: Soup Dumpling Delight!

$89

with Jeff Mao

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 21, 2024 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Dec 9, 2024

Join our hands-on cooking class to unlock the secrets of crafting authentic Chinese xiaolongbao—delicate, broth-filled dumplings. Under our passionate chef’s guidance, you’ll create perfect wrappers from scratch, master pleating techniques, and discover the magic of hot broth and succulent pork within each steamed dumpling. Savor your creations with a classic ginger and Zhenjiang vinegar dipping sauce. Whether you’re a novice or seasoned cook, this unforgettable journey into Chinese cuisine awaits! Reserve your spot today! All ingredients, materials, equipment and recipes will be provided. Program is presented by Jeff Mao of Knead & Nosh in Topsham, ME.

New Horizons Concert Band: INFO SESSION

Free

with Nina Andersen

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 21, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Please Note: The date and location for this program has changed. This INFO SESSION will now run on Monday 10/21 from 630-730pm at Bowdoin College.

Would you like to learn to play an instrument - do you have an instrument you used to play and want to try it again, or maybe you just want a fun, supportive place to play music? The Midcoast New Horizons Concert Band is a fun, supportive and non-competitive setting. All levels of musicians are welcome! Instructor Nina Andersen has 30 years of experience facilitating and supporting adults making music at whatever level they can. She is the Founder and Music Director of the Southern Maine New Horizons Band, Music Director of the New England Adult Music Camp and the Associate Conductor of the Harpswell Concert Band. She was also the Music Director of the Maine Pops Concert Band from 1997-2017. *Please note: This is the INFO SESSION, not the actual program. This informational session will be a great time to learn more about this program, ask questions and make a little music together.

Message Circle with Jeannie Sullivan

$40

with Jeannie Sullivan

Calendar Next session starts Oct 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Jan 14, 2025

Experience a psychic reading where you may hear from a loved one, spirit guide, or angel. You can get your questions answered through the use of tarot. This is a great way to get introduced to mediumship and tarot card readings. It is also a fun, safe way to engage with Spirit. Instructor: Jeannie Sullivan from HeartFelt Energies.

Mindful Dance Fitness

$75

with Anna Fiedler

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks
1 additional session on Jan 21, 2025

Mindful Dance Fitness is an energizing barefoot dance workout that brings you back to your whole self - body, mind, and soul. These classes combine elements of dance, martial arts, and mindful movement to leave you energized, mentally clear, and emotionally balanced. The movement includes both form and freedom, is non-impact, and adaptable to individual needs and abilities. Each class starts with setting a focus. We will then warm up, dance our hearts out, and cool down, followed by stepping back out into daily life. Anna Fiedler has taught mindful dance fitness since 2007. She enjoys creating space for others to connect together to tap into their power and well-being through movement. Please note - this class will be held at Bath Adult Ed Center at 34 Wing Farm Parkway and not Morse High School.





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