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Our Classes

Paint Night: The Barn Quilt

$55

with Shirley Anderson

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 16, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Come join us and unleash your creativity with these beautiful Barn Quilts. Pick out a design and colors and you’re ready to create your masterpiece. No prior experience necessary, just be ready to paint a visually stunning piece of art that's rich in history and cultural significance. This class will have a fee for supplies of $15, payable to the instructor. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Silver Jewelry Making

$60

with Penny Hartwell

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 16, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 3 weeks
1 additional session on May 14, 2025

Working with Silver Clay is an exciting process where the inexperienced can explore their artistic abilities and create unique one of a kind items. Come join this exciting class where beginners can easily learn to create earrings, pendants, charms, beads, bracelets, and rings. Experience a new creative adventure and learn how easy and fun it is to make beautiful items from Precious Metal Clay (PMC) or Art Clay Silver (ACS). Materials fee of $80 is payable to the instructor on the first night of class. *No Class: 4/23.

Play the Ukulele, Your Journey Begins Here

$79

with Duncan Perry

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 16, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on May 13, 2025

Learn to play the ukulele! It has never been more popular and you don't even have to know how to read music! On the uke you can knock out folk music, rock, blues, jazz, pop, country, tunes old and new -- even classical music. Duncan Perry, who has taught more than 700 students of all ages, will introduce you to essential chords and playing techniques using commonly known songs. Oh, and there are lots of laughs along the way. And, learning to play an instrument is good for your brain! You will need a playable ukulele and an electronic tuner or a tuner app. And when folks hear you play this happy instrument, well, they just have to smile! If you don’t own a ukulele, please contact Duncan at uketime24@gmail.com for information. What are you waiting for? Grab a uke and get ready for a musical adventure, then spread the joy!

Paint Night: The Orchid

$55

with Shirley Anderson

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 17, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Join us for an evening of painting what some refer to as the romantic flower or the supermodel of the plant world. The Orchid offers a range of vibrant pinks to soft delicate whites. They all possess stunning flowers that exude elegance. No gardening or painting skills required, as we will paint this flowering plant right in its pot and Shirley Anderson will guide you step by step. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Anxiety & Stress Relief Workshop

$35

with Jade Nelson

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 17, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Stress is a normal part of life, yet at times it becomes too much. Come learn about the stress cycle, and how stress and anxiety impact the body. Learn new tools to help you in your daily life. You will learn two breathing techniques, a simple self-massage routine incorporating trigger points with essential oils, and two mindfulness skills. This class is a combination of lecture, discussion, and class participation.

Chaga Mushrooms

$35

with David Spahr

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 17, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Jun 26, 2025

*NOTICE OF DATE CHANGE: The June session of this class will now run on 6/26 (not 6/19).

Join author David Spahr for an indoor presentation and discussion of Chaga Mushrooms. This class will detail all aspects of chaga (Inonotus Obliquus) including where to find them, how to use, and current science. Many aspects are shown, including those most have never seen. David has collected edible and medicinal mushrooms for 50 years. He is a member of the Maine Mycological Association and the North American Mycological Association.

Flow and Gentle Yoga Online

$75

with Nicola Eden

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 19, 2025 at 8 am, runs for 5 weeks
2 additional sessions through May 24, 2025

An opportunity to take time for yourself from the comfort of your own space. You are welcome to experience the gifts of yoga through awareness of Mind and body, attention to movement and breath, through an exploration in slowing down, and moments of settling to stillness, all to support your journey. The practice is guided by Nicola online, with a sustainable approach, and open to all. Nicola Eden is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher with a State of Maine Teacher Certification.

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Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People

$65

with Craig Coffman

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 21, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Jun 17, 2025

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords. The chord method is LOTS of fun and dramatically easier to learn than reading notes. Fee includes the online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class and also an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is held online using zoom and is partly hands-on instruction and partly lecture demonstration. *This course includes ONE live online session, and students follow up on their own with provided video lessons.





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