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Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education



General Enrichment

Invest for Success

Free

with Sarah Blondin

Calendar Next available session starts May 28, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Is your money working as hard for you as you do for it? Are you confident that your current investment strategy will help you reach your goals? Whether you're brand new to investing or a seasoned investor, join us to learn the power of compounding interest, managing risk, and strategically investing to reach your goals!

Nature Walk with a Sketchbook

$95

with Claire Loon Baldwin

Calendar Next session starts May 31, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Explore nature through a series of art exercises designed to spark creativity and mindfulness. This all-levels class begins with a nature walk to gather inspiration and draw what we see in our sketchbooks, and finishes with longer art exercises in the studio. We’ll explore techniques for exploring the outdoors with all our senses, and drawing landscapes using watercolor pencils. Students will gain a variety of techniques for working quickly, accurately, and creatively, all while connecting to nature. Students can either buy themselves the required materials - the materials list is linked here - or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick (here is a link to a student-grade kit, and here is a link to an artist-grade kit). *Special Note: Meet at a nearby trailhead then go to Topsham location.

Full Course
The Wine-Dark Sea
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The Wine-Dark Sea

$125

This course is an introduction to ‘strange tale’ writer Robert Aickman. Considered a master of strange and dark storytelling, Aickman wrote 48 short stories in his life. The Wine-Dark Sea is a reprint of a collection of short stories by Aickman. In this course, we will discuss several of these short stories, focusing on one each week. Participants will need to purchase their own copy of the anthology before class starts. You will need to come to class each week prepared to talk about the assigned story.

Beginning French: Summer, 2025

$150

with Laurie Notch

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2025 at 4 pm, runs for 12 weeks

Voulez-vous apprendre le français? Learn French essentials or revive French learned from decades ago! We’ll cover pronunciation, basic phrases, structure and vocabulary with the textbook Barron's E-Z French. 

The Fundamentals of Creative Writing

$175

with Violet Hart

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 8 weeks
1 additional session

In this 8-week course, we’ll explore the basics of creative writing, including the various mediums, genres, and publication routes available to you, and we’ll practice the fundamental skills and habits you’ll use to become a successful writer. This class is open to students of all skill levels, and whether you’re ready to become the next Stephen King or just want to put pen to paper and have some fun, there’s a place for you here. *No Class: 4/22.

Intensive French: Summer 2025

$150

with Laurie Notch

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 5, 2025 at 4 pm, runs for 11 weeks

Improve French comprehension and conversational skills through French media and literature where we will listen, read, and discuss in French what's going on in the world.

NO CLASS June 19th and July 3rd! 

Pine Needle Baskets

$65

with Zack Rouda

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 14, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

White pine, Maine’s state flower, and Red pine, are ubiquitous throughout the state and provide a vital pool of resources for human and nonhuman Mainers alike. Pine needles are beautiful and strong! They can be coiled and sewn together to make hats, lovely usable baskets, and/or adorably tiny ones. Learn to identify, regeneratively gather and harvest, properly store and process, and weave with pine needles. We'll cover the basics of coiled basketry, which is a global, ancient human skill, and create a wonderful pine-needle basket. Every participant will make a basket to take home.

Investing at Retirement

Free

with Sarah Blondin

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 18, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Nearing or entering retirement? Maybe you're just thinking about it? Join us to learn how developing a customized strategy can assist you in identifying considerable risks to mitigate them while making the most out of your benefits and assets. This can help you plan for a financially secure retirement!





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