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Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education



Outdoor

Foraging Walk

$45

with David Spahr

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 12, 2025 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Crave the forest's bounty? Join David (65+ years of experience!) for an immersive foraging adventure. Learn to identify edible treasures, from berries to mushrooms, and uncover the secrets of plant ecology. This isn't just a walk, it's a transformative experience that fills your basket and your soul! Limited spots, register today! David is a member of the Maine Mycological Assoc. NOTE: This class will start with an outdoor talk at the waterfront followed by the walking portion.

Coastal Navigation Fundamentals (Level 1)

$50

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Calendar Next available session starts Nov 6, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 2 weeks
1 additional session on Feb 26, 2026

Learn the basics of coastal navigation using local charts, parallel ruler, and dividers. Learn what the symbols mean, how to determine safe and dangerous routes, create courses, learn rules of the “road”, what aids to navigation look like and do, plan for emergencies and more. For kayakers, sailors, powerboaters, and future Registered Maine Guides. Students will need access to either a Casco Bay Chart or Penobscot Bay Chart, parallel ruler and dividers. This course is offered via Zoom over two sessions. This is a LEVEL 1 program.

Developing A Personal and Home Protection Plan

$35

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

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

This 2.5hr course is NOT about installing an alarm system. It is about adjusting your awareness around you as you move through your day and your home. It is about doing mental exercises to handle the “What if’s” to keep you and your loved ones safe. Learn situational awareness, conflict avoidance, and how to access your home’s defense. Part 1 of a 2-part series but can be taken separately. Class taught via Zoom.

Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms of New England

$35

with David Spahr

Calendar Next available session starts Nov 20, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Feb 12, 2026

Join author David Spahr for an indoor presentation and discussion of edible and medicinal mushrooms, identification, tools and equipment for harvesting, as well as books, materials, and other resources. David has collected edible mushrooms for 50 years. He is a member of the Maine Mycological Association and the North American Mycological Association.

Want to Become A Registered Maine Guide?

Free

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Calendar Next available session starts Nov 20, 2025 at 7 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Jan 6, 2026

Want to be a Registered Maine Guide? Don't know the process? Trying to decide how to train to take your tests? Want to know the rules about guiding? Take this one-hour interactive Zoom free class. Get your answers and create your future!

Understanding Constitutional Carry and Legal Use of Force

$35

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Calendar Next available session starts Nov 25, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This 2.5hr course is for firearm owners and nonowners. You’ll learn what to do when you see an attack or if you are attacked and respond with force. You’ll learn how to contact the first responders, how prosecutors might view what you did, rules about concealed carry in the US and Maine, and various ways to protect yourself without using a firearm. Part 2 of a 2-part series but can be taken separately. Class taught via Zoom.

Be Safe When Your Office Is Someone's Home

$35

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Calendar Next available session starts Dec 2, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This 2.5hr course is for anyone that goes into someone else’s home to do work, repairs, estimates, sales, nursing, or outside the home contractors. How can you be safe? Learn the basics to access the surroundings, stay safe and protect yourself without using a firearm. Part 3 of a 3-part series but can be taken separately. This is a Zoom class.

Beginning Fly Tying

$5

with Lane Soltesz

Calendar Next available session starts Jan 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 8 weeks

Attendees will learn the basic techniques for fly tying and progress to tying flies for catching freshwater fish in Maine's lakes and rivers. Vises, tools, hooks and all supplies needed to produce fishable flies will be provided by the instructor. Class size will be limited to 5-6 students to allow for individual assistance as required. Class will cover tools, hooks, fly size, fly type and construction techniques used to create flies. The student will learn to work with feathers, hair, tinsels, thread, wire, fur, beads and many other materials used in making flies. A materials fee of $25 must be paid to the instructor on the first night of class. *No Class: 2/18.





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