Join Shirley Anderson for an unforgettable Bald Eagle Paint Night! In this class you’ll learn to capture the majestic beauty of the bald eagle through Acrylic painting. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, Shirley will guide you step-by-step to create your own stunning masterpiece celebrating this iconic symbol of freedom and strength. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Authentic Belly Dance, or raks sharqi, is an ancient form of dance. Raks sharqi means “dance of the east” in Arabic. Belly dance celebrates every body type and every stage of life. The dance is proud and powerful and soft and sinewy with elegant and isolating movements emanating from the core. It’s the Pilates of dance. And so much fun! This is a great refresher class for experienced dancers and suitable for dancers new to belly dance. Please wear comfortable clothing, similar to what you might wear to a yoga class that will allow for free movement and the ability to see your movement. Hip scarves make it even more fun. You can dance barefoot or in a pair of comfortable dance shoes in the studio. Zills (finger cymbals) will be used in class. Check in with the instructor before you purchase any. As an added bonus, you will also have access to a video library with instruction, drills, and ongoing choreography during the length of the session. The class fee is per person and for 10 sessions. Class meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month: 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/13, 12/11, 1/8, 1/22, 2/12, 2/26. *No Class: 11/27 & 12/25.

Spend a day exploring different aspects of painting figures in watercolor. We'll kick off with a brief tour of watercolor paintings that include figures in various settings as well as standalone figures. The day's activities will commence with quick figure sketches, where students will alternate between posing and painting. This exercise is an effective way to understand how the body's weight rests in a pose. Throughout the workshop, students will explore a variety of ways to depict figures in watercolors, including portraits, figures in settings, figures in motion, and symbolic figures for landscape scenes. For photo references, you might find it fun to use old black and white photos of relatives, but the choice is ultimately up to you. Please note: This is a one day 7-hour workshop with a brief break for lunch. Bring your own lunch/snacks. Students should bring their own watercolor supplies which should be of professional grade, all cotton 300 lb watercolor paper, large excellent brushes and professional grade tube watercolors. In addition, please bring several small jars for mixing pouring options.

Come learn the basics of macrame in this 1-day workshop designed to introduce you to the craft. We will cover basic terminology and techniques that will help you get started with a small project, a plant hanger. A $10 materials fee, payable to the instructor, must be paid on the night of the workshop.

This 55-hour remote learning real estate agent course, approved by the Maine Real Estate Commission, is a prerequisite to taking the Pearson VUE state licensing exam. Based on the book, Introduction to a Successful Career in Maine Real Estate, by Charles “Kim” Coit, its content includes material that is basic to the practice of real estate in Maine. This class is ongoing and the student can start as soon as they register. PDF copy of book is provided, $35 for hard copy.

This Iteration of Ed Higgins’ popular abstract studio will center around composition. It’s one thing to draw or paint expressively without traditional representational or figural anchors, it’s quite quite another for an artist to know and embrace their unique and original sense of composition. Composition is often under appreciated in abstract art, especially by people who haven’t seen enough of it to gain an appreciation or affinity for it. This term our atelier will focus on what it means to create truly original compositions, avoiding derivative or hackneyed compositional traps. At the end of each class, rather than spotlighting an overview of several works by a famous abstract artist, we will do a more intensive analysis of one masterpiece of abstract composition per class. Not with intent to emulate, but to understand and surpass. To study what makes it unique, original, and special, and how every abstract artist needs to reinvent compositional principles for themselves. *No Class: 10/14, 11/11. **Special note about art materials: Please do not call our office about materials. Come to the first class with your favorite sketchbook and drawing pencils & pens. Suggested materials will be discussed by the instructor on the first day of classes. Thank you.

Yin yoga is a style of yoga where passive yoga posture(poses) are held for extended periods of time. Typically 3-5 min., sometimes up to 10. In these passive postures, muscle activity is minimized, with a focus on stretching connective tissues, such as fascia, ligaments and tendons. We will gently settle into postures, supported by yoga props, while deeply connecting to breath. These longer holds allow the muscles to lengthen passively and for physical releases under the skin to occur. This practice supports overall flexibility, circulation, and range of motion in the joints and ligaments. It also is a practice in mindfulness, as conscious breathing occurs, quieting the mind and supporting nervous system health. This class is for those new to yoga, as well as seasoned yogis looking for a deep stretch. Yoga blocks/bolster are encouraged if you have them, otherwise the teacher has props to use during class. *No Class: 10/14, 11/11, 11/25, 1/20, 2/17.

One of the things that holds artists back from achieving the foundational skills they need to achieve mastery, is avoiding something they believe they can’t do well, instead of redoubling their efforts to figuring it out. Perspective is a classic example. Perspective is actually as simple as trusting your eyes, and yet it gets built up as an intimidating hurdle that reinforces lack of confidence in drawing. As many of you know, Ed Higgins doesn’t believe in separate classes for beginners, but he does believe in creating drawing drills and strategies for conquering the fear that frequently manifests as artists self-identifying as beginners. In this class you’ll learn to tame and demystify perspective, turning it into a valuable visual and compositional drawing tool that you control, not something that controls you! *No Class: 10/14, 11/11. **Special note about art materials: Please do not call our office about materials. Come to the first class with your favorite sketchbook and drawing pencils & pens. Suggested materials will be discussed by the instructor on the first day of classes. Thank you.