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Beginning Wheel Throwing

$150

with Tamsyn Bodwell

Calendar Next session starts May 10, 2025 at 10 am

During this 4-week session, you will learn the basics of wheel throwing to make simple vessels such as bowls, tumblers, and plates. Weeks 1 and 2 will be focused on throwing and weeks 3 and 4 we will be decorating and glazing. Work will be picked up following week 4.

Full Course

Paranormal Investigation Fundraiser

$49

with Paranormal Five

Calendar Next available session starts May 10, 2025 at 6 pm
Paranormal Five is hosting a fundraiser for Biddeford Adult Education. Come and investigate with Maine paranormal investigators. See how paranormal investigating is done in real life versus what you see on TV. You will be able to see equipment and be able to see a different side to the J. Richard Martin Community Center. The building is extremely interesting with spirits that love to chat and let you know they are there. We cannot guarantee paranormal activity but any experience that you may have during the investigation is a real experience.

Decoupage Seashell Trinket Dishes

$25

with Dawn Burns

Calendar Next available session starts May 13, 2025 at 6 pm

Join us for a fun and creative class where you’ll transform two beautiful shells into stunning trinket dishes using napkins and decoupage! With a variety of gorgeous designs to choose from, you can personalize your piece to match your style-whether you prefer a scallop shell or a clam shell. No experience is needed-just bring your creativity and enjoy a relaxing time crafting. You’ll leave with one unique keepsake for yourself and another to gift to someone special!

There is a $10 material fee due to the instructor the night of class.

Play the Ukulele, Your Journey Begins Here!

$79

with Duncan Perry

Calendar Next available session starts May 13, 2025 at 6 pm

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 us for information. What are you waiting for? Grab a uke and get ready for a musical adventure, then spread the joy! Please check for an email (could be in your Spam folder) from the instructor with the Zoom link in the days before the class.

Walking Tour of Laurel Hill

$15

with Ron Romano

Calendar Next available session starts May 17, 2025 at 12 pm
1 additional session on May 17, 2025

Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco was designed in the middle 1800s to encourage visitation. Its inviting pathways, sloping landscapes, and lush plantings (including an incredible display of daffodils each spring) provide a backdrop for a fine variety of gravestone styles, materials, and symbols. Our stroll through this beloved cemetery will take about 90 minutes. Two identical tours will run the same day, at noon and again at 2:00pm. Register early…this tour usually sells out.

The Narcissists Among Us

$35

with Donna Accettullo, Med

Calendar Next available session starts May 22, 2025 at 6 pm

Narcissists are everywhere! They may be our friends, family members, romantic partners, or co-workers. They will undermine your confidence, and wreak havoc on your health, career, friendships or finances. In this course, we will examine the 7 types of narcissists, their patterns of behavior, and the tactics they use. This course will arm you with the information you need to spot narcissists quickly and avoid them, or strategies to cope with them in situations where you can’t. Please check for an email (could be in your Spam folder) from the instructor with the Zoom link in the days before the class.”

Walking Tour of Greenwood Cemetery

$15

with Ron Romano

Calendar Next available session starts May 24, 2025 at 12 pm
1 additional session on May 24, 2025

Greenwood Cemetery is a hidden gem! Established in the mid-1800s when other “garden” cemeteries arose, Greenwood offers a wide variety of gravestone materials, monument forms, symbolism, and epitaphs from the nineteenth century. Cemetery historian Ron Romano will share the best that Greenwood has to offer, pausing to visit the graves of some who were lost at sea, taken down by disease, died by suicide, and even murder. The stroll along the winding pathways of this pleasant burial space will take about 90 minutes. Two identical tours will run the same day, at noon and again at 2:00pm.

Adobe Illustrator Essentials

$225

with Andi Helmi

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 2, 2025

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard computer illustration software. Use Illustrator to draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards or any other vector graphics for print or web. In this course, you will learn Adobe Illustrator fundamentals to set up a print document and use various tools to draw, type and color all kinds of shapes and illustrations. Learn how to efficiently manage layers and artboards, and create print-ready PDF documents.

Access to Adobe Illustrator software required.

How it Works click HERE.





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