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Basic Tarot Card Spreads
with Jeannie Sullivan, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Come learn a few basic tarot card spreads. These spreads can be good for answering yes or no questions. a quick hit on a situation, or to learn from the past, present, and future. These will be fun tools to have in your tarot toolbox. You must have some experience with tarot and know the major and minor arcana as well as the court cards. You will have an opportunity to practice with one another too! Led by Jeannie Sullivan from HeartFelt Energies.
Drawing Bootcamp: Drawing From Life
with Deena Ball, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Learn to draw what you see. If you can write you can draw! It is more a matter of learning to see and recognize shapes and proportions. We will spend three weeks rapidly improving our drawing and observation skills through a series of exercises and projects. In order to get the greatest benefit from the class, it is advised that you complete the short daily drawing challenge. Materials list will be provided by the instructor.
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Hand Stamped Christmas Explosion Box
with Dawn Stevens, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
In this class, we will follow step by step instructions to create a unique explosion box! When the top is removed, the inside pops open and reveals pockets to tuck in a note or gift card, and colorful decorations. We will also make a mini gable box perfect for that small gift. Precut kits and envelopes are provided. Participants need a pair of scissors and colored pencils or markers.
Hunter Safety
with Anthony Wolfe, RSU 3 Adult & Community Education
Taking the hunter safety course is your getaway into a proud community of conservationists who help manage wildlife, support research, and fund critical habitat work through licenses and excise taxes. With over 17 million acres of pristine land and waterways, Maine offers some of the best hunting experiences in the nation. Minimum participants 6.
When:
Tue Dec. 2 from 5 PM to 8 PM
Sat Dec. 13 from 8 AM to 4 PM
Cost:
$5 Registration Fee -We do accept cash, check, and card. If you are paying with a card, please give us a call at (207) 568-3426 x1801. If you are paying with a check, please make the check out to RSU 3 Adult & Community Education.
Registration Dealine:
November 25
Winter Gnome Crochet
with Angel Frost, RSU 3 Adult & Community Education
This is a beginner friendly Corner to Corner (C2C) Crochet class. Students will learn how to crochet projects by working from one corner of a piece to the opposite corner. Unlike traditional row by row crochet, C2C builds fabric in a staircase-like pattern, making it ideal for graph based designs, colorwork, and geometric shapes. Minimum of 7 participants. Maximum of 8 participants.
When:
December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, & 15
Time:
3:30 to 5:30 PM
Cost:
$45 - We do accept cash, check, and card. If you are paying with a card, please give us a call at (207) 568-3426 x1801. If you are paying with a check, please make the check out to RSU 3 Adult & Community Education.
Introductory Sashiko Stitching
with Cathi Belcher, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This is an introductory hands-on class designed to learn the “ins and outs” of the Japanese running stitch technique called Sashiko. We’ll discuss the history of this beautiful and utilitarian stitching; types of fabrics, threads & needles; learn basic traditional patterns and how to transfer them, and use some of the tools that help make this a mindful and enjoyable pastime. We’ll create a small sampler of stitches and patterns, which can then be made into a potholder, a small quilt. Fabric, thread and tools are supplied, along with many handouts that will help you continue your journey long after class is over. *A materials fee of $25 is due to the instrcutor on the first night of class.
Knitting - 6 Weeks
with Victoria Vaughn, Noble Adult & Community Education
Join us for a fun, no pressure knitting experience! This 6-week knitting class is great for not only beginners, but for anyone who may be a little rusty. You'll learn how to cast on, master the basic and purl stitches, learn some tips and tricks on repairing mistakes, and learn how to read a pattern! Vicky is a passionate knitter and always makes classes fun for her students.
Cant make a full session? Student drop-ins are welcome! Drop-In fee is $13 per class.
No class: 11/25, 12/13, 12/20, 2/17
Beginner Book Binding
with Joelle Webber, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This class introduces the vocabulary of the book, the tools and materials needed for making beginner books. On the first evening we will hand decorate our papers, using different mark-making tools in calligraphic ways. The second night we will stitch two pamphlet books, binding them with soft and hard covers. Finally we will create pocket accordion books and begin to consider how to fill them. A materials fee of $20 payable to the instructor is due on the first night. Tools will also be provided.
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