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Sip & Sgraffito
with Turning Arts Studio, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Enjoy a relaxing evening sipping hot chocolate or tea while carving thoughtful designs into pre-made pottery by Janna and Zachary. Learn the sgraffito technique—scratching through colored slip to reveal the clay beneath—and leave your piece for firing. Finished work ready for pickup two weeks later. All tools and materials provided. $20 materials fee payable to the instructor. No experience needed.
Mushroom Walk
with David Spahr, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Join seasoned forager David Spahr on an immersive mushroom hunt, exploring habitats, structures, and safe foraging practices. Uncover surprises in each walk, shaped by season and location. Suitable for all ages (8-15 with a registered parent), this moderate-difficulty hike promises an exciting, educational adventure. Supply List: Notebook and pen to take notes, sensible clothing and footwear, water, snack and bug repellant. A basket or bags are optional. NOTE: This class will start with an outdoor talk at the waterfront followed by the walking portion.
Let’s Make It Up! Improv Summer Camp
with Elise Voigt, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Ages: 9 - 14
This week-long day camp will use your child’s imagination, focus and energy to create a one act play from the ground up! We will practice theater exercises and develop characters, then we will weave together an improvised story that will be rehearsed and performed on the final day. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to practice developing their creativity while working together cooperatively with others. Elise Voigt is an actor and theater educator with over 20 years of experience and loves sharing her skills and knowledge with adults and children as a journey of self-discovery and self-renewal. No experience necessary! Come out and Play! For ages 9-14.
Living In A Body
with Jacey Goddard, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Learn Dr. Goddard’s simple and powerful method to use your own Mind-Body connection to: Instantly Calm Your Own Nervous System to stop Stress, Anxiety, and Overthinking, Meditate more easily, Sleep Better, and Feel Like Yourself Again. *This class is ongoing, online, and self-paced. Students start as soon as they register. Immediate 30 Day Access upon registration includes twice monthly online group sessions Fridays 12-1 with Dr. Goddard.
Masterclass: The Art & Science of Healing from Within
with Jacey Goddard, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Connect to what's within to make all of the work you've done really work: Calm Your Nervous System, Breath Fully and Easily, Access Inner Wisdom, Rewire Trauma, Activate Profound Healing, Deepen Your Relationship with Spirit. *This class is ongoing, online, and self-paced. Students can start as soon as they register. Includes monthly online group sessions with Dr. Goddard. Self-paced 30 minute Modules, Daily Practice Exercises, and online Group Sessions with Dr. Goddard every other Friday 12-1pm over 20 weeks - Course access immediately upon registration. **There is a $40 fee for cancellations.
Introduction to Energy
with Jeannie Sullivan, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
In this class you will learn where your chakras are and how the correspond with your body . We will learn what influences these energies and how to clear them. At the end of class there will be a mediation that will leave you balanced, grounded, and centered. After the meditation you should feel full of love and as though you have had a massage for your soul. Led by Jeannie Sullivan from HeartFelt Energies.
Japanese Books (FF)
with Joelle Webber, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Ages: 6 - 17
*This is a Family-Friendly program, which means this workshop is open only to adults with minors. To participate in this program, adults need to register themselves and at least one child. An adult can register multiple children (up to 3).
We will explore the decorative sewing patterns of the Japanese Stab Binding, while learning a bit about the eastern traditions of book binding. Hammers and awls are used to create this book. Tools & materials provided. A materials fee of $10 payable to the instructor is due on the first night (fee is per registrant).
CALL US AT 729-7323 TO REGISTER!
Paint Night: Bokeh
with Shirley Anderson, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This class is designed for bokeh enthusiasts, featuring soft, distant lights that invoke a dreamy ambiance. Whether on a sunny beach or a night highway, we will explore techniques to replicate this stunning effect using lots of blending and blurring. This class is perfect for beginners as well as advanced painters. Canvas and paints are supplied.