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Understanding Constitutional Carry and Legal Use of Force

$35

with Alice Bean Andrenyak, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Nov 23, 2026 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This three-hour 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 of a series but can be taken separately. Class taught via Zoom.

Knitting - 4 Weeks

$48

with Vicky Vaughn, Noble Adult & Community Education

Calendar Nov 24, 2026 at 5 pm

 Join us for a fun, no pressure knitting experience! This 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. 

Materials to bring to class: 
• Size 7 Knitting Needles
• 1 pair of small scissors
• Tape measure
• 1 light color Supersaver Red Heart Yarn (7 Ounces)


Cant make a full session? Student drop-ins are welcome! Drop-In fee is $13 per class.

Sourdough for Beginners

$14

with Kate Cobb, Massabesic Adult and Community Education

Calendar Nov 24, 2026 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Get to know the basics of starting your own sourdough, keeping your starter alive, and how much starter to add to your baking recipe.

Will run

Flow and Gentle Yoga Live - Online

$75

with Nicola Eden, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Nov 28, 2026 at 8 am, runs for 5 weeks
3 additional sessions through Feb 13, 2027

An invitation to meet yourself exactly where you are with curiosity and compassion through traditional poses and flowing movement reaching for the sky and back down to earth. This engaging and sustainable yoga practice is intelligently sequenced and allows for familiarity with the movement and opportunities to make it uniquely your own. Participate in this live-online class from the convenience of your home and create balance in your life with this gentle practice of mindfulness, breath, movement, and relaxation. Guided by Nicola Eden - Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher.

Explorations in Chair Yoga Live - Online

$75

with Nicola Eden, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Nov 28, 2026 at 9:30 am, runs for 5 weeks
3 additional sessions through Feb 13, 2027

You are invited to move and breathe mindfully in this yoga practice, with fluid and functional movement and more traditional holds. The chair can allow participants to access individually appropriate yoga postures and support physical alignment on a stable foundation. Participants move in and out of a chair in this engaging and sustainable 60-minute live-online class. Connect with registered yoga teacher Nicola Eden and meet yourself exactly where you are with curiosity and compassion in the comfort of your home.

Intro to Chair Yoga Live - Online

$45

with Nicola Eden, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Nov 28, 2026 at 11 am, runs for 5 weeks
3 additional sessions through Feb 13, 2027

Registered yoga teacher Nicola Eden invites you to this gentle movement, breath, and mindfulness practice designed to enhance your well being. Participants remain seated and supported by a stable chair the whole time with a focus on mobility with a flowing, active range of motion, and stability by holding postures steady, all on a foundation of self-compassion. This 30-minute yoga class is offered to you live-online in the comfort of your home.

Life Skills for Living and Working with a Difficult, Toxic Person

$25

with Preethi Fernando, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Nov 28, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Jan 30, 2027

Toxic people play emotional hostage and mind games. The emotional, mental, financial drain caused by a toxic person is like a leaky faucet, slowly and silently getting bigger and more destructive. Bullying, narcissistic behavior, controlling, lying, manipulation, pitting one against the other, silent treatment, cunning behaviors, withholding recognition, blame, are toxic behaviors that can drag us down like a sea anchor. Stop trying to change the toxic person. Start changing yourself. Learn how to be calm when the toxic person pushes your buttons. Find peace of mind, increase your productivity, and live stress free, as you master the life skills for living for working with a toxic person. Preethi Fernando is the author of “You Got This- How to Work with Toxic People.” Preethifernando.com.

Mosaic Pet Portraits

$65

with Herenya Wilkey, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Nov 30, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 3 weeks
1 additional session on Jan 5, 2027

Furred, feathered, scaled and even bald pets are beautiful! Please bring two printed copies of an 8x8inch or slightly smaller portrait photo of your pet to class. A close up head shot is best! We will learn how to score, break, and snip glass and ceramics down to shape and glue to our substrate. On the last day of class we will finish with grout. Tools will be provided for in class use. A material fee of $25 must be paid to the instructor on the first night of class. Beginners welcome!





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