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Paint Night - Jack-O-Lantern Kitten

$23

with Janis Peterson, Massabesic Adult and Community Education

Calendar Oct 8, 2026 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Experience the joy of painting as a true beginner! Janis will walk you through each step so that you leave with a painting you’re proud of that is similar to the example.

$15 materials fee

REFLECTING WITH TAROT S3

$75

with Charlene Salvaggio, Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education

Calendar Oct 8, 2026 at 6 pm

Come join my "Reflecting with Tarot" class as we explore the useof the 22 most Powerful images of the Tarot, “The Major Arcana”.Each of these cards symbolizes a passage in human development.The journey of the “Major Arcana” is really the journey of theFOOL where he brings us along to meet the fundamentalexperiences or rights of passage and symbolism of our travelsthrough the human experience. In this 2-hour workshop we willexplore 22 symbolic personal messages as they bring us to a placeof revisiting, reckoning and familiarity, making them easy tounderstand when they visit in a reading or show up in your spread.You will leave this workshop with your own personal reading,as well as meditation tool of self discovery, and insight. CarlJung once wrote, a person's life is characterized by the person...divination and psychological insight go hand in hand”, either way,I believe, like angels, they are tools to open our minds to insightsand inner wisdom that may guide us along our journey throughlife. As we introduce ourselves to these artful Archetypes I willtake you through a gentle journey of wonder and discovery, wewill reflect how these passages and symbols make us feel, if theyresonate an impression or association, are they telling us some-thing? As we open these doors to deepen our understanding ofourselves we can also broaden our understanding of others and theworld around us. Dress comfortably, be ready to embark on a funinner world journey of intuitive self discovery and insight.INSTRUCTOR: Charlene Salvaggio is a multifaceted teacher, artist,Reiki Master, intuitive who has read and practiced meditation throughTarot for 33 years. As a freelance writer, you can find some of her work on theAmerican Tarot Association Newsletters. Throughout the years she has readand taught for various tearooms, healing facilities, businesses, and settings.

Write Your Story

$35 Originally: $75

with Margo Truscott, Massabesic Adult and Community Education

Calendar Oct 8, 2026 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

This class will help you develop a road map of your life's story.  Your map will guide your writing and keep you on task to write a comprehensive account of your personal history. 

14 A.I. Tools for the Small Business Owner

Originally: $25 Originally: $75

with Preethi Fernando, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 8, 2026 at 7 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Jan 30, 2027

Artificial intelligence business tools help small businesses work smarter, not harder. Learn to automate e-mails, create pie charts for your reports with chat GPT, screen resumes, creating social media posts, AI videos, website content creation, sales forecasting, and more. Cut back costs on hiring staff, by knowing how to use AI to boost your small business. Get your health back and save yourself the unnecessary stress and headaches of office drama by replacing your toxic employee with Chat GPT (and not have to worry about a lawsuit or them talking bad behind your back). This class shows you how to replace a toxic employee with neutral AI, improving productivity at your workplace plus cut back costs in having under performing employees.

Acadian Arts Retreats: Asian Fusion Cooking

Originally: $695 Originally: $75

with Chris Toy, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Sep 18, 2026 , runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Oct 9, 2026

Your instructor, Chris Toy is the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. Cooking students will learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created. More about the retreat location: Escape to a Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artists, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy-balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/. *Lodgings not included in price. **There is a $60 cancellation fee.

Acadian Arts Retreats: Watercolor Painting

Originally: $695 Originally: $75

with Mary Laury, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Sep 18, 2026 , runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Oct 9, 2026

Your instructor, Mary Laury, is an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together! More about the retreat location: Escape to a Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artists, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy-balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/. *Lodgings not included in price. **There is a $60 cancellation fee.

Museum Sketchbook Series

Originally: $25 Originally: $75

with Michael Branca, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 9, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
3 additional sessions through Feb 12, 2027

Bring a sketchbook and pencil and join us for an afternoon of drawing in one of Maine's fabulous museums. Forge an intimate connection with museum collections, while improving your own work by studying the techniques of the masters. Guidance and critical feedback are provided as needed. At the end of our visit, we will meet up to share our results with the group. Museum admission is included in fee. Participants will meet at the museum.

Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People -ZOOM

Originally: $59

with Craig Coffman, Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education

Calendar Oct 10, 2026 at 9 am

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment.  Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords.  Since this class is being held online with ZOOM you will be able to sit at your piano or keyboard at home and take this course with no pressure at all.  And since this course includes an online book and online follow up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own.  An optional periodic online question and answer session is also included.    A recording of the class is included as well.   The course is partly lecture/demonstration and partly hands on instruction. Ages 13+

STUDENTS FOLLOW UP AFTERWARDS WITH MY ONLINE LESSONS THAT GO WITH THE BOOK AND THEY DO THIS ON THEIR OWN.  





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