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! Please note: There is a $60 cancellation fee for this program.

*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.

*More about the retreat location: Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century. All meals are included in the workshop fee as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops. Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Acadian Arts Retreats participants will have exclusive overnight access to accommodations in the park. **Lodgings not included in price.

Let our Adult Ed program make the arrangements for the tickets, transportation, food (all you can eat) and parking, so you can enjoy a baseball game watching the future stars of the Boston Red Sox. Seats are in the Gifford’s Home Maine Ice Cream pavilion located in right-field. Modeled after the iconic “Monster Seats” at Fenway Park, the Pavilion offers some of the most unique seats in Minor League Baseball.  The Portland Sea Dogs are the double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The Sea Dogs will be playing the Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies affiliate) with a start time of 6:00. Book your nine inning vacation as soon as possible, we have only the capacity of 08 fans for this trip. Instructor: Chris Chessie

Learn to create your own set of three sterling silver stacking rings in this fun, hands-on workshop! You will start with a selection of different shaped sterling silver wires. Then you'll be guided through the basics of soldering, shaping, texturing, and polishing your rings to make a custom stack that’s uniquely yours. No experience needed—just come ready to create!

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.

Learn to shuck like a pro with a local oyster farmer. In this relaxed, hands-on class, practice shucking with your own dozen oysters, test out raw and grilled preparations, and learn about oyster farming straight from the source. Your local oysters are some of the best in the world - start shucking them yourself! Taught by Jean Vande Moortel, presented by Maine Tasting Center. *All equipment provided for use during class. If you would like to purchase a set of gloves and shucking knife to take home ($10), please let us know in advance by emailing Maine Tasting Center at sara@mainetastingcenter.com.

In this two-part workshop, you’ll explore the dramatic and hands-on process of raku firing. In Part 1, you’ll sculpt a piece in clay and watch a live raku firing demo. Three weeks later in Part 2, you’ll glaze and fire your own work using the raku method—removing red-hot pieces from the kiln and placing them into combustibles for stunning, unpredictable results. No experience necessary. All tools and materials provided. $20 materials fee payable to the instructor. This class is 2 sessions. Finished pieces will go home after the second session. *Rain Date for the June Session will be 6/27.

An unforgettable 9-day wellness journey of spas, healing, transformational coaching, and self-discovery in lovely Sri Lanka. This immersive wellness retreat blends ancient Ayurvedic traditions, emotional healing practices, healthy diet, and holistic self-care to restore harmony of body, mind, and spirit. Whether you are experiencing a life transition, want to relax, enjoy tropical massages, leaving a difficult past behind, healing after loss, making new beginnings, or simply wanting to travel, this retreat will create refreshing memories for you. Sunrise quiet reflections, guided deep breathing sessions, personalized Ayurvedic spa treatments to detoxify and energize, massages, flower baths in tropical settings, and a healthy diet will boost your vitality and give you rest. Afternoons are devoted to cultural exploration, nature walks, wildlife, and light immersion in local Sri Lankan culture. Each day will be topped with transformational coaching offered by Preethi Fernando. Evenings close quietly with reflection circles, and serene moments under starlit island skies. Whether you are seeking to heal from emotional loss, improve physical vitality, or simply recharge in a peaceful paradise, this rejuvenating retreat is a transformational experience to bring out the best version of you. Led by Sri Lankan born author and inspirational speaker, Preethi Fernando. Visit preethifernando.com Price includes: Flight (economy), local accommodation, meals, spa treatments, wellness workshops, travel excursions. *Does not include hotel incidentals, gifts, souvenirs. **Last day to register is March 30th. ***There is a $300 cancellation fee.

Explore the classic Italian art of Millefiori, “a thousand flowers”, and create a set of stunning polymer clay coasters. Learn how to construct clay canes to create the unique and colorful tiles that will form your coasters. Your coasters will be baked and ready to use! An $18 materials fee is due at the first class.