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Card-Making with Dawn

$20

with Dawn Stevens, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 19, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Feb 8, 2027

Create your own hand made greeting cards! Dawn will guide you through every step of the process. Please bring your scissors, a glue stick, and your preferred coloring medium (markers, pencils, etc).

Diorama Card: Come join me while I teach you to make a 3D card that folds flat for mailing! This adorable diorama can be customized to be a birthday card or another occasion with the simple change of sentiment. Precut kits will be provided. Please bring your scissors, a glue stick, and your preferred coloring medium (markers, pencils, etc).

Halloween Mice Card: Imagine the surprise of receiving a hand made Halloween card! Join me as we use inks to blend backgrounds and embossing to add sparkle to this cute card that will put a smile on the recipient’s face! Precut kits will be provided. Please bring your scissors, a glue stick, and your preferred coloring medium (markers, pencils, etc).

Capybara Surprise Birthday Card: Come join me while I teach you to make this adorable card. The capybaras alone will brighten anyone’s day and then, surprise! When the recipient pulls the tab, a message will be revealed for them with the perfect spot to attach a gift card or personal message. Pre cut kits will be provided. Please bring your scissors, a glue stick, and your preferred coloring medium (markers, pencils, etc).

Valentine's Day Shaker Card: This dimensional card has a shaker built in to add some fun to your Valentine’s Day card! Come have some fun creating a unique greeting card. Precut kits are provided. Please bring your scissors, a glue stick, and your preferred coloring medium (markers, pencils, etc).

FLOW 1: Intermediate + Advanced Watercolor

$165

with Deena Ball, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 19, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 5 weeks

Create luminous watercolors with vitality, atmosphere, and presence. In this course, we focus on the expressive power of water, layering, and transparency so you can build paintings that feel alive. What we’ll explore: Using water intentionally to create light, clarity, and glow; Layering and timing for clean, luminous passages; Value and edge control for atmosphere and depth; Color decisions that support mood and structure. We will study master watercolorists such as Sargent, Ruskin, and Turner, alongside contemporary painters including Alvaro Castagnet, Herman Pekel, Andy Evansen and others. We will work to translate what we learn into practical exercises and paintings. Class format: Group critique of homework; Short demo and focused lesson (often with art history); Targeted exercises to explore the day’s topic; Studio time to apply ideas to a painting. Who is this course for? This course is best for adult students who have prior watercolor instruction, solid basic drawing skills, and a willingness to step outside their comfort zone in order to grow and create more dynamic, compelling work. *No Class: 11/2.

Book Talk: Daughters of Witching Hill

$45

with Jeannie Sullivan, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 19, 2026 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Join Jeannie Sullivan for a discussion about the book, Daughters of Witching Hill by Mary Sharra. This book takes place during the witch trials in England and is based on true events. You will find out how the witch trials affected Bess and her grandmother.

How Money Works

Free

with Sarah Blondin, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 19, 2026 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Do you want to eliminate debt? Stop living paycheck to paycheck? Take full control of your finances? Join us to learn how implementing a few simple financial concepts can transform your relationship with money!

Intermediate Crochet

$35

with Margo Truscott, Massabesic Adult and Community Education

Calendar Oct 20, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 4 weeks

In this class you will learn how to read a pattern and create new stitches.  You will need #4 worsted weight yarn, US size H/8 crochet hook equivalent to a 5 metric size. Materials list available upon registration.

Tennis Elbow Education

$50

with Mary Woodbury, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 20, 2026 at 3:30 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Feb 16, 2027

Love tennis and pickleball or just remodeled your home? You don't have to play tennis to get tennis elbow (also known as lateral epicondylitis) which often has no clear cause. Any overuse of elbow muscles and tendons can cause pain that spreads into the forearm and wrist. Join occupational therapist Mary Woodbury, OTR/L CHT, to learn how to minimize pain and swelling and keep your work or play on track. Topics covered include: racket size, weight, grip, stretching, self-care for swelling and overuse, current treatments and stretching techniques.

HEALTHSPAN AND JOY: A 50+ JOURNEY TO VITAL LIVING S2

$69

with Judith Stark, Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education

Calendar Oct 20, 2026 at 4 pm

Step into a supported space designed to help you feel stronger,more energized, and connected to your body, mind, and life.It is an interactive course created especially for adults 50+ whoare ready to take steps toward improved well-being and reduceddiscomfort. Alongside physical wellness, we'll incorporate mind-fulness, stress reduction, and mindset shifts. Each session blendsgroup discussion and shared experience with guidance that can beadapted to your needs. Please note this is for educational supportand is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatmentfrom your healthcare provider.INSTRUCTOR: Judy Stark

Capturing Layered Landscapes with Watercolor and Ink

$160 Originally: $69

with Claire Loon Baldwin, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 20, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 5 weeks

Learn strategies for demystifying landscapes, and capture them with watercolor and ink. This all-levels class welcomes students of all experience levels, and builds skills through a series of exercises. Students will learn to use dip pens with ink and build layers with watercolor, utilizing additional tools such as wax crayons to effectively build layers. Students can either buy themselves the required materials or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick.

Professional Artist Grade Kit

Student Grade Kit

Layering Kit Add-on





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