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Mosaic Pet Portraits
with Herenya Wilkey, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Furred, feathered, scaled or even bald pets are beautiful! Please bring two printed copies of an 8x8inch or slightly smaller portrait photo of your pet to class. 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. No experience required! All Materials/Tools provided. A material fee of $35 must be paid to the instructor on the first night of class.
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.
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.
Sashiko Mending
with Asia Cole, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Have clothes that need mending? Come learn sashiko, the Japanese art of visible mending where we will patch our garments with a purposefully visible stitch to strengthen and beautify them all at once. Students will each receive needles, thread, a patch, and a take-home guide. Please bring a ruler, scissors, sewing pins, and your garment of choice (denim preferred). A $25 materials fee, payable to the instructor, must be paid the first night of class.
Ultimate Beginner Watercolor: Level 3
with Catherine Scanlon, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Join Catherine for this 1 night class to learn new ways to incorporate mixed media techniques in your work. Create depth, texture and interest with gouache, fluid acrylic, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, dual tipped markers and posca pens (and more). Class will start with a refresher on color and techniques covered in previous levels and then transition to discuss new ways to think about layers while introducing various mixed media supplies. We will spend the rest of class playing with a variety of materials to incorporate new and old techniques to complete a fun and uplifting illustration. Materials fee: $20 (payable to the instructor).
Dental Assistant
with Academy of Medical Professions, Noble Adult & Community Education
12-week Certificate program in Dental Assisting for one of the most high-demand careers. This program is designed to teach all aspects of dental assisting and provide you with the skills you need to work in this field and pass a national certificate exam. This program is taught by a Dentist and includes an opportunity for internships. We now offer an option for Lab days, please ask for more details! The price of the course includes all books, exam preparation materials and fees for the DANB RHS® certificate program. Upon passing the DANB RHS®, you will receive a certificate of knowledge based on competency for that component from DANB. Payment plans available.
Live Classes Monday 6-8 PM OR Online Anytime, Self-Paced