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Paint Night - Fluorescent Rising Bird
with Janis Peterson, Massabesic Adult and Community Education
Make this painting that glows in the dark! $20 materials fee
Psychic-Mediumship Practice Circle
with Valerie Lofaso, Noble Adult & Community Education
Come practice and develop your psychic-mediumship skills in an open, safe, supportive environment. All levels of experience welcome and all types of intuitives and energy workers welcome. This group will be shaped by the attendees’ needs and wants for practice, so come prepared with what you would like to work on but also be open to exploring new things.
Please bring with you (if you have them): a Tarot or oracle card deck, a pendulum, dowsing rods, a small & meaningful personal object, etc. There will be a limited supply of extras for attendees.
Topics we may explore:
• Tarot/Oracle/Angel card reading
• Spiritual Readings
• Scrying
• Dowsing
• Pendulum work
• Energy work
Maximum: 20 Students
Baby and Toddler Play Group
with MACE Staff, Massabesic Adult and Community Education
Bring your little one to play, and meet other local parents! Find out more about resources available for families. 2nd Friday starting 1/9, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Introduction to Ultimate Beginner Watercolor
with Catherine Scanlon, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Get started with the basics of watercolor painting. In this workshop we will start with an intro to paper, paint, palettes, and brushes. Then we'll jump right in and get painting; you’ll mix paint to complete a color mixing chart and start to learn the basics of color theory. Time permitting you'll paint a custom illustration created by Catherine and printed on watercolor paper. You'll leave this fun class with enough experience to continue your watercolor journey. *There is a $10 materials fee payable to the instructor on the day of the workshop.
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Museum Sketchbook: Colby Art Museum
with Michael Branca, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
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.
Life Skills for Working or Living with a Difficult & Toxic Person
with Preethi Fernando, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Working or living with a toxic person can be emotionally, physically, and sometimes financially draining. From being controlling, belligerent, verbally abusive, to being manipulative, demeaning, and sneaky, toxic people can derail our plans, dreams, and hopes – if we allow them to. Watch intro video for the class here: https://youtu.be/YcSYEWXb4VE You will feel better after you listen to what I have to say during this one hour class... I guarantee it. In my class you will learn simple, effective emotional tools to maintain your cool, calmness, and sanity, when you are affected by a toxic person, day in, day out. I am the author of “I Never Said It Was Easy. I Said You Got This: Emotional Intelligent Tools to Deal With Difficult Toxic People and Lead Through Change.”
Spring Tea
with Preethi Fernando, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Sip into your cup of spring tea from the comfort of your home, as you are transported into an exotic world of tea. Spring time is tea time. Tea was an accidental discovery in 2737 BC when a Chinese Emperor had a pot of boiling water and a tea leaf fell into it, and voila, tea was born. Ice tea was an accidental discovery at the World Trade Fair in St.Louis, Missouri in 1904. From black tea to hibiscus tea to Sri Lankan tea, today, tea is highly valued as a health, energy, and social drink. Spring time is tea time. This is a light hearted, fun class, with visually stunning images of tea fields and mesmerizing story telling. Signing up for this class will shape you to appreciate your daily cup of tea even more.
How to Use Chat GPT
with Preethi Fernando, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Hop on the artificial intelligence bandwagon! Whether you are a Senior, a stay at home parent, a busy professional, or a curious individual, this easy, fun class is for all of you. Watch class intro here: https://youtu.be/CTLPT-VEhCw. The instructor lays out what Chat GPT, the artificial intelligence program could do for you - from making greeting cards, to finding what movies to watch, learning new recipes, to finding cheap air flights, to writing e-mails, to producing resumes for your job hunt. No prior knowledge necessary.