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Coffee Filter Quilt
with Dale McKibben, Noble Adult & Community Education
This beginner friendly, fun quilt uses coffee filters as your pattern. The background squares can be the same color or scrappy. There are lots of possibilities to put it together. Decorative stitches on your machine are a plus. We'll be making a queen size quilt which requires 3 yards of the background fabric and 3 yards of fabric for the circles.
No class: 4/22, 5/13
Minimum: 4 | Maximum: 8
Plan Like a Pro: Visiting Portugal's Azores Islands
with Leslie Slater, Noble Adult & Community Education
Get ready to plan the trip of a lifetime! In this workshop, you’ll learn the essentials of visiting the Azores Islands of Portugal, including how to choose which islands to explore, the best times to travel, flight and lodging tips, transportation options, and must-see sights. Perfect for first-time travelers or anyone curious about this stunning European destination.
Minimum: 5 | Maximum: 10+
Tic Quack Toe
with Jennifer Whatley, Massabesic Adult and Community Education
Work as a family to weave using your loom, and create a cute and fun game of ‘Tic Quack Toe’! Materials fee payable to instructor: $15
Windowsill Herb Garden
with Beth Goody, Noble Adult & Community Education
Let's grow fresh herbs for cooking! Beth will bring a variety of herb plants to class. Learn how to grow, harvest and cook with them. You will plant your own herb seeds to start your garden! Herb plants will be available for purchase!
A materials fee of $5 is payable to the instructor at the start of class.
Intro to Expressive Art Journaling
with Pam Clark, Noble Adult & Community Education
Mixed media art journaling gives you the freedom to create self-expressive art without the fear of mistakes. Expressive art journaling can help to reduce stress, depression and anxiety. In this 6-week class, learn to create a visual expression of ideas, thoughts and emotions while relaxing and having fun using a wide range of art supplies and techniques.
No art skills required! Supplies for use in class are provided.
No class: 4/23
Life Story Writing
with Craig Siulinski, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This course provides focus and motivation to write life stories. The course will help participants organize and write their life stories using the Guided Autobiography (GAB) method. Each week, students are required to write at least two pages based on a theme-of-the-week, and share their work with a dedicated group. Students will participate in discussions relating to the theme topics. Associated writing exercises will enhance memory recall and storytelling skills. It is recommended that students have a gmail account as most handouts will be shared virtually via Google Docs. From Diana S., a Life Story Writing participant from Craig's Fall 2025 course: “I signed up for this class with no expectations except that it would be interesting. It was more than interesting--it sparked my memories and my thinking about them. Putting those thoughts and memories down on paper, clarified them and opened up new channels of thought and memory. It was also very interesting to hear others' writing--each of us so different--and yet so eloquent. Craig was very good at guiding us and keeping us on track. I highly recommend this class.” *No Class: 4/23.
Farming with Native Plants
with David Spahr, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Author David Spahr has an extensive native farming project. In this class he will discuss and illustrate the hows and whys of farming with native plants, trees, and bushes.
Foundations of Genealogy
with Craig Siulinski, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This course covers basic genealogy concepts for researching and documenting one's ancestors. Topics include: general ideas to get started, where and how to find key genealogy records, paper and digital organization strategies, using online databases and resources, and where to go in the community to research family history. One class meeting will include a field trip to a research site. It is recommended that students have a gmail account as most handouts will be shared virtually via Google Docs. *No Class: 4/23.