In this online class, discover poses that will calm the nervous system, stretch your muscles and help you relax!

TUES 9-10am/$35 per

SESSION 3: APR 29-JUNE 3

(Please note: The printed catalogue price was incorrect. Sorry for any inconvenience)

Experience Sun Style Tai Chi in this easy and enjoyable beginner's program designed by Dr. Paul Lam.  Improve balance, and focus, fall prevention, health, and wellness.  The program is approved by the Arthritis Foundation, the CDC, as well as other organizations.  Please wear loose clothing and flat-bottom footwear suitable for exercise.  Instructor Dennis Fallo is a certified instructor through the Tai Chi for Health Institute founded by Dr. Paul Lam, M.D.  For beginners 55+

Chris Toy will be in the house providing expert hands-on instruction and lots of fun!  Learn how to season, care for, and use a Chinese wok and cleaver.  You’ll take home a specially selected kit with a seasoned wok appropriate for all heating sources, long handled wok spatula, a sharpened professional restaurant grade cleaver, honing steel, an edge guard, a large cutting board, and one of Chris’ popular cookbooks. (kit valued at over $200).  Of course, to learn all these steps, there must be food involved!  Bring a container for leftovers! Chris Toy is a retired Maine educator, cooking instructor, author, and Registered Maine Guide. He also enjoys beach combing, where he finds his craft supplies. When he’s not cooking he creates rustic upcycled crafts by combing the coastline for driftwood, beach stone, and recycled wire from political signs. His work can be viewed on Facebook at Acadian Driftwood Arts.

Tuesday, 4/29, 5:00pm-8:00 pm, GMS, $195

Please note our policy: Cooking classes require a 5-day cancellation notice as they require the advance purchase of perishable products.  No shows and late cancellations will not be refunded.

This 6-week, hands on course will give you a basic understanding of how your vehicle works, aligned to ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) standards. We will cover Foundation and Safety, Basic Engine and Auto Transmission Fundamentals/Service, Steering System and Suspension, and Brakes. When you finish this course, you will have a solid understanding of lubrication, fluids, tires, vehicle maintenance, and how systems work. There are safety modules that must be completed online before the first class. The instructor will provide a website and details. This is not a bring-your-own-vehicle repair class. Applied learning will occur in the shop on a demo vehicle. Students must bring safety glasses and reinforced toe footwear.

This 60-minute yoga class will provide sequences that calm the nervous system, along with stretching/warming the muscles and preparing the mind to rest.  Breathing techniques, short meditation and positive affirmations will end the practice.  This is a live online class using ZOOM. 

Michelle Spencer is a Certified Stroke and Brain Injury Fitness Instructor, Coach through WellPeer, and a survivor of a Stroke and Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation in 2014.

In this fun woodworking class, students construct a traditional 14”L x 10”H x 11”W six-board chest out of a single board. You learn to use hand tools, power tools, and templates to make rip, cross, and curve cuts. For example, a Japanese saw, rasp, coping saw, and random orbital sander are used. Learn to plan, assemble, and glue up the components of the chest, and then prepare your chest for finishing with hand and power sanding. Take it home and paint, stain, decoupage or wood burn to create a one of a kind gift that will last for years to come. A material fee of $80 can be paid to the instructor at the start of class.

This class will be held onsite only.

ASL Two is a continuation of ASL One. You will learn more vocabulary in sentence structure with added nouns and verbs for travel, animals, home environment, and school environment to name a few.   Not required but an ASL dictionary is helpful. All vocabulary and assignments/activities will be handed out in each class. 

Are you frustrated by our confusing and complex world of news and information? Are you concerned about “bias” in the news media as well as online misinformation/disinformation and the effects on our society? Explore these critical topics in a nonpartisan manner from a “news literacy” perspective and discover some useful skills from the world of news and information literacy. This five part course follows the optional “overview” session that was offered in the fall and includes five “deeper-dive” topics exploring the “ABC’s” of news literacy. A “field trip” (date to be determined) to meet with the executive editor of the Portland Press Herald, Steve Greenlee, to discuss all things news and journalism is offered as well! Instructor: George Whitbread