Learn the basic properties of knit fabric and apply these toward the construction of a t-shirt. Bring a favorite crew neck t-shirt to copy as well as scissors, pins, ball point and universal needles of assorted sizes, fabric-marking pen, measuring tape and 2 yards of solid cotton knit fabric (prewashed and machine dried) as well as matching thread and a spool of thread that doesn't match. Please also bring a seam ripper. Be prepared to cut out your fabric the first night of class.

Tax-free Investing: It's Not What You Make, It's What You Keep is designed to help inform individuals of the benefits and considerations of choosing investments that offer tax advantages. Participants will learn: Tax-advantaged investments and their features / Tax-free investment returns vs. taxable investment returns / Three ways to purchase municipal bonds / How tax-free investing can help you achieve your goals faster.

Instructor: Fred Diehl, Edward Jones Financial Advisor

This class will feature easy-to-understand information on finding, collecting, identifying, and preparing the safe, most common edible and medicinal mushroom species of New England and Eastern Canada. Whether you are a cook, forager, herbalist, or restauranteur, you will enjoy this class. The book "Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada" will be available for purchase in class for $21.

There is still a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about Maine's compassionate end-of-life care option. Many providers and patients in Maine are still not familiar with Maine's Death with Dignity Act. In effect since September 2019, the law permits physicians to practice medical aid-in-dying under specific circumstances. Know the facts and, if qualified, the right to access medical aid in dying if they choose.

Join this class to get fact-based information and all the details you need to know about Maine's law, how to have the conversation with your physician, and how to qualify for the law or support your loved one who may be qualifying. (No materials/supplies required).

Valerie Lovelace is the founder and executive director of Maine Death with Dignity, a 501©(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission isend-of-life education and patient advocacy. She has a masters degree from Husson University in Bangor and is an ordained interfaith minister. Valerie co-authored Maine’s Death with Dignity Act and led the grassroots movement in Maine for medical aid in dying from 2013-2019 when the law passed.

Through the movements of Tai Chi and relaxed breathing, you will cultivate, store & circulate your internal energy. The movements are non-impact, smooth and practiced very slowly at first. Western research has shown improvements in heart, bone and muscle strength, as well as large reductions in the effects of stress, and an improvement in overall balance, with regular practice. This is the 20th continuous year of Tai Chi classes through the Five Town Adult Education program!

These ancient Qigong practices have improved the health of millions of people over millennia. The air that we breathe is our most important source of nourishment. There is a mountain of research in western medicine confirming the value of a regular practice of improved breathing for many health conditions, and even more benefits in combination with these movements. Ba Duan Jin, Swimming Dragon & Wu Ming Qigongs will be introduced.

NEW DATE

In this class we will explore various nut flours as an alternative to traditional wheat flour. We’ll bake a batch of muffins using almond, pecan, and hazelnut flours.

Want to learn more about beekeeping? We will discuss equipment sources, cost, level of effort required, basic bee biology, care and more! These workshops will provide a general understanding of beekeeping and help answer any questions you may have.