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Chinese Cuisine: Dumplings
with Shufang Liao, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Love dumplings? Learn the secrets behind China’s most iconic comfort food in this hands-on class! You’ll make dumplings from scratch—creating soft dough, preparing flavorful fillings, and mastering various wrapping styles like crescent and pouch shapes. Explore the cultural meaning of dumplings as symbols of reunion and wealth, traditionally enjoyed during Chinese New Year. By the end, you’ll be able to boil, steam, or pan-fry your own perfect dumplings and take home the authentic techniques and recipes to recreate this festive dish anytime. *A $20 materials fee is due to the instructor at the beginning of the workshop.
Breaking Into The Music Business
with Paul Main, Noble Adult & Community Education
Ever wondered how musical artists make money? This beginner-friendly course explores the modern music industry and the many career paths within it. Learn about branding, royalties, publishing, marketing, contracts, and how independent artists build successful careers in today’s digital world. Perfect for musicians, aspiring producers, content creators, and anyone curious about the business behind the music.
Intuitive Cooking with Tarot
with Tiffany Harrington, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Let’s play around with cooking intuitively guided by what comes up in a Tarot card pull. We’ll learn to listen to our intuition, creativity, and inspiration to create a flow in the kitchen. We’ll go over the basics of a Tarot deck and connect it to cooking, decision making, and intuition. We’ll follow the cooking journey where it unfolds inspired by the season. Be ready to share and participate as a group to have fun together. No prior knowledge of Tarot is needed, only an open mind to build a unique cooking experience. 1 night.
Thriving after Divorce
with Tiffany Harrington, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Divorce is a devastating life event that may leave you struggling to process emotions, find your financial footing, enter a new relationship in a healthy way, or co-parent with your ex effectively. We’ll cover how a painful ending can be the start of a new beginning with practical tools as well as best practices for emotional, physical, and mental health to get you on the road to re-finding your joy and thriving. This class is 3 weeks. *No Class: 2/16. (Winter Session). **Snow Date: 3/9 (Winter Session).
Cross Country & Snowshoe Trip to Jackson, NH Touring Center Trip 1
with Christopher Chessie, Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education
The “Foundation” maintains 150 km of trails that are considered by many to be the finest cross-country ski trails in the Eastern United States. Jackson Ski Touring Foundation presents state of the art grooming on trails designed to suit every taste and ability, whether you prefer quiet striding through old growth, New England forest, or all out skate skiing. You can visit on-trail destinations: the warming cabin and Cocoa Cabin on the Ellis River Trail. We will arrive to have a full day of cross country skiing or snowshoeing. You may bring your own equipment or rent at the touring center. Before heading back, we will dine at one of the fine local restaurants. This trip will enrich lives and promote a healthy lifestyle. Rental fees and food expenses are participant’s responsibility. Maximum of 8 may participate on this trip.
INSTRUCTOR: Chris Chessie
COUNTRY LINE DANCING S4
with Judith Stark, Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education
Country Line Dancing includes a sequence of steps danced tocountry music. You don’t need a partner, everyone followsthe patterns together. It provides movement and light cardio,community and social connection and it is FUN! No experiencenecessary. Beginners are welcome and the songs will either begentle or energetic depending on song selection.INSTRUCTOR: Judy Stark
STRETCH AND TONE WITH HIPS & BACK 4- THURSDAYS
with Judith Stark, Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education
A gentle yet effective 45-minute class designed to improveflexibility, mobility, and support posture. This class has anadded benefit of gentle stretches and strengthening exercises torestore balance to hips and lower back. It will include the use oflight hand-held weights. This class is accessible for all levels, noexperience necessary, and especially beneficial for thoseexperiencing tight hips, lower back discomfort, or seeking greaterease of movement. Please bring a mat and hand held weights. Judyhas been a Fitness Instructor for 20+ years in numerous formats.INSTRUCTOR: Judy Stark
Mini Astrology Reading: Individual Sessions
with Rebecca Quigg, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Gain self-insight with this Sun, Moon, and Ascendant Mini Astrology Reading. This bite sized yet powerful session focuses on three influential placements in your birth chart that reveal aspects of your personality, your emotional world, and how others perceive you. This fifteen-minute reading by Rebecca Quigg of Pluto's Heart Astrology is perfect for curious astrology beginners or anyone wanting a quick yet illuminating glimpse into their chart. A birth date, exact time of birth, and place are required. *One person per session.