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Learn How To Play Disc Golf!

$15

with Jesse Cotty, Noble Adult & Community Education

Calendar May 9, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Come check out Hammond Farm Disc Golf Course, here in North Berwick at 410 Fox Farm Hill Rd. You will get a lesson and some practice time before you head out on the course to play a round. If you are a beginner, Pro player Scott Walsh will introduce you to the game and if you have some experience playing, then Scott will help you improve your disc golf skills.

We will provide the discs if you need them, so all you need to bring is your sense of adventure and willingness to have fun!

Groups are welcome. Come and give it a try!

Rain date is May 16

Maine Driving Dynamics

$80

with Lori-Ann Mathews, RSU 24 Adult Education

Calendar May 10, 2025 at 8 am

The Maine Driving Dynamics course is a driver improvement course that is designed to improve a student's defensive driving awareness. This five-hour course includes discussion of collision avoidance techniques, safety issues, driver habits and attitudes, and the basic elements that constantly challenge drivers on Maine's highways. Our goal is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce vehicle-related crashes. A student who completes the course will receive a three-point credit on their driving record and may be eligible for insurance discount. Please bring your driver’s license.

Gourd Bowl with Pine Needle Rim and Introduction to Birch Bark Baskets

$120

with Jessica Steele, RSU 24 Adult Education

Calendar May 10, 2025 at 9 am

Two classes in one!

Make a gourd basket. Perfect for a gift or to keep for yourself. Gourds will be pre-cut. Students will need to clean gourds, sand, and drill holes. Then we will sew white pine needles to the rim. We will be able to pick from a number of stains to finish the gourds. Gourds are around 4-5” in diameter. During this class, we will also go over the basics of making pine needle baskets. This is another great class to learn a skill for life.

Also learn how to make your own birch bark basket. We will head into the woods to identify trees, learn how to collect the bark from down trees, how to process the bark, and finally how to make a basket.

Learn to Ride a Bike

$5

with Erik DaSilva, RSU 54/MSAD 54 Adult and Community Education

Calendar May 10, 2025 at 9 am

If you never learned to ride a bike, you're not alone! We will guide you through simple steps to help you get rolling and build your confidence on two wheels.

This class is open to teenagers and adults who haven't learned to ride a bike before. Bring a bike to learn on, one where the seat can be set low enough to sit with both heels flat on the ground and knees slightly bent. We will focus on balancing, pedaling, and control.

A parent or guardian must accompany students 13-16 years. Rain date will be Saturday May 17. Donations are welcome to the Bicycle Coalition of Maine by cash, or check at class, or via their website at www.bikemaine.org/donate

Saturday Step Class May W25

$70

with Deidre Hutchins, Augusta Adult and Community Education

Calendar May 10, 2025 at 9 am

It's back! 45 minutes of non-stop low-impact cardio on the step. It's a great way to start your weekend! All you need to bring is water and lots of energy

Small Accordion Book

$40 Originally: $70

with Sandi Cirillo, RSU 24 Adult Education

Calendar May 10, 2025 at 9 am

Create your own small accordion book using simple materials like paper, glue, and thread. Students will learn the technique of folding paper into a continuous accordion structure and explore creative ways to decorate and personalize their books, experimenting with various designs, colors, and embellishments. By the end of the class, everyone will have a unique, compact book to display or fill with sketches, stories, or photographs. Perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters alike, this workshop fosters creativity and introduces a timeless bookbinding technique.  Students should bring a $10 materials fee payable to the instructor.

How to Play by Ear (Online) W25

$69

with Craig Coffman, Augusta Adult and Community Education

Calendar May 10, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Learn one of music's deepest mysteries: how to play songs without relying on music. A practical presentation of music theory that includes predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings, and transposing all expressed in everyday language. This is an ideal follow-up to the Instant Piano class and is open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords. Expand your musical horizons, free yourself from sheet music dependence, and be the life of the party! Prior experience with chords is recommended. The fee includes the online book, online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class, and an optional monthly question-and-answer session. Class is held online using Zoom.

How To Play Piano by Ear

$59

with Craig Coffman, Mt. Desert Island Adult & Community Education

Calendar May 10, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

This is a live, online class via Zoom.

Learn one of music’s deepest mysteries: how to play songs without relying on music.  A very practical presentation of music theory that includes predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings, and transposing-all expressed in everyday language.  This is an ideal follow-up to the “Instant Piano” class and is open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords on any instrument.  Expand your musical horizons, and free yourself from sheet-music dependence, and be the life of the party!  Prior experience with chords recommended.  Fee includes the online book, online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class and an optional monthly question and answer session.   Class is held online using zoom. 

 

Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director.  He has over 30 years’ experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 30,000 students throughout Arizona, Minnesota and the United States over the last 27 years.   He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.   

 

 





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