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World Builders Camp: Design Your Own Universe

$345

with Andrew Edwards, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Jul 20, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Ages: 11 - 14

Every epic story starts with an amazing world! In this camp, you'll become a world-builder - creating your own realms from scratch. Design detailed maps, invent unique cultures, and develop the history that makes your universe feel real. Through hands-on projects mixing storytelling, art, and digital tools, you'll build immersive worlds for your own stories, games, comics, or just for fun. Whether you're into fantasy kingdoms, futuristic cities, or mysterious magical realms, you'll leave with the skills to bring any world you imagine to life! Perfect for creative minds who love to imagine, design, and tell stories.

Paint Night: Red Fox

$55

with Shirley Anderson, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Jul 22, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Join us for an evening of painting of a beautiful red fox. These beautiful animals are known for their reddish brown fur and foxy appearance. This class is designed for beginners as well as advanced painters as Shirley Anderson will guide you step by step. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Summer Animation Camp

$345

with Andrew Edwards, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Jul 27, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Ages: 13 - 17

Come join us for a week of Animation! Bring your imagination to life with traditional frame by frame animation alongside cutting edge digital animation software. Learn from professional new media artist and educator Andrew Elijah Edwards and create your own custom animation project from start to finish while playing with the artform. Discover and explore the fundamental concepts behind professional animation techniques and explore the medium of moving images in this week long adventure!! ***Ages 13-17.

Summer Art Camp: A Multimedia Experience

$345

with Shirley Anderson, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Jul 27, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Ages: 10 - 14

Get ready for the most epic summer art camp ever in 2026 with Shirley Anderson, who’s basically a kid with a giant art supply closet. We’ve got a masterpiece lineup for artsy projects to keep the mini-me’s entertained and engaged all week. Does your school have art projects that involve getting messy with air dry clay, working with tumbled pottery and sea glass and throwing in a little string art! Think mod podge cup- string lights and the most epic pet portrait painting party ever! Buckle up for a week of paint, nails and glue - oh my! Ages 10-14.

Paint Night: The Rooster

$55

with Shirley Anderson, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Jul 29, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Join us for an evening of creative expression with Paint a Rooster Night hosted by the talented artist Shirley Anderson! In this engaging class, participants will unleash their inner artists as they learn to paint a vibrant rooster masterpiece. . Whether you're a seasoned painter or a complete novice, this event promises fun, relaxation, and the opportunity to create something truly unique. Grab your friends and join us for a memorable night filled with laughter, creativity, and maybe a few surprise clucks! Canvas and paints are supplied.

State Park Sketchbook: Reid State Park

$35

with Michael Branca, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Jul 31, 2026 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Bring your favorite art supplies and join us to draw or paint the view at one of Maine's fabulous state parks. Pack a lunch, bring your sunblock and bugspray, and spend a day communing with nature and fellow artists. All experience levels encouraged. Guidance and feedback are provided as needed. At the end of our visit we meet up to share results with the group. Participants meet at the park (admission is NOT included in fee).

Artificial Intelligence Vs Emotional Intelligence

$70

with Preethi Fernando, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Aug 1, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

This is a full day online event featuring eight workshops on artificial intelligence and emotional intelligence. Great for working professionals, polish your soft skills in the workforce, great for small business owners wanting to learn how AI could simplify their business and cut back costs, retirees curious about artificial intelligence, Seniors looking for a relaxing way to keep learning to stay sharp, stay at home folks looking for discounts on airlines, hotels, and groceries, out-of-work individuals looking for a side hustle, and anyone wanting to feel inspired, entertained, and educated about AI vs EI. Great value price. Attend only the sessions you want or attend the entire online event, from the comfort of your armchair. Preethi Fernando is an author of 15 books and a speaker. She teaches at many districts, does webinars, and has her own training and consulting company, Kelum.

Workshop Titles: AI Tools for Small Business Owners - AI for Retirees and Seniors - Chat GPT Side Hustle - Emotional Intelligence Tools for Working or Living with Toxic People - Emotional Intelligence in Sales and Customer Service for Small Business Owners - Calm in the Storm - Discount Airline Tickets, Hotels, Groceries with Chat GPT - Leading with EI in an AI world - and more.

Ultimate Beginner Watercolor: Level 2

$25

with Catherine Scanlon, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Aug 4, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

In Level 2 Ultimate Watercolor class, you will continue your watercolor journey by building on what you learned in Level 1. After a quick review of color mixing and texture techniques that were covered in Level 1, we'll jump right in to learn a few more advanced techniques to fill your knowledge toolbox. The illustrations you will receive are printed on watercolor paper and encourage you to utilize all the painting techniques you've learned so far, while giving you the confidence you need to apply paint to paper and learn about water and paint ratios. You'll leave this short, but sweet class with an expanded knowledge and plenty of practice painting in watercolor, plus you'll have more pages to work on after the class ends. All materials provided. *There is a $25 materials fee (payable to the instructor) for this class that covers paint, 16 watercolor sheets that include custom illustrations, experiment sheets and color charts that can be bound into a book, as well as use of Princeton Select Watercolor brushes.

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