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Document & File Management

$22

with Teresa Johnson, Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education

Calendar May 1, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This class is designed to aid you in saving, filing and retrieving your documents. This is recommended for all user levels, is needed for most office applications, and is not exclusive to the Google Drive. If necessary, this class can be presented via Zoom.

Gardening: Attracting Pollinators with Native Plants

$18

with Ivonne Vazquez, Bangor Adult & Community Education

Calendar May 1, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Do you ever wonder how or what would attract more pollinators to your garden? In this class, learn about which plants are most beneficial to both native and migratory pollinators and methods of gardening where you attract, welcome, encourage and provide long term habitat for the diversity of flora and fauna in your yardscapes. We will delve into rewilding on a grand and small scale. Every little bit helps pollinators! Open to all skill levels.

Full Course
Genetic Genealogy - How, When, Where and Why
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Genetic Genealogy - How, When, Where and Why

$10

with Nancy Mason, Bonny Eagle Adult Education

New to the idea of DNA testing for genealogy research? Learn about the three major test types: Y-DNA, mtDNA and atDNA. Find out what each test offers and which might e the best tool to help with your research. Genetic DNA testing can give clues to the origins of your paternal and maternal lines. It can prove or disprove a genealogical problem. This testing can help find unknown family lines in cases of adoption or other separations from biological lines. It will find relative with whom you share a common ancestor. DNA is a wonderful tool to be used with traditional genealogical research. No discounts.

About Nancy: Nancy Milliken Mason is a genetic genealogist with over 35 years of expertise in traditional research methods. She integrates DNA results into her research to enhance its depth and accuracy. Nancy started the Maine Genealogical DIG (DNA Interest Group) in 2016 and the FTDNA Maine Genealogical Project in 2015. She grew up in Cumberland, Maine.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.

Landscapes in Watercolor

$100

with Audrey Parker, Portland Adult Education

Calendar May 1, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 2 weeks
Learn the basics of watercolors and how to bring landscapes to life, studying composition, value, and color to capture the beauty of the world around us. Bring your own photos to paint from if you want.
Full Course

Learn to Crochet

$20

with Donna Marshall, RSU16 Adult Education

Calendar May 1, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Crochet is more than doilies! If you can think it, you can probably find a pattern & make it! Donna learned to crochet & knit as a teen; now she pursues her passion for crochet in retirement and loves to share the skill with others. In this 4-week session, you will learn: basic techniques & stitches and how to read and choose a pattern. You will work on an individual project and we will troubleshoot any problems that may come up. Bring a G, H, or J crochet hook & a skein of 4-ply Acrylic yarn from Walmart. Let the fun begin! Four sessions, Wednesdays May 1 through May 22.

Full Course

Pinguiculas and Friends!

$5

with Julie Mathieu, RSU 54/MSAD 54 Adult and Community Education

Calendar May 1, 2024 at 6 pm

Pinguiculas are a delightful group of carnivorous plants that can be easily grown indoors in Maine. These unique plants have shimmery glistening leaves and many bloom year-round. And caring for them? Extremely easy! Just put them in a tray of rain or distilled water and watch them bloom and grow! Julie will be bringing her Pinguicula plants as well as samples of other carnivorous plants she grows such as Nepenthes, Drosera, Utricularia, and Cephalotus. She will be discussing growth habits, soil preferences, potting, and buying online from trusted sellers.

The Difference Between Wills and Trusts

$5

with John E. Nale ESQ, RSU 54/MSAD 54 Adult and Community Education

Calendar May 1, 2024 at 6 pm

In this one-night seminar, you will learn the difference between a Last Will and Testament and a Trust. Attorney Nale will describe what a Will can do that a Trust does not—and vice versa. In addition, he will explain how to pass your assets outside of the probate process.

Full Course

Your Health Is In Your Hands: The Ancient Healing Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu

$99

with Margit Ahlin, Central Lincoln County Adult Education

Calendar May 1, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 5 weeks

Achieve physical, mental, and spiritual harmony through the application of hands as jumper cables; to gently balance the flow of life energy in the body. This course will teach you the physio-philosophy of Jin Shin Jyutsu, along with effective self-help techniques that promote optimal health and well-being, facilitating your own profound healing capacity through this ancient healing art.

Margit Ahlin is a certified Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, having studied with top JSJ instructors throughout the country since 2001. www.jinshinmidcoast.com

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