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CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY AND LEGAL USE OF FORCE EXPLAINED
with Alice Bean Andrenyak, Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education Winthrop Site
This three-hour course is for firearm owners and nonowners. You’ll learn what to do when you see an attack or if you are attacked and respond with force. You’ll learn how to contact the first responders, how prosecutors might view what you did, rules about concealed carry in the US and Maine, and various ways to protect yourself without using a firearm.
Part 2 of a 3-part series but can be taken separately. Zoom class one night, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, November 13, 2023. $35
WHEN YOUR OFFICE IS SOMEONE’S HOME
with Alice Bean Andrenyak, Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education Winthrop Site
This three-hour course is for anyone that goes into someone else’s home to do work, repairs, estimates, sales, nursing, or outside-the-home contractors. How can you be safe? Learn the basics to access the surroundings, stay safe, and protect yourself without using a firearm.
Part 3 of a 3-part series but can be taken separately. Zoom class one night, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, November 20, 2023. $35
Beginner Level Yoga
with Wendy McLoon, Bangor Adult & Community Education
Yoga has been shown to have vast health benefits for people of all body types and fitness levels. If you can stretch your muscles,you can do yoga! This six-week series will introduce basic yoga postures (along with modifications) and healthy alignment with some breath work and relaxation/meditation sprinkled in. We will play with linking postures together into a gentle "flow" sequence that will stretch your muscles and relax your mind. As this will be in a virtual format via Zoom, verbal instructions will be replacing any hands-on adjustments. Participants should have a yoga mat or towel and wear clothes that allow for unrestricted movement. Some props that are helpful to have are two yoga blocks, a yoga strap (or scarf, belt or other long piece of fabric), and a folded blanket. A folding chair would be helpful for modifications or balance poses, and wall space nearby can be useful as well. Participants should have the ability to get up and down from the floor fairly easily, and be cleared by a medical professional if there are chronic health issues such as high blood pressure. Wendy McLoon is a certified yoga instructor (RYT500) and a member of Yoga Alliance. She is also a certified Yoga Therapist working with individuals with physical and/or psycho-emotional challenges, and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms of New England
with David Spahr, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Join author David Spahr for an indoor presentation and discussion of edible and medicinal mushrooms, identification, tools and equipment for harvesting, as well as books, materials, and other resources. David has collected edible mushrooms for 50 years. He is a member of the Maine Mycological Association and the North American Mycological Association.
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Financing Your Business
with Christina Ramsdell, Spruce Mountain Adult Education
Learn about financing options for starting, buying or growing your business. This session will include guest speakers from financial institutions.
Soap Making
with ELIZABETH GOODY, Noble Adult & Community Education
POSTPONED!
"Soap Making" with Beth has been postponed until April 3rd.
Learn how to make your own soap with the melt and pour method! In this one-night class, Beth will show you how you can make your very own homemade soap using essential oils. She will show you how to mix combinations of oils to make unique aromas that you enjoy, or make some for a loved one as a nice holiday gift! Please bring a microwaveable glass measuring cup and bowl. If you want your soap to be in a specific shape, you can bring your own silicone mould to pour the soap into! (Please note once you use these moulds for soap, you should not use them for cooking).
Materials fee: $7 payable to the instructor, with the option to purchase additional materials.
Maine Death w/ Dignity Act
with Valerie Lovelace, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
*Note: Date Change Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 6:30 pm*
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 unfamiliar with the Maine Death with Dignity Act. In effect since September 2019, the law permits physicians to practice medical aid-in-dying under specific circumstances. Join this class to get current, 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.
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Ukulele - Basics, Strums and Fingerpicking
with Susan Abel, RSU 19 Adult Education
You can learn to strum and fingerpick songs in 6 weeks and
have fun, too. Learn to play the basics and how to maintain
your instrument. Ukuleles are an excellent and easy first or
tenth musical instrument to learn to play -- but like all
instruments, ukuleles are a challenge to master. Ukuleles
come in 5 different sizes: soprano; concert; tenor; baritone
and bass. It is recommended that for students who don’t have
a ukulele to look up information on the ukulele and visit a
music store to see which size is best for you or wait to buy
after the first class where you will be able to try out all ukulele
sizes and tunings. If you are already a ukulele player this
course will help you brush up on and learn more ukulele strum
patterns, chords and chord variations, and fingerpicking
playing style.