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Fishing Creel/Gathering Basket Course

$100

with Jessica Steele, United Technologies Center - Adult Education

Calendar Jun 11, 2023 at 9 am

Fishing Creel Course/Gathering Basket

You don’t have to put fish in this beautiful basket, perfect for picnics, vegetable gathering, or collecting all sorts of fun things while foraging in the woods!

Size is approximately 13"W x 8"H x 8"D the lids are cut to fit in the class and added on with a cut piece of a piano hinge.  

The cost covers the cost materials: premium reed, wooden lid, hinges, strap, and instruction.

*** Due to increase material cost, the price for all basket classes have changed. ***

Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance to receive a refund.

If UTC Adult Ed office or instructor cancel class, refunds will be issued to students. 

 

Summer Stitching: WK4: Embroidery Hoops

$10

with Elizabeth Johnson, Augusta Adult and Community Education

Calendar Jun 13, 2023 at 12:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Summer stitching is a six week course for students who love crafts. 

This class meets twice weekly, Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30-2:30P

Supplemental learning tools will be provided to registrants for project support. 

Each week a different craft is offered. 

You may sign up for selected weeks or for a price-savings register for all 6 weeks. 

Week 1: Felt Birds

Week 2: Crochet Flowers

Week 3: Quilted Potholders

Week 4: Embroidery Hoops

Week 5: Beaded Jewelry

Week 6: Friendship Bracelets

POTTERY DEMONSTRATION

$3

with Laurel MacDuffie, Sacopee Valley Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jun 17, 2023 at 1 am, runs for 1 week

Do you like pottery? Want to see how it’s done? Tour the compound? Have a tea party? Play around on the wheel? There are so many things we could do during a studio visit at Cedar Mountain Potters. Come by and meet Laurel MacDuffie, a full time studio potter and sculptor, ask lots of questions, and have some fun.

 

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Fresh Flower Arranging 101

$100

with Molly Friedland, RSU 24 Adult Education

Calendar Jun 17, 2023 at 2 pm

Come engage your senses and learn a new craft with Molly Friedland of the Little Red Flower Truck! We will use locally grown flowers to create unique floral centerpieces that highlight the best of what's in bloom. Molly will share the basics of traditional floral design and facilitate a low-pressure, no experience needed workshop that will focus on sustainable floristry and agriculture. 

Materials included: flowers, medium sized vase to arrange into, all the mechanics and tools you will need to make your own stunning work or floral art. Participants will leave the workshop with their own arrangement and an understanding of floral design basics.

This workshop is suitable for all ability levels. 

About Molly:

Molly Friedland is a farmer-florist, growing and selling specialty cut flowers out of Ellsworth, Maine. After a decade of managing vegetable farms in Western North Carolina and estate gardens on MDI, Molly now owns and operates the ‘Little Red Flower Truck’, a flower farm and mobile floral design business whose aim is to spread floral joy on the coast of Maine. Learn more about the Little Red Flower Truck and the importance of locally grown flowers: www.littleredflowertruck.com

Art Exploration Day Camp - Red, White & Blue!

$50

with Amy Morgan, MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jun 20, 2023 at 9 am

Join me for a day full of fun making 4th of July crafts!! For Kiddos ages 6-11! Please bring a Tshirt to decorate, a bagged lunch, water bottle and sunscreen. 

Date: June 20th, Tuesday 

Time: 9-1pm

 

Summer Stitching: WK5: Beaded Jewelry

$10

with Elizabeth Johnson, Augusta Adult and Community Education

Calendar Jun 20, 2023 at 12:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Summer stitching is a six week course for students who love crafts. 

This class meets twice weekly, Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30-2:30P

Supplemental learning tools will be provided to registrants for project support. 

Each week a different craft is offered. 

You may sign up for selected weeks or for a price-savings register for all 6 weeks. 

Week 1: Felt Birds

Week 2: Crochet Flowers

Week 3: Quilted Potholders

Week 4: Embroidery Hoops

Week 5: Beaded Jewelry

Week 6: Friendship Bracelets

Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat Roosevelt Campobello International Park New Brunswick Canada - NEW!

$495

with Mary Laury, Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education

Calendar Jun 23, 2023

Your instructor, Chris Toy is the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. Cooking  students will learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the  Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage  cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created. Step  back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to  their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be  exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages.  Workshop participants will be immersed in the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the  summer residents at the turn of the 20th century. All meals are included in the  workshop fee as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to  extend your learning from the day’s workshops. Register for the retreat then call Sherry  Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Only Acadian Arts Retreats  participants will be allowed to reserve overnight accommodations in the park. 

Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat (June)
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Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat (June)

$495

with Chris Toy, Central Lincoln County Adult Education

Calendar Jun 23, 2023

COVID Note: For everyone’s comfort and safety we suggest doing a COVID test 24 hours prior to arrival. We will be following CDC guidelines according to location and dates.

Your instructor, Chris Toy is the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. Cooking students will learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created. Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will be immersed in the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century. All meals are included in the workshop fee as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops. Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Only Acadian Arts Retreats participants will be allowed to reserve overnight accommodations in the park.

Comments from recent Acadian Arts Retreats participants, “I learned so much that Chris taught me, and the recipes were attainable.” “Chris speaks slowly and encourages questions.”

The $495 cost includes workshop and all meals. 

To register or for more information please call the CLC Adult Ed office at: 563-2811

 

 





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