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FREE Behavioral Health Professional Info Session

Free

with Jeffrey Carpenter, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

Calendar Jan 16, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This is a fantastic opportunity to obtain FREE training on your path to pursuing a career in behavioral health! Get all of your questions answered and learn more about this certificate program. Preregistration required.

Jeffrey Carpenter, Workforce Recruitment Specialist for the State of Maine’s OCFS through Woodfords Family Services, is here to help you through this learning opportunity by providing answers to questions and technical issues, should any arise. He is also a resource to connect you with service agencies once you have completed the training.

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Genealogy Workshop
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Genealogy Workshop

$99

with Daniel O'Brien, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

Calendar Jan 16, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Become a more skilled family history sleuth and journey into the world of online genealogy! Focus on strategies to achieve your research goals and discover new resources-including many free ones! Discuss the genealogical proof standard and learn to manage your research. Each session begins with a 45 minute PowerPoint presentation and the remaining class time will be used to apply your new skills to your individual research with professional guidance at hand. Bring your laptop and/or iPad. Great for beginners and intermediate researchers.

Dan O’Brien received his certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. He has been solving family history mysteries for clients and reuniting bio families for the past 15 years.

Intro to Beekeeping

$15

with Al Borselli, MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education

Calendar Jan 16, 2025 at 6 pm

Want to learn more about beekeeping? We will discuss equipment sources, cost, level of effort required, basic bee biology, care and more! These workshops will provide a general understanding of beekeeping and help answer any questions you may have.

Intro to Quilting
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Intro to Quilting

$225

with Travis Clough, Portland Adult Education

Calendar Jan 16, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks
Learn the steps of making a small quilt from start to finish. Emphasis on completion, not perfection!

Learn How Pets Communicate from the Afterlife

$15 Originally: $225

with Robert Gutro, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Jan 16, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Learn how pets in spirit have the ability to send signals to the living and wait for us in the afterlife.  Rob Gutro, medium, paranormal investigator, scientist, and author of Pets and the Afterlife series (books 1,2,3, and 4) will discuss how to cope with grief after losing a beloved pet.  He will identify the signs they give us and the science behind why living pets can sense entities.  By the end of the talk, you'll be able to find signs from your pets in spirit.  Based on Rob's #1 selling and award-winning series of books, "Pets and the Afterlife."

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Open Sewing Lab

$39

with Emily Loder, Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education

Calendar Jan 16, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Have a sewing project in mind but don't know where to start? Join us and sew with friendly, like-minded people! Make a project you'll be proud of and take the guesswork out of sewing. Emily will be available to provide sewing machine basics, pattern reading, and basic sewing and finishing techniques. Enjoy a small class size and work at your own pace with personalized instruction. Come learn to sew or improve your skills in this hands-on class.

Emily Loder is a recreational programmer who, through Girl Scouting and volunteer service, has learned many skills that she enjoys sharing with her community. She has extensive experience with both machine and hand sewing techniques.

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Birch Tree Canister

$55 Originally: $39

with Firefly Pottery, York Adult Education

Calendar Jan 16, 2025 at 6:30 pm

We love this design and can't wait to show you the easy techniques to make your very own! In this workshop, you'll create a stunning platter and have the option to choose different background colors to represent various seasons. Perfect for adding a personalized touch to your table year-round. Join us and discover how simple and enjoyable it can be to craft a beautiful, custom piece. 

at Firefly Pottery, 72 Mirona Rd Suite 1, Portsmouth, NH 03801

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Understanding the Maine Death with Dignity Act - ZOOM ONLY - Jan 2025

Free

with Valerie Lovelace, Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education

Calendar Jan 16, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

This is a ZOOM only class. 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 not familiar with Maine’s 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 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 ones who may be qualifying.

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