Questions about Medicare? Join Jo-Ann Neal for this informational seminar outlining the basics of Medicare. Jo-Ann will answer your questions including what Medicare does and does NOT cover when to enroll, the difference between Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement Plans, and which plan is best for you. Following the presentation, Jo-Ann will be available for a question and answer session. Jo-Ann Neal of Allen Insurance and Financial is a licensed insurance agent specializing in Medicare. Jo-Ann joined Allen Insurance and Financial in May 2013, bringing with her 10+ years of human resources and benefits administration experience. In 2016, she earned a Benefits Account Manager certification from the National Association of Health Insurance Underwriters and became appointed to work with customers on Medicare plans. 

Questions about Medicare? Join Jo-Ann Neal for this informational seminar outlining the basics of Medicare. Jo-Ann will answer your questions including what Medicare does and does NOT cover when to enroll, the difference between MedicareAdvantage and Medicare Supplement Plans, and which plan is best for you. Following the presentation, Jo-Ann will be available for a question and answer session. Jo-Ann Neal of Allen Insurance and Financial is a licensed insurance agent specializing in Medicare. Jo-Ann joined Allen Insurance and Financial in May 2013, bringing with her 10+ years of human resources and benefits administration experience. In 2016, she earned a Benefits Account Manager certification from the National Association of Health Insurance Underwriters and became appointed to work with customers on Medicare plans.

Open studio is offered for those who are interested in using our space and materials to make clay work independently from a class and is available for use only by those who have taken at least one ceramics class at our studio or for those with prior experience that has been approved by the studio manager. Open studio members can choose to handbuild, throw on the wheel, or both! Registration will include 25 pounds of clay, use of wheels and tools, a storage shelf, and the glazing and firing of work made in that month. All clay must be purchased through Gorham Arts Alliance and all firings will be done by the studio manager. You are welcome to purchase your own cone 5/6 glazes to use in firings if you want something other than what is provided. All classes are held at the Art and Nature Center at Tannery Brook. 

PM Session III: 4 classes, Thursdays, 3/6-3/27, 5:00pm-8:00pm, $140

Additional, optional work time will be offered for open studio members and current students on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays 10am-1pm and Fridays from 5pm-8pm. Members are welcome to attend as many or as few times during the week as they choose, but Thursdays will be the only day where there is guaranteed space. The extra, optional work time is first come, first serve for available wheel use and table space. The studio will be closed on federal holidays.

MARCH 6th & MAR 20 5:30-8pm VIRTUAL

Our community is looking for individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life.

A Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) makes an impact on a child while helping them learn to grow and develop. This BLENDED training program (online modules and a live, instructor-led, virtual session) will equip you with ways to help children who are in need of services and will also prepare you for employment through local social services agencies.

Work at your own pace completing 12 online modules prior to attending the live sessions, including the new ethics and boundaries training. Once the modules and live sessions are completed, you will receive links to bloodborne pathogen training and Child and Adult First Aid & CPR training. The entire program requirements will take about 45 hours to complete. Individuals must be 18 years of age with a high school diploma or equivalent to register.

MSAD 52 & Woodfords are partnering to offer this course.

FIND MORE DATES ONLINE @ www.msad52.maineadulted.org

Please call 225-1010 or email Tricia tricia.sawyer@msad52.org for more information!

PLEASE NOTE: Virtual BHP Live Day

The following is required to enroll in a Virtual BHP Live Day session: a computer with audio (a headset/earbuds recommended) strong internet connection, Adobe Connect - a link and instructions will be emailed one week prior to class.

Take control of your financial future with this 6-week course covering the essentials of money management.  You'll explore key topics including the nature of money, financial planning, budgeting, saving and investing, managing debt and credit and estate planning.  Whether you're looking to build better habits or plan for long-term goals, this class will give you the tools and confidence to make smarter financial decisions.

Instructor:  Gerod Bonhoff

Class Date:  Thursday, March 6 - April 10, 2025.

Time:  5:30 - 7 p.m.

Class Fee: $45

In the US alone, there are over 38 million persons who suffer from diabetes! Learn about the various types of diabetes and how it develops in the body. Talk about how the environment and heredity contribute to the illness. Find out what the symptoms are, and discuss the organs that control sugar metabolism and the body's control over insulin and glucose. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, you don't want to miss this series!

Sarah Cote is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Diabetes Education and Advanced Diabetes Management. She owns and operates a private diabetes-focused practice in Southern ME.

A follow-up for Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Part 1, and for those familiar with basic skills of the medium, line and value, contour drawing and viewfinder practice. This class will expand those skills to include rendering of objects, landscape, human form, as well as use of color in composition. Developing your own personal style, using the medium, and techniques is the goal, whether realistic or abstract. Betty Edwards Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain book and workbook required.

Join us as we discuss the various tools filmmakers use (cinematography, editing, sound, ect.) to communicate themes beyond the pages of the screenplay. For newcomers and veteran cinephiles alike!

Wesley grew up in New England. He has lived all over the country, working on multiple film sets, and written for various entertainment sites about film. He would like to share that passion and knowledge with others.

4 Tuesday sessions