Did you know that most street assaults last less than 15 seconds? If your life is in danger, you'll need to strike hard and fast and answer questions later. Situational awareness and knowing how to handle possible threats are part of self-defense. Learn to defend against larger and stronger attackers. Street survival skills include disabling, kicking, trapping, deflecting, and hitting. Every student will get a Kubotan safety tool along with instruction on how to use it. Wear loose-fitting clothing and comfortable shoes.

Sensei Gil Doughty began practicing martial arts in the 1970s. He has trained with Maine Karate Association founder Sensei Reggie Groff, Master Seung Ook Choi of Choi's Kickboxing and Tae Kwon Do, and Sensei Bruce Cross & Master Steve DeMasco of Villari's Shaolin Kempo.

Learn how to wake up those plants in your garden! We’ll talk about feeding and care to get the best boost for your plants in the upcoming growing season.

Have fun with this pretty, 3D quilt that is super easy!  You can select multiple colors or use scraps to create this project. Students will need to purchase the pattern for $8.95.

Materials for class include:
• 36- 9.5 inch squares with a smaller reflection fabric of the same color that is 2.5 by 7.5
• 5.75 yards of solid color fabric for sashing and background
• Sewing machine, thread, scissors and pins

No class April 23

Building on our beginners course, we will explore a host of new and traditional techniques. At each class we will present and resolve problems in rendering skies, water, rocks, and figures.

No class on 4/23

* List of supplies needed will be sent to students 1 week prior to class beginning. *

This course shows the difference between a Will and a Trust and how each is used as a tool in an estate plan. It covers the basics of a Will, Power of Attorney, and Advanced Directive, as well as more complex topics such as trust use in Medicaid/MaineCare asset preservation, estate plans for blended families, and how to protect the inheritance of an adult child. Attendees will learn how estate planning techniques can be used to preserve assets and prevent family conflict. Taught with stories, this class shows attendees potential areas of loss in their own families.

Sgraffito (in Italian "to scratch") is a decorating pottery technique produced by applying layers of color or colors (underglazes or colored slips) to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer(s) to create contrasting images, patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath. Lessons include hand-building techniques. Limit 6.  

3 Wednesday sessions

April 9-30, 6:30-8:30pm * no class 4/23

Registration Fee: $30

Material Fee: $50, paid to instructor at first class by cash/check

If you've taken Beginning Guitar or have some playing experience, expand your guitar playing repertoire! Discover additional tunes, first position chords, and get advice on spicing up your strumming. No class 4/23.

Bring a nylon or steel-stringed guitar, soft or medium picks, tuner, and Hal Leonard Guitar Method Complete Edition: Book 1, 2 & 3 by Will Schmid and Greg Koch (approx. $20-25).

Travis Taylor has been playing guitar for a number of years and has been a member of a local band for quite some time. Additionally, he has more than 10 years experience teaching guitar in the Saco school system.

Add movement to your weekly routine, learn something new, or even refresh skills from your past! Develop musicality along with a basic knowledge of ballet steps, including proper alignment along with the fundamentals of ballet technique. Each class will consist of barre and center work, along with exercises traveling across the floor. Students will also learn a brief history of ballet along with the historical context of steps and styles of classical ballet. No class 4/23.

Bring ballet flat shoes and wear something comfortable to move in.

Morgan Sanborn is a member of City Ballet of Boston and freelance artist with extensive background training and performing in multiple styles of dance and 25+ years of teaching experience. She is currently an American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum® Fellowship Instructor, certified in Progressing Ballet Technique, Pilates Academy International Mat, and working toward completing a comprehensive Pilates Apparatus Certification.