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Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking or Watercolor Painting Retreat at Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor, Maine W25
with Chris Toy, Augusta Adult and Community Education

Chris Toy, author of six popular cookbooks and private chef, has taught Asian fusion cooking for many years. 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.
Mary Laury, an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher, encourages students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!
Acadian Arts at Harbor View House, Prospect Harbor, Maine, Sept. 13-15
Escape to a Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artists, cooks, and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day's workshops. These include a private house concert by Grammy-balloted singer-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward.
To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://link.edgepilot.com/s/467e6b6b/akyDLV8ShkSO4BtoWizaIA?u=https://harborviewhousellc.com//. For more information go to: acadianarts.com
Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat - Prospect Harbor
with Chris Toy, RSU 24 Adult Education

Your instructor, Chris Toy, is the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and hastaught 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.
Escape to a Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward.
For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/.
There is a $60 non-refundable fee when you register through RSU 24 Adult Educatio.
Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat at Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor, Maine
with Chris Toy, Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education

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.
Escape to a Grand Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artists, cooks, and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted singer-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordon Ward.
Day students are welcome. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/
Feedback from recent participants: “I learned so much from Chris that I can use immediately at home in my own kitchen.” “Great kitchen hints!”
Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat at Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor, Maine
with Chris Toy, Midcoast Adult & Community Education

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.
Escape to a Grand Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artists, cooks, and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted singer-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordon Ward.
Day students are welcome. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/
Feedback from recent participants: “I learned so much from Chris that I can use immediately at home in my own kitchen.” “Great kitchen hints!”
Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat-Prospect Harbor
with Chris Toy, Windham/Raymond Adult Education

Enjoy a weekend with your instructor, Chris Toy, the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. 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.
Escape to a Grand Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordon Ward. Day students are welcome. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/. This is an in-person retreat.
Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat: The Harbor View House
with Chris Toy, Gorham Adult Education

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. $595 includes a workshop fee, all meals, and special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops.
Recent Acadian Arts Retreats participants commented: “I learned so much from Chris that I can use immediately at home in my own kitchen.” “Great kitchen hints!”.
4/11-4/14, The Harbor View House is in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine. Come join this intimate group of artists, cooks, and creatives! Evening activities include a private house concert by Grammy-balloted singer-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordan Ward. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn, call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/.
Acadian Arts Retreats - Asian Fusion Cooking
with Chris Toy & Mary Laury, RSU16 Adult Education

Make an adventure of it with Acadian Arts Retreats, dedicated to Asian Fusion Cooking! Chris Toy will be certain to enrich your life over the course of a wonderful get-away. Meals are included in the workshop fee, as well as specially planned evening activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops. Day students are welcome. The fee of $595 covers workshops & meals. Lodging is available; details regarding accommodations are noted on our website: www.mechanicfalls.maineadulted.org. Search “Acadian Arts.”
Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Chris Toy
Chris Toy is the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. 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.
Harbor View House, Prospect Harbor Retreat Escape to a Victorian Inn on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artists, cooks and creatives! To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit
https:// harborviewhousellc.com/ Friday, 4/11 - Monday, 4/14; $595
Acadian Arts Watercolor Painting Retreat at Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor, Maine
with Mary Laury, Midcoast Adult & Community Education

Your instructor, Mary Laury is an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!
Painting Flower Portraits in Watercolor is the focus of this retreat.
Paint flower portraits realistically. You will paint pictures of flowers in detail, but more painterly than a scientific illustration. We won’t count veins, but we will count petals! Painting flowers is a wonderful exercise in observation.
Learn brush stroke and value
White on white flowers
Leaves, long and short
Iris, narcissus, orchids, tulips, and other spring flowers.
Materials list:
We will paint on smooth paper; Strathmore Series 500, one hundred percent cotton paper, either plate or vellum. This paper can be bought at Artist and Craftsman in Portland in large sheets, which we will cut up.
Bring a #2 round brush and a #6 round brush, pencil, palette, tube watercolors in the 3 primary colors and perhaps a green. Paper towels and water container. And bring a plant or flower specimen with no more than 9 petals. This is a slow and careful process and 9 petals and some leaves is enough happiness for us all.
Escape to a Grand Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted sing-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordon Ward. Day students are welcome.
For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/.
Feedback from recent participants:
“Great instructor!-Mary acts as a guide to develop our own style.“ “Easy no stress instruction.”