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MidCoast Ukes: Next Steps

$60

with Nina Andersen, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Sep 30, 2025 at 4 pm, runs for 6 weeks

This is an ongoing instructional and playing session for students that have participated in the Intro to Ukulele session offered by Nina Andersen. Each session will build on the skills learned in the Intro class and we'll build a solid repertoire of songs to play together.

This class meets on the following Tuesdays: 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/12 (Wednesday), 11/25, 12/9. However, the first classs (9/30) will meet at the library, as already arranged with Nina. All other class dates will meet at the Adult Ed Center in Topsham.

Emotional Eating: Unpacked & Under Control

$15

with Amy Burtt, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 21, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This empowering class is designed to help you rebuild your relationship with food by understanding emotional eating and learning how to trust your body again. We'll explore the roots of emotional eating and how to recognize true hunger vs. emotional cravings. Class is lecture and Q&A.

Will run

Introduction to Astrology

$25

with Rebecca Quigg, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 22, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
2 additional sessions through Jan 7, 2026

In this course, you will learn all of the essential information needed to be able to understand the components of an astrological chart. Learn the basic philosophy behind astrology, what astrology is, (and is not) and how it can be used. A personal astrological birth chart is included.

Will run

Cheese-Making: Feta

$45

with Sharon Gilsleider, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 23, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Impress your friends & family when you tell them you made it yourself! Learn to make healthier, better tasting, fresh Feta Cheese—and it doesn’t take months!! You will be impressed with the creamy rich flavor and will never go back to “store bought”. Traditional Feta is made with sheep or goat’s milk but you will also learn how to make it with cow's milk. We will discuss different flavors to add after, how to brine it and store it, as well as some ideas for recipes. You will bring a gallon of milk and take home approximately a pound of cheese. *Starter kit included. A supply list with basic kitchen tools will be sent out before the start of class.

Full Course

Multimedia Botanicals: Watercolor and Ink for Beginners

$35

with Dana Bateman, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 23, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

This class is a watercolor with pen and ink class for beginners, or people who need a space to pull out the watercolors that are collecting dust. Students will leave with a matted, abstract botanical/nature-based piece. We will start with a free painting approach with an emphasis on colors and patterns in nature, creating two different pieces. Working from an array of photos, art books and bouquets of fresh flowers, students will be encouraged to paint, draw, or even transfer some abstract botanical shapes and images onto their watercolors. With a supply of different sized mats, we will mix and match our pieces with the goal of everyone finding a mat for one of their pieces. *Registration is required by Oct 9th.

Full Course

Chris and Ken's Awesome Cooking and Carving Adventure!

$250

with Chris Toy, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 24, 2025 at 8 am, runs for 1 week

Join master wood carver Ken Wise and cooking instructor Chris Toy for a fantastic weekend of hands on Carving and Cooking instruction. Come learn how to carve cooking utensils such as chopsticks, spatulas, and spoons. Then learn how to use them to prepare, cook, and eat some tasty Asian fusion recipes from Chris Toy's cookbooks! The retreat happens on the shores of Merrymeeting Bay in the Butler Head Nature Preserve. A limited number of AirBNB style overnight accommodations with shared bathrooms are available. Contact Chris Toy at christoy.net@gmail.com FMI. About the instructors: Ken Wise has been carving spoons, turning bowls and making Wildlife Art in Mid-Coast Maine for many years. He enjoys sharing the fun and challenges of working with wood through classes and private instruction. Chris Toy, long time cooking instructor, Maine Guide, and author of 6 Asian cookbooks has taught community education, in kitchen stores, and privately around midcoast Maine for many years. *There is a $25.00 non-refundable fee for cancellations.

Sip & Sgraffito

$50

with Janna DeWan, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 24, 2025 at 7 pm, runs for 1 week
1 additional session on Jan 16, 2026

Enjoy a relaxing evening sipping hot chocolate or tea while carving thoughtful designs into pre-made pottery by Janna and Zachary. Learn the sgraffito technique—scratching through colored slip to reveal the clay beneath—and leave your piece for firing. Finished work ready for pickup two weeks later. All tools and materials provided. $20 materials fee payable to the instructor. No experience needed.

Flow and Gentle Yoga Live - Online

$75

with Nicola Eden, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Oct 25, 2025 at 8 am, runs for 5 weeks
3 additional sessions through Feb 7, 2026

From the comfort of your own space, experience the gifts of yoga through awareness of mind and body, attention to movement and breath, explorations in slowing down, down to the ground, and moments of settling into stillness, all to support your journey. Guided by Nicola, with a sustainable approach, and open to all. Nicola Eden is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher with a Maine State Teacher Certificate.





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