Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Topsham, ME
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Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education Classes
Card-Making w/ Dawn: Christmas Edition
with Dawn Stevens, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Did you know that you can make several cards using one piece of designer paper and some coordinating solid cardstock? Please join me while I teach a One Sheet Wonder class! You will learn how to make the most from your supplies and leave with 7-8 Christmas cards ready for the mailbox. Precut kits will be provided. Kits will possibly use different patterns than the image. Please bring your scissors, a glue stick, and your preferred coloring medium (markers, pencils, etc).
Developing A Personal and Home Protection Plan
with Alice Bean Andrenyak, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This three-hour course is NOT about installing an alarm system. It is about adjusting your awareness around you as you move through your day and your home. It is about doing mental exercises to handle the “What if’s” to keep you and your loved ones safe. Learn situational awareness, conflict avoidance, and how to access your home’s defense. Part of a series but can be taken separately. Class taught via Zoom.
Chinese Kite Making
with Shufang Liao, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Join this hands-on class to design, build, and fly your own traditional Chinese kite! Kites have a long history in China and are often associated with spring, good luck, and celebration. In this class, students will create a colorful kite, learn the basics of how it flies, and enjoy the exciting experience of launching it into the sky. By the end, you’ll take home your own kite and unforgettable memories! *A $15 materials fee must be paid to the instructor on the day of the workshop.
Knife and Tool Sharpening
with Zack Rouda, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Learn how to sharpen knives, axes, pruners, scissors, and other blade tools. Bring your own dull tools that need to be touched up, or come to practice sharpening on some of our tools and stones. We'll cover the basic theory behind sharpening edge tools, and practice using a variety of sharpening stones. Whetstones will also be available for purchase. *Program includes all required tools and materials.
Become A Registered Maine Guide: How To Train!
with Alice Bean Andrenyak, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Want to be a Registered Maine Guide? Don't know the process? Trying to decide how to train to take your tests? Want to know the rules about guiding? Take this one-hour interactive Zoom. free class. Get your answers and create your future! Course is presented via Zoom.
Pet Photography
with Steve McGrath, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This Pet photography course is designed to teach you everything you need to know to take professional-quality Portraits. You will learn how to work with all different types of subjects, from individuals and groups to children and pets. Steve will explain the nuances of lighting and posing, how to shoot in studio or on location, and how to master the gear you will need to create inspiring work! And this is for a Digital Camera or a Smartphone!
Caregiving for Dementia 101
with Ashley Butterfield, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Gain confidence in your caregiving journey. Learn what dementia is, how it affects the brain, common behaviors and how to manage them. Explore practical strategies, supportive tools, and real-world approaches to make daily care more manageable and meaningful. Presented by Ashley Butterfield of Bath-Brunswick Respite Care.
Candle Dipping (FF)
with Asia Cole, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Ages: 7 - 16
To register for this program, please call us at 207-729-7323.
Come spend a relaxing afternoon making beautiful beeswax candles. Students will be hand-dipping taper candles and then coloring them in pots of colored wax. Suitable for ages 7+ (under 10 may require adult assistance). A $10 materials fee, payable to the instructor, must be paid the day of class. *The course fee and the materials fee is per participants. **Registrants must register themselves and their child.