Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Topsham, ME
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Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education Classes
Understanding Constitutional Carry and Legal Use of Force
with Alice Bean Andrenyak, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This three-hour course is for firearm owners and nonowners. You’ll learn what to do when you see an attack or if you are attacked and respond with force. You’ll learn how to contact the first responders, how prosecutors might view what you did, rules about concealed carry in the US and Maine, and various ways to protect yourself without using a firearm. Part of a series but can be taken separately. Class taught via Zoom.
Life Skills for Living and Working with a Difficult, Toxic Person
with Preethi Fernando, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Toxic people play emotional hostage and mind games. The emotional, mental, financial drain caused by a toxic person is like a leaky faucet, slowly and silently getting bigger and more destructive. Bullying, narcissistic behavior, controlling, lying, manipulation, pitting one against the other, silent treatment, cunning behaviors, withholding recognition, blame, are toxic behaviors that can drag us down like a sea anchor. Stop trying to change the toxic person. Start changing yourself. Learn how to be calm when the toxic person pushes your buttons. Find peace of mind, increase your productivity, and live stress free, as you master the life skills for living for working with a toxic person. Preethi Fernando is the author of “You Got This- How to Work with Toxic People.” Preethifernando.com.
Mosaic Pet Portraits
with Herenya Wilkey, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Furred, feathered, scaled and even bald pets are beautiful! Please bring two printed copies of an 8x8inch or slightly smaller portrait photo of your pet to class. A close up head shot is best! We will learn how to score, break, and snip glass and ceramics down to shape and glue to our substrate. On the last day of class we will finish with grout. Tools will be provided for in class use. A material fee of $25 must be paid to the instructor on the first night of class. Beginners welcome!
The Artist’s Way: A Book and Program that will Change Your Life
with Cathi Belcher, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
The Artist’s Way is a popular international bestselling book and program by author/artist Julia Cameron, designed to help people recover their creativity through a series of exercises and daily practices. It aims to overcome limiting beliefs and creative blocks like fear and self-sabotage, connecting creativity to spirituality and helping individuals in any field unlock their inner artist. Covered in this workshop are the tools to guide you through creative recovery such as Morning Pages, a Daily Walk, Artist Dates and an optional Creative Cluster of your cohorts to keep us connected long after the class is over. Tea and snacks provided. 1-night class
When Your Office Is Someone’s Home
with Alice Bean Andrenyak, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
This three-hour course is for anyone that goes into someone else’s home to do work, repairs, estimates, sales, nursing, or outside the home contractors. How can you be safe? Learn the basics to access the surroundings, stay safe and protect yourself without using a firearm. Part of a series but can be taken separately. This is a Zoom class.
Mahjong for Beginners
with Shufang Liao, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Curious about one of China’s most popular social games? Join this interactive Mahjong experience. Mahjong is a traditional tile-based game that combines strategy, memory, and luck, often played during family gatherings and holidays. You’ll learn basic rules, gameplay, and cultural etiquette. We don’t gamble. *A $20 materials fee is due to the instructor on the first night of class.
Handbound Lay-Flat Journal
with Catherine Scanlon, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
Discover the magic of bookbinding as you create a beautiful 6" x 9" (closed) lay-flat journal using the elegant Drum Leaf binding technique. In this fun evening workshop, students will assemble folded pages into a finished book with no sewing required. Perfect for sketching, watercolor, journaling, or memory keeping, this class blends creativity with approachable bookmaking skills. Please bring 1/2 yard of cotton quilting fabric, fabric scissors, and a ruler. A portable bookbinding press will be available to use during class or may be purchased for $10. A $25 materials fee covers all other supplies needed to complete your journal.
Nature and Bird Photography
with Steve McGrath, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education
In this Nature and Bird Photography online class, we will go over camera settings and compositions and how to get great images of Nature's best like moose, birds, seals and other subjects! We will also learn how to set up a blind to get great images, the best lenses for this type of photography and tripods to get the best stability for your images! And this is for a Digital Camera or a Smartphone!