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Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Topsham, ME

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Introduction to Energy

$45

with Jeannie Sullivan, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Aug 10, 2026 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

In this class you will learn where your chakras are and how the correspond with your body . We will learn what influences these energies and how to clear them. At the end of class there will be a mediation that will leave you balanced, grounded, and centered. After the meditation you should feel full of love and as though you have had a massage for your soul. Led by Jeannie Sullivan from HeartFelt Energies.

Japanese Books (FF)
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Japanese Books (FF)

$45

with Joelle Webber, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Ages: 6 - 17

*This is a Family-Friendly program, which means this workshop is open only to adults with minors. To participate in this program, adults need to register themselves and at least one child. An adult can register multiple children (up to 3).

We will explore the decorative sewing patterns of the Japanese Stab Binding, while learning a bit about the eastern traditions of book binding. Hammers and awls are used to create this book. Tools & materials provided. A materials fee of $10 payable to the instructor is due on the first night (fee is per registrant).

CALL US AT 729-7323 TO REGISTER!

Paint Night: Bokeh
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Paint Night: Bokeh

$55

with Shirley Anderson, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

This class is designed for bokeh enthusiasts, featuring soft, distant lights that invoke a dreamy ambiance. Whether on a sunny beach or a night highway, we will explore techniques to replicate this stunning effect using lots of blending and blurring. This class is perfect for beginners as well as advanced painters. Canvas and paints are supplied.

Paint Night: The Rooster

$55

with Shirley Anderson, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Aug 12, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Join us for an evening of creative expression with Paint a Rooster Night hosted by the talented artist Shirley Anderson! In this engaging class, participants will unleash their inner artists as they learn to paint a vibrant rooster masterpiece. . Whether you're a seasoned painter or a complete novice, this event promises fun, relaxation, and the opportunity to create something truly unique. Grab your friends and join us for a memorable night filled with laughter, creativity, and maybe a few surprise clucks! Canvas and paints are supplied.

Painting the Landscape: Rocks

$50

with Jessie Lozanski, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Aug 13, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

In this class, open to all levels, students will learn to paint rocks as expressive elements within a landscape. We’ll explore structure, texture, light, and shadow to capture their weight and character. Open to all paint mediums. Upon registration a simple list of materials will be sent out.

Sashiko Mending

$60

with Asia Cole, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Aug 15, 2026 at 2 pm, runs for 1 week

Have clothes that need mending? Come learn sashiko, the Japanese art of visible mending where we will patch our garments with a purposefully visible stitch to strengthen and beautify them all at once. Students will each receive needles, thread, a patch, and a take-home guide. Please bring a ruler, scissors, sewing pins, and your garment of choice (denim preferred). A $25 materials fee, payable to the instructor, must be paid the first night of class.

HandBasics Presents: Self-care for Osteoarthritis

$50

with Mary Woodbury, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Aug 18, 2026 at 3 pm, runs for 1 week

If you, or someone you know, suffers from Osteoarthritis pain in the hands, wrists, elbows or shoulders, please join Mary Woodbury, OTR/L CHT for a discussion about self-care and easy-to-perform techniques to ease discomfort in the hands and upper extremities. According to the Arthritis Foundation, 32.5 million adults in America with osteoarthritis woke up in pain today. Come learn about techniques, devices, and splints, to balance daily activities and exercises with pain management. Self-care is conservative care and often the first line of care prescribed by Occupational Therapists.

Ultimate Beginner Watercolor: Level 3

$25

with Catherine Scanlon, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar Aug 18, 2026 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week

Join Catherine for this 1 night class to learn new ways to incorporate mixed media techniques in your work. Create depth, texture and interest with gouache, fluid acrylic, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, dual tipped markers and posca pens (and more). Class will start with a refresher on color and techniques covered in previous levels and then transition to discuss new ways to think about layers while introducing various mixed media supplies. We will spend the rest of class playing with a variety of materials to incorporate new and old techniques to complete a fun and uplifting illustration. Materials fee: $20 (payable to the instructor).

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