Make a new friend while creating one of a kind wine glasses. This class will focus on color patterns, and brush techniques. All artistic abilities are welcome. Bring your own wine glasses and paint as many as you like in this 2-hour workshop. They make wonderful gifts and are customizable for any occasion. Brushes and paint will be provided. You will leave with your new wine glasses and the brushes needed to continue experimenting.

Join author David Spahr for an indoor presentation and discussion of edible and medicinal mushrooms, identification, tools and equipment for harvesting, as well as books, materials, and other resources. David has collected edible mushrooms for 50 years. He is a member of the Maine Mycological Association and the North American Mycological Association.

Paddle during our 3 hour sea kayak tour and learn about Maine's Aquaculture industry. We will learn about lobstering, clamming, fishing and we'll stop at Mere Point Oyster Company's strings to learn about oyster farming. We will head to an island to land for a break for snacks that you brought and to learn to shuck oysters before the complimentary tasting. Oyster sauces include lemon juice, chipotle Tabasco sauce and Alice's Famous Maine Blueberry Mignonette sauce. Weather conditions unsafe for paddling will cancel the trip. June 14, 2024.

The bark of some trees, like pine and birch, is a special, very unique material that has been collected consciously by humans for thousands of years. Bark can be very strong, durable, water-resistant and flexible; it has been traditionally used to make baskets, canisters and even canoes! Birch bark is also very flammable and can be used to start campfires.Learn to identify, regeneratively gather, process, store and make a folded basket of birch or pine bark. We’ll use hand-gathered spruce roots and brown ash splints to sew a rim on our folded birch bark baskets, which will be beautiful. All required tools and materials provided.

Plein air oil painting. Artists will meet at various locations around the midcoast. Open to any of Ed’s continuing painting students, or newcomers willing to learn by doing, with instructor guidance and peer feedback. Some familiarity with the medium is recommended. *No Class: 8/19.

Embark on a hands-on basket-making journey in our workshop, focusing on the wrapped coiling technique using raffia. Learn sizing, shaping, and pattern creation, achieving a relaxing flow with repetitive motion. Please note that you may not finish your basket during the class unless you choose to make a tiny one. However, we will demonstrate how to complete the final steps when you are ready. You can apply these techniques in the future to create larger and differently shaped bowls, trays, and baskets. There is no experience required for this basket weaving class, and all supplies will be provided.

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords. The chord method is LOTS of fun and dramatically easier to learn than reading notes. Fee includes the online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class and also an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is held online using zoom and is partly hands-on instruction and partly lecture demonstration. *This course includes ONE live online session, and students follow up on their own with provided video lessons.

In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Fee includes the online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class and also an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is held online using zoom and is partly hands on instruction and partly lecture/demonstration. For ages 13+. *This course includes ONE live online session, and students follow up on their own with provided video lessons.