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Advanced Beginner Photography

with Dave Cleaveland

Oct

October 29th to November 26th, 2019

$70 More Info

Take it to the next level! A perfect continuation of our beginner class for Dave Cleaveland’s past students, and/or those with comparable levels of experience. Continue your learning and practice, moving on to cover long exposures, night time photography, panoramas, and possibly a fun surprise... Use Adobe Lightroom for this class. Your equipment must include a DSLR (or a camera with fully manual settings) and a sturdy tripod. Three classrooms days, three off-site days. See instructor bio above.

Five Tues, 10/29 to 11/26/2019, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, $70

Instructor: Dave Cleaveland

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Maine Driving Dynamics: Session II

Dec

December 10th to 12th, 2019

$40 More Info

Two-evening course by the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. New traffic laws, rules of the road, collision avoidance, driver habits and attitudes, and the elements that challenge Maine drivers. Drivers may be eligible for a 3-point credit on driving record and possible discount from their insurance carrier. Choose one of two sessions:

Session II: Tues and Thurs, 12/10 and 12/12/2019

5:30 to 8:00 pm, $40, $25 seniors 65+

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What is EFT?

with Leah Wentworth

Nov

November 20th, 2019

$20 More Info

New! Get an introduction to the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as Tapping. EFT helps people to create emotional stability, reduce stress and pain, reduce blocks, quiet fears and your inner critic. We’ll discuss the many uses, learn the technique, and practice in class with real issues students are having so they can experience the power of this tool first hand. No previous experience necessary. Leah owns Inner Wisdom Health & Wellness, is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Reiki Master, and EFT/Tapping Practitioner; she has over 20 years of teaching experience; and is passionate about helping students create balance in their body’s energy system and reconnect with their inner wisdom.

Wed, 11/20/2019, 6:00 to 7:30 pm, $20

Instructor: Leah Wentworth

Mindful Fall Open Studio: Drawing Painting, Mixed Media

with Christopher Reed

Nov

November 14th to December 19th, 2019

$55 More Info

See series overview below. Have you enjoyed beginner drawing or painting classes in the past and want to continue using supplies you’ve purchased? Perhaps you’re self-taught, or enjoyed art as a child, and can again. Open Studio’s a perfect way to escape the shorter days and create some light! Dabble with various projects, and experiment with pencil, acrylic, tempera, pastel, or oil - while continuing to honor and develop your own unique style. Enjoy the community of others in this relaxed, unstructured setting, yet receive individual support from an instructor, when you need it. Bring optional floor or table easel, your own supplies, and something to transport them. See instructor bio above.

Five Thursdays, 11/14-12/19/2019, no class 11/28, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, $55

Instructor: Christopher Reed

BEGINNERS AND UP MINDFULNESS ART SERIES

by Christopher Reed

Always popular! Explore basic art foundations and technical skills within a mindfulness-based atmosphere. The objective will be to gradually overcome inhibitions and perfectionism, free oneself from judgment, and allow one’s inner artist to unfold naturally - in order to create in the most relaxed, soulful and intuitive ways. No experience required, just curiosity and willingness to tap into unchartered creative territory. Those with experience welcome to come build upon previous skills. Chris graduated from Bowdoin College with a BA in Visual Arts. He’s a painter, exhibitor, and art teacher inspired by the synthesis of nature, the evolving play of light, and each artist’s unique, mindful expression of feelings and interpretation: www.christopherdreed.com

Chinese Cooking Secrets

with Chris Toy

Oct

October 22nd, 2019

$39 More Info

New! Learn about basic Chinese cooking tools, ingredients, seasonings, caring for woks and cleavers, and techniques you can adapt for everyday cooking. Bring your appetite, as a delicious dinner of handmade wonton soup, wok-roasted whole chicken, garlic and ginger seafood stir-fry with vegetables, and perfect steamed jasmine rice will be served. Part demo, part hands-on. Bring small container or baggie for possible leftovers. Chris is a Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School instructor who’s taught Asian cooking in Maine for 30 years. A retired teacher, principal, university instructor, and Maine Guide, he learned cooking from his parents; classes integrate his love of teaching and great food, highlighting a fusion of Far East foods with local Northeast offerings. See photo left.

Tues, 10/22/2019, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, $39 includes food, Limit: 10

Instructor: Chris Toy

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Going Native with The Wild Seed Project

with Heather McCargo, BA, MA

Dec

December 3rd, 2019

$30 More Info

This class fills fast! Transform conventional gardens and landscapes back into thriving ecosystems, attracting birds, pollinators and wildlife - by growing and reintroducing native Maine plants. Slide show on why natives are critical to declining biodiversity, learn how natives have surprisingly different needs from flowers and vegetable plants you know…such as why after the holidays/early winter is the preferred time to sow. Discuss ecologically-responsible seed collection, view demonstration and get hands-on sowing seeds. Go home with several pots of sown native seeds. Great way to welcome winter solstice, great gift giving for the nature lover. Wild Seed t-shirts, hats, aprons and signs available for purchase. Partial proceeds benefit the nonprofit Wild Seed Project. Heather is Founder and Executive Director of The Wild Seed Project; an educator with 30 years expertise in plant propagation, ecological design and conservation; head plant propagator at the New England Wildflower Society’s Garden in the Woods; has lectured nationally; and is widely published.

Tues, 12/03/2019

6:00 to 8:00 pm, $30

Instructor: Heather McCargo, MA landscape design, BA plant ecology