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Sacopee Valley Adult & Community Education



Arts and Crafts

AGING WELL & HAPPY: TAP INTO YOUR CREATIVE SIDE!

Free

with Marianne Wyer

Calendar Apr 29, 2025 at 10:30 am, runs for 5 weeks

Explore the art of weaving, an ancient form of art that promotes wholeness and bridges broken connections. Create a small project for your enjoyment while promoting overall wellness. So let’s relax, breathe, and get started! Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.

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MOTHER’S DAY TRINKET BOX

$5

with Marie Armentino

Calendar May 5, 2025 at 10:30 am, runs for 1 week

Make a hand-decorated trinket box for Mother's Day…or for any day! With just a small wooden box decorated with decoupage, paint, and/or stickers, or maybe a special picture printed on paper, you can create the perfect place for special souvenirs. Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.

 

DIAMOND DOT PICTURES/CRAFTS FOR MOTHER’S DAY

$5

with Ginny Day

Calendar May 5, 2025 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Create pictures or small craft items for Mother’s Day such as key chains or sun catchers by placing small colored “diamond” pieces on a precoded background to make beautiful pictures and designs. These kits come in many sizes and thousands of patterns and images. There are some awesome kits for beginners to try to see if they enjoy doing them and some more difficult ones for the more advanced crafters. Small Mother’s Day themed kits will be provided from which to choose. Many adults doing these have found that their children have started doing them also. Surprise someone special with a handmade gift to show how much you care or make one for yourself! Materials fee of $8 is payable to the instructor at time of class. Please pre-register to assure enough kits for a variety from which to choose are available.

RELAX AND PAINT WITH SUE, MAY SESSION

$30

with Sue Cannafarina

Calendar May 9, 2025 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

It’s been a long week, and time to relax! Join local artist Sue Cannafarina for this two-hour class of monthly Friday evening painting fun while learning techniques used by the impressionists and Bob Ross (Lol). Bring a beautiful image to life ranging from still lifes, landscapes, and object studies. No experience is necessary, and all materials are provided. These are great opportunities to spend time with friends or make new ones. Bring home a work of art each meeting! Classes run once a month through June. Please Note: Each month is a separate session. Each session is $30/pp/per class. Pre-registration for each class is required as class size is limited.

HOW TO PLAY PIANO BY EAR–LIVE ONLINE

$69

with Craig Coffman

Calendar May 10, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

Learn one of music’s deepest mysteries: playing songs without relying on written music. A very practical presentation of music theory, expressed in everyday language, will include predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings, and transposing. This is an ideal follow-up to the Instant Piano class and open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords on any instrument. Expand your musical horizons, free yourself from sheet-music dependence, and be the life of the party! Prior experience with chords is recommended. Course includes the online book, follow-up lessons, a recording of the class, and an optional monthly Q&A session. Required: a stable internet connection; a computer, tablet or cell phone; and a piano or keyboard available during class. Registration closes May 1. Pre-registration is required to receive online materials and link.

Craig Coffman, an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist, and music director, has 30+ years of experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars have been attended by 30,000+ students throughout the US over the last 27 years.

UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS - LIVE ONLINE, SESSION 7

$79

with Duncan Perry

Calendar May 13, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

This is your chance to learn to play this amazingly versatile instrument. You’ll need a ukulele, some curiosity, a love of music, and time to practice. Join our stress-free program for plenty of fun and learning. You won’t want to stop once you have mastered the fundamentals. The nicest part is that you don’t have to read music! Sign up, tune up, and show up to start your musical adventure now! Buying a ukulele? Duncan can provide you with brand, price, style, and size recommendations as well as local stores where you can purchase an excellent beginner’s ukulele. Contact us and we’ll have him reach out to you! Required: Five days before the start of the program, important documents will be sent to the email address you provided at registration. Before attending the first session, please read the email and documents carefully. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

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NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY–LIVE ONLINE

$29

with Steve McGrath

Calendar May 13, 2025 at 7:30 pm, runs for 2 weeks

Review camera settings, composition, and how to acquire great images of nature’s best, such as moose, birds, seals, and other subjects! Learn how to set up a blind to get great images. Discuss the best options in lenses for this type of photography and in tripods to get the best stability for your images! Required: a computer, a stable internet connection, and your fully charged digital camera. Registration closes at noon on May 11. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and teacher with 25 years of experience shooting sports photos for local high schools, then weddings and stock agencies. His love of the great outdoors led him to his true passion–nature photography. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the group and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school textbooks.

SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY - LIVE ONLINE

$49

with Steve McGrath

Calendar May 14, 2025 at 7:30 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Impress your family and friends with your photos! Learn how to use the camera settings on your phone, as well as how to share and print your photos. Discuss picture-taking techniques and the best free and low-cost tools for editing, finishing, and image management. This class will include time viewing photos and the instructor will provide feedback on student work. Come explore the magic of smartphone photography with Steve! Please have a computer, stable internet connection, and your fully charged smartphone (Android or Apple). Zoom link provided by instructor. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and teacher with 25 years of experience shooting sports photos for local high schools, then weddings and stock agencies. His love of the great outdoors led him to his true passion–nature photography. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the group and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school textbooks.





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