Bring your favorite recipes for desserts, main dishes, appetizers, comfort foods, candy, dog treats, or anything else you like to make to swap. We will photocopy all of the recipes so everyone will bring copies home to try out for themselves. You may bring pictures of them or even samples of some too, if you wish for us to give some a try. This will be a fun way to get a new mix of recipes to try out on our families. Be bold! Let’s get together and swap ideas. Please pre-register as space is limited.

This is your chance to learn to play this amazingly versatile instrument. You’ll need an 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.

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.

Do you have children who will be looking at college in the next few years or might you be thinking of returning to school yourself? Now is a great time to start thinking about the college financial aid process and ways to boost college savings. The earlier you start, the more confident and relaxed you will feel when it is time to apply for financial aid. Join Michelle Radley, College Access Counselor with the Finance Authority of Maine as we talk all things paying for college. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Do you want to improve your writing skills for work? Write a poem to your beloved or finish that family memoir? Or maybe you’ve considered writing a script. If so, come join us in this six-week writer’s workshop where we will explore a variety of writing genres. In this session, we will be taking some time to address the concepts of time and place in our stories, poems, and plays. More specifically, how do they impact the scenes that unfold and the images we create, in both our earliest, developing rough drafts and in our polished, almost-final revisions? Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Kristin Leonard holds a Masters in English (Literature), as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine.  She is the 2019 recipient of the Maine Literary Award for Drama and Lit Fest’s 2019 Dramatic Writing Fellow for Emerging Writers. Her critical and creative work has appeared in The Explicator, Ekphrastic Review, The Atlantic, New Hampshire Public Radio, and more. Follow her at kristinjleonard.com

You’ll learn a basic tried and true sauerkraut recipe, technique, and troubleshooting. Then we'll add various vegetable shapes and designs along the sides for a beautiful presentation - these make excellent gifts. Local delicious cabbage makes ferments that last for months and maintains flavor and nutrient content. You'll learn about the marvelous microorganisms that surround us, give us “terroir”, and keep us healthy by replenishing our microbiomes. Class will include both microbiology and ferment creation. Zoom link and materials list will be provided upon registration. FMI, contact Emma via her site at emmaholder.com/fermentation. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Emma Holder studied microbiology and immunology at McGill University, where she graduated with a BSc in 1991 and a masters degree in 1993. Her passion is fostering human connections and offering engaging educational opportunities to promote happy, healthy lifestyles.

Learn about the different types of internet fraud and scams, the dos and don’ts of protecting yourself online and what to do if you have experienced online fraud or abuse. This course is held at the Adult Learning Center at 172 Maine Street, Suite #3 in Cornish, however, we will have an online instructor from the National Digital Equity Center delivering the material. No devices are needed. Please pre-register as space is limited.

We think of winter as a time when nature sleeps, animals hibernate, and birds have already flown south to warmer climates. Forest trees stand dormant, almost semi-comatose, as winter rages on, or do they! Bring your snowshoes and enjoy an approximately two-hour trek through the forest. Come learn how the forest is alive, caring for her wild inhabitants, sheltering and feeding her winter residents. Do all animals hibernate? Which species of birds remain all winter, and what do they do for food? Why is snow cover so vital in maintaining a healthy forest? These and many more questions will be answered during this hike in the woods. Following the hike, we will gather around the firepit, so come bring a chair, warm up by the fire, and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate or tea (provided). Please note: Deb graciously volunteers her time and property. Donations in support of maintenance and set up are appreciated and can be made at the time of the course.  Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.

In 2005, Deb became a registered Maine Guide, guiding people in Maine’s great outdoors. A former reserve police officer, EMT, firefighter, and crisis counselor, she was also part of the search and rescue team with the USAF and a member of its critical incident stress management team. She has spent her entire life as an amateur archeologist, historian, and naturalist. In 2014, she retired from farming in Aroostook County and moved to her 50-acre wooded lot, living off the grid and close to nature.