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Power Yoga: Option 1

$80

with Jillene Jones

Calendar Jan 30, 2024 at 5:15 pm, runs for 10 weeks

Power Yoga blends Vinyasa & strength building yoga styles to increase functional flexibility, strengthen muscles and improve cardiovascular endurance through seated, standing & balancing poses, as well as cardio bursts & flowing sequences. All levels are welcome! Please bring a mat with you to class.

About Jillene: Jillene Jones is the owner of Pure Prana Yoga and has been a Registered Yoga Teacher since 2012. Her classes focus on creative breath and body awareness and fusing a wide variety of yoga styles into her program. She also uses modifications as needed for student skill and comfort levels. Jillene has been trained in a number of meditation techniques, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Iyengar Based Yoga, restorative Yoga, Adaptive Yoga, Prenatal Yoga and Yoga Nidra. In addition to her yoga training, Jillene is a certified Buti Yoga, Hotcore, Barre Above, Balletone and Fitness instructor as well as a Reiki Master.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.

Full Course

Drawing From Nature

$48

with Debra Bickford

Calendar Mar 26, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Learn how to draw from direct observation of objects in nature. Follow the process of careful observation, creation of basic shapes, refining them and creating details and values to bring a drawing to life. The act of careful observation and interpretation of an object on a flat surface develops skill, and is a calming activity, as you’ll have to slow down and look very carefully at what is in front of you. You’ll be given tips and tricks to break down an object into basic shapes with demonstrations on how to create 3/D value, texture and effects of light on an object. Basic drawing tools will be demonstrated and used. The instructor will provide a significant collection of natural objects to choose from. You will have the option to create a simple lighting observation box that can aid in drawing. Beginner to advanced students welcome! Supply list available at adult ed office.

About Debra: Debra Bickford has lived in the Buxton and Hollis area for over 50 years. She has a BA from Maine College of Art and a BS in Art Education from USM. She has taught Visual Arts in Maine at the High School Level for 37 years and recently retired. She has also served on the board of the Maine Art Education Association for twenty years and was the President from 2017-19. In 2015 she was the MAEA Secondary Art Educator of the year and in 2018 she was honored with the MAEA Art Educator of the year. Debra is a painter and printmaker who loves to garden.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.

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Intermediate Microsoft Excel

$45

with Alan Dube

Calendar Apr 1, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Excel, Microsoft’s powerful spreadsheet software, is the most widely used program to handle the task of managing, storing and organizing information. In fact, most workplaces require their employees to know how to use Excel. This four-week course will expand on the basics, covering advanced and conditional formatting, data forms, pivot tables, charting, advanced functions, macros, mail merge and more. Each consecutive class will begin with a brief review and summary of the previous class.

About Alan: Alan has worked in the Information Technology field for over 35 years with several major corporations and is highly experienced in using and teaching beginner and advanced classes in all Microsoft Office applications, including Excel. He holds a BS degree in Computer Information Systems from Bryant University as well as an MBA from Providence College.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.

Full Course

Scrap Quilt with Floating Border

$26

with Jacqueline Soper

Calendar Apr 2, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 2 weeks

This scrap quilt can be made with a variety of large scale prints and finished with an elegant nine patch floating border. Any theme of fabric can be chosen for the arrangement of this quilt. Learn accurate rotary cutting, sewing with a scant quarter inch seam, ironing techniques, straight line quilting and binding procedure. Make a lap quilt or any quilt size you wish. Lap quilt size is 51” X 68. Supply list available at adult ed office.

About Jaki: Jaki Soper has been sewing and quilting for over 40 years. She is the owner of Quilt Studio 55, a local business that supports long arm services, studio classes, and custom quilt designs. Her classes are comprised of learning simple techniques which allow for truing up sewn units to achieve accuracy. If you are interested in mastering the flying geese units in the placemat class, or sewing with curves in the drunkard path class, then these classes are for you.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.

Full Course

Adulting 101: Money Starts (Zoom)

Free

with Finance Authority-ME FAME

Calendar Apr 3, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Adulting is tough. Finances can be one of the trickiest parts of adulthood. Whether you’ve been adulting for decades or are just getting started, learn about banking basics, spending plans, credit scores, useful tools and apps that are available to make the whole adulting thing a little bit easier. Note: FAME will send all participants a link to the Zoom meeting prior to the start date.

FAME administers Maine’s higher education finance programs. Through a variety of loan, grant and scholarship programs, FAME helps Maine students and families meet the costs associated with higher education.

Basic Bookmaking

$48

with Debra Bickford

Calendar Apr 4, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Bookmaking has a long, rich history. Artists all over the globe have embraced this method of expression and pushed the boundaries of what “making a book’ means. Handmade books are a fun and satisfying functional art form. The methods of bookmaking are endless, and once you try one, you will want to learn more! Giving a handmade book as a gift is a very special keepsake indeed. Especially if you fill it with your own artwork! Beginner to advanced students welcome. Supply list available at the adult ed office.

About Debra: Debra Bickford has lived in the Buxton and Hollis area for over 50 years. She has a BA from Maine College of Art and a BS in Art Education from USM. She has taught Visual Arts in Maine at the High School Level for 37 years and recently retired. She has also served on the board of the Maine Art Education Association for twenty years and was the President from 2017-19. In 2015 she was the MAEA Secondary Art Educator of the year and in 2018 she was honored with the MAEA Art Educator of the year. Debra is a painter and printmaker who loves to garden.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.

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Successfully Growing Dahlias

$10

with Nancy Stedman

Calendar Apr 6, 2024 at 10 am, runs for 1 week

The class will be at Little River Flower Farm where they grow over 400 dahlias every summer. Learn all aspects of growing, dividing & storing dahlias and getting the most blooms out of every plant. Everyone will be dividing dahlias so wear appropriate clothing and bring gloves. Take home dahlia tubers to grow in your garden. Material fee of $22 to be paid directly to the instructor the day of class. No discounts.

Location: Little River Flower Farm, 160 Turkey Lane, Buxton

About Nancy: Nancy has been a Master gardener for close to 20 years through the University Of Maine Cooperative Extension. She started out growing houseplants and when the number of plants hovered around 150, she invested in a greenhouse. She now has three greenhouses, grows 8,000 cut flowers for brides, florists, & the public in the summer for PYO flowers. Her business, Little River Flower Farm, in Buxton, also grows culinary herbs & summer peak season sells over 400 bunches a week. She gives talks on succulents & grows over 500 plants year round.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.

Full Course

Getting Ready to Exhibit at a Craft Fair or Trade Show

$20

with Eileen Curtis

Calendar Apr 9, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Join us as we discuss craft and trade shows. We will go over the differences between the two, how to get ready to exhibit and what to do before you get there. We'll also discuss what you will need to take with you, the best way to set up your booth, signage, and how to display your products.

About Eileen: Eileen Curtis was the CSO (Chief Soap Officer) of Sunflower Hill Soap for 20 years. The business was sold in 2020. Prior to, and for a time while, launching Sunflower Hill, she worked in IT sales and project management. The sales and project management experience helped her focus the direction of Sunflower Hill which was to sell wholesale personal care products to gift shops. She has learned a lot by trial and error, from a mentor group and simply being around and chatting with like-minded women. Product development often came at the suggestion of her customers and has had success with certain products because she listened to those customers. She loves people and encouraging others to take that next step in their dream.

A non-refundable $1.99 transaction fee will be added to the price of this class.





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