Plan for the future. How an estate plan helps put you in control. This seminar focuses on strategies clients and prospects can use to care for the people and things they love most and how to leave a lasting and meaningful legacy. No discounts.

About Mark: As the son of two teachers, education is a priority for Mark and is why he is also a volunteer instructor with many local adult education programs - teaching seminar courses on budgeting, personal and business finance, health care, retirement plans, social security, estate considerations, 401ks and IRAs.

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

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 will be sent to all participants once we know class will run.

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.

This Trip Around the World Quilt is not your ordinary pattern. This quilt has many twists and turns for many trips, featuring central squares surrounded by many colorful squares radiating outward to create larger squares. A sewing machine is required. Supply list will be sent to all participants once we know class will run.

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.

There are several options for speaking face to face with family, friends or coworkers over a device connected to the internet. In this class we will look at some of the most popular options out there including Zoom with a short tutorial on navigating the Zoom room.

About Nicole: Nicole is an experienced teacher/tutor with a demonstrated history of working in the education industry at the preschool, elementary, middle school, high school and college level. Nicole is genuinely getting to know students to make them more comfortable and to make learning interesting and useful for students in an environment in which they feel safe and respected.

Email is a means of communicating with others, throughout the world, in a fast and efficient manner. This class will cover the terms and techniques necessary to use email in an efficient, safe and organized manner.

About Nicole: Nicole is an experienced teacher/tutor with a demonstrated history of working in the education industry at the preschool, elementary, middle school, high school and college level. Nicole is genuinely getting to know students to make them more comfortable and to make learning interesting and useful for students in an environment in which they feel safe and respected.

Attention all history buffs! Join volunteers of the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society at the Historical Society, 100 Main St., Buxton, for a glimpse into our local history. Take a guided tour of the museum and learn about the beginnings of Buxton and Hollis leading to major industrial centers with sawmills, textile mills, leatherboard manufacturing and retail centers. See displays depicting 100 years of history for the villages of Bar Mills and West Buxton. Plenty of parking spaces available. All proceeds will go to the Historical Society. Donations are not required but are accepted for the upkeep of the museum. No discounts.

Please note this historical building is not handicap accessible and there are several stairs up to the 2nd floor.

About Buxton-Hollis Historical Society: Organized and incorporated in 1970, the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with partial support from the towns of Buxton and Hollis, Maine. The society’s purpose is to collect, preserve  and publish whatever may be related to the early and late history of the towns of Buxton and Hollis, including but not limited to books, relics and articles about early settlers, records of colonial and later wars, as well as genealogical information and maps.

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

So, you’re on a budget, managing a bank account, and wondering about the next steps in your financial journey. In Adulting 102, we will look at the differences between saving and investing, if you are ready to invest, and how to get started. Other topics will include protecting your assets (insurance), advanced budgeting, and understanding the role economics plays in our financial life. Join us for this one-hour workshop as you take the next steps into adulting. Note: We 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.

Explore the next level of acrylic painting by learning more techniques. Creativity is king in this class and you are encouraged to paint what you love. Apply the techniques and discover hidden talents from deep within you. Supply list will be sent to all participants once we know class will run.

About Sue: Susan is an artist who lived many years in France studying the Impressionists' painting methods (Renoir, Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Pissarro, Picasso and Matisse). She teaches how to apply their techniques in easy to learn steps for beginners and intermediate painters as part of regular classes held at the adult ed department for enhanced learning.

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