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Drawing Nature Up Close

$70

with Evelyn Nitzberg, SWA

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 2, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 4 weeks

As a Gray Whale Census Biologist and Biological Illustrator I look closely, observe, and transfer what I see onto a two-dimensional surface.  The more we look deeply, the more we notice, the more information we can transfer and express.  Apply the Elements, Line, Shape, Value, and Texture to Draw what you see.  Use a magnified glass and your power of observation to draw natural objects.

Materials Fee:  $25 (If you have not taken her classes before).

(If you have taken her class before, bring your supplies and your Materials Fee is $10)

Watercolors for Beginners

$60

with Judy Gaudet

Calendar Next session starts Apr 3, 2024 at 3:30 pm, runs for 5 weeks
1 additional session on Apr 3, 2024

Learn and practice watercolor techniques by painting four subjects designed to present a variety of painting challenges.  This course is intended for persons with little or no previous art experience.  Both new and returning students are welcome.

A $5 material fee is payable to the instructor at the first class.

First night of class is strictly for beginners.  (Students that have not taken her class before).  Then seasoned students will start the following week.

Limited seating. 

7 Secrets to Mindful Organization - How to Plan, Prioritize & Take Action to Save Time, Energy & Resources

$45

with Roz Applebaum

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 3, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Are you experiencing challenges in prioritizing and planning?  Do you routinely lose important items?  Do you find yourself always rushing and pressed for time?  Are you neglecting your purpose, your interests, your family, self-care, or something else you truly value?  Do you have piles of clutter?  Are you overwhelmed? I challenge you to move out of your comfort zone and gain a new awareness that empowers you to transform chaos and disorder into mindful organization and uncover behavior patterns and routines that contribute to disorganization.  Replace old habits with previous techniques that give you a new-found freedom to be more productive, effective, peaceful, and joyful.

  • Learn practical list writing and management skills to complete daily activities on time, build action plans, and achieve your long-term visions and dreams.
  • Apply proven scheduling techniques to organize your life - effectively using the calendar & other planning tools.
  • Break down big projects into manageable segments and create a new list of actions in prioritized order.
  • Create a plan to clear physical, mental, and digital spaces to implement new ideas, routines, activities, plans, goals & aspirations.
  • Find time wasters to add more minutes and hours to your day to do the things you love.
  • Transform haphazard thinking and behaviors into organized thoughts and meaningful activities

 

Roz Applebaum is a 30-year veteran of the conference industry and a successful life coach.  Juggling speakers, hotel logistics, audiovisual, attendee demands, and a myriad of other conference details demands strong organizational skills.  Today, Roz helps her coaching clients apply organizational skills to their daily lives to achieve short-and long-term goals while maintaining an ideal life balance.  Roz lives in Southern Maine where she dabbles in various art projects, walks the beach daily with her labrador retriever Conway, and engages extensively with her community, friends, and family.  She still has time to travel, go to the theater, and practice healthy self-care utilizing her core principles of planning, prioritizing, and actioning.

Soap Making for Beginners
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Soap Making for Beginners

$95

with Anita Harris

Students receive through instruction how to make their own soaps from scratch.  They will learn how to use soap calculator and will learn about the best ingredients and their benefits.

There is a $40 materials fee paid the first night of class.

Estate Planning-Prepare for the Uncertainties of Life Revocable & Irrevocable Trusts-Are They Right For You?

$15

with Kathryn Bedell Esq

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 3, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

This class will begin with an overview of basic estate planning, including Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives, etc. The class will then delve into, learning how revocable trusts can help avoid probate and protect your privacy, and how irrevocable trusts can protect your assets from nursing home or Maine Care (Medicaid) liens. Discussion will include other strategies to safeguard assets from life events such as business failure or divorce of adult children. Kathryn Bedell is a lawyer in York, Maine and has been practicing for 31 years. Her practice focuses on estate planning, asset preservation, and probate matters.

Yardscaping: Sustainable Lawn Care and Landscaping For Nature

$20

with Melissa Brandt

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 4, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Melissa Brandt is with the York County Soil & Water Conservation District.

Learn how to improve your lawn with simple, conservation-based techniques to increase soil health, and habitat, improve water retention, reduce pests reduce maintenance and costs.  We will share simple techniques to install a rain garden, drip line trench, vegetative buffer for shoreline protection, wildlife meadows, pollinator gardens, bird habitat, edible landscapes, and other practices to improve your yard.  We will cover how to submit soil tests and how to interpret the results.

Balms, Lotions and Creams

$95

with Anita Harris

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 4, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

The class focuses on how to create balms, salves, and water-based lotions. We will be utilizing botanical ingredients, natural oils, and butters.  We will learn about the different techniques to craft infused oils into balms and salves.  The teacher will introduce the class to water-based lotions and creams.  We will discuss safety and necessary natural preservatives that have to be used with water-based formulas.

There is a materials fee of $30 to be paid on the first night of class.

A Guide to a Good End

$15

with Kimberly Mann

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 8, 2024 at 2 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Everyone hopes their experience at the end of life will be smooth sailing, pain-free, and surrounded by peace and love. At Hospice of Southern Maine, our team of experts will come around you and your loved ones to support you through what is likely one of the most difficult times for everyone, the end of life. Together in this 4-part series, (this class is bi-weekly), we will explore the support offered by hospice, learn strategies for having tough conversations with family and loved ones, explore the many faces of grief, and learn practical steps you can take to prepare for end-of-life with advanced care planning guidance and tools. Please join us as we help to reduce anxiety and stress at the end of life through education and planning.





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