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Personal Enrichment

Preserving the Harvest: Jams and Jellies

$40

with Kate McCarty

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 24, 2024 at 5:30 pm

Ever wonder how to preserve delicious fruit jams and jellies using less sugar? University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s hands-on food preservation workshops will teach you the basics of canning and freezing jams and jellies, including how to use a water bath canner to preserve jam. We will provide fresh produce and canning jars. Please bring a pot holder to the workshop.

Wednesday, April 24, 5:30-8:30pm

Registration Fee: $40

Understanding the Maine Death with Dignity Act

Free

with Valerie Lovelace

Calendar Next available session starts May 2, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Valerie Lovelace, Executive Director, Maine Death with Dignity

There is still a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about Maine’s compassionate end-of-life care option. Many providers and patients in Maine are still not familiar with Maine’s Death with Dignity Act. In effect since September 2019, the law permits physicians to practice medical aid-in-dying under specific circumstances. Join this class to get fact-based information and all the details you need to know about Maine’s law, how to have the conversation with your physician, and how to qualify for the law or support your loved one who maybe qualifying. This class is offered virtual over ZOOM, you will be sent a link prior to class.

Class size limited to 15.

Thursday, May 2, 6:30pm

Registration Fee: Free

Spring Migrant Birds at Fort Foster

$22

with Dave Tucker

Calendar Next available session starts May 4, 2024 at 7:30 am

Focus on migrating birds and spring specialties. Bring binoculars. Class will meet at the entrance gate of Fort Foster. Additional fee may be required for entrance to Fort Foster.

Saturday, May 4, 7:30-10:30am *rain date 5/5

 

College: Getting there from here

$12

with Irene Bowen

Calendar Next available session starts May 7, 2024 at 6 pm

This presentation will cover questions to consider as you establish a college savings goal, savings strategies to help you reach your goal and the features and benefits of college savings plans. Irene is a financial advisor with Edward Jones.

 

Macraweave Wall Hanging

$140

with Alicia Stiles

Calendar Next available session starts May 14, 2024 at 6 pm

PLEASE NOTE: NEW DATES

For anyone who has admired fiber art and thought creating their own would be far too complicated, this is the class for you! Alicia will break the process into simple steps that will have you creating from the very first class!  To create your own Macraweave wall hanging, you will learn basic macrame knots in addition to weaving techniques. During this 4 week series Alicia will guide you through every step of the creation process, from learning techniques, choosing driftwood, yarns and cords, and creating your own stylized version of the chosen design!  In addition to your own work of art, you will leave this class with the knowledge and skills to continue creating the macraweave of your dreams

4 Tuesday Sessions

May 14- June 4, 6-8pm

Registration Fee: $140

Retirement by Design

$12

with Irene Bowen

Calendar Next available session starts May 14, 2024 at 6 pm

This presentation illustrates how you can translate your vision for retirement into tangible goals.  Whether you're 10 or 40 years from retirement, you'll learn investment strategies to help design the retirement you want.  We'll also discuss how you can add flexibility to your strategy to help you handle unexpected events and how you can keep your strategy on track. Irene is a financial advisor with Edward Jones.

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

$22

with Kathryn Bedell

Calendar Next available session starts May 14, 2024 at 6:30 pm

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.

Tuesday, May 14, 6:30-8:30 pm

 

Spa Gift Set

$31

with Sarah Holden Remick

Calendar Next available session starts May 15, 2024 at 6 pm

You will learn how to make a selection of bath and beauty products perfect for the home spa experience. In the class, we will make all natural solid lotion bars, cleansing sugar scrub cubes and dry face masks. You will leave the class with 2 mini solid lotion bars, a jar of cleansing sugar scrub cubes and a dry face mask. You will also leave with the recipes used in the class.

Wednesday, May 15, 6-7:30pm

Registration Fee: $31

Material Fee: $20, paid to instructor at class by cash/check





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