Have you ever wanted to 'throw a pot' - that is, use a potter's wheel? This extremely popular beginner's class will cover hand-building techniques, forming on the potter’s wheel, surface decoration, and treatments. Make functional handcrafted products to use and enjoy.

Material costs ($50) are included in the fee.

This is an in-person, classroom-based course at Mount Desert Island High School.

This class will gently guide you into watercolor painting. We'll cover the basic stuff like how to do a wash, what kind of brush, what kind of paper and what kind of paints to use. We'll also cover more advanced and stylized skills in this class. Drawing skills are not needed.

Learn how to mix colors and how to understand the color wheel. Each week or two we'll create a masterpiece suitable for framing.

PLEASE PLAN TO PAY $10 to the instructor on the first night of class for materials.

Cancellations: If the high school is closed during the day for any reason (weather, power, other), the evening classes are also cancelled unless otherwise notified. It would be wise to check your email before driving to class for any last minute updates. 

A six-week series to learn how to regulate, stabilize and calm the mind and body through age old and evidence-based practices. This series will teach you through direct experiences involving breathwork, guided visualizations, mindfulness practices and more, how to navigate the pressures of our world today while remaining centered and steady.

No prior experience is necessary. You already have the tools within you to shift how you respond to the world around you. This series will show you the ways to access your internal toolbox for positive and lasting changes.

This is an in person class.

This is an in-person, classroom-based course at Mount Desert Island High School.

In this drawing class, we'll cover the basics of drawing leading to more intricate techniques as we progress through the class. We'll learn how to sketch before we learn how to draw. We'll cover the basic skills of drawing including line and form, shading and perspective, figure drawing (with an occasional model), portrait drawing, still life drawing, 2 pt. and 3 pt, perspective and tonal value drawings. You will also draw in your sketchbook as homework each week (the best kind of homework!) and we'll work with different drawing media like pen and ink,  pastels and charcoal.

PLEASE NOTE:  You will need:

1.  Drawing pad no smaller than 9 X 12

2.  Drawing pencils: HB pencil, 2B pencil, 4B pencil

3.  White and/or kneaded eraser.

This is an in-person, classroom-based course at Mount Desert Island High School.

This class will gently guide you into watercolor painting. We'll cover the basic stuff like how to do a wash, what kind of brush, what kind of paper and what kind of paints to use. We'll also cover more advanced and stylized skills in this class. Drawing skills are not needed.

Learn how to mix colors and how to understand the color wheel. Each week or two we'll create a masterpiece suitable for framing.

PLEASE PLAN TO PAY $10 to the instructor on the first night of class for materials.

Cancellations: If the high school is closed during the day for any reason (weather, power, other), the evening classes are also cancelled unless otherwise notified. It would be wise to check your email before driving to class for any last minute updates. 

Join us for a special screening of a documentary on Menopause"The M-Factor" Shredding the Silence on Menopause

The film runs 60 minutes and will be followed by a short question and answer period with Dr. Seed who is certified by the North American Menopause Society to help patients with the menopause transition.

Information about the film:“Menopause is the one universal female experience….You may not have a lot of things that affect women. Menopausal, I guarantee you, you will be.” —Sharon Malone, OBGYN.

“The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause” is the first US documentary exploring the hidden impact of menopause on women's lives. With 55 million women in the United States currently experiencing menopause, this life stage is often surrounded by silence and misinformation, exacerbating the broader crisis in women’s health.

Menopause symptoms can derail careers, disrupt relationships, and cause unnecessary suffering. This film presents evidence-based solutions to challenge the negativity associated with menopause and empowers women to take control of their health. Women of all walks of life open up about the physical and mental anguish they live with every day. Doctors and policymakers speak out on the changes that need to be made, especially in the workplace where roughly 44% of women are over the age of 45. While some women experience mild symptoms, many face issues ranging from hot flashes and weight gain to anxiety and fatigue. With insights from renowned experts including Dr. Sharon Malone, Dr. Somi Javaid, Dr. Mary Jane Minkin (Yale School of Medicine), Dr. Wen Shen (Johns Hopkins Medicine), and Dr. Stephanie Faubion (Mayo Clinic and The Menopause Society), the film dispels myths about hormone replacement therapy, evaluates over-the-counter supplements, and addresses how women of color uniquely experience menopause.

“The M Factor” empowers women to make informed health decisions and aims to remove the stigma surrounding menopause and aging.

This is a live, online class.

Learn to play the ukulele! It has never been more popular and you don't even need to know how to read music! On the uke you can knock out folk music, rock, blues, jazz, pop, country, tunes old and new -- even classical music. Duncan Perry, who has taught more than 700 students of all ages, will introduce you to essential chords and playing skills using familiar songs. There are lots of laughs along the way and learning to play an instrument is good for your brain!

You will need a playable ukulele and an electronic tuner or a tuner app. And when folks hear you play this happy instrument, well, they just have to smile! If you don’t own a ukulele, please contact us (uketime24@gmail.com) for information. What are you waiting for? Grab a uke and get ready for a musical adventure, then spread the joy!

Biography

Duncan is an experienced multi-instrumentalist who has been performing and teaching folks how to play the ukulele for the last 14 years. Having served as a volunteer music therapist in medical and hospice settings, he quickly came to understand that music is medicine and that learning to play an instrument not only sharpens the brain but helps reduce stress. It also brings joy to those who play the uke and to their audiences. Duncan has taught in a variety of Maine communities and did not let the COVID-19 epidemic stop him. He simply moved from teaching in person to an online format and now reaches students all over Maine, New Hampshire and beyond.

This is a live, online class via Zoom. 

Learn one of music’s deepest mysteries: how to play songs without relying on music.  A very practical presentation of music theory that includes predicting chord progressions, learning from recordings, and transposing-all expressed in everyday language.  This is an ideal follow-up to the “Instant Piano” class and is open to anyone who has a basic understanding of chords on any instrument.  Expand your musical horizons, and free yourself from sheet-music dependence, and be the life of the party!  Prior experience with chords recommended.  Fee includes the online book, online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class and an optional monthly question and answer session.   Class is held online using zoom. 

Craig Coffman is an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director.  He has over 30 years’ experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars, offered through Community Colleges and Community Education Programs, have been attended by over 30,000 students throughout Arizona, Minnesota and the United States over the last 27 years.   He has a degree in Sociology from Illinois Wesleyan University in Illinois (where he also studied piano) and a Master of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.