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Acadian Arts Watercolor Retreat-Prospect Harbor
with Mary Laury
Enjoy a weekend retreat with your instructor, Mary Laury, an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!
Escape to a Grand Victorian Inn, the Harbor View House in Prospect Harbor on the coast of Maine, with an intimate group of artist, cooks and creatives! All meals are included in the workshop fee plus special activities to extend your learning from the day’s workshops, including a private house concert by Grammy balloted singer-songwriter, storyteller, and author Gordon Ward. Day students are welcome. For more information about the workshop, call Mary at 207-632-2251. To book your stay at the inn call 207-963-9122 or visit https://harborviewhousellc.com/. This is an in-person retreat.
COVID note: For everyone’s comfort and safety we suggest doing a COVID test 24 hours prior to arrival. We will be following CDC guidelines according to location and dates.
Pumped Up Strength
with Jenna Chase
Pumped Up Strength is a new approach to resistance training. Utilizing combination movement patterns in a targeted, rhythmic progression, its superpower is the dynamic integration of upper and lower body movements set to fun music. The result? A sweat-drenched, functionally efficient workout that will challenge your body in new ways, improve lean muscle mass, and rev your metabolism. In these classes you will want a set of hand weights anywhere from 5–15lbs. *All virtual classes are recorded and sent to students for practice.
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Easy Chinese Favorites
with Chris Toy
You know you love taking Chris Toy's classes. We're going "old school" back to his first book of "Easy Chinese" recipes! At press time, the exact menu hadn't been established, but it could include egg rolls, hot & sour soup, lo meins, and a delicious dessert. There will be tips & tricks and stories galore. Bring a container for leftovers! Food fee is included!
Trail-Wise
with Brad Rounds
Start from ground zero - learn more about hiking, snowshoeing, and off-track ski excursions in the Maine woods. Maine has thousands of miles of available trails. Information for all four seasons! Topics include hiking methods, risk reduction, tools of the trade - such as packs, trekking poles, clothing, trail marking, trail guides, weather, getting lost, stream crossings and more.
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Spring Felt Flowers
with Gabrielle Lovi
Oh my goodness...how unique and beautiful are these spring flowers?? Learn how to create beautiful flowers out of felt to build a bouquet for spring!
Please a materials fee of $20 (cash please) payable to the instructor at class.
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Broadway, Birds and Blooms-NYC Spring Adventure
available
with Nancy Dorrans
There’s something special about New York City in Springtime when the buds are busting, birds are singing and Broadway is hoppin! Please join us April 17-20, 2024 as we travel from Portland and points south (during April School Vacation) We’ll spend three nights at the lovely Belvedere Hotel in Times Square, with our tour escort we’ll experience a Broadway show, explore the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and discover extra insider experiences...
Minimum: 25 (Max 48) Participants required to guarantee this departure.
Includes:
•Roundtrip transportation from Portland and points south
•3 nights at the sophisticated Belvedere Hotel West 48th Street
•Admission to a Broadway Show (To Be Announced)
•Free time to explore city
•Optional bus tour of the Big Apple’s highlights ending at the 9/11 Memorial
•Optional tours & show tickets available
•All taxes, fees, and baggage handling
•Services of a tour escort throughout.
Not included:
•Meals
•Gratuities
•Trip Insurance
•Personal Items
Rates/Payments:
•Rates from $989 pp Quad; $1,049 pp Triple; $1159 Double 1 bed; $1169 Double 2 beds, $1569 Single - depending on room type
•$250 per person deposit due at Registration
•Final payment due on or before March 8th, 2024
Reservations:Contact nancy@adventure-marketplace 207-712-5699 or for complete Itinerary details and to register visit www.adventure-marketplace.com
Getting a Jump-Start on Planning for your Child's Higher Education
with Finance Authority of Maine
Is higher education in your family's future? Join a college savings specialist from FAME to talk about planning and saving for higher education. Come learn about the aspirational and financial impacts of savings for students of all ages, as well as the program highlights of Maine's Section 529 plan, a tool many families use to prepare for higher education expenses. Also, take home some tips and tricks for getting a jump-start on the scholarship search while your child is in middle school/early high school. Join Marie Pelletier, College Savings Counselor from FAME for this 1- hour virtual session and get started with saving for your child or grandchild's higher education.
Relieve Chronic Pain with Hypnosis
with Hugh Sadlier, M.Ed.
Think of chronic pain as a serious issue, but also a symptom of what caused it. Hypnosis can help you identify the underlying cause(s), disconnect their impact, and relieve (and possibly eliminate) the pain.
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