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Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education

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Cooking: Making A Buddha Bowl 05.06.25

with Nancy Albertson

May
6

May 6th, 2025

$35 More Info

A Buddha Bowl is essentially a grain, a bean, and veggies piled up and topped with a yummy sauce. This nutrient-packed meal is a delicous and easy way to incorporate more plants into your diet. You will prep, cook, and combine ingredients in the kitchen to create a simple Buddha Bowl that can be eaten before you leave class or brought home for later. Ingredients fee is included in registration.

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Knitting for Beginners

with Karen Vellekamp

May
6

May 6th to June 10th, 2025

$30 More Info
Now is your chance to learn to knit. We will cover the very basics: casting on, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and binding off. With this basic knowledge, you can eventually make almost any type of knitted garment or accessory. Needles and practice yarn included in registration fee.
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Sewing: Perfecting a Pants Pattern

with Diana Falciani

May
6

May 6th to 27th, 2025

$59 More Info

In this class you will perfect a standard pants pattern by cutting out and sewing a muslin sample, ensuring your proper fit, then noting any alterations on your paper pattern. Bring three yards of muslin and a pants sewing pattern in your size along with scissors, pins, thread, seam ripper, Universal sewing needles, scotch tape, fabric marking pins, and a writing pen.

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Mushrooms, Edible and Medicinal of New England 05.06.25

with David Spahr

May
6

May 6th, 2025

$29 More Info
This class will feature easy-to-understand information on finding, collecting, identifying, and preparing the safe, most common edible and medicinal mushroom species of New England and Eastern Canada. Whether you are a cook, forager, herbalist, or restauranteur, you will enjoy this class. The book Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada will be available for purchase in class for $21.
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Block Printing 5.7.25

with Patrick Ralls

May
7

May 7th, 2025

$75 More Info

Block printing is a unique and versatile medium used for centuries as a means of pattern making and textile design. In this class you will create an original block print of your own! You will learn how to transfer your vision onto a carving medium, carve the block, and then use it to print a repetitive & decorative design. Sharp carving tools will be provided. Bring ideas of what you might like to carve, a little patience and a lot of creativity! We will be working on carving blocks that are 4 x 6". All materials are included in the registration fee.

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Wills and Trusts Explained 05.05.25

with Jesse Bifulco, Esq.

May
7

May 7th, 2025

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This course shows the difference between a Will and a Trust and how each is used as a tool in an estate plan. It covers the basics of a Will, Power of Attorney, and Advanced Directive, as well as more complex topics such as trust use in Medicaid/MaineCare asset preservation, estate plans for blended families, and how to protect the inheritance of an adult child. Attendees will learn how estate planning techniques can be used to preserve assets and prevent family conflict. Taught with stories, this class shows attendees potential areas of loss in their own families.