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Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education

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Gardening for Beginners: Starting from Scratch

with Sharon Turner

Mar
19

March 19th to April 2nd, 2025

$40 More Info

You want to start a garden but you don't know where to begin. Planning and preparation are essential to the creation of productive, efficient, and beautiful vegetable and perennial gardens. In this class you will learn about garden design, plant varieties, seed starting, mulching, composting and fertilizing. Organic and “low-till” practices, native plants, and the inclusion of plants attractive to birds, bees, butterflies and other beneficials will be emphasized. $10 for materials (handouts) to be paid to instructor. This class will include a visit to the instructor's nursery in Washington.

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Bridge for Very Beginners

with Kate Martino

Mar
20

March 20th to May 1st, 2025

$75 More Info
Bridge is played by over twenty-five million Americans of all ages and is one of the world’s most popular card games. It is fun, a great way to meet new people, and stimulates your brain––a game for your lifetime! This class covers bridge basics for those who have never played.
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Eastern White Pine: Wild Edibles, Bark Baskets, and Pine Needle Uses

with Jessica Steele

Mar
20

March 20th, 2025

$65 More Info

The Eastern White Pine is a magnificent tree, not only beautiful but filled with many incredible gifts. In this class we will explore its many uses. We will make tea, oils, and even some hard candies from the needles. We'll learn how to harvest pinenuts and inner bark for food and how to prepare it to eat raw, cooked, or dried. Lastly, we'll dive into the many uses of the bark and needles to be collected and processed to be used in functional baskets. No handouts: be prepared to take notes. NO REFUNDS UNLESS THE CLASS IS CANCELLED OR RESCHEDULED.

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AI (Ai) for Older Adults – So Easy and Practical! 03.23.25

with Michael Wilson

Mar
23

March 23rd, 2025

$20 More Info
Are you curious about AI (Ai)? Then this user-friendly class is for you! (Older adults will find this class very rewarding!) We will explore the practical benefits of using a basic form of AI called ChatGPT. Find quick, written solutions to problems based on your exact needs. Generate personalized text in seconds for invitations, letters, and any other materials you are looking to create. AI will quickly generate any text for you based on your interest. Take your search, research, inquiries, and answers to questions to a whole new level! Also, never worry about grammar and spelling errors again!
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Map and Compass Fundamentals

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Mar
24

March 24th to 31st, 2025

$60 More Info
Hike, snowshoe, geocache, hunt, and enjoy the woods and fields of Maine with confidence that you can read a topographic map, understand the symbols, know which way a river flows, plot a course bearing, use online resources, and know how to get to safety. Familiarization in using a compass and map outdoors included. Students must have a DeLorme Maine Gazetteer and a 2-degree baseplate compass.
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Mobile-Making Workshop

with Antje Roitzsch

Mar
25

March 25th to April 1st, 2025

$40 More Info
Have you ever wondered how a mobile gets balanced? This workshop is a glance behind the scenes. During the first class we will create some simple shapes out of recycled box board to learn the mechanics of mobile making. In the second class we will refine our mobiles and create them out of colored paper. Please bring scissors. This will get you started to make a more beautifully finished piece at home. Should you want to decorate your piece in class, you are welcome to bring some markers or colored paper and glue to the class. There will be a handout, so you don’t forget the steps.