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Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education



Our Classes

Invest for Success

$9

with Sarah Blondin

Calendar Oct 2, 2024 at 6 pm

You work hard for your money. Is your money working for you? Do you have faith in your present investment plan? Join us to learn how to manage risk, use compound interest to your advantage, and invest wisely to achieve your objectives.

Sarah Blondin discovered her love of assisting others through training in the financial services sector. Her main priorities are developing relationships with individuals and helping them understand how money works and how to make it work best for them.

My Dying To-Do List

$25

with Jill Braceland

Calendar Oct 2, 2024 at 6 pm

Join us for an instructional seminar which will discuss the documents required to organize and manage your estate. This quick overview covers family, finances, future, and funeral. Leave with a list of valuable resources and the tools you need to tackle your dying to-do list.

Jill Braceland has been designing and delivering management and writing tool seminars for more than 30 years. She has a reputation for offering interactive, practical workshops in an easy, friendly manner.

Diabetes Basics

$19

with Sarah Cote, NP-C, CDCES, BCADM

Calendar Oct 3, 2024 at 5:30 pm

In the US alone, there are over 38 million persons who suffer from diabetes! Learn about the various types of diabetes and how it develops in the body. Talk about how the environment and heredity contribute to the illness. Find out what the symptoms are, and discuss the organs that control sugar metabolism and the body's control over insulin and glucose. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, you don't want to miss this series!

Sarah Cote is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Diabetes Education and Advanced Diabetes Management. She owns and operates a private diabetes-focused practice in Southern ME.

Photoshop Elements - Live Online

$45

with Steve McGrath

Calendar Oct 3, 2024 at 7:45 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Learn Photoshop techniques and start using them right away! Through interactive teaching and student interaction, we will cover workflow, file types, optimizing photos, layers, tools, panoramas, color balance, black & white, and archiving. Comprehensive handouts will provide step-by-step instruction for practice outside of class. Please have Photoshop Elements (any version) installed prior to class. Zoom link provided by instructor.

Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and teacher with 25 years of experience. His love of the great outdoors led him to his true passion-nature photography. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the group and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school textbooks.

DIY Hardcover Journals & Sketchbooks

$49

with Gayle Fitzpatrick

Calendar Oct 5, 2024 at 9 am

Explore basic bookbinding techniques! Create a one-of-a-kind, sewn hardcover journal or sketchbook. Our focus will be on technique, structure, tools, materials, and processes. Leave with a personally hand-bound book and the know-how to make more on your own! All materials provided.

Gayle Fitzpatrick has taught in public and private schools, colleges and adult and community programs for 30+ years. She is a practicing artist, producing and showing paper, print, and painted pieces.

Wire Wrapped Sea Glass Jewelry Section 2

$45

with Jessica Muise

Calendar Oct 7, 2024 at 6 pm

Twist, wrap, and loop your way to a necklace or set of earrings using design elements drawn from the sea. Combine found materials with metal and learn easy wire-wrapped loop techniques to create your own unique jewelry. Bring your own sea glass or choose from instructor's collection. Leave with a completed piece reflecting your creative design and resources to continue making similar jewelry at home. Registration closes at noon on 10/4.

Jessica Muise, a multidisciplinary artist and educator has been teaching and making art throughout New England for the last 15 years. She is passionate about using the arts as tools for social change and serves as a creative economy advisor to several arts organizations and artist-led coalitions.

Intro to Nature Journaling

$9

with Beverly Thorpe

Calendar Oct 8, 2024 at 4 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Engage curiosity about the natural world using drawing and discussion. This is an invitation to hone your sleuthing skills by asking questions, observing, and drawing what you see. All levels welcome. No class 10/29 & 11/5.

Bring a 5.5- X 8.5-inch spiral multimedia sketchbook, mechanical pencil with eraser, and several gel or ball point pens with fine or medium points (available at Michaels).

Optional: Watercolor pencil set (instructor recommends Pentel Arts Aquash water brushes available on Amazon - materials approx. $35).

Beverly Thorpe is a Maine Master Naturalist and artist working with various forms of art including pottery, metalsmithing, drawing, and painting. She leads nature walks on local trails focused on native plants & trees, and loves to share the awe-inspiring beauty of nature with others.

Kitchen Crochet

$75

with Myriah Davis

Calendar Oct 8, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Learn crochet basics by making dishcloths, scrubbers, and even those iconic hanging towels! Or try your hand at making a trivet! All materials provided and all skill levels welcome.

Myriah Davis, owner & operator of Davis Arts, a pop-culture-based art business, has more than 20 years of crochet experience. Her goal is to share her enthusiasm for all things yarn, but especially crochet, with everyone she meets.





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