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Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult and Community Education



Our Classes

Computer Tutoring Section IX

$59

with Jeanne Cassidy

Calendar Feb 5, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Register for a one-hour, one-on-one appointment for your technology needs. Topics include Mac/PC information, social media, email, and attachments. You might need assistance using iTunes, Microsoft Office, the internet, or saving, sending, or editing photographs. Get tips on backing up your work and virus prevention programs. Because it's your hour and we want to make sure your needs are satisfied, please respond to the brief questionnaire we will send you following registration!

Required: Bring your MacBook or PC laptop, or use one of our Windows laptops.

Jeanne Cassidy, MA, CPCM, PMP, has worked with computers for 30+ years in the military and aerospace industries. She enjoys sharing her extensive experience with people who want to become more familiar with existing technology.

Excel Spreadsheet Basics

$99

with Jeanne Cassidy

Calendar Feb 6, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Discover this powerful tool for performing calculations, developing budgets and analyzing and managing data. Learn the fundamentals using Microsoft Excel 2021, including text and number formatting, data sorting and filtering along with simple formulas. In class laptops provided.

Prerequisite: Completion of a Computer Basics course, Microsoft Word or equivalent familiarity with using the mouse & keyboard, creating documents, formatting text, and navigating menus/toolbars in software programs.

Jeanne Cassidy, MA, CPCM, PMP, has worked with computers for 30+ years in the military and aerospace industries. She enjoys sharing her extensive experience with people who want to become more familiar with existing technology.

Invest for Success

$9

with Sarah Blondin

Calendar Feb 6, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

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.

Beginner Guitar

$79

with Travis Taylor

Calendar Feb 7, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks

It's fun to play the guitar and you can't go wrong learning from a seasoned instructor and musician like Travis. Focus on learning the names of the strings and the first position notes before progressing to chords and strumming patterns. Before you know it, you will be playing music! No class 2/21. 

Required: Proof of registration, nylon or steel-stringed acoustic guitar, picks (plectrums), an electronic tuner and the book Hal Leonard Method Complete Set (approx. $20–$25). 

Travis Taylor has been playing guitar for a number of years and has been a member of a local band for quite some time. Additionally, he has more than 10 years experience teaching guitar in the Saco school system.

Comfort Foods

$65

with Mary Elizabeth Bailey

Calendar Feb 7, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

There is nothing better than curling up after the holidays with something warm, delectable and soothing. Chef Mary will teach you to make wonderful homemade mac & cheese and apple-cherry crumble. It’s everything your basic TV dinner aspired to be but always fell short of! Bring your appetite, an apron and a container for any leftovers! We will prepare this meal and gather together for dinner and dessert on a cold winter evening. Tuition includes materials.

Mary Bailey, pastry chef and past owner/chef of Thyme and Honey Bakery in Biddeford, is passionate about baking bread and teaching people how to incorporate homemade bread into their daily lives.

Estate Planning

$15

with Eleanor L Dominguez

Calendar Feb 7, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Documents Families Should Have!A final will and testament, a durable power of attorney, an advanced health care directive and HIPAA authorization are legal documents that every one of us needs. Get your questions addressed while learning the significance of each and its purpose.

Eleanor Dominguez, Esq., has worked at Ainsworth, Thelin, & Raftice, PA since 2014, focusing on elder law, estate planning and estate administration. In addition, she is accredited in preparing, presenting and prosecuting claims for veterans’ benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Felted Cactus Pincushion

$29

with Sarah J deGrandis

Calendar Feb 7, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Create a charming little cactus using felt and basic hand sewing skills. It can serve as a pincushion, home decor or a sweet gift for someone special! Who doesn’t love a plant that can’t die? All supplies are provided and all skill levels are welcome.

Sarah deGrandis is a formally trained artist and lifelong crafter with a BFA in New Media from the ME College of Art. She is passionate about learning different crafts and using modern, fun takes on traditional techniques.

Granny Square Greatness

$69

with Myriah Davis

Calendar Feb 7, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Improve your granny square designs! Learn how to create squares and put them together to make purses, blankets, even a skirt or sweater! All skill levels welcome. Patterns provided by instructor. No class 2/21.Required: Please bring a 5mm crochet hook, sharp scissors, a yarn needle and at least 5 Oz of yarn per color, in up to 4 colors.

Myriah Davis has more than 20 years of crochet experience. Since 2017, she has owned and operated Davis Arts, a pop culture-based art business where Myriah creates patterns and finished fiber-crafted pieces based on characters from popular films and television series. Myriah's goal is to share her enthusiasm for all things yarn, but especially crochet, with everyone she meets.





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