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A Writer's Workshop*

$55

with Kristin Leonard

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 5, 2025 at 7 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Do you want to improve your writing skills for work? Write a poem to your beloved or finish that family memoir? Or maybe you have considered writing a script? If so, come join us for this 6-week writer's workshop where we will explore a variety of writing genres. In this session, we will be taking some time to address the concepts of Time and Place in our stories, poems, and plays. More specifically, how do they impact the scenes that unfold and the images we create, in both our earliest, developing rough drafts and in our more polished, almost-final revisions? 

From Flour to Flavor: Crafting Authentic Potstickers*

$65

with Jeff Mao, Knead and Nosh

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Learn the fundamentals of making Chinese dumplings at home. You will learn to make fresh scratch-made dough, and roll your own wrappers, and how to fold and pleat them using pork filling. We will then water-fry/steam the dumplings to create this restaurant favorite—pot sticker dumplings. Additionally, you will learn to make your own ginger-scallion oil and the instructor will talk about other common Chinese condiments used for dipping sauces. All ingredients, materials, equipment and recipes will be provided. Plant-based ground meat can be substituted for the pork upon request. Please email janderson@rsu18.org to let her know you are requesting this option. The dumpling wrappers do contain gluten. Limit 12 students.

Introduction to Backyard Bird Watching

$35

with Ian Lynch

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Discover the enchanting world of backyard birdwatching with Ian Lynch! In this engaging course, learn essential techniques and tools for successful bird observation. Uncover the fascinating avian residents right outside your door and cultivate a deeper connection to nature through the joy of bird identification and observation. Limit 20 students.

Cell Phone Tech 101

$20

with Samantha Jamison

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 12, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week
4 additional sessions through Apr 9, 2025

Do you get tired of asking others to help you do simple tasks on your cell phone? Do people ask you to do basic tasks on your device but end up doing it for you? Registering for this class grants you a 45-minute, in-person, no judgement, 1-on-1 lesson to help you feel more at ease with your technology! In this 45 minute private lesson, we will review your device, help you feel confident with the basics, and work on any specifics that you'd like! Please choose the session (day) that works best for you. The instructor will contact you after registration to discuss the available time slots with you. Requirements: your device, a charger, a manual (if available).

Fresh Floral Arranging at The Robin's Nest

$50

with Robin Samalus-Getchell & The Robin's Nest Team

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 13, 2025 at 5 pm, runs for 1 week
3 additional sessions through Apr 24, 2025

Join Robin and her talented design team at The Robin's Nest and design your own fresh floral arrangement! Yoou will design a beautiful fresh floral arrangement to keep or give as a gift. Come prepared to learn some basics of floral design and to have fun! Alll materials are included in the cost. 

Estate Planning*

$7

with Rob Smith

Calendar Next available session starts Mar 25, 2025 at 6:30 pm

A properly planned estate strategy gives you control over how to provide for who or what you value most, both in a financial and personal sense, when you are no longer able to do it for yourself. A Zoom option is available please email janderson@rsu18.org after you have registered. Storm makeup will be April 1. Limit 15 students.

Gentle Yoga via Zoom*

$50

with Audrey McGee, Resilient Embodiment Yoga

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 7, 2025 at 4:30 pm

This class will be a gentle yoga practice, performed at a slow pace, with forms that are adaptable to all body shapes and abilities. A strong emphasis will be placed on stretching, with some seated forms and low impact movements. We will practice some meditations, breath work, and relaxation techniques. A great class for beginners and all levels of yoga experience are welcome. Presented via Zoom, with a recording provided for up to a week if you need to be out. There will be class during school vacation on April 21.

Hospice 101

Free

with Susan Roy

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 7, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Hospice 101 - Group will discuss Hospice philosophy, common medications, team members, payor source, myths vs. reality, admission criteria, revocation and bereavement.





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