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Bob Ross® Oil Painting-Black Seascape (May/Evening)
with Annette Babcock

You can learn to paint just like Bob Ross does on TV—in a few hours! Classes are suited for beginners; you need no previous experience to attend. Annette Babcock is a Certified Ross instructor® and is certified to teach the Ross Landscape Method®.
Black Seascape from Joy of Painting® Season 12 Episode 8. Using a black 16 x20 canvas we will create a crashing night seascape that could easily be right here on our own beautiful coast of Maine. Genuine Bob Ross Inc.® materials are used and provided. Students are asked to bring a roll of paper towels for their personal use. This is an in-person class.
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Acadian Arts Asian Fusion Cooking Retreat @ Roosevelt Campobello Island Int'l Park, New Brunswick (Jun 2025)
with Chris Toy

Your instructor, Chris Toy is the author of 6 popular cookbooks, a private chef, and has taught Asian-fusion cooking for several Maine community education programs. Cooking students will learn how to prepare a variety of recipes from Asia, Europe, and the Americas incorporating traditional and local ingredients. Each meal will actively engage cooks with the tools, techniques, and stories behind the dishes being created.
Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century.
All meals are included in the workshop fee as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops.
Note: Fee includes a $50 non-refundable registration fee.
Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Acadian Arts Retreats participants will have exclusive overnight accommodations in the park.
Comments from recent Acadian Arts Retreats participants:
“I learned so much that Chris taught me, and the recipes were attainable." “Chris speaks slowly and encourages questions."
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Acadian Arts Watercolor Retreat @ Roosevelt Campobello Island Int'l Park, New Brunswick (Jun 2025)
with Mary Laury

Your instructor, Mary Laury is an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!
Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century.
All meals are included in the workshop fee as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops.
Note: Fee includes a $50 non-refundable registration fee.
Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Acadian Arts Retreats participants will have exclusive overnight accommodations in the park.
Feedback from recent Acadian Arts Retreats participants:
“Mary is a wonderful guide and a gifted teacher.” “Very helpful watercolor instruction."
Will run
Acadian Arts Watercolor Retreat @ Roosevelt Campobello Island Int'l Park, New Brunswick (Oct 2025)
with Mary Laury

Your instructor, Mary Laury is an accomplished watercolorist and highly esteemed teacher. She encourages all her students to believe they can be successful. Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. If you have never painted in watercolors, we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you will pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!
Step back to a time when President Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and their family escaped to their “beautiful little island” in the Canadian Maritimes, Campobello Island. We will be exclusive guests of the international park, staying in historic Victorian cottages. Workshop participants will explore and paint the same coastal scenery enjoyed by the summer residents at the turn of the 20th century.
All meals are included in the workshop fee as well as specially planned optional evening activities designed to extend your learning from the day’s workshops.
Note: Fee includes a $50 non-refundable registration fee.
Register for the retreat then call Sherry Mitchell at 506-752-2922 to make room reservations. Acadian Arts Retreats participants will have exclusive overnight accommodations in the park.
Feedback from recent Acadian Arts Retreats participants:
“Mary is a wonderful guide and a gifted teacher.” “Very helpful watercolor instruction."
Will run
Sewing-Mending Basics (Interest List Only)
with To Be Determined
Sewing has become a lost art for most people. Some sewing such as hemming, repairing tears and replacing buttons can save you a lot of time and money if you do it yourself.
Join us to learn the basics. You'll learn the tools and techniques while making your own sewing kit, including sewing on buttons and snaps, repairing a rip in your jeans, or fixing a hole in your shirt. You'll also learn to hem pants and a skirt, and fix a separated zipper or broken zipper pull. Supplies will be provided. This is an in-person class.