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Ellsworth Adult and Community Education



Enrichment

Strength & Balance for Senior Fitness (Mar)

$35

with Michelle Spencer

Calendar Mar 10, 2025 at 8:30 am, runs for 6 weeks

Reach balanced wellness by working on strengthening and stretching the muscles, preventing falls, improving cardiovascular and bone density health. Standing and floor work!

This dynamic, full-bodied exercise program supports muscle growth and increases stamina!  Prepare to be getting on and off the floor during the mat portion.  If you have been working on your fitness and want to challenge yourself, “Senior Fitness” will guide you safely and effectively.  This is a live, online class using ZOOM; 

Michelle Spencer is a Certified Stroke and Brain Injury Fitness Instructor, Coach through WellPeer, and a survivor of a Stroke and Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation in 2014.

Gentle Fitness for Health (Mar)

$35

with Michelle Spencer

Calendar Mar 10, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 6 weeks

This class offers seated strength and flexibility exercises to improve mobility and fall prevention. All exercises will support people with arthritis, osteoporosis and other health concerns if they are cleared by their primary care provider.  This is a live, online class using ZOOM; 

Michelle Spencer is a Certified Stroke and Brain Injury Fitness Instructor, Coach through WellPeer, and a survivor of a Stroke and Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation in 2014.

Social Ballroom Dance

$59

with David Lamon

Calendar Mar 10, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Learn different dances each week - Partner Hustle, Salsa, Mambo, Rhumba, East Coast Swing, ChaCha, NightClub Two-Step, Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Charleston. Learn different dances eac Learn the basics or improve on what you already know, and have fun!  No dance experience necessary. Dance shoes strongly suggested.  In these times, this dance class does require partners.  This is an in-person class; makeup class, if needed, 04/28/25.

David Lamon is an experienced teacher, dancer and choreographer who has studied and taught a wide variety of dance forms and techniques.  Whether he is teaching jazz, modern, improv, or ballroom, David’s classes are fun, engaging, and demonstrate a thoughtful attention to the foundations of each dance.  Whatever the form, David believes that dance is a doorway to the synchronistic creativity of being in the moment.

Tai Yoga (Mar)

$62

with Michelle Spencer

Calendar Mar 11, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 6 weeks

A practice that will involve a series of slow, rhythmic movements and physical postures, meditation, controlled breathing, stretching and strength for the mind and body! This is a live, online class using ZOOM. 

Michelle Spencer is a Certified Stroke and Brain Injury Fitness Instructor, Coach through WellPeer, and a survivor of a Stroke and Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation in 2014.

Watercolor Basics (Mar)

$204

with Mary Laury

Calendar Mar 11, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 4 weeks

Watercolor Painting is an exciting medium; it flows and moves and does beautiful things. Instructor Mary Laury has been recognized for her work by the Maine Arts Commission.  Participants will do landscapes and seascapes in this 4-session course. If you have never painted in watercolors we will start at the beginning. If you have painted before, you may pick up some new tips and tricks as well. We all learn together!   This is an in-person course.  

Makeup class, if needed, 04/28/25.

The supply list will be available here soon. 

Mary Laury served as the founding Executive Director of Schoodic Arts for All, an award winning non-profit organization celebrating the arts and culture in Downeast Maine for over 20 years. The botanical subjects and dynamic nature of Maine are Mary's passions. An experienced teacher, she has taught painting and drawing in classrooms and in the field for many programs throughout her career.

Painting Flowers (Mar)

$204

with Mary Laury

Calendar Mar 11, 2025 at 1 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Paint flower portraits realistically. You will paint pictures of flowers in detail, but more painterly than a scientific illustration. We won’t count veins, but we will count petals! Painting flowers is a wonderful exercise in observation. This is an in-person class.  Makeup class, if needed, 04/08/25.

The supply list will be posted shortly.

Mary Laury served as the founding Executive Director of Schoodic Arts for All, an award winning non-profit organization celebrating the arts and culture in Downeast Maine for over 20 years. The botanical subjects and dynamic nature of Maine are Mary's passions. An experienced teacher, she has taught painting and drawing in classrooms and in the field for many programs throughout her career.

Google Sheets: Keep Track of It!

$29

with Vanessa Richards

Calendar Mar 11, 2025 at 4 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Google Sheets are spreadsheet files.  Spreadsheets were traditionally ledgers for financial recordkeeping, but now are used for organizing, tracking and retrieving all kinds of information. Google Sheets is a user friendly, online tool similar to Microsoft Excel.  It’s free, accessible from all devices and is easy to share.  Learn how to create a basic spreadsheet, format and reorganize information, and use simple formulas and filters.  This is an in-person class; makeup class.

You’ll need a Gmail account for this workshop, and will need to know your account username and password.  It’s ideal if you access your Gmail on the web vs. a computer-based program.  If you’re not sure what this means, please contact us and we’ll be glad to assist you!  Google applications are free and are a practical way to learn programs without investing in software.

Vanessa loves working with adult learners. She is really easy to be around and makes people extremely comfortable; she even makes learning math and computers fun! She is committed to helping adults discover their strengths, build their confidence, and realize they can accomplish their goals. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore the outdoors. Vanessa teaches math, science, technology, and provides college and career advising.

Maple Tree Delights and Sweet Treats Workshop

$65

with Jessica Steele

Calendar Mar 11, 2025 at 4 pm

It's that time of the year when the sap comes up from the roots of a maple tree and starts to feed the tree new buds. This is when we tap the maples to gather the sap and boil it down to make maple syrup or other yummy, sweet products. Join us to learn the basics of maple syruping and how you could start making your own maple syrup in your own backyard!  This is an in-person class.





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