Women’s Basic Chainsaw Safety & Skills Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is collaborating with Axe Women Loggers of Maine to offer a workshop for women who want to learn how to use a chainsaw safely, for working in the woods or for timbersports competition. Learn from World Timbersports Champion Alissa Wetherbee.  

Safety-toed boots or shoes are required, and please bring leather work gloves as well. Chainsaws and safety equipment are provided for the workshop, which will be a combination of presentation, demonstration and practice using the saw. The presentation/demonstration and some practical will be indoors, and small teams will rotate outdoors for chainsaw practice, so dress appropriately. Instructors: Alissa & Mike Wetherbee, Axe Women Loggers of Maine

 Women’s Basic Chainsaw Safety & Skills Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is collaborating with Axe Women Loggers of Maine to offer a workshop for women who want to learn how to use a chainsaw safely, for working in the woods or for timbersports competition. Learn from World Timbersports Champion Alissa Wetherbee.  

Safety-toed boots or shoes are required, and please bring leather work gloves as well. Chainsaws and safety equipment are provided for the workshop, which will be a combination of presentation, demonstration and practice using the saw. The presentation/demonstration and some practical will be indoors, and small teams will rotate outdoors for chainsaw practice, so dress appropriately. Instructors: Alissa & Mike Wetherbee, Axe Women Loggers of Maine

In this Instant Pot workshop, you'll learn how to make quick, healthy meals using this versatile pot. From basic settings to advanced functions, the workshop covers techniques for pressure cooking, steaming and sauteing. Attendees will gain confidence in meal prep, and learn timesaving tips, making it easier to create nutritious dishes at home with minimal effort. 

Participants will receive a cookbook and an Instant Pot. 

200+ active volunteers keep Loaves & Fishes running!  Whether you’re looking to volunteer regularly or prefer to help when time allows, we have something for you.   There are many on-site tasks for example  assisting with the market, hosting community classes, serving as a digital navigator for our neighbors using our new bank of computers; offering classes and activities. There are additional tasks that can be accomplished  at home.  Take delivery orders, maintain computer records, provide support for mailings, technology projects, fundraising, development and grant writing.  Join us for this information session to learn about how you might make a difference addressing food insecurity in your community.  

In today’s competitive market, can you afford to not offer the very best customer service? 

When customers are pleased with a product or service they may tell one or two others, but when they are dissatisfied you better watch out!  One of the main reasons that customers stop doing business is because someone at that business treated them poorly. Offering consistent, friendly customer service is a key to repeat business and customer loyalty.  A big step to improving customer service is getting your employees to look at their jobs through the eyes of their customer.  

The Ellsworth Adult & Community Education is partnering with the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses to offer businesses and individuals an opportunity to enhance their customer service. Trainers will be area employers who focus on quality customer service. Each session will have handouts that can be added to the student’s personal growth file or shared with others in their workplace.  A certificate of completion will be awarded to those who successfully complete all four sessions.

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

Session I - Friday, March 7, 2025 – First Impressions – The Impact of Attitude and Appearance on Sales and Repeat Business. Participants will discuss positive and negative example of good customer service, 

• The importance of attitude – good or bad, both make a lasting impression
• The importance of dress – What is business casual?

Session II - Friday, March 14, 2025 – Effective Problem-Solving and Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Customers, 

• How to tell people what they don’t want to hear
• Simple ways to help diffuse anger
• In person and on the telephone – smiles work

Session III  - Friday, March 21, 2025– Communication – It’s What You Say AND How You Say It

• Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication – body language can speak louder than words
• Active Listening – taking in what is said and what is not said
• Using the right words – grammar is a reflection on you and your company
• Asking open-ended questions – seeking to fully understand situations
• Know your audience – diverse customers = diverse expectations

Session IV - Friday, March 28 , 2025- The Total Package – Going Above and Beyond 

• Taking the extra steps helps ensure customer satisfaction
• Effective problem solving

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®.  

Aurora's Dance is from Joy of Painting® Season 29 Episode 12.  We will explore the magic of starting with a 16 x 20 black canvas and bringing out the beauty of the northern lights in the Alaskan wilderness.  Genuine Bob Ross Inc.® materials used and provided.  Students are asked to bring a roll of paper towels for their personal use.  This is an in-person class.

Why Seaweed? Find out about the nutritious and flavorful wonders of adding seaweed to your everyday recipes. We'll explore the 8 most commonly used sea vegetables harvested on the coast of Maine and how to incorporate them into a healthy diet. Come touch, learn, and taste as we cook together. There will be recipes and samples for everyone to take home.

The focus for this introductory class will everyday familiar dishes with added sea vegetables. 

Kara Ibarguen bio here...

Learn more about Maine Coast Sea Vegetables here!

In this year-long series of art classes we'll explor nature's rhythms across the four seasons: winter spring, summer and winter.  Each class session focuses on onbserving and captureing seasonal changes in plants, animals and weather through drawing, watercolor and ink. Students will connect with the environment through hands-on activities, embracing the stillness of winter, renewal of spring, abundance of summer and transition of fall. Join us for one season or experience the full cycle. Each session offers a deeper appreciation of nature's contact transformations For supplies, we will use large drawing pads, pencils, pens and charcoal.

France Hilbert has taught classes at College of the Atlantic since 2018. She is a professional artist and art educator with an extensive resume of training and experience including major commissions and installations. Her artistic education began at the age of seven, when she was taught by her grandfather, the late artist Jaro Hilbert. From him, she received a thorough education in the classical tradition. She pursued her formal education at the National Fine Art Academy of Paris, France, (ENSBA), was an artist in residence in Copenhagen, studied German Expressionism in Berlin, and traveled extensively to paint and study around Europe and abroad. At the Art Students League of New York, she received a Merit Scholarship to master portraiture in painting and completed a Certificate in Sculpture. She was selected for “Model to Monument”, a sculpture program at The Academy of Art, Newington Cropsey Foundation, Hastings on Hudson, NY and received an Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant from the Art Students League of New York. Of her many public and private commissions, some are permanent installations. “Talma”, a 7-foot bronze sculpture is installed in the public square of the Theatre of the Valley of L’Yerres, in Brunoy, France. A pair of 4-foot bronze relief sculptures entitled ”The Calling” are installed at the Georgetown University Medical School building in Washington, DC.