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Beginners Hatha Yoga – Session One

with Gabrielle Hunter

Feb

February 1st to March 15th, 2021

$30 More Info

Class will be held online using ZOOM.

This is a gentle beginners yoga class focusing on body alignment, breathing techniques, balance and strengthening in a slow paced and open environment. Class will end with introduction and exploration of relaxation and meditation techniques with time to experience how your yoga practice is evolving. If you have any special physical issues, chronic pain or injury, please contact the instructor before the first day of class to go over health concerns, safety and any props you may need to help you experience the best class possible.

Please bring a yoga mat, 2 blocks if you have them, 1 yoga strap, 1 blanket.

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Table Runner Quilt – Session ONE

with Doreen Morris

Feb

February 2nd to 23rd, 2021

$40 More Info

Class will be held online using Zoom.

This quick and easy Table Runner can be made with as few as two fabrics or with scraps. Fabric requirements will be provided for both options. This class is for those with some previous quilting experience. One must know how to sew a ¼” seam and have a working home machine. After each ZOOM lesson, participants will be expected to complete weekly work on their own. The instructor will be available to help troubleshoot individual issues.

Upon registration, instructor will email students regarding needed supplies.

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Ten-Minute Block Quilt – Session One

with Doreen Morris

Feb

February 6th to March 13th, 2021

$60 More Info

Class will be held online using Zoom.

This class teaches quilters how to use the 10-minute block technique. A class for those with some previous quilting experience, participants must know how to sew a 1/4” seam and must have a home machine. You will be amazed by how fast the quilt goes together—a great looking finished product in relatively no time at all!

Upon registration, instructor will email students regarding needed supplies. The estimated cost of these supplies will be $50.

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Bee Keeping for Beginners

with Mark Reifschneider

Feb

February 24th to March 24th, 2021

$5 More Info

This class will educate those interested in getting involved with bees. Lessons will include assembling bee keeping equipment, installing a "nuc" (nucleus colony), controlling swarming, and dealing with varroa mites.

Other topics - such as how and when to harvest honey, how to split hives, and how to winterize - will be covered.

On the first night of class, the instructor will collect $55 from each participant to cover the cost of the textbook and for a one-year membership to the Somerset Bee Keepers Club. Assignment of a mentor will be available.

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Maine Humanities Council Discussion Group – Things Fall Apart

with Kristen Hodak

Feb

February 25th to March 15th, 2021

$5 More Info

Will be held virtually via ZOOM

Are you looking for something to do during the pandemic? How about joining a book discussion group from the convenience of your own home? Meeting virtually on four evenings in February/March, the group will read and discuss Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. TFP is a powerful, accessible novel that explores family, society, and the destructive clash of cultures in the moment of colonization in Nigeria. Come join us for some fun-filled evneings of discussion and camaraderie.

Upon registration, instructor will email students the ZOOM link for the first discussion evening.

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Quilt Binding

with Doreen Morris

Mar

March 16th, 2021

$15 More Info

This one-day class will teach you how to finish the edges, an important final step in the quilt making process.

Because this is a class for those with some previous quilting experience, participants must know how to sew a 1/4 inch seam and must have a working home machine.

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