Cake Decorating, Advanced 3/8

If you have mastered the basics of cake decorating and now want to create life-like flowers and decorating as on professional creations, this class is for you. These decorations are hard frosting and, once made, will last a long time and can be used more than once or saved as a mememto of an event. Students should come prepared with tips, bags, meringue powder, powdered sugar, wax paper, and flower nails, as well as a large cookie sheet. 3 Sessions.
TH 6:00-8:30pm with Gail Hallowell at BMS $37

Container Gardening 4/5 or 5/3

We will be looking at the basic construction, proper care and nurturing of container gardens, along with the types of plants appropriate to containers. The second session will be spent constructing a container garden of your choice to take home. We will consider both vegetable and flower containers, located in shade or sun or somewhere in between and why some plants work better than others in these particular spots. 2 Sessions.
TH 6:00-8:30pm with Gail Hallowell at BMS $29

Crafting Your Own Strange or Weird Tale: 1/11 - Postponed
Examining the Unusual and Inexplicable in Life

In this class you will create stories based upon your own imaginings, dreams, and personal experiences. This is fiction writing with the accent upon the development of circumstances which are difficult to explain and understand but those which hold symbolic relevance for the reader (the writer, too, hopefully!) once the narrative material and characters have been artistically plotted out. Not always having “solutions,” these mysteries should be presented and considered satisfying works of fiction. The instructor will regularly read passages from short stories to help stimulate students’ thinking and creative endeavors. Some aims for the class are for you to come to a deeper understanding about the possibilities of life, to understand how we are often strangely connected to one another, and to see that we often realize some of our greatest inner truths during events and relationships which stretch the limits of our comprehension and wisdom. 7 Sessions.
W 3-5pm with Charles Kroll at BHS $64

Fly Tying, Beginner 3/7

If you are a beginner with no experience or have some experience and would like to polish your tying skills, this course is for you. All materials and equipment will be supplied. If you have your own equipment and would like to use it, that is certainly acceptable. The first night will be an introduction to the equipment, materials and some basic knots and at least one pattern will be tied. On the following nights, 2 patterns will be tied using a variety of tying techniques. You should expect to have 15-20 flies at the conclusion of the course. If you have a particular pattern you would like to incorporate into the course, please talk to Don and he will accommodate those requests whenever possible. Materials fee: $20, payable to the instructor at the first class. 6 Sessions.
W 6-8:30pm with Don Corey at BHS $64

Get Organized and Get Going 1/23 - Postponed

Participants will learn how to break down tasks at home or work that have seemed insurmountable (that cluttered closet, the unorganized file cabinet, the dresser you’ve been meaning to clean out, the big project that’s been sitting there - etc.) Together we’ll create a step-by-step organizational plan with built-in incentives and rewards to celebrate successes. Materials fee:$5, payable to instructor at the first class. 1 Session.
M 6-8pm with Liz Huggins at BHS $34

Hand Applique 5/8

Hand applique has long been a popular technique used to embellish clothing and create beautiful quilts and a variety of useful and lovely items. This is your chance to learn the basics. You will be creating a lovely wall hanging to display in your home or to give as a gift to a dear friend who will be awed by your talents. You will learn about the tools (there aren’t that many) and techniques needed and how to design your own piece. Materials fee: $6, payable to the instructor at the first class. 3 Sessions.
T 6-8:30pm with Sherry Fournier at BHS $39

Jewelry Making, Advanced 3/14

This course gives many more options to your jewelry making, such as bead weaving and the basics of seed bead stitches, even and odd count peyote stitch and how to work pattern from a graft. Basic tools that you will need: beading needles, Fireline bead thread (6lb), beading wire 19 or 21 strand, scissors, crimp beads, crimp covers, clasps, various tubes of seed beads size 11 and crimp pliers. For the first week only you will need 31 bicone 6mm cyrstals. 5 Sessions.
W 6-8pm with Tonya Sprague at BHS $44

King’s Bucksport Driving School 1/10, 2/7, 3/13, 4/10 or 5/9

Taught by a certified Class A driving instructor, this ten class, comprehensive program effectively prepares beginning drivers to receive their driving permit. Program includes 30 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of behind the wheel driving instruction, as well as all class handouts, testing materials, Maine Motorist Handbook, and Course Completion Certificate. Provided that all driving hours are completed and permit test passed, permits are issued on last day of class! Most students receive their permit within 30 days. Student References provided upon request.
T/W/TH 2:30-5:30pm with Danny King at BHS $400

Nightmares of the Future: 1/11 - Postponed
Cinematic Projections of the Loss of Paradise

This film class will examine imaginings of possible societies of the future and the types of challenges they pose for humanity. Generally more negative than positive for the ordinary citizen, they are ominous versions of what sorts of conditions and values we may create for ourselves in coming times. We will hold discussions after the film screenings which will examine the concepts and characters of the work and also look at cinematic techniques used to bring out the director’s and writer’s ideas for this particular portrayal of a new world. The focus will be the featured philosophies and values, individuals’ reactions and adaptions to them, as well as their attempts to defy and change them. A few possible titles include: Brazil, Blade Runner, Fahrenheit 451, A Handmaid’s Tale, A Scanner Darkly, A Clockwork Orange, Dune, and Dark City. (Only a handful will be seen in class.) 7 Sessions.
W 6-9pm with Charles Kroll at BHS $89

Photoshop Alternative, Advanced 3/6

Ever want to fix up an old photograph or just edit your digital pictures? This is a continuation of the beginner class, but beginners familiar with GIMP are welcomed as well. In this class we will introduce advanced topics such as animation, drawing, bump mapping, etc. using GIMP, an image manipulation program much like Photoshop. 6 Sessions.
T 6-8pm with Jim Bonnes at BMS $69

Planning the Garden 4/10 or 4/26

In preparation for gardening season, we will look at such things as crop rotation, companion gardening and proper siting for your garden. With the increase in food prices and the need to economize, this is a great hobby. It also gives time outside in the fresh air, as well as a great way to share special time with the little folks in your life. Proper planning will help make your garden more successful, 1st time around or 20th. 1 Session.
4/10 T 6:00-8:00pm with Gail Hallowell at BMS $15
4/26 TH 6:00-8:30pm with Gail Hallowell at BMS $15

Ready, Set-Goal 2/13

Participants will learn how to see S.M.A.R.T. goals and will set one or two goals they want to work on and learn to break those goals down into easy, achievable steps to successfully meet those goals. Materials fee; $5.00, payable to the instructor at the first class. 1 Session.
M 6-8pm with Liz Huggins at BHS $34

Writing From the Heart and Bones 1/12

Leave your lonely garret and come write in community. Using Natalie Goldberg’s writing practices format we will explore the depths of our writing sources. Bring a notebook, a pen and your sense of fun and discovery. 6 Sessions.
TH 6:30-8:30pm with Ellen Herrling at BHS $49