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Massabesic Adult and Community Education



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The Impact of Experience: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact Healthy Child Development

Free

with Maine Youth Thriving and RSU 57

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 2, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Gain a comprehensive understanding of how both adverse and positive childhood experiences sculpt the foundation of individual development and uncover the transformative potential of PCEs in early childhood.

This is part of a series hosted by Maine Youth Thriving. Please see the other classes here and here.

Loom Woven Potholder

$23

with MACE Staff

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 6, 2025 at 2 pm, runs for 1 week

Have fun weaving a cute and functional potholder. Choose from different patterns and colors to create your unique potholder. Materials fee $15

The History of Country Music in Maine

$19

with Paul Main

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 6, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week
While Maine might not be famous for its country music, there is a rich history to share. Join Paul Main, country session musician and member of the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame for a discussion of the history of country music in Maine.
Sourdough for Beginners
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Sourdough for Beginners

$15

with Jamie Newton

Calendar Next session starts Oct 6, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Get to know the basics of starting your own sourdough. Leave with a couple of basic recipes and a container of sourdough starter to begin your own adventure! Materials fee $15

Raising Goats

$20

with Kate Cobb

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 8, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Let’s cover the basics of raising goats: housing, feeding, and fencing will all be discussed. Bring your questions!

Introductory Martial Arts for Parents and Children

$15

with Jessica Peck-Lindsey

Calendar Next session starts Oct 9, 2025 at 5:15 pm

Families who play together, stay together. Whether you have had martial arts training or are just a beginner, all families are welcome to this fun, stress-free martial arts class! Based on World Tang Soo Do, Jessica Peck-Lindsey will guide participants through gentle therapeutic exercises that lead up to focus work and traditional forms. Learn a new way to move, together!

Ages: 6+

Full Course

Paint Night - Blue Pumpkin

$15

with Janis Peterson

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 9, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Bring a friend and have fun at our monthly Paint Nights! Janis will guide you to create a beautiful painting in one night. Materials fee $20

Balloon Boxing

$15

with Jessica Peck-Lindsey

Calendar Next available session starts Oct 10, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 3 weeks
1 additional session on Nov 7, 2025

Never has there been a more gentle approach to a cardio workout! Balloon Boxing incorporates the elements of slow, flowing movements, as practiced in Tai Chi, while focusing on the spontaneous adaptations to the unpredictable, floating movements of a balloon. With particular focus on breath-work, gentle stretching, no impact, and fun, Balloon Boxing is designed for all fitness levels. Can be practiced seated or standing. Materials fee $3





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