General Enrichment

Does the Alphabet Soup of Medicare feel overwhelming? Let us help you make sense of it all. We’ll look at eligibility and enrollment periods and the types of products designed to partner with Medicare, including supplemental plans. This is a great opportunity to learn about this program for current beneficiaries, people beginning Medicare and for adult children or loved ones of Medicare beneficiaries.

No Discounts Available.

About Bob: Bob is married, lives in Yarmouth and has two offices: in Brunswick and Scarborough, but travels the whole state while assisting people with Medicare plan review and enrollment. He has been educating people for over 14 years. 

The vegetables featured will be at least one from each vegetable group: kohlrabi, husk ground cherry tomatoes, patty pan summer squash, collards, and royal purple string beans. Most of these you will not find in the grocery store, but definitely at the local farmers’ markets. The class will provide seeds and information on growing, preparing, storing, recipes, and some interesting anecdotes. Material fee: $5 payable to instructor for seeds.

About Julee: Julee Applegarth, of Sweet Relief Farm, has been commercially organic farming for 25 years. Using a greenhouse to start her seedlings, she has learned many effective ways of starting seeds and transplanting to make successful and fruitful gardens.

Do you avoid wearing makeup because you don't like looking "made up"? Have your features changed with time and you’re not sure what to do? In this online class, you’ll learn easy makeup tips that give you an enhanced, natural appearance. By providing a close-up photo of your face, we’ll identify your face, eye and lip shapes so you can learn makeup application techniques for your features. Bring your makeup to apply what you learn as we go! All registered participants will be sent a link to join this online class.

Join adult education’s long-running book club as we discuss a variety of books: contemporary and classic, fiction and non-fiction. For the first meeting on September 13, we’ll read The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult. Bring three book suggestions for those early meetings so we can build a reading list for the spring. You must register with the adult ed office via our website.

Class runs every other Monday. All registered participants will be sent a link to join this online class.

No Discount Available.

About Mary Lou: In her career as a librarian, Mary Lou has worked in public, elementary, and high school settings. She always loved to read, so it seemed a natural fit to her to coordinate a book club. It’s been going strong for 23 years! Class meets every other Monday.

Join Alan as he explores the ins and outs of buying and selling on eBay. The first night will deal with buying: How to set up an account and link it to PayPal for payment; What kind of items can be bought and sold on eBay; Searching for items and knowing what to look for; Seller location and shipping; Buying “now” vs. Auction bidding; Bids, best offers, messages and much more. The second class will cover selling on eBay: The importance of feedback and ratings; How to list and sell an item; Linking bank accounts to receive proceeds; Fee structures and sale holds and how to resolve buyer and seller disputes. Knowing what you’re doing on eBay is a good deal!

About Alan: Alan has worked in the Information Technology field for over 35 years and has used eBay extensively as both a buyer and a seller since its inception in 1995. He is an experienced lecturer in computing technologies and Microsoft applications as well.

Do you love garlic in your cooking? You can grow it yourself. Growing garlic in the north with our cold winters is different from growing it in the warmer south. Get some tips on when and how to raise your own crop here in Maine. We will cover yearly dates in the life of garlic in the cold winter north, types of garlic we can grow, soil preparation and feeding, dealing with scapes, harvesting and curing and garlic storage. It’s good for your taste buds and your health! And the fall is when we plant it in the north, so come learn how!

About Brigit: An avid gardener, researcher and teacher, Brigit loves teaching classes where everyone learns new things, and where she goes home having learned more herself, for her own gardens and for teaching the next class!