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The Basics of Bookkeeping

with Sharon deFonteny

May

Next session: May 3rd to 28th, 2021

$195 More Info

How do you keep track of the day-to-day financial transactions of a business? Whether you are looking to advance in your career, or you’re an entrepreneur, (or maybe you are a part of a family business), this course will help you if you are looking to understand the numbers. The Basics of Bookkeeping course will help you understand, and know how to record, every penny that comes into your business and every penny that goes out of your business. What are debits and credits? What do the numbers mean? How do I label accounts? Even if you outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still have a basic understand of what happens with the money earned and the money spent. The Basics of Bookkeeping will show you how to keep track of the numbers and why!

Upcycled Vintage Train Luggage Cases

with Lucy Hardy

Mar

Next session: March 6th, 2021

$49 More Info

Breathe new life into those worn and stained train luggage cases (small little pieces of luggage) in this eight hour class with lifelong crafter Lucy Hardy. You will smile with delight when your case comes back alive in a new way. These cases work perfectly for sliding under a plane or bus seat for carry-on luggage. Use them as baskets and cosmetics, portable sewing kits and face cloth holders—the uses are endless! Choose a child themed fabric for your favorite little one to use as an overnight case on a sleepover to Grandma’s house. See samples on Facebook under Hardys’ Handiwork. Be looking NOW in thrift shops for a case—they can be elusive. The instructor has a very limited supply for sale—first come, first served. Students must provide their own supplies. Supply list will be provided.

How to Eat Acorns

with Zach Rouda

Mar

Next session: March 6th, 2021

$25 More Info

Acorns have remained an important and nutritious food source for many animals including humans, around the world, for hundreds of thousands of years. Learn how to identify, gather, process, store, and use acorns in the kitchen. This will be an in-depth lecture-style class with ample time for questions.

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Every Picture Tells a Story

with Jill Braceland

Mar

Next session: March 8th, 2021

$19 More Info

Learn techniques on how to work through that box of photographs we all have. Integrating the stories behind the pictures will also be explored. Please bring some of your photographs to get started.

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Driving Dynamics

Mar

Next session: March 8th to 10th, 2021

$40 More Info

The Maine Driving Dynamics Course offers all drivers the opportunity to improve their defensive driving abilities. This five-hour course will include discussion of collision avoidance techniques, safety issues, driver habits and attitudes, and the basic elements that constantly challenge drivers on Maine’s highways. A certified Maine Driving Dynamics instructor teaches the course, and the course format engages students with lectures, videos, and class discussion/participation. Those completing the course will receive a three-point credit on their driving record. Course can be taken for credit only once every 365 days. (If not on time, you will not get credit for class.) PARTICIPANTS MUST BRING DRIVER’S LICENSE TO CLASS. CLASS HAS A MINIMUM OF 4 PEOPLE AND IS LIMITED TO 6 PEOPLE.

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Nice Girls Finish Rich! A Financial Literacy Seminar for Women

with Donna Accettullo, M.Ed.

Mar

Next session: March 9th, 2021

$35 More Info

If you think money management is too complex, too boring or takes too much time, this course will change your mind! In this seminar designed especially for women, I will share the lessons learned on my own journey from cash-strapped single mom to worry-free early retirement. Anyone can follow this plan! In this entertaining course, I will demystify everything from budgeting to investing, 401k’s and Social Security, and everything in between. We will also look at apps and websites that can help. At the end of this course you will have the tools and information you need to create a more secure today and more abundant tomorrow.