Past Classes and Activities

 Gold LEAF was established in 1997, First classes were held in Fall 1998

Titles of past classes and activities are listed below, by term/year. Full descriptions are available in the Gold LEAF office. Call 207-778-7063, or send an email to goldleaf@gmail.com.
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Spring 2022

1. Spiders of Maine
2. Portraits of Racial Justice from Americans Who Tell the Truth
3. Remembering Leonard Bernstein
4. Afloat Once More - Paddling Maine
5. Ahimsa, Then and Now
6. Artist's Studio Visit with Phil Poirier
7. Care and Feeding of Books
8. Conversation, Coffee and Crafts
9. Dining Out
10. Fresh Air, Cookies and Cocoa
11. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
12. Historical Fiction: When, Where, Why?
13. Hunger in Maine/Care and Share Food Closet
14. Invasive Species
15. Learning How to Play Mahjong
16. Paper Mill Tour
17. Spring Foraging - common wild Maine plants
18. The Bamboo Bridge: A Poetic Dialogue
19. Views on the News

Fall/Winter 2021

1. A Chelsea Morning with Joni Mitchell
2. Afloat Once More
3. African-Americans: The Civil War and Aftermath
4. An Introduction to Building Science and the Difficulties With Getting to Net Zero
5. Black smokers, giant tube worms, and the origin of life
6. Book Arts 8: Dragon Book
7. Conversation, Coffee and Crafts
8. Dining Out
9. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
10. Have You Had the Conversation?
11. Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust
12. Learning How to Play Mahjong
13. Maine Wild Flowers
14. Maine's Criminal Justice System
15. Murder Mysteries: Why, Who, Which?
16. Tour of Maine Paper & Heritage Museum
17. Try Your Hand at Climate Policy – The En-ROADS  Simulator
18. Vietnam: Long Time Coming
19. Views on the News
20. Visit to Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. (HHRC)

Summer 2021

1. Afloat Once Again
2. Conversation, Coffee and Crafts
3. Finding Your Roots: An Introduction to Family History
4. Get Your Carbon Cash-Back: A Climate Policy Solution That Pays Households
5. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
6. Gold LEAF Summer walk series: Bird Walk
7. Gold LEAF Summer walk series: Ferns
8. Gold LEAF Summer walk series: Trees
9. Gold LEAF Summer walk series: Trees #2
10. Gold LEAF Summer walk series: Wildflowers
11. More Hidden Figures:  Women in Science
12. Online Studio Visit with Mosaic Artist Candace Jackman
13. Patriotism, War, and Woman Suffrage
14. Phil Poirier in Concert (Zoom)
15. The Music of the Vietnam War Era
16. Views on the News
17. Who Do You Want to Be When You Are Older? – The Path of Purposeful Aging

Spring 2021 (using Zoom)

1. National Popular Vote – A What IF???
2. Voting Down the Rose: Florence Brooks Whitehouse and Maine’s Fight for Woman Suffrage
3. The Maine National Guard in the World Wars
4. Solar Energy in Maine. Where we have been and where we are going.
5. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
6. Enjoying the Natural World
7. SeniorsPlus & the Healthy Living for ME Network
8. Amazing Planets
9. Conversations with Poems
10. Better Gardens with Better Soil
11. Evita: Saint or Sinner?
12. Book Discussion: The Disappearance of Appalachian Trail Hiker Geraldine Largay
13. Tents, Trailers and Tribulations
14. Bonney Woods Corporation History and Stories
15. Calligraphy: Symbolism of Society
16. Kayaking
17. COVID-19 Planning Mitigation and Response
18. Views on the News 

Fall/Winter 2020-2021 (using Zoom)
1. Looking at Ancient Art
2. We Demand: America’s First Country Road Trip for a Cause
3. The Biology of Covid 19
4. Atomic Weapons Testing in the Western Pacific Post WW II
5. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
6. 30 Mile Watershed Association
7. Haiti Today
8. In The Shadow of the Annamese Mountains
9. Zen Through the Lens
10. Busting Bias in Isreal / Palestine
11. A Good Man with a Dog
12. Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

Spring Term 2020
 - primarily cancelled due to COVID-19
 - initiation of Zoom courses

Fall/Winter Term 2019
1. Iran and the United States on a Collision Course
2. Falls Risk Assessment
3. Welcome to Everyone’s Resource Depot
4. Senior Planning - Medicare and Preparing for Long Term Care
5. Food and a Flick!
6. Supporting Optimism in the 21st Century Where is humankind going from here?
7. Let’s Sing Together! 
8. How Democracy Depends on Moral Courage
9. Wednesday Walkabouts 
10. Stories from the Recipe Box
11. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
12. Hiking the Appalachian Trail
13. Volunteering Made Easy!
14. Shoe-Polish Prints
15. Reducing Stress with Acupuncture
16. U.S. v. Russia: Are We Really Itching for a Fight?
17. Book Arts 7: Soft Cover Drum Leaf Book
18. Talk and Tour Franklin County Dispatch Center (Tour #1) 
19. Talk and Tour Franklin County Dispatch Center (Tour #2) 
20. Maine Wild Flowers
21. Views on the News Drop-in Group (No sign-up required)
22. Gold LEAF Writers Special Interest Class

Summer Term 2019 
1. The Travis Mills Foundation Retreat Center for Recalibrated Veterans
2. Let's Sing Together! 
3. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
4. Book Arts 6: Decorative Pages
5. Supporting Optimism in the 21st Century Where is humankind going from here?
6. Claiming Your Place at the Fire: The Wisdom Circle
7. Summer Oquossoc Outing
8. Useful Citizens:  Tour of the Old North Cemetery
9. Internet Safety
10. History and Ecology of Wilson Lake in Wilton 
11. Lillian Nordica (1857 – 1914)
12. Say Something in Spanish! Level 2
13. The Poetry of Stillness (cancelled)
14. A Visit to Portland Museum of Art
15. Lakewood Theater - Chicago
16. Norlands Tea, Tour and Talk
17. Summer Social 
18. Financial Planning and Preparing Your Estate Plan 
19. Talk and Tour at New Balance Shoe Factory, Tour
20. Belgrade North Pond Hermit
21. Talk and Tour at New Balance Shoe Factory, Tour 2
22. Origami with Eddie Yuen 
23. Fall Oquossoc Outing
24. Hiking the Stone Soup Gardens Trails
25. Views on the News Drop-in Group (No sign-up required)
26. Gold LEAF Writers 
 
Spring Term 2019 
1. Let's Sing Together! 
2. Say Something in Spanish!
3. "Munch" and a Movie
4. Peace Corps Tanzania Talk
5. Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction
6. Grimms’ Tales: The Cinderella No One Knows
7. Wednesdays Spent Outdoors
8. Exploring China
9. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
10. Tour and Talk at State Crime Laboratory
11. From Age-ism to Sage-ism:  Introduction to the Wisdom Circle
12. Behind the Scenes at Fedco Seeds
13. Fighting Fires in the West
14. New Commons Project at UMF
15. Safe Banking Practices
16. Titcomb Mt –Writing Books and Saving our History
17. Ability + Attitudes = Action:  Mental and Physical Preparation for Boosting Your Walks in the Woods
18. Fly Rod Crosby Days
19. Zen Through the Lens. Learning to See, and be, with Photography
20. Exploring Bird’s Eye View Maps
21. An Afternoon of Musical Theater:  Grease the Musical
22. Views on the News Drop-in Group (No sign-up required)
23. Gold LEAF Writers Club

Fall/Winter Term 2018
1. Skowhegan Walking tour
2. A Night Out with Movie and Dinner
3. Wednesday Walkabouts
4. Know Your Neighbor Town
5. Foster Tech Tour
6. Writing Scents!
7. Writing Scents!
8. The Right Time to Write
9. Staying Tech-Savvy in the 21st Century
10. Gold LEAF Book Discussion Group
11. Sound, Acoustics, and Our Relationship to Them
12. Hiking the Continental Divide
13. Talk and Tour at the Sun Journal
14. Dave Rowe Holiday Concert
15. Feldenkrais
16. An Explorer’s Life: Mysteries and Minerals in Maine and Beyond
17. Book Arts 5: Coptic Journal
18. Afghanistan Perspectives 2005-2019 - A Veterinary Journey
19. The First Book That Reached Me
20. Keep, Toss, Think About
21. HEMP
22. Views on the News
23. Let's Sing Together!
​23. Gold LEAF Writers Club
24. Carving Club

Summer Term 2018
1. The Secret to Make Writing Fun!
2. History of The Sandy River & Rangeley Lake Railroad
3. Day Long Paddle Trips
4. Listening and Understanding Concert Music: The Symphony
5. Maine’s High Peaks
6. The Walking Trails of Farmington–Wilton
7. Monday Morning Shoreline Paddles
8. Summer Book Discussion Group
9. The New Gilded Age, a Study Group 
​10. Viewing the 36th Wilton Blueberry Festival Parade
11. Learning to Use Your iPhone
12. Talk and Tour at Farmington Fire Rescue Department
13. Learning to Use Your Android Smartphone
14. History can be found in Bonney and Flint Woods 
15. Psychology of Gender 
16. Summer Social
17. Know the 10 Signs
18. An Introduction to Quilling
19. Sandy River Apple Orchard Tour
20. Caravan of Caring
21. Drop-In Group (No sign-up required)
22. Let's Sing Together! 
23. Views on the News

Spring Term 2018
1. Adulthood and Aging:  Part I - Wisdom and Lifelong Learning
2. Let’s Sing Together!
3. Views on the News
4. What’s the Buzz About Bees?
5. Understanding Inventions that Changed the World: Part 2
6. Trip to Bowdoin College Museums
7. Simple Paper Marbling
8. GLI Book Discussion Group
9. Woodcarving for Beginners
10. Spring Walkabouts
11. Make and Take Gifts with Essential Oils 2
12. Adulthood and Aging:  Part 2 - Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
13. Writing Your Family History
14. The Vietnam War Through Films of Dissent
15. Disc Golf
16. Our Town:  Bowdoinham, Maine
17. Head of Falls, the Novel and the Real Place in Waterville
18. Prison 101
19. Medical Marijuana 
20. History Can be Found in Bonney & Flint Woods
21. Endings Matter: Advanced Care Planning
22. Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

Fall/Winter Term 2017

1. Views on the News
2. Let’s Sing Together
3. Freelance Marketing
4. Poetry for Beginners
5. GMO’s, Wheat & Alternatives
6. Optimizing Brain Fitness  (The Great Courses®)
7. Consumer Matters: Scams and More!
8. Wednesday Walkabouts
9. Oregon Train Stories
10. Book Discussion Group
11. Anti-Violence Advocacy: An Introduction
12. Tunisian Crochet Blankets
13. Museum L-A /Brewer Brewery Tour
14. The Poetry of Mary Oliver
15. 250-Mile Canoe Trip in the Labrador Bush
16. Inventions That Changed the World   (The Great Courses®)
17. Book Arts 4: Simply Sewn
18. Breakfast Sharing /Volunteer Adventures
19. Let’s Have a Better Vegetable Garden
20. Learning How to Use Your Smartphone

Summer Term 2017

1. Let’s Sing Together!
2. Waterfall Walks and Short Hikes in Franklin County
3. Views on the News
4. Summer Book Discussion Group
5. Climbing the Local “B” Mountains
6. Listening and Understanding Concert Music
7. Paddle Local Waters
8. Book Arts 3: Making a Tunnel Book
9. Historic Lakewood Theater presents: Avenue Q
10. Beginning and Returning Crocheting
11. Elder Abuse Presentation
12. Tour of Verso Paper Mill
13. A Day in Bangor at the All American Folk Festival
14. Veterans’ Poetry: Exposing PTSD and Moral Injury
15. Iranian Films
16. Summer Social
17. The Modern American Short Story
18. Ricker Hill Orchards Tour
19. Stories from a Career in Book Design
20. One University: What’s That?
21. Trip to Sugarloaf Art Fair 

 
Spring Term 2017

1. Crossing Over: Works by Contemporary American Indian Writers
2. Let's Sing Together!
3. Wonders of the Nationals Parks, a Geology of No. America – Part 2
4. Views on the News
5. Cribbage
6. Writing Your Family History
7. Self Defense for Seniors
8. Pairing Food and Wine
9. Ukrainian Egg Decorating
10. Trees in Winter
11. Lost Villages at Flagstaff Lake
12. Fake News, Witches and Contemporary Legend
13. Folk Art at Colby College Museum of Art
14. Paddle Local Waters
15. Trip to WCSH Studio
16. A Spirit Adventure
17. Haiti: Pearl of the Antilles or Best Nightmare on Earth?
18. Invasive Plants and Insects
19. Tour Maine Wood Concepts in New Vineyard
20. Policing in Franklin County
21. Walking Tour of Historic Belgrade Lake Village
22. A Visit to the Museums of Wilton

 
Fall/Winter Term 2016

1. Views on the News
2. Wilder Hill Trails Hike
3. What’s Next: A Study Group
4. Chinese Language
5. The Stanley's-Renaissance Yankees
6. An Odyssey in Ireland
7. Book Group: American Nations and This Year’s Election
8. Line Dancing
9. Writing Your Family History
10. Knitting Trip: A Visit to Mother of Purl
11. Navigating Women: Exploring the Roles of Nineteenth­Century New England Sailing Wives Winter Comfort Workshop
12. HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION: A look at the story, the script, the inspiration
13. Freedom Summer, Mississippi 1964: Film and Discussion
14. Book Arts 2:  Basic Books with Glue and Sticks
15. Winter Walkabouts
16. Wonders of the National Parks, a Geology of North America (One of The Great Courses)
17. Global and Domestic Human Trafficking: Exploration and Discussion
18. TechnOldies Support: Guide to Internet Safety
19. Preventing Broken Bones
20. Trip to Lewiston Public Theater:  Under the Skin
21. On Our Minds Book Discussion: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Summer Term 2016

1. Tai Chi
2. Summer Book Group
3. Tour of Patriot Renewables Wind Energy Project at Saddleback Ridge
4. We Love Opera
5. Introduction to Emu Farming
6. Platforms and Promises
7. UMF Youth Outreach Programs
8. A Glimpse of Chinese Language
9. TechnOldie Info and “Hands On” Sessions: Increase Your Safe/Fun Use of Computers, Smart Phones, Tablets, Etc.
10. Source to the Sea Kayak Trip
11. Monday Morning Paddles
12. More...Knitting for Fun
13. Maine Coast Heritage Trust Tours
14. The Mormon Missionary: Who IS That Knocking at My Door?
15. Ranked Voting: “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
16. Nature Walk at Foothills Preserve
17. Maine State Music Theater - Mama Mia
18. L.E.A.P: Accessibility and Accessible Outdoor Opportunities
19. Let’s Grow Garlic!
20. Summer Social
21. Card Making
22. Scenic Photography

Spring Term 2016

1. Self-Defense for Seniors
2. Film Series: 100 Years
3. Tai Chi
4. Art Through the Ages
5. Platforms and Promises
6. Introduction to Emu Farming
7. Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert
8. Electronic Lab: Computer Workshop
9. Consciousness: A Deeper Study
10. United States and Iran Before & After the 2015 Nuclear Agreement
11. Monday Morning Paddles
12. Knitting For Fun
13. Spring Book Group
14. Sustainable Campus Energy Tour
15. Thinking Outside The Coffin
16. The U.S. Constitution As Written
17. The Virginia: Reconstructing the First Ship Built in North America
18. Viles Arboretum Tour
19. Maine Huts and Trails -Then and Now
20. Introduction to Feng Shui
21. Poetry of the Moon

Fall/Winter Term 2015

1. Reality, the Brain and Consciousness
2. Platforms and Promises
3. Tai Chi: Beginners and Returnees
4. The Art of Smocking
5. Language Study: French/Spanish
6. Fiber: From Sheep to Sweater
7. Enjoying Genealogical Research
8. Black Lives Matter: A Discussion about Race and Racism
9. Holiday Concerts and Lecture
10. An Evening of Steel Pan
11. On Our Minds: The Other Wes Moore Book Discussion
12. Pie Crusts Made Easy
13. This Changes Everything
14. Book Arts: One Sheet Wonders
15. Electronic Lab: A Grab Bag of Programs
16. Our 911 Calls: Ambulance Services
17. Snowshoe and Cross-Country Ski Outings: Where to Go and How to Prepare
18. Armchair Travels: Experiences While Visiting Israel, Jordan and the West Bank
19. The Plight of Honey Bees and its Impact
20. Tibet
21. A Brief History of Poetry
22. Flagstaff Hut Ski and Snowshoe

Summer Term 2015

1. Tennis Tune-Up
2. Views on the News
3. Tai Chi: Beginners and Returnees
4. We Love Opera – Bizet’s Carmen
5. Book Discussion Group
6. Cuba Under the Microscope
7. The Puffin Project
8. Maine Made Furniture and Rumford Sites
9. Defining the Wilderness
10. Source to the Sea – Day 12
11. Kayak and Canoe Paddle Trips
12. Bird Walk on Foothills Land Conservancy
13. The Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail
14. Our Towns: Livermore and Livermore Falls
15. Summer Social Picnic
16. The Middle East in DownEast: Waterville, 1900-1960
17. Spanish Conversation Study Group
18. Habitat for Humanity Projects
19. Grand Falls Hut on the Dead River
20. "Her Story" to "My Story": Walking in the Paths of My Ancestors Fuzhou, China
21. Fall Foliage Tour
22. Wait Until Dark at the Public Theatre

Spring Term 2015

1. Tai Chi: Beginners and Returnees
2. Facial Rejuvenation with Acupuncture
3. French: A Conversation
4. Hand Smocking
5. Comfort Shawls to Make and Give
6. Memory and Imagination: Turning Our Life Stories into Literature
7. Painting on Ceramics
8. Defining the Wilderness
9. Gelatin Printing
10. End of Life Care: Family and Physician Conversations
11. Explorations in Meditation
12. Conscious Creative Language
13. Homemade Convenience Mixes: Saving Time and Money
14. Maine Books and Places
15. Wood Mill and Grist Mill Tours
16. Geology Tour of Farmington
17. State House, Blaine House and Maine State Museum Tours
18. Googling Time in the Electronic Lab
19. Hidden Treasures of Korean Art and Modern Korea
20. Kayak and Canoe Season: Get Ready
21. Exploring the Fly Rod Crosby Trail
22. Practical Alternative Energy in Operation

Fall/Winter Term 2014

1. Poetry Sharing Workshop
2. French: A Conversation
3. Sandy River Paddle Trip
4. Tai Chi: Beginners and Returnees
5. Alpacas 101-A Farm Tour
6. Who Am I, Today?
7. Our Town: Temple
8. Views on the News
9. Death and Dying
10. Basic Conversational Spanish Using Internet Resources
11. Creative Movement: Discover your authentic play-full self
12. Pickleball: A New Experience
13. Portland Symphony Orchestra Trip
14. Road Scholar Birthday Breakfast
15. Tips and Tricks in the Computer Lab
16. Film Series: A Tribute to Robin Williams
17. Quilting for Fun
18. Celtic Journey Armchair Travel
19. Book Discussion Group
20. A Generation Apart
21. Senior Safe: Fraud and Financial Security

Summer Term 2014

1. Tai Chi
2. Self Defense for Seniors
3. We Love Opera
4. Matter of Balance and Go 4 Life
5. Tennis Tune-Up
6. Embden Fish Hatchery Tour
7. Critical Perspectives on U.S. Policy in the Middle East
8. Soil Testing: Maybe the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Garden
9. Book Discussion Group
10. Hike Mount Phillip
11. Rangeley Lake Cruise & Logging Museum
12. Rangeley Lake Paddle & Logging Museum
13. A Day at the Great American Folk Festival
14. Where Were You in ’64?
15. Finding the Poet Inside
16. Composting for Better Gardens
17. Summer Social
18. The Tellington TTouch
19. Exploring the “farm” in Farmington
20. Horse Rescue Farm Tour in Windham
21. Maine Balsam Fir Products Tour

Spring Term 2014

1. Spring in Our Steps
2. Tai Chi
3. The Poet in You: Inspiration, Craft and Networking
4. Energy
5. Healthy Aging
6. What’s in “The Cloud”?
7. Helping Hands in Nicaragua
8. Tour of Franklin Printing
9. Religion in Global Perspective
10. Anything But Fiction
11. Customs of the World
12. CPR Basics
13. India, as Personally Experienced
14. Our Healing Journeys
15. Meet the Author of Orphan Train: A Novel
16. Our Town: Hallowell
17. Buttons for Babes Workshop
18. Tour “A Wrinkle in Thyme” Farm
19. Mac Users Q and A Workshop
20. Armchair Travel
21. The History of the Atom – Split
22. Potato Hill Hike in Temple
23. Joshua Chamberlain Day

Fall/Winter Term 2013

1. Affordable Care Act 101
2. Tai Chi
3. Meet Your Police Department
4. Bhutan: Explorations
5. Tour of Foster Tech
6. We Used to be "Normal"
7. Margaret Chase Smith
8. Veterans' Day Dinner at Norlands
9. The Book of Moron at The Public Theatre
10. Basic Quilting
11. Orphan Train: A Novel
12. Introduction to Wine Tasting
13. Amazing Alaska
14. A Petting Zoo of Computer Devices
15. El Camino: Armchair Travels
16. Happiness: Lessons from Bhutan
17. Needlepoint: Bargello Sampler
18. Building Our Computer Skills
19. Go 4 LIFE
20. Book Discussion:Moloka'i
21. Glaciers in Maine
22. Geothermal Energy Tour: Ed Center

Summer 2013

1. Tai Chi
2. Our Health
3. Let’s Talk Theater
4. Les Mis at Maine State Music Theater
5. Spanish Conversation
6. Chemistry
7. Invasive Plants and Insects
8. Town Library’s Hidden Treasures
9. Maine Festivals
10. Maine Books and Places
11. Colby Art Museum
12. Using GPS
13. Bog Walk, UMO Composite Lab
14. American Folk Music Festival
15. Summer Social: Picnic
16. Our Town: North Yarmouth
17. Excel: Intermediate Level Computer
18. Oquossoc Outing
19. Interview with an Object
20. American Nations: Book Discussion
21. Stocks and Bonds
22. Hike Bannock Mountain
23. Down by The River’s Edge: A Film
24. Climate and Alternative Energy

Spring Term 2013

1. Bear Rescue and Rehabilitation
2. Tai Chi
3. Computer Basics at Farmington Library
4. Astronomy for Everyone: Part II
5. “Seen and Not Heard”
6. Writing Your Family History
7. Maine Fossils
8. Tech Tools for Non-Profits
9. An Author’s Talk: Peter Spiers
10. Bollywood Film Festival
11. Knitting Mitered Squares
12. Wellness: The role of Drugs and Supplements
13. A Hike with a View
14. Let’s Go Surfing: Great Museums
15. Learning How to Play Mahjong
16. Book Talks
17. Tennis, Anyone?
18. Healthy Cooking for One
19. Wildflowers Walks
20. Trek to Two or Three Cascades
21. Our Town: New Sharon
22. Future of Economic Supremacy
23. Norlands Civil War Reenactment
24. Coastal Adventures: Boothbay Harbor

Fall/Winter Term 2012

1. A Poet’s Workshop for All Levels
2. Let’s Get Lost in a Corn Maze
3. Electricity Maine – What’s it all About
4. Energy Challenge: Window Panels
5. Astronomy for Everyone – Part I
6. Horses and More Horses
7. Become a Family Energy Ambassador!
8. The Cellist of Sarajevo: Book
9. A – B – C – (And D) of Medicare
10. Tour of the UMF Fitness Center
11. Writing Your Family History
12. Origami Holiday Stars
13. A Portland Christmas Holiday Overnight
14. Using Skype: Computer Lab Class
15. Ski and Snowshoe Mondays
16. Funniest Job I Ever Had
17. Bargello Sampler: Needlepoint
18. Online Photo Tools: Keeping Pictures
19. Hiking in the World
20. First Aid for “Us”
21. The Wealth of Nature – a Study Group
22. Wabanaki V.I.P.s Past and Present
23. Ravelry: Social Media for the Fiber Arts
24. Seed of Sarah MEMOIR OF A SURVIVOR and follow-up visit to the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine

Summer Term 2012

1. The TAO of DOW
2. Varnum Stream Journeys
3. New England’s Contribution to English
4. Joy and Balance through Meditation
5. From Downton Abbey to FDR (A History of Chemistry from W.W. I to W.W. II)
6. Our Town: Turner
7. Celtic Concert: The Tartan Terrors
8. Food Bank Tours
9. Seed-saving Project at Khadighar Farm
10. Healthy Juicing
11. Navajo and Hopi – Past and Present
12. Younity Winery & Vineyards Tour
13. Cruise Great Pond on a Pontoon Boat
14. Maine Books and Places
15. North Country Pow Wow
16. Freestyle Drumming and Rhythm
17. Maine Woods: Its Changing Nature
18. Stroll through Nina’s Woods
19. Platforms and Promises
20. Theatre at Monmouth: Of Thee I Sing
21. Sing for Satisfaction!

Spring Term 2012

1. Basic Computer Skills Workshop
2. China: A Cultural Conversation
3. Wild Animals and their Oddities
4. E-Books Demystified
5. Book Discussion Group
6. Wabanaki Arts
7. History of the English Language
8. Lewis and Clark Expedition
9. Composting: A Hot Topic
10. Our Town: Madison
11. The Two Henrys
12. Tennis Tune-Up
13. A Little Sunday Afternoon Music
14. Warbler Identification
15. Spring Wildflower Walk
16. Hike the Chesterville Esker
17. Venus Transit of the Sun
18. Koviashuvik Local Living School
19. Fiber Arts and Hands-On Spinning
20. Seedling Day
21. Maine Fiber Frolic at Windsor Fair
22. Facebook for Seniors
23. Museum of Everyday Chinese Artifacts

Fall/Winter Term 2011

1. Book Dicussion Group
2. Social Justice Conference
3. Native American Film and Performance
4. My Life as Story
5. Maine Driving Dynamics
6. Tour of the Abyssinian Meeting House
7. Portland Museum of Art
8. Tea at Norlands Living History Center
9. On Our Minds (book discussionA Walk in the Woods)
10. Storytelling: Come Join the Tellabration!™
11. Have Camera, Will Upload
12. Human Impact on the Biosphere
13. Winter Walking Club
14. Creative Marketing: Basic Microsoft Publisher
15. Visit the Maine State Legislature
16. Needlepoint: Bargello Sampler
17. What Makes a Phone "Smart"?
18. Six Degrees Could Change the World
19. Understanding Combat Stress and PTSD

Summer Term 2011

1. Polyhedron Origami
2. Maine Tree Identification
3. Maritime Adventures on the Coast
4. Maine Tales and Places
5. Farm Day in Franklin County
6. Wilson Lake Boat Tour
7. Demystifying Death and Dying
8. Care and Feeding of Books
9. Scatterseed Project
10. Marketing with Facebook
11. The Benedict Arnold Trail of 1775
12. Beacon Hospice Training
13. Animal Sheltering 101
14. Book Discussion Group
15. Michael Klahr Center Field Trip
16. A Force More Powerful
17. Home Video 101
18. A Celtic Arts Evening
19. Maintain Your Brain
20. A Priest and His Tribe
21. The Atom Revealed

Spring Term 2011

1. Book Discussion Group
2. Cooking with the Simple Gourmet
3. Welcome, Wabanaki Ways!
4. Mt. Blue T.V. Training
5. Food for Thought: Food Memories
6. Climate Change and Alternative Energy
7. Basic Origami
8. Borderlands Symposium
9. Borderlands Book Discussion
10. Visit Romania through a Different Lens
11. Golf Refresher Course
12. The Ins and Outs of Facebook
13. Mountain Trail Hike
14. How to Avoid Scams, Fraud, and Identity Theft
15. Spring Wildflowers Walk
16. Trip to Bar Harbor
17. Rangeley's Outdoor Sporting Museum
18. Snowshoe Making Demonstration
19. History of Chemistry from Aristotle to Aufbau
20. Toothaker Pond: Changing Ecology
21. Hike to Poplar Stream Falls
22. Climate and Alternative Energy

Fall/Winter Term 2010

1. Maine Driving Dynamics
2. Storytelling
3. North Jay White Granite Quarry
4. Cooking with the Simple Gourmet
5. Grandparenting in the 21st Century
6. Spirit and Place
7. Book Discussion Group
8. MSCN Conference
9. Emergency Preparedness
10. Indigenous Tales
11. Criminal Law: A Prosecutor’s Perspective
12. Tips on Genealogy
13. Creative Photography & Composition
14. Picasa – Q & A
15. Qi Gong for the Eyes
16. Cross Country Skiing
17. Introduction to Sufism
18. Getting the Most out of your Email
19. Alternative Funerals

Summer Term 2010

1. A Visit to Treetop Zen Center
2. Mapping Our Footsteps
3. Our Town: Kingfield
4. Sailing on the Schooner Olad
5. Blogging Basics
6. Rousseau – The Man
7. Tour of Sandy River Recycling
8. Unit Origami
9. Canoes and Canoeing CANCELLED
10. Stars, Pots, and a Little Bit of England
11. Andes Alpaca Farm
12. Tour Kibby Mountain Wind Project
13. Hike to Lunch at Poplar Stream Falls Hut
14. From Kuujauarapik to Tasiujaq
15. Moccasins: Happy Feet!
16. Turning History Into Hope
17. Book Discussion Group
18. Teahouse for the Elders
19. On Our Minds (discussion of Michael Pollan’s booksFood Rules: An Eater’s ManualandIn Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto)
20. Know the Ten Warning Signs(Alzheimer's)

Spring Term 2010

1. A Matter of Balance
2. Conversational Spanish
3. Book Discussion Group
4. Bird Songs
5. Tolkien's Middle Earth
6. Allagash Wilderness Waterway
7. Wine and Beer Home Brew
8. Colby College Museum of Art
9. Changing Face of Agriculture
10. Rhythm All Around
11. Mt. Blue TV Training
12. Maine Driving Dynamics
13. Know the Ten Warning Signs
14. The Wizard and the Gold Standard
15. Chocolate: Food of the Gods; Benefits for Mortals

Fall/Winter Term 2009

1. Book Discussion Group
2. Farmington's Forest
3. The Wabanaki People of Maine
4. Storytelling by Seniors
5. Local Luminaries
6. Nantucket Basket Workshop
7. Angora Goat Farm and Fiber Mill Tour
8. Freelance Marketing for Magazines
9. Senior College Conference
10. On Our Minds
11. State House and Blaine House Tours
12. Teaching in the Alaska Bush
13. The Energy of Your Dreams
14. Reweave Your Seat
15. Responses to Evil
16. Basic Excel 2007

Summer Term 2009

1. Wilson Lake Paddle
2. Reading and Writing Poetry
3. Konya: Oldest City in the World
4. "I Don't Want To and You Can't Make Me"
5. Conversational Spanish
6. Movie Discussion
7. Basic MicroSoft Word 2007
8. Facebook, Wikis and Blogs
9. Tolkien's Middle Earth (cancelled)
10. Yoga for the Eyes
11. Moosehead Lake Cruise

Spring Term 2009

1. Creative Writing Workshop
2. Beginning Conversational Spanish
3. Book Discussion Group
4. A Matter of Balance
5. Tai Chi 24 Form
6. A Look at Some Minerals and Metals
7. Women Making Political History
8. Maine’s Southern Lighthouses
9. Art in Your Pocket
10. Chair Caning Demonstration
11. Step-by-Step Chair Caning (Hands-on)
12. Local Astronomical Observatories
13. Mt. Blue T.V. Training
14. Spring Stroll: Walk About Farmington
15. Developmental Biology
16. Opera at the Strand Theatre in Rockland
17. Arboretum Tour

Fall Term 2008

1. History of Pemaquid Point Area
2. Book Discussion Group
3. Creative Writing Workshop
4. Mt. Blue Community Access TV
5. Outdoor Photography
6. Fundamentals of Contract Bridge
7. Living Later Life
8. Presidential Election 2008
9. Maine Driving Dynamics
10. Fall Geology Hike
11. JFK – New Revelations
12. Bowdoin Art Museum Tour
13. Bayonets at the Bridge – Local History
14. Student Teacher Portfolio Displays
15. Patchwork Knitting
16. Alaska Bush Teachers
17. The Best Free Computer Programs for Practically Any Task
18. Uncovering Myths of Our Brains
19. Sudoku – Remedial and Advanced
20. Computer Skills Help

Summer Term 2008

1. Tai Chi 24 Form – Class 1 & 2
2. Your Voice, Your Story: A Guided Adventure in Journal Writing
3. The Nitty-Gritty of Health Care
4. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Field Trip
5. Yoga for Your Eyes
6. Book Discussion – “Einstein: His Life and Universe”
7. Editing and Sharing Your Digital Photos: Basics for Beginners
8. Computer File Sharing
9. A Daylily Extravaganza
10. Maine Books and Places: Meet the Authors of “A Place on Water”
11. An Afternoon at the Theater: “All Shook Up”
12. Scatterseed Project – Saving and Growing Out Seeds to Preserve Genetic Diversity
13. Keeping a Little Bit of Summer: Working with Pressed Plants

Spring Term 2008

1. Digest the News
2. Creative Writing Workshop
3. Tai Chi 24 Form – Class 1
4. Tai Chi 24 Form – Class 2
5. Book Discussion Group
6. Patchwork Knitting
7. Vroom Vroom: The Electric Car
8. The Way we Age Now
9. Spring Gallery: Cast and Wax Sculptures
10. Biology Presentations: Brain & Learning
11. Strolling Into Spring
12. Biology Presentations: Comparative Anatomy
13. A Look at Investments
14. Guided Warbler Walk Along Whistle Stop Trail
15. Woodturning Field Trip
16. Bryant’s Stove Museum
17. Introduction to Amateur Radio

Fall Term 2007

1. Panning for Gold on the Swift River
2. Losing My English
3. Botanical Gardens & Sculpture Trip
4. Book Discussion Group
5. Farmington Fair Booth
6. One-on-One Personal Computer Training
7. Tai Chi
8. Canoe/Kayak Minnehonk Lake/Hopkins Stream
9. The Insect Museum
10. “Once Upon a Mattress” at Monmouth Theater
11. Real Differences Between Male/Female Brain
12. Bike or Walk the Carrabassett Trail
13. The Politics of Witchcraft
14. So You Think You Know UMF?
15. Einstein Exonerated
16. Tour of Paris Hill Homes
17. Making Creative Documents with Word
18. Just for Fun: Advanced & Remedial Sudoku

Summer Term 2007

1. The Basics of Microsoft Word
2. Owl’s Head Transportation Museum
3. History: Sarah Josepha Hale, Pioneer Woman
4. Alternative Therapies for Cancer
5. Mt. Blue Community Access TV Training
6. Maine Books and Places: Malaga Island
7. Drawing and Sketching Out of Doors
8. Eco-psychology: An Introduction
9. Qi Gong for Fitness and Health
10. Dog Sled Construction: A Field Trip
11. Archeology Dig: Hands-on Visit to Turner
12. A Geology Hike to Daggett Rock

Spring Term 2007

1. Farmington Ski Museum
2. Understanding your Hospital Bill
3. Digest the News
4. A Course to Celebrate the Afghan New Year
5. A Broadway Musical, But Close to Home
6. Book Discussion Group
7. Chair Yoga for Everybody
8. A Current look at Islam in the News
9. George Washington: Man Behind the Myth
10. Sudoku Workshop
11. Digital Photography
12. Biology 110 and Gold LEAF
13. A Warbler Walk
14. Email 101
15. Care and Feeding of Books
16. Restoring American Chestnut Trees to Maine

Fall Term 2006

1. Book Discussion Group
2. Beginning Conversational Spanish
3. Acupuncture Aid in New Orleans
4. Our Town: Wilton
5. Computer Skills Clinic
6. Mt. Blue Community Access T.V. Video Training
7. Panning for Gold at Coos Canyon
8. The Theater at Monmouth: HMS Pinafore
9. Literature in War
10. Global Warming is Now!
11. Biology Project Presentations
12. Care and Feeding of Books
13. Homeland: Four portraits of Native Action
14. Lewis & Clark Studies: The Corps of Discovery

Summer Term 2006

1. Washburn-Norlands Living History Center
2. Community Forestry Service Learning Project
3. Long Term Care – An Overview
4. Constellations in the Summer Sky
5. Come Spring Book Review and Trip to Union
6. Computers – Session A B C D (circle one)
7. Growing to 100!
8. Maine Tribal Nations – Field Trip Series
9. Our Town: Farmington
10. Armchair Travels
11. Lakewood Theater – “Calamity Jane”
12. Knitting Trendy Scarves
13. Benjamin Franklin: Myths & Misperceptions
14. Gardening Opportunities Beyond Commonplace

Spring Term 2006

1. Lunch and Learn
2. Book Discussion Group
3. Gold LEAF Facilitators Training
4. Peak Oil and Global Warming
5. Current Events Discussion Group
6. Yoga for the Active Older Adult
7. Medicare Part D– A Last-Call Tutorial
8. Signing for Fun and Storytelling
9. Driving 55 Alive
10. Bach Birthday Bash
11. Civil War: Causes & Effects – Study Group
12. Dog Sledding
13. Tours of Shaker Community & Poland Springs
14. Peru/Eco Trip Show

Fall Term 2005

1. Reading Revolutions
2. Canoe/Kayak Mercer Bog
3. Community Forestry Service Learning Project
4. Book Discussion Group
5. Maine’s Tribal Nations
6. Bike or Walk the Carrabassett Trail
7. Lewiston Public Theatre – Deathtrap
8. A History of Titcomb Mountain
9. Field Trip to Mineral Spring Mushroom Farm
10. Health – Introduction to Qi Gong
11. Thomas Jefferson: The Man, The Mysteries
12. Prescription Drugs – Plan & Clinic Session
13. Elder Law – A Lunch Discussion
14. The American Civil War and Children
15. Drawing/Sketching for Beginners
16. Cultural Anthropology on Myanmar (Burma)
17. The Deep Web

Summer Term 2005

1. Earth’s Closest Neighbor: Moon
2. Scrapbooking
3. Lakewood Theater
4. To Your Health (Med Library/Web)
5. Source to Sea Canoe Trek
6. Reflexology For Everyone
7. Visit to Nordica Homestead
8. A Walk in the Woods
9. Maine’s Tribal Nations
10. Maine History – Trip to Brunswick
11. Table Loom Weaving
12. Moose Watching

Spring Term 2005

1. Book Discussion Group
2. Prescription Drug Plans
3. Maine State House Tour
4. Current Events Discussion Group
5. Beginning German
6. Spirituality and Aging
7. Tandem Bicycling
8. The Driving Safety Class
9. Arthritis and Diabetes
10. Genealogy Studies
11. Fighting Consumer Fraud
12. My Good Friend Margaret Chase Smith
13. Beyond the Threshold
14. Freeport Travels
15. Tour of the Goodwill-Hinckley Campus

Fall Term 2004

1. Canoe/Kayak Chesterville
2. Photography Skills
3. Guide to Gilbert & Sullivan’sIolanthe
4. Book Discussion Group
5. Margaret Chase Smith: The White House
6. Margaret Chase Smith: Around The World
7. The Political Process
8. Osteoporosis Exercise Program
9. Environment and the Paper Mill
10. Making Greeting Cards & Scrapbooks
11. Margaret Chase Smith: Space Senator
12. Victoria Mansion- Portland
13. Beginning German Continued
14. UMF Observatory
15. Basics of Grant Writing
16. Make the Internet Work For You
17. Cross-Country Tune-Up
18. Meeting of the Minds Conference

Summer Term 2004

1. Coastal Exploration
2. Try Scuba!
3. Trekking the Mountains of Peru
4. Shoals Marine Laboratory Trip
5. Women’s Studies: Ancient Religion
6. The Night Moth Hunt
7. All About Books
8. MBTV Training
9. Our Town: Strong, Maine
10. Theater at Monmouth: Iolanthe
11. Coastal Explorations:  Trip to Chewonki
12. Introduction to Sustainable Energy Methods

Spring Term 2004

1. Book Discussion Group
2. Scientific Nutrition & Longevity: Living Healthy into Old Age
3. Beginning German
4. Current Issues Study Group
5. Spring into Fitness
6. What Do I Read Next?
7. Driving: 55 Alive
8. A Taste of Watercolor
9. First Steps: A Brief Introduction to Genealogy
10. Lewis & Clark
11. Calligraphy
12. Beyond the Threshold: Life After The Holocaust
13. Introduction to Mt. Blue Community Access TV
14. ( Pre-registration ) The Shoals Marine Laboratory Field Trip

Fall Term 2003

1. How Nutrition Relates to the Quality of Life
2. Book Discussion Group
3. Study Group: Current Issues
4. Portland Histories & “Duck” Tour
5. The Nature of Trees and Animals in Autumn
6. Introduction to Ecological Landscaping
7. Introduction to Gilbert & Sullivan
8. Introduction to Community Access TV
9. Maine Moths and Butterflies
10. Taking Care of Yourself While Caring for Others
11. China: A Brief Look
12. Study Group: Women under Islam
13. Lewiston Public Theater: "Red Herring"
14. Two Wheels Abroad and Back Home

Summer Term 2003

1. Wool, War and Making Things Better
2. Evening Bike Rides
3. Solar Cookers and Cookery
4. Visit To A Hosta Garden
5. Journalism: Newspaper Column
6. Lakewood Theater: “Incorruptible”
7. Mountain Climbing
8. Is Your Home Safe?
9. Theater at Monmouth
10. Me. Sr. College Summer Conference
11. Making a Solar Cooker
12. Solar Cooking at Camp at the Eastward

Spring Term 2003

1. Beginning Bridge
2. Book Discussion Group
3. Study Group Facilitator
4. International Folk Dancing
5. Fitness – Take Home Exercise
6. Fundamentalism in Islam
7. Designing a Healthy Diet
8. Current Events Study Group
9. “I Never Saw Another Butterfly”
10. Service Dogs: For Physically Disabled
11. Our Town – Jay, Past & Present
12. 55 Alive – Driver Training
13. Introduction to Community Action TV
14. Getting Ready for Summer: Small Engine Care
15. Creating a Garden Pond
16. Biking: Basic Maintenance & Safety
17. Extension/Stain Glass Stepping Stone

Fall Term 2002

1. Paperweight Workshop
2. Moose Watching: The Fall Rutting Season
3. Watershed Ecology Study Group
4. Renewable Energy Study Group
5. Our Town Series: Rangeley, Maine
6. Fly-Rod Crosby
7. Learn More About No-Cost Breast & Cervical Cancer Exams
8. South African Experience, April 2002
9. Book Discussion Group
10. The Public Theatre, Lewiston: “Art” by Yasmina Reza
11. Pharmacology: Growing Older with Medication

Summer Term 2002

1. UMO Hudson Museum & Indian Island Orono, Maine
2. Backyard Birding
3. Our Town – Weld
4. Library Internet
5. Making a Stained Glass Stepping Stone
6. Creating a Contemplative Garden
7. Fresh Water Streams & Lakes
8. Monmouth Theatre: “Mikado”

Spring Term 2002

1. Study Group – Maine History
2. TV Production: Camera 101 by Mt. Blue TV
3. Book Discussion Group
4. Starting Seedlings
5. Computer – “Surfing the Net”
6. Take Home Exercise Program
7. Study Group – Politics
8. Pine Needle Basketry & Medicinal Use of Conifers
9. Ecology and Identification of Trees
10. Senior Issues – Long Term Care
11. Nutrition: Eating for Optimal Health
12. “Theft of the Night” – A Study of Light Pollution
13. Alive – Driver Training
14. Our Town – Phillips

Winter Term 2001

1. Rafting Expedition on Colorado River
2. Adventures in Cross-Country Skiing (Beginners)
3. Cross-Country Skiing (Beginners Plus)
4. Constellations of the Winter Sky
5. International Music with Participation

Fall Term 2001

1. Book Review: Contemporary Fiction/Non-fiction
2. Dynamic Exercise for the Mature Adult
3. Skin Cancer Facts for Franklin County
4. Our Town – Bethel
5. Ecology and Identification of Trees
6. Senior Issues: Long Term Care
7. Constellations in the Sky of Autumn
8. Senior Issues: Financial Planning
9. What’s New in Children’s Literature?
10. Senior Issues: Elder Law
11. A Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain
12. Journal Making
13. Make a Papier Maché Bowl

Summer Term 2001

1. Vernal Pools and Eskers
2. Tour of the Latter-day Saint Family History Library
3. Maine State Museum: “19th Century World of Work”/Guided Tour of the State House
4. Our Town Series – Chesterville
5. McLaughlin Botanical Gardens – South Paris, Maine
6. Constellations of the Summer Sky
7. Scarborough Marsh “Salt Marsh Exploration”
8. Theatre at Lakewood: “Oliver”
9. Yankee Ingenuity and Creativity as Exemplified by the Stanley Family
10. Geology and Scenery of Western Maine

Spring Term 2001

1. Learning about Chimps who Know American Sign Language
2. GLI Book Discussion
3. Netscape and Basic Internet Searching
4. What Wind Does to Snow: A Writer’s Antarctic Journey
5. The Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
6. Observing the Spring Constellations
7. Civil War Medicine
8. Dynamic Movement
9. Make a Papier Maché Bowl
10. Introduction to Energy Medicine
11. Portland Museum of the Arts
12. Tour of the LDS Family History Library
13. L.C. Bates Museum
14. Our Town Series – Industry
15. Dividing of Hardy Perennials
16. McLaughlin Gardens

Winter Term 2000

1. Family History Albums
2. Cross Country (XC) Skiing
3. Maine History: The Paupers
4. French Music & More
5. Winter Skies

Fall Term 2000

1. Dried Flower Production – Craft
2. I’m 50, Now What
3. “What Bugs You?” – A Look at the Trees
4. Creative Writing
5. Access to Emergency Care and to “Lifeline”
6. The Shakers
7. The Shaker Village Trip
8. Basic French
9. Faster Moving French
10. History of UMF and Maine Public Education
11. Monoprints with Shoe Polish
12. Sebago Lake Trip:  Jones Glass Museum
13. Arthur Itis and Family
14. Exercise for Senior Citizens
15. About Breast and Cervical Cancer
16. Computers
17. Book Discussion Group

Summer Term 2000

1. Willowbrook at Newfield
2. Geological History of Northern Maine (hike)
3. Naturalistic Landscaping with Flowers and Edibles
4. “Widow Carver” – A Maine History Lecture
5. Theatre at Monmouth & Play Discussion: “Macbeth”
6. Summer Skies
7. Wilhelm Reich Museum
8. Lakewood Play “Anything Goes” by Cole Porter
9. Maine Maritime Museum

Spring Term 2000

1. Making a Tufa Planter
2. Introduction to Stress Awareness

Fall Term 1999

1. Astronomy – Autumn Skies
2. Buying Your First Telescope
3. Book Discussion
4. Civil War Medicine
5. Computer Basics
6. Computer – Internet
7. French Basics
8. French – Moving On
9. Fitness for Us: Benefits to Stretch & Strengthening
10. Our Town Series: Temple, Maine
11. Field Trip on Belfast to Unity Railroad
12. Archaeology
13. Maine Political History
14. Trip to India Slide Presentation

Summer Term 1999

1. The Practice of Medicine During the Civil War
2. Three Summer Nature Hikes
3. Constellations of Summer
4. A Boat Tour: Seals and Lighthouses off Boothbay Harbor
5. Planetarium Field Trip: The Extraterrestrial File
6. Romeo and Juliet: Play Study and Performance
7. Marshall Point Light Museum Tour and Talk

Spring Term 1999

1. Visit the Maine State Museum and Maine State House
2. Astronomy – An Introduction
3. Beginning Genealogy and Goals to Reach For
4. Basic French II
5. Book Discussion
6. Writing Your Life
7. The Night Sky of Springtime
8. Scenes and Events of Fifty Years
9. Introduction to Basic Computers
10. Intermediate Computers and Internet

Winter 1998
No winter classes

Fall Term 1998

1. Wondrous Strange:  Aspects of American Realism
2. Basic French
3. Astronomy:  An Introduction
4. Book Discussion
5. Opposing View Points:  Current Events
6. Writing Your Life Memories
7. Computer Learning
8. Field Trip