What's Happening at Maine's Senior Colleges

ZOOM The Isle of Jersey has a long, rich history indeed! From a neolithic grave built around 4000 BC (Les Monts Grantez), the Celtic Hoard of coins housed at La Hougue Bie, the German occupation in WWII, to the present-day sunny tourist beaches, Jersey has a lot to explore for such a small island. We will take a guided tour offered by a longtime local resident – my cousin! You can attend in person, same time, at Auburn Public Library without registering. With Judy Hierstein

with Judy Hierstein May 7, 1:00 p.m. So varied, so lovely, so, so many! Join me as I visit some my English cousin’s favorites, from the very small, like William Cowper’s garden in Olney which inspired John Newton to write “Amazing Grace”, to the magnificent Kew Gardens. Judy loves to garden, but now has an inferiority complex after seeing so much botanical loveliness. FREE on ZOOM To attend, register here and we will send you the link on the morning of the event. You can at

with Lin Wright Apr 30, 2024, at 1 p.m. An exploration of professional photography in Androscoggin County, 1850-1900. Lin Wright is an experience genealogist and micro-historian. She is a genealogy and local history research volunteer at Androscoggin Historical Society. FREE on ZOOM To attend, register here and we will send you the link on the morning of the event. You can attend in person, same time, at Auburn Public Library without registering.

FREE April 16, 1:00 p.m., IN-PERSON at Auburn Public Library and on ZOOM with Jean Potuchek There has been a growing movement to use native plants in our ornamental gardens. This class will discuss what native plants are, why we should grow them, how to choose suitable native plants for our gardens, and where to buy them. Jean has been gardening in Poland, Maine for more than twenty years. She holds a Certificate in Native Plants and Ecological Horticulture from the Coastal

FREE April 9, 2024, 1:00 p.m. Presented by Sandra Garson The Indian Kitchen, with its recipes from the steamy wet Tamil tip near the Equator to the snow-sprinkled Himalayan peaks of Mughal Kashmir, is an illustrated history of the great sweep of humanity east and west along the Silk Road, in the spice trade and on religious campaigns. The worldwide spread of modern Indian cooking with its adaptions to local tastes maps the impact of an Indian diaspora. This presentation will

On February 18, 2023, former President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, at 98 years old. Will you need to use these wonderful services someday? As part of our series on “aging with dignity,” we offer this informative presentation on Hospice from Barbara Barnett, the Executive Director of Volunteer Services for Down East Hospice Volunteers (DEHV). She will provide us with an interesting background on the history of hospice care and how and when it

Acadia Senior College March Food for Thought - In Person and on Zoom. Storyteller Jude Lamb Portrays Ann Jarvis Greely The Zoom presentation is free and begins at noon. If you register for the online talk you will receive the link the day before the event. Friday, March 22nd - Noon Register Here! Join storyteller Jude Lamb to learn about the fascinating life of Ann Jarvis Greely. Ann was the granddaughter of John Black, the founder of Woodlawn in Ellsworth. Ann was a business

Philosophy: As citizens turn increasingly to electronic sources of learning and communication, it becomes essential that they learn to critically evaluate the flow of information to which they are continually exposed. Dr. John Patrick Cleary will guide us on how different branches of Philosophy can assist in interpreting reality and truth and how questions that originate from reflective/contemplative thinking can help us in furthering our self-knowledge. Dr. John Patric

A Sunrise Senior College Presentation Why not join Dr. Eric Jones as we welcome him back to delve into the fascinating biological world of Systematics. Systa-who??, you might ask? What’s that? Well, it’s the study of organism identification, classification, and nomenclature. It is concerned with the evolution of organisms' relationships. The classification of organisms into various kingdoms has all been done using Systematics. This course will introduce you to the biologic

Wednesday, April 24, 6:00 – 7:30 PM (Free) Also open to the members of Friends of Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge The Maine Owl Pellet Project (MOPP) is a collaboration between the University of New England, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. By engaging the public and promoting crowdsourced science, the project aims to better understand both the diet of Maine’s owls and the distribution and

French 101.5 by HYBRID CHANGE IN DATE & TIME Fee: $10 Tuesday, May 7, 14, 21, & 28 9:30 – 11:30 AM Guy Gallagher, a retired professor from UMPI, will help us brush up our French Speaking Skills. This is not for new learning but a half step above being new. Also, knowing a language is only part of the equation. Practicing this skill on a regular basis is important for maintaining fluency and vocabular

You might choose outdoor activities: Marvelous Birds, Outdoor Shorts, or Pétanque. Or perhaps you're looking for a Zoom class—Gettysburg: an American Epic; Metaphysics; Momentum: A Virtual Tour of the Farnsworth Art Museum; The Spring Lectures Series; The Relevance of Geology; or Central Maine's Architectural History might be just the ticket. We also offer a variety of in-person classes that you might enjoy: Spanish; Difficult Conversations and Bias; Intuitive Challenges; Beg

York County Senior College presents: Elections in Maine - with Shenna Lee Bellows This Zoom Lecture is part of the YCSC Gary Sullivan Lecture Series March 13, 2024, at 4:00 PM. For more details and registration, please see our online CourseStorm catalog . York County Senior College

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Seniors Achieving Greater Education (SAGE)is offering a FREE online series with various topics each month on the 3rd Thursday from 11:30...

Our winter classes are underway. You can still register for most of them at: Lewiston Auburn Senior College Classes (coursestorm.com) But as night follows day, spring classes are close behind. We will be posting them soon!

Shakespeare's Sonnets, childhood through the lens of literature, Medieval imagery, the human female, and tales of the Jazz Age . . . Join Midcoast SC for self exploration and understanding this Spring. Registration is underway; classes start week of Feb. 5.

Registration for the following Penobscot Valley Senior College Winter Zoom course ends on January 20, 2024.

UMASC participants who have virtually "toured the Farnsworth Museum" with Carter and Chris over the past three years will recall how often they have mentioned that an artist “was in the Armory Show.” Carter and Chris thought it would be fun to actually take a deep dive into the Armory Show: who organized it, who exhibited, why it was so important, and how did it impact art in Maine? Prior attendance in one of the earlier tours is not a prerequisite! All lectures are free and

Penobscot Valley Senior College's winter term of courses means you stay warm inside with no worries about driving to classes. Get your device of choice (laptop, tablet or ipad, or even a smartphone) ready for Zoom and stay home to enjoy "Learning for the fun of it!" The winter term for PVSC this year has four Zoom courses and all are taught by some of our many exceptional PVSC volunteer instructors. Each course is $35.00 with current PVSC 2024 membership. If you are a member