On Friday, September 21, at 7:00pm, the Cobscook Community Learning Center and Cobscook Bay Music will host Brad Sawyer at the monthly Third Friday Coffeehouse. Brad has been playing guitar for 30 years. He told his father he wanted to be a musician when he grew up. His dad said ...

Several years ago there was an incident where two elementary-aged kids were playing in the woods and became lost. There was an immediate and frantic response on the part of families and friends to find them, and eventually they did – but not without great anguish and anxiety. Since then, ...

Several years ago there was an incident where two elementary-aged kids were playing in the woods and became lost. There was an immediate and frantic response on the part of families and friends to find them, and eventually they did – but not without great anguish and anxiety. Since then, ...

The Downeast Spring Birding Festival brings together the Cobscook Community Learning Center, the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Maine wilderness guides and ecologists, and participants from across the country for one long weekend of birding and fun. Get out your binoculars and get ready to see Atlantic puffins, Boreal chickadees, and ...

RiceFest: Celebrating the Arts! Cobscook Community Learning Center invites Washington County schools to discover local arts, crafts and culture during American Craft Week 2012 in “recognition of the countless ways handmade objects enrich our daily lives and contribute to our national aesthetic and economy.” Among the artisans on hand for ...

Writing History Poetry Mondays, September 17- October 1, 6:30-8pm Writing History Poetry with Valerie Lawson & Michael Brown. History may be local and personal; we all know unique stories and local lore that contributes to the larger historical record. Drawing on our own sources, as well as historical records, we ...

How to Write Stories That Will Embarrass Your Children (And Why You Should) Saturday, October 20, 1-5pm THE WORKSHOP Come prepared to divulge the dark, rueful, harrowing, shameful, and embarrassing secrets we’ve all got—your excuse, when asked, will be that you did so in the service of art (or some ...

Basic Music Theory: Do you already read music, sing or play an instrument, but want to understand how a song is put together? John Newell, pianist & composer, will help you learn about the “grammar” of music: how chords and melodies are organized in creating a song. The class is ...

RAISING THE BAR: An Exploration of Self-Sufficiency: this course focuses on a personal examination of our relationship with the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual presence. Participants will be encouraged to discuss existing and potential strengths and weaknesses in each of these four states of the human condition. The goal is ...

How to Knit Socks: Can you knit? Can you purl? Students will learn all the techniques needed to make socks by making a small sample in class. We will supply the yarn. Bring #6 wooden double pointed needles, or we will have some available for purchase for $7.00. Instructors: Beth ...

Little River Lighthouse Stories with Delia Mae Corbett Farris: Delia Mae Farris will delight lighthouse and island lovers, parents and children over 10 with stories, photos and artifacts about one of the several stations kept by many generations of her family. The stories of these experiences flow from the lives ...

Punch Needle Rug Hooking: Students will learn to prepare their backing, draw a pattern, hook a design and bind off. All materials will be supplied. Instructor: Beth Roy & Linda Courtney Saturday, November 3, 10 am – 2 pm, Class fee: $32, Materials fee: $20

Learn to Knit Mittens: For students knowing the basics of knitting – you will learn to knit in the round on double pointed needles, how to rib, and how to make a thumb gusset while making a child-sized mitten. Bring #4 wooden double pointed needles, or we will have some ...

Sacred Harp Singing, or shape-note singing, is a form of a cappella sacred music that became popular in America during the early nineteenth century. It started in New England, but it was the singings in the Southern states that kept the tradition alive. Now, shape note singing is reviving in ...

Wood Carving: Canoe Paddle, Bowl & Spoon: Canoe paddles will be carved from local in this workshop, in either Traditional Otter or Beaver Tail design. Participants will start with a 1” X 6” x 6’ spruce blank, sawn to shape, to work with. The blanks will be further shaped using ...

Traditional Pack Basket & Root Basket Making: Pack baskets were traditionally used while trapping, ice fishing, collecting herbs and plants, and as a pack-basket on canoe trips. This workshop will lead you through creating a complete basket from the base supports to the pack straps. Root baskets were traditionally utilitarian ...

Mushroom Walk: The natural history of mushrooms and their role in ecosystems will be the focus of this day’s outing, but every species is different so “you can never tell what’s going to come up on a fungus walk”. “Having a group look for, find and really discover the world ...

To Tell The Truth: A Workshop in Memory & Storytelling with Susan Hand Shetterly Narrative nonfiction and memoir use the truth as if it were clay to make stories. But the truth depends on who tells the story. There are often contradictory versions. Come prepared to explore your stories, your ...