More Hidden Gems Lurking in Your iPhone & iPad

 BoomerTECH Adventures’ original course, “Hidden Gems Lurking in Your iPhone & iPad” explained many options on iPhones/iPads often unknown to users. This course reveals additional iPhone/iPad features that will help you utilize your devices to their highest potential. The videos demonstrate how to access and use these features. Some of the features you will explore include a robust tour of Siri, suggestions for organizing apps, additional details about privacy issues, and an explanation of widgets. The beauty of the BoomerTECH Adventures’ courses is that they are designed to fits the learning needs of the participant. Stop and restart the videos at your own pace. Rewatch sections as needed. Also, BoomerTECH Adventures guides, Jill, Chris, and Ed are available to answer any of your questions at ed@boomertechadventures.com.

Begins: Upon registration.  

Location: Online - You view class at your convenience! The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email.

Class access available until June 30, 2024

Registration: $29

A Maine based company, BTA has worked with Boomers (and Seniors) since 2014 providing face-to-face and virtual consulting, online courses, workshops, and many FREE resources, both print and video.

Take Fabulous Photos of the Flora and Fauna in Your World 

This course shows you how to take beautiful photos of flowers, plants, and wildlife. Four easy-to-follow videos demonstrate and give examples of each of the topics which include: Using focus, exposure and HDR features to capture the beauty ofyour surroundings; ways to avoid blurry images; tips for composing your images; and editing options that turn so-so images into stunning images. In addition to the instructional videos, we have several articles with usefull information to build your repertoire of photographic strategies. This course is made for you if you want to learn to use your camera or significantly upgrade your skills and abilities.

Begins: Upon Registration

Location: Online - You view class at your convenience! The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email.

Class access available until June 30, 2024

Registration: $29

BoomerTECH Adventures guides, Jill, Chris,and Ed are available to answer any of your questions at ed@boomertechadventures.com.

Taking Awesome Pictures With Your iPhone/iPad Camera

This is a step-by-step guide to taking beautiful photos, appropriate for novice photographers and anyone who wants to significantly upgrade their photography skills. Students will learn to take photos, portraits, slo-motion, panos, and more. Also students will learn about camera settings for proper focus and exposure, High Dynamic Range, and picture composition.

Begins: Upon Registration

Location: Online - You view class at your convenience! The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email and/or online chat.

Class access available until June 30, 2024

Registration:$29

 BoomerTECH Adventures helps Boomers and Seniors create, connect, and contribute using today’s technology. These courses are fully asynchronous, online courses that students complete on their own time and at your own speed. Each course is a PDF booklet with information about the class, instructions on using the class, and the content of the class (videos and articles). The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email and/or online chat.

Unlock Safari's Secrets on Your iPad in Just Five Lessons

Your iPad is the gateway to the world when you open the Safari app.  Safari, Apple's browser, is suberb because it provides a variety of cool features.  The iPad app has some differences from the iPhone version.  Learn what the icons on the top menu do, explore all of the choices on Safari's opening page, review efficient search strategies, look at the hidden possibilities within the share feature, learn the advantages of Reader View, and more.  After completing the five lessons you will be a confident user of Safari on your iPad.

Begins: Upon Registration

Location: Online - You view class at your convenience! The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email.

Registration: $29

Class access available until June 30, 2024

BoomerTECH Adventures guides, Jill, Chris,and Ed are available to answer any of your questions at ed@boomertechadventures.com.

Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your Mac in Just Five Lessons

This course, in just five lessons, teaches you the ins and out of using Safari in an efficient manner. There are features in Safari that most of us never explore. Thus, for example, we miss knowing how to avoid having our search data collected and sold. Even more basic, there are screen formatting and layout features we can control that make our time on the internet more pleasant. The multitude of icons and buttons can be confusing and lead to false starts and frustration. We would like to help you avoid such situations! These five videos will help you make sense of both many obvious and hidden Safari features. View and review them at your own pace. And don’t forget to call on us, BoomerTECH Adventures guides, Jill, Chris, and Ed. We are available to answer any of your questions at ed@boomertechadventures.com

Begins: Upon Registration

Location: Online - You view class at your convenience! The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email and/or online chat.

Class access available until June 30, 2024.

Registration: $29

BoomerTECH Adventures helps Boomers and Seniors create, connect, and contribute using today’s technology. These courses are fully asynchronous, online courses that students complete on their own time and at your own speed. Each course is a PDF booklet with information about the class, instructions on using the class, and the content of the class (videos and articles). The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email and/or online chat.

Zumba Fitness

Zumba is a Latin inspired dance fitness class that is good for all ages and experience levels.  You don't have to know how to dance to do Zumba.  For one hour a week the only thing you have to focus on is dancing and having fun.   Come dance your day's stress away to upbeat Latin and American Music!  Wear comfortable clothes and sneakers with as little tread on the bottoms as possible so as not to tweak your knees.  

Instructor: Karen Dube-Harriman

12 Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm

Begins: September 19, 2023

Location: Readfield Elementary School Gym

Registration: $75

Play the Ukulele, Your Journey Begins Here! 

Section 1.

September-October 2023: Tuesday, September 26, October 3, 10, 17

Section 2. October-November 2023: Wednesday, October 25, November 1, 8, 15

Section 3. November-December 2023: Tuesday, November 28, December, 5, 12, 19

Please specify the session when registering.

Class meets Live Online via Zoom

Learn to play the ukulele! It has never been more popular and you don't even have to know how to read music! On the uke you can knock out folk music, rock, blues, jazz, pop, country, tunes old and new -- even classical music. Duncan Perry, who has taught more than 700 students of all ages, will introduce you to essential chords and playing techniques using commonly known songs. Oh, and there are lots of laughs along the way. And, learning to play an instrument is good for your brain! You will need a playable ukulele and an electronic tuner or a tuner app. And when folks hear you play this happy instrument, well, they just have to smile! If you don’t own a ukulele, please contact your instructor, Duncan (at uketime24@gmail.com) for guidance about buying one.

. What are you waiting for? Grab a uke and get ready for a musical adventure, then spread the joy!

Instructor: Duncan Perry 

4 weeks, 6-7:30 pm

Registration Fee: $79

Biography Duncan is an experienced multi-instrumentalist who has been performing and teaching folks how play the ukulele for the last 14 years. Having served as a volunteer music therapist in medical and hospice settings, he quickly came to understand that music is medicine and that learning to play an instrument not only sharpens the brain but helps reduce stress. It also brings joy to those who play the uke and to their audiences. Duncan has taught in a variety of Maine communities and did not let the COVID-19 epidemic stop him. He simply moved from teaching in person to an online format and now reaches students all over Maine, New Hampshire and beyond

Introduction to Chair Caning

This class is intended to introduce students to materials, tools, and techniques for restoring and re-caning old chairs and broken seats. All participants will come away with the basic knowledge to pursue more skilled caning on your own. Please bring to class: bucket, 10 clothespins, 10 golf tees, an awl, spray bottle, craft scissors, and a sponge. Caning reed may be purchased from instructor (approximately $25.)

Note: This is not a weaving class; the chair you want to restore must have holes.

Instructor: Glen Hawes

5 Wednesdays,  6-8:30 pm

Begins: October 4, 2023  

Location: MCHS

Registration:  $59