Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords. Since this class is being held online with Zoom, you will be able to sit at your piano or keyboard at home and take this course with no pressure at all. And since this course includes an online book and online follow up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own.

An optional periodic online question and answer session is also included. A recording of the class is included as well.

The course is partly lecture/demonstration and partly han instruction.

Topics include:

• How chords work in a song
• How to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it
• How to form the three main types of chords
• How to handle different keys and time signatures
• How to avoid “counting”
• How to simplify over 12,000 complex chords

Instructor: Craig Coffman

Monday, October 30, 2023

Time: 6:30-9:30 pm

Location: Online Live via Zoom

Registration: $59

Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People

Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but  simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing  the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away.

Since this class is being held online with Zoom, you will  be able to sit at home with your guitar and take this class without any pressure at all. And since the class includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own.

An optional periodic online question and answer session is also included. A recording of the class is included as well.

Topics include:

• How chords work in a song
• How to form the three main types of chords
• How to tune your guitar Basic strumming patterns
• How to buy a good guitar (things to avoid)
• How to play along with simple tunes

For ages 13+. 

Instructor: Craig Coffman

Wednesday, November1, 2023

Time:  6:30-9 pm

Location: Live Online via Zoom

Registration: $59

DEVELOPING A PERSONAL AND HOME DEFENSIVE PROTECTION PLAN   

This three-hour course is NOT about installing an alarm system. It is about adjusting your awareness around you as you move through your day and your home. It is about doing mental exercises to handle the “What if’s” to keep you and your loved ones safe. Learn situational awareness, conflict avoidance, and how to access your home’s defense.  

Part 1 of a 3-part series but can be taken separately.

Class meets Live Online by Zoom

Instructor: Alice Bean Andrenyak

Monday, November 6, 2023

5:30 – 8:30 pm

Registration: $35

From your Instructor:

I am a Master Maine Guide who has been guiding for over 40 years, running my own full year guiding business (Alice's Awesome Adventures), former Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Guides Board Examiner, and 1:1 trainer. Many current Registered Maine Guides trained with me. I  have been a teacher in public education, adult education, online education, and for non-profit organizations since 1968.

COASTAL NAVIGATION LEVEL 1  

 Learn the basics of coastal navigation using local charts, parallel ruler, and dividers. Learn what the symbols mean, how to determine safe and dangerous routes, create courses, learn rules of the “road”, what aids to navigation look like and do, plan for emergencies and more. For kayakers, sailors, powerboaters, and future Registered Maine Guides.

Students will need access to either a Casco Bay Chart or Penobscot Bay Chart, parallel ruler and dividers.   

Class meets Live Online by Zoom

Instructor: Alice Bean Andrenyak

2 Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 pm

 November 9 and 16, 2023

Registration: $50

From your Instructor:

I am a Master Maine Guide who has been guiding for over 40 years, running my own full year guiding business (Alice's Awesome Adventures), former Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Guides Board Examiner, and 1:1 trainer. Many current Registered Maine Guides trained with me. I  have been a teacher in public education, adult education, online education, and for non-profit organizations since 1968.

Martial Arts for Women

Come join Martial Arts for Women; bring your daughter, bring your friends! This class  is open to women of all ages and abilities who have always wanted to try karate but have been too intimidated to walk into a class. This female only session will introduce martial arts in a fun and active way. Initially, women will learn the basics of karate and then progress to working with a partner. Class will end with a self defense technique,  applicable to how a women should respond if encountered in real life. This class will allow women to try something different in a fun way, and gain a new sense of confidence in the process.

No experience necessary. Ages 15- up welcome.

Instructor: Hollie Webb

3 Fridays, 5:45-6:30 pm

Begins: November 10, 2023

Registration: $30

Location: Martial Arts Institute, 23 Leighton Rd, Augusta

CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY AND LEGAL USE OF FORCE EXPLAINED   

This three-hour course is for firearm owners and nonowners. You’ll learn what to do when you see an attack or if you are attacked and respond with force. You’ll learn how to contact the first responders, how prosecutors might view what you did, rules about concealed carry in the US and Maine, and various ways to protect yourself without using a firearm.  

Part 2 of a 3-part series but can be taken separately.

Live online by Zoom 

Instructor: Alice Bean Andrenyak

Date: Monday, November 13, 2023

Time: 5:30–8:30 pm

 Registration: $35

From your Instructor:

I am a Master Maine Guide who has been guiding for over 40 years, running my own full year guiding business (Alice's Awesome Adventures), former Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Guides Board Examiner, and 1:1 trainer. Many current Registered Maine Guides trained with me. I  have been a teacher in public education, adult education, online education, and for non-profit organizations since 1968.

 HOW TO TRAIN TO BECOME A REGISTERED MAINE GUIDE.  

 Want to be a Registered Maine Guide? Don't know the process? Trying to decide how to train to take your tests? Want to know the rules about guiding?  Take this one-hour interactive Zoom free class. Get your answers and create your future!   

Live online by Zoom

Instructor: Alice Bean Andrenyak

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (Repeated on January 9, 2024)

Time: 7-8 pm

Cost: FREE

Alice's Awesome Adventures, LLC   is on the Maine Oyster Trail and offers custom tours, instruction, and workshops throughout coastal Maine by Master Maine Guide, Alice. Her specialties include Malaga Island history tours, oyster farm and tasting sea kayak tours, sea kayaking, navigation, snowshoeing, canoeing, SUP, nature observation, lighthouse visiting, and personalized Registered Maine Guide training. Alice is a Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide offering 1 - 6 hour Mindful Outdoor Experiences (aka Forest Bathing or Forest Therapy). Alice is a NRA Range Safety Officer and Instructor and an USCCA Instructor offering coed and women's only pistol training through Alice's Handgun training.

WHEN YOUR OFFICE IS SOMEONE’S HOME  

This three-hour course is for anyone who goes into someone else’s home to do work, repairs, estimates, sales, nursing, or outside the home contractors. How can you be safe? Learn the basics to access the surroundings, stay safe and protect yourself without using a firearm.

Part 3 of a 3-part series but can be taken separately.

Live online by Zoom 

Instructor: Alice Bean Andrenyak

Date: Monday, November 20, 2023

Time: 5:30-8:30 pm

Registration: $35

From your Instructor:

I am a Master Maine Guide who has been guiding for over 40 years, running my own full year guiding business (Alice's Awesome Adventures), former Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Guides Board Examiner, and 1:1 trainer. Many current Registered Maine Guides trained with me. I  have been a teacher in public education, adult education, online education, and for non-profit organizations since 1968.