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Adult Enrichment Courses

Fantasy Mapmaking (Online)

$79

with Keegan Elliott Hine

Calendar Sep 15, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 5 weeks

This course covers the rules of fictional geography, and various mapmaking tropes and styles, and helps students improve their worldbuilding and storytelling.

Beginning Social Ballroom - Latin Styles (In-Person) Watertown

$65

with Jim Zaccaria

Calendar Sep 17, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks

This course focuses on dance fundamentals and basic steps, with a variety of popular Social Ballroom and Latin dances including Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Waltz, Fox Trot, and Rumba. Instructional sheets are provided to help you remember what you’ve learned, plus a potential “field trip” for real-world dance experience.

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German 101 (Online)

$79

with Keegan Elliott Hine

Calendar Sep 17, 2025 at 7 pm, runs for 5 weeks

Master the essentials of German conversation, including pronunciation, greetings, introductions, “I have” and “I don’t have” expressions, and actions in the present tense and numbers.

Furniture Finishing - Bring Wood to Life (In-Person) Watertown

$125

with Vincent Dorso, Sr.

Calendar Sep 22, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

***NO CLASS On 10/13***

Discover how to restore a cherished piece or a tag sale to its original condition and value. If it’s made of wood, we can repair it! Bring a small piece of furniture to class to work on.

Intermediate Tin Whistle (In-Person) Torrington

$65

with Jean Recchia

Calendar Sep 22, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 4 weeks

Learn to play Irish tunes on the tin whistle. Topics to be covered include learning to read tin whistle tablature, fingering, and playing several tunes. No prior experience is required.

Replacement Window Workshop (Online)

$35

with Paul O'Doherty

Calendar Sep 23, 2025 at 7 pm, runs for 1 week

Want to save on your heat and air conditioning bills and take advantage of incentive programs available, but don’t know where to start? Low-E, Argon, Triple Pane, Wood, Vinyl, Composite. How much should I pay for a good-quality window? Confused? Don’t be! Come learn from an experienced Master Carpenter. This course is a must for anyone thinking about having windows replaced or replacing windows themselves.

Conversational Spanish (In-Person) Watertown

$85

with Rebeca Espinosa-Reyes

Calendar Sep 24, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

This course is designed to build confidence in spoken Spanish through practical, real-life conversations. With a focus on communication rather than strict grammar rules, students will engage in interactive discussions and situational dialogues to improve their listening and speaking skills. Topics include everyday interactions such as ordering food, making appointments, asking for directions, and discussing personal interests. Recommended book: Conversational Spanish Dialogues: Over 100 Conversations and Short Stories, Volume 1 by Lingo Mastery (2018).

The Taming of the Shrub (In-Person) Litchfield

$65

with David Silver

Calendar Sep 24, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks

Learn sound techniques that, when applied at the right time for the right plant, can take the mystery out of pruning. A discussion of the rationale behind pruning will help the home gardener achieve the desired result.

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