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Adult Enrichment Courses

Mushroom Hunting for Beginners (Online)

$25

with Rebecca Ann Lexa

Calendar Nov 12, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Learn where to search and how to differentiate common wild mushrooms from poisonous species. The course will also utilize field guides and identification tools.

Pressed Flower Bookmark (In-Person) Torrington

$25

with David Silver

Calendar Nov 12, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This course features pressed botanical material. Participants will create their own 6” x 2” bookmark using this material. The bookmarks will be laminated, and a colorful tassel will be added. A presentation on pressed flower art, including types of flower presses, types of pressed material, techniques, and a gallery of pressed artwork, will also be shown. A $20 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Students must also bring their pair of flat-ended tweezers

Beginners Tai Chi (In-Person) Watertown

$59

with Trevor Biggs

Calendar Nov 12, 2025 at 7 pm, runs for 5 weeks

***NO CLASS ON 11/26***

This course covers Tai Chi postures and health and wellness through performing Qi Gong routines such as walking, shifting weight, balancing on one or both feet and beginning forms

Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People (Online)

$75

with Craig Coffman

Calendar Nov 17, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Learn to play piano the way professionals do, using chords. A recording of the class will be included.

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Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People (Online)

$75

with Craig Coffman

Calendar Nov 18, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

In just a few hours, you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment. This crash course will teach you the basics of playing chords and help you play along with your favorite songs right away.

Spanish is Fun II (In-Person) Watertown

$85

with Rebeca Espinosa-Reyes

Calendar Nov 19, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 4 weeks

***NO CLASS ON 11/26***

This course builds upon the foundation of Spanish is Fun I, expanding students’ vocabulary and grammatical knowledge while fostering more complex communication skills. Emphasis is placed on using past and future tenses and descriptive language. Recommended book: Learn Spanish for Adult Beginners - Speak Spanish in 30 days! (3 books in 1) 2021.

Advanced Irish Language (In-Person) Torrington

$65

with Noeleen Soraghan

Calendar Nov 19, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 3 weeks

***NO CLASS 11/26***

Advanced course for those with a good proficiency in the language and capable of reading a full lesson

Soy Candle With Botanicals ( In Person ) Watertown

$29

with Laurie Lynne Zlotowski

Calendar Nov 19, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

Learn how to make clean-burning candles using safe, high quality ingredients.  Choose from over 150 different scents, decorative supplies, and labels provided.  Students will leave this course with two finished candles that burn over 25 hrs in glass vessels.  A $25 materials fee is payable to the instructor on the night of the class.

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