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iPhone/iPad Vision Accessibility Features
with Boomer Tech
Many people have vision issues. Did you know that a variety of iPhone/iPad settings allow you to use your device more easily when vision challenges arise? In this course you will learn where to find vision accessibility options and how to use them. The vision accessibility features are identical on the iPhone and iPad except in a couple of noted instances. Jump in and see how your device can be more accessible.
Maximize Your iPad's Potential
with Boomer Tech
Increase your ability to communicate, create, and connect by mastering your iPad's features! This online class covers: navigating your iPad, using camera and photo apps, tapping into options settings, and much more. This course is downloaded to your computer; you move through the material at your own pace! Email or phone support is also available from BoomerTech.
Take Awesome Pictures With Your iPhone/iPad
with Boomer Tech
Use this step-by-step buide to take great photos! This course is appropriate for novice photographers as well as anyone who wants to significantly upgrade their photography skills. Learn to take photos, portraits, slo-motion, panos, and more. This course is a download delivered to your inbox!
Rooting Out Invasive Plants Field Workshop
with Samantha Wolf
Invasive species are organisms that are non-native to a particular area and cause harm to the environment where they are introduced. Under the guidance of Scarborough Land Trust Stewardship Director, learn how to identify and combat invasive plant species using non-chemical treatments. Be prepared to walk a short distance, potentially off the maintained trail. We recommend wearing long pants, comfortable footwear, and applying bug spray. Maximum of 10 participants. Your instructor has completed the Maine Forest Service's Invasive Plant Academy management planning course.
Homemade and Handmade Pastas and Sauces
with Chris Toy
Join Chris Toy for a hands-on evening of fresh pastas and sauces! Learn houw to make homemade egg and vegetable pastas in the time it takes to boil a gallon of water. Twirl your pasta in a choice of 2 rich garden tomato sauces, including a creamy vodka sauce, with a combination of Italian cheeses on top! Don't eat beforehand and bring a container for any leftovers.
A Walk Through Black Point Cemetery
with Ron Romano
Black Point Cemetery has roots back to Scarborough's earliest days. Hand-carved gravemarkers from the late 1700s and early 1800s have survived, some of which were imported from Boston but others that were created in the shop that stonecutter Bartlett Adams opened in Portland in 1800. Thisone hour tour through the old section will focus on colonial burial practices, stone types, and the iconography found on the gravemarkers of some of Scarborough's founding families. Both walks take place onsite at Black Point Cemetery, at the corner of 7th Avenue and Black Point Road in Scarborough. Maximum of 20 participants per walk.
Scallop Shell Decoupage
with Lisa Young
In this workshop you will create 3 beautiful decoupage scallop shells that can be used as trinket dishes or hung as art or ornaments. Choose from a wide variety of themes and prints to make your own design. This 4 step process is easy and fun to do! Each student will make 3 finished pieces-great for yourself, or to give as gifts. Class fee includes all materials.
Wildflower Walk at Fuller Farm Preserve
with Amy Witt, Horticulturist
Are you curious to learn more about the wildflowers and trees that make their home in the Maine woods? Come and meet the native wildflowers and trees along the trail at Scarborough's Fuller Farm Preserve. Our walk will incorporate plant folklore, identification, and the gifts that each plant has to share. Your instructor, Amy, is passionate about nature, plants, and all things connected to Mother Nature. She is a Naturalist, Horticulturist, and the Director of Earth Walkers.