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Ferment This! Kombucha
with Emma Holder
Zoom or in-person
You could buy a $4 bottle of kombucha, or you could make your own for pennies. It's simply sweetened black or green tea with a culture added. We'll make a primary ferment in class. A secondary one will be demonstrated so you can make it at home once your primary has developed. We'll discuss kombucha's fascinating history, troubleshooting, glassware and SCOBYs (provided). This hybrid class will include the microbiology and the ferment creation.
Wednesday October 2nd, 6-7:15 pm
Location: Zoom link, in-person address, materials list shared upon registration.
Instructor: Emma Holder, Masters in Micro/Immuno, McGill '93.
Date: Wednesday October 2nd, 6-7:15 pm
Cost: $24
Ferment This! Sauerkraut variations (fresh and dried herbs and spices)
with Emma Holder
Zoom or in-person
You’ll learn a basic tried and true sauerkraut recipe, technique and troubleshooting. Then we'll add different flavor principles: Fennel, Fresh ginger, Cumin, Fiery peppers, It’s your choice!
Local delicious cabbage makes ferments that last for months, and maintains flavor and nutrient content. You'll learn about the marvelous microorganisms that surround us, give us “terroir” and keep us healthy by replenishing our microbiomes. This hybrid class will include both microbiology and ferment creation.
Instructor Emma Holder, Masters in Micro/Immuno, McGill '93.
Location: Zoom link, in-person address, materials list shared upon registration.
Instructor: Emma Holder, Masters in Micro/Immuno, McGill '93.
Date: Wednesday October 9th, 6-7:15 pm
Cost: $24
Ferment This! Twofer! Apple/Pear Chutney, and Fermented Potatoes
with Emma Holder
Zoom or in-person
I wondered about fermenting potatoes, but they are delicious! Fermented, tossed with olive oil and salt, and baked, they have almost a vinegary-french-fry flavor! Since this is a very simple vegetable ferment, we’ll have time to add a more complicated one; Fermented apple and pear chutney with aromatics and spices. This tangy chutney makes a great gift or to have in the fridge to add zing to a familiar meal. (I love it on hearty bread with a sharp cheese toasted over the top). This hybrid class will include the microbiology and the ferment creation.
Instructor Emma Holder, Masters in Micro/Immuno, McGill '93.
Wednesday October 16th, 6-7:15 pm
Location: Zoom link, in-person address, materials list shared upon registration.
Instructor: Emma Holder, Masters in Micro/Immuno, McGill '93.
Date: Wednesday October 16th, 6-7:15 pm
Cost: $24
Barre Bootcamp
with Jenna Chase
ZOOM
Barre Bootcamp is a low impact workout that will produce a big burn! Barre combines elements of strength training, Pilates/Yoga and dance. Small movements and many reps will help sculpt and tone muscles you didn’t even know you had! Equipment that will be used in the class includes a chair or countertop or something to hold onto, light hand weights (3lbs - 5lbs), resistance bands, gliding disks (for hardwood floors - or socks or face cloth for carpet floors or use paper plate), and a bender ball/pilates balls (or equivalent).
Instructor Jenna Chase was a ballet dancer from a young age and when she went to college she fell in love with group fitness classes. She loves how Barre Bootcamp can combine elements of ballet with strength training to give a powerful low impact, total body workout!
Instructor: Jenna Chase
Location: Online via download or Zoom
Date/Time: Mondays, 6:15-7am
Session 1: September 9 - October 14
Session 2: October 21 - November 25
Cost: $44
Human Reformer Pilates
with Jenna Chase
ZOOM
A brand new fitness class format that Jenna recently became certified in!
Human Reformer Pilates is a way to harness the potential of your own body, using it as the ultimate reformer. With just 1 resistance band, you can capture all the postural, core, and alignment challenges that reformer work is famous for– courtesy of Pilates mat programming that mirrors traditional reformer exercises.
Equipment that will be used in class include:
A yoga mat and a Flex Cord or 48” resistance band or something equivalent
Instructor: Jenna Chase
Location: Online via download or Zoom
Date/Time: Wednesdays, 6:15-7am
Session 1: September 11 - October 16
Session 2: October 23 - December 4 (no class November 27)
Cost: $44
Prominent Diseases in Early Scarborough
with Dr. Stephen Spaulding
This fascinating presentation gives an overview of the diseases that our Scarborough predecessors faced, their impact on life in southern Maine, and how our forebears dealt with them. We live in a post-Covid age when much is understood about infectious diseases, and the effective treatments to many of the diseases. But in the 17th-19th centuries that was not the case. Epidemics of lethal diseases were feared, “consumption” killed many, and even more common infections could become fatal.
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Spaulding, Scarborough Historical Society
Location: Scarborough High School
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 7pm
Cost: $14
Best Clothing & Makeup Colors For Your Coloring
with Candace Sanborn
Is your closet full of black-colored clothing? Would you like to learn what other colors look good on you? In this fun interactive class, you’ll be draped in a variety of colors to learn about warmer and cooler tones to determine what types of colors look best on you. You’ll also receive recommendations for eye shadows, blush and lipsticks for your coloring so you can put the two together to create a more vibrant you!
Instructor: Candace Sanborn, owner of Radiant Image
Location: Scarborough High School
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 5:30-8 pm
Cost: $25