This is a limited enrollment 6-week course in which your instructor will carefully explain the rationale and principles behind each bidding sequence and the play guidelines used in the game to help you acquire the skills needed to be a successful bridge player.

Bridge is the card game of more millions of people than any other played in the English-speaking countries and throughout the world. Once you learn the foundational rules, you’ll have the skills needed to enjoy playing bridge with the new friends you’ll make. So, if you’ve always wanted to learn now’s your chance!

Instructor:  Greg Campbell has been playing Bridge for fun off and on since 1964. He currently coordinates the Bridge Bums, a spin-off of a prior SSC Introduction to Bridge class, that play on Monday afternoons at St. Aidan's undercroft.

Class Information:  This is an in-person class being held at St. Aidan’s Church undercroft in Machias, ME.  

The undercroft of St. Aidan’s is handicap accessible however the bathrooms are not fully handicap compliant.

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The following material is required for the class.   At this time, it is too late for SSC to order the book.  If you wish to take this class you must purchase the book yourself.

          Title: Modern Bridge: Bidding and Play of the Hand

          Author: Rick Hartley

          ISBN: 9781496129826

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $20.00 fee.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.

The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare’s often-forgotten masterpiece.  A mixture of comedy, tragedy, and romance, it asks difficult questions about love, friendship, marriage, suffering, and redemption.  We will work our way through the play both by careful reading of the text and by considering its relationship to Christian martyrs.  In other words, we’ll make comparisons to the lives of early martyrs, using a few short readings and some works of art.  No, The Winter’s Tale does not seem to have anything to do with faith - Or does it??????

Instructor:  Dr. Gerard NeCastro was a professor of English and Humanities in Maine for twenty-two years, teaching everything from Composition and Creative Writing to World Literature and Shakespeare. His signature class was Introduction to Humanities, which worked back and forth between literature and visual arts.  His favorite classes were with the Sunrise Senior College scholars.  He has since moved to West Virginia, where he has been Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of English.

Class Information:  This is a hybrid class - held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102 and via Zoom.

Please note - there will be no class on October 9th (Indigenous Peoples Day). The class will be extended to October 23rd to account for this.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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The following material is required for the class.   At this time, it is too late for SSC to order the book.  If you wish to take this class you must purchase the book yourself.

     Title: The Winter's Tale

     Author: William Shakespeare

     ISBN: 9781982122508

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $20.00 fee.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.

In this four-session presentation, Dr. Stephen Sanfilippo will provide an in-depth look at the early development, history and ongoing tradition of songs of the maritime trades using the materials discovered in his many years of research in Suffolk County, New York, and used in his teaching at Maine Maritime Academy where he taught Maritime History through the study of historic songs of the sea. Using "Bygone Ballads of Maine,” you will look at songs and stories about seafaring that are timeless. Stephen has discovered many Maine ballads or Maine versions of ballads during his research - these Maine ballads will be put into the wider context of English language ballads from many other countries. These songs, drawn from recordings and archives of Maine singers and collectors, tell a powerful story of sailing, fishing, storms, shipwreck, piracy, sea battles, and loved ones left at home.

Presenter: Dr. Stephen Sanfilippo has a Ph.D. in History and has done extensive research into the period between 1840-1850. He is a performer of historic songs of the maritime trades since 1973. Stephen is a retired assistant professor, Maine Maritime Academy, teaching “Maritime History through Historic Songs of the Sea,” and is an organizing member and leader of a monthly Chantey Sing at Pembroke (Maine) Library since 2006.

Class Information:  This is an in-person only class held at UM@M’s room Science 102.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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The following material is required for the class.   At this time, it is too late for SSC to order the book.  If you wish to take this class you must purchase the book yourself.

              Title:        BYGONE BALLADS of MAINE, volume 1:  Songs of Ships & Sailors

              Author:   Julia Lane & Fred Gosbee, compilers & editors

              ISBN:       978-1-935243-79-3  (paperback)

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $20.00 fee.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.

Offering Safety and Support for People Affected by Opioid Use:  Practical Knowledge and Skills for Bystanders, Friends and Loved Ones

Here is your opportunity to get an excellent overview of the impact of opioid dependence in Washington County including morbidity and mortality statistics. Ann O’Brien will explain why Opioid Dependence is being defined as a treatable chronic condition and basic treatment approaches will be outlined (detox, residential, abstinence, counseling, medication, recovery centers and coaches, 12 Step and other recovery groups). She will explain how to use Narcan with a demonstration so that you will understand how to easily administer it and will also provide realistic suggestions and lists of programs and resources for you to be able to share with anyone in need. Class participants will be equipped to help inform and support those ready for change. Ample time will be allowed for reflection and reaction to a difficult topic and to ask questions and get answers to issues that you may encounter.  Anyone attending in person will receive Narcan to have on hand if you should need it.  Those attending on Zoom will be given instructions on how to get Narcan for free.   We ask you to register online and say that you are a member of SSC for this specific class.  

Instructor: Ann O'Brien is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner working in Washington County. She has practiced here since 2004 treating people with chronic mental illness, substance use disorders and those experiencing a combination of both. Her previous teaching experience includes faculty at Eastern Maine Community College RN Program 1987 - 1993 and Husson University Nursing Graduate School Adjunct Faculty 1998 - 2004.

Class Information:  This is a hybrid class - held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102 and via Zoom. 

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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                This class is being offered Free and Open to the public.

From day-to-day use to in-depth information on how to use your Apple smartphone, we will look at basic use, applications, cloud storage and different tips and tricks to help you become more proficient and comfortable.  Bring your device(s), an open mind to learn new things and ideas on how you’d like to get more use from your phone.

Instructor:  Christina Craveiro has been a retail wireless consultant with PCT Communications for approximately twelve years. They are the local US Cellular Agent Store.

Class Information:  This class is being held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102 on Tuesday, September 26th & Thursday, September 28th.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $20.00 fee.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.

Come join us as we geographically tour the British Isles through a look at the best of the crime fiction set throughout the country. From the Northernmost tip of the country in the Shetland Islands to the City of London and the Southern coast we will enjoy the countryside while learning about those writers that have produced great mysteries along our route proving that setting is a key factor in a good mystery.

Instructor:  Nancy Perkins is an English History and Literature major with a BA from Westhampton College of the University of Richmond. An inveterate reader of novels, biographies, non-fiction, and great mysteries, she has taught this course for a number of years at several Senior Colleges besides her own. Since she first began to read, the mystery story was of great interest to her and in some ways, she has found that great mysteries can be great novels. In fact, most great novels contain a great mystery. So, whether you are an occasional mystery reader or obsessed with mysteries, she thinks you may find some new writers to enjoy in this course.

Class Information:  This is a hybrid class - held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102 and via Zoom.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

Book recommended for this class:

     A British mystery of your choice

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $20.00 fee.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.

From day-to-day use to in-depth information on how to use your Android smartphone, we will look at basic use, applications, cloud storage and different tips and tricks to help you become more proficient and comfortable.  Bring your device(s), an open mind to learn new things and ideas on how you’d like to get more use from your phone.

Instructor:  Christina Craveiro has been a retail wireless consultant with PCT Communications for approximately twelve years. They are the local US Cellular Agent Store.

Class Information:  This class is being held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102 on Tuesday, October 10th & Thursday, October 12th.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $20.00 fee.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.

Lynch Hill Farms is located in Harrington, a small village on the coast of Maine, where the Hammond family owns and operates the farm that has been in existence since 1975.  There they grow America’s three native fruits– wild blueberries, cranberries, and grapes, as well as shiitake mushrooms.

Cranberries can be harvested in one of two ways - wet or dry harvesting.  In a wet harvest, the cranberry beds or bogs are flooded and the fruit is "beaten" off the vine using a reeler.  The floating fruit is then corralled and pumped into bins.  Wet harvested fruit is sold wholesale and used for processed cranberry products like juice and sauce.  All of Lynch Hill Farms’ cranberry bogs are dry harvested where they use a walk behind mechanical harvester to gently pull the berries from the vines.  No water is involved in this process and ensures their freshness and longevity for their customers!

Come tour their farm and learn how they harvest their berries so that they are fresh for you.

Presenter:  Courtney Hammond is a member of the Hammond Family. His parents, Robert and Helene, were raised in Harrington and raised their five children on the farm, instilling in them a strong work ethic. The family has blossomed over the years and there are now twenty-five of them.

Class Information:  This is an in-person only class – held at Lynch Hill Farm, 1468 U.S. Highway 1A, Harrington, ME.

This activity involves some walking in fields but is not stressful. Handicap access may be somewhat limited. There are facilites in the store for guests during our visit.  

Please Note:  Rain Date – Wednesday, October 18th, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $15.00 fee.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.

Part of preparing for the future and planning for the worst is setting up your business and health affairs so that whoever is responsible after you has the proper authority and information to act.  That’s what estate planning is and you don’t need to be rich to need or have an estate plan.

Come join us as presenter Rebecca Sargent tells us about wills, powers of attorney, trusts, tax considerations, how real estate is titled, and much more.  It’s never too late to get your affairs in order!

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

Presenter:  Rebecca J. Sargent is an Estate Planning attorney and former bank Senior Vice President overseeing Trust and Wealth Management.

Class Information:  This is a hybrid class - held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102 and via Zoom.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $15.00 fee.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.

Have you ever seen those fancy looking multi-colored vases, glasses or bowls in the stores and thought “how pretty and interesting?” Do you have any of these things hanging around that you can’t seem to get rid of but don’t really use? What about those old Christmas ornaments that just don’t seem to fit on your tree anymore? Are you intrigued by those paintings that look like pools or puddles of color, some of which display a marble-like effect?

This class will teach you how you can create your own fancy glassware, paintings and Christmas tree ornaments through the art of either paint pouring or painting on glass whether using new items to start or if you want to breathe new life into ones you’d like to repurpose. It’s easy and fun and you’ll be able to say “Wow - I did that!”

Instructor:  Suzie O’Clair has been very interested in all kinds of artistic venues: paint pouring/painting on glass, weaving, enameling, sandblasting, fabric arts and working with wood. She has taught herself how to paint pour creating Christmas ornaments for gifts using both new and old ones and updated vases and bowls through the art of painting on glass.

Class Information:  This is an in-person only class - held in UM@M’s room Powers 209.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

Supplies required for this class:

Acrylic enamel paint, rubbing alcohol, modge podge – glossy, mixing cups, glass/plastic Christmas tree ornaments, glass vases/bowls, small canvases, sheet pans, paintbrushes, hairdryer (students can bring their own items from home to repurpose – vases, bowls, glasses, ornaments for the Christmas tree)

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This is a fee-based class and for this class only, Sunrise Senior College (SSC) will be purchasing the materials for all the students.  MSCN and Non-Members will be charged $25.00 for the materials.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may incur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, the materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.