Crane Estate in Ipswich Massachusetts was built by Richard Crane Junior in 1928 as a summer residence. It is a 59 room mansion, with incredible views of the ocean. It was designed by the famous architect from Chicago David Adler. Richard Crane was in the plumbing and manufacturing business. This trip leaves the Wells High School at 8:30 AM we will tour the mansion and grounds and stop for lunch and return to the Wells High School around 3 PM. The cost of the trip includes entry to the mansion and lunch at $79 per person, the trip is limited to 8 people. GUIDE: Lynne Longworth

If you are a card maker, you may have stencils. But are you using them? Join us to make three stenciled cards: one with distress inks, one with paste, and one with embossing powder. Several different sentiments will be available to customize your cards. INSTRUCTOR: Faith Garnett

Introduction to Medicare Basics - NEW!

Do you have questions about Medicare? This informative class will help you understand the basics of Medicare in relatable, easy-to-understand language. It will also help you better understand your options and provide you with the tools you will need to determine the plan best suited to your needs. There will be time after the workshop for questions and answers. 

INSTRUCTOR: Tim Harrigan a Senior Benefits Specialist

 Unpack Once, Explore Daily: The Magic of River CruisingJoin Kelly Monroe owner of In The Magic Travel, to explore the relaxing, scenic world of river cruising! Learn how to sail through Europe’s most beautiful cities with ease—no unpacking, no stress. Find out what’s included, where you can go, and why this may be your next favorite way to travel!

Instructor: Kelly Monroe is an experienced travel agent from “In The Magic Travel, An Authorized Disney Vacation Planner", with 11 years specializing in Disney destinations.

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment.  Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords.  Since this class is being held online with ZOOM you will be able to sit at your piano or keyboard at home and take this course with no pressure at all.  And since this course includes an online book and online follow up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own.  An optional periodic online question and answer session is also included.    A recording of the class is included as well.   The course is partly lecture/demonstration and partly hands on instruction. Ages 13+

STUDENTS FOLLOW UP AFTERWARDS WITH MY ONLINE LESSONS THAT GO WITH THE BOOK AND THEY DO THIS ON THEIR OWN.  

Whooo’s out there??? What is that plant? How to use E-bird, Merlin, and iNaturalist. Great Works Regional Land Trust is off ering a one-night class designed to help you use technology to identify birds, plants, and wildlife in your own backyard. Th is class will be followed up with a weekend hike on one of GWRLT’s public preserves in the school district region. Learn how to navigate and store your data on E-Bird and iNaturalist. Use Merlin in real time to identify birdsong and connect what you hear to what you see. Whether in your backyard or deep in the woods, you can track your wildlife adventures by place and by date. Participants should bring their smartphones to download apps they choose to use. Th is workshop will be followed by a walk on a GWRLT property the following Saturday (Sunday rain date). INSTRUCTOR: Zoe Foster

In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give

you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private

lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and

get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Fee includes

the online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class and

also an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is held

online using zoom and is partly hands on instruction and partly

lecture/demonstration. For ages 13+.

This live Zoom class is your invitation to explore the science of feeling good—and to practice it in real time. Grounded in research from psychology, neuroscience, and breath work, you’ll learn how happiness isn’t just a mood, but a trainable skill. Through guided exercises, reflection prompts, and interactive discussion, you’ll discover how to catch moments of joy, keep them alive longer, and spread them with intention. Live class on Zoom. INSTRUCTOR: Carole Freeman