Fall Classes 2026

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1. Biosphere Ecology: Where Science Meets Nature
2. Photo Editing for Non-Photographers
3. Journeying Through the Tarot
4. The Fall (or Rise?) of Shakespeare's Comic Eccentrics
5. Berlin to Broadway: Kurt Weill in His Time and Ours [You can REGISTER NOW for this one class.]
6. Anton Chekov's Plays Out Loud
7. Drawing: "Line Dancing"
8. Beginner's Introduction to Watercolor Painting
9. Beginner Watercolor Painting Projects
10. The Epic of Gilgamesh
11. Celebrating 25 Years: What Were We Reading 25 Years Ago
    
12. Winston Churchill  
13. The Tormented Ghosts of City Point Cemetery
14. Practical Wine Appreciation
    
15. Food, the Secret Sauce of History
    
16. Maine Women Pushing The Boundaries: The Life & Times of Louise Nevelson
    
17. Exploring Maine Art History Through Drawing
    
18. Women's Health Reading Group
    
19. The Markets Today
    

EVENTS

• Belfast Senior College Members Art Show & opening reception in September
• Annual Members Meeting - September 10
• Fun(d)raising Auction in October

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Business & Law

Business & Law: Accounting, Finance, Investing, Marketing, Corporate Law
The Markets Today

Wednesday, October 28
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
1 session
Location: Senior College at The Belfast Center
Instructor: Timothy Poulin
Class fee: $20

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Health

Health: Western Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Massage, Exercise, Eastern Medicine, Yoga
Women's Health Reading Group

Mondays
September 28 - October 19
(begins 1 week after start of semester, due to Yom Kippur holiday)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
4 sessions
Location: ZOOM + *possible option for students to gather at Senior College at The Belfast Center to watch on ZOOM together*
Instructor: Wendy Kasten
Class fee: $40

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Humanities & Arts: Art, Artists, Art History, Architecture
Exploring Maine Art History Through Drawing

Wednesdays
October 7, 14, 21 & 28
*Field trip to Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland scheduled for October 14.*
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
4 sessions
Location: Waterfall Arts
Instructor: Sandi Cirillo
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: Art, Artists, Art History, Architecture
Maine Women Pushing The Boundaries: The Life & Times of Louise Nevelson

Tuesdays
*Starts 1 week EARLIER than the beginning of Fall semester.*
*Please note MULTIPLE locations for class meetings:
September 15 at Senior College at The Belfast Center
September 22 field trip to The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland
September 29 & October 6 at United Methodist Church
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
4 sessions
Instructor: Deb Douthart
Class fee: $40

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Humanities & Arts: Food, Drink, Cooking
Food, the Secret Sauce of History

Thursdays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
6 sessions
Location: ZOOM + *possible option for students to gather at Senior College at The Belfast Center to watch on ZOOM together*
Instructor: Sandy Garson
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: Food, Drink, Cooking
Practical Wine Appreciation

Tuesdays
September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov 3
*SKIP Sept 22*
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
6 sessions
Location: St. Margaret’s Church
Instructor: David Speer
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: History
The Tormented Ghosts of City Point Cemetery

Wednesdays
September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 28, November 4
*SKIP October 21*
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
6 sessions
Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: David Urquia
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: History
Winston Churchill

Tuesdays
September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
6 sessions
Location: St. Margaret’s Church
Instructor: Peter Reilly
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: Literature & Languages
Celebrating 25 Years: What Were We Reading 25 Years Ago

Fridays
October 2, 16, 30, November 13
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
4 sessions - meets every other week
Location: Senior College at The Belfast Center
Instructor: Mayo Bulloch & Karen Wigglesworth
Class fee: $40

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Humanities & Arts: Literature & Language
The Epic of Gilgamesh

Mondays
September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2
(begins 1 week after start of semester, due to Yom Kippur holiday)
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
6 sessions
Location: St. Margaret’s Church
Instructor: Juliet Baker
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: Literature & Languages
Famous Words and Essays That Revive Us All

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

Humanities & Arts: Painting & Drawing
Beginner's Introduction to Watercolor Painting

Mondays
September 28 - November 2
(begins 1 week after start of semester, due to Yom Kippur holiday)
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
6 sessions
Location: Senior College at The Belfast Center
Instructor: Monica Morris
Class fee: $55

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Humanities & Arts: Painting & Drawing
Beginner Watercolor Painting Projects

Fridays
September 25 - October 30
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
6 sessions
Location: Senior College at The Belfast Center
Instructor: Monica Morris
Class fee: $55

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Humanities & Arts: Painting & Drawing
Drawing: "Line Dancing"

Thursdays
September 24, October 1, 8, 22
*SKIP October 15*
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
4 sessions
Location: Waterfall Arts
Instructor: Marjorie Arnett
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: Performing Arts: Music, Drama, Dance, Cinema
Anton Chekov's Plays Out Loud

Tuesdays
September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
6 sessions
Location: St. Margaret’s Church
Instructor: Kristin Frangoulis
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: Performing Arts: Music, Drama, Dance, Cinema
Berlin to Broadway: Kurt Weill in His Time and Ours

Tuesdays & Thursdays
September 22, 24, 29 & October 1
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
4 sessions
Location: Bay Chamber Concerts
Instructor: Bob Rackmales
Class fee: $40

PLEASE NOTE that registration for this class opens EARLY, on August 11, to match the registration opening date of our partner, Coastal Senior College.

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Humanities & Arts: Performing Arts: Music, Drama, Dance, Cinema
The Fall (or Rise?) of Shakespeare's Comic Eccentrics

Thursdays
September 24, October 1, 15, 22, 29, November 5
*SKIP October 8*
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
6 sessions
Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: Joseph Coté
Class fee: $45

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Humanities & Arts: Philosophy, Religion, Tarot, Astrology
Journeying Through the Tarot

Wednesdays
September 23 - October 14
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
4 sessions
Location: Senior College at The Belfast Center
Instructor: Joanna Young
Class fee: $40

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Humanities & Arts: Photography
Photo Editing for Non-Photographers

Thursdays
September 24 - October 29
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
6 sessions
Location: Senior College at The Belfast Center
Instructor: Doug Chamberlin
Class fee: $45

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