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We have a great lineup of Adult Enrichment courses with something for everyone — favorites and fresh new courses, too! Start your learning adventure with Farmington Continuing Education!

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Use ALL of your Garden - Stunning Fall Table Arrangements
Home & Garden

Impress ALL your guests this Fall season with your very own garden grown table arrangement. This exploratory class teaches you how to use your Fall garden treasures and “scraps” to make something absolutely beautiful. We will discuss how to use every bit of your garden including what you cut back from your perennial and veggie gardens in preparation for the Winter season. We will also discuss great plants to grow throughout the season to make your selection for decorating more robust. Finally we will discuss arranging techniques, best practices, tips and tricks to make your combinations stunning and long lasting. You will go home with the knowledge and confidence to gather and assemble stunning arrangements to make you smile all season long!

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Sea Glass Ornament (Starfish)
Art, Games & Hobbies

We will use sea glass from RI, CA, CT, MD and MA to wire wrap a starfish! Can be used as an ornament, window cling or car mirror decoration. Course fee includes supplies. This class involves wire wrapping the ornament.

ABC Italian
Language

Acquire cultural knowledge of Italy while learning to speak and write and articulate everyday habits and circumstances in the present tense. Throughout the course, through the writing of short compositions that are an integral part of each lesson, you will sharpen your writing skills. In addition, learn to read and understand cultural material. Through a combination of presentations, group work, and guided interaction, improve your Italian proficiency and gain cultural awareness. At the end of the course, you will be able to function in an authentic Italian environment through understanding and participating in basic everyday conversations on topics ranging from introduction, directions, and dining out.

Gentle Essentrics: Aging Backwards Fast Track
Fitness

IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE ATTENDED THE PREVIOUS FALL SESSION OF GENTLE ESSENTRICS TO ATTEND THIS CLASS. Gentle Essentrics is a full-body stretching and strengthening program which rebalances the body enabling our full range of motion so that we can enjoy the activities we love. This session continues working with Miranda Esmonde-White’s book Aging Backwards: Fast Track, helping us to feel and be our best selves. Join us for a 50-minute non-stop music-filled class. Floor exercises may be done in a chair if preferable. Please bring a mat, perhaps a small towel and water. **Classes that take place at the Farmington First Church of Christ location are held in the lower level of the Porter Memorial Building next to the church. The door is accessible from both Church Street and School Street.**

Decorating Cookies with Royal Icing
Cooking

Come learn how to create beautiful Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing! You will learn and practice how to outline and flood cookies with icing. You will also learn different techniques to enhance the cookies, such as wet on wet, transfers and texture to name a few. You will leave each session with beautifully decorated cookies to share with friends and families! Register for one or more sessions below . . . September 11 (Delicious Fall Fun) October 9 (Tasty Spooky Haunting) November 6 (Sweet Thankful Gathering) December 11 (Jolly Holiday Celebration) All supplies are provided.

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