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Dear Members and Friends,

Happy New Year! We hope 2025 brings joy, health, and wonderful learning experiences for all. As we kick off the winter season, we're excited about our upcoming winter classes and events.

Please note that our January Coffee Clash has been postponed to February 14th. See below to sign up for February's event.

Mark your calendars for February 4th as we celebrate the season with our Winter Party at the Wendell Gilley Museum.

Warm wishes,

Janice

Winter term reminders

Winter courses begin next week. We are thrilled to share that 225 members have registered for 18 fantastic winter classes, with a total of 337 class seats. Wow!

Class Details: Please visit our website for information about class times and locations.

Course Materials: If your class requires a book, you should have received an email with instructions to pick it up at Sherman's Bookstore in Bar Harbor.

Zoom Classes: Students enrolled in Zoom classes will receive the Zoom link the day before the first session.

Attendance Courtesy: If you’re unable to attend a class, we kindly ask that you inform your instructor in advance.

Weather Cancellations: Be sure to check ASC’s weather cancellation policy, found at the end of this newsletter.

January Food for Thought

“Shelter”

Dave Edson

Friday, January 24^th

^11:30 a.m.

Birch Bay Village

and on Zoom

Friends of Acadia has embarked on an ambitious effort to help moderate the housing shortage which directly impacts both seasonal staffing for Acadia National Park and the Island Explorer. Dave Edson will describe these efforts to date and offer his personal perspectives on future possibilities. Friends of Acadia collaborates where/when possible with other local organizations that are also addressing the housing crisis.

Dave Edson serves on the Board of Friends of Acadia and chairs the Housing Subcommittee. He retired after a career (1974-2018) at James W. Sewall in Old Town, Maine. Edson was a registered professional forester with expertise in mapping, inventory, and related matters.

During that period, he served on the board of The Maine Forest Products Council, Forest Society of Maine, and Association of Consulting Foresters. After retirement, he has served on the local advisory committee for Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Friends of Acadia Board, Board of MDI Wheelers, Maine Woods Conservancy and several town committees in Tremont.

The in-person lunch and presentation will take place together at Birch Bay Village in Hulls Cove, starting at 11:30 a.m. The cost for attending both is $15 -there are no in-person seats available for the presentation only.

The Zoom-only presentation is free and begins at noon. If you register for the online talk you will receive the link the day before the event.

Click for more information and to register

Please let us know by Wednesday, January 22^nd if you cannot attend.



Winter Party

Tuesday, February 4th

5 to 7 p.m.

Wendell Gilley Museum

4 Herrick Rd

Southwest Harbor

Come and join your friends, classmates, and instructors for our annual winter party at the Wendell Gilley Museum. Our social gatherings are a great way to introduce friends and neighbors to ASC, so bring a guest!

Explore the museum and meet new friends

Live music from Rob Collins and his group!

This party is a potluck of appetizers. Please bring a platter of ready-to-eat finger food - savory or sweet - and/or some wine (or other beverage) to share with the partygoers.

No registration is required. We hope to see you there!



February Coffee Clash

“Consolidation of Island Towns’ Services – A Good Idea?”

James Smith

Bar Harbor Town Manager

David Kerns

Police Chief, Mount Desert and Bar Harbor

Friday, February 14^th 8:30 a.m.

Join us for coffee, tea, pastries and muffins at 

Brasserie Le Brun 74 Cottage St, Bar Harbor.

The cost to attend in person at Brasserie Le Brun is $10 and includes coffee, tea, and pastries. The discussion will also be available on Zoom. Coffee and social hour begins at 8:30 and the discussion starts at 9:00.

Click for more information and to register

Please let us know by Wednesday, February 12^th if you cannot attend.

ASC Weather Cancellation Policy

“Acadia Senior College cancels events and classes when the MDI schools close for snow or weather events. When a delay occurs, ASC also cancels events or classes that start within the delay period.”

If there is a two-hour school delay, ASC morning classes will be canceled, but afternoon classes will still be held unless otherwise instructed. (Some in-person classes may elect to hold a canceled class by Zoom.) We will also post a cancellation notice on our website and attempt to email students and event attendees.

Check News Center Maine or WABI for school closing information. Look for AOS 91.

More learning opportunites

There are 16 senior colleges in Maine, offering a variety of classes and presentations, some of which are free and many are offered by Zoom. To learn more, read and subscribe to the MSCN newsletter.

Did you know that as members of Acadia Senior College, you are eligible to register for classes offered by other Senior Colleges in Maine without paying an additional membership fee? Space permitting, you can register for courses and pay only the course fee.

You can also visit the What's Happening? page and subscribe to receive email notices for presentations from senior colleges around the state. (Click the Log In link to sign up.)

Acadia Senior College

PO Box 475

Southwest Harbor, ME 04679

acadiaseniorcollege.org

learn@acadiaseniorcollege.org

207-288-9500