Spring Semester 2025

Our 2025 Spring classes begin on March 24. Most are 6 weeks long; a few are 4 weeks; one has 7 sessions; and we have some 1-session special classes and presentations. We are offering 20 classes, with 2 courses on Zoom and 1 hybrid.

Registration opens on Wednesday, March 5th at 12:00 Noon.

SCHEDULE NOTE: *Most* classes begin the week of March 24th; however, some have a different schedule and a few others *skip* certain dates due to venue availability. Please carefully check individual class dates.

Please note, courses may be recorded or photographed. Registration is an agreement to have your image and/or voice recorded for Senior College educational purposes.

Art, Music & Drama

American Architecture II (1865–1977)

Wednesdays
2:30 - 4:30 PM
March 26 - May 7 (skip April 23)
6 sessions
Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: Phil Jacks
Class fee: $40

An Experiment in Creating Theater

Tuesdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
March 25 - May 6
7 sessions
Location: Basil Burwell Community Theater
Instructor: Jeff Edwards
Class fee: $40

Bob Dylan - Nobel Laureate

Mondays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
March 24 - April 28
6 sessions
Location: Bay Chamber Concerts
Instructor: Peter Reilly
Class fee: $40

The Golden Age of Independent Movie Making

Thursdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
March 27 - May 8 (skip April 24)
6 sessions
Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: James Bradney
Class fee: $40

Introduction to Drawing

Thursday, March 27
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1 session
Location: Waterfall Arts
Instructor: Sandi Cirillo
Class fee: $30, plus $12 material fee paid directly to teacher at first class

Drawing Through the Ages...Part III

Thursdays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
April 10, 17, 24, May 1 & May 8
5 sessions
Location: Waterfall Arts
Instructor: Sandi Cirillo
Class fee: $40

Photo / Design

Tuesdays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
March 25 - April 29
6 sessions
Location: Social Capital
Instructor: Jim Kosinski
Class fee: $40

History, Current Events & Culture

An Introduction to Green Burial: An Intimate, Earth Friendly Way to Say Goodbye

Tuesday, April 29
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
1 session special presentation
Location: United Methodist Church
Presenter: Jean Matlack
FREE and OPEN to the public

Policing in America: Where Has it Been and Where is it Going?

Mondays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
March 24 - May 5 (skip March 31)
6 sessions
Location: St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
Instructor: Eli Silverman
Class fee: $40

Untold Secrets of Captain John Smith's Amazing Exploration of the Maine and New England Coast [in person]

Thursdays
1:00 - 3:00 PM
March 27 - May 1
6 sessions
Location: St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
(Note, this is the same class as below - also offered in Zoom hybrid format. Please sign up for one or the other, so we may plan appropriate seating for the in-person class.)
Instructor: David Urquia
Class fee: $40

Untold Secrets of Captain John Smith's Amazing Exploration of the Maine and New England Coast [Zoom hybrid]

Thursdays
1:00 - 3:00 PM
March 27 - May 1
6 sessions
Location: Zoom hybrid
(Note, this is the same class as above. Please sign up for one or the other, so we may plan appropriate seating for the in-person class.)

Instructor: David Urquia
Class fee: $40

Literature & Languages

Poets’ Open Mic for National Poetry Month - Brown Bag Lunch

Tuesday, April 1
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1 session
Location: United Methodist Church
Facilitators: Mayo Bulloch, Maya Stein
FREE and OPEN to the public

“Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson

Tuesdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
6 sessions
March 25 - April 29
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Arlin Larson
Class fee: $40

Historical Fiction Literary Circle: Two Historical Novels Set in Pre-Statehood Maine

Wednesdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
6 sessions
March 26 - April 30
Location: Zoom
Instructor: Wendy Kasten
Class fee: $40

Nature & Environment

Loving Boats: Waiting for the Season

Fridays
9:30 - 11:30 AM
4 sessions
March 28 - April 18
Location: St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
Instructor: James Owen
Class fee: $30

Personal Growth & Health

Introduction to Natal Astrology – A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Self

Thursdays
6:00 - 8:00 PM
March 27 - May 1
6 sessions
Location: Social Capital
Instructor: Laurie Farrington
Class fee: $40

Journeying Through the Tarot

Thursdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
March 27 - May 1
6 sessions
Location: Social Capital
Instructor: Joanna Young
Class fee: $40

Sound Bath Meditation

Wednesday, March 26
9:30 - 10:30 AM
1 session
Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: Felicia Cinquegrana
Class fee: $15

Science, Math & Technology

Climate Change and the Electric Grid

Tuesdays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
March 25 - April 15
4 sessions
Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: Gerald (Jerry) Brand
Class fee: $30

Discovering Kosmos

Tuesdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (note late start on 4/1 due to Poets Open Mic (1:30 PM))
4 sessions
March 25 - April 15
Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: Fred Bowers
Class fee: $30

“Song of the Dodo” - Evolution & Extinction

Thursdays
9:30 - 11:30 AM
March 27 - May 1
6 sessions
Location: Social Capital
Instructor: Larry Rabinowitz
Class fee: $40

Class Schedule - Spring 2025

View and print a PDF version of the schedule here.

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MAILING ADDRESS
Senior College at Belfast
PO Box C
Belfast, ME 04915

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OFFICE HOURS
during registration & when classes are in session:
Tuesday 10-1
Thursday 10-1
and by appointment

OFFICE ADDRESS
17A Main Street, Belfast
(in the Belfast Coworking / Laan Xang building)

Important Dates

Spring session starts March 24, 2025.

Registration for classes opens on Wednesday, March 5th at 12:00 noon.

Course Proposal Deadlines

Summer 2025:
DUE May 1, 2025
(classes are in July & August)

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