Winter Semester 2025

Our 2025 Winterim classes begin on January 20 (most are 4 weeks long). We are offering 14 classes, with 5 courses on Zoom (including a Maine poets class in partnership with Penobscot Valley Senior College).

Registration opens on Monday, December 16th at 12:00 Noon.

SCHEDULE NOTE: *Most* classes begin the week of January 20; however, one class starts the 29th, the book group has a monthly meeting schedule, and there is a one-session brown bag lunch on local climate action. Please check individual class dates.

Photo: Journeying Through the Tarot class this fall, with instructor Joanna Young at Bell the Cat. Credit: Jeff Edwards.

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


Creating a Needlework Stitch Book

Mondays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
January 20 - February 10
4 weeks

Location: First Church in Belfast
Instructor: Cyrene Slegona


Discovering, Rediscovering Women Photographers

Thursdays
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
January 23 - February 13
4 weeks

Location: Zoom
Instructor: Paul Sheridan


Pouring Out Your Creativity: Acrylic Paint Pouring

Thursdays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
January 23 - February 13
4 weeks

Location: Waterfall Arts
Instructor: Sue Garrett

History, Current Events & Culture


Origins of the Middle East Conflict

Mondays & Thursdays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
January 20 - February 13
4 weeks (twice a week for a total of 8 sessions)

Location: Zoom
Instructor: Charles Mamane


Past As Prologue: 2024 Presidential Election

Tuesdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
January 21 - February 11
4 weeks

Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: John McClenahen


Sardine Town: Boom, Bust, Revitalizations?

Wednesdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
January 29 - February 19
4 weeks

Location: Penobscot Marine Museum
Instructor: Cipperly Good

Literature & Languages


Let's Read - A Senior College Book Group

Thursdays
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1
Monthly; 4 meetings

Location: Belfast Free Library - Abbott Room
Book group leaders: Mayo Bulloch & Karen Wigglesworth


Make Your Writing Dazzle

Mondays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
January 20 - February 10
4 weeks
NOTE: This course is being offered in two different formats: in person and on Zoom. Please sign up for one or the other.

Location: Penobscot Shores
Instructor: Brenda Smith


Make Your Writing Dazzle [Zoom]

Tuesdays
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
January 21 - February 11
4 weeks
NOTE: This course is being offered in two different formats: in person and on Zoom. Please sign up for one or the other.

Location: Zoom
Instructor: Brenda Smith


The Birds, Bees and All Those Trees: Maine Poets Write about the Natural World (Reading & Discussing Maine Poets) 

Mondays
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
January 20 - February 10
4 weeks
This is a special collaboration - we are offering this course via Penobscot Valley Senior College.

Location: Zoom
Instructor: Judy Hakola

Nature & Environment


Local Climate Action Updates - Brown Bag Lunch: Community Composting & Plastic Pollution Solutions

Tuesday, January 28
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
1 session
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - registration optional; bring a friend.

Location: United Methodist Church
Presenters: Corliss Davis, Dianne Torresen, Marje Stickler, Kris Shula


Winter Gardening Guide

Tuesdays
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
January 21 - February 11
4 weeks

Location: United Methodist Church
Instructor: Carol Herwig with Belfast Garden Club and guest presenters

Personal Growth & Health


Daring to Rest: A Guided Relaxation Practice for Women to Calm Their Nervous System and Experience Deeper Sleep

Thursdays
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
January 23 - February 13
4 weeks

Location: Zoom
Instructor: Hester Kohl Brooks


Journeying Through the Tarot

Wednesdays
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
January 22 - February 12
4 weeks

Location: Bell the Cat
Instructor: Joanna Young



Contact Us

info@belfastseniorcollege.org

(207) 707-6010
Please leave us a message and we'll get back to you shortly.

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


Visit Us

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

Winterim session starts January 20, 2025.

Registration for classes opens on Monday, December 16 at 12:00 noon.


Course Proposal Deadlines

Spring 2025:
DUE February 7, 2025
(classes begin 4th week of March)

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

Submit your course proposal


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