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  • Friday, August 9, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Rain Gardens and More

    Rain gardens take advantage of the natural abundance of rainfall, rather than wasting it as runoff, using water flowing from roofs, driveways, or lawns to create beautiful gardens.  Learn about additional rainwater retention strategies such as bog gardens, roof gardens, swales, and terraces, tailored for particular situations or to solve problems such as erosion, icy walkways, or wet basements.  With an inspirational slide program, past Garden Club of the Back Bay speaker Dori Smith will review design options, construction details, and case studies.  Feel free to bring photos of a site issue to discuss.  The August 9 program will take place at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, and the fee is $26 for NEWFS members, $32 for nonmembers.  Cosponsored by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education and Massachusetts Audubon Drumlin Farm.  Visit www.newfs.org to sign up.

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  • Monday, September 24 – Monday, October 22, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – What’s the Buzz? An Urban Beekeeping Primer

    This Cambridge Center for Adult Education five session class with Mel Gadd (below) on Mondays, September 24 – October 22 from 6 – 8 will give an overview of urban beekeeping, covering a brief history of beekeeping, bee biology, and getting started in urban beekeeping. We will go over the basics of beekeeping, types of bee hives, equipment needed to get started, locating the hive, options for getting bees, starting the hive, first-year activities of the beekeeper, products of the hive, and resources available to new beekeepers, with the ultimate goal of participants being able to start keeping bees on their own next spring. Limited to 12. $138 tuition.  Register at www.ccae.org.  The class takes place at 42 Brattle Street in Cambridge.

  • Mondays, October 1, 15 and 22, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Flower Arranging with Faith Cass

    Ever wonder how to turn a bouquet of flowers or flowers from the garden into an elegant centerpiece? Learn the essential elements and principles of floral design while creating three different styles of arrangements. You will learn how to achieve long-lasting freshness and select the perfect containers and flowers for the look you want to achieve. Seasonal flowers, foliage, and themes will be emphasized. At the end of each hands-on class, you will take home an arrangement you created to enjoy or give as a gift. A materials fee of $45 (cash or check only) is payable at the first class. Limited to 10. This Cambridge Center for Adult Education class will meet in Watertown, and registrant will receive the exact address. $95, register at www.ccae.org.

  • Wednesdays, September 26 – October 10, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Urban Poultry

    If you have ever wondered about raising backyard poultry, this is the class for you! Should you raise a couple of egg-producing bantam chickens because of space limitations? Or is a grazing guard goose really what you’re looking for? What about meat birds? We will discuss types of birds/breeds, purpose, health, and logistics all specific to your unique situation. We will even discuss proper coop/shelter designs for your future feathered friends. This Cambridge Center for Adult Education class is designed to give you the information and confidence you need to get ready for happy and healthy spring chicks! Three Wednesdays beginning September 26, 6 – 7, at 56 Brattle Street, Cambridge. Limited to 10. $78 fee, registration on line at www.ccae.org.

  • Saturday and Sunday, January 22, 23, 29 and 30, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Decoupage Intensive Weekend Workshop

    Create decoupage floral masterpieces in this four session Decoupage Course taught by Jennifer Sherr at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 42 Brattle Street in Cambridge, over two weekends – January 22 and 23, and January 29 and 30, from 10 – 1 each day. This workshop is for beginners and intermediate-level students alike. More experienced students can work independently on projects, receiving guidance and support while building on skills and creativity. Beginners will learn the basic techniques of using contemporary decoupage to change a home decor piece into something new, customizing it to reflect your own personality. You will also learn the skills to combine faux painting with decoupage techniques. In the first session we will discuss basic decoupage techniques. Beginners and �students with prior experience� should bring pre-selected items to the first session. Please bring the following to the first class: some pre-cut images that you like and some of your favorite magazines, greeting cards or photographs. A supply list will be mailed to registrants. Limited to 14.  $140.  To register, log on to www.ccae.org.

  • Wednesdays, July 14, 21 & 28, 2:00 – 3:30 pm – Flower Arranging

    The Cambridge Center for Adult Education is pleased to announce a series of flower arranging seminars with the acclaimed Cass the Florist.  Ever wonder how to turn a bouquet of flowers from the grocery store or flowers from the garden into an elegant centerpiece? This course will teach you how to create your own beautiful flower arrangements. You will learn the essential elements and principals of floral design while creating three different arrangements. You will learn how to care for flowers to achieve long-lasting freshness, and how to select appropriate containers and flowers for the look you want to achieve. Seasonal flowers and foliage will be used and seasonal themes emphasized. This is a hands-on course and at the end of each class you will have a stylish arrangement to take home to enjoy or give as a gift. A materials fee of $45 (cash or check only) is payable at the first class. Limited to 10.

    Sec. 01: 3 Wednesdays, 2:00 – 3:30 pm. July 14, 21 & 28, meets in Watertown.   Address sent to registrants  -  $90 fee.  To register, log on to www.ccae.org.

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  • Sunday, May 30, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Garden Float Balls

    Along the coast of the Pacific Northwest, beautiful glass balls washed up on the shores. People began collecting the curious balls and putting them in their homes and gardens. It turns out these balls had escaped from Japanese fishing nets, handmade before the age of Styrofoam. This one-day workshop on Sunday, May 30, from 10 – 2,  sponsored by  The Cambridge Center for Adult Education, will teach you the basic skills needed to design and create your own original garden float ball for home, garden, or koi pond.

    The class is taught by Jesse Rasid of NOCA Glass School. Originally hailing from the rural wilderness of western Massachusetts, Jesse Rasid is a glassblower that has been in the field for fifteen years. He graduated from Mass Art in 2003 with a BFA in Sculpture-Glass. He started his company, UpperCut Glass, in 2005 shortly after his retirement from competitive amateur boxing. He has since worked for various other glass artists as a mercenary-type glassblower for hire, and more recently designed and fabricated a hot glass shop for another successful young glass artist. Most recently he has started his own glassblowing school, NOCA Glass School, in North Cambridge where he keeps a studio. Jesse resides in a flamingo pink house in Cambridge with his girlfriend, cat, puppy dog, and garden, in a state of domestic bliss  The Cambridge location of the workshop will be sent to registrants.  Students will leave with two float balls and at least one other glass object. Limited to 6. $150.  To register, log on to www.ccae.org.

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  • Mondays, October 19, 26, and November 2, 6:30 – 8 pm – Flower Arranging

    The Cambridge Center for Adult Education is pleased to announce a series of flower arranging seminars with the acclaimed Cass the Florist.  Ever wonder how to turn a bouquet of flowers from the grocery store or flowers from the garden into an elegant centerpiece? This course will teach you how to create your own beautiful flower arrangements. You will learn the essential elements and principals of floral design while creating three different arrangements. You will learn how to care for flowers to achieve long-lasting freshness, and how to select appropriate containers and flowers for the look you want to achieve. Seasonal flowers and foliage will be used and seasonal themes emphasized. This is a hands-on course and at the end of each class you will have a stylish arrangement to take home to enjoy or give as a gift. A materials fee of $30 (cash or check only) is payable at the first class. Limited to 10.
    Sec. 01: 3 Mondays, 6:30-8:00 pm. Oct. 19 & 26, and Nov. 2, Meets in Watertown; Address sent to registrants | $83
    Course Code: FCAB–1
    Price:83.00

    To register, log on to www.ccae.org.

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  • Thursdays, October 1 & 8, 5:45 – 7:45 pm – Habitat Gardening

    The Cambridge Center for Adult Education will offer a two session course led by Kim DeAndrade and Ellen Sousa on Habitat Gardening. You don’t need to get in the car and drive somewhere to enjoy nature. By learning to create a backyard habitat, you can create a sanctuary for songbirds, butterflies, and people, right in your own backyard. In this two-session course, for beginners or experienced gardeners, you will learn how and what to plant to attract various kinds of wildlife; how birds, dragonflies, bats, and beneficial insects all provide free pest control; plus other ecological gardening techniques. They will walk you through the process of providing the four elements that wildlife need: food, water, cover, and places to rear their young. They will explain how your property, large or small, can become a National Wildlife Federation-certified backyard wildlife habitat. Beautiful photos of New England habitat gardens will inspire you and wash away any remaining post-winter doldrums. Help create habitat, one yard at a time! Limited to 16.
    Sec. 01: 2 Thursdays, 5:45-7:45 pm. Oct. 1 & 8, 56 Brattle St. | $75
    Course Code: HABG–1
    To register, log on to www.ccae.org.
    Ends on: October 08, 2009
    Price:75.00

  • Saturday, September 26, 10 – 12 – Green Roofs: A Climate Solution

    The Cambridge Center for Adult Education offers a seminar in Green Roofs on Saturday, September 26, from 10 – noon.  Green roofs are an inspiring and intelligent solution to environmental problems. By installing vegetation on rooftops, we can enjoy many social and economic benefits for property owners and society as a whole. These include absorbing storm water, reducing building energy costs, improving air quality, extending the service life of roofs, and creating new green space. Apex Green Roofs, a local design/build company, will give an overview of these benefits, design considerations and case studies. We will have a model on hand that shows the different layers of a green roof system. Limited to 16.
    For homeowners and general public Sec. 01: 1 Saturday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon. Sep. 26, 56 Brattle St. | $44
    Course Code: ROOF–1
    Price:44.00

    To register, log on to www.ccae.org.