Senior College membership required. 

Jan 21 – At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer Fleming. It’s Christmas time in Millers Kill, and Reverend Clare Fergusson and her husband Russ van Alstyne - newly resigned from his position as chief of police – plan to enjoy it with their baby boy. On their list: visiting Santa, decorating the tree, and attending church. But when a beloved holiday parade is crashed by white supremacists, Clare and Russ find themselves sucked into a parallel world of militias, machinations, and murder.

Feb 18 – Threads of Deception by our own Beverly D Knowles.  This is her second book, and we are so proud she is a member of our Book Club. “What could possibly be cannonballing toward the Abbotts? Curious about a newspaper clipping that details an event unknown to Elizabeth and Charlie, the retired teacher and pilot are drawn to a midcoastal Maine inn only to return home to their Victorian. Underlying dilemmas weigh upon them, including the preservation of their 1870s spirit-inhabited Victorian and the disappearance of Jennie and Rebecca several years ago. And then there are the clairvoyant ones as well as Mrs. Abbott’s former students.

Mar 18 – Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray. “…But when Frances meets a young lawyer named Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a tea dance, sparks fly in all the wrong directions. She thinks he’s a rich, arrogant dilettante who gets by on a handsome face and a famous name. He thinks she’s a priggish bluestocking and insufferable do-gooder. Neither knows it yet, but over the next twenty years, they will form a historic partnership that will carry them both to the White House.”

Senior College membership not required.

A beginner's Mahjongg class introduces participants to the fundamentals of the game, including tile identification, game setup, and basic rules. The course covers gameplay mechanics, including drawing and discarding tiles, as well as strategies for winning hands. Come join in on the fun!

There are no expectations or requirements.  Walking is a good exercise for Seniors, but it is more fun to do it with a group of like-minded friends. We vote to venturing out on bright, sunny winter days but staying inside where it is warm. An email group will be set up so we can contact each other to see who is going to venture out that day.  Finding yourself walking alone would not be fun, so we will stay in touch through email. Point of Contact: Penny Kern or Alice Bolstridge, two women who are very serious about staying active and in good health in their later years.Email either at SAGEatUMPI@outlook.com.

Sign up is recommended so we can develop a contact list for emergencies and changes but it isn't required.

The Sargent Family Community Center and Seniors Achieving Greater Education will host a Cribbage Group for all skill levels starting January 7, 2026.  It will be held on Wednesdays starting right after Tai Chi – about 10:30AM.  Tables of 2, 3 or 4 will be set up depending on the day’s arrivals.  No experience? We’ll teach them.  An expert? We’ll challenge them. Remillie will teach one person to play Cribbage for One, if interested. Stop by at 9:30 AM for Tai Chi and stay for Cribbage at 10:30 AM.  It would make for a great morning of fun, challenge and staying healthy.  And, it’s all Free.

This is an overview of my 2024 trip out west to hike and hunt bumble bees, with stops in Ohio, Illinois, South Dakota, and Wyoming. It examines the state parks and wilderness areas visited and some biology of the bumble bees found. Instructor: Dave Hobbins is a retired UMFK forestry professor who got involved as a citizen scientist for the Maine Bumble Bee Atlas in 2017.  He has been hooked on Bumble bees ever since. He lives with his wife in Fort Kent and is a board member of the St. John Valley Senior College.

This is a basic class for those individuals who are interested in astronomy.  During this class we will look at the history of astronomy, the creation and the end of the universe, the solar system, and space flight.  We will also look at how to read a sky chart, and how to use various apps to help you view astronomical events. Instructor: Jim Stepp is an educator at Job Corp and one of the projectionist/educators at the Francis Malcolm Science Center Planetarium. He has been a popular instructor for many years at SAGE