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Have you seen ads telling you how to become a shopper, but only if you send them a lot of money? You do not have to pay to begin your new career in this exciting field. (Participants must also attend “Explore 250 Legitimate Home-Based Business Ideas” for a clear understanding of this endeavor.) You will learn how to sign up with many legitimate mystery shopping companies WITHOUT FEES, avoid pitfalls and scams, create a required mystery shopping resume and profile, and how to file your mystery shopping reports for payment. Informative handouts for future use are included in the class fee, including a list of 25 legitimate companies you can work for. The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.

By June, trees have leafed out and spotting birds becomes challenging. But you don’t have to see them to identify them if you know their songs. Join Rick Marsi at the height of bird song season as he points out the songs of local breeding birds. The June 3^rd  session meets at Greenwood Park, town of Maine, and the June 10^th class meets at Aqua-Terra Wilderness Area, Maxian Road, town of Binghamton.

Learn how to save $$$ every day with extreme couponing. Coupons are NOT just for groceries. The savings can add up to HUNDREDS or even THOUSANDS of dollars every year. This comprehensive workshop will teach you:

• Where to find all different types of coupons, even for high ticket items
• How to find the best coupon apps and websites
• How to match coupons with sales for maximum savings.

This workshop is taught by someone who has used many couponing secrets to save thousands. Informative handouts for future use are included in the class fee. The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.

Everything you need to know to start beekeeping.

Topics include:

• Learn who lives in the hive and what they do
• Examine and handle equipment and how to use it
• Supporting honeybee well-being and productivity throughout the beekeeping seasons

Students also have the opportunity to see honey bees in action in an enclosed observation hive. 

Becoming involved with competitive homebrewing led instructor, Bob Talkiewicz, into the Beer Judge Certification Program. Besides the various styles of beer, hard cider and mead were included. Once Bob got involved in mead making, he thought it would be great to make it from his very own honey! He has also been involved in the local, state, and regional beekeeping organizations.

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano using chords, the way professionals do. This ZOOM class allows you to sit at your piano or keyboard and follow along at home. The course includes an online book and online follow up video lessons enabeling you to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional periodic online question and answer session is included along with a recording of the class. The course is partly lecture/demonstration and partly hands on instruction.

Topics include:

• How chords work in a song
• How to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it
• How to form the three main types of chords
• How to handle different keys and time signatures
• How to avoid “counting”
• How to simplify over 12,000 complex chords

This class will be through Zoom. You will receive a Zoom invitation prior to class.  You must have Zoom downloaded on your computer and have a web camera, audio (microphone) and internet to take this class.

Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Since this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at home with your guitar and take this class without any pressure at all. Since the class includes an online book and online follow-up video lessons, you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional periodic online question and answer session is also included. A recording of the class is included as well. 

Topics include:

• How chords work in a song
• How to form the three main types of chords
• How to tune your guitar
• Basic strumming patterns
• How to buy a good guitar (things to avoid)
• How to play along with simple tunes

This class will be through Zoom. You will receive a Zoom invitation prior to class.  You must have Zoom downloaded on your computer and have a web camera, audio (microphone) and internet to take this class.