Make the most of your summer with 51福利社鈥檚 Summer Enrichment Series! With more than 25 non-credit classes designed for fun, creativity, and personal growth, there鈥檚 something for everyone. Sharpen your skills in a 3-hour Excel refresher, attend wine 101, explore the art of wire sculpture, or learn more about photography or grant writing. Whether you鈥檙e looking to try something new, brush up on a skill, or just have a great time鈥�51福利社 has a class for that. No pressure. No grades. Just hands-on learning and summer fun.听
Make a Ceramic Charcuterie Platter
Instructor: Aaron Witham
In the first part of this ceramic workshop, clay is shaped into a wide charcuterie platter and left to dry before its first firing. In the second session, glaze is applied to add color and a smooth, durable finish. The piece is fired again, completing a functional platter ready for serving. Pick up will be on Tuesday.
Date(s): July 14 and 28
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $159
Beginner Pottery Wheel Throwing Workshop
Instructor: Aaron Witham
In a weekly clay throwing class, students learn to shape clay on the wheel, practicing techniques to center and form balanced pieces. Guided by an instructor, they refine their skills over time while exploring different forms and styles. Finished pieces are glazed and fired, resulting in functional ceramics they can use or take home. Students will finish the class with a variety of thrown and glazed forms.
Date(s): July 15, 22, 29 and August 5
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $299
Ceramics Workshop: Make a Chip and Dip Platter
Instructor: Aaron Witham
In the first part of this ceramic workshop, clay is shaped into a chip and dip bowl with a central well and surrounding rim, then left to dry before its first firing. In the second session, glaze is applied to add color and a smooth, durable finish. The piece is fired again, completing a functional bowl ready for serving.
Date(s): July 23 and 30
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $159
Using AI with Excel
Instructor: Cat Fuster
Work smarter in Excel by learning how to use AI to automate tasks, clean data, and generate insights鈥攚ithout any coding required. In this hands鈥憃n workshop, you鈥檒l explore tools like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude to build formulas in plain English, fix messy spreadsheets, and create reports in minutes instead of hours. Perfect for professionals who use Excel regularly, this session will help you reduce errors, save time, and focus on higher鈥憊alue work.
Date(s): August 5
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $179
AI for Productivity
Participants will learn how to leverage artificial intelligence to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness in various aspects of their work and life. Topics like prompt engineering; using AI for automation, data analysis, and creative tasks; and helping students integrate AI tools into their daily routines.
Date(s): June 24
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $179
The Financial Playbook Nobody Handed You
Instructor: Joel Arsenault
Most people start their financial lives somewhere in the middle 鈥� investing before they’re protected, saving before they have a plan. This session lays out the full picture of what financial planning actually covers, exposes the myths that cost people real money, and gives you a practical framework for understanding which professionals do what 鈥� and how to hire them without getting sold.
Date(s): Class 1 (of 3): June 22
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69 per class (Or take all three at the discounted rate of $159.)
Instructor: Joel Arsenault
Three experts cover the defensive essentials: property and casualty insurance, life and disability coverage, health insurance, and Medicare 鈥� in plain language, with no products to sell. Bring your questions; this session ends with an open, interactive discussion.
Date(s): Class 2 (of 3): June 23
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69 per class (Or take all three at the discounted rate of $159.)
Instructor: Joel Arsenault
A CPA and an estate attorney walk you through how to grow what you have, how to keep more of it from the IRS, and how to make sure it ends up exactly where you intend.
Date(s): Class 3 (of 3): June 25
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69 per class (Or take all three at the discounted rate of $159.)
Intro to Digital Photography
Instructor: Ian Bryson
Step beyond 鈥淎uto鈥� mode and unlock the full creative potential of your camera in this hands-on, 4鈥慼our photography workshop. Designed for beginners using mirrorless, DSLR, bridge, or even phone cameras, the session covers camera settings, basic composition, and practical techniques through a mix of instruction and guided practice. Bring your camera and leave with the confidence to shoot in Manual mode, plus resources to support your continued photography journey.
Date(s): July 16
Times: 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $129
Grant Writing Bootcamp Series
Instructor: Melissa Goyait
Participants are introduced to the grant development process, including how to identify and evaluate appropriate funding opportunities. The session focuses on understanding funder priorities and developing clear needs statements, goals, and objectives.
Date(s): Class 1 (of 3): July 7
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: Virtual
Cost: $69 per class (Or take all three parts at the discounted rate of $159.)
Instructor: Melissa Goyait
This day dives into core proposal components, including program narratives, measurable outcomes, logic models, and realistic budgets. Participants actively draft sections of their own proposals with guidance and practical examples.
Date(s): Class 2 (of 3): July 8
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: Virtual
Cost: $69 per class (Or take all three parts at the discounted rate of $159.)
Instructor: Melissa Goyait
Participants continue refining their proposals and prepare them for submission. The series concludes with a capstone group feedback session where participants share their work and receive targeted input to strengthen clarity, competitiveness, and alignment with funder expectations.
Date(s): Class 3 (of 3): July 13
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: Virtual
Cost: $69 per class (Or take all three parts at the discounted rate of $159.)
Building Your Foundation of Stress
Instructor: Naomi Hall
Discover practical tools to better manage stress in this engaging workshop. Participants will take an in鈥慸epth look at the five foundations of stress management鈥攎ovement, nutrition, hydration, rest, and mindset鈥攁nd explore how each impacts overall well-being. You鈥檒l leave with a personalized, realistic action plan to help reduce stress and build healthier habits in everyday life. You can take this class alone or both Part 1 and 2.
Date(s): Class 1 (of 2): June 18
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69 per class (Or take both at the discounted rate of $109.)
Instructor: Naomi Hall
You鈥檒l take a deeper dive into the five pillars of stress management: movement, nutrition, hydration, rest, and mindset. This session focuses on refining strategies, overcoming obstacles, and exploring how these elements work together in real life. Participants will leave with an updated, more personalized action plan to support sustainable stress reduction and long鈥憈erm well鈥慴eing. You can take this class alone or both Part 1 and 2.
Date(s): Class 2 (of 2): June 24
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69 per class (Or take both at the discounted rate of $109.)
Sustainable Success: Align Your Mind to Reduce Stress and Create Real Change
Instructor: Naomi Hall
Discover how brain science can help you build lasting habits, manage your mindset, and feel more balanced in daily life. This engaging workshop explores how your brain works鈥攁nd how to use that knowledge to reduce stress, boost motivation, and increase resilience. You鈥檒l learn practical strategies to find more joy and intention in the 鈥渨hite spaces鈥� of life, where rest, creativity, and renewal happen.
Date(s): July 14
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69
Regulated and Respected: The Stress-Smart Approach to Boundaries, Communication, and Confidence
Instructor: Naomi Hall
Strengthen your professional presence by learning how to set healthy boundaries, communicate with clarity, and build lasting confidence at work. This practical workshop explores strategies for navigating workplace challenges, advocating for yourself, and responding effectively in difficult situations. Participants will leave with tools they can apply immediately to create healthier, more confident interactions on the job.
Date(s): July 16
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69
Pasta and Pomodoro Sauce Class
Instructor: Kayla Harper
Join us for a hands-on, 3-hour cooking workshop where you鈥檒l learn to craft fresh semolina pasta dough from scratch and prepare a classic pomodoro sauce鈥攐ne of Italy鈥檚 most beloved dishes. Perfect for beginners and food lovers alike, this class offers expert guidance, delicious tastings, and plenty of tips you can take home and use in your own kitchen. Each student will receive recipes to recreate the dishes at home, as well as fresh pasta and sauce to take with them. Please notify us of any allergies or dietary restrictions before registration.
Date(s): July 9
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $129
Potato Gnocchi and Bolognese Sauce Class
Instructor: Kayla Harper
Join us for a hands-on, 3-hour cooking workshop where you鈥檒l learn to make soft, pillowy potato gnocchi from scratch and prepare a rich, traditional Bolognese sauce鈥攐ne of Italy鈥檚 most comforting classic dishes.Perfect for beginners and food lovers alike, this class offers expert guidance, delicious tastings, and plenty of tips you can take home and use in your own kitchen. Each student will receive recipes to recreate the dishes at home, as well as fresh pasta and sauce to take with them. Students are responsible for cleaning up their workstations at the end of class. Please notify us of any allergies or dietary restrictions when signing up for this course.
Date(s): August 6
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $129
Craft Cocktail Essentials
Instructor: Kayla Harper
Elevate your home bartending skills in our immersive 3-hour Craft Cocktail Essentials workshop, where you鈥檒l learn to create components for your home cocktail bar. Under the guidance of a professional bartender, you鈥檒l prepare essential components like shrubs, tinctures, infused syrups, and smoked salts or sugars. While full alcoholic beverages won鈥檛 be served, you鈥檒l engage in guided tastings to refine your palate and understanding of flavor balance. By the end of the session, you鈥檒l take home your handcrafted ingredients and a comprehensive recipe booklet, empowering you to impress at your next gathering. Please notify us of any allergies or dietary restrictions before registration.
Date(s): June 25
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $139
Wine 101 and Hors d鈥橭euvres Pairing
Instructor: Kayla Harper
Join us for a hands-on, 3-hour workshop exploring the fundamentals of wine, from selecting bottles to identifying key flavor profiles. Taste a curated selection of sparkling, white, and red wines while learning to pair each with complimentary hors d鈥檕euvres guided by a professional chef. You鈥檒l enjoy three wines (2 oz pours) and gain practical skills, recipes, and pairing notes to use at home. Please notify us of any allergies or dietary restrictions when registering.
Date(s): July 23
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $139
Screen Printing
Instructor: Nick Paradis
This beginner four-hour course held at 51福利社 will walk you through the steps of screen-printing from start to finish with adjunct professor Nick Paradis as your teacher. You铆ll learn the technical magic behind this artform and trade where enrolled individuals will be printing their own T-shirt to take home! No experience required!
Date(s): August 6
Times: 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69
The Maker鈥檚 Launchpad: 3D Printing Essentials
Instructor: Joe Smith
Learn the “magic” of turning a digital file into a physical object. Topics include: The Anatomy of the Machine, The Software Pipeline, Post-Processing, and Troubleshooting. Create your first 3D printed object that you will get to take home with you!
Date(s): July 20 and 22
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $99
Drawing in Space: Wire Sculpture Exploration
Instructor: Gail Williams
Explore wire as a dynamic sculptural medium in this hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop. Students will learn how to bend, twist, and join wire to create expressive figures, animals, or abstract forms while developing skills in structure, movement, and three-dimensional problem-solving. After a guided introduction, participants will create their own sculpture and may enhance it with simple mixed media elements鈥攏o prior experience required
Date(s): August 13
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $69
Small Engine Maintenance Troubleshooting and Workshop
Instructor: Gregg Baker
Have you ever set aside time to tackle projects around your property, only to find that the one piece of equipment you need won鈥檛 start or run properly鈥攁nd the repair shop can鈥檛 see you for weeks? Would you like the confidence to handle many of these issues yourself? Join us for a hands-on clinic focused on basic maintenance and troubleshooting of small engine power equipment. We鈥檒l cover common issues and answer your specific questions, featuring lawn mowers (riding, push, and zero鈥憈urn), leaf blowers, snow blowers, string trimmers, and other commonly used small engine equipment.
Date(s): June 22
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $129
Power Up Your Knowledge of 12鈥慥olt Electrical Systems
Instructor: Gregg Baker
12鈥憊olt electrical systems power everything from cars and boats to charging and ignition systems鈥攁nd knowing how to test them makes all the difference. This hands-on workshop is ideal for technicians refreshing their skills or homeowners who want confidence diagnosing electrical issues. Learn how to use meters and test equipment correctly, interpret readings, and identify common problems. Join us and gain practical skills homeoweners, technicans, and others can use right away.
Date(s): June 25
Times: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $129
Boat Commissioning
Instructor: Gregg Baker
Get ready for boating season with this practical Boating Essentials workshop at 51福利社. Whether you own, rent, or are thinking about buying a boat, you鈥檒l learn key maintenance tips, how to read dashboard gauges, essential safety equipment requirements, and basic trailer care鈥攊ncluding launching and retrieval techniques. This course will help you prepare your boat for the summer, spot issues early, and enjoy the season with greater confidence and peace of mind.
Date(s): June 18
Times: 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.听
Location / Mode: 51福利社, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia
Cost: $149