The Community is invited to learn the ukulele with experienced music educator Heather Beers in the Community Room on Saturdays from 1-2 PM, ongoing, beginning July 9. Adults and young adults of all skill level are invited to attend. The workshops are interactive, so bring a concert or soprano ukulele, wear comfortable shoes and clothes, and get ready for a fun and engaging musical experience. A limited number of ukuleles will be provided for those who do not own one. Participants will learn the strings, chords, melodies, and strumming patterns of favorite songs while having fun. Although attendance at all classes is not required, consistent attendance will help students improve. As singing will be part of instruction, the instructor strongly recommends that participants wear masks.

For more information or with questions, please call 594-0310. The Library is located at 80 Union St.

Heather Beers is currently a DME candidate at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Music Education and a supervising agent at American Income Life. A new resident of Rockland Maine, she previously taught ukulele and general music at URBAN Act Academy in Indianapolis and was a violin instructor at the Fairview Strings Project in Bloomington, Indiana. She is the former string area coordinator and applied double bass faculty at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Heather has extensive experience as an orchestral double bassist, and has performed with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Lima Symphony Orchestra, Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra, Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and the Woods Hole Cantata Consort.