A Message from Maine Senior College Network

Don't forget we have reciprocal membership in the Maine Senior College Network!

As a member of Western Mountains Senior College, you can sign up for online classes at sister colleges. You do not pay membership fees, just the class fee!

Keep your eye on the MSCN website's "What's Happening?" web page.
This is our "breaking news" page. We post notifications about upcoming events and opportunities here.

Online Zoom Classes
Our online classes are top-rated, especially in the winter. There is no shoveling snow to get to your car, no scraping ice off your windscreen, no slippery roads, and no parking! Simply sign up for your class and click on a link to join at the appointed hour. Bring a nice hot drink and sit down with your fellow lifelong learners from across the state.

Advantages to Zoom? - Yes, there are some!
We know that everyone wants to get back to meeting in person as soon as they feel safe. In the meantime, consider taking an online class or sitting in on a lunchtime lecture. There are even some advantages to online courses! On Zoom, you can see everyone's face (not the back of their heads), you can hear clearly, and before you know it, you forget all about the technology and the geographical distance separating you from each other.

Need help with Zoom?
If you need any help using Zoom, send an email to the MSCN office, and we will do all we can to assist you.

Zoom Tipsheets
You can also find Zoom guides designed for MSCN members and instructors on our Zoom Tipsheet web page.

Support your local college
So, support Western Mountains Senior College, renew your annual membership, and keep an eye open for exciting learning opportunities from all across the state!

Don't Miss the Senior College Players Performance

Senior College Players are ready to entertain you with five quirky one-act plays at their performances on Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, from 7-9 pm at the Gould Academy’s McLaughlin Auditorium. The Players missed performing last year due to COVID and are anxious to return and highlight their talents for their friends and neighbors.

Reservations are required for each performance as seating is limited. To make your reservation, call Jack Kuchta at 201-579-8822 or email him at j_kuchta@yahoo.com. Masks are required at each performance. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to honor Royalty fees. If you want more information, please call Jack at 201-579-8822.

Senior College Players: John Reilly, Jack Kuchta, Arita Zitoli, Ray Leghart, Marianne Goff-Dumont, Bill Schuellein and Rosabelle Tifft. Absent: Lorrie Hoeh and Tim LeConey. Photo taken by Peter Musso.    

Senior College Players Are Back with Performances November 19 and 20

 “We’re Back – with an evening of quirky one-act plays,” claims Ray Leghart, facilitator, Senior College Players. Due to COVID, last year was the only year the Players did not perform since they started in 2006. Performances will be held Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, from 7 to 9 pm at Gould Academy’s McLaughlin Auditorium.

The Players, although “amateur thespians,” challenge themselves in the art of theater and are anxious to return and highlight their talents for their friends and neighbors.

One of the five comedy plays includes “Gin and Tonic,” by John Clifford with Rosabelle Tifft as Olive and Bill Schuellein as Stan. The dating service is down the hall, but that does not mean some sparks cannot start flying between these two characters.

"Gin and Tonic" with Bill Schuellein and Rosabelle Tifft
photo Peter Musso

“After the Ball” by Fred Stoppel, features Ray Leghart as Stewart and Arita Zitoli as Joanna. Their friend, Charlie, knew how to put the “fun” into his funeral. Stewart and Joanna, a married couple, share their reactions to the event and how it affected them, some of it good, and some of it not so much.

"After the Ball" with Arita Zitoli and Ray Leghart
photo Peter Musso

Jack Kuchta, as a client, and John Reilly, as the psychologist, perform in “Your Mother’s Butt,” by Alan Ball. Sometimes a belt is just a belt. Things happen when a man seeking help with his lack of joy in life, ends up finding a shopping trip might be all he needs.

John Reilly and Jack Kuchta in "Your Mother's Butt"
photo Peter Musso

“Chocolate,” by Frederick Soppel, casts Tim LeConey as a detective, and Lorrie Hoeh as Mrs. Colby. An investigation of a missing person leads to chocolate, of course.

Lorrie Hoeh and Tim LeConey in "Chocolate"  file photo

The final play, “Welcome to Acceptance,” by Terryl Paisdte, includes Marianne Goff-Dumont as Mrs. Melcher and Bill Schuellein as Sam. Sam robs banks for a living. Mrs. Melcher just started as a bank teller, but she’s got more tricks up her sleeve that Sam could possibly expect.

"Welcome to Acceptance" with Bill Schuellein and Marianne Goff-Dumont
photo Peter Musso

Reservations are required for each performance as seating is limited. To make a reservation, call Jack Kuchta at 201-579-8822 or email him at J_kuchta@yahoo.com. Masks are required at each performance. Admission is free but donations will be accepted at the door to honor Royalty fees. For more information, call Jack at 201-579-8822.