This membership entitles anyone 50 years or older to enroll in any class or activity during the Fall/Winter term only. 

There are 3 GLI terms: Summer (June-October), Fall/Winter (October-February), and Spring (February-June).

Membership in GLI or another Maine Senior College is required for registration in any Gold LEAF program offering. 

If you are 90 years old or older, you are entitled to free membership, although you are still responsible for any class fees. To take advantage of this benefit, do NOT register for membership through this online catalog; let the office know that you're entitled to free membership at goldleaf@maine.edu

In-person

Participants will meet once a month for lunch at various restaurants in the Farmington area. Reservations must be firm one week before the date. Participants will order from the standard menu and receive separate checks.

First Thursday of the month

February 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

April 2, 2026

May 7, 2026

June 4, 2026

11:30 am.

Location: TBD

Patricia Overall has been a long-time member of GLI.  She is a retired high school mathematics teacher who later worked in hotel management and other occupations, including NACA, now NASA, and as a bartender. She has lived in 18 states and obviously enjoys eating out.

Hybrid 

This is a discussion group usually held on the first and third Fridays of each month, covering local, national, and world news. The discussion provides an opportunity to share your observations and opinions on the news and to learn from other participants.

Articles of interest are distributed among the group by email in the week before each meeting, and topics to discuss are selected by the group at the beginning of each meeting.

March 6, 20, 2026

April 3, 17, 2026

May 1, 15, 2026

June 5, 2026

10 am - 11:30 am

Paul Mullin is the facilitator for this discussion group.

Online

Please join us for a monthly Zoom get-together for coffee, conversation, and crafts.  Settle in with your favorite craft, bring your coffee, tea, or beverage, and visit with Gold LEAF friends.  Crafts are not essential, and guys are welcome! The goal is to get together and spend an hour or more talking with friends.

NOTE:  The spring term begins February 1, 2026. Please register if you wish to continue or are new to the class.

2nd Monday of the month

February 9

March 9

April 13

May 11

June 8

10 am-11:30 am

Online

In this 6-week course, we will look at what happened during the Nazi era to see what might happen here now. How did the various religions rally? What could isolated individuals do? What did preventing infection from fascist ideology involve? How was non-fascist culture preserved? What tricks did the Scandinavians have? What heritage was left to us by Americans in that era?   

Defiance/disobedience/resistance—all the same activity—involves many very different methods. 

February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24

10:00 am, EXCEPT March 10, which will be at 1:00 pm 

Sandy Garson was working as a journalist in the early 1980s when she discovered the hidden history of Germans who fought Hitler. She went to Germany, met resistance survivors, and found those who had emigrated to the US.

She also researched resistance movements outside Germany. The book she began was never published in 1986 because nobody wanted to hear about “good Germans". But now we know they existed and their stories loudly resonate, so she has been sharing them as inspiration.

In-Person

In this session, presenters John Rosenwald and Ann Arbor will show photos and discuss their experiences, observing changes since their first trip in 1987 and their many visits since.

John and Ann will comment on new developments nationally and locally, and describe some remarkable personal opportunities as they taught and learned during their two-month visit.

Date: February 26, 2026

10:30 am- 12 pm

Location: Ed Ctr, room 107

Ann and John have been fortunate to spend nearly four decades teaching and learning in the People's Republic of China. 

They have traveled widely, talked at nearly thirty universities, created a significant collection of Chinese peasant art, held major exhibitions of photographs of Chinese culture, and were among the first to translate contemporary Chinese poets. 

One reason for their return this year was to celebrate the opening of a five-thousand-volume literature library they had donated to Hangzhou Normal University.

In-Person

Shake off the winter blues! Each session, led by GLI members who are veterans of many outdoor adventures, will be a walk or snowshoe on trails, roads, or woodlands in the greater Farmington area. The travel time to the trailhead will generally be between 30 and 45 minutes.

Participants should plan to explore for 1 to 2 hours. Efforts will be made to avoid difficult terrain. Make-up dates are hopeful, but as Spring is such a tricky time for planning outdoor activities, some cancellations may occur.

February 27, 2026

March 25, 2026

April 21, 2026   

May 22, 2026

10 am

Location & Time: TBD

Barbara Toner, Sam Horine, Sarah Carlson, Billy Proctor, and Margaret Cox have been involved in Gold LEAF over the years. Each one respects nature and enjoys sharing what Maine has to offer with others.

Online 

The Book Discussion Group continues a long Gold LEAF tradition and will meet four times during the Spring Term to discuss works of fiction and non-fiction. Our sessions are open, casual, yet stimulating and informative, allowing us to learn from one another. There is a possibility that an occasional meeting will be in-person.

The group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

March 10: How to Read a Book by Monica Wood

April 14: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

May 12: My Friends by Fredrick Backman

June 9: Murder at Holly House by Denzil Meyrick

Each of the facilitators has participated in this book group previously. Both newcomers and past participants are encouraged to join us for this Spring Term.