What’s happening on Cape August 6 – August 12 [Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.]
Aug. 05----Festivals
--Fundraisers
--Trips & Tours
--Nature
--Art
--Meals
--Talks
--Sales
--Kids' Stuff
--Etc.
--On Stage
Upper Cape
Mid Cape
Lower Cape
The Islands
--Auditions
--Coming Up
Festivals
Family Fun Day, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, West Yarmouth Library, 391 Main St. (Route 28). Play mini golf inside library; live entertainment; ice cream; story reading. 508-760-4820. FREE!
Katharine Lee Bates Poetry Fest, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Falmouth Museums on the Green, 55 Palmer Ave. Local poets and community leaders read their favorite poetry to celebrate birthday of "America the Beautiful" author. Cupcakes and ice cream. 508-548-4857. FREE!
2010 Divas Uncorked Wine + Food Festival, Thursday through Aug. 15, Martha's Vineyard. www.divasuncorked.com; 617-357-5777.
Fundraisers
Strokes of Genius Mini Golf, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. daily, Hyannis Main Street, across from Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. Nine holes. Benefits Barnstable Education Foundation. $5.
A Pink Luncheon, 1 p.m. Sunday, Chillingsworth Restaurant, 2449 Main St., Brewster. Pink themed food and drink. $120. Portion of proceeds benefit Cape Cod Breast Care Center. Participants encoursed to wear pink. Reservations: 508-896-3640.
Cape Cod Children's Place Golf Tournament and Sixth Annual "Art Outside the Box" Fine Art Auction, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club, Route 6A, Brewster. $200 per player, $760 foursome, includes art auction gala reception; $50 per player, $360 for eight for art auction gala reception only. 508-240-3310.
12th Annual Golf Tournament and Dinner Auction with Susan Wornick of WCVB TV Channel 5, Monday, Country Club at New Seabury, Mashpee. Benefits Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod. Registration and lunch, 11 a.m.-noon. Shotgun start at noon. $50 dinner and auction; $250 golf, lunch and dinner. Reservations: www.BoysGirlsClubCapeCod.org; or 508-477-8845.
Trips and Tours
Hands on Discovery Cruises, Waterfront Park, Water Street, Woods Hole. Ninety-minute cruises, 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and noon and 2 p.m. Saturdays. Reservations requested. $22, $17 ages 5-12, $5 ages 4 and under. 508-385-7656.
Provincetown walking tour, 9:30-11 a.m. Friday and Wednesday, Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum, 1 High Pole Hill Road. $10, includes museum admission. Preregister. 508-487-1310.
Bike Hike, 9 a.m. Saturday, Cape Cod Canal, meet at Buzzards Bay Recreation Area (near railroad bridge). Hike is guided for seven-mile ride to end at Scusset Beach. Total mileage round trip: 14 miles. 508-833-9678. FREE!
Kayaking Cape Cod's Scenic Waterways: Herring River, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, West Harwich. Kayaks, paddles, life vests provided. Sponsor: Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary. $45. Preregister. 508-362-7475, ext. 9355.
A Whaling Family's Story, 11 a.m. Saturday and Monday, Cape Cod National Seashore, Captain Penniman House, Fort Hill, off Route 6, Eastham. Learn about the Penniman family through a tour of their home and stories of their travels. Reservations required. 508-255-3421. FREE!
Walking tour of historic Harwich Center, 2 p.m. Saturday, Brooks Academy Museum, 80 Parallel St., Harwich. Sponsored by Harwich Historical Society. $4. 508 432-8089.
Cuttyhunk and Elizabeth Island Cruises: Penikese Island Tour, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, from Woods Hole. $58, $53 children. Reservations: 508-385-7657.
Nauset Lighthouse tour, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday, Nauset Light Beach parking lot, Ocean View Drive, Eastham. Parking fees may apply. Donations accepted. Sponsor: Nauset Light Preservation Society. 508-240-2612.
Lighthouse tour of Three Sisters, 5-6 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday, Cape Cod National Seashore, Nauset Light Beach Parking Lot, Eastham. 508-255-3421. FREE!
East Boat Basin Tour, 10 a.m. Monday, meet at Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center, 60 Ed Moffitt Drive, Sandwich. 508-833-9678. FREE!
Sunset Billingsgate Cruise, 5:15 p.m. Monday, sponsored by Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Route 6, South Wellfleet. $30. Preregister. 508-349-2615.
Walking tour, 10 a.m. Tuesday, departs from Hallett Barn Visitors Center, 55 Palmer Ave., Falmouth. Stroll back in time through Falmouth on guided walking tour. Sponsor: Falmouth Historical Society. 508-548-4857. FREE!
Cape Cod Beer Guided Brewery Tour, 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Cape Cod Beer, 1336 Phinney's Lane, Hyannis. All ages welcome. Must be 21 to sample beer. 508-790-4200. FREE!
Chatham Lighthouse tours, 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Main Street, Chatham. FREE!
Sarah Sails, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Gateway Marina, Hyannis Harbor, behind Cape Cod Maritime Museum, 135 South St. Sail on 1886 Crosby Catboat replica Sarah. Trips 1 1/2 hours. Scheduled sails: $25, $10 under age 18 (no toddlers or infants). Chartered sails (maximum six -- reservations required): $150 for 1 1/2 hours, $250 three hours. 508-775-1723.
Aquatic Explorations, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Ocean Street Dock, Hyannis, on Hy-Line's Sea Swan. Led by Mass Audubon naturalists. Includes Lewis Bay, Hyannis Harbor and near shore Nantucket Sound. $40, $30 children. Reservations: 508-790-0696 (ask for Mass Audubon's Aquatic Explorations Cruises).
Hikes/Walks
Sagamore Hill hike, 10 a.m. Friday, trailhead directly across from fish pier parking lot, Scusset Beach State Reservation. 508-833-9678. FREE!
Dennis Village Cemetery walk, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dennis Village Green, Route 6A. Led by Terri Fox. Meet in front of Dennis Union Church. Donations accepted for Dennis Historical Society. 508-385-9308.
Coy's Brook Woodlands walk, 9:30 a.m. Sunday. From Harwich Center go west on Great Western Road, turn left onto Lothrop; parking lot is on right just past water tower. Led by naturalist Todd Kelley. Sponsor: Harwich Conservation Trust. 508-432-3997. FREE!
Fort Hill Revealed, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Cape Cod National Seashore, Hemenway Town Landing, off Route 6, Eastham. One mile. 508-255-3421. FREE!
Family trail hike, 2 p.m. Monday, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Route 6, South Wellfleet. $6. 508-349-2615.
Birds of Shore Walk, 8 a.m. Tuesday, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Route 6, South Wellfleet. $7, $5 children. 508-349-2615.
Province Lands dunes and bogs walk, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Cape Cod National Seashore, Province Lands Visitor Center, Race Point Road, Provincetown. One mile in loose sand. 508-487-1256. FREE!
Art
"Cahoon in Bloom," through Sunday, Cahoon Museum of American Art, 4676 Falmouth Road (Route 28), Cotuit. Presented with Osterville Garden Club. Features floral designers' personal interpretation of a painting in exhibit "Chasing the Mermaids: Celebrating the Centennial of Ralph Cahoon's Birth." Hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $8, $6 seniors and students. 508-428-7581.
"Clearing After Sudden Snow," through Aug. 20, Tao Water Art Gallery, 1989 Route 6A, West Barnstable. 508-375-0428.
New paintings by Lois Griffel, 7-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Henry Philips Gallery, 237 Commercial St., Provincetown. Includes book signing. 603-566-1351.
"Olde Cape Cod," new works by photographer Rebecca Brown, with vintage photographs by James McLaughlin, through Sept. 6, Rebecca Brown Photographer Studio, 939 Route 6A, Suite B, Yarmouthport. 508-362-2779.
"Danforth ArtSake Exhibition," through Aug. 15, Trade Winds Residences, 780 Craigville Beach Road, Centerville. Exhibit and sale; benefits Red Lily Pond Project in Centerville and other non profits. Sale hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday (RSVP: 401-935-4871). Aug. 15 show 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Photographs by Francis Olschafskie, through Aug. 25, Artstrand, 494 Commercial St., Provincetown. Reception 7-10 p.m. Friday. 508-487-1153.
Wood burnings and oil paintings by Robert Sherer and William Cash, through Aug. 18, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, 432 Commercial St., Provincetown. Reception 7 p.m. Friday. 508-487-3937.
Eastham Painters' Guild show and sale, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday and Thursday, School House Museum lawn, across from Cape Cod National Seashore's Salt Pond Visitor Center, off Route 6, Eastham.
Guild of Chatham Painters show and sale, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday and Thursday, First Congregational Church, 560 Main St., Chatham.
"American Camelot," through Sept. 5, Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28). Rare photographs from JFK Library and Museum in Boston and works on loan from JFK Hyannis Museum Foundation, as well as contributions from local Cape Cod artists. Reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday. 508-428-0669. FREE!
Harbor your Arts Artist Shanties, daily through Sept. 6, Bismore Park, Ocean Street, Hyannis. 508-862-4990.
"Centerville's Landmarks: Images of Continuity and Change," through Sept. 25, Centerville Historical Museum, 513 Main St. Reception 5-7 p.m. Friday. $6, $5 seniors and students, free under age 8. 508-775-0331.
Meet the Artists Doris Mee and Katherine Vacca, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Art Gallery of Guild of Harwich Artists, 551 Main St., (Route 28) Harwich Port. Reception and demonstration. 508-432-1012. FREE!
Photographs by Bill Leigh and photographs and sculpture by Allen Fleisig, through Aug. 15, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. Reception 5-7 p.m. Friday. 508-394-7100, FREE!
"Robert Ryan/One Man Show," through Aug. 21, Three Fish & A Ram Community Arts Center, 36 Bates Road, Mashpee Commons. Reception 6:30-9 p.m. Aug. 21. 508-477-2788.
"Moving On: Site Installation by Barbara Cohen," Saturday through Sept. 5, Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, off Route 6A, Dennis. Admission: $8, free ages 18 and under. 508-385-4477.
"Natural Impressions: The Art of Cynthia Cruz, Anne Hitch & Linda Walker," Saturday through Sept. 7, Woodruff's Art Center, One North Market Street, Mashpee Commons. Reception 6-8 p.m. Aug. 13. 508-477-5767.
Works by Lorraine La Pointe and Blair Thornley, reception 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Harmon Gallery, 95 Commercial St., Wellfleet. 508-349-0530.
"Bending Boundaries," reception 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Millstone Sculpture Gallery, 3090 Route 6A, Brewster. 508-896-2452.
Reception for paintings by Nick Patten, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Addison Art Gallery, 43 Route 28, Orleans. 508-255-6200.
"Celebrating the Outer Cape" by Larry Szycher and "Watercolor Works in New Formats: The Lyrical Shoreline" by Mark Brennan, Saturday through Aug. 20, Kendall Art Gallery, 40 Main St., Wellfleet. Reception 6-8 p.m. Saturday. 508-349-2482.
"Pastels by Invitation," national exhibition, Saturday through Sept. 3, Creative Arts Center, 154 Crowell Road, Chatham. Reception 6-8 p.m. Saturday. 508-945-3583.
Art show and sale, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Bank of America and Cape Cod Cooperative Bank, Route 6A, Yarmouthport. Original paintings.
Visual Artists Cooperative "New Works Show," Monday through Aug. 30, Snow Library, 67 Main St., Orleans. 508-240-3760.
Art in the Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Doane Park, Route 28 (Post Office Square), Harwich Port. Rain date: Wednesday.
Brewster Monday Painters show and sale, 10 am..-5 p.m. Monday, front lawn of Brewster Council on Aging, Route 6A. Rain cancels. Portion of sales benefits The Friends of Brewster Elders.
Nauset Painters art show and sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Orleans Depot Park, Old Colony Drive. Rain date: Wednesday. Ten local award-winning artists.
Meals
Lobster luncheon and lawn sale, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, The Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main St. Also chicken salad rolls, sandwiches, hot dogs. $4.50 and up. Advance orders and take out available. 508-775-0298.
Lobster roll luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Christ Episcopal Church, 671 Main St. (Route 28), Harwich Port. Eat in or take out. Free PB&J for kids. $14.
Friday Night Grill, 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, St. Christopher's Church, 625 Main St., Chatham. Hamburgers, hot dogs, clam chowder, macaroni and cheese, more.
Lobster roll supper, 5-7 p.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, 569 Main St. at Cross Street, Chatham. Eat in or take out. $15. 508-945-0474.
Pig roast, 5-7 p.m. Friday, Chatham VFW, George Ryder Road. Sponsored by VFW and American Legion ladies auxiliaries, and Jordan's Home Cooking Catering Service, $18 or two for $30. 508-945-0554.
Fish fry, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Orleans-Eastham Elks Lodge, 10 McKoy Road, Eastham. $8. Call for takeout only. 508-240-5826.
Fish fry, 6 p.m. Friday, Wareham Lodge of Elks, 2855 Cranberry Highway, East Wareham. Tickets sales begin 5 p.m. 508-295-6000.
Fish fry/grilled steaks, 6-7 p.m. Friday, Weary Travelers Club, 77 Valley Bars Road, Bourne. $10-$12. 508-759-2707.
Spaghetti supper, 6-7 Friday, Congregational Church of South Dennis Parish Hall, 218 Main St. $6, free for children. 508-360-4090.
Pancake breakfast, 7:30-10 a.m. Saturday, Pilgrim Congregational Church, 533 Route 28, Harwich Port. $6, $3 children under 12. 508-432-1668.
Pancake breakfast, 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Dennis Union Church, Route 6A and Old Bass River Road. $6, $4 ages 6-12, free for under age 6. 508-385-5735.
Pancake breakfast, 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Fraternal Lodge, 1989 Falmouth Road (Route 28), Centerville. $6, $3 children 12 and under.
Lobster, scallop and shrimp roll dinner, 5-7 p.m. Saturday and Thursday, Nauset Light Lodge, 52 Old Harbor Road (Route 28), Chatham. $2 (hot dog) to $16. Eat in or take out. Call-ahead orders accepted. 508-945-2853.
Breakfast, 8-11 am. Sunday, Buzzards Bay Eagles Hall, 39 Cohasset Ave. All you can eat. $7. 508-759-9974.
Community breakfast, 9-10 a.m. Sunday, West Dennis Community Church, 288 Main St. 508-398-6420. FREE!
Lobster roll lunch,11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Harwich United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 1 Church St.. $12.95. Takeout orders: 508-432-3734.
Wednesday Night Meal, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Weary Travelers, 77 Valley Bars Road, Bourne. $8-$12. Call to order. 508-759-2707.
Chowder supper, 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Eastham United Methodist Church, 3200 State Highway Route 6. Continuous serving, take-out available.
Talks
Talk by food columnist Elspeth Hay, 10 a.m. Friday, Eastham Town hall, 2500 State Highway, Route 6. Sponsor: Eastham Library as part of LocalGreen series. 508-240-5950. FREE!
"Closet Cases," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Madiera Room at The Vixen, 336 Commercial St., Provincetown. A show where gay and lesbian comedians, actors and writers tell their personal coming out stories on stage. $14. 508-487-6424.
Jam making demonstration, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Road, Hyannis. $5. Reservations required. 508-862-4750.
"The East Harbor Estuarine Restoration Project," by Tim Smith, restoration ecologist, Cape Cod National Seashore, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Truro Public Library, 7 Standish Way, North Truro. 508-487-1125.
"The History of Sandy Neck," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Tales of Cape Cod, Olde Colonial Courthouse, Route 6A and Rendezvous Lane, Barnstable Village. Presented by historian David Crocker. $5, includes refreshments. 508-362-8927.
Katharine Lee Bates Poetry Fest, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Falmouth Museums on the Green, 55 Palmer Ave., Falmouth. Winners of Katharine Lee Bates Poetry Contest and community leaders read their favorite poetry. FREE!
"Bats: Those Fantastic, Furry, Flexible Fliers," 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St., Dennisport. Presented by Irwin Schorr, an experienced naturalist and raconteur. 508-760-6219. FREE!
Evening presentation, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center, 60 Ed Moffitt Drive, Sandwich. Different topic each week. www.capecodcanal.us; 508-833-9678. FREE!
"The Dutch in the New World: A Brief Colonial History," 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jonathan Bourne Historical Center, 30 Keene St., Bourne. Sponsored by Bourne Historical Society. $5. 508-759-8167.
"They Came While We Slept: The Secret Lives of Coastal Striped Skunks," by wildlife biologist Luanne Johnson, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mass Audubon's Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345 Bone Hill Road, Cummaquid. Part of Marine Mythbusters Summer Lecture Series. $8. 508-362-7475, ext. 9355.
"Weasels, Teasels & Niddy-Noddies: Unraveling the Arts of Spinning & Weaving," 10 a.m. Thursday, The Gate House behind Yarmouthport post office, Route 6A. Part of Historic Kitchen Chats, sponsored by Historical Society of Old Yarmouth (HSOY). $3. Reservations required: 508-775-1258 (leave name, number in party and telephone number).
"Marine Debris: Scourge of the Sea in the 21st Century," 11 a.m. Thursday, Cape Cod National Seashore, Province Lands Visitor Center, Race Point Road, Provincetown. Part of marine lecture series presented by Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies. 508-487-1256. FREE!
"Shellfish 101," 7 p.m. Thursday, Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St., Dennisport. Basic shellfishing presented by constable Alan Marcy. 508-760-6219. FREE!
Sales
Falmouth Fridays Artisan Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Marina Park, Scranton Avenue, Falmouth Harbor.
Harwich community organizations yard sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Brooks Park, Main and Oak streets, Harwich Center. Exit 10 from Route 6. 508 432-3842.
Osterville Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, 155 West Bay Road, Osterville. 508-428-5861.
Bayberry Quilters 29th Annual Quilt Show "Symphony of Quilts," 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and 9:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Route 124, Harwich. Exhibit of over 200 contemporary and traditional quilts, exhibit of antique quilts, lectures, demonstrations, raffle, silent auction. Lunch available. $6 per day; $10 multi-day pass. www.bayberryquiltersofcapecod.com.
40th Annual Cape Cod Antiques Dealers Association Inc., Antiques Show & Sale, 5-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nauset Regional Middle School, Route 28, Orleans. Over 45 dealers. 508-760-3290.
Rummage sale, 6-8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Our Lady of Lourdes Church Parish Hall, 2282 Route 6, Wellfleet. 508-255-6076.
Bass River Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and Thursday, field next to Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth.
Friends of Truro Library book and bake sale, 9 a.m. Saturday, Truro public Library, 7 Standish Way, North Truro.
Village Crafters, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Brooks Academy Museum, 80 Parallel St. 508-432-8089.
Mashpee Open Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Village Green, Mashpee Commons, off Route 151. Artisan-made goods, fine art, fresh produce. 800-403-8305.
Yard sale, 8 a.m.-noon Sunday, Chatham VFW Post 8607, George Ryder Road. Proceeds benefit National Military Assistance Programs.
Book and video sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Wellfleet Town Hall lawn, 300 Main St. Rain date: Aug. 15.
The Society of Cape Cod Craftsmen Annual Craft Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Drummer Boy Field, Route 6A, Brewster. 508-548-7482.
Local crafters fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Chatham Congregational Church, 650 Main St. Lunch available.
The Sandwich Bazaar Art and Antique Sale, 6 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oakcrest Cove, 34 Quaker Meeting House Road, Sandwich. Over 100 vendors. 508 685-2767.
Mid-Cape Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, parking lot of Hyannis Youth and Community Center, 141 Bassett Lane.
The Sandwich Mid-Week Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oakcrest Cove, 34 Quaker Meeting House Road, Sandwich. 508 685-2767.
"Thursdays by the Fountain," noon-8 p.m. Thursday, Three Fish & a Ram Art Gallery, 19 Fountain St., Mashpee. Weekly arts and crafts show hosted by gallery. 508-477-2788.
Harwich-Brewster Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Brooks Academy Museum, 80 Parallel St., Harwich. Museum open. 508-432-8089.
Auctions
Ninth Annual Sandpiper Gallery Auction and Raffle to benefit Alzheimer Services of Cape Cod & The Islands, 3-7p.m. Sunday, Sweet Seasons Restaurant Inn at Duck Creeke, 70 Main St., Wellfleet. $10 (more or less as you desire). 508-775-5656
Kids Stuff
Trevor the Juggler, 10 a.m. Friday and Monday, First Parish Brewster, 1969 Main St. (Route 6A). $7.50. 508-896-5577.
Cape Cod African Drum and Dance program, 2 p.m. Friday, Eldredge Public Library, 564 Main St., Chatham. All ages. 508-945-5170.
Big Ryan's Tall Tales, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Eldredge Public Library, 564 Main St., Chatham. Ages 3 and up. Storytelling, music, movement and puppets. 508-945-5170.
Children's Day on the Common, noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Yarmouthport Village Common, Route 6A and Strawberry Lane. Sponsored by Historical Society of Old Yarmouth (HSOY) and Edward Gorey House. HSOY features old-fashioned games from 18th and 19th centuries, prizes, fire engine, more. At Gorey house children will be introduced to books of Edward Gorey with various activities. 508-362-3021. FREE!
Ooch's Family Experience, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sandwich High School auditorium, 365 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich. $8, $5 ages 12 and under. Registration: 508-888-5300 or online at scslearn.org.
Quirky Circus, 10 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, Wellfleet United Methodist Church, 250 Main St. Ellen Anthony's inventive puppet show for all ages. $10, $5 children. 508-349-3439.
"It Must Be Magic!" 7 p.m. Monday, Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 819 Route 28, Chatham. Magic show by Rich Archer. $10. 617-354-3005.
Cranberry Coast Concerts: Wednesday Afternoon "Informance" for Children, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Community of Christ Church, The Tabernacle, 339 Onset Ave. Pianists Kirk Whipple and Marilyn Morales perform selected movements from piano concertos and talk about lives of the master composers who created them. Adults may attend when accompanied by a child. 508-491-8888. FREE!
Etc.
Keeping Ships Safe, 2 p.m. Friday, Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center, 60 Ed Moffitt Drive, Sandwich. Join a park ranger to discover how the waterway is made safe for navigation. 508-833-9678. FREE!
Scavenger Hunt: The Amazing Race-Provincetown, 2 p.m. Friday, Cape Cod National Seashore, Pilgrim Monument parking area, Provincetown. Discover Provincetown's history one clue at a time. Admission fee charged $3.50-$7 depending on group size. $10 parking fee; refunded for stays shorter than two hours. 508-487-1256.
"Helping Hands" free clothing, 9 a.m. Saturday, St. Peter's Church-on-the-Canal, 165 Main St., Buzzards Bay. Clothing for adults and children. Coffee served. 508-759-5641.
Appalachian Mountain Club Bike Ride, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Cotuit/Mashpee. A recreational/casual ride over quiet paved roads of Cotuit and Mashpee. Twenty miles. Helmets required. E-mail: [email protected]. FREE!
Colonial Day on the Green, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dennis Village Green, Route 6A and Old Bass River Road, Dennis Village. Features 1700s skills, costumed interpreters, open hearth cooking, Yarmouth Minutemen, chair caning, games, more. 508-385-9308. FREE!
Patriot Square Saturday Cruises by Cape Cod Classics Car Club, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Patriots Square, Route 134, South Dennis.
Campfire at Herring Cove Beach, 7 p.m. Saturday, Cape Cod National Seashore; meet rangers at end of right-hand parking area of Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. Bring a beach chair or towel to sit on. Accessible with assistance, notify in advance. 508-487-1256. FREE!
Antique Auto Show & Picnic, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Cataumet Schoolhouse, 1200 County Road, Bourne. 508-566-6798. FREE!
Campfire at Nauset Light Beach, 7-8:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, Cape Cod National Seashore, Nauset Light Beach, Eastham. Learn about natural and historical resources of Cape Cod through stories, songs and activities. 508-255-3421. FREE!
History in Bloom, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Capt. Bangs Hallet House Museum, 11 Strawberry Lane, opposite Village Common, Yarmouthport. Presented by The Garden Club of Yarmouth in collaboration with Historical Society of Old Yarmouth (HSOY). Display of floral arrangements complementing the eight historic rooms in Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum. Display of plants and herbs at Kelley Chapel; cut flowers sold in museum garden; refreshments. Donations welcome. 508-362-3021.
Mutli-Generational Ice Cream Social and Book Reading, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bourne Senior Center, Bourne Community Building, 239 Main St., Buzzards Bay. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $2, $1 children. Reservations: 508-759-0653.
Falmouth Hospital Auxiliary's luncheon and fashion show, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Coonamessett Inn, 311 Gifford St., Falmouth. Fashions by Rosie Cheeks of Falmouth and Mashpee. Theme: "Fashion at Any Age." $40 ($19 tax deductible). Benefits auxiliary's pledge of $750,000 to Clark Cancer Center at Falmouth Hospital. Tickets: 508-457-3521 or 508-548-6388.
Highfield Hall Summer Evenings: Tapas and Tastes, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. Informative and social exploration of summer snacks, drinks and good company. $15. Reservations: www.highfieldhall.org or 508-495-1878, ext. 313.
WAAM- Wine Art Appetizers & Music, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod, 11 Shore Road, Route 6A, North Truro. Sample five locally crafted wines paired with five appetizers from various local chefs. Also view artwork and listen to music by local artists. $25. 508-487-6200.
Tea in Julia's Garden, 1 p.m. Thursday, Falmouth Museums on the Green's gardens, 55 Palmer Ave. Tea, sweets and savories. $15, includes museum admission. Reservations recommended. 508-548-4857.
Historical Reenactment: Beach Apparatus Drill, 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Cape Cod National Seashore, Old Harbor Life-Saving Station, Race Point Beach, Provincetown. $5, $2 seniors and children ages 7-17, free ages 6 and under. 508-487-1256.
Fifth Annual Teen Talent Night, 7 p.m. Thursday, Northside United Methodist Church, 701 Airline Road, Brewster. Bands, dance, vocalists. Free-will offering to support victims of human trafficking. 508-362-8912.
On Stage
Upper Cape
"Kismet," 8 p.m. Aug. 6-7, Highfield Theatre, Highfield Drive, Falmouth. Presented by College Light Opera Company. $30. 508-548-0668.
"Annie Get Your Gun," 8 p.m. Aug. 10-14 and 2 p.m. Aug. 12, Highfield Theatre, Highfield Drive, Falmouth. Presented by College Light Opera Company. $30. 508-548-0668.
Mid-Cape
"Hairspray!" 8 p.m. Aug. 6-7, Cape Playhouse, Route 6A, Dennis. $29.25-$79.25. Group discounts available. www.capeplayhouse.com; 508-385-3911.
"Grey Gardens," musical, 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, Aug. 9-21, also 2 p.m. Aug. 11, 18 and 19 and 4 p.m. Aug. 14, Cape Playhouse, Route 6A, Dennis. $29.25-$79.25. Group discounts available. www.capeplayhouse.com; 508-385-3911.
"Camelot," 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 22, Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28). $22, $20 seniors, $10 students. 508-428-0669.
"The Merry Widow," by Franz Lehar, 8 p.m. Aug. 7 and 3 p.m. Aug. 8, Tilden Arts Center, Cape Cod Community College, Route 132, West Barnstable. Presented by Cape Cod Opera. $35-$50; $15 ages 18 and under; group rates available. 866-811-4111.
Lower Cape
"And The Winner Is: Songs from the Tony Winning Best Musicals," 6:30 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 5, Sea Pines Inn, Route 6A, Brewster. Cape Rep Theatre's 16th Annual Broadway Musical Dinner Revue. $56, includes four-course dinner, show, gratuity and tax. 508-896-6114.
Tom Judson (aka Gus Mattox) in "Canned Ham," 10 p.m. Sundays and Mondays, through Sept. 6, The Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown. Contains nudity and descriptions of sexual scenarios. $25. www.ptownarthouse.com/tickets or 866-811-4111.
"The Gin Game," 8 p.m. Mondays through Sept. 6, Academy Playhouse, 120 Main St., Orleans. $20. 508-255-1963.
"A Thousand Clowns," comedy by Herb Gardner, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 22, Chatham Drama Guild, 134 Crowell Road. Cash bar. $15. 508-945-0510.
"Puss 'N Boots," 7:30 p.m. week day evenings and 4 p.m. Fridays and Sundays, Aug. 10-26, Harwich Junior Theatre, 105 Division St., West Harwich. 508-432-2202, ext. 4.
"The Wizard of Oz," 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, through Aug. 28, Cape Rep Indoor Theatre, 3299 Route 6A, Brewster. $30 and $35. www.caperep.org; www.what.org; 508-896-1888.
"The Totally True, Alp-solutely Amazing Adventures of HEIDI (a Swiss myth)," by Bert Bernardi, 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, through Aug. 28, The Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown. Presented by The PeeWee Players of Provincetown. $12. 866-811-4111.
Cashetta, comedy and magic show, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, through Sept. 4, The Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown. $22. www.ptownarthouse.com/tickets; 866-811-4111.
Randy Roberts, 8:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays and Thursdays, through Sept. 5, The Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown. Female impersonator. $25. www.ptownarthouse.com/tickets; 866-811-4111.
Varla Jean Merman in "The Loose Chanteuse," featuring Tom Judson aka "Gus Mattox" on piano, 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, through Sept. 4, The Art House 214 Commercial St., Provincetown. $30, $35 VIP. www.ptownarthouse.com/tickets; 866-811-4111.
"Suddenly Susan Boil," 8 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 30, The Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown. Musical extravaganza with live singing starring Adam Berry. Special guest video appearances by Varla Jean Merman, Seth Rudetsky and Miranda Sings. $22. www.ptownarthouse.com/tickets; 866-811-4111.
Hedda Lettuce, drag queen, 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, through Sept. 3, The Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown.$22. www.ptownarthouse.com/tickets; 866-811-4111.
"Low Tide," talk show hosted by Brendan Hughes, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Aug. 28, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Julie Harris Stage, 2357 Route 6. 5-$10. 508-349-9428.
"Tingle!" starring comedian Jimmy Tingle, 8 p.m. Mondays, through Aug. 30, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Julie Harris Stage, 2357 Route 6. $12-$25. www.what.org; 508-349-9428.
"Rent," 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, through Aug. 14, Academy Playhouse, 120 Main St., Orleans. $22. 508-255-1963.
"The Doorway," by Phyllis Tickle, 8 p.m. Aug. 6-7, Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Habor, Orleans Presented by Elements Theatre Co. $35, $30 seniors, free ages 18 and under. 508-240-2400.
"Cryano," 8 p.m. Aug. 6-7, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Harbor Stage, 15 Kendrick Ave. $31, $15 students. 508-349-9428.
"The Storytelling Ability of a Boy," by Carter W. Lewis, 8 p.m. Sundays through Tuesdays, through Aug. 31, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Harbor Stage, 15 Kendrick Ave. $31, $15 students. 508-349-9428.
"Candide," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 and 11-13, Whalers Wharf Rotunda, 237 Commercial St., Provincetown. $15. www.counter-productions.org.
"The Atomic Bombshells Burlesque," 9:30 p.m. Saturdays through Mondays, through Aug. 22, The Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown. Show times vary; check www. www.ptownarthouse.com/tickets. $20. 866-811-4111.
Children's theater
"The Villain's Moustache" 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Aug. 6, Cape Cod Center for Arts, Cape Playhouse, Route 6A, Dennis. Post show activities include meet and greet with performer. Advance tickets: $10.75 and $9.75; day of show: $11.75 and $10.75. 508-385-3911 or 877-385-3911.
"Robin Hood, or Marion of Sherwood," 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, through Aug. 26, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, WHAT 4 Kids Tent, 2357 State Highway 6. $10. 508-349-9428.
Pitter Patter Puppets, 10 a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 30, Cape Rep Outdoor Theatre, Route 6A, Brewster. Mary Wilson's interactive puppet show for all ages. $8. 508-896-1888.
"How I Became a Pirate: The Musical," 10 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays through Sept. 2, Cape Rep Outdoor Theatre, Route 6A, Brewster. Musical comedy based on book by Melinda Long. $10. 508-896-1888.
"High School Musical Jr.," 10 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Sept. 4, Academy Playhouse, 120 Main St., Orleans. $10. 508-255-3075.
"The Dragon King," by Tanglewood Marionettes, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Aug. 11, First Parish Brewster, 1969 Main St. (Route 6A). $7.50. 508-896-5577.
Tales of Peter Rabbit, Reddy Fox and Old Mother West Wind, 11 a.m. Aug. 12, 17, 19, 24, and 26, Harwich Junior Theatre, 105 Division St., West Harwich. Stories by Thornton Burgess. $10. 508-432-2002.
"Perseus & Medusa," by Tanglewood Marionettes, 10 a.m. Aug. 10, First Parish Brewster, Route 6A and Route 124. Singalong with Carol, 9:30 a.m. $7.50. 508-896-5577.
"The Fairy Circus," by Tanglewood Marionettes, 10 a.m. Aug. 12, First Parish Brewster, Route 6A and Route 124. Singalong with Carol, 9:30 a.m. $7.50. 508-896-5577.
"Goldilocks & The Three Bears," 11 a.m. Aug. 11, Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 W. Main St., Hyannis. $8.25. 781-383-9850.
Auditions
"Nunsense," 7 p.m. Aug. 9-10, Chatham Drama Guild, 134 Crowell Road. Five roles available for women ages 20-80. Come prepared to sing a song from any musical. Bring own music. Performances: Oct. 22-Nov. 14. 508-945-2167.
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