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All area codes are (508) unless otherwise indicated. :: Ongoing EventsCape Cod Museum of Natural History, Wed-Sun 10am-4pm. Exhibits feature the Cape’s flora & fauna including whales, indigenous birds, mollusks and much more. Interactive children’s activities. Three nature trails. Lectures and workshops. Adults $8; Seniors $7; ages 3-12 $3.50; under 3 are free. 869 Rte. 6A, Brewster. 508-896-3867. Highfield Hall, 10am-3pm Mon-Fri. Tour the exhibition in the galleries, walk the Beebe Estate or Beebe Woods or take part in a program. Renovated, historic mansion built in 1878. Free admission. Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. 508-495-1878. Centerville Historical Museum, Tue-Sat 12pm-4pm. Permanent collection includes period rooms, furniture, Sandwich glass, Elmer Crowell carved birds, Revolutionary & Civil War uniforms and weaponry, vintage dolls and toys. Also, special exhibits: The Suffrage Movement 1836-1920 and Hell-Bent for the White House. $5; seniors/students $4; children free. 513 Main St., Centerville. 508-775-0331. Salt Pond Visitor Center, 9am-4:30pm daily, with extended summer hours. Main visitor facility for the Cape Cod National Seashore. Orientation movies, museum, bookstore, trails, restrooms. Nauset Road, Eastham. 508-255-3421. Province Lands Visitor Center, 9am-5pm, 5/1-10/31. Observation deck, exhibits, indoor theater, bookstore. Race Point Road, Provincetown. 508-487-1256. Provincetown Museum & Pilgrim Monument, 9am-5pm, last admission at 4:15pm. Monument commemorates Pilgrims’ first landing in America. Walk to the top & view Plymouth & Boston on a clear day. Museum houses exhibits on the Pilgrims, the Mayflower & local history. $7 adults, $5 seniors/students 15 & older. Children 4-14 $3.50, under 3 are free. High Pole Hill, Provincetown. 508-487-1310. Thornton W. Burgess Museum, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm May-October. Memorabilia & exhibits spotlighting the naturalist & creator of Peter Cottontail. Admission by donation. 4 Water St., Sandwich. 508-888-6870. Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm. Nature trails, jam kitchen, programs for kids & adults. Admission by donation. 6 Discovery Hill Road, E. Sandwich. 508-888-6870. Aptucxet Trading Post, Tue-Sat 10am-4pm and Sun 2pm-5pm, opens Memorial Day Weekend. First known commercial enterprise in English speaking N. America. Adults: $4, $3.50 seniors, children $2, family $10. Aptucxet Rd., Bourne. (508)759-8167. Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun 12pm-4pm. Exhibits and displays featuring the Cape’s turbulent maritime heritage. Interactive exhibits the whole family will enjoy. Adults $5; seniors/students/children 6-16 $4; under 6 are free. 135 South Street, Hyannis. 508-775-1723. Woods Hole Aquarium, 11am-4pm, Monday-Friday. Started in 1885, small, public aquarium showing approximately 140 species of marine animals found in Atlantic waters. Albatross St., Woods Hole. 508-495-2001. National Marine Life Center, Memorial Day to Labor Day, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Whale exhibits and artifacts. Multi-media exhibits about marine animal stranding & rescue. Free admission. 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay. 508-743-9888. Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center, 10am-5pm Thurs-Sun. Guided walks, bike hikes and programs. Exhibits, real time radar, a retired 41’ US Army Corps of Engineers’ patrol boat. Free to the public. Call for daily program info. 60 Ed Moffitt Dr, Sandwich. 508-833-9678. Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Trails open daily 8am to dusk. Nature center open daily 8:30am-5pm starting Memorial Day. 1,100 acres of wood & wetlands. Five miles of scenic trails, nature center exhibits, walks & workshops. $5, $3 children 3-12 and seniors. Off West Rd. (off Rt. 6), Wellfleet. 508-349-2615. Plimoth Plantation, 9am-5pm. Living history museum. Tour a 1627 pilgrim village, the Mayflower II or a Wampanoag Indian homesite. Off Route 3, Plymouth. 508-746-1622. Edward Gorey House, Thur-Sat 11am-4pm; Sun 12pm-4pm. Celebrating the life and works of Edward Gorey. Featuring and exhibit on Edward Gorey’s children’s books. Adults $5, students & seniors $3, children 6-12 $2. 8 Strawberry Lane, Yarmouth Port. 508-362-3909. Sandwich Glass Museum, daily 9:30am-5pm. Over 5,000 glass creations. Exhibits and demonstrations. $5 adults; $1.25 kids 6-14; free 6 & under. 129 Main St., Sandwich. 508-888-0251. JFK Hyannis Museum, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm through Memorial Day. After Memorial Day Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. Multimedia exhibit of Kennedy photos and videos. 18 & over $5; 10-17 $2.50; under 10 free. 397 Main Street, Hyannis. (508)790-3077. Saturdays Saturdays & Sundays Sundays Mondays Tuesdays Natural History Speaker Series, 7:30pm-9pm. Series of four weekly Tuesday lectures on natural history, featuring Todd McLeish, Dennis Murley, Peter Trull and Brenda Boleyn. $5 non-members. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, 869 Route 6A, Brewster. 508-896-3867. Wednesdays Eastham Hiking Club, 9am-11am. Call for hike locations. 508-255-3808. Thursday, Fridays, Saturdays Fridays Fish/Chicken Fry, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Kids meals, take-out. Orleans-Eastham Elks Lodge, 1 McKoy Rd., Eastham. 508-255-4258. May 1-31 Our Shared World Exhibit, Wed-Sun10am-4pm. An expansive photographic installation presented by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, 869 Route 6A, Brewster. 508-896-3867. May 2-4 May 2-11 May 4, 11 & 18 May 7 & 10 May 7 & 21 May 9, 10 & 11 May 10 &17 May 10 & 24 May 11 & 18 Open House, 1:30pm-4pm. Old Harbor Life-Saving Station, Race Point Beach, Provincetown. 508-349-3785. May 11, 18 & 25 May 15, 16 & 17 May 16-17 Mass Audubon Birdathon, 6pm Fri to 6pm Sat. Annual statewide event, fundraising, birding competition. Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345 Bone Hill Rd, Barnstable. Call for more info 508-362-7475. May 16-18 Cabaret Fest, cabaret performances all weekend long. Opening night performance, Cabaret Fest Inn Stroll on Saturday and more. Locations throughout Provincetown. Visit www.ptown.org for more info. May 17 & 18 Harbor Your Arts Artist Shanties, 11am-5pm. Juried works for sale including paintings, photography, glass blowing, jewelry and more. Bismore Park, Ocean Street, Hyannis. Maritime Exhibit, 1pm-4pm. Part of Maritime Month. Free admission. Captain Bangs Hallet House, Strawberry Lane, off Route 6A, Yarmouth Port. May 19 & 23 May 21-June 14 May 24 & 25 “In Search of Spawning Horseshoe Crabs”, Sat 2:30pm-4:30pm; Sun 3pm-5pm. Stroll the shoreline with Bob Prescott. One mile in soft sand. Registration required $7. Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, off Route 6, S. Wellfleet. 508-349-2615. Schoolhouse Open House, tour the newly renovated museum, new displays, meet the new curator. Refreshments. 1869 Schoolhouse and School Rouse Museum, Nauset Road, Eastham. May 24-26 May 25 & 26 May 27 & 28 May 29 & 31 Check out the CapeCodToday.Com Calendar for more events... :: Daily EventsMonday, April 21 Tuesday, April 22 April 25-27 Thursday, May 1 Saturday, May 3 Spring Walk, 10am. Walk led by Audubon naturalist, Ian Ives. Free. Yarmouth Historical Society Nature Trails, off Route 6A, entrance behind the Yarmouth Port Post Office, Yarmouth Port. Spring Wildflower Walk, 3pm. Harwich Conservation Trust walk led by botanist/journalist Rich Eldred. Bank Street Bogs Conservation Lands, Bank Street, Harwichport. 508-432-3997. Daffodil Days, 10am-2pm. Enjoy the sheer beauty of thousands of daffodils. Activities for children; guided tours. Spohr Gardens, 45 Fells Rd, Falmouth. Roll Basket Workshop, 9am-2pm. Construct a simple flat reed basket. $61. Call to reserve. Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Rd, E. Sandwich, 508-888-6870. Sunday, May 4 12th Annual River Day, 10am-3pm. Annual celebration of the Marstons Mills River Watershed. Free activities include a catch & release fishing derby (registration required), kayaking, interpretive walk and more. Picnic lunch & cookout available for a fee. All ages welcome. Burgess Park, Route 149, Marstons Mills. www.marstonsmills.org CapeAbilities 5K Run/Walk/Stroll, 9:30am stroll start, 10am 5K start. Begins at the Hyannis Village Green, Main Street, Hyannis. 508-778-5040. Monday, May 5 Tuesday, May 6 Friday, May 9 Saturday, May 10 “Pirates of Cape Cod”, 2pm. Discover the sea-going scoundrels of the Cape’s history. Free. Province Lands Visitor Center, Race Point Road, Provincetown. 508-349-3785. Chatham Maritime Festival, 9:30am-10pm. Community event celebrating the town’s maritime heritage. Fishermen’s contests, tasty treats, children’s nautical crafts, music and much more! Begins at 9:30am with a blessing of the fleet at the fish pier. Festivities continue until 10pm in the Town Hall parking lot, Main Street, Chatham. Chatham Historic Preservation Awards House Tour, 2pm-4pm. Five houses. Sponsored by the Chatham Historical Society and Chatham Garden Club. Tickets $10. Call for tickets, info and locations. 508-945-2493. Annual Spring Fling Weekend, Fun-filled community event for all ages, hayrides, entertainment and more. Band will play from 3pm-6pm and there will be special entertainment up and down Main Street in the early afternoon. Locations throughout Chatham. Family Jam Making Workshop, 1pm-3pm. Make & bring home 4-6 jars of strawberry jam. Paid advance registration required. $38 for 1 adult & 1 child (grade 1 & up). Green Briar Jam Kitchen, 6 Discovery Hill Road, E. Sandwich. 508-888-6870. Long Beach & Centerville River Walk, 10am-12pm. Guided 2 hour, 3.5 mile walk along Long Beach to the tip of the barrier spit. Hard-soled shoes suggested, strenuous. Meet at the Craigville Beach Parking Lot, Centerville. 508-771-2585. Garden Club of Brewster Annual Plant Sale, Drummer Boy Park, Route 6A, Brewster. Sunday, May 11 Mother’s Day Brunch, 11am. Reservations required. Hands-on workshop for children 11am-3pm free with admission. Member adult/child: $15.95/$9.95; non-member adult/child: $34/$20. Plimoth Plantation, off Route 3, Plymouth. 508-746-1622 x 8365. Mother’s Day Brunch, 11am-3pm. Kid’s can decorate a special plant for mom. $14.95 per mom. Coonamessett Farm, 277 Hatchville Road, East Falmouth. 508-563-2560. Tuesday, May 13 Talk: “Fatal Forecast”, 1:30pm. “An Incredible True Tale of Disaster & Survival at Sea”. Narrated slide presentation by author Michael Tougias. $3. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, 869 Route 6A, Brewster. 508-896-3867. Wednesday, May 14 Thursday, May 15 “A Salute to Maritime Thermometers”, 7pm. Free. Porter Thermometer Museum, 49 Zarahemla Road, Onset. 508-295-5504. Legend of the Pirate Ship Whydah Walk, 2pm. 1 1/2 hours, 1 mile. Join a park ranger and explore the history & legend of Black Sam Bellamy. Free. Meet at the Marconi Beach bathhouse, off Route 6, Wellfleet. 508-255-3421. Friday, May 16 Saturday, May 17 “Dennis Lifesavers”, 1pm-4pm. Maritime Days Exhibit by Historian Phyllis Horton. Features the lives and times of those who risked their lives in violent storms and angry seas to rescue the mariners of Dennis and Cape Cod. Refreshments. 1736 Josiah Dennis Manse Museum, 77 Nobscusset Rd, Dennis. 508-385-2232. Non-Walk: View an Osprey Nest, 2pm-4pm. Drop in to view an osprey nest with naturalist Todd Kelley. Harwich Conservation Trust. A. Janet Defulvio Wildlife Sanctuary Boardwalk, off Route 28, West Harwich. 508-432-3997. Tour Nobska Point Light, 9:30am-11:30am. Children must be at least 6 years of age and 45” tall to enter. Nobska Lighthouse, Nobska Road, Woods Hole. Open House, 10am-3pm; “Lady of the Sound” showing at 11am. Open house and tours of the boats and boat shop. Free. Osterville Historical Society & Museum, 155 West Bay Road, Osterville. 508-428-5861. Annual Book & Plant Sale, 9am. Woods Hole Library, 581 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole. 508-508-548-8961. BLT Crocker Neck Walk, 10am-12pm. Guided tour of flora and fauna. Park at the northern gate on Santuit Road, Cotuit. Call for info and to register 508-771-2585. 22nd Annual Figawi Charity Ball, 7pm. Benefits the Figawi Charities. Hyannis Resort & Conference Center, West End Rotary, Hyannis. 9th Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannisport, 100 & 20 mile bike race and celebration from Boston to Hyannisport. Benefits the Best Buddies Organization. Sunday, May 18 Wicker Furniture Lecture, 2pm-3:30pm. Speaker on wicker furniture as featured in the museum’s 2008 exhibit. Atwood House Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, Chatham. 508-945-2493. “Three’s a Charm”, 4pm. A delightful string trio will play Mozart & Dohnenyi. Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. 508-495-1878. Outer Cape Chorale Concert, 3pm. Free. Nauset Regional Middle School, Route 28, Orleans. Wine Tasting Event, 3pm-5pm. Appetizers, wine tasting benefits the Family Pantry. Tickets $30 at the door or by calling. Barnstable Restaurant & Tavern, 3176 Rte 6A, Barnstable. 508-432-6519. Annual Race Point Lighthouse “Green Tour”, 10am-2pm. Tour the historic lighthouse, keepers’ house, newly renovated Whistle House, and solar & wind power systems of the lighthouse. Donations welcome. Starts from Race Point Beach Parking Lot, Provincetown. 508-487-9930. “Opening Gardens for the Summer”, 2pm. Author CL Fornari to speak. Osterville Historical Society & Museum, 155 West Bay Road, Osterville. 508-428-5861 “The Outermost House”, 3pm. Talk with nature writer Robert Finch. Truro Public Library, Library Lane, Truro. 508-487-1125. Monday, May 19 Explore HCT’s 60-Acres, 10am, led walk. Harwich Conservation Trust. Bank Street Bogs Conservation Lands, Bank Street, Harwichport. 508-432-3997. Tuesday, May 20 Wednesday, May 21 Adult Jam Making Workshop, 6:30pm-8:30pm. Make & bring home 4-6 jars of strawberry rhubarb jam. Paid advance registration required. $38. Green Briar Jam Kitchen, 6 Discovery Hill Road, E. Sandwich. 508-888-6870. Thursday, May 22 Maritime Museum Book Signing & Fundraising Book Fair, 6:30pm-close. Author Jack Conway will speak and sign copies of his book. Benefits the Cape Cod Maritime Museum. Barnes & Noble, Cape Cod Mall, Route 132, Hyannis. 508-775-1723. Saturday, May 24 Garden Club of Harwich Annual Plant Sale, 8am. Doane Park, Route 28, Harwichport. 4th Annual Stuffed Quahog Contest, 3pm. Public to taste & judge. Sponsored by the Onset Bay Association. Salerno’s Function Facility, Onset. 508-295-7072. Open Trail Day at Cedar Spring Herb Farm, 1pm. Walk the endangered medicinal plant trail. Cedar Spring Herb Farm, 159 Long Pond Drive, Harwich. 508-432-3997. Antiques & Flea Market, 8am-4pm. Professional antiques appraisers on site, $5 per appraisal. Grounds of the Meeting House Museum, 3 River Road, Orleans. 508-240-1329. Church-Wide Sale, 8am-3pm. Lunch will be available. First United Methodist Church, 569 Main Street 7 Cross Street, Chatham. 508-945-0474. “Cape Cod Stranding Network”, 1pm. Talk on the Cape Cod Stranding Network and the National Marine Life Center. Free. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, 869 Route 6A, Brewster. 508-896-3867. Slide Lecture: Seafaring Cape Codders, 2pm. Talk by local author Jim Coogan. Province Lands Visitor Center, Race Point Road, Provincetown. 58-349-3785. Horseshoe Crab Encounters, 10am-11:30, for families with children 4-16. $8, kids $6. Stroll the tidal flats and creeks of Barnstable Harbor. Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, 345 Bone Hill Rd, Barnstable. Call to register 508-362-7475. Sunday, May 25 Henry Beston “Live”, 2pm. Stage and film actor Marvin Einhorn brings Beston to life. Truro Public Library, Library Lane, Truro. 508-487-1125. Pancakes & All That Jazz, 11:30am. Sponsored by the Old South Dennis Village Association. Light jazz from vocalist Christa DeLude and yummy breakfast! All welcome! Liberty Hall, Old Main Street, South Dennis. Outdoor Art Show, 11am-5pm Yarmouth Art Guild. On the lawn near Bank of America & Cape Cod Cooperative, Route 6A, Yarmouth Port. “The Great Hyannis” Johnny Kelley Half Marathon, 9am start. 5 & 10K. Race begins on Main Street, Hyannis. Info at www.johnnykelleyroadrace.net Monday, May 26 Memorial Day Services, 12:30pm. JFK Memorial, Ocean Street, Hyannis. Campfire, 7pm. Enjoy the sunset then lore around the campfire. Free. Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. 508-349-3785 Wednesday, May 28 Thursday, May 29 Friday, May 30 Walking Tour of Provincetown, 9am. Three-mile walk, two hour tour. Free. Co-sponsored by the National Park Service and Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum. By reservation only. Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. 508-487-1310. Saturday, May 31 Walking Tour of Hyannis Waterfront, 2pm. Walk led by local historian Professor James Gould. Meet at the flagpole at Asleton Park, Hyannis. 508-428-8267. Slide Lecture: Old Harbor Station, 2pm. The life of a life-saving station. Free. Province Lands Visitor Center, Race Point Road, Provincetown. 508-349-3785. Guided Seashore Walk, 10am. 3 mile round-trip walk led by a park ranger to the site of Henry Beston’s Outer Most House on Nauset Beach. Starts at Doane Rock Parking Area, Doane Road, Eastham. 508-487-1125. 3rd Annual Cape Cod Canal Water & Boating Safety Day, 10am-3pm. Water and boating safety activities for all ages. Games for kids, prizes, dock-side tours, free vessel safety checks and more. Free. Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center, US Coast Guard Station & Sandwich Marina, Ed Moffitt Drive, Sandwich. 508-833-9678. Sunday, June 1 * Check out the Calendar at Cape Cod Today for Cape Cod happenings! 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