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EVENTS CALENDAR LOUNGING WITH RAY - Ray Rasicot kicks off his 14th season at the Paddock Restaurant, West Main Street in Hyannis, tonight. You'll be seeing him on Friday and Saturday evenings playing the Hammond Organ (B-3) as well as the piano. On Saturdays, he'll be joined by Mike Crocco on sax and clarinet for pop classics and a selection of favorite show tunes. _tgf "BOOKS: April Madness at Writers ' Center Forget March Madness. April is shaping up as a whirlwind for the Cape Cod Writers ' Center as it cel- ebrates National Poetry Month. Poets in the series include the Cape's own Marge Piercy (April 11), 2005 American Book Award winner Lamont Steptoe (April 25) and the country's poet laureate, Ted Kooser (May 2). Readings are from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Route 28. Admission is $10. Marchant will join the Center's "Breakfast with the Authors" April 7 at 9:30 a.m. at Hyannis Golf Club on Route 132, and return there on the 8th to teach a daylong workshop on the meditational poem, the poetic sequence, and the prose poem. And for you youngsters in the audi- ence (as Ed Sullivan used to say), April 21 is the deadline for applica- tions for the Center's Young Writers ' Workshop, to be held Aug 21 to 25. The age range is 12 to 16. Call 508-420-0200 for more details. WB story hour Thursday mornings Ages 3 to 5 are invited to attend story hour at Whelden Library in West Barnstable Thursday mornings from 10 to 11. Call the library on Route 149 to register: 508-362-2262. Osterville Library Book Sale The Friends of the Osterville Village Library hosts weekly book sales in the library's basement. This week , sales will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon Osterville Library Tuesdays through the end of May, Osterville Free Library hosts story time for 3- to 5-year-olds from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Pre-registration is rec- ommended; call 508-428-5757. Mystery writing weekend workshop Take a crash course in mystery writing May 12 to 14 at the Craigville Conference Center when mystery writers Hallie Ephron and Lynne Heit- man lead sessions on writing, selling and more. Various packages avail- able, one day to three days. Call for details, call 508-420-0200. Sturgis Library news Ongoing book sales are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations are always accepted. Books needed for the annual book, bake and plant sale being held in June. Books wanted The GoodStart Program is look- ing for new and gently used books for distribution to the children of the community. Bring donations to the Massachusetts Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children at 206 Breeds Hill Road in Hyannis week- days between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Barnes & Noble Tuesday toddler story time is at 10 a.m. with preschool storytime every Wednesday at 11 a.m.; then on Fridays there is a special story time for school-age children at 7 p.m. The store is located at 769 Route 132 in the Cape Cod Mall. Cotuit Library Story times at the Cotuit Library are Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m. when pre- schoolers are welcome for stories, songs and crafts. Borders Books Saturdays at 11 a.m., Miss Sandy reads for storytime at the store on Route 132 in Hyannis. Marstons Mills story hours and more The Marstons Mills Public Library invites children of all ages to weekly story hours on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Also on Tuesdays, at 4:15 p.m., there is a story hour for children in preschool through grade 2, crafts included. Grades 4 through 7 are invited to play board games from 4 to 6 p.m. Storytimes and more at Eastham Public Library The Eastham Public Library has weekly storytime every Friday at 10:30 a.m. for children up to age 5. A craft session follows. The library also hosts a monthly "Magic The Gather- ing" trading card game program for ages 11 and up the first Tuesday of each month from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. All are free, but you must sign up in advance. M "CANVAS: Barnstable New show for Miller Denton Miller 's latest photography, "Elements 2006," debuts April 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Gallery 337 on Main Street in Hyannis. Recently, Miller won the 2006 Cape Cod Art Associ- ation's Winter Member 's Show first place in photography. Cape Cod Art Association The Cape Cod Art Association , 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable , is offering courses in watercolor painting, oil paint- ing, life drawing, digital photography and more. The Association is accepting student members ages 14 to 22 with a membership fee of $15 a year, which includes discounts on classes , newslet- ter subscription and ability to exhibit and sell work. On April 8 from 9 a.m. through the evening and April 9 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Association will host Bob and David Singer's "Two Days to Better Digital Photography." Admission is $225 for non-members; call 508-362-2909. All area high school students are invited to participate in a Student Art Exhibit through April 17. Call 508-362- 2909 or go to www.capecodartassoc.org Children's art class offerings Cape Cod Art Association's Children's Art Classes include Art for Mommy & Me (ages 2-3), offered Tuesdays; Books We Love: Art for New Readers (ages 3-6), offered Tuesdays and Fridays; Art Discovery (ages 3-4), offered Thursday morn- ings and afternoons; and Saturday Art Discovery (ages 5-7 and 8-10). Fees vary and all classes are held at the association's galleries and studios at 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable Vil- lage. For more information or to register, call 508-362-2909 or visit the Web site at www.capecodartassoc.org. What's up at the Cahoon? The Cahoon Museum of American Art, 4676 Route 28 in Cotuit, offers docent tours every Friday at 11 a.m. Classes include Sailor's Valentine, folk painting, watercolor, bird carving, and more. An display of fiber art that focuses on faces and figures is on exhibit through May 14. Salley Mavor discusses embroidery and assem- blage. Illustrator Sally Mavor gives slide lecture on her work April 11 at 11 a.m. April 18 Ann Grey shows her most recent needlework. Call 508- 428-7581 for details. Cotuit Center for the Arts The Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Route 28, has classes for adults and children in painting, life draw- ing, mixed media, assemblage, hatha yoga and more. A new exhibit, "Love, Live & Ecstasy" is up through April 15, featuring oils by Donald Langosy and sculpture by Edmund Sullivan. Call 508-428-0669. Beads and baubles Learn the art of glass bead making at Leslie B. Spencer's Fine Arts and Crafts Studio, 151 Main St. in Cotuit, when she gives demonstrations and classes. Call 508-420-2343 for details. Cape Cod Conservatory Registration is open for the Cape Cod Conservatory Fine and Perform- ing Arts classes. Programs offered include studio art classes, an instru- ment sampler for young children, "Broadway for Girls," "Art in the After- noon," monotype, drawing and more. Students of all ages are welcome. For details, call 508-362-2772 or go to www.capecodconservatory.net. Around the Cape New visions in Truro A new community art organization, The Truro Group, features an exhibit of works by 25 local artists through April at the Truro Public Library off Route 6. Opening night at Mayflower Mayflower Place Retirement Community welcomes artists Anna Lowther and Kenneth Brynildsen of Angelheart Gallery. Their works will be on exhibit through April 27 at the Community on Buck Island Road in West Yarmouth. Open studios and more in Mashpee Thursday and Friday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon, through spring, the Art For Giving gallery, 27 Fountain St. in Mashpee Commons, will hold open studio time after which there will be a gentle critique. Use your own materi- als or the studio equipment. Admis- sion is $12 to $18 and pre-registra- tion is required by calling 508-477- 2121. Ten percent of the proceeds go to charity. Art for Young People, ages 12 to 18, is held Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The fee is $12, and pre-registra- tion is required. Creative Arts Center The Creative Arts Center, Crowell Road in Chatham hosts an exhibition of figure and portraits through April 28. A reception to meet the artists is April 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. For details on classes and shows check out www. capecodcreativearts.org -Q rum~ Finnish-American Society The Finnish-American Society of Cape Cod's monthly meeting sched- ule for April 15 has been cancelled. For kids of all ages An intergenerational program at the Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Road in Hyannis, meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. when there are games, crafts, refreshments, sing-a-longs and more. All ages invited. Call 508-420-3477. Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary Members of the Cape Cod Hospital Auxiliary Barnstable Branch meets the second Thursday of the month at St. Mary's Church in Barnstable Village at 10:30 a.m. The brief meeting is followed by a social gathering with guest speakers. Group for youths The Barnstable Youth Commission and its Youth Empowered Through Learning Leadership advisory group meet at 2 p.m. every first and third Thursday in room 2108 at Barnstable High School when ages 13 through 19 are invited to discuss issues affecting the young people of Barnstable. German-American Club Members of the German-Ameri- can Club generally meet the second Saturday of the month at the Fraternal Lodge in Centerville. New members are welcome. Call 508-394-0744 for details. Barnstable Newcomers The Barnstable Newcomers Club welcomes all Barnstable residents to meetings held the third Wednes- day of the month at the Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Road in Hyannis, at 7:30 p.m. Meetings in- clude a speaker and a social gather- ing. Annual membership is $8. Contradances in Cotuit A Contradance is held the second Saturday of every month at Freedom Hall, 976 Main St. in Cotuit, with live music by John Alden & Friends. Be- ginners and singles are welcome and soft-soled shoes are recommended. All dances begin at 8 p.m. Admission is $6. Call 508-420-2188. Osterville Men's Club Ten scholarships totaling $10,500 will be awarded to members of the Barnstable High School Class of 2006 based on academic performance, good citizenship and financial need. Contact the guidance department at BHS. BARS meets monthly in West Barnstable Members of the Barnstable Associa- tion For Recreational Shellfishing meet the first Tuesday of the month at the West Barnstable Community Building, Route 149 (Meetinghouse Road), at 7 p.m. for guest speakers, programs, events and updates on town projects. Barnstable-Yarmouth Lions Club This organization of men and women raises funds for eye research and other community services. Meetings are held at the Four Points Sheraton Resort in Hyannis on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. Call Floran Rozzelle at 508-349-0157 or Charlie Marceline at 508-428-5505. Cape Cod Astronomical Society meets at D-Y All are invited to meetings of the Cape Cod Astronomical Society at 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth. The Garden Club of Hyannis The Garden Club of Hyannis (GCFM- NGC) meets the third Tuesday of the month at the Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main Street at noon. The public is welcome for a small donation. My Teen Voice Advisory Group The MTV Advisory Group of the Barnstable Youth Commission meets every first Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Kennedy Rink on Bassett Lane in Hyannis. All Barnstable residents ages 13 to 19 are welcome. Linux User Group meetings Mid Cape Linux User Group www. midcapelinux.org meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Area 52, Whites Path, South Yarmouth. Meetings are free and open to the public. Log on to www. midcapelinux.org. Paranormal Research Society opens meetings to public The Cape & Islands Paranormal Re- search Society will open one meeting a month, usually on the final Friday, to the general public, from 7 to 9 p.m. Contact TheSociety@Caiprs.com. Cape Cod Bird Club The Cape Cod Bird Club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Route 6A in Brewster. All meetings are free and open to the public, as are birding trips. Shake off the tax blues and head for a Harwich and Chatham bird sighting walk April 15. Meet at 8 a.m. at Hardings Beach parking lot in Harwich off Route 28. Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod Mid-Cape chapter meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Barnstable Unitarian Church on Route 6A. Cape Cod Motorcycle Club Members of the Cape Cod Mo- torcycle Club meet at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at Child and Family Services of Cape Cod, 1019 lyannough Road in Hyannis. Motorcycles 350cc and above are welcome. The club is American Motorcycle Association- sanctioned. Call 508-775-3793. Villages of Barnstable Woman's Club The Villages of Barnstable (Jr.) Woman 's Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Whelden Memorial Library on Route 149 in West Barnstable. To CONTINUED ON PAGE C:5 t _£_* ¦^*®^-^~ ^ I ^& "A *A ^^P _B_____________ ^^v M ^^ I Ivl .~^»-——^^^_l. -I ^ j £\ fjAl -i^i-v ' <%, I I J( ^^ \rOh 1 ¦ Enjoy award-winning cuisine .it The Danl Webster Inn at an extraordinar y value! ItJI ¦ Order one entree and receive a SECOND ENTREE of your choice jra RM (of equal or lesser value ) FREE *! 31 |TeB "Offer will end May 4. _006. Fine Dinin g onl y. Tavern excluded. Valid tor parties up to 6 people. ¦ 1 1 ^ Not valid with other otter- .. Must j>res ent coupon. aP IP 149 Main Street « Sandwich Village * ( 508 ) 888-3622 #' www.DanlWebste rInn.com j| | £^' RESERVATION'S RECOMMENDED~ Li.Miru ) SIMIM. 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