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Raffle for humanity
A raffle for a painting of a sloop
heading out to sea in the 1934 Amer-
ica's Cup race, valued at $20,000 and
rendered by Julia O'Malley-Keyes, is
now under way. To view it, check out
www.capecdlife.com/2006HomeExpo.
To purchase tickets , $25 each or five
for $100, call 508-775-9800 ext. 45 or
508-775-3559. Proceeds benefit Habi-
tat for Humanity. Sponsored by Cape
Cod Life Publications.
Dance center offers
classes, camp, more
The Cape Cod Dance Center in
Falmouth is offering a summer
schedule of camps, master classes,
workshops and activities for all levels
and ages. To get details visit www.
capecoddancecenter.com.
Seaside sorcery and
magical doings
Comus the Magician performs a show
of magic and surprises through Aug. 30
on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting
House, corner of Route 28 and Crowell
Road in Chatham. Admission is $8. For
details, call 508-430-1305.
Hallet House open
The Captain Bangs Hallet House
Museum is now open for the season.
The museum is located at 11 Strawberry
Lane on Route 6A in Yarmouthport and
is a fully furnished captain's home com-
plete with maritime exhibits, costumes,
artwork and more. Guided tours are at
1, 2 and 3 p.m. Thursday through Sun-
day. Admission is $8. For reservations,
call 508-375-0124.
Classes at the HJT
This summer the Harwich Junior
Theatre, 105 Division St., will be offering
several classes for all ages. Among the
classes is creative movement, comedy
imprav, scene study, musical theater,
puppetry, playwriting, on-camera acting
and more. Call 508-432-0934 for details.
Teen activities
The YMCA at Camp Lyndon in
Sandwich is offering archery, sail-
ing, kayaking and more for teens this
spring. Call 508-428-9251 , ext. 200.
Families needed for
exchange students
ASSE International Student Exchange
Programs is looking for local host
families for students ages 15 to 18 from
around the world. For details or to host
a student, call 800-677-2773.
Marines wanted!
The 2nd Marine Division Associa-
tion is looking for new members. Vets
and former 2nd Division Marines are
wanted to participate in reunions and
other events. Anyone interested in
more information should call 760-365-
2473 or visit www.2marine.com.
Heritage Museums &
Gardens
Let your mind relax , your body melt
into the earth... Join a yoga workshop
Aug. 18 or 25 at Heritage Museums &
Gardens in Sandwich at 8 a.m. when
you will practice in the gardens. A gal-
lery talk is held Aug. 24 at'1 p.m., to
discuss the museum collections.
What's up at the CCMA
Classes offered to children this winter
at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Route
6A in Dennis are drawing and painting,
multi-media adventures, color crafts,
sculpture with found objects, mask and
set making and more. Adult classes
include assemblage, stained glass,
watercolor, enameling, figure drawing,
contemporary film, totems, balancing
energy and more. Classes begin Sept.
18. Family Day Aug. 19 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. when there will be kite flying,
face painting, juggling, ice cream, more.
For details, call 508-385-4477, ext. 12.
Reunion for Marines
The USS Worcester CL 144 Associa-
tion is seeking former Ship's Company
Marine Detachment, Flag Members
and Aviation Personnel for the 17th
annual reunion at Deerfield Beach,
Florida, Sept. 15 through 18. For de-
tails call Phil Harter at 845-255-2603
. or e-mail PhilHarter@aolcom.
Sign up for an animation
vacation
Ages 9 to 17 can attend a week-
long film workshop devoted to the art
of animation Aug. 21 through 25 from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harwich Com-
munity Center, 100 Oak St. in Harwich.
Tuition is $250 to $275. For details,
call 413-695-9702. ,
School programs offered
on Cape
The YMCA Cape Cod has openings
in its School Age Programs in West
Barnstable at the Y and in Sandwich at
the Camp Lyndon Center. Instructional
and recreational swim, arts projects,
homework help and more are available.
Call 508-362-6500, ext. 115, for details.
Childcare openings in
Harwich
The YMCA of Cape Cod has several
openings in the Harwich Childcare
Center for infant care as well as the
West Barnstable facility. For informa-
tion, call 508-362-6500 , ext. 108.
Support the children
Getting a new car? Think about
donating your unwanted vehicle, no
restrictions , to the Boys & Girls Club
for sale at auction later. Call 800-246-
0493 for details.
Eastham Library's magical
friends
The Friends of the Eastham Public Li-
brary sponsors a free magic show on Tues-
day. For further information please contact
Natalie Marsh, Youth Service Librarian,
Eastham Public Library, 508-240-5950.
Magic trading card game
meetings
Ages 11 and up are invited to
the Eastham Public Library the first
Tuesday of each month from 6:15 to
7:45 to play, watch or learn Magic-
The Gathering trading card game. For
information, call 508-240-5950.
New programs at the Boys
& Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club in Mashpee is
open Monday through Friday from 2 to 7
p.m. Teen nights are held each Wednes-
day night from 7 to 9 p.m. and every
Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. Addition-
ally, the club is open every Saturday as
well during vacation weeks. Offerings
include photography, homework tutoring
and help, horseback riding, lacrosse, a
goal-setting program, karate, basketball,
dance, computer, career prep, healthy
living and much more. A satellite Boys
& Girls Club for grades 7 through 12 is
open at Mashpee High School where
there is computer support, games, tutor-
ing SAT and MCAS prep and much more
available. Sign up now for summer camp
being held at Camp Algonquin through
Aug. 25. Scholarships and payment
plans available. Call for details: 508-477-
8845. Membership is $15 for the year.
Learn to fling!
The Callanish School of Celtic Arts
leads beginning lessons in Highland
Dance and Scottish Step Dance Monday
afternoons at the West Barnstable
Community Building on Route 149 and
at the First Congregational Church of
Yarmouthport on Route 6A on Wednes-
day afternoons. Ages 4 and up are wel-
come. Call 508-888-0107 for information.
Workshops at the
Academy of Performing
Arts
A multi-arts summer program is
offered at the Academy of Performing
Arts, 5 Giddiah Hill Rd. in Orleans. For
other classes and details, call 508-255-
5510.
Programs at children's
museum
The Cape Cod Children's Mu-
seum, 577 Great Neck Road South in
Mashpee, is holding several classes
this summer. Among the offerings is
Toddler Time, Pre-K Prep, Infant Time,
Down on the Farm, American Red
Cross Babysitting, Story and Craft
Hour, a cooking class and more. For
details, call 508-539-8788.
Bugs alive!
Heritage Museums & Gardens in
Sandwich presents Fridays Live! with
bug shows between 11 a.m. and noon
on the outdoor concert stage. Bring a
chair. Kids garden club at noon with
hands-on activities.
Rover Dog to the rescue
Homes for Barnstable County area
pets can be found via the Internet
with the help of Rover Dog Res-
cue in Buzzards Bay, the MSPCA in
Centerville, and People for Cats in
West Falmouth, all of whom have
joined Petfinder.com , the oldest and
largest on-line database of home-
less pets. To find out more , e-mail
roverdogrescue@hotmail.com
Foster and adoptive
families needed
Social workers and local foster par-
ents are present the fourth Thursday of
every month from noon to 1 p.m. and
6 to 7 p.m. at the state Department of
Social Services, 32 Commercial St. in
South Yarmouth, to discuss foster par-
enting and adoption. Those interested
should stop by or call 508-771-1727.
Coffee and an open mic
The YMCA of Cape Cod's coffee-
house for teens at Camp Lyndon in
Sandwich will be held the second and
fourth Saturday of each month from 7
to 9 p.m. Featured activities include
an open mike, musicians, dancing, an
art gallery, poetry readings and more.
Teens are welcome to perform or just
hang out. Admission is $2.
# NATURE.
Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution
(Redfield Auditorium , Water Street,
Woods Hole, 508-289-2398)
Barnstable Land Trust
(720 Main St., Hyannis, 508-771-
2585)
Help to save the Cordwood property
by dressing your pup in a Dogs of
Eagle Pond Doggie Bandana, available
by sending a check for $27 to the BLT.
P.O. Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635 or by
calling 508-771-2585. All proceeds
benefit the cause.
BLT's Annual 'Gifts from
the Sea' Benefit
Barnstable Land Trust's 12th Annual
"Gifts from the Sea" lawn party and auc-
tion will be held at the scenic Bayview
Farm property along Route 6A in West
Barnstable on Saturday. Aug. 19, from
5:30 to 9 p.m. Bayview Farm is a historic
homestead that is the site of a 10-acre of
Land Preservation effort of the Barnstable
Land Trust and the Nature Conservancy
with the support of local, federal, and
state funding. Tickets are $75 per person
by sending a check together with a
stamped, self-addressed envelope to
Barnstable Land Trust, Box 224. Cotuit.
MA 02635 or by calling 508-771-2585.
NOTE: Auction items, donations and
volunteers still needed. Call for details.
Cape Cod Canal Visitor
Center
(Cape side of the Canal, Ed Moffit
Drive, across from the Sandwich Coast
Guard Station. Information , 508-833-
9678.) Attractions include a retired
41-foot U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'
patrol boat, real time radar and camera
images of the Canal, a theater showing
continuous presentations on the Canal
history, bookstore , rangers presenting
ongoing free programs and more.
• Tuesdays: Junior Ranger Program,
explore the waterway, learn the canal
history, check out the plants, wildlife
and more at 1 p.m.
Cape Cod National
Seashore
(Salt Pond Visitor Center. Nauset
Road, off Route 6 in Eastham, 508-255-
3421; Province Lands Visitor Center.
Race Point Road, off Route 6 in Provinc-
etown, 508-487-1256. Call for details.)
Thornton W. Burgess
Society (4 Water St.
in Sandwich), Green
Briar Nature Center (6
Discovery Hill Rd., East
Sandwich)
(508-888-6870. Hours are Monday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. 508-888-
6870, www.thorntonburgess.org)
Critter Capers is held every Friday
at 10:30 a.m. when a naturalist leads
a tour to visit the resident animals.
And every Saturday morning at 10:30 ,
it's Animal Story Time with stories
about Peter Rabbit and friends. Every
Tuesday and Friday morning at 10:30,
a volunteer leads walks in the Shirley
G. Cross Wildflower Garden.
Notice: Sign up now for summer
programs for ages 4 and up. Canoe-
ing, crafts, tidal pools, woodland
safari , dinosaurs, bugs and more. Pro-
grams run through August. Museum
open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m.
on Sunday. Admission is by donation.
• Through Labor Day: Exhibit of oil
paintings by Nancy Dickson. Proceeds
from sales benefit educational pro-
grams.
• Thursdays through Aug.: Take a
journey through time when you take
a walking tour of Sandwich Village at
10:30 a.m.
• Sept. 2: Workshop for educators
in reptiles. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fee is
$60 to $75.
• Sept. 16: Workshop for educators
in rock and mineral specimens, 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fee is 58 to $73.
CapeCod Museumof Natural
History
(508-896-3867 . Route 6A in Brew-
ster)
Nature walks , talks , lessons, trips ,
a museum shop and library, family pro-
grams and more are offered. Current
exhibits include an interactive coastal
exhibit , marine exhibits , birds, more.
• Aug. 31: Rachael Ormsby. aero-
space engineer, discusses biology in
space at 7:30 p.m.
Massachusetts Audubon
Society, Ashumet and
Long Pasture Wildlife
Sanctuary
(508-362-1426 , call for detailed
information)
Massachusetts Audubon
Society, Wellfleet Bay
Wildlife Sanctuary
(508-349-2615 , Route 6 in Wellfleet ,
call for a complete schedule of events)
Massachusetts Audubon
Society, Long Pasture
Wildlife Sanctuary
(Cummaquid, 508-362-1426)
Waquoit Bay Reserve
{508-457-0495 , Route 28,
East Falmouth)
• Professional development courses
for educators in fishing, oceans and
coasts, salt water studies , whales, lo-
cal water issues, coastal habitats and
more offered. Call now for details.
Cape Cod Wildlife Center
(185 Meadow Lane, West
Barnstable, 508-362-0111 , www.
capewildlife.org)
Have your questions about wildlife
answered daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
or go to the Center 's Web site at
CapeWildlife.Org
Warning: The Center strongly urges
the public to not touch wild animals.
If you must do so. wear thick rub-
ber gloves. Better yet, call your local
animal control department and let the
professionals handle the situation.
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Lecture series and
dessert social
Tuesday lectures are given weekly at
the Olde Colonial Courthouse, Route
6A in Barnstable, at 7:30 p.m. On Aug.
22 Evan Albright reveals "The Treasure
of Chichen Itza: The True Story of
Cape Cod's Indiana Jones - Edward
H. Thomson. " Author and historian Jim
Coogan discusses whales, Cape Cod
tales and more Aug. 29.
Lecture series in Wellfleet
The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
hosts a lecture series this summer at the
facility off Route 6. Tim Voorheis discuss-
es and shows his aerial photographs. All
talks are at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $4 to
$5. For more information, call 508-349-
2615. The Aug. 23 talk is given by natu-
ralist David Clapp, who will discuss world
migration. Naturalists Wayne Petersen,
Brian Harrington and Kim Smith present
a program on Aug. 30.
Cannon comes a callin'
Learn about cannons, how to shoot,
load and aim them Aug. 24 at Heritage
Museums & Gardens when they're
bringing out the King Howitzer at 1
p.m. Admission is free to $12.
Science Made Public at
the WHOI Exhibit Center
The summer series of talks at the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
continues through August with the fol-
lowing line up:
Aug. 22 - Chris Lmder. Physical
Oceanography Department discusses
"Freeze Frame: My Experiences as a
Photoioumalist on an Arctic Expedi-
tion."
Aug. 29 - Erich Horgan, Biology
Department discusses "Local Jellies:
the Good the Bad and the Ugly."
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