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CONTINUED FROM PAGE C:6 18. For details, call 508-385- 4477, ext. 12. Reunion for Marines The USS Worcester CL 144 Association is seeking for- mer Ship's Company Marine Detachment, Flag Members and Aviation Personnel for the 17th annual reunion at Deer- field Beach, Florida, Sept. 15 through 18. For details call Phil Harter at 845-255-2603 or e- mail PhilHarterOaolcom. School programs offered on Cape The YMCA Cape Cod has openings in its School Age Pro- grams 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 information, 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 Library sponsors a free magic show on Tuesday. For further information please contact Natalie Marsh, Youth Service Librarian, Eastham Pub- lic 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 informa- ' tion, call 508-240-5950. 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 Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. and every Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. Additionally, 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 I much more. A satellite Boys & Girls Club for grades 7 through 12 is open at Mashpee High School where there is computer support, games, tutoring SAT and MCAS prep and much more available. Call for details: ¦ 508-477-8845. Membership is $15 for the year. Summer camp 1 has been extended to include Aug. 28 through 30 when there will be three field trips. Call for details. 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 Commu- nity Building on Route 149 and at the First Congregational Church of Yarmouthport on Route 6A on Wednesday afternoons. Ages 4 and up are welcome. Call 508- 888-0107 for information. Workshops at the Academy of Performing Arts A multi-arts summer program is offered at the Academy of Per- forming 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 Museum, 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 Rescue in Buz- zards 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 homeless pets. To find out more, e-mail roverdogrescue@hotmail.com Foster and adoptive families needed Social workers and local foster parents 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 dis- cuss foster parenting and adop- tion. Those interested should stop by or call 508-771-1727. Coffee and an open mic The YMCA of Cape Cod's coffeehouse 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, musi- cians, 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. Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center (Cape side of the Canal, Ed Moffit Drive, across from the Sandwich Coast Guard Station. Information, 508-833-9678.) At- tractions 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 pre- sentations 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 Provincetown, 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 morn- ing at 10:30, a volunteer leads walks in the Shirley G. Cross Wildflower Garden. • Through Labor Day: Exhibit of oil paintings by Nancy Dick- son. Proceeds from sales benefit educational programs. • Aug. 28 and 30: Outdoor animal story times with Peter Rabbit and friends at 10:30 a.m. • Aug. 29: Wildflower garden walk at 10:30 a.m. • 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 edu- cators 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. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (508-896-3867, Route 6A in Brewster) Nature walks, talks, les- sons, trips, a museum shop and library, family programs and more are offered. Current exhibits include an interactive coastal exhibit, marine exhibits, birds, more. • Aug. 31: Rachael Ormsby, aerospace engineer, discusses biology in space at 7:30 p.m. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Ashumet and Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (508-362-1426, call for de- tailed 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, local water is- sues, coastal habitats and more offered. Call now for details. • Aug. 26: Visitor Center open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guided walks around the estate at 11 a.m. Check out the os- prey. Hike Washburn Island at 10 a.m. Free. 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 CapeWil- dlife.Org Warning: The Center strongly urges the public to not touch wild animals. If you must do so, wear thick rubber gloves. Bet- ter yet, call your local animal control department and let the professionals handle the situ- ation. £ TALKS: Lecture series and dessert social Tuesday lectures are given weekly at the Olde Colonial Courthouse, Route 6A in Barnstable, at 7:30 p.m. Author and historian Jim Coogan dis- cusses whales, Cape Cod tales and more Aug. 29. Lecture series in Wellfleet Naturalists Wayne Petersen, Brian Harrington and Kim Smith present a program on Aug. 30 at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctu- ary off Route 6. All talks are at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $4 to $5. For more information, call 508- 349-2615. Science Made Public at the WHOI Exhibit Center The summer series of talks at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute continues through Au- gust with the following line up: Aug. 29 - Erich Horgan, Biology Department discusses "Local Jellies: the Good the Bad and the Ugly." All talks are Tuesdays at 2:30 pm and are held at the WHOI Exhibit Center Auditorium, 15 School Street, Woods Hole. For more information, contact Kathy Patterson, kpatterson@whoi.edu or 508-289-2700, pr check on- line at www.whoi.edu/sites/smp ffi WALKS: Sandwich expedition Explore the oldest town on Cape Cod, Sandwich, year- round on a 6.2-mile walk as part of the Walk 'n Mass Volkssport Club. Call 508-291- 1162 for details. Take the Hyannis-JFK family compound walk Walk Hyannis and enjoy ocean views on a 10K jaunt beginning at the Heritage House Hotel, 259 Main Street in Hyannis. Walk sponsored by the Walk 'n Mass Volkssport Club. Start times are daily sunrise to sunset. Information: 508-775-7000. ^ ^ ZVOLUNTEERS: Walkers wanted Volunteers are need for the 14th annual Alzheimer's As- sociation South Shore Memory Walk being held Sept. 17. To take part call 508-947-4774". Help clean up the coast Volunteers needed to take part in the COASTSWEEP pro- gram to clean up the shoreline, riverbanks, seafloor and more. To take part, call 617-287- 5570. Independence House needs help Volunteers are needed at Independence House in Hyannis to help plan and carry out fund raising events. A fashion show in August and a golf tournament in September are the immediate upcoming events. Call 508-771-6507 to sign up. Join the crew at the BCC Get behind the scenes at the Barnstable Comedy Club and learn the ropes while having a laugh or two. No experience needed. Crew needed to help with wardrobe, sound, props, painting, lights, stage manage- ment and much more. Call Nikki at 508-362-6333. 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