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Still Unfolding: A Weekend for the Unfinished Woman

This October, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod invites you to step into Unfinished Woman—a bold and beautiful journey of midlife reinvention, creative awakening, and emotional truth. Inspired by Joan Anderson’s beloved memoir A Year by the Sea, this weekend blends art, storytelling, film, and intimate conversations with women who have dared to begin again. Join us for exhibitions, performances, panels, and workshops designed to honor the sacred, messy, powerful process of becoming—because unfinished doesn’t mean incomplete. It means you’re just getting started.

Purchasing a bundle pack will grant you access to all of the following programs at a discounted rate of $250.

Friday, October 31 | 6:00pm

A Table of Becoming by Chef Nicholas Caplice

Guests are invited to gather around the table for an intimate culinary experience created by Chef Nicholas Caplice.

This special dinner is designed to mirror the weekend’s themes—seasonal, soulful, and sensorial.

Friday, October 31 | 7:30pm

Siobhan Magnus Halloween Concert

Optional concert with American Idol star, Siobhan Magnus. A Halloween-themed performance that will be sure to excite.

Saturday, November 1 | 1:00–5:00 PM

Film Screening + Panel: A Year by the Sea

A cinematic and conversational deep dive into the courage it takes to begin again.

Join us for an afternoon of storytelling, soul-searching, and sea air as we screen the film adaptation of Joan Anderson’s bestselling memoir, A Year by the Sea.

Immediately following the screening, stay for a powerful, honest, and inspiring panel conversation with four women who embody the spirit of reinvention:

Saturday, November 1 | 7:30 PM

Christine Ernst: The Fat Ass Cancer Bitch Returns

FACB 2025: Old AF

As part of the Unfinished Woman experience, this one-night-only performance by writer and truth-teller Christine Ernst brings the exhibition’s core themes—reinvention, resilience, and radical honesty—off the gallery walls and onto the stage.

Monday, November 3 | 2:00–4:00 PM

Writing Workshop: The Tides of Womanhood

With Joan Anderson and Christine Ernst

A student-centered experience rooted in the tides of womanhood—guided by voice, vulnerability, and personal renewal.

At the heart of this workshop is a guiding truth: a woman’s life is not linear—it moves in tides.