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Events Marbles to Icicles: Flamework Pendant Workshop (Hyannis) Refine your control and build confidence in the flame in this focused, hands-on borosilicate workshop. This class is all about developing steady hands, understanding heat control, and mastering smooth, intentional rotation—essential skills for shaping glass with precision. Students will begin by creating vibrant, solid marbles, learning how to evenly heat and shape the glass. From there, you’ll transform those forms by stretching and twisting them into elegant icicles, discovering how subtle changes in heat and movement can dramatically alter the final design. Along the way, you’ll also learn techniques for adding pendant loops, giving you the option to turn your creations into wearable or hangable pieces. This class blends technical skill-building with creativity, resulting in beautiful, functional glass art. Safety & What to Expect This class is held at our HyArts Campus Flamework Studio All participants must wear 100% cotton or linen clothing (no synthetic fabrics), along with closed-toe shoes. Long hair must be tied back securely before class. All pieces created during class must cool slowly in a kiln overnight to ensure durability and prevent cracking. Finished work will be available for pickup the following day. Date and Time: Aug 8, Aug 16, Aug 31, 2026, 10 AM Cost: $110 Place: Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main Street, Sandwich, MA, USA Website

Cape Cod Museum Trail (“CCMT”) is a 501(c)3, public non-profit organization that is both a physical journey, and digital initiative that provides a history-related prism into Cape Cod Life and Culture. Who We Are Cape Cod Museum Trail ( “CCMT” ) is a 501(c)3 , public non-profit organization that is both a physical journey, and digital initiative that provides a history-related prism into Cape Cod Life and Culture. Our mission is to support and promote the image, wellbeing and financial health of Cape Cod Museums, Cultural Centers and Art Exhibitions by creating opportunities for networking, collaboration and educational programs. In support of these, we seeks to enrich the community by providing opportunities for discovery and learning to residents and visitors. We began in October 2015 and what started modestly as a series of meetings with a few museums has evolved into a consortium of over 75+ Cape-wide institutions whose directors and staff members meet regularly and communicate digitally to develop comprehensive monthly calendars of events, story ideas and more. The vision of the Cape Cod Museum Trail seeks to strengthen and promote the important role that museums play. To educate and visibly market to residents, visitors and tourists alike, that museums are a valuable part of the wider cultural and heritage sector. They are key to both the visitor market and the cultural provision for local communities across Massachusetts providing stimulation, education and fun.

Events Wampanoag Heritage Day Join us for the sixth annual Wampanoag Heritage Day, a fun-filled celebration of Wampanoag culture at Heritage featuring a variety of activities from 10 am-2 pm, including: 11:30 am-12:15 pm: Watch a performance by the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers of eastern social songs and dances (with audience participation encouraged!) Craft a corn husk doll to take home Explore the wetu , a reproduction of a historic dwelling, the mush8n , a reproduction dug-out canoe, and the Three Sisters demonstration garden , all created in collaboration with local Wampanoag partners View and learn about historic Wampanoag artifacts found on the land that is now Heritage Museums & Gardens Visit a native artisan to shop for handcrafted contemporary wampum jewelry All activities are free with museum admission or membership. The Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers are a group of musicians, educators, and artisan from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod, Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard, and Herring Pond in Bourne. Their performances of eastern social songs and dances have both educated and entertained audiences of all ages in museums, schools, and various multicultural events. They dress in traditional clothing and their songs are accompanied by a water drum and handcrafted rattles. They encourage audience participation and prefer to dance with the people instead of for the people. In addition to their performances at Heritage, they have appeared at Jacob’s Pillow, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, The Peabody Essex Museum, Cambridge Arts Council, The Mary Baker Library, Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashpee Powwow, Aptucxet Trading Post Museum, Stonehill College, Brown University, and more. They have toured throughout New England and as far away as Bermuda, Hawaii and the United Kingdom. For three years they have participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, heading up the First Light Float and delivering the televised land acknowledgement. MEMBER: FREE NON-MEMBER: $26 Adult / $16 Youth Date and Time: Aug 22, 10 AM-2 PM Cost: $16-$26 Place: Heritage Museums & Gardens 67 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA, USA Website

Events Members-Only Reception at Chatham Marconi Maritime Center The Chatham Marconi Maritime Center is hosting a Members-Only Reception at the Museum. Join your fellow members for an evening of wine, cheese, and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories. Director Emeritus Dick Kraycir will discuss "Guglielmo Marconi's Other Life". RSVP: executivedirector@chathammarconi.org Date and Time: Mon, Aug 17, 4:30 PM-6 PM Cost: Free for Members Place: Chatham Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum 847 Orleans Road, Chatham, MA, USA Website

Events The Chatham Historical Society’s 2026 Annual Meeting with keynote speaker and author, Ben Shattuck Author Ben Shattuck will talk about his past two books — The History of Sound (2024) and Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau (2022) — and the role that history plays across genres. Wednesday, August 26, 2026 AT 5 PM FREE EVENT Held at the Chatham Community Center, 702 Main Street, Chatham, MA The Chatham Historical Society will be hosting its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, August 26. After a brief business meeting discussing the museum’s 2026 season, there will be a keynote address by author Ben Shattuck. The meeting will also highlight plans for the upcoming year at the Atwood Museum, home of the Chatham Historical Society. This event is free and open to members and the general public. Online registration is required. This event will take place at the Chatham Community Center at 702 Main Street. Parking is available on site. Documents for the Meeting (will be posted soon) Annual Meeting Agenda Organizational Chart Changes to the Board of Trustees 2026 Treasurer’s Report CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! Sponsored by Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Get to know this year’s speaker: Author, Ben Shattuck Ben Shattuck’s most recent book, The History of Sound (Viking) was the recipient of the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award and the Story Prize Spotlight Award, and was shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. His film adaptation of the title story premiered at the 2025 Cannes film festival. His first book, Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau (Tin House), was a New Yorker Best Book of 2022, a New York Times Best Book of Summer, a New England Bestseller, and was nominated for the Massachusetts Book Award. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he is a recipient of the PEN Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers and a Pushcart Prize. He spends time between Brooklyn and coastal Massachusetts, where he owns and runs the oldest general store in America, built in 1793. Date and Time: Wed, Aug 26, 5 PM Cost: Free Place: Atwood House and Museum 347 Stage Harbor Road, Chatham, MA, USA Website

Events Fundraiser: Talk to Me Chatham with MorphMom Kathleen Smith WHEN: TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH AT 5:30 PM WHERE: ATWOOD MUSEUM MURAL ROOM BENEFITS: CHATHAM CHILDREN’S FUND AND ATWOOD MUSEUMTICKETS: $60 Morphmom is a multimedia platform dedicated to sharing stories that educate, inspire, empower and connect women to help them discover their next step. It is a resource for women trying to decide what to do tomorrow, next week or next year. Our community is comprised of women both struggling to discover their next step, be itwork related, volunteer-based, navigating unexpected roads or simply rediscovering their passion. as well as those who have who had managed to chart their own course with the hope of helping others to do the same by sharing their journeys. The Atwood Museum will host this one time event on Tuesday, August 11th from 5:30-8:00 pm in the iconic Atwood Museum Mural Room. Meet Patricia Vreeland, Shareen Davis, Virginia Nickerson, Michelle Ferguson, Rachel Kaprielian, Jitka Borowick, Michelle Linn, Dani Davis, Tedi Marsh, Jeanne Daniel, and Eileen O’ Connor, and Amanda Braga-Tipton. Kathleen Butler Smith is the CEO & Founder of MORPHMOM, LLC. After graduating from Holy Cross and from Georgetown Law, she served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Hudson County, New Jersey for six years. She stopped working following the birth of her second child, and later discovered that re-entering the workforce would be difficult. Kathleen quickly noticed that she was not alone and that there were, in fact, many women who found themselves in a similar position, struggling to discover their next step, be it work related, volunteer-based, navigating unexpected twists and turns, or simply rediscovering their passion. She began to chronicle the inspirational stories of women (whom she named "Morphmoms" who had managed to chart their own course with the hope of helping other women do the same. Since its launch in 2012, Morphmom has become a platform to promote and to support these women and their remarkable stories. Kathleen and her husband, Jim, have three children in various stages of leaving the nest. Date and Time: Aug 11, 5:30 PM Cost: $60 Place: Atwood House and Museum 347 Stage Harbor Road, Chatham, MA, USA Website

Events FAC Friday Figure Group This Falmouth Art Center members meetup group, gathers to paint portraits from live models every Friday morning 9:30 AM to 12 PM, year-round. The Friday Figure Group has been meeting for over 40 years, the longtime members joined by newer members daring to try the difficult task of figure painting. The live models are members of the community, some of whom enjoy it enough to come back multiple times throughout the year. Falmouth artist Ruth Leech organizes the group and books the models. Diane Scotti, also of Falmouth, leads a critique at the end of each session. We are looking for good ideas for models- young or old. Have an artist friend who might be interested? Please invite. This group is for Art Center members who would like to practice portrait painting with a live, clothed model. We ask attendees to contribute $10.00 to help pay the model. Date and Time: Ongoing Friday Mornings Cost: Place: Falmouth Art Center 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth, MA, USA Website

At the Cape Cod Museum Trail, we strive to bring programs to our communities that assist in providing enrichment through arts and culture within Cape Cod and beyond! If you are interested in partnering with us to promote arts and culture on Cape Cod, please reach out to info@capecodmuseumtrail.com CCMT Programs At the Cape Cod Museum Trail, we strive to bring programs to our communities that assist in providing enrichment through arts and culture within Cape Cod and beyond! Annually, during the month of May. we partner with select Museums to provide Museum Mondays , which provides FREE entry on specific days. We also promote Cape Cod Artweek yearly towards the end of April for special Museum events and exhibits. If you are interested in partnering with us to promote arts and culture on Cape Cod, please reach out to info@capecodmuseumtrail.com

Events Learn How to Sculpt in Clay with Neil Grant (Monday Afternoon) 8 Mondays, Aug 10-Oct 5, 1-330pm. Member $380, Non-member $418 LENGTH: 8 classes (no class Sep 7) LEVEL: all levels WHAT TO EXPECT: In this class, artist Neil Grant will teach you a method for creating sculptures that simplifies the sculpting process and makes it both engaging and fun. It doesn’t matter whether the sculpture is a person, an animal, an inanimate object, or a work of your imagination; Neil will teach you how to see your subject as a simplified set of shapes that you can combine together and then refine through a series of steps into a final piece. No experience is needed, just a desire to learn and to create. EXTRAS: Students get 12 hours of Open Studio time to practice what they are learning. DON'T FORGET: Bring an apron and tie long hair back. Tools will be provided, but students are welcome to bring their own preferred ones if they have them. This class is held in the Hilliard Handbuilding Studio on the lower level of the Education Wing. SAVE: Save $38 on this class by purchasing a membership for only $65 and get discounts on classes and events year-round at the Center. INSTRUCTOR: Neil Grant is a working Cape Cod artist who produces sculptures in ceramic, resin, and bronze. He is a national award winner and is represented by Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown. You can see examples of Neil’s work and find out more about him at www.neilgrantartstudios.com Date and Time: 8 Mondays, Aug 10-Oct 5, 1 PM-3:30 PM Cost: $380-$418 Place: Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA, USA Website

Events Afternoon with Nantucket Basket Maker Jack Kaminski Join the museum for an intimate artist talk with co-curator and exhibiting artist Jack Kaminski presented in conjunction with Stave and Cane: Nantucket Baskets. In this conversation, Kaminski will reflect on his personal journey as a maker, including how he first encountered the tradition of Nantucket basketry and the mentors and moments that shaped his path. This program offers the opportunity to hear directly from an artist deeply engaged with his medium—an afternoon of reflection, process, and passion that reveals the human story behind the art. $20 per person/free for museum members Learn more on the Cahoon Museum of American Art website. Date and Time: Aug 20, 2 PM-3 PM Cost: $20 Place: Cahoon Museum of American Art 4676 Falmouth Road, Cotuit, MA, USA Website

Events Fairies and Figures: Intermediate Flamework Workshop (Hyannis) Step into more advanced soft glass sculpting in this intermediate class focused on building small figures with intention, control, and flow. Students will learn how to construct glass forms starting from the body and working outward, developing figures that feel balanced and expressive. This class emphasizes heat management, timing, and the strategic order of adding details. You’ll learn how to use gravity and flame control to guide shape, while carefully planning when and where to add features so smaller elements aren’t overheated or lost in the process. The result is a deeper understanding of how soft glass behaves as a sculptural material and how to maintain control while building complexity. Perfect for students ready to move beyond basic beadwork, this class introduces a more structured approach to figure building while still leaving room for creativity and personality. Safety & What to Expect This class is held at our HyArts Campus Flamework Studio Working with molten glass requires attention to safety at all times. All participants must wear 100% cotton or linen clothing (no synthetic fabrics), along with closed-toe shoes. Long hair must be tied back securely before class. Protective eyewear will be provided to help you safely view the flame and glowing glass during the workshop. All pieces created during class must cool slowly in a kiln overnight to ensure durability and prevent cracking. Finished work will be available for pickup the following day. Date and Time: Aug 17, 10 AM Cost: $170 Place: Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main Street, Sandwich, MA, USA Website

Events Transferware Workshop (Sandwich) Explore the art of transfer decoration in this creative porcelain workshop. Guests will work on a porcelain surface, selecting from a variety of transfer designs to build their own unique composition. You’ll experiment with placement and layering as you arrange the imagery to create a personalized piece. Once your design is complete, the piece will be kiln-fired to permanently fuse the transfers to the porcelain surface, resulting in a finished piece that is both decorative and functional. No prior experience is needed—just come ready to experiment and design. Please note that pieces must be picked up approximately two weeks after the class to allow time for kiln firing. This is the class registration fee which includes the instruction and transfer supplies. Ceramic pieces will be purchased separately during class and may range from $20-$50 each. Date and Time: Aug 18, Sep 4, Sep 18, 12:30 PM Cost: $45 Place: Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main Street, Sandwich, MA, USA Website