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Events Art Gym: Loosen Up & Stay Limber Ongoing Wednesdays, 530-730pm $20 drop-in, thru Oct 29. LENGTH: 2 hours, weekly ongoing LEVEL: any level WHAT TO EXPECT: Art Gym is a weekly space for artists looking to get more limber with their work and build expressive strength. With timed prompts, you'll loosen up and make bold marks and rediscover the joy of creating without overthinking. Let go of the fear of making mistakes, move past your blocks, and unlock new discoveries. Not a class, not therapy. No pressure, no critique. Two rules: keep your hand moving and don't apologize. Susan and Dina will provide guided prompts that will nudge you toward creativity without expectation of skill or outcome. Follow the prompts or ignore them completely! Share your work with the group or don't! This is a welcoming and safe space for artists at any level. Come work out! YOU CAN DO THIS! EXTRAS: Art Gym is perfect for artists looking to develop a practice in a supportive community. DON'T FORGET: Bring your own supplies/materials, though basic supplies will be available. And bring snacks/drinks if you choose. The Abbott Studio is on the second floor of the Education Wing. SAVE: Buy a 6-pack pass for this class and save $20! Purchase a membership for only $65 and get discounts on classes and events year-round at the Center. FACILITATORS: Dina Lyons Howell Raised on Long Island’s South Shore, Dina has been painting, drawing and creating for as long as she can remember. Formally trained in graphic design with a BFA from Cooper Union and an MFA from Yale, Dina ran her own design studio on the Cape for a decade before pivoting into UX design and e-commerce product management. These days, Dina has been exploring watercolors, collage, nature journals, photography, and autobiographical writing. She is very interested in exploring techniques for breaking through creative blocks and learning how to get more comfortable with making things without expectations. You can see some of her work at https://dinalyonsdesign.com/ or on Instagram @dina_howell_artist. Susan McLaughlin Susan McLaughlin is a self-taught artist whose creative journey began in 2015 when she joined a writing gym where she learned to be brave and bold with words and ideas. In 2018 that translated into bravery with images. Susan practices making marks, finding an image, embracing the mess/mistakes, and reworking her pieces to discover something new. You can see some of her work on Instagram @sm_art88. Date and Time: Ongoing Wednesdays Cost: $20 Place: Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA, USA Website

Events Juneteenth Open House Come celebrate Juneteenth with us at the Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village. Our buildings will be open 10-1 with demonstrators and docents with free admission. At Windmill Village you can explore outdoor interpretive signs and educational signage about the Windmill, Blacksmith Shop and the Harris-Black House, and go inside to meet our miller and blacksmith to see how these structures originally operated! Date and Time: June 19, 10 AM-1 PM Cost: Place: Brewster Historical Society Museum 739 Lower Road, Brewster, MA, USA Website

Museum Directory Toad Hall Sports Car Collection Website: http://www.toadhallcars.com/ Address: 288 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601 Phone : 508-778-4934 Email: ToadHallCars@aol.com Tickets: Adults $8, kids 16 and under free. Toad Hall started with a few sports cars housed in a shed behind the Simmons Homestead Inn in Hyannisport. Over the past dozen years, the number of cars grew and grew to a total of 30 today. Most are classics from the 50s to the 80s. Most are English. All are red. The cars are all nicely restored. Most of the cars are English with some Japanese and European ones thrown in. There are a dozen Lotuses, half a dozen MGs, Triumphs and Jaguars, and a bunch of Austin Healeys, TVRs, Datsuns, and Ferrari, Mazda, Morgan, AC, Sunbeam, Mini, and a few more. You can visit the museum behind the Simmons Homestead Inn every day. If Bill is not in the museum, check inside the inn or the adjacent gift shop. Hours: Mon. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Tue. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Wed. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Thu. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Fri. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Sat. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Sun. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM 288 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, MA, USA

Museum Directory Nobska Point Lighthouse Website: https://friendsofnobska.org/ Address : 233 Nobska Rd, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543 Phone: 774-763-6453 Email: info@friendsofnobska.org In the 19th Century, construction of lighthouses along the Atlantic coast was critical for the safety of merchant mariners transporting goods and materials by sea. In 1828, the U.S. government purchased four acres on Nobska (Nobsque) Point for $160 and the first lighthouse on the site, a wooden structure that incorporated keeper’s quarters, was constructed at a cost of $2, 249.In 1841, the first Fresnel lens (pronounced “frennel”) was installed. Named for French physicist Augustin Fresnel, these massive glass lenses are cleverly designed to gather light from a source, concentrate it and emit a beam with a range of many nautical miles. Peter Dagget, the light keeper in 1845, reported using ten oil lamps which consumed 339 gallons annually, carried by hand up to the light room. The wooden light structure operated for 38 years and was replaced in 1876 by the present, 40-foot tall cast iron lighthouse, which was manufactured in Chelsea, Massachusetts. A separate house for the lightkeeper was also built that year. The Fresnel lens was upgraded to a larger, 4th order lens in 1888; this lens is still in place today and may be viewed during a lighthouse tour. Improvements were periodically added to the facility, including construction of a brick oil house, a paint locker and, in 1875, a fog bell tower. In 1905 a second keeper’s dwelling was added; a 1 ½ story, wood frame structure built at a cost of $6,000. By 1919, electricity had come to Cape Cod and the light was electrified with a 150-watt bulb, making oil obsolete. The Nobska Point Lighthouse was operated by the U.S. Lighthouse Service for 111 years, from 1828 until 1939, when the Service was merged with the U.S. Coast Guard. By 1949, the Woods Hole Coast Guard also had responsibility for 23 other manned lighthouses as well as for eight lightships; Nantucket, Handkerchief, Pollack Rip, Stone Horse, Cross Rip, Vineyard, Hens and Chickens and Bretton Reef. In 2014, the Coast Guard advertised for bidders to assume responsibility for the lighthouse, tower, and land surrounding the structures. The Town of Falmouth was the successful bidder, becoming the licensee with the understanding that the property would continue to belong to the federal government and as public property, must be open to the public for free. The Town, in turn, in March 2016, gave responsibility for restoration, maintenance and operation as a museum to the Friends of Nobska Light. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 233 Nobska Road, Woods Hole, Falmouth, MA, USA

Museum Directory Wellfleet Preservation Hall Website: http://www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org/ Address: 335 Main Street, Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02667 Phone: 508-349-1800 Email: info@wellfleetpreservationhall.org Wellfleet Preservation Hall represents a unique blend of past and present. The building, formerly the site of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church had suffered from years of neglect. In the last months of 2006, the creative reuse of this nearly century old building was envisioned by a small group of Wellfleet residents. Under the leadership of Marla Rice, Anne Suggs & Ellen LeBow a non profit 501 c3 organization was formed. The challenge was to preserve a unique part of Wellfleet’s architecture, breathing new life and new use into the space left vacant and deteriorating. The mission: To bring vibrancy and a sense of community back to Main Street by creating a unique hub at Wellfleet Preservation Hall that offers space for the intersection of art, culture and community. WPH launched a multi-year capital campaign to raise the estimated $2.6 million needed for the project. The vision of a welcome gathering space in the center of Wellfleet seemed to capture the imagination of many residents. WPH was awarded a very generous start up grant of $500,000 from the Community Preservation Commission. Through the hard work of a dedicated board of directors, the personal commitment from numerous donors and further grant awards from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the United States Department of Agriculture, local banks, businesses and foundations the reality of this dream came to life. The Groundbreaking was held on the Spring Equinox of 2010 and the doors to Wellfleet Preservation Hall opened nearly a year later in May 2011. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Wed. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Thu. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Fri. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 335 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA, USA

Museum Directory Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Website: http://www.ccmnh.org/ Address: 869 Main St, Brewster, Massachusetts 02631 Phone: (508) 896-3867 Email: info@ccmnh.org The mission of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is to inspire appreciation, understanding and stewardship of our natural environment through discovery and learning. The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History integrates the three strands of its organizational identity - as museum of natural history, nature education center, and steward of conservation land. As a small museum of natural history, we will preserve, exhibit, and interpret our own collections of natural history artifacts and display relevant traveling and loan exhibits. We may also collaborate with local and regional organizations on co-sponsored exhibits. As a nature education center, we will engage children and adults in high-quality programs, classes, lectures, panel discussions, workshops, films, walks, field trips, traditions and interactive exhibits that reveal the many facets of the natural world and the reciprocal impacts that humans and nature exert on each other. As befits a nature education center, we will explore our potential as a center for citizen scientists and amateur naturalists, and as a forum for informed discussion of important issues related to the natural world, especially on Cape Cod. As a steward of 400-plus acres of museum-owned land in Stony Brook Valley and Brewster conservation land adjacent to the museum, including Wing's Island, the salt marsh, and the beach along Cape Cod Bay between Quivett and Paine's Creeks, we will monitor and protect the land and focus our programming on its varied habitats - our outdoor classroom and teaching tool. Programs may also take place elsewhere on Cape Cod and in New England when appropriate. Did you know? The Museum is housed in a 17,000 square foot building on its own 80-acre site and abutted by 320 acres of town- and Conservation-owned land. Three nature trails traverse a microcosm of Cape Cod’s landscape, from upland woodlands, to brackish marsh, to salt marsh to barrier beach tidal flats and creeks that are home to fish, crabs, shellfish and horseshoe crabs to the tiniest of species living within the mudflats of Cape Cod Bay. Guided field walks are offered daily in the summer. There are special programs for children, including school vacation programs, school field trips, and Kid Summer Day Program designed to introduce and engage children from the ages of 3 to 15 to the wonders of nature. The Museum houses two floors of exhibits: The Main Hall includes the geologic history and archaeology of Cape Cod including a permanent Wampanoag exhibit, an archaeology exhibit of the Stony Brook Valley, The John Hay Room, which has been renovated into an Interactive Science Lab and has numerous STEAM related projects for kids of all ages. Continuing on into the Eldridge Arnold Wing are the rotating exhibits, observational bee hive exhibit, the Marshview Room where visitors can relax and enjoy the spectacular views over the salt marsh to Cape Cod Bay and also view birds in their natural habitat, which includes our very popular Osprey Cam. The Marshview Room will lead you to bird carver Eldridge Arnold’s studio with extraordinary examples of his work. On the lower level is Bird Alley with over 200 preserved birds, a whale exhibit, and our Aquarium that exhibits different species of crustaceans, mollusks, fish, frogs, turtles and snakes. Several displays are interactive and geared toward children. Special, temporary exhibits enhance the permanent collection. Outside the Museum is a seasonal Butterfly House and Pollinator Path as well as other beautiful gardens. Popular monthly programs include Nature Screen, showing compelling, educational and visually stunning nature documentaries; Naturescape Gallery, featuring artists from Cape Cod and the New England area, Digging into the Past Archaeology/History Series, and a continuing speaker/lecture series designed to inform, educate, and entertain the public on a wide variety of subjects concerning Cape Cod residents. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Thu. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Fri. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Sat. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Sun. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM 869 Main Street, Brewster, MA, USA

Events Chatham History Day Join the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center for a special exhibit by The 3-5-0 Girls displaying the uniforms and equipment worn by women who served in WWII in various theaters of war, from a flight nurse uniform of Iwo Jima, an Air WAC in England, to WAVES and SPARS in Chatham. This exhibit tells the stories of where women served throughout WWII, ensuring their contributions in uniform are seen, studied, and honored. To learn more, visit: https://www.chathammarconi.org/programs-and-events-calendar Date and Time: June 6, 10 AM-4 PM Cost: Place: Chatham Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum 847 Orleans Road, Chatham, MA, USA Website

Museum Directory Pilgrim Monument Provincetown Museum Website: https://www.pilgrim-monument.org/ Address: 1 High Pole Hill Rd, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 02657 Phone: 508-487-1310 Email: info@pilgrim-monument.org The Pilgrim Monument was founded in 1892 as the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association—Cape Cod’s oldest not-for-profit organization. Its purpose is to commemorate the Mayflower Pilgrims’ first landing in the New World in Provincetown, in November 1620. Here the Pilgrims spent 5 weeks exploring the tip of Cape Cod, before they sailed on to Plymouth. They also drew up and signed the Mayflower Compact, which established the rule of law for the new land. The Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association built the Pilgrim Monument to honor the Pilgrims’ first landing in Provincetown. President Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone in 1907. In 1910, President William Howard Taft dedicated the finished 252-foot tower. In 1910, the Cape’s first building built to house a museum opened at the base of the monument, to educate the public about Provincetown’s role in Pilgrim history and American history. Today, Millions of visitors and generations of local residents have admired and climbed the 252 foot granite Pilgrim Monument for almost 100 years. There are 166 steps and 60 ramps to the top of the 252-foot monument. Hours: Mo n. 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM Tue. Closed Wed. 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM Thu. 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM Fri. 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM Sat. 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM Sun. 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM Historic District, 1 High Pole Hill Road, Provincetown, MA, USA

The 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. Welcome to Our Website! The museums on the Cape Cod Museum Trail have tons of events year-round, including exhibits, special events, lectures, classes, and more. There is something for everyone, from kids to adults! Featured Events Museum Mondays in May offer visitors no-cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues Enjoy arts, history, and culture on the Cape Cod Museum Trail! Explore the nature trails and outdoor gardens! Museum Mondays in May offer visitors no-cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues 1/4 Stay in Touch Subscribe to our monthly newsletter ! B e the first to hear about what's happening on the trail! Follow us on Social Media for even more updates! Sign Up

Museum Directory French Cable Station Museum Website: http://www.frenchcablestationmuseum.org/ Address: 41 South Orleans Rd, Orleans, Massachusetts 02653 Phone: 508- 240-1735 Email: FrenchCableStationMuseum@gmail.com The French Cable Station is a historic station on the southeast corner of Cove Rd. and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late-19th century. By 1898 the station was the terminus of a 3,200-mile long trans-Atlantic telegraph cable called "Le Direct." When France surrendered to Nazi Germany in 1940, it was taken over by the federal government for security reasons, but wasn't returned to the company until 1952. The company resumed operations until 1959. After being purchased by 10 prominent Orleans citizens in 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places the same year. In 1927, the message that Charles Lindbergh had landed in Paris came through this station from Paris. It was then sent to the rest of the United States. The museum features four rooms. The superintendent’s office is essentially as it was through the years. Look around and you will see the walls are covered with a few photos and news articles of major events in the history of the station. Some of these were given to the museum by the Smithsonian Institute. By the superintendents desk is an early copy machine (non photographic). Every letter written was copied before being sent. The testing room contains equipment that was used to determine the location of a fault or break in the cable. Some of the equipment is still operational and can be demonstrated. Also in this room is one of the most unique instruments in the world. It is the Heurtley Magnifier used to amplify the weak signal coming from France. It was developed before there were vacuum tubes. There are only three in existence in the world today. The repair room held the equipment used to repair the cable and equipment. In this room are found samples of the early submarine telegraph cable and cables that have been under the sea for decades. On the walls are photos of a repair operation at sea. In a sealed glass cabinet in the hall are many interesting items including an original Tiffany and Co. Wooden box containing a sample of the 1858 cable. Cyrus Field had sold the cable to Tiffany immediately after the success of the first transatlantic cable in 1858. The operations room was the heart of the cable station. This was where the messages from France were received, recorded, and re-transmitted to rest of the country. Most of the equipment still functions and can be demonstrated. Each tour is about an hour with the last tour starting at 3:30 pm. Please email the museum if you would like to set up a private tour outside of our normal hours. Tours are free to all visitors. Donations are welcome to help defray the cost of running the museum. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 41 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, USA

Museum Directory Jonathon Bourne Historical Center Website: https://www.bournehistoricalsociety.org/historic-center Address: 30 Keene Street, Bourne, Massachusetts 02532 Phone: 508-759-8167 Email: bournehistoricalsociety@comcast.net The Jonathan Bourne Historical Center was built in 1897 by Emily Howland Bourne as a town library and as a memorial to her father, Jonathan Bourne for whom the town was named. She chose this location as his birthplace could be seen on the northeast side of the Manomet River; the house was destroyed during the digging of the canal in 1913. Jonathan was one of 10 children and at the age of 17 left home for New Bedford. He prospered and became the town’s most successful owner of whaling ships. In 1884 he was a state legislator, and when the western half of Sandwich petitioned the Commonwealth for separation as a town, he was helpful on their behalf. The leaders showed their appreciation by naming the new town in his honor. Thus in 1884 the newest town on Cape Cod came from the oldest town, Sandwich. Jonathan’s ancestor was the Rev. Richard Bourne, the first preacher to the Indians. The Jonathan Bourne Historical Center is a notable example of the skill of the Boston architect Henry Vaughn. The 1897 structure originally served as the Bourne Town Library and overlooks the Cape Cod Canal. It is a fine example of American Colonial English Renaissance) style featuring yellow tapestry brick and red slate roof construction along with large Palladian windows. A handsome stained glass window depicting “St. Michael and the Dragon” by Clayton & Bell of London, England graces the reading room. The Bourne Historical Society and two town committees, the Bourne Historical Commission and the Bourne Archives are housed in the Jonathan Bourne Historical Center. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 30 Keene Street, Bourne, MA, USA

Museum Directory Chatham Windmill Website: https://www.chathamwindmill.com/ Address: 125 Shattuck Place, Chatham, Massachusetts 02633 Phone: (508) 945-5175 Email: ChathamWindmill@gmail.com The Chatham Windmill is an historic windmill at Chase Park, Shattuck Place in Chatham, Massachusetts. The mill, built in 1797 by Benjamin Godfrey, was first used to grind corn, and originally stood on Stage Harbor Road. It was moved to its present location in 1955, the year it was given to the town. The methods used in its construction suggest that the builder was from the southeast of England. Our millers and guides look forward to showing you the inner workings of this historic grist mill and are available to answer your questions. *Tours may be cancelled due to rain or severe weather conditions. (This is done to protect this centuries-old mill from water damage.) There were about a dozen windmills located in Chatham from the early 1700s through the 1800s, with about half that number operating at any one time. The windmill underwent an extensive restoration in 2010-12. Now the mill is fully functional and can grind grain into flour, just as it did in the 18th and 19th centuries. The mill was rededicated May 19, 2012 as part of Chatham's tercentennial celebration. It’s the only windmill on Cape Cod that on special "Grinding Days" is set in motion and grinds corn - just as it did in the 18th and 19th centuries. Click here to view the restoration. Admission is free - Donations to support the mill are always welcome! Hours: Mon. 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM Tue. Closed Wed. 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM Thu. Closed Fri. 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 125 Shattuck Place, Chatham, MA, USA