Open University of Wellfleet at Preservation Hall

The American Civil War, 1861-1865

This in-person course will be taught by instructor Maurice Isserman on Thursdays from 3-5pm October 2, 9, 16, 23, and Wed 29th. The American Civil War is the central event in the history of the United States of America, not least because its outcome guaranteed that there would be a United States of America in the 160 years that have followed. More Americans died in the Civil War than in all other wars fought by the nation combined. We will consider the war not just as a series of bloody battles, important as they were, but as a moment of political, social, and cultural transformation. The war led to the end of slavery and the establishment of birth-right citizenship, and remade the relationship between the states and the federal government. The Union was preserved through the sacrifices of hundreds of thousands of ordinary citizens, as well as the inspired leadership of some of the greatest individuals in US history, including Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Ulysses S. Grant.

Class sessions will combine short power-point presentations by the instructor with discussion of weekly assigned readings from James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era Maurice Isserman, who has been visiting Wellfleet since 1969, is the Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History at Hamilton College, where he has taught since 1990, following stints in the history departments of Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and Williams College. He received his BA from Reed College and his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He taught a course on the Second World War for the Wellfleet Open University in 2024. He has published widely in a number of fields, including the history of American radicalism, the history of mountaineering, the history of the 1960s, and the history of the Second World War. His book Fallen Giants: The History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, co-authored with Stewart Weaver, won the Banff Literary Festival prize for best mountaineering history of 2008. He is currently writing a history of world mountaineering, told through ten epic climbs.

Suggested reading is James McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom.

$60.00
Register

Wellfleet Public Library

An original one-act play about the explosive relationship of war correspondent Martha Gellhorn and iconic author Ernest Hemingway, Gellhorn V. Hemingway takes place in 1954, shortly after Hemingway won both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes and Gellhorn moved to London and became an American expatriate. The play focuses retrospectively on the volatile relationship during their ten-year romance, marriage, and divorce.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wellfleet Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

THURSDAY

MANHATTAN SHORT is a unique festival where 10 international films are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-month period.

Please make sure you are buying the correct day and time for the screening you want to attend.

This ticket link is for THURSDAY, OCT 2, @ 6:30pm

Doors open at 6:30, screening begins at 7 pm and is approximately 2.5 hours, INCLUDING a break in between films.

TICKETS

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

On display Friday, October 3, from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

In 1990, the Silent Witness Initiative began promoting and education to support an end to domestic violence through community based exhibits. It started with a small group of volunteers in one state and grew into an international presence, with projects in all 50 states and 23 countries. Silent Witness International is the leading voice that honors the lives of domestic violence homicide victims through family support, community connections, and advocacy for change. The figures that are in the exhibit represent those who have died this past year in Massachusetts.

Friends of The Wellfleet COA

Wellfleet Dines Out takes place each year throughout September and October.

You can help support The Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging by dining at these venues. Please let the restaurant know that you are there to support their effort to support us.

OCTOBER DATES

Check with individual restaurants for opening/closing times

Scully Joes - Oct 1

Mack’s Shack - Oct 3

PJs - Oct 6

Winslow’s Tavern - Oct 9

Box Lunch - Oct 15

Mean Burger’s - Oct 22

The Friends of the Wellfleet COA supports the services, programs & activities of the Council on Aging.

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

THIS BEGINNER WALKING SERIES WILL TEACH THE BENEFITS AND TECHNIQUE OF NORDIC WALKING AND LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PILLARS EACH WEEK. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE ABLE TO WALK A MILE INDEPENDENTLY WITH POLES, SOMETIMES ON UNEVEN TERRAIN. LED BY A PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND CERTIFIED NORDIC WALKING INSTRUCTOR FROM THE VNA OF CAPE COD

POLES ARE SUPPLIED OR BRING YOUR OWN!

WHEN: EVERY FRIDAY 1 PM-2 PM

OCT 3 THRU NOV 7, 2025

WHERE: VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN WELLFLEET

ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SIGN UP, PLEASE CONTACT THE VNA OF CAPE COD (508) 957-7423

Wellfleet Public Library

Do you have a song to sing? A poem to recite?

Come to our Open Mic Night at the library!

Teens and adults welcome! Sign-up starts a half hour prior to the event. Snacks and beverages provided by the Friends of the Wellfleet Library.

Email Racine at racine.oxtoby@wellfleet-ma.gov with any questions!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

FRIDAY

MANHATTAN SHORT is a unique festival where 10 international films are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-month period.

Please make sure you are buying the correct day and time for the screening you want to attend.

This ticket link is for FRIDAY, OCT 3, @ 6:30pm

Doors open at 6:30, screening begins at 7 pm and is approximately 2.5 hours, INCLUDING a break in between films.

TICKETS

Oakdale/Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Town of Wellfleet Annual Fall Cemetery Clean Up

Saturday, October 4th 9:00 to Noon • Rain or Shine

Meet at Oakdale/Pleasant Hill Cemeteries Pavillion

Bring a friend and work gloves

Mass Audubon

Celebrate the magic of fall at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary with live music, poetry, and storytelling along scenic trails on Saturday, October 4. Discover beloved local performers at trailside stops, each one inviting you to connect more deeply with the season and the landscape.

Gather the whole family for this festive event where the trails invite exploration and the sanctuary comes alive with music, storytelling, and unforgettable moments in nature.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

MANHATTAN SHORT is a unique festival where 10 international films are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-month period.

Please make sure you are buying the correct day and time for the screening you want to attend.

This ticket link is for SATURDAY, @ 2:30 pm

Doors open at 2:30, screening begins at 3:00 pm and is approximately 2.5 hours, INCLUDING a break in between films.

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

AUTUMN CRAFTERNOON

POTHOLDER MAKING

SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Wellfleet Public Library

Conversational French Club With Cecile Serrano

Looking for a fun way to improve or strengthen your conversational French? Maybe you want to learn a bit more about French culture? Or maybe you are looking for opportunities to socialize with other francophiles? Whatever your reason, our Conversational French Club is the perfect place for you! Led by Cecile Serrano, our Conversational French Club will meet twice a month. With your library card, you can gain access to free French-language movies on Kanopy, which we will use to inspire conversation.

We hope you will join us!

Cecile is a native from Toulouse in south France. She lived in Toulouse, Paris and Montpellier and has been in the US for 28 years. She lives year-round with her husband and two sons in Wellfleet, a town she loves very much!

Recommended for Intermediate-to-Expert French speakers.

1st and 3rd Saturday of the month

2:30 PM-4:00

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

SATURDAY EVE

MANHATTAN SHORT is a unique festival where 10 international films are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-month period.

Please make sure you are buying the correct day and time for the screening you want to attend.

This ticket link is for SATURDAY, OCT 4, @ 6:30pm

Doors open at 6:30, screening begins at 7 pm and is approximately 2.5 hours, INCLUDING a break in between films.

TICKETS

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Sundays: Zumba with Alissa - 9:00 am

Tuesdays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

Wednesdays: Zumba with Erin - 8:00 am

Fridays - Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

To confirm class schedule, more details, pricing, and contact info, visit HERE

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet

Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, October 5, 2025 12:00PM

200 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA

All pets are welcome. If you cannot bring your pet, bring a photo.

Rain or shine, outdoors in good weather

Payomet at Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Blending the flavors of jazz with the Afro-Cuban influences of his upbringing, pianist Harold López-Nussa along with Luques Curtis, Ruy Adrian López-Nussa and Grégoire Maret are bringing their eclectic playing to Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Sunday, October 5 at 5pm– and you're welcome to join us following the performance*** for a special meet and greet with the artists. This show is presented by Payment.

On Nueva Timba, their newly released album, the jazz vanguard meets multiple eras of Cuba’s musical history with results that are at once accessible, life-affirming and strikingly accomplished. Featuring a core of unmatched talent — Harold’s brother, Ruy Adrian López-Nussa, on drums; Luques Curtis on bass; and the harmonica virtuoso Grégoire Maret — it feels like a definitive vision for the future of Latin jazz.

On “Bonito y Sabroso,” López-Nussa condenses the power of Benny Moré’s big band into a small-group arrangement, then adds modern, psychedelic hues through electronics and the beat-making of José Angel Blanco, a.k.a. El Negro WADPRO. Other highlights include “Niña Con Violin,” written by López-Nussa’s uncle, the acclaimed pianist Ernán López-Nussa, with gorgeous melodic bass work from Curtis. An arrangement of Ernesto Lecuona’s “Gitanerias” offers a master class in accenting classical virtuosity with a contemporary rhythmic thrust. The López-Nussa original “Cerca y Lejos” boasts welcome shades of early fusion-era Chick Corea.

For all its overwhelming mastery, however, this album is foremost a journey — a deeply personal narrative rooted in profound, often painful life changes.

Nueva Timba tells the very real story of a man displaced: a young father finding his way in a new country while missing his homeland with heartrending intensity; all the while, he’s nursing other emotional wounds including the passing of his mother, and the compounding torment brings him to a state of despair. Slowly but surely, sunshine begins to poke through the clouds, and he discovers a path forward. Something like happiness returns to the horizon. Consider NUEVA TIMBA musical tears of joy.

Tickets

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Visit HERE for the most up-to-date weekly class schedule.

Free for residents/taxpayers, $5 for non-residents. A hold harmless form must be on file.

More information and full schedule: www.wellfleetcoa.org • 508-349-2800

Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay

There’s a lot happening at Mass Audubon this month! Please visit HERE for the complete schedule of the many events and programs offered at Wellfleet Bay this week.

October Highlights:

Early Bird Walk • Creature Feature • Fish Feeding Fun • Bird Research in Action • Marine Life Cruise • Birding Through The Seasons

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet

Monday, October 6th - Noon to 1:00pm (or until soup runs out)

Soup, bread, salad and dessert. Everyone is welcome!

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet

508-349-6877

www.wellfleetchurch.org

Friends of The Wellfleet COA

Wellfleet Dines Out takes place each year throughout September and October.

You can help support The Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging by dining at these venues. Please let the restaurant know that you are there to support their effort to support us.

OCTOBER DATES

Check with individual restaurants for opening/closing times

Scully Joes - Oct 1

Mack’s Shack - Oct 3

PJs - Oct 6

Winslow’s Tavern - Oct 9

Box Lunch - Oct 15

Mean Burger’s - Oct 22

The Friends of the Wellfleet COA supports the services, programs & activities of the Council on Aging.

Wellfleet Public Library

ADULT GAME NIGHT

MONDAYS - 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

OCT. 6 - CRIBBAGE

OCT. 20 - BOARD GAMES

OCT. 27 - CRIBBAGE

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

A Staged Reading

Join us for a festive celebration of the power of reading during National Banned Books Week! This new one act play dramatizes the American refusal to accept state-forbidden expression and thought.

With: Dennis Cunningham, Carryl Lynn, Nina Schuessler, Nathaniel Taylor, Jeff Zinn

Talkback moderated by James Carroll

FREE Reserve tickets HERE

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

The Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist exhibit explores the pioneering artist’s lifelong pursuit of translating Modernism into an American art form and celebrates her largely unsung achievements in championing abstraction in the United States through painting and printmaking. This exhibition surveys the full career of American modernist Blanche Lazzell (1878–1956). Celebrated for her masterful white-line woodblock prints, Lazzell considered herself a painter first and foremost—from her early days studying in West Virginia, New York,and Paris through Depression-era Federal Art Projects and as a longtime resident of Provincetown’s vibrant art community.

PAAM is partnering with us to provide a comprehensive educational experience about Lazzell and the history of the white-line print. This includes a film screening, a demonstration of the white-line print technique by a local artist, and a guided tour of the exhibition with a local art historian. We leave from the Wellfleet WACC at 9:15 a.m. and will return by 1:00 p.m. Transportation will be provided by WACC. Space is limited to 11 participants, and Wellfleet residents/taxpayers receive first preference. Please bring your own light snack and water.

Wellfleet Recreation

Join Wellfleet Rec & Gil Pipernos on Tuesdays 2- 4 pm

September 30th

October 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

PICKLEBALL MACHINE AVAILABLE FOR USE

WWW.WELLELEETREC.COM

508-349-0314

Wellfleet Public Library

Members of the Council will be available to answer your questions and give advice on submitting a successful grant application.

Due to the Council's fundraising efforts, we now have more to distribute than ever. Don't miss this opportunity!

Grant deadline: Oct 16

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Irish, Folk & Old Time Music with Denya Lavine, Tim Dicky & Friends

Tuesdays, Sept 9 & 23, Oct 7 & 21: 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Mean Burgers - 842 RTE 6, Wellfleet

Questions: www.denya.us

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join pianist Mark Bornfield, vocalist and Broadway veteran D'jamin Bartlett, and violinist Lary Chaplan, for an evening of classic tunes you can sing along with.

Wellfleet Farmers Market

Join us rain or shine to kick off the season with the best the Cape has to offer!

Delight your senses and eat local!

Mid-May to Mid-October - 8:00 am-noon

The grove behind the Congregational Church, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA

• fresh fruits and veggies

• local meats and eggs

• flowers, honey, teas

• and more!

We offer a bonus match for Snap, WIC, and senior coupons

Wellfleet Public Library

PLEASURES OF THE SCRIPT - A PLAYREADING GROUP

Plays are meant to be heard out loud, but unless you have tickets to the theater, how often do you have a chance to hear one? Join our play-reading group, where we will read classic to contemporary plays out loud to better appreciate the language and cadence of the written dialogue! This will be a great opportunity to discover plays you may not be familiar with, or rediscover old favorites seen (or heard) in a new light. Everyone is welcome to participate. Acting experience not required.

Hosted by Candace Perry and Racine Oxtoby.

PLAY: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY BY TRACY LETTS

ACT ONE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 4:00 PM

ACT TWO: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 4:00 PM

ACT THREE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 @ 4:00 PM

Wellfleet Public Library

Issues of race exist on Cape Cod as they do in the rest of the country. Ne gather in a collegial, supportive environment with Panchetc Peterson and others as tacilitators to read and discuss seminal books (Waking Up White, Under the Skin, Just Mercy, The Color of Law, The Warmth of Other Suns, among others and articles (Letter from a Birmingham Jail), to discuss current events, and to offer personal experiences in a wide-ranging discussion that goes where it will.

All are welcome!

Friends of The Wellfleet COA

Wellfleet Dines Out takes place each year throughout September and October.

You can help support The Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging by dining at these venues. Please let the restaurant know that you are there to support their effort to support us.

OCTOBER DATES

Check with individual restaurants for opening/closing times

Scully Joes - Oct 1

Mack’s Shack - Oct 3

PJs - Oct 6

Winslow’s Tavern - Oct 9

Box Lunch - Oct 15

Mean Burger’s - Oct 22

The Friends of the Wellfleet COA supports the services, programs & activities of the Council on Aging.

Wellfleet Public Library

Community Read of When Things Fall Apart, presented by the Lily House

How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart-when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.

Led by Kim Crawford, board member of the The Lily House and Senior Minister Emerita of Arlington Street Church (UU), Boston.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

On the famed flats of Cape Cod Bay, within the tranquil waters of Wellfleet Harbor, lives Wellfleet’s storied shellfish industry. From late June through mid-September, WOA hosts farm visits to some of the 108 aquaculture operations that call our local waters home. These low tide walking adventures offer an up-close look at what exactly goes into growing and harvesting of a variety of local shellfish. If you like shucking and slurping, you are sure to love a visit to the special place that makes it all possible.

TICKETS

DATES:

• JUNE: 29, 30

• JULY: 12, 13, 15, 27, 28

• AUGUST: 13, 14**, 15, 23*, 24, 25, 27

• SEPTEMBER: 6*, 11, 12, 13

• OCTOBER: 10, 11

*Tours hosted in partnership with the Wampanoag Tribe and the Wellfleet Historical Society
**The location of this tour is beautiful, but it can get muddy depending on conditions. Please be prepared to walk in ankle-deep water and loose silt.

NOTES:

• Children 12 & under are FREE and do not need a ticket. As an alternative, please consider making a donation to Wellfleet Oyster Alliance.

• Boots or shoes that can get wet are essential. Please do not wear sandals or flip-flops. Shellfish shells are very sharp and could cut bare feet!

• Locations vary and will be given once tickets are purchased.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Thunderchild is written and performed by Mwalim | Directed by The ZYG 808.

"Complexity will always shatter into simplicity..." So begins THUNDERCHILD—a bold, genre-defying performance piece by acclaimed storyteller, musician, and griot Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor.

In this deeply personal and soul-shaking work, Mwalim enters his "Silver Fox Griot" era—reflecting on aging, legacy, creativity, and cultural evolution as a Black and Native artist, educator, and man. Through sharp wit, raw truth, and groove-drenched music,THUNDERCHILD explores what it means to step into elderhood with fire, funk, and full command of your voice.

Blending spoken-word storytelling with live performance of songs from his critically acclaimed 2024 album THUNDERCHILD(Poly-Groove Records), the piece pulses with a sonic mix of blues, soul, punk, and alternative rock—echoing the lived experience of a life steeped in movement and meaning. Directed by The ZYG 808, the show dances between the sacred and the streetwise, the academic and the ancestral.

“How else do we go from Miles Davis to House Music, or from Stravinsky to The Stooges?” Mwalim asks. THUNDERCHILD is his answer—a reminder that the lines between genres, lives, and generations are meant to be crossed, blurred, and reimagined.

Mwalim is a multi-award-winning playwright, author, composer, and educator, co-founder of the multi-Grammy-nominated band The GroovaLottos, and a member of the underground dance collective WAMPTRONICA. With THUNDERCHILD, he draws on decades of experience to offer a performance that is as fierce, funky, and fearless as the griot tradition demands.

THUNDERCHILD is not just a performance. It’s a calling. A passage. A groove for the next chapter.

Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

On the famed flats of Cape Cod Bay, within the tranquil waters of Wellfleet Harbor, lives Wellfleet’s storied shellfish industry. From late June through mid-September, WOA hosts farm visits to some of the 108 aquaculture operations that call our local waters home. These low tide walking adventures offer an up-close look at what exactly goes into growing and harvesting of a variety of local shellfish. If you like shucking and slurping, you are sure to love a visit to the special place that makes it all possible.

TICKETS

DATES:

• JUNE: 29, 30

• JULY: 12, 13, 15, 27, 28

• AUGUST: 13, 14**, 15, 23*, 24, 25, 27

• SEPTEMBER: 6*, 11, 12, 13

• OCTOBER: 10, 11

*Tours hosted in partnership with the Wampanoag Tribe and the Wellfleet Historical Society
**The location of this tour is beautiful, but it can get muddy depending on conditions. Please be prepared to walk in ankle-deep water and loose silt.

NOTES:

• Children 12 & under are FREE and do not need a ticket. As an alternative, please consider making a donation to Wellfleet Oyster Alliance.

• Boots or shoes that can get wet are essential. Please do not wear sandals or flip-flops. Shellfish shells are very sharp and could cut bare feet!

• Locations vary and will be given once tickets are purchased.

Wellfleet Public Library

LUANNE E WITKOWSKI

THE WORK

"This is my peace offering, a quiet distraction, amidst the constant noise and chaos... It is a message of quiet disruption; a respite amidst the whirling storm raging all around that remembers 'I am here! Using traditional and contrived tools, as well as natural and fabricated materials, I have created peace offerings. Visual moments of distraction to quiet the mind and soothe the heart. I invite the viewer to rest one's mind in a snippet of calm and clarity, to disrupt the chaos of thestatus quo and simply be..." ~ Luanne E Witkowski

ARTIST'S RECEPTION: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Sundays: Zumba with Alissa - 9:00 am

Tuesdays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

Wednesdays: Zumba with Erin - 8:00 am

Fridays - Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

To confirm class schedule, more details, pricing, and contact info, visit HERE

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet

In 2025, we continue fighting against disease, disaster, displacement and other challenges that leave people hungry.

Join with us as we raise funds to help neighbors near and far get the meals they need for today and sustainable food security for tomorrow!

Register link below:

https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2023/event/lowercape

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Visit HERE for the most up-to-date weekly class schedule.

Free for residents/taxpayers, $5 for non-residents. A hold harmless form must be on file.

More information and full schedule: www.wellfleetcoa.org • 508-349-2800

Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay

There’s a lot happening at Mass Audubon this month! Please visit HERE for the complete schedule of the many events and programs offered at Wellfleet Bay this week.

October Highlights:

Early Bird Walk • Creature Feature • Fish Feeding Fun • Bird Research in Action • Marine Life Cruise • Birding Through The Seasons

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Feeling overwhelmed by the idea of downsizing? Not sure what to do with the things your “kids” don’t want? This 1-hour presentation will help you cut through the stress and start with manageable steps. Whether you’re planning a move or just want to get your things in order for future generations, you’ll leave with a personalized action plan full of concrete, doable tasks to make your downsizing journey smoother—and maybe even enjoyable. We’ll cover key topics like rehoming unwanted items, preparing your home for sale, what to do if you’re not sure where you’re moving yet, and much more.

Julie Brooks is the owner of Peaceful Place Home Organizing and Transitions, leading a talented team of 15 professional organizers serving Southeast Massachusetts. They have guided over 1,000 local clients through the process of decluttering, organizing, downsizing, and moving. A passionate “decluttering evangelist,” Julie brings an energetic, down-to-earth approach to helping people achieve their organizing goals, blending practical tips with real-life inspiration. She’s also a dynamic public speaker who believes every downsizing journey is unique—and she loves hearing the stories, ideas, and wisdom her class participants bring to the table.

RSVP: 774-801-8119

Wellfleet Recreation

Join Wellfleet Rec & Gil Pipernos on Tuesdays 2- 4 pm

September 30th

October 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

PICKLEBALL MACHINE AVAILABLE FOR USE

WWW.WELLELEETREC.COM

508-349-0314

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Friends of The Wellfleet COA

Wellfleet Dines Out takes place each year throughout September and October.

You can help support The Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging by dining at these venues. Please let the restaurant know that you are there to support their effort to support us.

OCTOBER DATES

Check with individual restaurants for opening/closing times

Scully Joes - Oct 1

Mack’s Shack - Oct 3

PJs - Oct 6

Winslow’s Tavern - Oct 9

Box Lunch - Oct 15

Mean Burger’s - Oct 22

The Friends of the Wellfleet COA supports the services, programs & activities of the Council on Aging.

Wellfleet Public Library

Bob Wells is the owner and manager of New England Biochar LLC, based in Eastham. The company makes biochar, a charcoal-like material made from waste wood that can hold onto nutrients and water in the soil, making them much more available to plants. Manufacturing and applying biochar is a recognized way of capturing and tying up carbon in the soil for centuries, thus keeping it from returning to the atmosphere in the form of CO2.

Presented by the Wellfleet Gardeners

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

From Maura Healey's Office of Climate Innovation & Resilience. Join us for an opening reception featuring art from Massachusetts-based student artists on the theme of "climate". Hear stories from people in your community about how extreme weather and climate have impacted their lives. Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer will open the session and introduce community members who will share stories on how extreme weather has impacted their lives, businesses, and communities. The event will conclude with time to discuss, mingle, and reflect on the stories shared.

REGISTER

Wellfleet Historical Society at the Wellfleet Library

The Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum Presents

I Remember Wellfleet With Dwight Estey

Reminiscing helps keep history alive. Bring your favorite story about Wellfleet whether it be the town, the people, your proudest moment or wildest hijinks. What were special days like when you got together with friends? Where did you meet? What did a nickel get you - or a dollar? For those adult years - did you hop in the car to go dancing in P-Town? This is a great time to relate tales about what those from away called the off-season but locals called "our time."

There will be a few stories lined up ahead of time to get started. They include "goings on" at the town dump (before it was a transfer station), the pier and on Main Street. And atleast one real ghost story.

Each time WHS&M hosts one of these "I Remember Wellfleet" talks we find out more about our town. Dwight Estey will moderate this informal discussion but the stars are those who share their stories for all to enjoy.

Come ready to listen and share. Bring a friend to reminisce with you.

Wellfleet Public Library

Join Cathy Lichtman of AHIMSA PEACEFUL YOGA at the Wellfleet Public Library for a shared yoga practice.

We gather on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 for an 8-week program. Our practice will focus on balance, stretching and peaceful asanas (poses), to create some calm and peace within.

All levels are welcome!

Please bring your mat and props if you have, or a large towel for extra padding may be helpful.

Join for an optional short Meditation practice 10:10 - 10:25

Open to the public - Gratuity welcomed, $15.00 suggested.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 October 16, 23, 30 November 6, 20 December 4, 11, 18

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Join us for a creative Oysterfest-inspired Wreath Making Workshop.

Led by Carol Stoinackle

We provide the wreath frame and a selection of beautiful oyster shells, while you bring your own unique treasures—think sea glass, driftwood, or shells from the shores of Wellfleet, or natural finds like pinecones, feathers, or dried flowers from your garden or woodland walks. In this hands-on class, you’ll craft a one-of-a-kind wreath that celebrates the beauty of nature and your personal love of Wellfleet’s coastal or earthy aesthetic. Perfect for all skill levels, this workshop offers a relaxing, creative escape to celebrate Oysterfest. All materials except personal treasures are included. This event is limited to 8 people, so please sign up as soon as possible to reserve your space. First preference will be given to Wellfleet residents and taxpayers due to the limited spaces. Please consider bringing your own snack and refreshments.

Material Cost $5, Limited to 8 people.

Register: 774-801-8119

Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

Beloved by locals and visitors alike, our annual Wellfleet OysterFest™ has grown to become one of the most popular events on Cape Cod. Started back in 2001, OysterFest is a 2-day party that pulses with everything that makes life in Wellfleet so special; art, seafood, and community.

Upwards of 20,000 people gather in the heart of downtown for one weekend in October to celebrate our world famous oysters. This family-friendly hootenanny takes over Main Street with local food, beer and wine gardens, live music, arts and crafts vendors, and, of course, oysters. Lots and lots of oysters and other ‘Fleet-raised shellfish dished out directly from the men and women who harvest them along our shores. There are culinary demonstrations, educational lectures, an annual road race, and a Family Fun area complete with kid-friendly crafting, games, and a bounce house.

OysterFest is also home to the annual Wellfleet Oyster Shuck-Off competition. A fiercely contested gathering of oyster athletes, our Shuck-Off is the biggest oyster shucking competition in America. Shuckers from far and wide battle it out with our local oyster knife athletes for the ultimate bi-valve bragging rights, cash prizes, and the opportunity to have their name immortalized on our Golden Oyster trophy.

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

The Oyster Book

The oyster is one of Earth's oldest animals, and fossil records show humans have enjoyed them for hundreds of thousands of years. But like so many other creatures, wild oysters were driven to near extinction by overconsumption and pollution. The Clean Water Act passed in 1972 marked a turning point for water quality, and decades later, we're witnessing a renaissance in oyster culture as the rise of aquaculture (ocean farming) attempts to supply a growing demand for oysters. Internationally renowned oyster farmer Dan Martino guides readers through this fascinating history before presenting a detailed breakdown of the current state of the oyster industry as only an insider can. He discusses husbandry, nursery, and farm techniques; the practical side of working with local government to set up a farm; tips for selling into the market; and what qualities make for the perfect oyster. The Oyster Book is an exploration of the past, present, and future of humanity's relationship with the oyster, highlighting how humans can learn from our mistakes and harness the oyster's potential for a more sustainable future.

Dan Martino was a TV producer for a decade when he stumbled upon oyster farming while filming a show. The opportunities within the oyster farming industry were so apparent that Dan promptly changed careers and started his own tarm, Cottage City Oysters, oft the coast of Martha's Vineyard with his brother Greg. With over a decade of farming under his belt, Dan and the Cottage City Oyster Farm have become international leaders within the 3D regenerative farming industry.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

La Sonnambula

Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina’s fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 18. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

LITTLENECKS Ages 12 and under - 3:00 pm

QUAHOGS Ages 13 and up - Right after Littlenecks

Sign-up for both divisions begins at 2:30 pm

Co-Sponsored by the Provincetown Independent with Indie editor Ed Miller as Spelling Bee Keeper

Wellfleet Recreation

The Wellfleet Recreation Department Presents:

25th ANNUAL “SHUCK AND RUN” OYSTER FESTIVAL 5K+ ROAD RACE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025 @ 9:00AM

MUST REGISTER BY FRIDAY 10/3 TO GET A SHIRT!

Prizes given to first, second, and third place Male/Female

First Wellfleet Resident, First Race Walker Male/Female.

Course: From DUNKIN’ DONUTS PARKING LOT, run along Cove Road to

Pilgrim Spring Road, out to Indian Neck Beach, and back.

Entry Fee: $30.00 (Ages 10and up)

PARKING AVAILABLE AT DUNKIN’ DONUT’S AND THE POST OFFICE

Shirts and numbers will be available for pick up at the Baker’s Field Rec. building on Friday, October 17th, from 4-6 pm.

Race day sign up between 8 - 8:30 am in the Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot.

For more information and map of race go to www.wellfleetrec.com

REGISTER

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Sundays: Zumba with Alissa - 9:00 am

Tuesdays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

Wednesdays: Zumba with Erin - 8:00 am

Fridays - Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

To confirm class schedule, more details, pricing, and contact info, visit HERE

Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

Beloved by locals and visitors alike, our annual Wellfleet OysterFest™ has grown to become one of the most popular events on Cape Cod. Started back in 2001, OysterFest is a 2-day party that pulses with everything that makes life in Wellfleet so special; art, seafood, and community.

Upwards of 20,000 people gather in the heart of downtown for one weekend in October to celebrate our world famous oysters. This family-friendly hootenanny takes over Main Street with local food, beer and wine gardens, live music, arts and crafts vendors, and, of course, oysters. Lots and lots of oysters and other ‘Fleet-raised shellfish dished out directly from the men and women who harvest them along our shores. There are culinary demonstrations, educational lectures, an annual road race, and a Family Fun area complete with kid-friendly crafting, games, and a bounce house.

OysterFest is also home to the annual Wellfleet Oyster Shuck-Off competition. A fiercely contested gathering of oyster athletes, our Shuck-Off is the biggest oyster shucking competition in America. Shuckers from far and wide battle it out with our local oyster knife athletes for the ultimate bi-valve bragging rights, cash prizes, and the opportunity to have their name immortalized on our Golden Oyster trophy.

TICKETS

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Visit HERE for the most up-to-date weekly class schedule.

Free for residents/taxpayers, $5 for non-residents. A hold harmless form must be on file.

More information and full schedule: www.wellfleetcoa.org • 508-349-2800

Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay

There’s a lot happening at Mass Audubon this month! Please visit HERE for the complete schedule of the many events and programs offered at Wellfleet Bay this week.

October Highlights:

Early Bird Walk • Creature Feature • Fish Feeding Fun • Bird Research in Action • Marine Life Cruise • Birding Through The Seasons

Open University of Wellfleet at Preservation Hall

This class is with instructor Marc Strauss Mondays 6-8pm 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17 on Zoom

Edgar Yipsel “Yip” Harburg (1896 – 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" "April in Paris," and "It's Only a Paper Moon," as well as all of the songs (with composer Harold Arlen) for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow." Known for the social commentary of his lyrics as well as his progressive leanings, he championed racial, sexual and gender equality throughout his life, ideas that continue to resonate in the 21st century. On Zoom only, Marc Strauss, Ph.D., will provide historical context and lead discussion on the life and works of Yip Harburg by showing performances via song and dance videos on YouTube throughout his seven-decade career.

$60

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

ADULT GAME NIGHT

MONDAYS - 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

SEPT. 8 - CRIBBAGE

SEPT. 15 - BOARD CAMES

SEPT. 22 - CRIBBAGE

OCT. 6 - CRIBBAGE

OCT. 20 - BOARD GAMES

OCT. 27 - CRIBBAGE

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Recreation

Join Wellfleet Rec & Gil Pipernos on Tuesdays 2- 4 pm

September 30th

October 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

PICKLEBALL MACHINE AVAILABLE FOR USE

WWW.WELLELEETREC.COM

508-349-0314

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Wellfleet Public Library

Women's Grief Group

A Space for Women to Connect Through Loss Sharing Kindness is offering a clinician-led peer grief support group where women of any age can meet, share their feelings and connect through the experience of loss.

Tuesdays 6:00 PM-7:30 PM

October 21, November 4, 18, December 2, 16, January 6, 2026

If you are interested in joining our Women's Grief Group, please submit the registration form and demographic survey at www.sharingkindness.org/womens-grief-group/

Irish, Folk & Old Time Music with Denya Lavine, Tim Dicky & Friends

Tuesdays, Sept 9 & 23, Oct 7 & 21: 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Mean Burgers - 842 RTE 6, Wellfleet

Questions: www.denya.us

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join Susan and Audrey as they unravel their tangled past and tackle important
questions of life, death, art, and the universe. Part stand-up comedy, part philosophical
musing on the human condition, WHAT THE DUCK?!? is the hilarious, honest, and
deeply edifying evening of entertainment you didn’t know you needed.

Bio:

Ventriloquist. Children’s entertainer. Psychologist. Activist. Susan Linn’s astonishing
career has taken her from the set of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood to the front page of The
New York Times. Through it all, Audrey Duck, her ageless avian sidekick, has provided
cheeky, occasionally neurotic, always truthful commentary. Now, while Susan ponders
mortality and grapples with the world’s uncertain future, Audrey is convinced their
dynamic duo will last forever.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Wednesdays at 10am at Prez Hall: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12

This workshop is a total deep dive into writing a feature film. Over the course, you'll get hands-on experience and learn the ins and outs of storytelling, including story structure, character development, conflict, and dialogue. It's going to be intense, but you'll get the support and discipline you need to really make progress! Can't wait to get started with you all!

CLAUDE KERVEN IS A FILMMAKER, SCREENWRITER, AND DIRECTOR WITH OVER 40 YEARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. HE HAS BEEN THE CHAIR OF THE FILMMAKING DEPARTMENT AT A PROMINENT NYC COLLEGE, AS WELL AS A SOUGHT AFTER TEACHER AND MENTOR AROUND THE GLOBE.

Claude discovered his passion for creating while working at his college campus Radio and TV station. His future life as a filmmaker was sealed when someone told him he could get a degree in filmmaking - a little known fact at the time. A lover of storytelling and a consumer of entertainment in all forms, from movies to TV shows to cartoons, he leapt at the chance to deepen his knowledge and pursue his passion. He received his MFA from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts and stepped into the action, armed with his debut short “Candy Store.” “Candy Store” won an Academy Award for Best Dramatic Student Film and racked up numerous first and grand jury prizes during its run through the festival circuit. He went on to direct a series of Afterschool Specials for ABC-TV, including the Emmy Award winning “Starstruck” and the Director’s Guild of America nominated “High School Narc.” Claude directed over 30 short films for Saturday Night Live, including what is said to be the most popular SNL skit of all time, “Synchronized Swimming,” a hilarious sports-themed sketch and an all-time audience favorite starring Harry Shearer and Martin Short pursuing their dreams of Olympic gold. His collaboration with Jim Belushi resulted in “Birthday Boy” which was nominated for a cable ACE Award.

Claude went on to write, direct and produce, “They Never Found Her” with Elisabeth Moss and Fargo’s Peter Stormare. He is the writer of “Mortal Thoughts” for Columbia Pictures, starring Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Harvey Keitel, “The Shadow War,” for Universal Studios, and “Darkman and the Circus of Fear,” with Producer Sam Raimi.

As Chair of the 1-Year and 2-Year Filmmaking Programs at the New York Film Academy, a role he held since 1994, Claude developed and implemented innovative course objectives to engage and effectively teach students in the areas of directing, screenwriting, acting for film, cinematography, editing, production workshops and producing.

REGISTER FOR EACH DATE

Friends of The Wellfleet COA

Wellfleet Dines Out takes place each year throughout September and October.

You can help support The Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging by dining at these venues. Please let the restaurant know that you are there to support their effort to support us.

OCTOBER DATES

Check with individual restaurants for opening/closing times

Scully Joes - Oct 1

Mack’s Shack - Oct 3

PJs - Oct 6

Winslow’s Tavern - Oct 9

Box Lunch - Oct 15

Mean Burger’s - Oct 22

The Friends of the Wellfleet COA supports the services, programs & activities of the Council on Aging.

Wellfleet Public Library

PLEASURES OF THE SCRIPT - A PLAYREADING GROUP

Plays are meant to be heard out loud, but unless you have tickets to the theater, how often do you have a chance to hear one? Join our play-reading group, where we will read classic to contemporary plays out loud to better appreciate the language and cadence of the written dialogue! This will be a great opportunity to discover plays you may not be familiar with, or rediscover old favorites seen (or heard) in a new light. Everyone is welcome to participate. Acting experience not required.

Hosted by Candace Perry and Racine Oxtoby.

PLAY: PSYCHO BEACH PARTY BY CHARLES BUSCH

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 4:00 PM

Wellfleet Public Library

Issues of race exist on Cape Cod as they do in the rest of the country. Ne gather in a collegial, supportive environment with Panchetc Peterson and others as tacilitators to read and discuss seminal books (Waking Up White, Under the Skin, Just Mercy, The Color of Law, The Warmth of Other Suns, among others and articles (Letter from a Birmingham Jail), to discuss current events, and to offer personal experiences in a wide-ranging discussion that goes where it will.

All are welcome!

Open University of Wellfleet at Preservation Hall

20 Trailblazing Women Filmmakers

Taught by instructor Claude Kerven on Thursdays 10am-12pm 10/23, 11/6, 11/13, and 11/20 , and Tuesday 10/28 This in-person class will take place at the Wellfleet Preservation Hall at 335 Main Street in Wellfleet.

Movies play a key role in spreading awareness among women, uncovering their potential, challenging the male-dominated world and making further social change. Historically, the film industry has portrayed women as wives, lovers and mothers, or as glorified objects of beauty, symbolizing sex appeal and entertainment. But due to the feminist movement, gender stereotypes are finally being challenged, and more complex female characters represented on screen. Female directors offer the audience an unbiased and realistic image of women that aligns with their actual status in society. Additionally, films directed by women are more often written by women and have more leading female characters than in films directed by male filmmakers. This lecture series will address the greater recognition women directors are beginning to receive and honor 20 remarkable women who blazed the trail.

$60.00

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

Join Cathy Lichtman of AHIMSA PEACEFUL YOGA at the Wellfleet Public Library for a shared yoga practice.

We gather on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 for an 8-week program. Our practice will focus on balance, stretching and peaceful asanas (poses), to create some calm and peace within.

All levels are welcome!

Please bring your mat and props if you have, or a large towel for extra padding may be helpful.

Join for an optional short Meditation practice 10:10 - 10:25

Open to the public - Gratuity welcomed, $15.00 suggested.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 October 16, 23, 30 November 6, 20 December 4, 11, 18

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Please join us for an engaging morning of coffee and conversation with Ann Schiffenhaus, Wellfleet’s new Housing Coordinator. A dedicated Wellfleet resident, Ann will lead a discussion on the current state of housing in Wellfleet and share her plans to support residents with their present and future housing needs. Topics will include the role of a Housing Coordinator, programs available to help you stay in your home, and updates on key initiatives such as Lawrence Hill, Maurice’s Campground, and the Affordable Homes Act & Seasonal Communities

Designation. A Q&A session will follow, offering an opportunity to ask questions and share insights. Ann was born in Northern California and built a successful career in corporate sales before tepping away in 2010 to raise her four children and relocate to Wellfleet. In 2019, she returned to the workforce, transitioning into the nonprofit sector. She served as Alumni Director at a Catholic high school and later joined the Housing Assistance Corporation, first as an affordable housing advocate and then as a Major Gifts Officer. Now, as Wellfleet’s Housing Coordinator, Ann is deeply connected to the community and committed to helping residents meet their housing needs.

Wellfleet Public Library

Community Read of When Things Fall Apart, presented by the Lily House

How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart-when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.

Led by Kim Crawford, board member of the The Lily House and Senior Minister Emerita of Arlington Street Church (UU), Boston.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

LOVE TO SING?

The DOWN-TO-THE-WIRE CHOIR invites singers of all ages and abilities to join in singing out for the pure fun of it!

We will share songs we know by heart, including: Folk Songs, Kids' Songs, Freedom Songs, Love Songs, Silly Songs, Protest Songs, Shanties, Beatles, Standards, Rounds, Union Songs, Gospel, and more!

Music is good medicine - especially when YOU help create the vibes!

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet

Come share a song or a poem or....

Come listen to your friends & neighbors

Sign-up starts half hour prior to event

Light refreshments provided

If you are unsure or new to open mics, come see and join

Email Tomi with any questions; tomi.jacobs.ziobro@gmail.com

Harbor Stage Company at the Wellfleet Public Library

Join the HARBOR STAGE COMPANY for a reading of

ILLUSIONS a love story

by IVAN VYRYPAEV, translated by CAZIMIR LISKE

October 24 @ 7PM / FREE!

WELLFLEET PUBLIC LIBRARY

Wellfleet Recreation

HALLOWEEN PARADE and MONSTER BASH

October 25, 2025

COSTUME PARADE KICKS OFF AT 1:00 PM

WELLFLEET TOWN HALL

ENDS WITH PARTY AT BAKER'S FIELD

FREE FAMILY EVENT - - FREE REFRESHMENTS

Rain Date 10/26,

Wellfleet Public Library

COLOR-YOUR-OWN HALLOWEEN TOTE BAGS!

Get ready for a spook-tacular time with these totes that will let kids show Off their inner artists! When Halloween night arrives, they can use their personalized tote bag to collect all their trick-or-treat goodies!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Free ~ Presented by the Friends of the Wellfleet Library

Wellfleet Public Library

The Friends of the Wellfleet Library Presents Kim Moberg

Saturday, October 25 -3:00 PM

www.kimmobergmusic.com

Wellfleet Presevation Hall

A Drop-in Donation Based Dance Class

Fleet Movement Explorations is a structured improvisational dance class in which we play spontaneously with forces, shapes, feelings, images, and ideas rather than with specific dance technique. Drop in donation basis.

The class is basically informal, challenging, and fun, and a good movement workout. All are welcome.

Required: contact Becky Burrill ( Rebecca.burrill@aol.com) to be added to the class email listserv for notifications about class.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Enjoy this originally scripted show with songs from Sondheim, Jobim, Sara Bareilles, Kander and Ebb. If You Could Read My Mind is directed by Scott Cunningham, with music direction by Jonathan Goldberg.

“If You Could Read My Mind” is about loving, losing, life’s tender journeys, and letting go; learning to live in the present and all the waves we ride to get here! Come join us for laughter, a few tears, music, and the poetry of storytelling that makes the heart swell!

“ Sexy, vulnerable and mesmerizing, Susan Lambert creates a universe with each song and beckons you to join her in it. An invitation no-one can or should refuse .“ Award Winning Film Maker and Playwright Jack Feldstein

Tickets available here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1428553013519?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open at 5pm.

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Visit HERE for the most up-to-date weekly class schedule.

Free for residents/taxpayers, $5 for non-residents. A hold harmless form must be on file.

More information and full schedule: www.wellfleetcoa.org • 508-349-2800

Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay

There’s a lot happening at Mass Audubon this month! Please visit HERE for the complete schedule of the many events and programs offered at Wellfleet Bay this week.

October Highlights:

Early Bird Walk • Creature Feature • Fish Feeding Fun • Bird Research in Action • Marine Life Cruise • Birding Through The Seasons

Wellfleet Public Library

ADULT GAME NIGHT

MONDAYS - 6:30 PM-8:00 PM

SEPT. 8 - CRIBBAGE

SEPT. 15 - BOARD CAMES

SEPT. 22 - CRIBBAGE

OCT. 6 - CRIBBAGE

OCT. 20 - BOARD GAMES

OCT. 27 - CRIBBAGE

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Recreation

Join Wellfleet Rec & Gil Pipernos on Tuesdays 2- 4 pm

September 30th

October 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

PICKLEBALL MACHINE AVAILABLE FOR USE

WWW.WELLELEETREC.COM

508-349-0314

Join us for The Healing Power of Sound and Breathwork, an enriching workshop led by Diane Kovanda, an experienced meditation teacher, designed to promote deep relaxation, inspiration, and clarity. Discover powerful breathing techniques to soothe your nervous system, gently release physical and emotional tension, and reconnect with your body’s inner tranquility. Through immersive sound experiences featuring crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, Tibetan bells, rainsticks, and affirmations, Diane guides participants into meditative states, fostering grounding, clarity, and balance. Leave feeling lighter, more centered, and rejuvenated. Please bring 2 blankets and 2 pillows and a yoga mat if you want to lay on the floor. If you prefer to stay seated, Diane suggests bringing a blanket. This class is FREE and open to all thanks to the Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging.

Diane Kovanda is the founder and director of training at Kind Yoga and Meditation School in Centerville, MA. With over 20 years of experience, she teaches practical mindfulness and yoga to professionals at organizations such as Cape Cod Healthcare and Cape Cod Five. She holds a Master of Education with a specialty in stress management and is a certified Reiki Master and certified Shiatsu Practitioner.

Register: 774-801-8199

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Wednesdays at 10am at Prez Hall: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12

This workshop is a total deep dive into writing a feature film. Over the course, you'll get hands-on experience and learn the ins and outs of storytelling, including story structure, character development, conflict, and dialogue. It's going to be intense, but you'll get the support and discipline you need to really make progress! Can't wait to get started with you all!

CLAUDE KERVEN IS A FILMMAKER, SCREENWRITER, AND DIRECTOR WITH OVER 40 YEARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. HE HAS BEEN THE CHAIR OF THE FILMMAKING DEPARTMENT AT A PROMINENT NYC COLLEGE, AS WELL AS A SOUGHT AFTER TEACHER AND MENTOR AROUND THE GLOBE.

Claude discovered his passion for creating while working at his college campus Radio and TV station. His future life as a filmmaker was sealed when someone told him he could get a degree in filmmaking - a little known fact at the time. A lover of storytelling and a consumer of entertainment in all forms, from movies to TV shows to cartoons, he leapt at the chance to deepen his knowledge and pursue his passion. He received his MFA from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts and stepped into the action, armed with his debut short “Candy Store.” “Candy Store” won an Academy Award for Best Dramatic Student Film and racked up numerous first and grand jury prizes during its run through the festival circuit. He went on to direct a series of Afterschool Specials for ABC-TV, including the Emmy Award winning “Starstruck” and the Director’s Guild of America nominated “High School Narc.” Claude directed over 30 short films for Saturday Night Live, including what is said to be the most popular SNL skit of all time, “Synchronized Swimming,” a hilarious sports-themed sketch and an all-time audience favorite starring Harry Shearer and Martin Short pursuing their dreams of Olympic gold. His collaboration with Jim Belushi resulted in “Birthday Boy” which was nominated for a cable ACE Award.

Claude went on to write, direct and produce, “They Never Found Her” with Elisabeth Moss and Fargo’s Peter Stormare. He is the writer of “Mortal Thoughts” for Columbia Pictures, starring Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Harvey Keitel, “The Shadow War,” for Universal Studios, and “Darkman and the Circus of Fear,” with Producer Sam Raimi.

As Chair of the 1-Year and 2-Year Filmmaking Programs at the New York Film Academy, a role he held since 1994, Claude developed and implemented innovative course objectives to engage and effectively teach students in the areas of directing, screenwriting, acting for film, cinematography, editing, production workshops and producing.

REGISTER FOR EACH DATE

Wellfleet Public Library

FIRST PLACE PRIZE! SNACKS AND BEVERAGES PROVIDED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE WELLFLEET PUBLIC LIBRARY!

FREE TO ENTER!

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

Join Cathy Lichtman of AHIMSA PEACEFUL YOGA at the Wellfleet Public Library for a shared yoga practice.

We gather on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 for an 8-week program. Our practice will focus on balance, stretching and peaceful asanas (poses), to create some calm and peace within.

All levels are welcome!

Please bring your mat and props if you have, or a large towel for extra padding may be helpful.

Join for an optional short Meditation practice 10:10 - 10:25

Open to the public - Gratuity welcomed, $15.00 suggested.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 October 16, 23, 30 November 6, 20 December 4, 11, 18

Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay

"Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder" is a story of a remarkable recovery, a celebration of place, and a thoughtful meditation on finding one's way in the world.

Join David for an illustrated presentation, discussion, and celebration of the 25th anniversary of "Return of the Osprey." The book will also be available for purchase and signing.

David Gessner is the author of thirteen books that blend a love of nature, humor, memoir, and environmentalism, including the New York Times bestselling, "All the Wild That Remains" and "Sick of Nature and Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness." Gessner is a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine, Ecotone.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Wellfleet Ghost Tours

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Extra Halloween tours on Oct 29 and 30

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

Conversational French Club With Cecile Serrano

Looking for a fun way to improve or strengthen your conversational French? Maybe you want to learn a bit more about French culture? Or maybe you are looking for opportunities to socialize with other francophiles? Whatever your reason, our Conversational French Club is the perfect place for you! Led by Cecile Serrano, our Conversational French Club will meet twice a month. With your library card, you can gain access to free French-language movies on Kanopy, which we will use to inspire conversation.

We hope you will join us!

Cecile is a native from Toulouse in south France. She lived in Toulouse, Paris and Montpellier and has been in the US for 28 years. She lives year-round with her husband and two sons in Wellfleet, a town she loves very much!

Recommended for Intermediate-to-Expert French speakers.

1st and 3rd Saturday of the month

2:30 PM-4:00

Wellfleet Public Library

Tristan Trio Presents L'élégie et le Poème An Evening of Chamber Music

Come join us for an unforgettable evening with the Tristan Trio (pianist Aljosa Jurinié, violinist Thomas Lee Cooper, and cellist Tyler Michael James) at the Wellfleet Public Library. Program to include works by Chausson, Chopin, Faure, and Mendelssohn. Don't miss this his incredible opportunity to experience live chamber music at the Wellfleet Library!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Sundays: Zumba with Alissa - 9:00 am

Tuesdays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

Wednesdays: Zumba with Erin - 8:00 am

Fridays - Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

To confirm class schedule, more details, pricing, and contact info, visit HERE

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Monthly exhibit of Outer Cape Contemporary Artists

November - Joe Diggs

Curated by Robert Rindler

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet

Monday, November 3rd - Noon to 1:00pm (or until soup runs out)

Soup, bread, salad and dessert. Everyone is welcome!

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet

508-349-6877

www.wellfleetchurch.org

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

With Claude Kerven

This 4-week course is perfect for newbie screenwriters! On November Tuesdays, l'll teach you all the essential tools and lingo you need to write a kick-ass short film. Together, we'll turn your awesome idea into a first draft screenplay. Don't sweat it, we'll start with the basics of visual storytelling. We'll dive into breaking down story structure, theme, character, and conflict. Plus, our in-class discussions are a no-pressure zone where you'll get supportive feedback. We'll encourage you to convey your story through visuals instead of just relying on dialogue. And don't worry about finding time for this course - classes only meet once a week on laid-back Tuesday afternoons from 10am-2pm (with a 20-minute break, of course). You must register for each of the November classes. Up to 16 participants.

When you register for November 4th, you are automatically registered for November 4th, 12th, 18th and 25th 11am-2pm (3 hours)!

Register

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Wellfleet Public Library

Women's Grief Group

A Space for Women to Connect Through Loss Sharing Kindness is offering a clinician-led peer grief support group where women of any age can meet, share their feelings and connect through the experience of loss.

Tuesdays 6:00 PM-7:30 PM

October 21, November 4, 18, December 2, 16, January 6, 2026

If you are interested in joining our Women's Grief Group, please submit the registration form and demographic survey at www.sharingkindness.org/womens-grief-group/

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Claudia Nygaard is a charismatic performer who writes heartfelt, humorous, sensual, and scrappy songs that are filled with cinematic lyrics and a daredevil’s vulnerability. Then she delivers them with a deeply emotive amber-honey voice, a quick wit, and outlandish and irreverent monologues.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Wednesdays at 10am at Prez Hall: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12

This workshop is a total deep dive into writing a feature film. Over the course, you'll get hands-on experience and learn the ins and outs of storytelling, including story structure, character development, conflict, and dialogue. It's going to be intense, but you'll get the support and discipline you need to really make progress! Can't wait to get started with you all!

CLAUDE KERVEN IS A FILMMAKER, SCREENWRITER, AND DIRECTOR WITH OVER 40 YEARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. HE HAS BEEN THE CHAIR OF THE FILMMAKING DEPARTMENT AT A PROMINENT NYC COLLEGE, AS WELL AS A SOUGHT AFTER TEACHER AND MENTOR AROUND THE GLOBE.

Claude discovered his passion for creating while working at his college campus Radio and TV station. His future life as a filmmaker was sealed when someone told him he could get a degree in filmmaking - a little known fact at the time. A lover of storytelling and a consumer of entertainment in all forms, from movies to TV shows to cartoons, he leapt at the chance to deepen his knowledge and pursue his passion. He received his MFA from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts and stepped into the action, armed with his debut short “Candy Store.” “Candy Store” won an Academy Award for Best Dramatic Student Film and racked up numerous first and grand jury prizes during its run through the festival circuit. He went on to direct a series of Afterschool Specials for ABC-TV, including the Emmy Award winning “Starstruck” and the Director’s Guild of America nominated “High School Narc.” Claude directed over 30 short films for Saturday Night Live, including what is said to be the most popular SNL skit of all time, “Synchronized Swimming,” a hilarious sports-themed sketch and an all-time audience favorite starring Harry Shearer and Martin Short pursuing their dreams of Olympic gold. His collaboration with Jim Belushi resulted in “Birthday Boy” which was nominated for a cable ACE Award.

Claude went on to write, direct and produce, “They Never Found Her” with Elisabeth Moss and Fargo’s Peter Stormare. He is the writer of “Mortal Thoughts” for Columbia Pictures, starring Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Harvey Keitel, “The Shadow War,” for Universal Studios, and “Darkman and the Circus of Fear,” with Producer Sam Raimi.

As Chair of the 1-Year and 2-Year Filmmaking Programs at the New York Film Academy, a role he held since 1994, Claude developed and implemented innovative course objectives to engage and effectively teach students in the areas of directing, screenwriting, acting for film, cinematography, editing, production workshops and producing.

REGISTER FOR EACH DATE

Open University of Wellfleet at Preservation Hall

This class taught by instructor Steven Reynolds is Wednesdays 2-4pm November 5th, 12th, 19th, and Dec 3rd

Waiting for Godot, which premiered in Paris in 1953, is being presented on Broadway this fall with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter directed by Jamie Lloyd. How has this absurdist play survived when so many people have either booed it or walked out of it? Why has it received so many acclaimed productions performed by the very best from Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart to Bert Lahr and E.G. Marshall to Robin Williams and Steve Martin? Directors such as Herbert Blau and Mike Nichols have staged it. I directed a college theatre production years ago and it still haunts me and members of my cast.

We will spend a class on playwright Samuel Beckett, a class on Act I, a class on Act II, and a final class on various famous productions and critical reviews. We will read some of the text aloud, share our experiences with the play and what it means to us (especially at this stage of our lives) and see if we can reach any conclusions about whether it deserves its classic status. We may even begin to understand it. There is a free copy of the play available on Kindle devices. Reading Beckett’s authorized biography, Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett by James R. Knowlson would be very helpful as well as attending any productions of a Beckett play. The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival is producing, Catastrophe: A Beckettian Cabaret September 25-28 and Cape Rep is producing the Irish play Trad by Mark Doherty which has Godot-like themes.

$60.00

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

PLEASURES OF THE SCRIPT - A PLAYREADING GROUP

Plays are meant to be heard out loud, but unless you have tickets to the theater, how often do you have a chance to hear one? Join our play-reading group, where we will read classic to contemporary plays out loud to better appreciate the language and cadence of the written dialogue! This will be a great opportunity to discover plays you may not be familiar with, or rediscover old favorites seen (or heard) in a new light. Everyone is welcome to participate. Acting experience not required.

Hosted by Candace Perry and Racine Oxtoby.

PLAY: "Sovereignty" by Mary Kathryn Nagle (Act One)

WEDNESDAY, November 5 - 4:00 PM

Wellfleet Public Library

Issues of race exist on Cape Cod as they do in the rest of the country. Ne gather in a collegial, supportive environment with Panchetc Peterson and others as tacilitators to read and discuss seminal books (Waking Up White, Under the Skin, Just Mercy, The Color of Law, The Warmth of Other Suns, among others and articles (Letter from a Birmingham Jail), to discuss current events, and to offer personal experiences in a wide-ranging discussion that goes where it will.

All are welcome!

Wellfleet Public Library

Join Cathy Lichtman of AHIMSA PEACEFUL YOGA at the Wellfleet Public Library for a shared yoga practice.

We gather on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 for an 8-week program. Our practice will focus on balance, stretching and peaceful asanas (poses), to create some calm and peace within.

All levels are welcome!

Please bring your mat and props if you have, or a large towel for extra padding may be helpful.

Join for an optional short Meditation practice 10:10 - 10:25

Open to the public - Gratuity welcomed, $15.00 suggested.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 October 16, 23, 30 November 6, 20 December 4, 11, 18

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

So much happens at a table: marriage proposals, break-ups, family announcements. Sometimes the meal is ravishing, and sometimes it is merely nourishing. Food writers know the seductive power of preparing and eating meals, and travelers seek out not only sights but food adventures. Recall your first oyster, your hangover remedies, your perfect grilled cheese. Food in all its aspects will be the subject of our writing in these classes. Sign up for one or all three classes.

Nov 7, 14 & 21

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

Do you have a song to sing? A poem to recite?

Come to our Open Mic Night at the library!

Teens and adults welcome! Sign-up starts a half hour prior to the event. Snacks and beverages provided by the Friends of the Wellfleet Library.

Email Racine at racine.oxtoby@wellfleet-ma.gov with any questions!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join Ken Field's New Orleans-influenced group Revolutionary Snake Ensemble as they celebrate the Cuneiform Records release of their 5th album, "Serpentine", recorded live at Regattabar in Cambridge!!

The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is a funk/street beat improvisational brass band performing a unique blend of original and traditional music. Featuring award-winning and acclaimed Boston-area musicians, including Field/alto sax & flute, David B. Harris/trombone, Jerry Sabatini/trumpet, Blake Newman/acoustic bass, & Phil Neighbors/drums, the group has been attracting a devoted following by making beautiful noise & creative sounds for over three decades. The group has performed in the US and Europe, continuing "to push the brass band tradition forward in an entirely original way, all the while making music that's a heck of a lot of fun." - NYC Jazz Record.

RSE "mines the vein of New Orleans - with post-bop, and touches of Avant - this band cooks, edgy, raucous, fun, and first rate!" - KBCS Radio, Washington. The Boston Globe says that RSE "brilliantly bridges the booty/brain barrier!" and in a prescient characterization, Step Tempest writes that RSE is "finding joy in the rhythms of the street, in the melodies of the everyday, and in the shouts one creates against the darkness." KUT, Austin, TX calls RSE's music "something quite original in the world of jazz and beyond."

Don't miss this rare Outer Cape performance by a group whose albums have been included on best-of-year lists by no less than WNYC Music Director John Schaefer and the late Village Voice Music Writer Francis Davis.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

La Bohéme

With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking. Franco Zeffirelli’s picture-perfect production brings 19th-century Paris to the Met stage as Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life. Soprano Juliana Grigoryan is the feeble seamstress Mimì, opposite tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the ardent poet Rodolfo. Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the November 8 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe. 

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

November Dates: 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Bring your current projects and questions. Free and open to all. No sign-up required

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Wednesdays at 10am at Prez Hall: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12

This workshop is a total deep dive into writing a feature film. Over the course, you'll get hands-on experience and learn the ins and outs of storytelling, including story structure, character development, conflict, and dialogue. It's going to be intense, but you'll get the support and discipline you need to really make progress! Can't wait to get started with you all!

CLAUDE KERVEN IS A FILMMAKER, SCREENWRITER, AND DIRECTOR WITH OVER 40 YEARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. HE HAS BEEN THE CHAIR OF THE FILMMAKING DEPARTMENT AT A PROMINENT NYC COLLEGE, AS WELL AS A SOUGHT AFTER TEACHER AND MENTOR AROUND THE GLOBE.

Claude discovered his passion for creating while working at his college campus Radio and TV station. His future life as a filmmaker was sealed when someone told him he could get a degree in filmmaking - a little known fact at the time. A lover of storytelling and a consumer of entertainment in all forms, from movies to TV shows to cartoons, he leapt at the chance to deepen his knowledge and pursue his passion. He received his MFA from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts and stepped into the action, armed with his debut short “Candy Store.” “Candy Store” won an Academy Award for Best Dramatic Student Film and racked up numerous first and grand jury prizes during its run through the festival circuit. He went on to direct a series of Afterschool Specials for ABC-TV, including the Emmy Award winning “Starstruck” and the Director’s Guild of America nominated “High School Narc.” Claude directed over 30 short films for Saturday Night Live, including what is said to be the most popular SNL skit of all time, “Synchronized Swimming,” a hilarious sports-themed sketch and an all-time audience favorite starring Harry Shearer and Martin Short pursuing their dreams of Olympic gold. His collaboration with Jim Belushi resulted in “Birthday Boy” which was nominated for a cable ACE Award.

Claude went on to write, direct and produce, “They Never Found Her” with Elisabeth Moss and Fargo’s Peter Stormare. He is the writer of “Mortal Thoughts” for Columbia Pictures, starring Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Harvey Keitel, “The Shadow War,” for Universal Studios, and “Darkman and the Circus of Fear,” with Producer Sam Raimi.

As Chair of the 1-Year and 2-Year Filmmaking Programs at the New York Film Academy, a role he held since 1994, Claude developed and implemented innovative course objectives to engage and effectively teach students in the areas of directing, screenwriting, acting for film, cinematography, editing, production workshops and producing.

REGISTER FOR EACH DATE

Wellfleet Public Library

This copper bookmark-making workshop will teach you how to create your own drawings in metal with special tools and hammers. Come learn to stamp your favorite images, words and textures to create a truly unique bookmark that will stand the test of time.

For children ages 10+ and their adults. Space is limited; please call (508) 349-0310 or stop by the circulation desk to register.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

So much happens at a table: marriage proposals, break-ups, family announcements. Sometimes the meal is ravishing, and sometimes it is merely nourishing. Food writers know the seductive power of preparing and eating meals, and travelers seek out not only sights but food adventures. Recall your first oyster, your hangover remedies, your perfect grilled cheese. Food in all its aspects will be the subject of our writing in these classes. Sign up for one or all three classes.

Nov 7, 14 & 21

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

Conversational French Club With Cecile Serrano

Looking for a fun way to improve or strengthen your conversational French? Maybe you want to learn a bit more about French culture? Or maybe you are looking for opportunities to socialize with other francophiles? Whatever your reason, our Conversational French Club is the perfect place for you! Led by Cecile Serrano, our Conversational French Club will meet twice a month. With your library card, you can gain access to free French-language movies on Kanopy, which we will use to inspire conversation.

We hope you will join us!

Cecile is a native from Toulouse in south France. She lived in Toulouse, Paris and Montpellier and has been in the US for 28 years. She lives year-round with her husband and two sons in Wellfleet, a town she loves very much!

Recommended for Intermediate-to-Expert French speakers.

1st and 3rd Saturday of the month

2:30 PM-4:00

Wellfleet Public Library

Daughters - A Novel

From award-winning author Corinne Demas comes a moving story about the sometimes volatile but ultimately unbreakable bonds between mothers and daughters.

When Meredith flies home to New England, daughter Eloise in tow, she leaves her husband and a life back in LA. A heartbreaking loss is killing their marriage. So she looks to her mother and siblings for the support she desperately needs, and the love her daughter surely deserves-two things her husband can't provide. Meredith's mother, Delia, is thrilled by their sudden arrival at the family farm. But her husband braces for the chaos his stepdaughter granddaughter will surely bring.

Meredith's announcement that she's moved home for good takes the whole family by surprise and turns everything upside down. While wrestling with her future, artist Meredith is forced to confront her past-and the disappointment she believes her mother, a violin teacher, felt when musically gifted Meredith abandoned the violin. As Meredith works to repair relationships with members of her family, an old flame turns up and further complicates her life. Delia, in a desperate attempt to rescue her daughter's marriage, does something unforgivable, and Meredith has to decide if she should uproot Eloise and take off. When Eloise goes missing, help arrives from an unexpected quarter.

Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-eight books, including six novels, two short story collections, a memoir, a poetry chapbook, a play, and numerous books for children. She is the editor of Great American Short Stories: From Hawthorne to Hemingway. Demas is a professor emerita of English at Mount Holyoke College and a fiction editor for The Massachusetts Review. She divides her time between western Massachusetts and Cape Cod.

Wellfleet Public Library

November Dates: 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Bring your current projects and questions. Free and open to all. No sign-up required

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Wellfleet Public Library

Women's Grief Group

A Space for Women to Connect Through Loss Sharing Kindness is offering a clinician-led peer grief support group where women of any age can meet, share their feelings and connect through the experience of loss.

Tuesdays 6:00 PM-7:30 PM

October 21, November 4, 18, December 2, 16, January 6, 2026

If you are interested in joining our Women's Grief Group, please submit the registration form and demographic survey at www.sharingkindness.org/womens-grief-group/

Wellfleet Gardeners at the Wellfleet Public Library

SNOW WHITE AND THE MANY DWARFS WITH JEN KETTELL OF RADIANT LEAF CONSULTING

How do dwarf conifers become so small? Attend this lecture to learn the different ways majestic conifers become diminutive dwarf specimens. Using twig and cone samples, Jen will share basic conifer identification and life cycle information. Learn the benefits of and requirements for these unique evergreen beauties.

Wellfleet Public Library

PLEASURES OF THE SCRIPT - A PLAYREADING GROUP

Plays are meant to be heard out loud, but unless you have tickets to the theater, how often do you have a chance to hear one? Join our play-reading group, where we will read classic to contemporary plays out loud to better appreciate the language and cadence of the written dialogue! This will be a great opportunity to discover plays you may not be familiar with, or rediscover old favorites seen (or heard) in a new light. Everyone is welcome to participate. Acting experience not required.

Hosted by Candace Perry and Racine Oxtoby.

PLAY: "Sovereignty" by Mary Kathryn Nagle (Act One)

WEDNESDAY, November 19 - 4:00 PM

Wellfleet Public Library

Issues of race exist on Cape Cod as they do in the rest of the country. Ne gather in a collegial, supportive environment with Panchetc Peterson and others as tacilitators to read and discuss seminal books (Waking Up White, Under the Skin, Just Mercy, The Color of Law, The Warmth of Other Suns, among others and articles (Letter from a Birmingham Jail), to discuss current events, and to offer personal experiences in a wide-ranging discussion that goes where it will.

All are welcome!

Wellfleet Public Library

Join Cathy Lichtman of AHIMSA PEACEFUL YOGA at the Wellfleet Public Library for a shared yoga practice.

We gather on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 for an 8-week program. Our practice will focus on balance, stretching and peaceful asanas (poses), to create some calm and peace within.

All levels are welcome!

Please bring your mat and props if you have, or a large towel for extra padding may be helpful.

Join for an optional short Meditation practice 10:10 - 10:25

Open to the public - Gratuity welcomed, $15.00 suggested.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 October 16, 23, 30 November 6, 20 December 4, 11, 18

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

So much happens at a table: marriage proposals, break-ups, family announcements. Sometimes the meal is ravishing, and sometimes it is merely nourishing. Food writers know the seductive power of preparing and eating meals, and travelers seek out not only sights but food adventures. Recall your first oyster, your hangover remedies, your perfect grilled cheese. Food in all its aspects will be the subject of our writing in these classes. Sign up for one or all three classes.

Nov 7, 14 & 21

REGISTER

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

Arabella

On November 22, Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that “is as beautiful as one could hope” (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant soprano Louise Alder is her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the dashing count who sweeps Arabella off her feet. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

November Dates: 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Bring your current projects and questions. Free and open to all. No sign-up required

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Wellfleet Public Library

Come meet Bethany from Amazing Animal Ambassadors as she shows off some of her favorite animal friends!

Free for all ages.

Wellfleet Public Library

November Dates: 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Bring your current projects and questions. Free and open to all. No sign-up required

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Monthly exhibit of Outer Cape Contemporary Artists

December - Sky Power

Curated by Robert Rindler

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet

Monday, December 1st - Noon to 1:00pm (or until soup runs out)

Soup, bread, salad and dessert. Everyone is welcome!

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet

508-349-6877

www.wellfleetchurch.org

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Wellfleet Public Library

Women's Grief Group

A Space for Women to Connect Through Loss Sharing Kindness is offering a clinician-led peer grief support group where women of any age can meet, share their feelings and connect through the experience of loss.

Tuesdays 6:00 PM-7:30 PM

October 21, November 4, 18, December 2, 16, January 6, 2026

If you are interested in joining our Women's Grief Group, please submit the registration form and demographic survey at www.sharingkindness.org/womens-grief-group/

Wellfleet Public Library

Join Cathy Lichtman of AHIMSA PEACEFUL YOGA at the Wellfleet Public Library for a shared yoga practice.

We gather on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 for an 8-week program. Our practice will focus on balance, stretching and peaceful asanas (poses), to create some calm and peace within.

All levels are welcome!

Please bring your mat and props if you have, or a large towel for extra padding may be helpful.

Join for an optional short Meditation practice 10:10 - 10:25

Open to the public - Gratuity welcomed, $15.00 suggested.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 October 16, 23, 30 November 6, 20 December 4, 11, 18

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

HOLIDAY BAZAAR

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A THREE-DAY CRAFT FAIR FEATURING YOUR FAVORITE VENDORS!

PLUS FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

Friday, 12/5 5:30- 8 PM

Start shopping after the town tree lighting!

Saturday, 12/6 & Sunday 12/7 11-4 pm

Over 20 vendors on both floors

Holiday Cocktail Bar • Snacks

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

HOLIDAY BAZAAR

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A THREE-DAY CRAFT FAIR FEATURING YOUR FAVORITE VENDORS!

PLUS FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

Friday, 12/5 5:30- 8 PM

Start shopping after the town tree lighting!

Saturday, 12/6 & Sunday 12/7 11-4 pm

Over 20 vendors on both floors

Holiday Cocktail Bar • Snacks

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

HOLIDAY

BAZAAR

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A THREE-DAY CRAFT FAIR FEATURING YOUR FAVORITE VENDORS!

PLUS FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

Sunday 12/7 11-4 pm

Over 20 vendors on both floors

Holiday Cocktail Bar • Snacks

Wellfleet Public Library

Join local educator Violeta Villamil for free Spanish classes for anyone who wants to learn basic Spanish or improve upon their existing conversational Spanish skills!

Tuesdays 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

September 23-December 9 (No class on November 11)

Wellfleet Public Library

Join Cathy Lichtman of AHIMSA PEACEFUL YOGA at the Wellfleet Public Library for a shared yoga practice.

We gather on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 for an 8-week program. Our practice will focus on balance, stretching and peaceful asanas (poses), to create some calm and peace within.

All levels are welcome!

Please bring your mat and props if you have, or a large towel for extra padding may be helpful.

Join for an optional short Meditation practice 10:10 - 10:25

Open to the public - Gratuity welcomed, $15.00 suggested.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 October 16, 23, 30 November 6, 20 December 4, 11, 18

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

Andrea Chénier

Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Following their celebrated recent partnership in Giordano’s Fedora in the 2022–23 Live in HD season, Beczała reunites with soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates. Met Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s gripping staging, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on December 13. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

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Wellfleet Public Library

Women's Grief Group

A Space for Women to Connect Through Loss Sharing Kindness is offering a clinician-led peer grief support group where women of any age can meet, share their feelings and connect through the experience of loss.

Tuesdays 6:00 PM-7:30 PM

October 21, November 4, 18, December 2, 16, January 6, 2026

If you are interested in joining our Women's Grief Group, please submit the registration form and demographic survey at www.sharingkindness.org/womens-grief-group/

Wellfleet Public Library

Join Cathy Lichtman of AHIMSA PEACEFUL YOGA at the Wellfleet Public Library for a shared yoga practice.

We gather on Thursday mornings from 10:30 -11:30 for an 8-week program. Our practice will focus on balance, stretching and peaceful asanas (poses), to create some calm and peace within.

All levels are welcome!

Please bring your mat and props if you have, or a large towel for extra padding may be helpful.

Join for an optional short Meditation practice 10:10 - 10:25

Open to the public - Gratuity welcomed, $15.00 suggested.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 October 16, 23, 30 November 6, 20 December 4, 11, 18

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet

Monday, January 5th - Noon to 1:00pm (or until soup runs out)

Soup, bread, salad and dessert. Everyone is welcome!

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet

508-349-6877

www.wellfleetchurch.org

Wellfleet Public Library

Women's Grief Group

A Space for Women to Connect Through Loss Sharing Kindness is offering a clinician-led peer grief support group where women of any age can meet, share their feelings and connect through the experience of loss.

Tuesdays 6:00 PM-7:30 PM

October 21, November 4, 18, December 2, 16, January 6, 2026

If you are interested in joining our Women's Grief Group, please submit the registration form and demographic survey at www.sharingkindness.org/womens-grief-group/

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

I Puritani

For gorgeous melody, spellbinding coloratura, and virtuoso vocal fireworks, IPuritani has few equals. On January 10, the first new Met production of Bellini’s final masterpiece in nearly 50 years—a striking staging by Charles Edwards, who makes his company directorial debut after many successes as a set designer—arrives in cinemas worldwide. The Met has assembled a world-beating quartet of stars, conducted by Marco Armiliato, for the demanding principal roles. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee are Elvira and Arturo, brought together by love and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War, with baritone Artur Ruciński as Riccardo, betrothed to Elvira against her will, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Elvira’s sympathetic uncle, Giorgio. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

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Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

Tristan und Isolde

Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading an extraordinary cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritone Michael Sumuel stars as the clever valet Figaro, opposite soprano Olga Kulchynska as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Baritone Joshua Hopkins is the skirt-chasing Count, with soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife and mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce as the adolescent page Cherubino. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

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Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

Eugene Onegin

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide on May 2. Baritone Igor Golovatenko is the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph). This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

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Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego

On May 30, the Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Met-premiere staging of Frank’s opera, a “confident, richly imagined score” (The New Yorker) that “bursts with color and fresh individuality” (Los Angeles Times). The vibrant new production, taking enthusiastic inspiration from Frida and Diego’s paintings, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

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