Fireworks, arts, crafts, jazz, hikes, Register Notes
Bronwen Walsh
Dennis and Yarmouth Town Offices, libraries and transfer stations will be closed on Monday, July 5, in observance of the July Fourth federal holiday. Dennis Town Hall will also be closed to sticker sales on Sunday.
Dennis golf courses will be open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 4 and Monday, July 5, as will Blue Rock Golf Course in S. Yarmouth, 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Bass River and Bayberry Hills, 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Community Service
The Town of Dennis has a new committee, the Sesuit Harbor Building Committee, to help administer a Coastal Resiliency Seaport Economic Grant for designing west side harbor facilities. Catalyst Architecture Interiors of Yarmouth is providing architectural services.
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Whaling Captains of Color
Online Thursday at 7 p.m.: “Whaling Captains of Color,” a live virtual book lecture by author Skip Finley and host Duncan Oliver for the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth. Register for this free event at www.hsoy.org.
A Martha s Vineyard resident, Finley has written a comprehensive account of the more than 50 sailors of color who rose to captain America’s great whaling ships. His book is an entertaining read that puts the focus where it properly belongs: on the multi-cultural essence of a fishery that spanned the globe.
One-Lane Main
Traffic barriers and one-way traffic are back in place on Hyannis Main Street to allow for outdoor dining and expanded pedestrian access to shopping and restaurants.
Friday, Jan. 15
Online Yoga for Wise Warriors! With Lees Yunits: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Jan. 15, presented online via Zoom by the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. $15-$75. 508-394-7100, aneill@cultural-center.org, cultural-center.org.
New exhibit on “Robert H. Goddard: Father of Modern Rocketry”: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 15-16 and 21, Massachusetts Air & Space Museum, 790 Iyannough Road, K-Mart Plaza, Hyannis. Free-$8. 508-827-6300, massairspace.org. How Goddard from Clark University in Worcester and earliest days of rockets laid the groundwork for the eventual landing of men on the moon and building the International Space Station.
Gourmet Take-Out, with Chef Joseph Cizynski: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Jan.15, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. $35-$40. 508-394-7100, cultural-center.org. Ordering closes at noon Jan. 15. Menu includes Duck rillettes and endive salad, rabbit “Coq” au Vin, and finish with a goat cheese sampling.
Friday, Jan. 8
Online Yoga for Wise Warriors! With Lees Yunits: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Jan. 8, presented online via Zoom by the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. $15-$75. 508-394-7100, aneill@cultural-center.org, cultural-center.org.
Flying Santa Exhibit: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 8 and 9, Massachusetts Air & Space Museum, 790 Iyannough Road, Hyannis. Free to $8. 508-827-6300, massairspace.org. Tells history of Flying Santa who delivered packages on Christmas Day to the lighthouse keepers and their families along the New England coast and subsequent non-profit organization.
“What is Libby?” Zoom class: 1-2 p.m. Jan. 8, from Centerville Public Library. 508-790-6220, centervillelibrary@yahoo.com, centervillelibrary.org. Questions answered about library service. Registration required by 5 p.m. Jan. 7.