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Apr
18
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Discover the fascinating
world of birds—and how
you can help protect them
—by soaring into a full day
of feathered fun at
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife
Sanctuary. Enjoy a
dynamic mix of indoor and
outdoor activities designed
for all ages and experience
levels.
Watch a bird banding
demonstration to see how
scientists safely capture,
band, and release
migratory songbirds as
part of a long-standing
effort to monitor bird
populations on Cape Cod....
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Apr
18
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Please welcome Coinfully
Cofounder Debbie Wilkes
to the Osterville Village
Library as she presents a
thrilling numismatics
program regarding the
1913 Liberty Head Walton
Nickel!
This coin raked in more
than three million dollars
at auction…But the reasons
why are just incredible!
The story of the Walton
Nickel is steeped in
mystery and intrigue and
this is a program you wont
want to miss!
Saturday April 18th at 1pm
in the Main Meeting Room
at the Osterville Village
Library.
For more information or to
register for this event,
please contact Amy Wolfe
at awolfe@clamsnet.org or
by calling the OVL directly
at (508)428-5757
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Apr
24
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Scammers are always
looking for new ways to
trick people, and
unfortunately, seniors are
often the targets. Fake
emails and phone calls
pretending to be from
banks or government
agencies are just a few
ways you can be victimized
by online fraud, and it can
cost people thousands of
dollars....
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Apr
25
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Let's explore Boston
Medflight!
Join Charlie Blathras,
Director of Partner
Engagement and Business
Development at Boston
MedFlight, for a brief
overview of the nonprofit
organization’s 40 years of
lifesaving critical care
transport and a discussion
of its collaboration with
and impact on the Cape
Cod community,
particularly here in
Osterville....
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May
2
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Boston History in Poetry
Noah Webster describes
poetry as a literary work in
which special intensity is
given to the expression of
feelings and ideas using
distinctive style and
rhythm, poems collectively
or as a genre of literature....
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May
2
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The Capture of Fort
Ticonderoga, Presented by
Mark Beliles
The raid on Fort Ticonderoga
took place in the early
morning on May 10, 1775. As
the Colonists in Boston,
under siege, needed the
munitions there, Ethan Allen
and Benedict Arnold and the
New England militia breeched
the fort at dawn and
demanded surrender from
Captain William DeLaPlace....
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May
8
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This two-part series
explains how, with
Churchill’s support, the
British efforts at
destroying the Nazi
tyranny of World War Two,
resulted in the victory of
the Allies in
1945. In particular, we
examine the formation of a
very secret organization,
the Special
Operations Executive, SOE,
and some examples of
specific operations that
took place
in occupied Europe....
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May
9
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The new book, 'Birds Up
Close: An Engineer
Explores Their Hidden
Wonders' by Lorna Gibson,
brings an engineer's eye to
the natural world. Drawing
on her career as an
engineering professor at
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and her lifelong
passion for birding, Gibson
reveals how birds function
through the lens of
structure, materials, and
design....
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May
9
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Arts Speak Lecture
Jan Swafford is an award-
winning composer, writer,
and musicologist whose
works and writings have
deeply shaped contemporary
understanding of classical
music. Free admission for all!
Info: 508-240-2400 |
artsempoweringlife.org
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May
9
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Celebrate moms with Wild
Care at a special Mother’s
Day Weekend tea party at
the Crosby Mansion in
Brewster on Saturday, May
9th from 4pm until 6pm.
Enjoy high tea service
featuring tea from Cape &
Islands Tea, and delicious
jams and honey from
Lighthouse Keeper’s
Pantry, with vegan finger
foods and sweets from
Herbivore Patisserie....
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