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Upcoming Events
 

Join us for our exciting calendar of events & lectures this winter.

*2 Seats Left*Youth Boatbuilding Ages 11-14 Begins March 25

Saturdays March - June beginning March 25th, 9:30am-12:30am at CCMM

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Kids - have you ever wanted to learn how to build a boat? Parents - do you want your kids to learn some incredibly important life skills? For kids 11-14, participants will learn how to build a boat from stem to stern, and at the end of the workshops, launch and row the boat themselves! The program is every Saturday from 9:30am to 12:30pm, starting March 25th, and lasts between 10 and 12 weeks. The whole course is $150 per child, and run by experienced and highly talented museum volunteers. LIMITED ENROLLMENT - Hurry and register before space runs out!

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*FULL* Gyotaku and Sips! - Join Waitlist below!

Tuesday, March 21st, 5:30pm-7:30pm

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The Japanese art of making prints from fish is back! We will NOT be using real fish, we will be using silicon molds of fish. Enjoy sipping wine, sake, and soda as you print and play. We’ll provide paper, plain tote bags, and paint. Bring along a tee shirt if you’d like to leave with wearable art. Class limit 10. $50 per person. Pre-registration required. 

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*WAITLIST* - Gyotaku and Sips!

Tuesday, March 21st, 5:30pm-7:30pm

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Class full? Join our waitlist, and you will be notified if a spot opens up!

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Duck Decoys

Sunday, March 26th, 2023, 2:30pm VIA Zoom​

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Duck decoys are both functional and artistic items. Thirty years ago, Paul Phillips was known as “the buoy man” at the weekend flea market in Wellfleet, until the day he saw a piece of wood in his garage that looked vaguely like the body of a duck. After a bit of work with a jack knife and paint, and the encouragement of Cape Cod auctioneer Richard Bourne, Paul began a new career as a carver of working duck decoys. Join us for this free-wheeling discussion of his craft. This free lecture is online ONLY. Pre-registration required;

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Always Ready: Military Women on the Cape and Chatham's Top Secret WWII Coast Guard Station

Sunday, April 2nd, 2:30pm-3:30pm VIA Zoom

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During World War II, the Armed Forces called on America's women to join their ranks. Cape Cod, already a hub of military activity, was flooded with WACs, WAVES, SPARs, WASPs, and military nurses from all over the country for the duration of the war. Join CCMM curator Emily Sullivan to learn more about these pioneering women, including the members of the first all female run Coast Guard station in Chatham. 

 

Emily Sullivan joined CCMM as Curator in February of 2022. Emily has a BA from Boston University in History, and an MA from American University in Public History. She has served as Historian at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and at History Associates, Inc., of Rockville, Maryland.

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CCMM Beach Clean Up

Two Saturdays, April 8th and April 15th, 10:00am-1:00pm

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Help us help the Earth, and join us at 10 am at Veterans Beach and 12 pm at Kalmus for some beach clean up! Trash collected will be used for an Earth Day Reduce, Reuse, Recycle project. Volunteers are welcome to join us for any amount of time as they are able at either location. 

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Reading the Glass: A Captain’s View of Weather, Water and Life on Ships

Sunday, April 16th, 2:30pm-3:30pm VIA Zoom

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We all imagine ships battling storms at sea, but in reality a mariner's relationship with the weather is ongoing and multifaceted. Join us as a career tall ship captain speaks on the inseparable connection between ships and weather. 

 

Captain Elliot Rappaport is an Assistant Professor of Marine Transportation at the Maine Maritime Academy. He has had a long career at sea focused on the operation of sail training and oceanographic research vessels. He earned a BA from Oberlin College and an MS(T) from the University of Maine, and holds a 1600-ton master’s license.

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**FULL**Gyotaku and Sips! - Join the Waitlist Below

Tuesday, April 18th, 5:30pm-7:30pm

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The Japanese art of making prints from fish is back! We will NOT be using real fish. Enjoy sipping wine, sake, and soda as you print and play. We’ll provide paper, plain tote bags, and paint. Bring along a tee shirt if you’d like to leave with wearable art. Class limit 10. $50 per person. Pre-registration required. 

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*WAITLIST* - Gyotaku and Sips!

Tuesday, April 18th, 5:30pm-7:30pm

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Class full? Join our waitlist, and you will be notified if a spot opens up!

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Beach Debris Art Workshop

Tuesday, April 22nd, 10:00am-12:00pm

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The Exciting World of Ice Yachting,

Sunday, April 30th, 2:30pm-3:30pm VIA Zoom

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While sailors in New England spent the winter dreaming of getting back on the water, sailors in the competitive world of ice yachting have been busy! Join us for this talk by Deb Whitehorse, who grew up up above her father’s iceboat shop in Monona, Wisconsin. She is the longtime Secretary of the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club in Madison, WI, and a member of their Honor Roll. She is also the Secretary  and Treasurer of the International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association, the world’s largest ice sailing class.

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Shell and Resin Art Workshop *5 Seats Left

Saturday, May 6th, 10:00am-12:00pm

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After a winter absence, we’re happy to welcome back Robin Pierson, Cape Cod’s "original decorative window and mirror artist!” Robin will share her 20 years of experience making art with shells and resin, so you can create your own 8 x 10 seascape artwork. Makes a wonderful Mother’s Day gift! All materials are supplied, but feel free to bring your own special trinkets, like jewelry, shells, or broken pottery. Sign up fast—this class sells out quickly! Class limit 15. $90 per person.

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*WAITLIST* - Shell and Resin Art Workshop

Saturday, May 6th, 10:00am-12:00pm

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Class full? Join our waitlist, and you will be notified if a spot opens up!

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Cape Cod: The Cradle of the Invasion

Sunday, May 7th, 2:30pm-3:30pm VIA Zoom

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Eighty years ago, Cape Cod became the center for invasion training for the U.S. Army. Both the Engineer Amphibian Command and the Amphibious Training Command were headquartered on Waquoit Bay. Join us to hear about this little-known chapter in the history of World War II, with Joe Yukna of the Cape Cod Military Museum.

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Beachcombing with Gil Newton

Saturday, May 13th, 10:00am-11:00am

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Join us to learn about the marine plants and animals you can find along the Cape shoreline—mollusks, crabs, horseshoe crabs, sponges, seaweeds, and more! Our guide will be the ever-popular Gil Newton, marine science educator and the author of several books about the Cape’s shoreline. This is a great trip for anyone who wants to share the wonders of the Cape’s beaches, salt marches, sand dunes and tide pools with kids or grandkids. 

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Past Lectures: Fall 2022 to Winter 2023

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The Latest in White Shark Research, with Maddie Poirier

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The Pendleton Rescue, with Bob Reilly

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Cephalopods: Amazing Brains and Morphing Skin, with Dr. Roger Hanlon

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PT Boats in the Pacific and PT 109, with Elizabeth York, CCMM Executive Director

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Shellfish in the Northeast: Fifty Years of our Interaction with these Succulent Shelled Creatures with Sandy Macfarlane

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Restoring the Charles River Watershed with Hartman Deetz, Charles River Watershed Association

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The Problems with Marine Plastics, with Jesse Mechling

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All About ALVIN, with Ken Kostel of WHOI

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Winslow Lewis and the US Lighthouse Establishment by Emily Sullivan, CCMM Curator

Past Lectures: Fall 2021 to Spring 2022

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Winslow Lewis and the US Lighthouse Establishment by Emily Sullivan, CCMM Curator

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River Herring: Bringing the Ocean to New England’s Freshwater, by Abigail Archer

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Sea Turtle Rescue, with Bob Prescott of Mass Audubon

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Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad, with Dr. Timothy Walker

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Cape Cod and the Slave Trade, with Dr. Meadow Dibble of the Atlantic Black Box

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Leading in Uncharted Waters, with Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz,USCG (Ret.)

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The Ecology of Horseshoe Crabs Around Cape Cod, with Sarah O’Toole

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Saltmarsh Ecology and Restoration, with Jordan Mora

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The Portland Gale by Don Wilding

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Cape Cod’s Marine Food Webs, by Agnes Mittermayr

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The Golden Age of Steamboat Travel in New England by Elizabeth York

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Wampum Belts and the Law of the Land, with Hartman Deetz (Mashpee Wampanoag)

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Maria Mitchell: Daughter of an Unusual Island and Family, with Jascin Leonardo Finger of the Maria Mitchell Association

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Shorebirds on Cape Cod, with Mark Faherty of Mass Audubon

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Sailing the USS Constitution with Carl Herzog

Past Lectures: Winter to Spring 2021

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All About Seals by Brian Sharp

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Sharks: Awareness Inspires Conservation, by Kristen Kibblehouse 

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Climate Change and Cape Cod
with Andrew Gottlieb

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Wild, Unclaimed Beauty by Barry Beder

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Sea Lions and Submersibles

by Dr. Frank Fish

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In the Wake of the Mayflower by Karen Rinaldo and Kevin Doyle

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Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: The Triumph and Tragedy by Don Wilding

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Beachcombing Field Trip with Gilbert Newton

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Global Winds and the History of Exploration by Captain Elliot Rappaport

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Tiggie's Fishing Lore Sets the Hook with Sandy McFarlane

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Lighthouses of Nantucket Sound, by Jeremy D’Entremont

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Beachcombing by Gilbert Newton

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Sea Shanties 101 by Coco Raymond

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The Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Blockade! - Cape Cod in 1812 by Charles Johnson

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