Upcoming Lectures
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Please note that all of our lectures listed here are free - but reservations are recommended!
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Sunday, April 25th, 2:00pm
Beachcombing
by Gilbert Newton
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—and hear how you can help protect their critical ecosystems. This is a great primer for anyone who wants to be able to share the wonders of the Cape’s beaches, salt marches, sand dunes and tide pools with kids and grandkids.

Saturday, May 8th, 2:00pm
Sea Lions and Submersibles
by Dr. Frank Fish
Dr. Frank Fish is Professor of Biology at West Chester University. He studies the hydrodynamics of vertebrate swimming, with particular regard to propulsive modes and the evolution of aquatic mammals. He has authored more than 170 scholarly articles, and presented seminars at institutions such as Harvard, the National Aquarium in Baltimore, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

Sunday, May 23rd, 2:00pm
Sea Shanties 101
by Coco Raymond
Join us for a general history of sea shanties! Learn about their origins, the histories of individual songs, and why they’re currently having a resurgence. Then there will be an opportunity to sing a few!
Past Lectures:


Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, 2:00-3:00 pm
All About Seals by Brian Sharp of IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)



Sunday, Jan. 24 2021, 2:00-3:00 pm
Global Winds and the History of Exploration by Captain Elliot Rappaport of the Maine Maritime Academy


Sunday, Feb. 7 2021, 2:00-3:00 pm
Sharks: Awareness Inspires Conservation, by Kristen Kibblehouse of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy


Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, 2:00-3:00 pm
Tiggie's Fishing Lore Sets the Hook with Sandy McFarlane of Cultural Resource Specialists


Sunday, March 7th, 2021, 2:00-3:00pm
Climate Change and Cape Cod
with Andrew Gottlieb of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC)


Sunday, March 21st, 2021, 2:00-3:00pm