Category: Past Sunday Programs

16 Jan 2022: “Winter Birds of Cape Cod” with Mark Faherty

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Program for Sunday, January 16, 2022 Vast flocks of robins, waterfowl galore, several species of hawks and owls and the occasional appearance of unusual vagrants make for plentiful birding opportunities on the Cape in the winter. Join the delightful Mark Faherty as he shares details of the most recent notable sightings and results from the Christmas Bird Count. There will be plenty of time set aside for Mark to answer your birding questions. Mark Faherty has been the Science Coordinator at … Continue reading 16 Jan 2022: “Winter Birds of Cape Cod” with Mark Faherty

19 Dec 2021: “A Christmas Memory” –  based on a short story by Truman Capote

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Program for Sunday, December 19, 2021 We will be streaming a production of “A Christmas Memory” created for television in 1966, starring Geraldine Page and Donnie Melvin with narration by Truman Capote. The largely autobiographical story, which takes place in the 1930s, describes a period in the lives of the seven-year-old narrator and an elderly woman who is his distant cousin and best friend. The evocative narrative focuses on country life, friendship, and the joy of giving during the Christmas … Continue reading 19 Dec 2021: “A Christmas Memory” –  based on a short story by Truman Capote

5 Dec 2021: Singer/Songwriter David Roth in Concert

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Program for Sunday, December 5, 2021 Can a song make a difference in the world? At the very least, we anticipate that David Roth’s uplifting and enlightening repertoire will lift your spirits as we head into the darkest days of the year. A perennial (and popular) performer at First Encounter Coffeehouse, Roth is applauded for his humor, humility and insight. While Roth has resumed touring and live performances, he’ll be with us via the even more intimate platform of Zoom. … Continue reading 5 Dec 2021: Singer/Songwriter David Roth in Concert

28 Nov 2021: “The Zion Union Heritage Museum” with John Reed

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Program for November 28, 2021 Nauset Fellowship will share the film “Journeys in the Light: Untold Stories of Cape Cod” hosted by John Reed, Executive Director of the Zion Union Heritage Museum. The film, by Janet Murphy Robinson, celebrates the museum and the museum celebrates the proud history of African-American, Cape Verdeans and Wampanoag people on Cape Cod, as well as groups that arrived here more recently from Brazil and the Caribbean. The Museum features the series of Civil Rights … Continue reading 28 Nov 2021: “The Zion Union Heritage Museum” with John Reed

14 Nov 2021: “Reparations Would be Necessary for a Great Many Reasons” with gkisedtanamook  

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Program for Sunday, November 14, 2021 gkisedtanamoogk [KEE set TAH nah mook] was one of five commissioners on the Maine Wabanaki State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission which worked from February 2013 to June 2015 to uncover the truth about child-welfare practice with Maine’s Native people and create opportunities for people to heal and learn from what they discovered. Reparations and reconciliation is hard work, best undertaken with grounding and intention. How did the Maine Commission come to be … Continue reading 14 Nov 2021: “Reparations Would be Necessary for a Great Many Reasons” with gkisedtanamook  

21 Nov 2021: “It’s Complicated” with K. David Weidner

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Program for Sunday, November 21, 2021 The Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum recently replaced its traditional—and traditionally biased—display commemorating the Mayflower’s arrival with a groundbreaking new and permanent exhibit.  Our Story: The Complicated Relationship of the Indigenous Wampanoag and the Mayflower Pilgrims was built in partnership with SmokeSygnals, a leading Native American creative agency. K. David Weidner will talk about the Museum’s intentions in commissioning noted Wampanoag historians to tell the history of the Indigenous people on Cape Cod, up … Continue reading 21 Nov 2021: “It’s Complicated” with K. David Weidner

31 Oct 2021: Outer Cape Cemeteries: The Stories They Tell

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Program for Sunday, October 31, 2021  Amy Whorf McGuiggan writes a monthly column about the Cape’s historic cemeteries for the Provincetown Independent. She will introduce us to several of them, sharing her research and a few of her favorite stories. We’ll discuss the current state of these sacred places and how more people can engage with them.  A longtime summer resident of Provincetown, McGuiggan has documented her Whorf family back to 1760. All but one generation are buried in Provincetown. … Continue reading 31 Oct 2021: Outer Cape Cemeteries: The Stories They Tell

24 Oct 2021: “The Quest for Cod” with Mary Everett-Patriquin

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Program for Sunday, October 24, 2021 The Cape Cod Maritime Museum‘s mission is to preserve and interpret the rich maritime culture of Cape Cod and the Islands, highlighting maritime history, art, and marine science. Mary Everett-Patriquin’s presentation explores one of the museum’s newest exhibits, “Quest for Cod: Two Hundred Years of Fishing in Provincetown.” Learn about the port’s rise during the boom years in the Age of Sail, from the nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries; the development of new fishing boats … Continue reading 24 Oct 2021: “The Quest for Cod” with Mary Everett-Patriquin

17 Oct 2021: “Your Local Land Trust in Action” with Joanna Buffington 

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Program for Sunday, October 17, 2021 Eastham Conservation Foundation (ECF) board member Joanna Buffington will highlight some of the foundation’s current and ongoing projects, including protecting diamondback terrapins, managing invasive species and collaborations with other land trusts.  ECF is an all-volunteer non-profit membership organization started in 1978 by a group of residents concerned about protecting Eastham’s environment and natural habitats from development. Now more than 300 acres of land are protected through deeded gifts, land purchases, and conservation restrictions on … Continue reading 17 Oct 2021: “Your Local Land Trust in Action” with Joanna Buffington 

26 Sep 2021: Beginnings of the Provincetown Players with Bob Seay

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Program for Sunday, September 26, 2021 “Beginnings” is a rare recording of some of the survivors and descendants of the original Provincetown Players made in 1986. Featuring Mary Heaton Vorse’s two sons, Joel O’Brien and Heaton Vorse, along Trixie Hapgood Faust and Miriam Hapgood, daughters of Provincetown Players’ founders Hutchins and Neith Boyce Hapgood, “Beginnings” takes us back to Provincetown in 1915. They were all teenagers when the famed Provincetown theater group formed. Join us for a fascinating slice of … Continue reading 26 Sep 2021: Beginnings of the Provincetown Players with Bob Seay