Category: Past Sunday Programs

22 Dec 2019: Thom Dutton performs “The Beasts of Bethlehem”

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Program for Sunday, December 22, 2019 The Beasts of Bethlehem is a cycle of Christmas songs for alto and harp, composed by Carol Wood and based on poems by the great American poet X. J. Kennedy Shortly after earning his B.Mus. degree in 1982, Thom Dutton was a featured singer at a wedding. It happened that his accompanist was a harpist, and that was his first enchantment with the harp. He moved from New York to Massachusetts the following year; … Continue reading 22 Dec 2019: Thom Dutton performs “The Beasts of Bethlehem”

24 Nov 2019: “The Ecological Animal” with Deborah Ullman

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Program for Sunday, November 24, 2019 Deborah Ullman presents a story of human evolution and culture, with implications for reclaiming our interdependence with all life forms today. She suggests practical ways to re-tool for a post fossil- fueled world based in healthy, diverse relationships and communities, incorporating some videos and personal narrative. Deborah is a Gestalt Therapist, supervisor, trainer, and coach, as well as Cape Cod Director of Get Empathy, an initiative of the international Relational Movement. She has published … Continue reading 24 Nov 2019: “The Ecological Animal” with Deborah Ullman

17 Nov 2019: “The State of the Seashore” with Superintendent Brian Carlstrom

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Program for Sunday, November 17, 2019 Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about 2019 accomplishments at Cape Cod National Seashore such as the repair and reopening of the parking area at Herring Cove Beach and the completion of the rehab of the Head of the Meadow Bike Trail. Find out about current and future projects such as the rehab of the historic station at Coast Guard Beach in Eastham and the rehab project at Highland Light about to … Continue reading 17 Nov 2019: “The State of the Seashore” with Superintendent Brian Carlstrom

10 Nov 2019: Tim Sweeney & the Zen of Uke

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Program for Sunday, November 10, 2019 Join Tim as he returns to the Chapel in the Pines to inform and entertain on the humble yet dynamic ukulele.  He will present a brief history of this lovely little instrument, celebrate it in song, and correlate its essence with the basic tenets of zen buddhism. 

27 Oct 2019: Observing, Photographing and Learning from Wellfleet Harbor’s Ospreys

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Program for Sunday October 27, 2019 Also known as fish hawks, osprey are some of the most predictable birds on earth, as they have distinct routines that they follow every year. That’s one reason we love them so. The osprey found on Cape Cod leave every September and head south to Central and South America. By the end of October, the osprey’s inhabiting the nest at Wellfleet Harbor will have left us for warmer waters. But we can still enjoy … Continue reading 27 Oct 2019: Observing, Photographing and Learning from Wellfleet Harbor’s Ospreys

20 Oct 2019: The Harper and the Minstrel

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Jay and Abby Michaels to perform Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Music from the past sung and played on a variety of traditional plucked, bowed, hammered and woodwind instruments. The Harper and The Minstrel specialize in beautiful ayres and ballads, but are quite adept at jigs, reels & dances. Their vast repertoire includes unique arrangements of music ranging from medieval Spain’s 13th century Cantgas de Santa Maria to the music of Elizabethan era English lutenist John Dowland to 17th … Continue reading 20 Oct 2019: The Harper and the Minstrel

13 Oct 2019: Cape Cod Modern: Lecture and Book Signing

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Program for Sunday October 13, 2019 Starting in the late 1930s, in the back woods of Wellfleet and Truro, a group of self-taught American designers collaborated with some of Europe’s most influential avant-garde architects to create the outer Cape’s unique modern houses. This illustrated lecture by Peter McMahon will discuss the vibrant community that developed there – which included Walter Gropius, Florence and Hans Knoll, Eero Saarinen and Saul Steinberg – and the distinctive architectural style that emerged. Join us … Continue reading 13 Oct 2019: Cape Cod Modern: Lecture and Book Signing

29 Sep 2019: Edward Gorey and the Tao of Nonsense

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Program for Sunday September 29, 2019 Edward Gorey House curator Gregory Hischak discusses the life and works of Edward Gorey and shares some thoughts on the House’s 2019 exhibit Hippity Wippity—Edward Gorey and the Language of Nonsense. Hischak has appeared previously at Chapel in the Pines as a musician, as a poet, and now as the Curator of the Edward Gorey House which showcases the many talents of writer-illustrator-book artist Edward Gorey. Located in Gorey’s Yarmouth Port home, the museum … Continue reading 29 Sep 2019: Edward Gorey and the Tao of Nonsense

22 Sep 2019: Befriending and Helping Your Brain

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Program for Sunday September 22, 2019 We can influence the function of our brain in very positive ways. Current neuroscience research into the brain has given us a much more complete portrait of brain functioning than has ever before been possible.  In this program we’ll focus on where memory is stored in the brain and how we can nurture and build this area through movement and the foods we eat. With a little knowledge and effort, our brain and our … Continue reading 22 Sep 2019: Befriending and Helping Your Brain

8 Sep 2019: “W.E.B. DuBois: the Forgotten Prophet of Civil Rights” with Pancheta Peterson

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Program for Sunday September 8, 2019 Rev. Pancheta Peterson is well known to many Cape Codders for her untiring efforts on behalf of social justice while being a calm and measured presence, seeking to engage and inspire participants.  She was an active lay leader in Eastham UMC for about 20 years before being invited to join the staff at First Parish, Brewster, where she served for about 10 years and was ordained as Community Minister.  Passionately interested in Diversity Issues, she … Continue reading 8 Sep 2019: “W.E.B. DuBois: the Forgotten Prophet of Civil Rights” with Pancheta Peterson