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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

11 Aug 2019: “A Virtual Trip to Antarctica” with Elizabeth Bradfield

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Program for Sunday, August 11, 2019 Elizabeth Bradfield is the author of four books, most recently Toward Antarctica. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, Kenyon Review, Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, and elsewhere. She works as a naturalist/guide locally as well as on expedition ships and teaches creative writing at Brandeis University. Toward Antarctica documents and queries Elizabeth’s work as a guide on ships in Antarctica, offering an incisive insider’s vision that challenges traditional tropes of The Last … Continue reading 11 Aug 2019: “A Virtual Trip to Antarctica” with Elizabeth Bradfield

10 Feb 2019: Unitarian Principles in Executing Millennium Stone Statues

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Program for Sunday, February 10, 2019 How might the principles of Unitarianism inflect artistic choices and practice? Environmental scientist and artist John Brault will talk us through the process of envisioning, sourcing and sculpting his recently finished life-sized statue of the “Green Mountain Boy.” This stone statue is made of a stone quarried in the Green Mountain National Forest called Verde Antique. It is known as the world’s premier luxury stone, often found in antique Boston furniture. The Verde Antique … Continue reading 10 Feb 2019: Unitarian Principles in Executing Millennium Stone Statues

25 Nov 2018: Good Nature, Bad Nature – How our Thoughts Affect our Environment

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Program for Sunday, November 25, 2018 Mary Richmond, artist and naturalist, presents “Good Nature, Bad Nature – How our Thoughts Affect our Environment.” Sunday, November 25 at 10:00 a.m.; coffee hour to follow at 11:00. All are welcome. Mary Richmond is well known for her weekly illustrated columns in the Falmouth Enterprise and Cape Cod Chronicle which challenge and delight with informed observations about the natural world around us. Check out her blog and on-line shop at http://www.capecodartandnature.com, where you … Continue reading 25 Nov 2018: Good Nature, Bad Nature – How our Thoughts Affect our Environment

28 Oct 2018: “Light Many Candles” with Robert Terry

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Program for Sunday, October 28, 2018 Robert C. Terry will share excerpts from his forthcoming work, “Lighting Millions of Candles: How civic service and the Peace Corps are transforming lives worldwide.”​ A graduate of Harvard College, Delhi School of Economics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration (now Harvard Kennedy School), Terry spent has spent over sixty years in leadership, advisory, and volunteer roles in government, enterprise, and non-profit agencies, emphasizing economic development and … Continue reading 28 Oct 2018: “Light Many Candles” with Robert Terry