Bleak Midwinter (Thursday, Jan. 20)
Mass Audubon continues its online “Wonder of Winter” series with “Weather and Climate” on Thursday, Jan. 20, 7 to 8 p.m. Learn about seasonal weather dynamics and their long-term effects with education specialists Doug Lowry and Lucy Gertz. Registration is $20 at massaudubon.org.
Talking Shop (Thursday, Jan. 20 & Monday, Jan. 24 through Friday,)
Visiting artist Letha Wilson’s talk at the Fine Arts Work Center, originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 14, will now be virtual and take place Thursday, Jan. 20, 5 p.m. Registration is free at fawc.org. As part of 24PearlStreet, the Work Center’s virtual writing program, poet and essayist Kim Addonizio will lead a “Word Shop” Monday, Jan. 24 through Friday, Jan. 28, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With a dozen books to her credit, Addonizio will inspire new poems through class prompts and interactive critiques. The five-day workshop costs $575.
Blood Money (Friday, Jan. 21)
The Eastham Community Blood Drive will take place at the Eastham Public Library, 190 Samoset Road, on Friday, Jan. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All donors receive a Target gift card. Make an appointment at capecodhealth.org/give-blood.
Marsh March (Saturday, Jan. 22)
The Center for Coastal Studies will hold a “Field Walk” at Hatches Harbor Marsh in Provincetown on Saturday, Jan. 22, 8 to 10:30 a.m. Biologist Lisa Sette and poet-naturalist Elizabeth Bradfield will lead a 2.5-mile walk over sand and hills to learn about flora and fauna. Limited to 10 people; masks required. Registration is $30 at coastalstudies.org.
Refugee Experience (Sunday, Jan. 23)
Marianne Boswell presents “Coming to America … from Afghanistan,” a virtual talk via Nauset Fellowship, on Sunday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m. Boswell, founder of the Lexington Refugee Assistance Program, will describe a community-based approach to resettling Afghan refugees in America. Registration is free at nfuu.org.
Slow Burns (Sunday, Jan. 23)
On Sundays throughout January and February, the Cape Cod National Seashore is hosting a winter film festival featuring Ken Burns’s series The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The first installment, The Scripture of Nature, screens indoors at Eastham’s Salt Pond Visitor Center on Sunday, Jan. 23, 1:30 p.m. Masks required, seating limited. Call 508-255-3421 to reserve.
Duke It Out (Sunday, Jan. 23)
The Tish Adams Jazz Trio performs “Ellingtonian: Songs of Duke Ellington” at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis, on Sunday, Jan. 23, 3 to 4 p.m. Singer Tish Adams will be accompanied by pianist Paul McWilliams and bassist Marshall Wood. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Tickets, for in-person or virtual streaming, are $18 at ccmoa.org.
Cool Birds (Tuesday, Jan. 25)
Cape COAST (Councils on Aging Serving Together) presents “Winter Birds of Cape Cod” on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The Zoom talk will be led by Chris Walz, a seasoned birder and naturalist at Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable. Call the Orleans CoA at 508-255-6333 to register.
Learning Library (Tuesday, Jan. 25 – Wednesday, Jan. 26)
Mick Thyer teaches “Writing for Film, Television, and Visual Media,” a series of workshops at the Truro Public Library, 7 Standish Way. The first of three parts, “Limited Series or Mini-Series,” begins Tuesday, Jan. 25, 6 to 8 p.m. and continues Feb. 1, 5, and 15. Also at the library, Dave DeWitt teaches “Think Ahead Garden Planning” on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 4 to 5 p.m. In the second of four classes, DeWitt will discuss crop rotation and finding the right seeds. The series, both in-person and on Zoom, continues Feb. 9 and 16. Registration for both is free at trurolibrary.org.
News Travels (Wednesday, Jan. 26)
The Snow Cinema at Snow Library, 67 Main St. in Orleans, presents a free screening of News of the World on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2 to 4 p.m. The 2020 Western, directed by Paul Greengrass, stars Tom Hanks as a Civil War veteran tasked with returning a young girl, played by Helena Zengel, who has been raised by the Kiowa tribe, to her last remaining family. The film is rated PG-13. Masks required; seating limited. More info at snowlibrary.org.
Artistic Calling (Wednesday, Jan. 26)
Galley West Art Gallery, located at the Church of the Holy Spirt, 204 Monument Road in Orleans, has announced an open call for art for its next show, “Spring — Awake — Arise,” opening March 26. Submissions will be accepted at galleywestartgallery.com Wednesday, Jan. 26 through Feb. 26. The entry fee is $5.
