Crow Up (Thursday, Jan. 27)
Mass Audubon’s virtual “The Wonder of Winter” series continues with “Winter Crow Roosts” on Thursday, Jan. 27, 7 to 8 p.m. Education coordinator Patti Steinman will discuss how crows gather by the thousands in the colder months, flying in large formations and roosting in trees before resting for the night. Registration is $20 at massaudubon.org.
Walk On (Saturday, Jan. 29)
The Wellfleet Adult Community Center’s free walking group meets at Coast Guard Beach, 23 Coast Guard Road in Truro, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 9:30 a.m. Participants will take a two-mile walk on a flat, paved surface through the woods to Head of the Meadow Beach. Call 508-349-2800 to register.
Opera Lover (Saturday, Jan. 29)
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater’s “Live in HD” broadcasts of the Met Opera continue with Rigoletto on Saturday, Jan. 29, 12:55 p.m. Giuseppe Verdi’s tragedy is reimagined by Bartlett Sher in a production set in 1920s Europe. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Tickets are $15 to $30 at what.org.
Small World (Saturday, Jan. 29)
Mark T. Small performs a free concert of American Roots music at the Eastham Public Library, 190 Samoset Road, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 1 p.m. Songs will include “Maple Leaf Rag,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Sweet Georgia Brown.” Masks required. Call the library at 508-240-5950 to register.
Global Perspective (Sunday, Jan. 30)
Nauset Fellowship presents “Reporting from the Frontiers of Climate Change and Conservation: A Journalist’s Perspective,” a Zoom talk by David Abel, on Sunday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m. Abel, who has been a reporter for the Boston Globe since 1999, is also a filmmaker whose latest documentary, Entangled, chronicles efforts to protect the North Atlantic Right Whale. Registration is free at nfuu.org.
A-Musing (Sunday, Jan. 30)
Music, visual art, and poetry converge in “MusArt Interconnections” at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis, on Sunday, Jan. 30, 3 to 4 p.m. Pianist Ana Glig will perform as Susan Overstreet creates an original painting. Neil Silberblatt will also read his poetry. Tickets, for in-person or Zoom, are $18 at ccmoa.org. Masks and proof of vaccination required.
Park It (Sunday, Jan. 30)
The Cape Cod National Seashore’s Winter Film Festival continues with The Last Refuge, the second part of Ken Burns’s documentary series The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, on Sunday, Jan. 30, 1:30 p.m. at the Salt Pond Visitor Center, 50 Nauset Road in Eastham. Masks required. Call 508-255-3421 to register.
Promising Playwrights (Monday, Jan. 31)
Eventide Theatre Company in Dennis announces the Kaplan New Playwrights/New Plays Competition. Cape Cod playwrights have until Monday, Jan. 31 to register with intent to submit original work and until April 1 to submit the finished draft. There’s a $1,000 prize with two readings held in October. Registration is $25 at eventidearts.org.
Circle Back (Tuesday, Feb. 1)
The First Tuesday Book Club meets at Snow Library, 67 Main St. in Orleans, on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 3 to 4 p.m. This month’s pick: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. This New York Times-bestselling novel is about a pioneering female aviator and the contemporary counterpart who plays her in a film 100 years later. Call 508-240-3760 to reserve a copy. More info at snowlibrary.org.
Fresh Paint (Tuesday, Feb. 1)
“Virtual Paint Night” with Colin McGuire returns to Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 6 to 8 p.m. Students of all levels will leave class with a finished painting. Registration is $25, not including materials, at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Writer’s Room (Tuesday, Feb. 1)
The Fine Arts Work Center presents a virtual reading with visiting writers Asako Serizawa and Tom Sleigh on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Serizawa made waves with her debut novel Inheritors, released last year. Sleigh has published 11 books of poetry and works as an international journalist. Registration is free at fawc.org.
Next Generation (Tuesday, Feb. 1)
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum’s “Little Artists” program begins Tuesday, Feb. 1, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The free program, for children ages four to eight, runs indoors at 460 Commercial St. through March 15. There is no class Feb. 22. Masks required. Register at paam.org.
Mob Mentality (Wednesday, Feb. 2)
The Provincetown Film Art Series at Waters Edge Cinema, 237 Commercial St., wraps up its “Love and Death” segment with Married to the Mob, Jonathan Demme’s quirky 1988 comedy, on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. Series curator Howard Karren will give an introduction and lead a post-film discussion. Tickets are $14 at provincetownfilm.org.
