Events

Join author Jack Ahern, emeritus professor of landscape architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as he discuss his recently published book Design with Nature on Cape Cod and the Islands.

Copies of the book may be purchased at the event, and personally signed by the author.

“Design with Nature’s discussion of native plant communities and its portfolio of landscape designs are informative, inspiring, and demonstrate the rich potential of following an ecological approach that utilizes species native to the islands and Cape.”—Darrel Morrison, author of Beauty of the Wild: A Life Designing Landscapes Inspired by Nature

Get your tickets early as it is sure to be a sell out.

Tickets available now!

$125.00 for 1
$200.00 for 2
$1000. for 10 plus 1 FREE

Join Nicole Hendrick Donovan of Rose Ray Healing Arts for a unique meditative Crystal Bowl Sound Bath at the Osterville Village Library gazebo! Meditation has been proven to reduce stress, release muscle tension in the body, lessen anxiety, and bring clarity and focus to the busy mind. The distinctive, full sound of this instrument can ease out mental chatter, allowing the mind to find spaciousness, and the body to soften and let go…

 Nicole is an author, certified reiki master, a spiritual and wellness coach, a reflective writing guide, and a meditation instructor.

Fridays from August 26th through September 30th @ 9:30am on the Calvin C. Gould Green at OVL

*Registration Required with instructor at nhdwrites@gmail.com*

Bring a yoga mat, blanket, and water bottle

 For ages Teen—Adult / beginners and seasoned meditators

  $15 per class or $80 for 6-week series

 Payment accepted: Cash or Check

This interactive workshop teaches the whole family how mindfulness can support our responses to the stresses that we all experience in life each day. Adults will have a facilitator dedicated to their group, and children will have a facilitator to engage them with materials at their developmental level. This workshop is aimed at families with kids between the

ages of 6 - 12. Registration is required. Space is limited to 10 families - Please provide children's ages when you register at

508-428-5757.

Gale Gand is a pastry chef and chef and was a co-founder and partner in the Michelin two-star restaurant, Tru, in Chicago. She hosted Food Network’s long-running show “Sweet Dreams” currently streaming on Discovery Plus, is the author of 8 cookbooks, and worked with Julia Child on her book and PBS series, “Baking with Julia”. Gale teaches cooking classes all over the country and is an artisanal soda pop maker producing Gale’s Root Beer which is sold nationally.

• Recipient of two James Beard awards, Gale has been inducted into the American Academy of Chefs and the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame, and was schooled in Paris at La Varenne.
• Gale appears at many Food and Wine festivals across the country and is a professional Pie and Food Competition Judge.
• She recently started a Kitchen Sisters Cooking School, a virtual school. She is the mother of 3, has a BFA from RIT in Metalsmithing, and plays the ukulele.
• Fun fact: Gale once made a Peach Cobbler for Aretha Franklin.

Join us for an entertaining and educational antiques appraisal event under the tent. Participants will receive verbal information and appraisal values from a Skinner Expert appraiser, who will discuss each item in front of a seated audience. Ticket information coming soon.

 Join us as we host 24 local writers from the Cape Cod Writers Center, which assists both published and aspiring writers of all genres, ages and abilities to develop their writing skills and navigate the business of editing, publishing, and promotion of their work. If you've ever thought you have a story you'd like to tell, even a short story, this is an event that could provide valuable insight insofar as how to get started.

Put your hand on your heart and sing along! Singing State Trooper Dan Clark and his wife, opera singer Mary Colarusso, treat the village to patriotic favorites.

Performing for Over 35 Years

Website

Sign up know, great gift for first 200 adult registrations. For more details go to cc5k.org

Artists will fan out to various vantage points throughout the village to complete a fresh rendition on canvas. By afternoon, wine and refreshments provide the perfect cap to a charming day. Proceeds from the auction benefit the library. Look for the Plein Air flags!

Come “check out” a human book–a person–and “read” their story via a one-on-one conversation hosted at the library. The Osterville Village Library is both proud and privileged to provide this opportunity to dispel discrimination in its many forms and foster inclusion and understanding.

The Library in Bloom will showcase

floral arrangements created by the

Osterville Garden Club's interpretation of

books from the OVL collection. Arrangements

will be on display while the library is open

on Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16.

Enjoy the big band sound with the Cape Conservatory Big Band

"Wicked Pissed - New Englands Most Famous Feuds" with Ted Reinstein of Chronicle. From sports to politics, food to finance, aviation to engineering, to bitter disputes over simple boundaries themselves, New England’s feuds have peppered the region’s life for centuries. They’ve been raw and rowdy, sometimes high-minded and humorous, and in a place renowned for its deep sense of history, often long-running and legendary. There are even some that will undoubtedly outlast the region’s ancient low stonewalls. Ted Reinstein, a native New Englander, and local writer offer us fascinating stories, some known, others not so much, from the history of New England in this fun, accessible book. Bringing to life many of the fights, spats, and arguments that have, in many ways, shaped the area itself, Reinstein demonstrates what it really means to be Wicked Pissed. For more info contact the Osterville Village Library at 508-428-5757.

Meet Salt, an inflatable life-sized humpback whale. Take a tour inside and learn all about our magnificent friends who populate the deep.

The Osterville Library is gratful to have 5 gardens availabe in Osterville to tour.

The Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival is an annual cape-wide celebration of the region's blue, pink, and white signature flowers and everything gardens on Cape Cod! This ten-day festival's main attractions are the daily tours of private gardens, each designed and maintained by the individual homeowners and carrying a unique charm. You are sure to enjoy such eclectic spaces, not to mention the good feeling of supporting a variety of local nonprofits which will benefit from the proceeds of each tour.

Gardens are only one part of the festival. Enjoy workshops and lectures presented by leading international horticulturalists, discover promotions at participating nurseries and home centers, take a class to learn proper hydrangea pruning techniques, or even watch a painting demonstration by renowned local artists.

Private garden tours are $5 per person per garden. You can pay cash at each garden on the day of the g

Village Crafters are local craftspeople showcasing work of high quality since 1980. Join them for a Craft Fair on the Calvin C. Gould Library Green at the Osterville Village Library. 

 Sarah Swain & the Oh Boys have been together since 2008, playing Sarah’s originals, rockabilly classics, and always some unexpected treasures. Their set has a vibrant energy that always gets the crowd dancing... you just can’t help but feel good! Bring the kids, house guests, and neighbors! Free admission; donations are accepted. Presented by the Kirkman Trust Fund.

Back for their 7th year Vermont Ski and Paddle. Vermont Ski & Paddle generously donates a portion of the sale to the children’s programming at the library. Get your SUP boards, accessories and more. 9 AM - 4 PM daily.

Join Shellfish Biologist Elizabeth Lewis and Shellfish Technician Benjamin Sacco at the Bridge Street Landing in Osterville and learn how to shellfish. Contact Ben Sacco at Benjamin.Sacco@townofbarnstable.ma.us to learn more and to sign up.

Amy.Croteau@townofbarnstable.ma.us