Calendar of Events
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Sat25Mar201712--3 PMHarwich Community Center
Come meet the farmers who grow those delicious veggies sold at our Farmers' Market! Can SPRING be far behind?
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Sun09Apr20172:00 pmBrooks Academy Museum
A talk by author Gigi Hopkins, author of The Decoy as Art, and conservator of painted wood antiques, specializing in decoys. Admission $5.
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Thu08Jun20173--6 PMAcross from Brooks Academy Museum
Our Farmers' Market features local produce, herbs, baked goods, items from our Museum Shop and more. Occasionally we have music. Museum is open, too.
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Thu08Jun2017Fri09Jun20173--6 PMAcross from Brooks Academy Museum
Our Farmers' Market features local produce, herbs, baked goods, items from our Museum Shop and more. Occasionally we have music. Museum is open, too.
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Sun18Jun20172--4 PMBrooks Academy Museum and Elmer Crowell Barn
We re-open for the season! New exhibits: "Cape Cod Pictorial and the Magic Lantern" and "How Harwich Did It: Vignettes of life back in the day." Also, Monomoy HS student art: "The Exchange Building," as featured in Cape Cod Life. FREE ADMISSION TODAY!
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Sat24Jun20172:00 pmIsland Pond Cemetery
A one-hour guided tour led by historian Dr. Joan Maloney who tells all about local characters buried here. Meet at Cemetery entrance. Admission.
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Sat08Jul20176:30 til 8:30Parking lot at 80 Parallel St.
Come dance to the music Elmer loved, the Big Band sound of the Swing Era, with Cape Cod favorite, The Sound Dunes! Admission $10, $5 for kids under 18. Park along the street or across Sisson Road in the lot for Cape junior theater, or at Morris-O'Connor-Blute funeral home.
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Sat05Aug20172:00 pmMeet at Brooks Academy Museum
Walking tour of historic Harwich Center by a costumed guide. Begins at the Brooks Academy Museum and includes free Museum admission.
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Sat05Aug20179 AM until 1 PMBrooks Park, Main Street/Oak Street, Harwich
Visit out table at Brooks park, featuring treasures from "Sidney's Attic." You may find just what you've been looking for. Proceeds from our table benefit Harwich Historical Society.
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Sat12Aug201710--12 amThe Elmer Crowell Barn at HHS
Decoy expert Ted Harmon of Ducks Unlimited will be available to give oral appraisals of your decoys, bird carvings, and related artwork. $5 per item , 3 for $10.
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Sun20Aug20172:00 pmBrooks Academy Museum
Learn about the little-known history of aviation on Cape Cod with author Howard L. Bonington.
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Sun27Aug201712 noon until sold out!Brooks Academy Museum
All homemade, all delicious! All proceeds benefit Harwich Historical Society. Warning! Come early to avoid disappointment. Pies sell out fast!
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Sat02Sep201710 until 4Harwich Community Center, Oak Street
The best dealers on the Cape. Delicious lunches available. Proceeds benefit Harwich Historical Society.
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Fri08Sep2017Sun10Sep2017TBABrooks Academy Museum/Elmer Crowell Barn
Three renowned speakers on decoys and decoy carvers. Details and schedule to come. Watch this spot!
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Sun17Sep20172:00 pmBrooks Academy Museum
Do you have a house over 100 years old? Do you look for ghosts in the closet? Do you wonder who walked its floors before you? Join us in learning how to date the house and research who lived there, with historian Dr. Joan Maloney. (Note that date has been changed from that in our brochure!)
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Sat23Sep20171:00 pmBaptist Church Cemetery, Depot Road
CANCELLED! Will be rescheduled in the Spring. Guided walking tour by Harwich local historian Carole DeChristopher. Learn about the residents of Harwich's past buried in this historic graveyard.
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Sat07Oct20171:00 pmMeet at Brooks Academy Museum
Guided tour of a working cranberry bog begins with a talk at the Museum's Cranberry Culture exhibit. Sponsored by Gingras Cranberries. Registration required. Call in September to register. Please note date change!
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Sat21Oct2017Congregational Church Cemetery, Harwich Center
Meet the Spirits of Harwich Past on our Lantern Tour of the Congregational Church Cemetery. Three tours starting at 6 pm. $10 each, no young children, please. Tours start at the Brooks Academy Museum, 80 Parallel Street, Harwich Center.Reservations are a MUST. Call 508-342-8089 to reserve a spot.
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Sat02Dec20171--4 PMBrooks Academy Museum
Celebrate Christmas at the Brooks Academy Museum. See the Christmas tree decorated by Harwich Elementary Schoolers in our Victorian Captain's Parlor, and bid a last farewell to our HO model railroad with the Last Train to Harwich.
Three Saturdays: Dec. 2, 9th, 16th. (Admission free on the 2nd)
1 to 4 PM.
Refreshments served, and the Gift Shop will be open.