A photography exhibition by Harwich-based photographer Pat Watson will be on display in the Marion Craine Gallery throughout the month of July. Painted Pixels: The Art of Painterly Photography features 24 of Pat’s works. A reception to meet the artist will be held on Saturday, July 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Stop by Snow Library for comprehensive support for all your technology issues. The Town of Orleans and Snow Library are grateful to be partnering with Cape Cod Regional Technical High School to offer information technology support by the Cape Cod Tech IT Support Squad.  They provide advice and support for hardware repair, software troubleshooting, email issues, and any general IT questions you may have.  Whether it’s fixing physical devices, resolving software glitches, addressing email problems, or answering technology questions, the Cape Cod Tech IT support team ensures prompt and effective solutions to all your IT needs.

Stop by Snow Library for comprehensive support for all your technology issues. The Town of Orleans and Snow Library are grateful to be partnering with Cape Cod Regional Technical High School to offer information technology support by the Cape Cod Tech IT Support Squad.  They provide advice and support for hardware repair, software troubleshooting, email issues, and any general IT questions you may have.  Whether it’s fixing physical devices, resolving software glitches, addressing email problems, or answering technology questions, the Cape Cod Tech IT support team ensures prompt and effective solutions to all your IT needs.

Sit back, put your feet up, and join Storyteller Rona Leventhal for a journey around the world and back with her back pocket full of multi-cultural stories. Rona Leventhal is one person, but many voices. Through her, skies talk, turtle sing and magic happens. She'll have you tapping your feet, swaying in your seats, dancing, making funny noises, singing and laughing as she shares stories from the silly to the serious, from the mysterious to the monstrous. So pull up a chair and have a listen...and join her for a joyful journey in your mind's eye!

Wear your pajamas and bring a stuffed animal, and if your stuffie is feeling up to it, leave them in the library overnight for a sleepover. Pick them up the next day with a photograph to see what kind of fun they had with the other animals! No registration required.

Join Jungle Jim for this thrilling mix of magic, storytelling, and mind-blowing balloon artistry! Watch giant balloon structures come to life and solve magic challenges as you explore the power of books and imagination. Young readers will love this interactive, high-energy show! This event is free to attend thanks to the sponsorship of the Friends of Snow Library.

Stop by Snow Library for comprehensive support for all your technology issues. The Town of Orleans and Snow Library are grateful to be partnering with Cape Cod Regional Technical High School to offer information technology support by the Cape Cod Tech IT Support Squad.  They provide advice and support for hardware repair, software troubleshooting, email issues, and any general IT questions you may have.  Whether it’s fixing physical devices, resolving software glitches, addressing email problems, or answering technology questions, the Cape Cod Tech IT support team ensures prompt and effective solutions to all your IT needs.

Join experienced embroiderer Esther Begleiter in Snow Studio to learn Brazilian Embroidery, also known as Three-Dimensional Embroidery. The beautiful dimensional technique is achieved by using a twisted rayon Brazilian thread, which allows designs to stand up and away from the surface of the fabric. For this project, we will create a flower with raised petals using a special iridescent thread from Brazil. All materials and tools will be provided. This is a free program for teens and adults. Registration is required. Call (508) 240-3760 for more info and to register. Sponsored by the Grace Anslow Trust.

Come to the Craine Room for a talk on the Pendleton Rescue by Coast Guard Auxiliary member Reid Oslin. Reid will walk us through the events of that extraordinary night, telling the story of the four courageous crew members who rescued 32 people from a disastrous shipwreck despite all odds having been against them. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Stop by Snow Library for comprehensive support for all your technology issues. The Town of Orleans and Snow Library are grateful to be partnering with Cape Cod Regional Technical High School to offer information technology support by the Cape Cod Tech IT Support Squad.  They provide advice and support for hardware repair, software troubleshooting, email issues, and any general IT questions you may have.  Whether it’s fixing physical devices, resolving software glitches, addressing email problems, or answering technology questions, the Cape Cod Tech IT support team ensures prompt and effective solutions to all your IT needs.

Wear your pajamas and bring a stuffed animal, and if your stuffie is feeling up to it, leave them in the library overnight for a sleepover. Pick them up the next day with a photograph to see what kind of fun they had with the other animals! No registration required.

Drop in for an hour of LEGO fun in the Craine Room. Families welcome, no registration required. 

Please join us for a short reading and discussion between author Cynthia Blakely and novelist and memoirist Adrienne Brodeur. Cynthia’s newly released book, The Innermost House, interweaves stories from her precarious upbringing in Wellfleet with scholarly insight into how we remember, why we forget, and the choices we make in the curation of the past. After the reading and discussion, there will be time to take questions from the audience, and there will be books available for sale and signing. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Come to the Craine Room for a screening of the documentary In the Whale: The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told, followed by a Q&A session with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Abel, the writer, director, and producer of In the Whale. The film tells the true story of local lobster diver Michael Packard, who, in 2021, was briefly caught in the jaws of a whale off the coast of Cape Cod. This award-winning documentary takes a closer look at what happened before, during, and after Mike’s harrowing experience, making for one whale of a tale. Admission is free and all are welcome. Seating is first come, first served.

Come to the Craine Room to hear writer and public radio host Elspeth Hay talk about her new book, Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food. Elspeth’s book takes an in-depth look at the often overlooked, yet very promising, perennial nut trees (i.e. oaks, chestnuts, and hazelnuts) as a source of food. Pulling from new and ancient food systems, Elspeth examines how these trees can change our relationship with food and the environment for the better. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing after the talk. Admission is free and all are welcome.