Category Archives: Sunday Programs

Apr 13: Tackling Ocean Trash with Laura Ludwig

Sunday, April 13, 2025 10:00 AM

From fishing gear to tooth flossers, plastic marine debris can impact birds, animals, habitat and humans in myriad ways. Join us on Sunday, April 13, 2025, for a presentation by Laura Ludwig which will highlight Center for Coastal Studies collaborations to remove marine debris from the environment, engage communities in cleanups and data collection, and share solutions through art, outreach and education. All are welcome.

Laura Ludwig, director and founder of the Marine Debris & Plastics Program at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Massachusetts, focuses on an interdisciplinary approach to investigate and respond to abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), beach debris, microplastics and other marine plastic debris issues. Since its inception in 2012, the primary focus of the program has been removal of ALDFG from the waters of Cape Cod Bay, recently expanding to include collaborative efforts from southern New England to the Canadian border.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30. Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.

All are welcome.

Mar 30: Good Trouble

Sunday, March 30, 2025 10:00 AM

The Nauset Citizens Alliance was formed just weeks ago to respond to what is happening in our country and the effects on our local community.  On March 30, 2025, representatives of the Alliance will tell us more about this new mobilization and how it is working to strengthen democracy from the bottom up. The alliance’s motto is Supporting One Another, Safeguarding Our Future. A particular focus of the group is action in protection of our National Parks, including the Cape Cod National Seashore. The Alliance had its first event on March 9, where over 100 people turned out to support Ukraine. All are welcome.

Nauset Citizens Alliance was founded by Sheri Tagliaferri of Orleans, with ongoing assistance from Darlene Allen and Patricia Carson. For more information, and latest updates you can join their group Nauset Citizens Alliance on Facebook.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30. Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.

All are welcome.

Mar 23: BESTON

Sunday, March 23, 2025 10:00 AM

Join us on March 23, 2025, for BESTON, a Collage for Performance of the Words of Henry Beston, Elizabeth Coatsworth, and Kate Beston Barnes. Adapted and arranged by John Dennis Anderson, with cast members John Dennis Anderson, Karen McPherson and Laura Scribner.

This script is compiled and arranged from primary and secondary sources listed below. It incorporates passages from Henry Beston’s enduring work of nature writing, The Outermost House, and a few of his other works. The Outermost House, published in 1928, recounts a year Beston spent living in and observing nature in a dune shack on the Great Beach of Cape Cod in Eastham; it has been cited as an inspiration for the creation of the National Seashore.

Juxtaposed with these passages by Beston are the points of view of his wife Elizabeth Coatsworth and their daughter Kate Beston Barnes on the disparate writing methods of Beston and Coatsworth. Barnes’ words are from her poems and interviews about her parents and provide her perspective on her parents and their marriage.

John Dennis Anderson, a native of Waco, Texas, now living on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, is a performance studies scholar and Professor Emeritus in Communication Studies at Emerson College in Boston. Anderson has received grants to develop Chautauqua performances. Anderson was a faculty member for the Chautauqua Training Institute of Humanities North Dakota in 2022-2023. He teaches for the Open University of Wellfleet in Massachusetts, and he serves on their Board and is a trustee of the Helltown Players. His website is jdanderson.org.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30. Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.

All are welcome.

Mar 16: A South African Perspective on Racism

Sunday, Marc 16, 2025 10:00 AM

Join us on March 16, 2025, as Stewart Ting Chong presents his perspective on growing up in South Africa and his experiences with discrimination as someone classified as “non-white” under the law. He will share reflections on his work in the anti-apartheid movement, drawing parallels with his observations of racist and discriminatory laws in the US today.

Stewart Ting Chong served on the personal staff of Archbishop Desmond Tutu for 7 years and was involved with numerous human rights organizations during the apartheid era including the Human Rights Committee, Joint Forum on Policing, Network of Independent Monitors and a Religious Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Today, among other things, he is a professional wildlife photographer based in Norwell.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30. Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.

All are welcome.

Mar 9: Pluralism, Now? A Public Conversation

Sunday, March 9, 2025 10:00 AM

Pluralism is at the heart of Unitarianism, a tradition that celebrates individual right of conscience and favors no particular creed. We celebrate that we are all sacred beings: diverse in culture, experience, and theology, and covenant to learn from one another in our free and

responsible search for truth and meaning. Today, it seems it is getting harder to embrace our differences and commonalities with love, curiosity, and respect. Our shared value of pluralism is being tested in new and sometimes confusing ways. Join us this Sunday at Chapel in the Pines for a structured, public conversation as we explore the possibilities and challenges of Pluralism Now.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday,March 9, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30.

All are welcome.

Feb 23: Cure for Insomnia

Sunday, February 23, 2025 10:00 AM

Join us on February 23, 2025, for a talk by Provincetown resident Jay Critchley. Jay is an interdisciplinary, conceptual and performance artist, writer and activist who utilizes the town and its architecture, landscape, harbor, beaches and dunes as his medium. Significant awards include a special citation from the Boston Society of Architects for his visionary, environmental proposal, “Martucket Eyeland Resort & Theme Park,” and an award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum/Smithsonian Museum in New York City for his ecological response to Boston’s “Big Dig” − the mega highway/tunnel project – “Big Twig Tunnel Tapes.” All are welcome!

Jay Critchley is a founder of the Provincetown Community Compact which is responsible for the Swim for Life, raises funds for the Native Land Conservancy and offers residencies in the Provincetown dune shacks. Jay is truly a Provincetown treasure.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30. Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.

All are welcome.

Feb 16: “Acts of Resistance” with Jeff Zinn

Sunday, February 16, 2025 10:00 AM

Playwright and director Jeff Zinn will talk about his current work-in-progress: The Time Machine: A People’s History of the Future – his response to the political climate which has resulted in the re-election of Donald Trump. Jeff lives on Cape Cod and is the son of Howard Zinn, author of the much loved and iconic People’s History of the United States. All are welcome.

Jeff Zinn’s career has ranged from his beginnings as a singer-songwriter in the Boston coffeehouse scene, to character-defining roles on and off-Broadway alongside topline actors such as Elizabeth McGovern, F. Murray Abraham, Jane Anderson and Alfre Woodard. He writes, directs and acts, was founding artistic director of the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater and managing director of the Gloucester Stage Company. At WHAT he directed The Beauty Queen of Leenane starring Julie Harris. In December 2023, he appeared with acclaimed actress Alfre Woodard in a reading of A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters to benefit Wellfleet Preservation Hall. He is the author of The Existential Actor: Life and Death, Onstage and Off and the creator of the podcast GURUS: The Story of Acting, from Stanislavsky to Succession. 

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30. Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.

All are welcome.

POSTPONED! Feb 9: Pluralism, Now? A Public Conversation.

Sunday, February 9, 2025 10:00 AM

Pluralism is at the heart of Unitarianism, a tradition that celebrates individual right of conscience and favors no particular creed. We celebrate that we are all sacred beings: diverse in culture, experience, and theology, and covenant to learn from one another in our free and

responsible search for truth and meaning. Today, it seems it is getting harder to embrace our differences and commonalities with love, curiosity, and respect. Our shared value of pluralism is being tested in new and sometimes confusing ways. Join us this Sunday at Chapel in the Pines for a structured, public conversation as we explore the possibilities and challenges of Pluralism Now.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30.

All are welcome.

Jan 26: Outreach to Marginalized Communities on Cape Cod Through Education and Experiences

Sunday, January 26, 2025 10:00 AM

Join us for a conversation with National Parks Ranger John Hanlon about some lesser known pathways for involvement with the Cape Cod National Seashore. John works with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and with Cape Cod Community College to open up opportunities for involvement with the national parks. How is the Seashore evolving to be inviting and inclusive of all ethnicities and races? The outdoors is for everyone and all are welcome for this program.

John Hanlon is an educator, counselor, and park ranger who works at Cape Cod National Seashore, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, and Cape Cod Community College in providing opportunities for people from immigrant and marginalized communities on Cape Cod.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30. Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.

All are welcome.

Jan 19: Citizen Activism in the Age of Trump2.0

Sunday, January 19, 2025 10:00 AM

Join us on January 19 for a discussion about how our nation got to where it is now politically. Marcia Goffin will review key developments in our shared history that have led to this precarious moment and expand our understanding of Project 2025, the playbook for the incoming administration. Together, we’ll consider the journey ahead and steps we can take to protect and advance our values in the face of anticipated adversity. All are welcome.

Citizen activist Marcia Goffin’s first career was teaching sociology at a community college, because she believed—and still believes—that knowledge is empowering. She went on to become an attorney with New York City working on cases involving sexual and housing discrimination, the rights of incarcerated people and police brutality (both for and against city personnel and agencies). She and her late husband Robert retired to the Cape in July 2017. Marcia is active with the Eastham Town Democratic Committee, Lower Cape Indivisible and Indivisible Outer Cape.

Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.  Doors open at 9:30. Also on Zoom via this Zoom program link.

All are welcome.