Category Archives: Event

•Falmouth Farming Leaders champion growing produce locally

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Farming Falmouth Director Patricia Gadsby (pictured below) and Farm Manager Jeny Christian (pictured above) informed WHWC Club members about their successes and continuing efforts to provide locally grown produce and garden plots to interested residents. Collaborating with Falmouth’s 300 Committtee and regional farmers, the organization educates and supports farmers and gardeners and contributes fresh produce to the Falmouth Service Center. To listen to a recording of their presentations, click here.

•April 9: 11:30 a.m. Presentation by Farming Falmouth Leaders

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Ellie Costa, President of Farming Falmouth’s Board of Directors, and Jeny Christian, Farm Manager are the featured speakers at the Club’s April meeting. Farming Falmouth is devoted to revitalizing our local food system.  The group works to cultivate an informed and engaged food community and to foster the production of diverse foods in thoughtful, fair, and sustainable ways. In 2017, a working group successfully advocated for the town’s purchase of Tony Andrews Farm, saving the land from development and establishing it as permanent farmland.  Many in that group moved on to establish the organization that now works to support and expand local food production.  Ellie and Jeny Christian will describe some of the many ways the organization works toward this goal.

The Club will meet at The Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street in Woods Hole. Light refreshments will be served and those attending may bring a brown bag lunch if they wish.  

This event is open to the public as space allows. New members are welcomed at any time during the year. Information on becoming a member is available here

•March 12: 11:30 a.m. CAI’s Mindy Todd on “The State of News Media Today.”

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Mindy Todd, host and producer of WCAI’s program The Point which examines critical issues for Cape Cod and the Islands, will speak on the topic “The State of the News Media Today.” Ms. Todd has more than 40 years of experience in radio and television covering nearly all aspects of broadcasting and has received numerous awards. Since 2012, she has been Managing Director of Editorial at WCAI.


The meeting will be held at 11:30 am on Tuesday, March 12 at The Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street in Woods Hole.  Visitors are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served and attendees may bring a brown bag lunch if they wish. 


This event is open to the public as space allows. New members are welcomed at any time during the year. Information on becoming a member is available here.

•February 27: 12:00 p.m. Annual Luncheon and Julie Child Art Exhibit.

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The deadline to RSVP for the rescheduled luncheon has been extended to Friday, February 23rd for the Tuesday, February 27th luncheon at the Meigs Room at Swope Center in Woods Hole. We hope those of you who had planned to attend on February 13th are still able to do so on the new date. Read on for information about payment for new attendees and refunds for those who can’t attend on the new date.

A bonus of attending is a chance to view an exhibit of Julie Child’s lifetime of biological illustration.  Art Exhibit: “Julie Child and the Art of Biological Illustration,” on display in the MBL Meigs Room from February 20th through March 14th.

Please arrive at 11:30, the buffet lunch will begin at noon.

The menu includes Winter Salad with spinach, roasted butternut, roasted beets, goat cheese, and balsamic dressing, Chicken Marsala, Butternut Raviolis with a sage brown butter sauce, Rice Pilaf, Roasted Asparagus and Miniature assorted desserts. Coffee and tea will be available. There will be no cash bar.

A bonus of attending is a chance to view an exhibit of Julie Child’s lifetime of biological illustration.  Art Exhibit: “Julie Child and the Art of Biological Illustration,” on display in the MBL Meigs Room from February 20th through March 14th.

If you have any food allergies, please be sure to let us know.

There will be 10 parking spots reserved in the Swope/Millfield Street parking lot. We are working to find additional nearby parking. The lot on Bar Neck Rd. is also available.

 1)  If you have paid for the luncheon that was to have been on February 13th, please confirm with Jen Cattin whether or not you can attend on the new date, February 27th. Since the checks have not been cashed, Jen will destroy your check if you are no longer able to attend. Please let her know what to do with your check.  jencattin@gmail.com or 508-563-3368 (Crooked Pond Farm) or 603-860-3813 (mobile).

2)   If you are now able to attend on the 27th, and were not coming on the 13th, please send Jen a check ASAP for $35 made out to the Woods Hole Woman’s Club. Headcount needed by 2/19.

Jennifer Cattin, 308 Hatchville Rd, Crooked Pond Farm, East Falmouth, MA 02536

Guests are welcome at the same ticket price.

•February 13: 12 p.m. – RSVP required by February 2

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Please join us for our mid-winter buffet and gathering at the Swope Center Dining Hall on Eel Pond in Woods Hole.

The menu includes:

  • Winter Salad with spinach, roasted butternut squash, roasted beets, goat cheese, and balsamic dressing
  • Chicken Marsala
  • Butternut Squash Ravioli with a sage brown butter sauce
  • Rice Pilaf, Roasted Asparagus
  • Miniature assorted desserts.

Coffee and tea will be available.  There will be no cash bar.

Ten parking spots have been reserved in the Swope/Millfield Street parking lot.  The lot on Bar Neck Rd. is also available.  We are working to find additional nearby parking. 

The price per person is $35. Members are welcome to bring a guest at the same cost per person.

The deadline for RSVP with payment is February 2.  If you have food allergies, please contact Jennifer Cattin at jencattin@gmail.com. Make checks payable to Woods Hole Woman’s Club and mail to:   

Jennifer Cattin,   308 Hatchville Rd.    E. Falmouth, MA  02536

December 12: 11:30 a.m. Falmouth Academy String Ensemble

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Please try to arrive a little early for this performance by students in the Falmouth Academy’s string ensemble. The program will start promptly at 11:30 to allow the students to return to school. Norma Steiner will lead the full group of six string players and pianist, and the smaller International Ensemble featuring a string quartet with piano.  George Scharr, chair of the school’s Arts Department, organized the performance.  He and Mrs. Steiner are both accomplished musicians who continue to perform on Cape Cod and beyond in addition to teaching. 

The meeting takes place at The Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street in Woods Hole. While we are not publicizing this event, invited guests and family members of the performers may attend as space allows.  Light refreshments will be served and those attending may bring a brown bag lunch if they wish.

New members are welcomed at any time during the year.  Information about membership is available here 

 

September 12: 3:00 p.m. Welcoming Tea

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Members and women interested in the Club are invited to attend a welcoming tea from 3:00 to 4:30 PM on Tuesday, September 12 at The Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street in Woods Hole.  Board president Terry McKee will give a welcome greeting and introduce the Board members. Ellie Armstrong will present a preview of the upcoming monthly programs planned to inform and entertain the group.  Food and beverages will be served in the well-ventilated room.  

The Woods Hole Woman’s Club brings members together to provide enrichment and mutual helpfulness for the betterment of Woods Hole and the surrounding communities.  Founded in 1914, members enjoy a variety of speakers and programs and raise money for college scholarships and support of community organizations.   

Most meetings are held in Woods Hole at 11:30 AM on the second Tuesday of each month from October through April.  The club will again utilize Zoom if it becomes necessary to protect public health.  New members are welcomed at any time during the year. 

May 9: 3 – 4:30 p.m. Annual Scholarship Tea

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The Club’s eight 2023 scholarship recipients will be honored at a festive tea on Tuesday, May 9.  This year’s recipients are Hannah Birmingham, MJ Jacobs, Ursula Junker, Sadie Leveque, Elizabeth Litton, Hadley Smith, Katherine Walsh, and Amena Weiffenbach.  All have been invited, along with their parents, to join us for a festive gathering that includes tea, sandwiches, and baked goods.  This is our annual fund-raising event and the Club needs contributions from our members to offer scholarships next year as we have every year since 1980.  You are welcome to bring a friend who would like to join us in supporting deserving Precinct One students as they head to college. The event will be held at the Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street, Woods Hole, from 3:00 – 4:30 pm.

 Information about becoming a WHWC member is available here or by contacting vice-president Mary Fran Buckley at maryfran55@earthlink.net.

February 14: noon February Luncheon

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This year’s members’ luncheon will be held at The Church of Messiah Parish Center. Soup and sandwiches from Windfall Market will be served at $15 per person to be paid at the luncheon by check payable to WHWC or in the exact amount, please. This is a Members Only event. The deadline for RSVP is Friday, February 10. Contact: Jennifer Cattin, Activities Chair.

January 10: 11:30 a.m. The WHWC Thespians

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Please join us for our annual WHWC Thespian entertainment to be held at the Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street, Woods Hole. Performers include our very own San Lyman, Ellie Armstrong, Nawrie Meigs-Brown-Brown, and Mary Swope. Light refreshments will be served. Wearing masks while not eating or drinking is encouraged.
Members who have a funny short story, poem, or essay that you would like to share, please get in touch with San Lyman ASAP. Join in the fun! 

This event is open to the public as space allows. New members are welcomed at any time during the year.  Information about membership is available here.