With the theme of Deep Seas, WHWC’s Thespians will entertain us at our January meeting with poetry, tales, and songs of sea and shore. Planning and presenting this event are Ellie Armstrong, Gloria Borgese, Rhona Carlton-Foss, Carol Casey, Lee Drescher, Nawrie Meigs-Brown, Lalise Melillo, and Mary Swope.

The meeting will be held at The Church of the Messiah Parish and Community Center, 16 Church Street in Woods Hole. Light refreshments will be served. Attendees are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch.  

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.

Dr. Christopher Neill, Senior Scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, will speak at the next meeting of the Woods Hole Woman’s Club.  Dr. Neill studies ecosystems around the globe, always with a local focus. He is interested broadly in how changes in land use affect ecosystem function, and in our ability to restore impaired systems. His work on the impacts of restoring cranberry bogs to natural habitat involves state and federal agencies, the Town of Falmouth, and Coonamessett River Trust. 

The Club will meet at 11:30 am on Tuesday, April 11, 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 meeting is open to the public as space allows.

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.  Monthly meetings from October through April include informative presentations, entertainment, and social events.  Additional club activities raise money for college scholarships and to support community organizations.  New members are welcomed at any time during the year.  Information about membership is available here or by contacting vice-president Mary Fran Buckley at maryfran55@earthlink.net.

This post has been updated to correct a date error in the previous version.

Crickett Warner, Director of Operations at the Penikese Island School and lifelong Woods Hole resident will speak at the next meeting of the Woods Hole Woman’s Club.  She will provide a look back at the history of this uninhabited wildlife refuge 13 miles southwest of Woods Hole.  First used for scientific education in 1873, it has been managed by the non-profit Penikese Island School since 1973 and used for various residential and non-residential programs.  Looking forward, Ms. Warner will describe the school’s current experiential environmental educational programs, including day trips for school groups and STEM summer camps for middle school girls. 

This event will be held 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.  Non-members interested in learning more about Penikese or the Woman’s Club are welcome to attend.

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.  Monthly meetings from October through April include informative presentations, entertainment, and social events.  Additional club activities raise money for college scholarships and to support community organizations.  New members are welcomed at any time during the year.  Information about membership is available here or by contacting vice-president Mary Fran Buckley.