A new Highfield offering, featuring a selection of wines to sample, enticing tidbits of information about each one, and the chance to meet and socialize with others who enjoy relaxing on a summer evening in a beautiful setting. Tasting glass and hors d’oeuvres are included with each session. 

Wednesday, July 2

WOW! Wine on Wednesdays! 5:30 to 7:00 PM  $25 per person

Summer Wines for Summer Nights. A sampling of wines to serve when your friends and relatives come a-calling, whether expected or wholly unanticipated. These wines are specially selected to be eminently affordable ($12 and under), yet pleasant and tasty for summer entertaining. Register online or call 508-495-1878 x6.

 
Monday, July 7
Kids Summer Culinary Programs begin       
One week sessions are held throughout the month of July for kids age 5 to 9 (morning) and kids age 10 to 13 (afternoon). Click here for more information!

Tuesday, July 8, 10:00 a.m
Nature Walk        
Nature walk in Beebe Woods with Alison Robb. Join Alison on the front porch of Highfield Hall to trek into the woods for a springtime exploration. $5 donation suggested.

Wednesday, July 9, 10:00 a.m
Landscape Lessons: From Highfield Hall to Your Backyard    
Join renowned landscape preservationist Lucinda Brockway for an illustrated talk about the history of the Highfield Hall landscape and learn how you can apply historic landscape concepts in your own gardens at home. Brockway, the author of Gardens of the New Republic , has supervised landscape restorations across the nation and is the designer of the Highfeld Hall landscape restoration plan. $5 donation suggested. Reservations strongly urged by emailing director@highfieldhall.org or calling 508-495-1878.

Wednesday, July 9

WOW! Wine on Wednesdays! 5:30 to 7:00 PM  $25 per person

Swirl, Sip and Savor: A very simple guide to tasting wine. The best glass of wine is the one you like! Three simple keys to wine tasting will increase your appreciation of every glass you have from here on out. No special vocabulary or educated palate required! Register online or call 508-495-1878 x6.

 
Sunday, July 13, 2:00 pm
LaCucina Coks with Mark and Cynthia Cilfone
The owners of the popular local restaurant La Cucina Sul Mare share some of their Italian kitchen insights and secrets. $29 per person. Register online or call 508-495-1878 x6.

Wednesday, July 16

WOW! Wine on Wednesdays! 5:30 to 7:00 PM  $25 per person

Pairing Wine and Food: Let’s start at the beginning. What goes better with wine than cheese and fruit? Taste for yourself how one enhances the other, with these samplings that go beyond chardonnay and brie. Register online or call 508-495-1878 x6.

 Thursday, July 17, 2:00 pm
Nature Sketching with Alison Robb
Join us Alison Robb for a guided nature sketching class in Beebe Woods. $10 fee per student payable to the instructor. Call 508-495-1878 to register. 

Thursday, July 17,  7:00 pm 
Inkwell Literary Series: Leviathan, the History of Whaling with Eric Jay Dolin
In his fascinating and fact-filled book, Mr. Dolin has chronicled the story of American whalers from Captain John Smith to the pitiful last voyage of the "Wanderer" out of New Bedford in 1924. Americans were the greatest whalers in the world, and Mr. Dolin details their search for this natural resource from our own shores to the four corners of the world. Tickets are $5 each available only at the Inkwell Bookstore, 199 Main Street, Falmouth, MA. 508-540-0039. 

Sunday, July 20, 2:00 pm
Eating Well Under Sail with Susan Ryan Ackell
A professionally trained chef, Susan has extensive experience cooking underway on 100-foot sailboats in Spain , Italy , and France , as well as the Caribbean .  She worked as the catering director for Dean & DeLuca in New York City and tested recipes for James Peter son’s cookbooks.  Now settled in Falmouth , she is employed as a caterer for Food for Thought.  Her demonstration will focus on provisioning and preparation prior to setting sail, as well as how to prepare various dishes while sailing our local waters. Register online or call 508-495-1878 x6.

Wednesday, July 23 

WOW! Wine on Wednesdays! 5:30 to 7:00 PM  $25 per person

You’re Serving What?? Fat Bastard? Big House Red? What were they thinking when they came up with some of these names? Clever marketing is sometimes a disguise for less than delicious wines. But we’ve found some where both the labels and the contents have made us smile. Register online or call 508-495-1878 x6.

Sunday, July 27,  4:00 pm                
Jazz at the Mansion – The Greg Abate Quartet
The sparkling sounds of hot jazz will fill the halls of our historic Victorian mansion as saxophonist Greg Abate and his globetrotting quartet close the inaugural season of chamber music at Highfield Hall. This popular musician, with twenty recordings to his credit, will enliven any summer-sagging spirits with both original and classic repertoire. An event not to be missed! Purchase tickets using the button at the bottom of the page! Featuring Greg Abate, saxophone; Bart Weisman, drums; Rod McCauley, bass; and John Harrison, piano.

Wednesday, July 30

WOW! Wine on Wednesdays! 5:30 to 7:00 PM  $25 per person There’s No Place Like Home. Not every good wine comes from Europe, Australia or California . Our regional wines, including the Coastal Wine Trail, give us plenty of reason to hold our heads high. And they go beautifully with our local foods. Register online or call 508-495-1878 x6.

Thursday, July 31 – Tuesday, September 2
"Celebrating our Heritage" from the Printmakers of Cape Cod
First organized as the "Printmakers" in 1976, this group of local artists was small and centered on the lower cape. Today the Printmakers of Cape Cod include more than 100 members from throughout the region who produce original hand-pulled art prints, including monotypes, collographs, solar prints, gelatin prints, etchings, and more. Many of the artists are also members of the Monotype Guild of New England. While some artists maintain their own studios, others are on the faculty of local and regional art centers. This exhibit is the second stop on the 2008 Printmakers Trail, a series of four major exhibits on Cape Cod. Future shows will be at Provincetown Art Association and Museum and Falmouth Artsits Guild.
Reception Friday, August 15, 6 to 7:30 pm
 

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