Staying Connected June 2025

In June and July brief "Staying Connected" emails replace the monthly ALLways newsletter. The full newsletter will be back in August and will contain detailed information on how to register for the fall 2025 semester.

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Due to construction the ALL office is closed for the summer. You can still reach us by phone and e-mail.

774-330-4400

lifelonglearning@capecod.edu

www.capecodall.org



Exciting Courses Coming in September 2025!

The ALL fall semester will include lots of new courses, many taught by new coordinators. There will also be our ever-popular choices as well as some blasts from the past!

New courses include: Tai Chi and QiGong, Script to Screen, Logic: Syntax and Semantics, Around the World in 12 Films, Chair Caning, Great American Westerns of the 20th Century, Chair Yoga and many more!

Lew Taylor is coming back with Magical Mystery Tour: The Story of the Beatles and Elvis Presley: The Man and His Music. James Coogan returns with the Cape Cod History Course. Evan Cook will be back with Grand Finale: Films with an Intriguing Denouement and Chris Senie back with Bridge for Beginners.

Popular coordinators with new topics include: Larry Brown with Turning Points in the History of Women and The Roots of Faith, Russ Leng with Allies and Enemies: The US and Russia (1917-2025) and Stew Goodwin with New Global Order Updated.



Polish your writing skills with Pen, Pad and Prompt: Writing Improv Class, Memoirs—Lest We Forget, A Novel Experience and many more. Enjoy discussions on current events with The Economist and the new State of the Union. Brush up your bridge and chess games and your square dancing. There are far too many courses to list! There will certainly be something for everyone!

Watch your email! The July newsletter will include links to courses with full descriptions as well as links to registration materials. Later in July, you will also receive an email with a digital copy of our catalog and updated course and registration information. Registration begins on August 18th, but have your registration form and payment in by August 15th to be included in the first day lottery! Classes begin September 8th!

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ALL coordinator Jane Ward and her husband Steve Waller, M.D. are physicians and year-round residents in Centerville. They are avid conservationists and gardeners. They are also advocates of fun ways to "live healthy."

This summer, Jane has agreed to share some of her insights on that topic with the ALL community.

Grow food and enjoy yourself in your own backyard!

Gardening offers full-body exercise (building strength & flexibility), improves vitamin D levels and mental health.

Gardening supports not just your plate—but your heart, mind, mood, and muscles? According to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), growing your own food:

• Encourages outdoor physical activity
• Reduces stress and improves sleep
• Promotes whole food, plant-based eating-key to disease prevention and health promotion

Even better: garden with friends!

You can trade gardening time and share tips for health and fun!

Just start somewhere!

You don’t have to grow it all—just start somewhere. A single pot of herbs or a patch of greens can jumpstart a healthier lifestyle. Cape Cod’s soil, often sandy and acidic due to oak and pine, presents challenges—but many edibles thrive here.

Use raised beds, containers, or trellises to make the most of small spaces. Enrich your soil with compost or potting mix—and for best results, get it tested by the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension:  👉 Soil Testing Info

Try These Easy Nutrient Edibles in your Garden:

• Leafy greens: Kale, arugula, Swiss chard—fast-growing, cut-and-come-again. Perennial sea kale is hardy and moth-resistant.

• Cherry tomatoes: Sweet, child-friendly, and great for containers or climbing vines (indeterminate types).

• Snap peas, cucumbers, pole beans: Vertical growers that are rich in fiber.

• Herbs: Parsley, basil, thyme, mint, oregano, rosemary—flavorful, low-maintenance, and rabbit-resistant. (Contain mint—it spreads fast!) Plant near your kitchen for easy snipping.



• Strawberries & blueberries: Grow well in pots, attract pollinators, but may need bird netting.

Local Resources:

• Master Gardeners’ Demo Garden at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds    
• C.L. Fornari, “The Plant Lady” (Hyannis Country Garden, WCAI, Sand & Soil)
• Local nurseries – Ask questions! Friendly staff are eager to help!

 Jane Ward, MD, MPH

The ALL 2024-2025 Annual Meeting, held on May 19th at 10:00 a.m. in the Wilkens Science and Engineering Lecture Hall, was well attended.

ALL President Paul Coteus reviewed the results of a very successful year followed by details from ALL Officers and Board Members. The meeting concluded with a question-and-answer period on report details.

Copies of the Annual Report can be accessed by clicking the following button.

ALL's first Annual End-of-Year Luncheon was a great success!

The event, planned by the Hospitality Committee, was held May 19th at 11:30 a.m. in the Great Hall of the Wilkens Science and Technlogy Building. More than 70 ALL members attended.

A full sandwich and salad buffet was available for attendees to enjoy as they celebrated the end of classes and visited with old and new ALL friends. We look forward to this becoming a regular end-of-year time to get together for the ALL community.

On May 1st, a group of 20 ALL members registered to attend a walking tour of the Quissett Campus of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.



The tour was organized by ALL Board member Pat McKean. It was hosted by Victoria Smith and Jim Flynn of WHOI.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the world’s largest independent organization dedicated exclusively to ocean research, engineering and education, and it’s located right here on Cape Cod! It is a world-class institution we should all be familiar with.

WHOI boasts significant contributions to the global understanding of the ocean and exploration of the deep sea. Notable achievements include discovery of hydrothermal vent communities, exploration of the HMS Titanic, and creation of deep sea exploration with the submersible ALVIN and revolutionary underwater robotic technology.

The tour included an introduction to the WHOI campus and meeting several of the research scientists. This included viewing a slide showing proof of the asteroid that hit the earth and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. This extinction allowed the fish to rule the oceans again.

Several anonymous comments from ALL members who were on the tour follow:

"Thanks for an enlightening day. Great to see those young spirits so alive with adventure and future research." 

"I really enjoyed my visit to WHOI today!"

Please watch your emails for information on a second opportunity to register for a WHOI tour in the fall.

Pictures for this article by Diane Juthe.

Links for those who would like more information on WHOI:



• Ocean Encounters: https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounters/ (these programs are also recorded and saved here in case people cannot attend the live cast).

• WHOI YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WoodsHoleOceanInst

• A fun tour of AVAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrYleC5V_oY

• WHOI Website: https://www.whoi.edu/



• WHOI Membership: https://www.whoi.edu/giving/ 

ALL partnered with the 2025 Cape Cod Speakers Series on May 8th by sponsoring a talk by Andrew Heyward, former president of CBS News. Heyward provided a personal perspective on the impact of news media channels’ presentation on political, economic and cultural changes.

The event, held at the Tilden Center of Cape Cod Community College, drew a full crowd and concluded with a lively question-and-answer period.

ALL hosted an information table before and after the event, providing those who attended with an overview of ALL and the value of what we offer.

Pictures of the ALL information table follow: 

ALL's partnershp helped the 2025 Cape Cod Speakers Series launch with its largest audience for an event since its inception in 2023. The series of talks continue at a variety of Cape Cod locations through August.

Click the following link for information on future talks:

This in-person photography class met every Wednesday in ALL's classroom for six weeks. There were two sections of consecutive groups. It seems that what frequently happens when we get older is that we simply stop doing some of the things that used to make us happy. For our group, that thing was photography.

Most everybody has lots of good photographs taken years ago, often in far-away places. So now, we're studying how to improve some of the photographs we already have, how to take even better ones, and how to use some of the new digital apps to totally re-imagine what we can do with photography. What follows is the result of their collective work.

Lawrence Brown

ALL Coordinator

Click on the following buttons to access the photographs:

Check the activity websites for times, prices and additional information and directions on these events:

Beaches to enjoy on lower cape:

Race Point Beach in Provincetown – swimming, hiking, sunbathing, maybe catching a glimpse of a whale or two!

Chatham Lighthouse Beach – perfect for kite flying.

Herring Cove Beach – quiet beach with calm water, perfect for relaxing and swimming.



Nauset Beach – popular beach, wide expanse of sand, strong waves.

Whale Watching – see humpback whales and other species from Barnstable Harbor or Provincetown.

Biking Trails –

Shining Sea Bikeway in Falmouth

Cape Cod Canal Service Road

Dennis to Wellfleet on the 25-mile paved rail trail

Heritage Museums and Gardens – new flowers, new exhibits – including the Big Bugs exhibit starting June 1 – September 1. This exhibit was here in 2014. Massive insects have been constructed from fallen trees, dry branches and other forest material. A must see – so creative! The only insects I like to be around.

Cape Cod Baseball League – opening day is June 14th. Free admission to any of the 10 member parks in our Cape towns. See some of the best college baseball players (and MLB hopefuls) and enjoy a hot dog, popcorn, etc. at the parks. 50/50 raffles. The schedule is online. Late afternoon or evening games. Season is short, so don’t miss out. Put lawn chairs in the car trunk in case bleachers are full or not available. Play ball!

It's time for fishing – in a charter boat or on the beach or at the canal. Check out information online or mosey into a bait shop and get the scoop on what’s biting, where, and what bait/line/rod/reel is best.

The Melody Tent opens in June. Check the website of a list of entertainers, comedians and bands who will grace the revolving stage this summer. Payomet Performing Arts Center in Truro also has a variety of music entertainment from Celtic and Blues to iconic musicians such as Rickie Lee Jones and Los Lobos. The Music Room in West Yarmouth also has a variety of music genres. Don’t forget restaurants and pubs also offer live entertainment during June (all summer really). Check websites and newspapers for upcoming events.

Get out and enjoy our special place in the sun!

Dianne Tattersall

Feel free to contact us:

Email: lifelonglearning@capecod.edu

Telephone 774-330-4400 (please leave a message)