June 2025

Public tours of Camp Edwards at Joint Base Cape Cod are underway! Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s mission, their environmental stewardship efforts, and progress in groundwater cleanup.

📅 Remaining 2025 Tour Dates:

• Friday, June 13
• Friday, August 15
• Friday, September 5
• Friday, October 17

⏰ Tours run 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM and include light walking and outdoor stops.

🎟️ Limited space (36 people per tour) – First come, first served.

Don't wait — spots go quickly!

📧 To register, email Emily.d.kelly2.nfg@army.mil or

call 339-202-9341.

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🛍️ 6A Saturday Is Almost Here!

Saturday, June 14th, get ready for a full day of shopping, pop-ups, exclusive deals, giveaways, and community fun—all along scenic Route 6A in Sandwich!

Local businesses are bringing the energy.

Are you in?

👉 See the full lineup + details: Click Here

Grab your shopping buddy and make a day of it—because local love looks good on you.

Get ready to rummage, because Sandwich Women's Club is rolling out their first yard sale of 2025, and it’s going to be a blast!

By joining in the fun, you’re not just scoring treasures, but also lending a hand to local organizations and Sandwich schools.

The club’s volunteers work on these through events to make a difference!



If you are interested in more details on the club itself, check out their website: 

🔗 Learn more at sandwichwomensclub.org

Step into Sandwich history at the

Nye Museum’s Open House on Saturday, June 14 from 12–4PM!

This free, family-friendly event features costumed guides, hands-on kids' activities, a genealogy hour, guided tours, and scenic

trails.

📍 East Sandwich

🌧 Rain or Shine

Curator Marge Donley will be providing guided tours of the 2025 Special Exhibit

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The Cape Cod Children’s Museum is thrilled to present the Take Care with Peanuts exhibit, on view through September!

Created by the Charles M. Schulz Museum, this interactive experience teaches kindness to self, others, and the world—featuring activities for kids and nostalgic fun for adults.

✨ $25 includes general admission. Already at the museum? Add for just $10 after entry!

📅 Summer Hours:

June 16 – August 30

🕘 Mon–Sat, 9AM–3PM (Last entry at 2PM)

🚫 Closed Sundays

Don't miss this chance to meet Snoopy, visit Lucy’s booth, and climb into the famous doghouse!

🔗 Ticket link 

Bring a chair, grab a bite, and enjoy a fantastic lineup:

• July 9: The Familiars – Folk, Rock, Irish
• July 16: Pat Ryan – Classic Rock
• July 23: Margie and Charlie – American Song Book
• July 30: Dennis Flaherty – Frank Sinatra
• August 6: Lighthouse Jazz Quintet – Quintessential Jazz
• August 13: New Orleans Social Club – New Orleans Jazz
• August 20: L’Esperance – Mandolin Orchestra
• August 27: Tunes at Noon – Eclectic Folk

🆓 Free admission. 🍴Food available for purchase.

Come for the music, stay for the community vibe. All ages welcome!

BizTips from SCORE - Market Smarter

You have heard that owning and managing a small business is a 24/7 proposition. At the same time, you know the secret to small business success is to work smarter, not harder. If you apply this same strategy to marketing your brand, you will find that eclipsing your larger competitor is possible. Consider these principles in achieving this goal:

·      Hope is not a strategy. When you use data and plan your next steps rather than “hoping” your tactics will work, your marketing will connect with future buyers.

·      Concentrate on what you do best. You cannot be all to everyone, so focusing on your competitive advantage will propel you to achieving your revenue and market share goals.

·      Avoiding DIY. When you try to do it all yourself, something will suffer and if it is in the marketing world, the result might be not connecting with those who have needs you can fulfill. Delegate or subcontract tasks that are not in your wheelhouse to assure they are being done as well as possible.

·      Invest in marketing. Marketing - building brand awareness - is not a cost. It is an investment in your business’ future. Invest in a strategist that can help you see what you don’t see since you may be too close to the action of your business. 

·      Think and act strategically. If all you do is react to environmental changes, you are always going to behind the competition. If all you are is transactional, you are going to be hoping to draft your competition. To get out in front you have to be strategic in your thinking and planning by seeing the bigger picture and analyzing where you fit. You can then take actions that benefit the longer-term sustainability of your enterprise. 

Contributed by Marc L. Goldberg, Certified Mentor, SCORE Cape Cod & the Islands, www.score.org/capecod. Free and confidential mentoring and educational webinars. Source: SBE - Small Business Expo.