Geraldine Brooks’ 2022 novel, Horse, spent ten weeks on the New York Times best seller list. In this lecture, she will describe how the true story of the 19th century's greatest racehorse led her from the Osteo-Prep lab at the Smithsonian Support Center and the Necropsy Suite at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, to some ...
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What it takes, and where it can take you As a child, who hasn’t dreamed of exploring the ocean to study the amazing animals that live there—but what does it take to become a marine biologist, and what would your career look like once you got the degree? Join us as we talk with three ...
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Residents and businesses flex their creative pumpkin-carving skills and show off their finished products along Water Street on the Saturday of Halloween weekend. Your favorite Woods Hole shops and restaurants get in costume and give out candy and refreshments to sugar-happy passersby. Pumpkins lit at dusk.

The Woods Hole Film Festival is pleased to announce a bonus second screening of the new documentary film JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE on Saturday, November 18 at 7 pm at Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole. The first screening sold out well in advance, so we're showing it again! 🙂 ABOUT THE ...
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SHOP SMALL & DINE LOCAL - Saturday, Nov. 25th Small Business Saturday is a nationally recognized day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their local communities. When we talk about supporting small business in Woods Hole it’s practically impossible to not! Most of our local businesses are independently owned, meaning ...
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Back by popular demand! On Friday, December 1, at 7 pm, the Woods Hole Film Festival presents a special event screening of A CAPE COD CHRISTMAS by John Stimpson at Clapp Auditorium, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. ABOUT THE FILM When a children’s author comes down to the Cape to host one ...
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Embark on an exciting afternoon focused on space and ocean exploration, featuring NASA astronaut and former WHOI engineer Loral O'Hara joining us live from the International Space Station! Tuesday, January 23, 2024 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST MBL’s Cornelia Clapp Auditorium (formerly Lillie Auditorium) 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02536 Can’t join us ...
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