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SOLD OUT! I Got Rhythm! The Fascinating Songs and Stories of George and Ira Gershwin
SOLD OUT! I Got Rhythm! The Fascinating Songs and Stories of George and Ira Gershwin
Buy Now Join John Murelle, with Chris Morris on piano, for a lively program of songs and stories highlighting the dynamic musical duo that created dozens of classic hits throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s, George and Ira Gershwin. Along with an engaging visual images singer, John Murelle and pianist Chris Morris will share the excitement that George and Ira generated with their music both on Broadway and in Hollywood. Baritone John Murelle is a versatile singer and voice instructor with a wide range of musical interests, including art song, opera and oratorio, Broadway and popular songs. He holds Vocal Performance degrees […]
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Weekly Hatha Yoga with Yves
Weekly Hatha Yoga with Yves
REGISTER NOW Please join Yves Vandeplas for gentle Hatha yoga in the beautiful Highfield gardens. This 1 hour morning hatha yoga class is a ritual to start the day. Hatha yoga is a gentle and slow-paced practice that emphasizes breath control and mindfulness. Usually the class will start with the sun salutation sequence, a flowing series of postures that warms up the body, increases circulation, and focuses the mind. The sequence is then followed by a combination of standing and seated asanas (postures) that develop mobility, strength, and alignment. This practice will help you to energize your whole being and […]
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Qi Gong in the Highfield Gardens
Qi Gong in the Highfield Gardens
Buy Now Join us for relaxing, centering, Qi Gong with Margie Mitchell in the beautiful gardens of Highfield Hall. The practice of Qi Gong integrates the mind, body, and spirit energies through breath work, gentle stretching, warm-ups, “flows”, and meditation to promote wellness, increased vitality, and overall sense of wellbeing. Margie Mitchell is Holden Qi Gong certified. Find out more about Qi Gong on her website at www.capechigong.com. Our late summer session runs Tuesday mornings 8/22, 8/29, 9/5 and 9/12 from 9:15 am-10:15 am. The cost will be $10/class, $12 for drop ins. Students are encouraged to dress comfortably. No […]
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Yoga in the Garden with The Yoga Collaborative
Yoga in the Garden with The Yoga Collaborative
REGISTER NOW Start your day off with a relaxing and revitalizing yoga session with instructors from The Yoga Collaborative, Michele Netto and Jane Silva Depp. Enjoy the gardens surrounded by the beautiful Beebe Woods while you engage your body and mind with calming yoga. Join us for a slow paced, gentle yoga class designed to both strengthen and stretch. We will integrate mindful movement with breathwork and meditation to invite greater presence and ease as you start your day. Classes will be held every Thursday morning through the end of August from 9-10 am, weather permitting. Please bring your own […]
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Readings From The Farther Shore
Readings From The Farther Shore
Register Now Holiday fun with Gail in Highfield’s kitchen! Learn and create make-and-take recipes for appetizers, spice mixes, cheese balls and other savories. This is the time to talk cookies and cakes, both savory and sweet. We will also demonstrate how to package and present them, using dried herbs, berries, and lots of cellophane so people can see what you are giving them! All of our recipes can be packaged and given as gifts, or just enjoyed in the comfort of your own home. And of course, we will be finishing the class with a buche de noel (traditional French […]
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Qi Gong in the Highfield Gardens
Qi Gong in the Highfield Gardens
Buy Now Join us for relaxing, centering, Qi Gong with Margie Mitchell in the beautiful gardens of Highfield Hall. The practice of Qi Gong integrates the mind, body, and spirit energies through breath work, gentle stretching, warm-ups, “flows”, and meditation to promote wellness, increased vitality, and overall sense of wellbeing. Margie Mitchell is Holden Qi Gong certified. Find out more about Qi Gong on her website at www.capechigong.com. Our late summer session runs Tuesday mornings 8/22, 8/29, 9/5 and 9/12 from 9:15 am-10:15 am. The cost will be $10/class, $12 for drop ins. Students are encouraged to dress comfortably. No […]
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Summer Science Lecture Series: Could vegetable oil be a solution to the water quality issues in the Cape’s coastal ponds?
Summer Science Lecture Series: Could vegetable oil be a solution to the water quality issues in the Cape’s coastal ponds?
Buy Now Join us for our Summer Science Lecture Series! Matt Charette, Director of the Woods Hole Sea Grant and Senior Scientist in the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry department, will talk about the important work on Permeable Reactive Barriers as he addresses the question: Could vegetable oil be a solution to the water quality issues in the Cape’s coastal ponds? Join us for the final lecture in our annual science lecture. The theme for this year’s science lecture series at Highfield is exploring local environmental issues: what is being done in the ponds, streams, and marshes in the […]
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Claim Your People, Understand Your History Workshop with Anne Mavor
Claim Your People, Understand Your History Workshop with Anne Mavor
Buy Now Join artist Anne Mavor for a participatory workshop based on her project I Am My White Ancestors and utilizing the exhibition opening Sept 12, 2023. Using the artwork as context, we will share and discuss our own family histories to understand how they affect us. Be prepared to listen and reflect on what it would look like to claim your people. Formats will include a supportive listening process and facilitated discussion. *Advanced registration required.* Register now as this workshop will sell out!
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Qi Gong in the Highfield Gardens
Qi Gong in the Highfield Gardens
Buy Now Join us for relaxing, centering, Qi Gong with Margie Mitchell in the beautiful gardens of Highfield Hall. The practice of Qi Gong integrates the mind, body, and spirit energies through breath work, gentle stretching, warm-ups, “flows”, and meditation to promote wellness, increased vitality, and overall sense of wellbeing. Margie Mitchell is Holden Qi Gong certified. Find out more about Qi Gong on her website at www.capechigong.com. Our late summer session runs Tuesday mornings 8/22, 8/29, 9/5 and 9/12 from 9:15 am-10:15 am. The cost will be $10/class, $12 for drop ins. Students are encouraged to dress comfortably. No […]
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Crystal Bowl Sound Bathing in the Garden with Victoria Vanderplas
Crystal Bowl Sound Bathing in the Garden with Victoria Vanderplas
Buy Now Please join Victoria Vandeplas for a crystal bowl sound bath relaxation with energetic harmonization in the gardens. Pause the constant motion of daily life and immerse yourself in a 60-minute outdoor Sound Bath experience in our tranquil West Garden (weather permitting). Using a combination of Crystal Tones Alchemy singing bowls and other ancient sound healing instruments, you will be guided on a journey of deep relaxation, rejuvenation, and healing. Victoria Vandeplas is a certified sound healer, Kundalini Yoga teacher, crystal healer, and Reiki master. With a passion for sharing ancient wisdom and healing modalities, Victoria has traveled the world to […]
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Weekly Hatha Yoga with Yves
Weekly Hatha Yoga with Yves
REGISTER NOW Please join Yves Vandeplas for gentle Hatha yoga in the beautiful Highfield gardens. This 1 hour morning hatha yoga class is a ritual to start the day. Hatha yoga is a gentle and slow-paced practice that emphasizes breath control and mindfulness. Usually the class will start with the sun salutation sequence, a flowing series of postures that warms up the body, increases circulation, and focuses the mind. The sequence is then followed by a combination of standing and seated asanas (postures) that develop mobility, strength, and alignment. This practice will help you to energize your whole being and […]
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Weekly Gentle Chair Yoga
Weekly Gentle Chair Yoga
REGISTER NOW Do not think that this is a boring, simplified, or incomplete yoga practice. Not at all! The hatha yoga practice on chairs allows seniors and people with reduced mobility to go much deeper in poses and breathing exercises than they would be able to go on a yoga mat. It offers access to all the benefits of a traditional hatha yoga practice, with comfort and safety. Developing mobility and strength in a sequence of poses and movements, focusing especially on breath, balance, and flexibility, to maintain and increase vitality. Open to all levels. Originally from Geneva, Yves Vandeplas has been […]
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SOLD OUT! Farm to Table with Gail Blakely: September Harvest
SOLD OUT! Farm to Table with Gail Blakely: September Harvest
Buy Now Each of our Farm to Table classes will include an appetizer, salad or soup, entrée, and dessert. We will also serve a refreshing beverage that utilizes fresh herbs and shows off some edible flowers. Gail has been growing herbs on Cape Cod for almost fifty years and will answer questions about herb gardening along with “all things culinary.” Guest chefs may join her, depending on their availability during our “high season." September is the last month of new crops here on Cape Cod. Many of the fresh products will continue to grow throughout the fall and the heartier […]
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Crystal Bowl Sound Bathing in the Garden with Victoria Vanderplas
Crystal Bowl Sound Bathing in the Garden with Victoria Vanderplas
Buy Now Please join Victoria Vandeplas for a crystal bowl sound bath relaxation with energetic harmonization in the gardens. Pause the constant motion of daily life and immerse yourself in a 60-minute outdoor Sound Bath experience in our tranquil West Garden (weather permitting). Using a combination of Crystal Tones Alchemy singing bowls and other ancient sound healing instruments, you will be guided on a journey of deep relaxation, rejuvenation, and healing. Victoria Vandeplas is a certified sound healer, Kundalini Yoga teacher, crystal healer, and Reiki master. With a passion for sharing ancient wisdom and healing modalities, Victoria has traveled the world to […]
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Weekly Hatha Yoga with Yves
Weekly Hatha Yoga with Yves
REGISTER NOW Please join Yves Vandeplas for gentle Hatha yoga in the beautiful Highfield gardens. This 1 hour morning hatha yoga class is a ritual to start the day. Hatha yoga is a gentle and slow-paced practice that emphasizes breath control and mindfulness. Usually the class will start with the sun salutation sequence, a flowing series of postures that warms up the body, increases circulation, and focuses the mind. The sequence is then followed by a combination of standing and seated asanas (postures) that develop mobility, strength, and alignment. This practice will help you to energize your whole being and […]
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Weekly Gentle Chair Yoga
Weekly Gentle Chair Yoga
REGISTER NOW Do not think that this is a boring, simplified, or incomplete yoga practice. Not at all! The hatha yoga practice on chairs allows seniors and people with reduced mobility to go much deeper in poses and breathing exercises than they would be able to go on a yoga mat. It offers access to all the benefits of a traditional hatha yoga practice, with comfort and safety. Developing mobility and strength in a sequence of poses and movements, focusing especially on breath, balance, and flexibility, to maintain and increase vitality. Open to all levels. Originally from Geneva, Yves Vandeplas has been […]
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Curatorial Tour ~ Shannon Goheen, Weaving the Wild World
Curatorial Tour ~ Shannon Goheen, Weaving the Wild World
Register Now Please join Joanne Ingersoll, Highfield’s Curator and Chief Interpretation Officer on a private tour of the Fall Exhibition, Weaving the Wild World by Shannon Goheen. Enjoy an up-close look at incredible weavings by Shannon Goheen. These exquisite and unique weavings will delight all viewers! Come learn about her inspiration and creative challenges. The tour will provide context, technical explanations, and biographical notes on artists. Offered select Wednesdays at 11:00 AM and this program will last approximately 45 minutes with an opportunity for dialogue between art lovers. Cost: Admission Fee Members: Free Adults: $10 Seniors (65+) & Veterans: $8 […]
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Crystal Bowl Sound Bathing in the Garden with Victoria Vanderplas
Crystal Bowl Sound Bathing in the Garden with Victoria Vanderplas
Buy Now Please join Victoria Vandeplas for a crystal bowl sound bath relaxation with energetic harmonization in the gardens. Pause the constant motion of daily life and immerse yourself in a 60-minute outdoor Sound Bath experience in our tranquil West Garden (weather permitting). Using a combination of Crystal Tones Alchemy singing bowls and other ancient sound healing instruments, you will be guided on a journey of deep relaxation, rejuvenation, and healing. Victoria Vandeplas is a certified sound healer, Kundalini Yoga teacher, crystal healer, and Reiki master. With a passion for sharing ancient wisdom and healing modalities, Victoria has traveled the world to […]