Tuesday, July 30 @ 2:00 pm - Author Dan Santat

Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Reservation is required for this virtual program.

Dan Santat is a Caldecott Medal winner, a National Book Award winner, and a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. His artwork is also featured in numerous picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels. Santat created the animated television show, "The Replacements," as well. He lives in Southern California with his wife and two children

Monday, August 5 @ 11:00 am - Coastal Resilience on Cape: How to Prepare for a Changing Climate

Coastal Massachusetts faces many weather-related challenges, especially in the floodplain.  It's important to know what hazards you might face and how to best prepare for them.  In her presentation, Shelly McComb will introduce you to the Massachusetts Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Coast Hazards and provide an overview of what it means to live on Cape Cod in an ever-changing environment.  Registration is recommended, and seating is limited to 60.

Wednesday, August 7 @ 2:00 pm - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur

Revealing a new perspective into the world of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possible, Dr. Levasseur will guide you through the Smithsonian’s Behind the Scenes at the Space Station and take you on a once-in-a-lifetime virtual tour of the International Space Station. Brimming with astonishing visuals, step-by-step explanations of everyday space work in action, and job profiles of the adventurous people who make it happen, Dr. Levasseur’s tour Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is the perfect way to spend an hour and experience life in space. Registration is required for this virtual program.

Thursday, August 8 @ 5:00 pm - What is Bigfoot? with Ronny Leblanc

Join Ronny LeBlanc from Discovery Channel's Expedition Bigfoot and Travel Channel's Paranormal Caught on Camera as he discusses the reality of Bigfoot. For hundreds of years people have been encountering an unknown creature inhabiting the dark woods of New England...and all over the country. Thousands of sightings have been reported by credible witnesses. What is Bigfoot? Is it a long-lost hominid? An unknown primate...or something else? Registration is recommended, seating will be limited.

Ronny LeBlanc stars in two shows for Discovery+ & Travel Channel, EXPEDITION BIGFOOT and PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAMERA. Ronny is a globally recognized figure in the world of paranormal, Bigfoot and UFOs. Ronny is an independent researcher and author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling book Monsterland: Encounters With UFOs, Bigfoot and Orange Orbs, which details the history and connection between the various phenomena, highlighting his experience and a research area called Monsterland in central Massachusetts.

Thursday, August 15 @ 2:00 pm - College Admissions with Irena Smith

Another college application season is around the corner, and stress is already beginning to ratchet up for teens and their parents. You’re invited to join us for this must-watch talk by Irena Smith, PhD. You will hear about constructive and healthy ways to approach the college application process, preserve your relationship with your teen, and help them define success on their terms instead of chasing the elusive “golden ticket.” Reservations are required for this virtual program.

Irena Smith is an author, former Stanford admissions officer, independent college counselor, mother of three extraordinary children and her recently published memoir, The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays.

Thursday, August 15 @ 5:00 pm - Musician Matt York

Matt York returns to the EPL this summer! Longtime New England singer/songwriter Matt York will perform songs and tell stories about the great Willie Nelson. York will focus on Willie's long and illustrious music career that has spanned over seven decades. In both 2022 and 2023, York was nominated for the Boston Music Award for Best Country Artist and last year, his album, Gently Used, was named one of the top albums by the Patriot Ledger.  This will be Matt's third performance at the EPl and you may have enjoyed his music at Chatham's First Night.

Weather permitting, we hope to have this program on the front lawn.  Please bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.  If needed, we will move the program inside.  Registration is recommended.

Monday, August 19 @ 2:00 pm - Historic Storms with Don Wilding

Cape Cod has always been in the path of deadly hurricanes and ferocious storms. Unwelcome summer visitors include the “Long Island Express” Hurricane of 1938, the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944, the twin Hurricanes Carol and Edna in 1954, and Hurricane Bob in 1991. These storms destroyed countless homes and left several coastal communities under several feet of water. Surging tides carried away houses with residents inside who didn't survive. Fall and winter brought the infamous “Portland Gale,” the benchmark “Blizzard of 1978,” the nor’easter of January 1987, and the infamous “Perfect Storm” of October 1991 which delivered some of the highest tides ever seen on the Outer Cape. Join local author and Harwich Conservation Trust walk leader Don Wilding as he revisits the Cape’s most severe weather events and their devastating impact. Registration is recommended.

Wednesday, August 21 @ 7:00 pm - Author Shelby Van Pelt

We invite you to join us as we chat with the amazing New York Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel Remarkably Bright Creatures. You don’t want to miss this deep-dive exploration of friendship, reckoning, hope, and so much more!

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium—and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago.  Reservations is required for this virtual program.