Part of the Old Village Store’s mission is to help cultivate and strengthen community. We believe this can be achieved by hosting regular events and programs that foster conversation, revelry, dancing, gathering, listening, learning, thinking, and doing. The below events and programs are in service of this mission. For a list of past events, click here to access our event archive. Events are free to attend unless otherwise noted.
Friday, September 4 - Irish Session Music | 5PM-7PM Irish sessions are back! Come by and join in on a lively Irish session of live music led by Heather Swanson.
Thursday, September 10 - From Particles to Purpose 5:30PM-7PM
Join retired professor and Cape Cod naturalist Lucy Bennison Laffitte for an informal, hands-on interactive journey through cosmic history—from atoms and stars to life, culture, cities, and selves. Along the way, we’ll ask what each new stage made possible, how the sciences fit together, and where we might fit in the story. Come ready to wonder, talk, and look at the universe—and yourself—a little differently.
Friday, September 11 - Live Music! Just Another Guru | 530PM-730PM Roots, rock and Americana grooves down at The Old Village Store!
Saturday, September 12 - Live Music! Wilde Awake | 530PM-730PM Indie-folk-alt-americana duo of Peter Cormier and Serene Daydream.
Saturday, September 18 - Live Music! Richard Keith | 530PM-730PM A native of Stamford Connecticut, Richard has been playing and writing music for over 35 years. A founding member of Connecticut’s now defunct but fondly-remembered Rafter Bats, Richard writes songs in a distinctly American style. Though brought up on The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, his songwriting voice is distinctly his own. He lives now in Eastham, Massachusetts on outer Cape Cod.
Tuesday, September 22 - Red’s Pop-Up | 4PM-7PM Join us for Red’s culinary take over at The Old Village Store! Delicious pizza slices and sandwiches that always sell out. Be sure to get here and not miss out!
Friday, September 25 - Words from a Warming World with Julia Cumes, Meera Subramanian & special guests | 5:30PM-7PM The Old Village Store, in partnership with Barnstable Land Trust, invites you to join Cape Cod locals Julia Cumes and Meera Subramanian along with Boston-based Joanna Davidson and Jaelyn Carr for a live storytelling event—à la Moth—about survival and understanding in a climate-changed world. The photographer, journalist, scholar, and activist/energy analyst will share intimate stories of survival, resilience, identity and memory in a time of environmental upheaval. This special event is a local redux version of a spring presentation that happened in Boston at WBUR’s City Space, brought to our very own Old Village Store. From the floodwaters of New Orleans to an elephant in India, hear tales about what we share, what we cherish, what we’re losing, and how we might move forward together. Guests are invited to enjoy the café, grocery store, and retail shop. Pre-registration is suggested by not required at https://blt.org/events
Saturday, October 3 - Youth Unstoppable…A Better World Is Possible Book Talk & Seed-Bomb Workshop | 5PM-7PM Join the Old Village Store, Barnstable Land Trust, Resilient Roots, and award-winning environmental journalist and West Barnstable resident Meera Subramanian for a talk about her new graphic novel, A Better World Is Possible: Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis. John Green called "urgent, helpful, and hopeful." Done in collaboration with NYT-best-selling illustrator Danica Novgorodoff, the book follows the stories of four real-life youth activists who witnessed climate change up close in their young lives, transforming them into agents of change. Together, they helped organize one of the world's largest climate strikes and show the power of not just youth, but all of us. She’ll be in conversation with Katy Acheson of the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative, and after the talk, Kristie Kapp of Resilient Roots will lead a hands-on workshop to make seed bombs so participants can leave armed to make the world a better place by spreading beauty and life. Books available for purchase. Guests are invited to enjoy the cafe, grocery store, and retail shop. All ages welcome. Pre-registration is suggested by not required at https://blt.org/events
Tuesday, October 27 - Red’s Pop-Up | 4PM-7PM Join us for Red’s culinary take over at The Old Village Store! Delicious pizza slices and sandwiches that always sell out. Be sure to get here and not miss out!
Ongoing
Wednesdays at 10AM - The Old Village Store Reading Club meets every week for a lively discussion centered around a weekly text. For this week’s text assignment, visit our Instagram page. For all questions about the club, please email reading@theoldvillagestore.com
