Thursday, June 26

Don’t be crabby
The second presentation of Mass Audubon South East’s Summer Speaker Series will be hosted at the Stone Barn in Dartmouth on Thursday, June 27 from 7 p.m to 8 p.m.
Sara Grady, a Mass Audubon senior coastal ecologist, will discuss horseshoe crabs for International Horseshoe Crab Day. This is a “sea-shanty-filled program,” with Grady not only speaking, but also singing about the natural history and biology of the crabs along with their conservation and management.

Tuesday, July 2

Leap into learning
Get toad-ally excited because the Dartmouth library will be holding two showings of Bwana Iguana Reptile Adventure, an interactive program with amphibians and reptiles.
Learn all about these scaley and slimey creates on Tuesday, July 2 at the Southworth Library at 1:30 p.m. and at the North Branch Library at 4 p.m.
This event is free and no registration is required.

Build blocks and bonds
Kids between the ages of 6 and 12 are invited to build their wildest creations at the Southworth Library’s Lego Club.
The club takes place Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. until July 30.
Legos are provided and no registration required.

Monday, July 8

300 years of history
Bird enthusiasts and history buffs alike can learn about Dartmouth native and author Ben Shattuck’s new book “The History of Sound” at a book tour launch on Monday, July 8 at Westport’s Dedee Shattuck Gallery, 1 Partner’s Lane.
The event begins at 6 p.m. and will also include Pakistani-American filmmaker and author Sadia Shepard.
Shattuck’s book, which publishes on Tuesday, July 9, explores “the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed over generations” through 12 fictional short stories.
For more information, visit www.benshattuck.com.

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