Folk Art Grows Up . Jennifer Madden, art museum curator in Sandwich, will speak on Identifying Gender in Folk Portraits of Children at 2 p.m. The Association for Children for Enforcement of Support of Cape Cod will hold its first meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Falmouth Public Library on Main Street. See a sanctuary Long Pasture offers lovely views of Sandy Neck, and you can have a lovely view of Long Pasture by signing up for a Massachusetts Audubon Society tour from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 825-9006 for more information.
Admission is free.
All are welcome. A tour of WBZ and lunch with famed New England chef Todd English in the company of news anchor Liz Walker. A day at the side of state Sen. Henri Rauschenbach or state Rep. Shirley Gomes as they represent the Cape on Beacon Hill. These are just a few of the enticements for bidding at the Independence House annual auction Friday, Oct. 20, at the Ballymeade Country Club in Falmouth. Walker is honorary chairperson for the event, and Rauschenbach and Gomes will be cited for their work on behalf of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.