Kathleen Jacobs, Race Point, oil on canvas

Off Main Gallery has begun a robust second season with over six shows and exhibits planned that will delight the eye with paintings, collages, prints and photography. Artists include Phyllis Ewen, Terry Gips, Barbara Gordon, Kathleen Jacobs, Susie Nielsen, Susan LeFevre, Carol Ridker, Robert Shreefter, Jon Verney, and Hanni Woodbury, in addition to other artists who will have work showcased throughout the summer. Opening on June 30th are two solo exhibits by Kathleen Jacobs and Susie Nielsen. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, June 30th 6:00 p. m.⎻8:00 p. m. Kathleen Jacobs's "Paintings, Monotypes, Wellfleet, MA & County Mayo, Ireland" is an exhibit of contemporary landscape paintings and monotypes of areas found locally and abroad. Jacobs has been interpreting and painting the natural landscape for over 25 years. Susie Neilson, a resident of Wellfleet, is showing "Forgetting is Due," an exhibit of mixed media on canvas. The layers of text and color explores the complexity of communication. Future shows include Phyllis Ewen and Carol Ridker, Barbara Gordon and Hanni Woodbury, and Terry Gips and Susan LeFevre with a season⎻ending Group Show: Member and Visiting Artists/Special Exhibit by Blossom Newman. Off Main Gallery is located at 326 Main Street Rear in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and is open Monday, Wednesday and Sunday 12:00 p. m.⎻6:00 p. m. and Thursday⎻Saturday 2:00 p. m.⎻8:00 p. m. For more information, please visit offmaingallery.com.

A National Historic Landmark with eighteenth-century grounds, the Redwood Library and Athenaeum has a wide range of daily events and exhibits for all to enjoy. A new program beginning on July 5 is the Redwood Classics Reading Program. Participants will discuss select titles from the Original Collection in the the room where they've been read since 1750. Make your way to the Peirce Prince Gallery, to view "Best Editions of Several Volumes: John J. Slocum, His Library, and the Redwood," highlighting the generous gift from the Slocum family of books from John J. Slocum's personal library given to Redwood Library and Athenaeum. John J. Slocum collected an impressive library of rare books, ranging in publishing date from the 16th to 20th centuries. Summer 2018 will also include an exciting new installation of contemporary art to view. Redwood Library and Athenaeum is located at 50 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island and is open Monday⎻Tuesday and Thursday⎻Saturday 9:30 a. m.⎻5:30 p. m., Wednesday 9:30 a. m.⎻8:00 p. m., and Sunday 1:00 p. m.⎻5:00 p. m. For more information, please visit redwoodlibrary.org.

Photo by Joel Sartore/National Georgraphic Photo Ark

The Bruce Museum is hosting "National Geographic Photo Ark" through September 2. "The National Geographic Photo Ark" is a multiyear project led by Photo Ark founder and National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore. Sartore has captured portraits of more than 6,000 creatures in 40 countries to date. Museums and institutions around the world are hosting the Photo Ark exhibitions to continue the mission of awareness towards the world's species in the need of greater conservation. Each animal is photographed and framed with respect and care, creating images that are not only stunning, but surprisingly intimate. In conjunction with the "National Geographic Photo Ark exhibition", the Bruce Museum announces a special membership offer: With every purchase of a new annual membership ($40 and up) through July 31, 2018, the Bruce Museum will make a $15 donation to the "National Geographic Photo Ark," which funds cutting edge conservation and habitat restoration work around the globe. To participate, click here and use the promo code "Photoark15." Bruce Museum is located at 1 Museum Drive in Greenwich, Connecticut and is open Tuesday⎻Sunday 10:00 a. m.⎻5:00 p. m. For more information, please visit brucemuseum.org/national-geographic-photo-ark.

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