Upcoming Community Events
Community Events
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WELLFLEET: The Lily House Life & Death Book Club | These Precious Days
Join us for a book club discussion of Ann Patchett's These Precious Days, a collection of essays that transform the private into the universal and remind us how fleeting and enigmatic life can be.
We'll meet at the Wellfleet Public Library at 4 pm on the following dates:
November 16 at 4 pm (Read Intro through "Flight Plan")
November 30 at 4 pm (Read "How Knitting" through "Cover Stories")
December 14 at 4 pm (Read "Reading Kate" through the epilogue)
The Lily House Life & Death Book Club is free and open to all.
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HARWICH: The Lily House Life & Death Book Club | These Precious Days
Join us for a book club discussion of Ann Patchett's These Precious Days, a collection of essays that transform the private into the universal and remind us how fleeting and enigmatic life can be.
We'll meet at Brooks Free Library in Harwich at 10:30 am on the following dates:
November 16 at 4 pm (Read Intro through "Flight Plan")
November 23 at 4 pm (Read "How Knitting" through "Cover Stories")
November 30 at 4 pm (Read "Reading Kate" through the epilogue)
The Lily House Life & Death Book Club is free and open to all.
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Just Our Heart: A Lily House Film Screening
Join the Lily House for a screening of Just Our Heart: A Film about Grief as a Rite of Passage.
In Just Our Heart, Emmy-nominated director Maartje Nevejan explores the profound journey of grief through the eyes of five women. This moving documentary explores how the sharpness of grief can awaken us to our shared humanity. After the film, participants are invited to stay for a conversation and sharing session.
This event is free and open to all. Movie snacks will be provided.
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HARWICH: The Lily House Life & Death Book Club | Small Things Like These
Join us for a book club discussion of Claire Keegan's short novel Small Things Like These, a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy.
We'll meet at Brooks Free Library in Harwich at 10:30 am on December 14.
The Lily House Life & Death Book Club is free and open to all.
Past Community Events
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Book Launch & Conversation with Heather PillarList Item 1
Please join the Lily House for a special collaborative event with photographer and author Heather Pillar. Heather's book, Remembering Morrie, is a book about what matters in the end. The event will feature a reading from the book, a conversation between Heather and Dawn, and a Q&A. You're warmly invited to join us on Tuesday, August 25 at 4:30 pm at Wellfleet Preservation Hall.
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4th Annual Outer Cape Music Festival
The Outer Cape Music Fest is back! The festival donates all proceeds to local nonprofits, including the Lily House. We're honored to be a beneficiary.
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Swim for Life
Thank you to the Community Compact for including Lily House as a community beneficiary for the 2026 Swim4Life! Team Lily House is excited to raise money, gather together - near or far - and join in the 39th Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla!
Want to get in the water? Join Team Lily House as a swimmer! Prefer to stay dry? We need volunteers and cheerleaders, too! And if you can’t join us in person, you can still be part of the team by making a donation.
Every dollar raised by Team Lily House contributes to the Community Compact’s Swim for Life fundraising effort, helping support the important work of community beneficiaries like the Lily House.