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Special Event
Event
Winter Film Festival: PBS Into the Deep: America, Whaling, and the World
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 41.837262, -69.972759
50 Nauset Road, Eastham, MA
Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Time:
1:30 PM
Duration:
2 hours
Type of Event
Exhibition/Show
Partner Program
2 hr.
Description
Cape Cod National Seashore will kick off its annual winter film festival with the theme, “Sources of Solace and Inspiration”. The films will show on six consecutive Sundays at 1:30 pm on the theatre-size screen at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham. The festival is co-sponsored by the Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore. Movies are free and open to the public.
Details for March 2: PBS Into the Deep: America, Whaling, and the World (2 hr.) PG A film chronicling the American whaling industry from its origins in New England in the 17th century, through the golden age of deep-sea whaling, up to its decline following the Civil War. Narrated by Willem Dafoe, this film binds the story of American capitalism on the rise with a case study in maritime culture.
Salt Pond Visitor Center is located at the intersection of Route 6 and Nauset Road in Eastham and can be contacted by calling 508-255-3421. The visitor center is open from 9 am to 4:30 pm.