Cape Cod Speaker Series

12/01/2025

Big ideas have a home on Cape Cod, and it is all thanks to YOU!

Since our first event in 2024, the Cape Cod Speaker Series has welcomed thought leaders, journalists, and changemakers who have sparked meaningful conversations and inspired our community to think in new ways. Together, we have built something special.

As we plan for our 2026 season, your support will help us keep the speakers coming. Your gift brings nationally recognized voices to Cape Cod, provides complimentary tickets for students, and keeps programs accessible for everyone who wants to take part.

When you give, you are helping ideas grow and ensuring that the power of conversation continues to thrive here on the Cape.

Make a gift today at capecodspeakers.org.

11/21/2025

At the Cape Cod Speaker Series, we believe powerful ideas should be within reach for everyone in our community. Your support helps us keep ticket prices affordable, offer complimentary student access, and continue bringing nationally recognized speakers to Cape Cod.

When you give, you’re not just supporting an event, you’re helping ideas flow, conversations grow, and our community stay connected and inspired.

Learn more or make a gift today at capecodspeakers.org.

11/17/2025

From the very beginning, you’ve helped us bring big ideas and inspiring voices to Cape Cod. Together, we’re building a community where conversation, curiosity, and connection thrive.

Your support makes it all possible. Whether it’s $100 to help a student attend, $250 to cover production costs, $500 to support a speaker, or $1,000 to help us grow sustainably, every gift keeps this series alive and accessible to everyone.

Thank you for believing in the power of ideas and in what we’re building together!

Donate here ➡️givebutter.com/PIJGo5

Discover thought-provoking programs featuring nationally known speakers on current affairs, science, arts, and more, all while supporting financial aid for local students.

11/12/2025

Since our first event in 2024, the Cape Cod Speaker Series has brought incredible voices to our community. Thought leaders, journalists, and changemakers have inspired conversations that remind us how powerful shared ideas can be.

As we plan for the 2026 season, we need your help to keep the speakers coming. Your support helps bring nationally recognized voices to Cape Cod, provides complimentary student tickets, and keeps our programs accessible for everyone!

Together, we’re building something special for Cape Cod. Thank you for being part of this growing community of ideas ➡️ givebutter.com/PIJGo5

08/22/2025

That’s a wrap on the 2025 Cape Cod Speaker Series season! We closed out with a powerful conversation featuring environmental journalist Jake Bittle, author of The Great Displacement, who explored what’s at stake when climate protections are rolled back — and how local communities like ours can lead the way forward.

Thank you to everyone who made this evening (and the whole season!) thoughtful, energizing, and deeply meaningful. From our speakers to our sponsors to every person who showed up ready to listen, learn, and engage, your presence made these conversations possible.

We’re already looking ahead to 2026. Until then, stay connected, stay curious, and keep the dialogue going.

08/21/2025

📣 Tonight’s the night!

Join us for a powerful and timely conversation with journalist and author Jake Bittle (The Great Displacement) as he shares moving stories of how climate change is already reshaping communities across the country, including here on Cape Cod.

Following Jake’s talk, local leaders Paul Niedzwiecki (Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce), Dan Wolf (Cape Air), and Kristy Senatori (Cape Cod Commission mission) will take the stage for a thoughtful discussion about how Cape Cod is responding to the climate crisis and what steps we can take to build a more resilient future.

As national climate protections are rolled back, it’s more important than ever to come together at the local level. Be part of the conversation and the solution.

Tickets are available at capecodspeakers.org

Thank you to Titcomb's Bookshop for providing featured titles at the event!

08/19/2025

Washington may be walking away from climate action but here on Cape Cod, we have the power to act. This week, join Jake Bittle, author of The Great Displacement, for an urgent yet hopeful conversation on how climate change is reshaping communities, including our own.

Bittle is a staff writer for the climate news site The Grist, whose reporting also has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and other national publications. He will be joined by Dan Wolf (Former State Senator and Founder Cape Air, Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce), and Kristy Senatori (Executive Director,Cape Cod Commission) to discuss local solutions, resilience, and the actions we can take now to protect our coast and our communities.

Reserve your seat today and be part of shaping Cape Cod’s future ➡️capecodspeakers.org

08/18/2025

Thank you to The Boston Globe for highlighting our upcoming Cape Cod Speaker Series event with author Jake Bittle.

As national momentum around climate action stalls, Cape Cod continues to lead with local solutions. On August 21, join us for a timely and hopeful conversation about how climate change is transforming communities and how we can respond with resilience and purpose.

Bittle, author of The Great Displacement and staff writer at Grist.org, will be joined in conversation with Cape leaders:
• Dan Wolf, Former State Senator and Founder of Cape Air
• Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
• Kristy Senatori, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission

Together, they’ll explore what’s at stake, what’s already happening on the ground, and how each of us can help shape a more sustainable future for the region.

Reserve your seat today: capecodspeakers.org

Check out the Boston Globe highlight here: bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/arts/boston-author-events-through-aug-23/

08/17/2025

Cape Cod Speaker Series is grateful to recognize the generous support of The Kelly Foundation, whose sponsorship helps bring timely, thought-provoking conversations to the Cape community.⁠
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📅 On August 21, we welcome Jake Bittle to the Tilden Arts Center - Cape Cod Community College for an important conversation about the real impacts of climate change and the power of local communities to shape what comes next.⁠
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Thanks to community-minded partners like The Kelley Foundation, CCSS is able to host national voices and foster meaningful dialogue right here on Cape Cod, helping to inform, inspire, and engage.⁠
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🎟 Learn more and reserve your seat at: capecodspeakers.org

08/16/2025

Climate change is already affecting Cape Cod, but there’s still time to shape what comes next!

Join Jake Bittle, author of The Great Displacement, for an urgent yet hopeful conversation on how climate change is reshaping communities, including our own.

Bittle is a staff writer for the climate news site The Grist, whose reporting also has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and other national publications. He will be joined by Dan Wolf (Former State Senator and Founder, Cape Air), Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, and Kristy Senatori (Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission) to discuss local solutions, resilience, and the actions we can take now to protect our coast and our communities.

With rollbacks to national climate protections, local leadership matters more than ever. This is a conversation we all need to be part of.

➡️ Tickets and more info at capecodspeakers.org

08/15/2025

We’re proud to partner with the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative for our upcoming talk with author Jake Bittle on August 21st.

The Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative brings together people and organizations across the Cape to tackle the climate crisis through education, advocacy, and bold local action. Their work is a reminder that real change starts in our own communities and that collaboration is key to building a more resilient future.

This conversation is more urgent than ever, and we’re grateful to have the Collaborative alongside us to help lead it!

🎟 Learn more and reserve your seat at capecodspeakers.org

08/14/2025

Climate change is already affecting Cape Cod but there is still time to shape what comes next. Join us for an eye-opening and hopeful evening with Jake Bittle, author of The Great Displacement, as he shares powerful stories of how climate change is transforming communities across the country including right here on the Cape.

After his talk, hear from local leaders about what’s happening now on Cape Cod to address climate change and what we can do in the future. Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce), Dan Wolf (former State Senator and founder of Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines) and Kristy Senatori (Executive Director Cape Cod Commission) will join Jake for a forward-thinking conversation about local action, climate adaptation and building resilience.

This conversation is more important than ever as Washington rolls back key environmental and climate protections. Local leadership and community action matter now more than ever!

Join the conversation: capecodspeakers.org