Feb. 17, 2008 - FALMOUTH ARTISTS GUILD RECEIVES 240K GRANT

ARTISTS GUILD RECEIVES GRANT FOR NEW ART CENTER

The Falmouth Artists Guild received notice on Valentine's Day that it had 
been awarded a grant of $240,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities 
Fund. Carolyn Partan, Chair of the Guild's Capital Campaign, said that with 
this grant, the Guild has the funds to begin construction of its new community
art center. Ground breaking is expected before summer.

The Guild's President, Landi Landrau, has appointed Mark Garner of Century 
21 Associates, Chair of the Building Committee.  Other  members are Carl
Cavossa, Cavossa Companies; Landi Landrau; Carolyn  Partan; Marge Salmon,
Guild Board members; and Jody Shaw, Ballymeade Development Corporation. 
Giampietro Architects, P.C. is the architect for the project.

Ms. Partan said "The Guild is truly excited about this marvelous grant. 
We are also most grateful for the approximately 450 donors  to our Capital
Campaign, many of whom have given multiple times.   We will continue to
fundraise for landscaping and furnishings for  the new community art center.  
For the long-term, we know the Guild  must increase annual giving and 
establish an endowment."  Jill Tompkins, the Director added, "I speak for 
all the gallery visitors  and students that we are thrilled we will be 
above ground next year,  with adequate parking, heating and cooling, and be 
handicap accessible - and that's just the beginning!"

For more information, please contact 
David F. Kelley, Chairman PR Committee
Email: dfkelley@pair.com

- Falmouth Heights Real Estate News

Here's What Happened in 2007 in Falmouth Heights. 

Here's the Falmouth Heights Real Estate News which provides a rundown on the year just past with lists of sales and active listings. Please click on this link for all the information: http://www.capecodspecials.com/hts.news07.html. 
For more information please call me at 508-566-1252 or send me an email at dfkelley@pair.com.

- DAVID

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Oct. 13, 2007 - BRIEF HISTORY OF FALMOUTH

Sep. 27, 2007 - FALMOUTH HAD A GLACIER ONCE!

Falmouth's Glacier!
Everyone loves Cape Cod as the summer traffic demonstrates, but most people are not aware of how Cape Cod came about. It's fascinating, reading about the geology of our area. The book that I have is 'A Geologist's View of Cape Cod' by Arthur N. Strahler. It's probably our of print, but there are editions by other authors in the bookstores. For example, did you know that the glacier over Falmouth was about a mile thick and that it covered Cape Cod a mere 10,000 years ago. When it melted and receeded north the dirt, sand, boulders, and gravel contained within the glacier actually formed the Cape and created all the ponds and kettle holes that you see. The glacier originally extended as far as Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard and formed them about 13,000 years ago when it first began to melt. It continued to receed for a while, stopped during another cold spell then formed the Cape as it melted northward. At that time, the ocean was about 300' lower and was out of sight if you looked out from what is now Woods Hole. Try to learn more, you'll fascinate your friends when they visit you in Falmouth. - DAVID

Copyright © 2007 By David F. Kelley, Falmouth, MA.
All Rights Reserved.

Sep. 18, 2007 - THIS IS FALMOUTH ON CAPE COD

Sep. 6, 2007 - WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FALMOUTH?

Welcome back to my blog.

Well here I am only a few days late only because it has been a very busy summer. I'm chairman of the Falmouth Artists Guilds public relations committee and we had a lot happening. That included a great fund raising auction held at the Coonamesset Inn - very elegant with a Great Gatsby theme with everyone dressing the part of the 'Roaring Twenties.' Gloria Lieberman was the auctioneer and did a great job. You can see her on Antique Roadshow, is an expert in her field and works for Skinner's auction house in Boston. I won a prize for my outfit as a 20's tennis player holding my fathers antique racket.

The Artists Guild has been raising money for sometime and we are getting close. We need $1,400,000 altogether with about $300,000 more to go before we can start building our 'New Community Art Center.' What a joy that will be for everyone in Falmouth and surrounding towns in the Upper Cape. Our 2.2 acre building site is at the corner of Dillingham and Gifford Streets and we encourage people to visit it as they can see the outline of the building and rooms drawn in white on the ground. For more info about it and the Guild, please contact me.

Everyone seemed to be very busy this summer as it was more crowded than usual with the beaches, streets and restaurants bussling with activity, but hor-ray, its ended. The kids are back in school, the crowds are gone, the streets back to normal and now we have two beautiful autumn months to enjoy. We also have the second busiest real estate season of the year up until about Thanksgiving - so if you're thinking of selling, now's the time to list provided the price is right - and if you're a buyer, you have lots of choices. In either case, do not take it lightly. Buying or selling a home is not like shopping for a loaf of bread - get informed, know what you are doing, be realistic and get good professional help. If you are new to homebuying, you'll find very helpful guidance on my website by clicking on http://www.capecodspecials.com/home-buying-guide.html.

Here's a great real estate book that 'everyone' should read: 'Ripping the Roof Off Real Estate" by Mollie W. Wasserman. It's published by Gabriel Publications and can be ordered at your local bookstore. Mollie is a smart woman and knows what she is talking about so I think you will be well informed, entertained and will approach real estate with a totally different and realistic mindset after reading her book. David

Copyright © 2007 By David F. Kelley, Falmouth, MA.
All Rights Reserved.

Aug. 19, 2007 - Welcome Back David