🌱 Patch AM: Want to DJ a major tribal ball at The Coonamessett?

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In today's newsletter:

• Want to DJ a major tribal ball at The Coonamessett?
• How close is the latest avian flu case to Falmouth flocks?
• How is Falmouth’s NORAD hub shaping the offshore wind showdown?

Also on today's calendar: Auditions - FTG's James and the Giant Peach and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 44 and low of 37 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 43, low: 28.
• Monday: Windy with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 38 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Annual Tribal Ball Returns — DJ Services RFP Now Open (mashpeewampanoagtribe-nsn.gov) — Falmouth residents will see The Coonamessett host the returning Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Annual Ball on March 28, 2026, and the tribe is now seeking a DJ. Qualified DJs and event service providers must submit proposals by February 13, 2026, following the detailed requirements in the official Invitation to Bid.
   

• Avian flu detected in Dukes County in 300 backyard chickens (capecodtimes.com) — Falmouth poultry owners should be on alert after avian flu was confirmed in a large backyard flock in nearby Dukes County, prompting the euthanizing of 300 chickens. State officials stress there’s no food safety risk but urge Cape residents to keep domestic birds and pets away from wild waterfowl, eliminate standing water, and report sick or dead birds through state online forms.
   

• ‘Specific' Revolution Wind national security risks remain classified in court documents (newsfromthestates.com) — Falmouth’s NORAD operations center is central to new national security concerns over how offshore wind turbines might affect military radar, including the nearly complete Revolution Wind project. Federal officials cite a classified assessment to justify a 90-day construction halt, while developers and state attorneys general fight the suspension in court, arguing it threatens billions in investments.
   

📸 Around Falmouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Falmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Auditions - FTG's James and the Giant Peach
  Highfield Theater, 58 Highfield Drive Falmouth MA ,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday January 11

• Courage Unleashed, a Traveling Art Exhibition
  Falmouth Public Library - Main Library , 300 Main Street , Falmouth
• The Flood, with Jason Mellin, director, poet and performer
  Waquoit Congregational Church , 15 Parsons Ln , Falmouth
  2:30 pm
• WWII on CAPE COD in PHOTOGRAPHS
  3:00 pm
• Falmouth Chamber Players' Olenellus String Quartet in Concert
  West Falmouth Library , 575 W Falmouth Hwy , Falmouth
  4:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Courage Unleashed, a Traveling Art Exhibition
  Falmouth Public Library - Main Library , 300 Main Street , Falmouth

Tuesday January 13

• Early Release Day - Harry Potter Party at the East Falmouth Library
  E Falmouth Public Library , 310 E Falmouth Hwy , Falmouth
  1:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• VIRTUAL: Poisoning The Well - How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
  Falmouth Public Library , 300 Main St , Falmouth
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• January with Jane: A Jane Austen Tea & Tour
  Falmouth Historical Society , 55 Palmer Ave , Falmouth
  1:00 pm
• Tea Time Book Club
  West Falmouth Library , 575 W Falmouth Hwy , Falmouth
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Falmouth Art Center Presents Abstracts: Paintings by Karyn Phares
  Falmouth Art Center , 137 Gifford St , Falmouth
  9:00 am
• Friday Films: Movies at the Library!
  Falmouth Public Library , 300 Main St , Falmouth
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Robert Half posted a job opening for Bookkeeper in Mashpee. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Mashpee

• Wrestling Returns to Regional High School (vineyardgazette.com)

Woods Hole

• The Seafloor On Jupiter's Moon Europa May Still Hold Keys For Life (oceannews.com)
• 2.009 mechanical engineering students embrace 'cycles' (mit.edu)
• Entanglement Acquires Applied Ocean Sciences (marinetechnologynews.com)

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