🌱 Why a famed Paris organist is heading back to Orleans this fall

Morning Orleans! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a famed Paris organist is heading back to Orleans this fall
• What J-1 workers really experience while working and shopping around Orleans

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
• Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Daniel Roth to Return to Cape Cod for Organ Concert on St. Cecilia Organ (broadwayworld.com) — World-renowned organist Daniel Roth is returning to perform this fall on the St. Cecilia Organ at the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans, giving locals a rare chance to hear a Paris master close to home. His previous Orleans concert drew rave reviews, and this free-admission event for youth makes it especially accessible for families and students.
   

• For Some, the 'Exchange' Is Mostly With Each Other (provincetownindependent.org) — International J-1 students spending the summer on the Outer Cape are juggling long workweeks, limited transportation, and rare chances to explore nearby towns like Orleans for basic shopping and brief outings. Their stories reveal how essential they are to local businesses, how churches and community groups help them adjust, and how friendships mostly form with fellow foreign workers rather than Americans.
   

📸 Around Orleans

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orleans

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Thursday August 27
• Finance Committee - Nauset Room →
  Orleans, MA Calendar, 19 School Road (2nd Floor), Orleans
  5:30 pm
• Nauset Regional School Committee Meeting
  Nauset NRMS 70 MA-28, Orleans, MA 02653, USA - Room
  6:00 pm
• NPS - Nauset Regional School Committee Meeting →
  Orleans, MA Calendar, 70 MA-28, Orleans
  6:00 pm
• Architectural Review Committee - Skaket Room →
  Orleans, MA Calendar, 19 School Road (1st Floor), Orleans
  6:30 pm
Monday August 31
• Fire Rescue Building Committee - Nauset Room →
  Orleans, MA Calendar, 19 School Road (2nd Floor), Orleans
  5:15 pm
• Cultural Council - Skaket Room →
  Orleans, MA Calendar, 19 School Road (1st Floor), Orleans
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• State Primary - Voting at Senior Center →
  Orleans, MA Calendar, 150 Rock Harbor Road, Orleans
  7:00 am
• Conservation Commission - Nauset Room →
  Orleans, MA Calendar, 19 School Road (2nd Floor), Orleans
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Early Voting- State Primary →
  Dennis, MA Calendar, 685 Route 134South, Dennis
  8:30 am
• Blood Pressure Clinic →
  Chatham, MA Calendar, 702 Main Street, Chatham
  9:00 am
• Advance Tabulation for September State Primary →
  Dennis, MA Calendar, 685 Route 134South, Dennis
  9:00 am
• Grocery & RX Delivery Available →
  Chatham, MA Calendar Chatham, MA 02633
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Be aware there are guys coming into private areas, under the cover of darkness, to "harvest" horseshoe crabs to sell for their blood for bio-medical use.
  This has been going on in the areas around Nauset Marsh and Town Cove. The crabs are supposed to be returned to area from which they were taken, but… (Nextdoor Tonset)
• I noticed a semi-documentary on UTUBE titled "Why Nobody Wants to Visit Cape Cod Anymore".
  Interesting in that it starts with the Pilgrims and works up to the present day. Like all media it has positions on things like growth and ecology… (Nextdoor East Orleans)

• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0064 in Orleans. Apply here.
• Group 1 Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Counterperson - IRA Toyota Orleans in Orleans. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orleans here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brewster

• Construction begins on 45 affordable housing rentals in Brewster (capecodtimes.com)
• Diane Valcourt Is An Arlington Lady, Through And Through (capecodchronicle.com)
• Nauset Student Founds Free Swimming Program (capecodchronicle.com)

Chatham

• 12 Massachusetts Towns So Gorgeous You'll Want To Visit All Of Them In 2026 (takingthekids.com)
• MRSD Agreement Working Group: Enrollment Is A Major Issue (capecodchronicle.com)
• Zoning Board Nixes Single-Family Homes On Crowell Road, Would Rather See Affordable Or Attainable Housing (capecodchronicle.com)

Ok Orleans! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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