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Arts
Dennis is home to the Cape Cod Museum of Art, which
hosts year-round exhibitions, events, and classes and
features the work of the Cape’s finest artists. The nearby
Cape Playhouse opened in 1927 and actors such as Basil
Rathbone, Henry Fonda and Bette Davis made their acting
debuts there. The seasonal theater shares grounds with the
newly renovated Cape Cinema, which screens independent
films and Hollywood releases all year long and features a
ceiling mural by renowned artist Rockwell Kent.
Culture
The Dennis Historical Society offers tours of the 1736 Josiah
Dennis Manse, the saltbox home of the man for whom
the town was named, and the Jericho Historical Center
and the 1801 Captain Baker House and Barn. Liberty Hall,
which stands at the center of a well-preserved 19th century
crossroads, has been a stagecoach stop, dry goods store,
millinery outlet, post office, supper hall, and a venue for
lectures, dances, and plays. Dennis has a selection of
historic cemeteries and libraries and is home to the circa
1855 Bass River Light, which is now part of the Lighthouse
Inn in West Dennis.
Education
Public school students in Dennis are served by the DennisYarmouth Regional School District, which it shares with
neighboring Yarmouth. The Ezra H. Baker Innovation School
teaches Dennis elementary students. Nathaniel H. Wixon
Innovation School is for fourth and fifth graders from both
Dennis and Yarmouth while Mattacheese Middle School,
located in Yarmouth, serves sixth and seventh grades from
both towns. High school students attend Dennis-Yarmouth
Regional High School in Yarmouth, home to the Dolphins,
whose athletic teams are often highly ranked in the state.
Geography
The town’s 22.3 square miles stretch from Cape Cod Bay in
the north to Nantucket Sound in the south. The Bass River
forms the western border with Yarmouth, while to the east
lies Harwich on the south side of town and Brewster on
the north. With nearly eight percent of its acreage being
water, the town has a wealth of ponds and lakes, as well as
numerous sand beaches on both the bay and the sound.
The town is divided into five villages: Dennis, Dennis Port,
East Dennis, South Dennis and West Dennis.
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