Paul Resika’s studio in Truro is strewn with clam shells that he uses to mix his paints — orange ones, turquoise ones, mustard yellow ones. They are like little distillations […]
Archives for 2020
GALLERIES
Paul Bowen Washes Back Ashore in Provincetown
A show of new work reflects his roots here and abroad
“The beach used to smell like hell,” sculptor Paul Bowen says. He is seated at a workbench in his studio on the top floor of a rugged barn that was […]
QUEER ‘I’
PAPA’s Got a Brand New Gig
The Provincetown Theater strikes the right note during sustained crisis
In the summer season of Covid-19, there’s more drama playing out in the Capitol and White House than on the stages of the Outer Cape. That role reversal is not […]
AUTHORS
Cooper Lee Bombardier Turns His Transgender Story Into Art
He’ll give a virtual reading of his new memoir in Provincetown
“Before I knew I was a human being and not a dog, my earliest sense of myself was male. I am just a funny sort of guy. I don’t hate […]
BOOK REVIEW
In Memorial Drive, Poet Natasha Trethewey Revisits Her Mother’s Death
A daughter’s memoir untangles trauma and grapples with festering grief
In “Monument,” a poem in Native Guard, Natasha Trethewey describes watching ants bring soil up from her mother’s grave. “Believe me when I say/ I’ve tried not to begrudge them/ […]
BACH TO BASICS
Get Ready to Baroque and Roll
Music of the 18th century thrives in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Boston may be a mecca for it, but there is authentic Baroque music happening right here on the Outer Cape. Great Music on Sundays @5 is presenting two […]
KARMA AND DOGMA
Taking Stock of What We’ve Done to Young Children
The pandemic gives new evidence of how play helps children cope
A friend who used to do a lot of substituting in Outer Cape schools once described a scene in a classroom for four-year-olds that was well-designed for all kinds of […]
VIGNETTE
Summer Tan
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
A New Moon in Leo Can Get You Loved and Lauded
Try not to let real life burst your bubble
The momentum of this week culminates in a New Moon in Leo. Who doesn’t revel in extended moments of admiration and praise? Yet what becomes of such gaudy lauding when […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Young Reporters Wanted
In our weekly marathon of trying to keep up with what’s going on in town halls and virtual committee meetings about schools and budgets, health and housing, we stop now […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 13, 2020
From Bob Higgins-Steele, Laura Shabott, June Daley, Brendan Galvin, Eliza C. Miller, and Brian Clague
A Net-Zero School To the editor: Re “We Must Act Locally on Climate” [Aug. 6, page A3], the Nauset School Building Committee and the architectural firm for the proposed school […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds August 6 – August 12, 2020
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
JOBS Local news reporter needed. To cover government, the environment, access to health care, and other issues that matter in our Outer Cape communities. Year-round, purpose-driven work. Must be good […]
Real Estate Transactions
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from August 3 to August 7, 2020. PROVINCETOWN Aug. 7. William T. Realty LLC to Team Slap LLC. 421 Commercial St., Unit […]
Tide Charts
Know when to hit the flats
