I can feel September in the air. I like to think of this time of year as one of new beginnings. The light changes, and the crowds on the Cape […]
Archives for 2022
GOLF
Nauset’s Jack Martin Returns to High School Invitational
The top student golfers in the state will compete in Brewster
BREWSTER — Nauset Regional High School sophomore standout Jack Martin is set to compete at the prestigious Cape Cod National Golf Club High School Invitational on Sunday at noon. “I’m […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 20 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Daniels Julien Paces Football Win for Nauset
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High football team picked up its first win under Head Coach Jesse Peno as the Warriors held on to beat East Bridgewater 21-14 last Friday night. […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
The Sun Lights Up Libra at Autumn’s Equinox
This new Moon is not the best for new beginnings
Rejoice, stargazers, for the Sun enters the equanimous sign of Libra, home of all things pink, pretty, and poised. Shower yourself with rose quartz, apple, juniper, and thyme in an […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
EIDL Loans Idle
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Planning Board Seat
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Sept. 22 Pamet Harbor […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Maurice’s Voted In
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Funds for Housing
Funds for Housing
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
ART THERAPY
Paul Rizzo Is Searching for His Dream House
A new show explores the personal geography of memory
Here is a partial list of Paul Rizzo’s obsessions, in no particular order, based on a visual inventory of the works in progress (all his works are almost always “in […]
PROVINCETOWN BOOK FESTIVAL
Ruth Ozeki on Bringing Books to Life
The acclaimed novelist conjures a dreamscape in her latest book
Ruth Ozeki spoke about her latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, winner of the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction, at last weekend’s Provincetown Book Festival. It was her […]
ABOVE AND BELOW
Finding Beauty and Menace in the Natural World
Carrie Lederer discovers inspiration in nature’s extremes
Carrie Lederer has a table in her studio in Oakland, Calif. that she describes as “an artist statement in 3D.” It displays things she finds in nature, often from her […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
AMP: Art Market Provincetown 432 Commercial St. Nik Key of Norwalk, Conn. and Kate McLauchlan from Bergen County, N.J. are visiting Provincetown for the weekend. They are drawn to Rick […]
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FESTIVAL
What Makes a Man?
Gina Carmela drags masculinity through the heteronormative mud
The male leads in Tennessee Williams plays often embody a specific set of characteristics: sweaty T-shirt, chiseled chin, toxic masculinity. Drag king Gina Carmela will be taking on this archetype […]
BOOK REVIEW
Making Her Way in a Man’s World
Sally Cabot Gunning’s latest novel covers some satisfyingly familiar territory
Death, betrayals, hard times, violent storms, seemingly dead-end situations with a spark of hope: Sally Cabot Gunning’s new book, Painting the Light, has everything her readers have come to expect. […]
