Archives for 2022
BASEBALL
At Classic Wooden Bat Tourney, Competition Is Fierce
Serious amateurs compete for the fun of it on Cape League fields
The premier amateur men’s wooden bat baseball tournament, the Cape Cod Classic, hosted by the Boston Metro Baseball League, returned to Cape Cod over Labor Day weekend for its 27th […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Stripers, Blues, Bonito, and Sunsets
Now is prime time for big fish and spectacular autumn skies
Fishing has looked like the old fall runs we used to get around here. It’s as if we’re making up for all the fish we’ve missed out on over the […]
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. 13 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Crowell and Diana Pace Cross Country Teams
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Eight Nauset High varsity teams were in action over the past week, highlighted by cross country’s sweep of Canton High School on Thursday, Sept. 8, by both the […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Housing Workshops, Round 2
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 a link to […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
RTE Set at 25 Percent
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. 15 Economic Development […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Vote on Sept. 20
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
Sheriff and D.A. Forum Sept. 23
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 […]
PROVINCETOWN BOOK FESTIVAL
A Tale of Two Queer Artistic Partnerships
New biographies of two towering literary figures: Willa Cather and F.O. Matthiessen
What is the relationship between artistic vocation and sexual identity? Between creative and romantic partnerships? And how should we assess forms of same-sex union and choices about queer self-representation from […]
PROVINCETOWN BOOK FESTIVAL
Searching for Solutions to the Racial Divide in Health Care
Linda Villarosa’s Under the Skin addresses systemic injustices
Finding solutions to deep-rooted systemic injustices can seem impossible. But as Linda Villarosa writes in Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health […]
LOST AND FOUND
Kurt Reynolds Connects the Past With the Present
A Provincetown artist combines found objects, history, and memory
Two years ago, artist Kurt Reynolds responded to a call for submissions for artwork commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing in Provincetown. But the piece he created became […]
LEGENDS
Taj Mahal Comes to Truro
Going strong at 80, the blues legend performs this weekend at Payomet
In May, Taj Mahal turned 80 — and everybody knows the blues only get better with age. One of the last of a generation from the later heyday of American […]
THEATER REVIEW
A Queer Quartet of Short Provincetown Plays
Quickies takes the stage with conflicted emotions
Omnibus collections of work — short stories, movies, or plays — can be a mixed bag. Quickies, however, presents four one-acts of contemporary queer drama with local talent at the […]
THEATER
Going All In on Tennessee Williams
The classics, with some twists, at this year’s festival
Tennessee Williams was drawn to the edges of America. Among his favorite places in the world were the port city of New Orleans, on the banks of the Mississippi; Key […]
