Fishing this week was solidly good for bluefish, striped bass, and tuna. Water temperatures are rising to extremely warm levels for this part of the world, however. I recorded temperatures […]
Archives for 2023
SURFING
Waterwomen Have Their Day at the Beach
Freezing cold water, crumbly waves, and new surf buddies galore
WELLFLEET — On a drab, rainy Friday in July some 20 hardy waterwomen gathered on Marconi Beach. Mothers and daughters, friends, first-timers, and one reporter milled around on the sand, […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
6 Firebirds Are Chosen for All-Star Team
ORLEANS — The Firebirds had six players named to the Cape Cod Baseball League’s East Division All-Star team on Monday: Jo Oyama (Southern Cal), Jack Penney (Notre Dame), Matt Halbach […]
BOTTOMING OUT
Digging the Cove
In the cove, seen from Fort Hill, a boater kicks up the bottom. (Photo by Nancy Bloom)
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Shake It Up, Baby, Work It On Out
For Family Week, planetary invitations to question the conventional
As we welcome Family Week in Provincetown, we are reminded of the varied definitions of family and the range of people who influence and shape our lives. I was brought […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Jill Biden Is Coming to Town
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Questions About Town Government?
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, July 20 Shellfish […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Kmiec Appointed to Shellfish Board
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendarand click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Cooks Brook Beach Closed
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings are […]
THEATER REVIEW
The Innocence and Experience of Love, Put to Music
The Fantasticks goes gay in Provincetown
Since it opened at the Sullivan Street Playhouse on a quaint residential block in New York’s Greenwich Village on May 3, 1960, The Fantasticks has become a theatrical landmark of […]
INTERVIEW
Eva Respini Talks About the Value of the Periphery
A former ICA chief curator is spending more time on the Cape
Eva Respini stepped down from being chief curator at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art last month. She hasn’t announced her plans, but on the heels of curating the U.S. pavilion […]
MEMOIR
Chasten Buttigieg Speaks Up for LGBTQ Youth
Mayor Pete’s husband makes a return trip to Provincetown
Chasten Buttigieg first visited Provincetown in July 2019 with his husband, Pete Buttigieg, then the mayor of South Bend, Ind. Pete was one of 23 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination […]
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Roll Over, Beethoven, for the Saxophone
The Sinta Quartet has the element of surprise on its side
The Sinta Quartet often has the element of surprise on its side when it performs, says soprano saxophonist Dan Graser. Many audiences have never heard a concert by a classical […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for July 20, 2023 through July 27, 2023
A Novel of a Family’s Tailspin Much of Andrew Ridker’s second novel, Hope, is set in Brookline, where the author grew up. The satiric novel follows the year-long implosion of […]
