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Archives for 2024
SWEET SPHERES
A Walk in the Buttonbushes
The straight stems and spherical inflorescences of Cephalanthus occidentalis are reminiscent of childhood craftwork, each cluster like a model molecule or solar system made from sticks and foam. The individual […]
FROM THE MAGNETOSPHERE
Night Light
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Caution: Humpbacks in the Harbor
The commercial bass season comes to a close
This has been quite an interesting week on the waterfront. Pogies have invaded Provincetown Harbor by the thousands, and that usually attracts predators such as tuna, striped bass, and bluefish. […]
AQUACULTURE
Off the Tides, the Work Goes On for Oystermen
Culling, sorting, tumbling, tagging, and selling are unseen tasks of the trade
WELLFLEET — Jimmy Mulpeter stands under the shade of a patio umbrella on an August afternoon, holding oyster after oyster against a metal gauge before tossing them into one of […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 20 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Show Up for Virgo Season
It’s a time to look for progress, not perfection
The Sun shifts out of Leo this week, heralding the season of Virgo. May practicality and dependability reign supreme. Virgo season starts off strong with its ruling planet Mercury sextile […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early Voting Off to the Races
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early in-Person Voting
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Aug. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early in-Person Voting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early in-Person Voting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for a link […]
POSSIBILITIES OF PAINT
The Slipperiness of Realism
A group exhibition of work by former FAWC fellows adds sparks of magic to the mundane
“Anything is possible” is written at the top of a painting by Sam Messer currently on view in “Edge Conditions,” a group exhibition of work by former visual arts fellows […]
PIANO MAN
Tedd Firth Plays With the Greats
The art of listening to a singer breathe
Pianist, arranger, and musical director Tedd Firth says he has always had only one goal in life: “I just wanted to play.” He took piano lessons as a child and […]
BOOKS
Object Permanence and What Remains in Absence
In The History of Sound, Ben Shattuck traces the meaning of objects across time
August is a poet with a fellowship in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He’s lonely. The intoxication of procrastination and the cold fingers of autumn poking into his cabin […]
COMEDY
Kathy Griffin Returns From ‘Hell’ With Some Hope
The blacklisted comic’s comeback tour makes a stop in Provincetown
Once-“canceled” comic Kathy Griffin has been on a 10-week break in her 50-stop comeback tour since June, and her life and outlook have shifted. Griffin now has her natural voice […]
