TRURO — Teaching a pottery class to young artists at Castle Hill took Isabel Souza “full circle,” she says. “I was eight or nine when I got the scholarship to […]
JAM SESSION
Crushing on the Hidden Fruit of the Autumn Olive
An invasive plant’s inconspicuous berries make a gorgeous, tangy jam
Each year, Katie Emond tries to make jam from something she forages from the local landscape. This time, she had her eye on the autumn olives growing along a dirt […]
PORTUGUESE FESTIVAL
Provincetown Celebrates the 76th Annual Blessing of the Fleet
Photos by Agata Storer
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Leap of Faith
STREET FASHION
Rainbow Roller Skates
PROVINCETOWN — Kelly Drew drove to Provincetown from her home in Greenfield for a weekend-long celebration of a friend’s birthday and a chance to be out on the town. “I […]
THE SCHOOL MUSICAL
Provincetown Packs the House for Once Upon This Island, Jr.
Students chose this year’s show, a Caribbean coming-of-age story
Students at the Provincetown Schools wrapped up their theater season last weekend with sold-out performances of Once Upon This Island, Jr. The musical is an adaptation of the show that […]
READING ROOM
Choosing Brave: A Biography of Mamie Till-Mobley
At the Provincetown Schools library, Natoya Hermitt reads about Emmett Till’s mother
When she first picked up Choosing Brave in her school library in Provincetown, Natoya Hermitt thought it was going to be “about a mother and her son, living in the […]
MEET THE MAKER
Justine Ives Gives Up the Funk With Spray Paint
An illustrator takes on a winter job turning out brightly colored party buses
Photos and Text by Agata Storer TRURO — During the summer, Justine Ives is a manager of logistics at Cape Cab; in the off season, she’s the Funk Bus painter. […]
READING ROOM
Big Feelings Find Their Way Out of a Jar
Readers choose the Outer Cape Mock Caldecott winner
Beau Silva, age four, listened with interest as his father, Ross Silva, read to him from Out of a Jar during a recent Friday’s “Read & Play,” a weekly gathering […]
BOOK MAKERS
Old Books, Reembodied
Ephemeral sculpture, fashion, and imaginary worlds emerge from repurposed pages
When the Eastham Public Library takes books out of circulation, either because they’re damaged or haven’t been checked out in years, they give them to students at Eastham Elementary School, […]
STREET FASHION
High Heeled Coffee Run
Nyx Smith, a senior systems engineer for Deloitte and Truro year-rounder, was on the run — grabbing coffee at Chequessett Chocolate between Zoom meetings. There was no time for chitchat, but […]
NIGHTLIGHTS
Lanterns of Hope
Wellfleet folds together history, public art, and contemplation
WELLFLEET — “I love sitting with people of all ages and folding paper,” said Sheryl Jaffee, the Wellfleet Historical Society’s museum coordinator. The assembled — more people than would fit […]
READING ROOM
Llamas Playing Dreidel
A picture book in rhyme about Hanukkah traditions
TRURO — Four-year-old Zella Beatrice Althaus, who is in the preschool class at the Truro Central School, was at the town library with her Bubbe, Fran Adams, on Friday. She […]
READING ROOM
Perfectly Pointy or Not, a Tree’s Best When It’s Surrounded by Friends
At the Wellfleet Public Library, a picture book about the search for perfection
Wellfleet resident Corinne Demas wrote The Perfect Tree for her two-year-old granddaughter Morgan. The book, with illustrations by Penelope Dullaghan, came out this year. Morgan is 14 now, but at […]
STREET VIEW
What We Are Thankful For
The chance to fly, plant a garden, and have people who know you
Photos by Agata Storer Community. I grew up in South Yarmouth, and I was living in Boston, but I have some friends who own a shop in town and really […]