WELLFLEET — Henrike Hahn likes figuring things out. At the moment, she is figuring out how to repair a small handmade French violin with a broken scroll. The violin, looking […]
GOOD HABITS
PAAM Celebrates Mira Schor the Painter
‘The Summer Studio’ is a reflection of Schor’s decades of artmaking in Provincetown
Mira Schor’s life as an artist wasn’t predetermined, though her parents, Ilya and Resia Schor, were both artists. “You have to make the decision for yourself,” says Schor. As an […]
KITCHEN AIDS
Chef’s Knives, Granny Forks, and Other Must-Haves for the Summer Kitchen
Two shops cater to those searching for the practical and the beautiful
A memory: the shady kitchen in a summer rental house in Wellfleet, cavernous — not due to size but to a feeling of emptiness. A single large knife faces off […]
PLAY DAY
Bob Staake Does It His Way
The prolific illustrator’s bountiful retrospective is ‘not even one percent’ of his work
“I can tell you right now as a fact,” says Bob Staake, “that a six-year-old child has never walked into a bookstore and laid down $18.99 for a children’s picture […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
Kiley Court Gallery (398 Commercial St.) Inga Bernstein, a lawyer from Boston, is in Provincetown for GLAD’s 2023 Summer Party. This evening, she’s strolling Commercial Street. At Kiley Court Gallery, […]
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 […]
MEET THE MAKER
In an Eastham Workshop, Garments Whose Elegance Goes Beyond Fashion
Teodora Ficca turns buckskins into bikinis, ceremonial dresses, and everything in between
EASTHAM — Teodora Ficca’s studio and shop are one and the same space. Her leatherworking tools hang on pegs across the window behind her workbench. “I need to organize,” she […]
ARTISTS
Kelly Knight Preserves Mystery in Her Art
Encouraging viewers to take comfort in the unknown
In artist Kelly Knight’s basement studio in Providence, R.I., her “studio buddy” Claude, a snow-white domestic dove, coos insistently. He’s calling for a mate, says Knight. Domestic doves are family […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
Packard Gallery II (372 Commercial St.) Koryna Boudinot is from San Francisco but now lives in Wellfleet. She likes the Packard Gallery because of the space — there’s plenty of […]
FELLOWSHIP
Welcoming the 2022-23 FAWC Visual Arts Fellows
Ten artists from around the globe step into Provincetown
The Fine Arts Work Center welcomed 10 visual arts fellows this month for seven-month-long residencies in Provincetown. Executive Director Sharon Polli says the fellowship program is central to the Work […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on Provincetown’s weekly gallery walk
Woodman/Shimko Gallery, 346 Commercial St. Erin Long is an artist from Sharon. She gazes at a wall of paintings by Danielle Coenen. All are close-up portraits of faces. Long feels […]
THE BEAT
Provincetown Jazz Festival Pairs Professionals With Newcomers
Festival founder Bart Weisman finds freedom in the swing of things
When Bart Weisman arrived in Provincetown in 1980 to pick up the woman who would become his wife and take her home to Washington, D.C., where they both grew up, […]
THE STROLL
Wellfleet, Saturday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery ramble
Front Porch Gallery, 210 Baker Ave. At the Front Porch Gallery, on the screened-in, cozy front porch of Susan Siegel’s house, Siegel points to her own piece, Bird in Flight, […]
THE KEY
Chamber Music for the Heart, Soul, and Spirit
The Verona and Ariel quartets believe in egoless collaboration
Abigail Rojansky, violist of the Verona String Quartet, remembers having an out-of-body experience while rehearsing for the quartet’s upcoming performance in Wellfleet. “I forgot that I existed,” she says. “It […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on Commercial Street on the weekly gallery ramble
Cortile Gallery, 230 Commercial St. At Cortile, Beth Donovan, a Provincetown local, admires Sunset Sail, painted by Ed Walsh. “I’m pretty sure it’s a rendition of the schooner Hindu,” she […]
