Paulette Durazo started taking dance lessons when she was five years old, and since then her explorations have spanned dance traditions from around the world. She grew up in a […]
RADIO
Listening to Everything
Indira Ganesan lets the music speak for itself
When Indira Ganesan was a WOMR DJ in the 1980s, she was reprimanded by the program director for playing tracks that he deemed too raucous. “All the early morning shows […]
D.I.Y.
A Cover Story for That Warm Friend in Your Bed
How to hand-knit a sweater for your hot water bottle
I fell in love with my hot water bottle when I was in college. And I’m not your granny’s age — I’m talking about last year. I had moved into […]
GRACE NOTES
First Chords and Blistered Fingers
Austin Smith patiently guides adults in the art of learning an instrument
In Wellfleet Elementary School’s basement music room, five adults sit strumming guitars, led by their teacher, Austin Smith. “Was anyone able to get a little practice in this week?” Smith […]
D.I.Y.
The Willow Weavers
In quiet company, a group twines its way past snaps and kinks to sturdy baskets
On a snowy Saturday afternoon, seven women gather in a community room at the Provincetown Commons, picking up bunches of brown sticks from a table in the corner before settling […]
WORKING ORDER
Space to Create
Four artists on how they keep their studios functional and inspiring
Minimalism has grown increasingly popular in recent years, while messiness has been declared an obstacle to productivity. But artists were never ones to submit to rules or trends, and they’re […]
ARTISTS’ BLOCKS
Japanese Woodblock Printing: A Workshop
Students learn the art under the watchful eye of Daniel Heyman
Daniel Heyman says woodblock printing is a skill that takes a while to hone. He first learned it in Japan during a two-month stay as an artist-in-residence in the village […]
MUSIC
Through Song, She Travels
On Susan Werner’s recent albums, she tries to understand the unfamiliar
Susan Werner grew up on a farm in the “pretty part” of Iowa, she says. That is, five miles southwest of Manchester, where there are hills and trees. She picked […]
HOUSING
At the Groundbreaking on Lawrence Road
WELLFLEET — State and local officials wielding shiny shovels officially broke ground at the site of the Residences at Lawrence Hill on Oct. 30. Speaking to a small group of […]
SHUCKER’S HOLIDAY
Fried Dough and Fast Shucking Take Over Wellfleet’s Main Street
A first-timer from Toronto wins the shuck off; Eastham’s Ben Morgan is third
WELLFLEET — Last Saturday dawned sunny and mild — rare weather for the first day of the annual OysterFest.
FELLOWSHIP
Ten Poets, Writers, and Translators Welcomed at FAWC
Winter fellows are also visiting artists in the Provincetown Schools
The Fine Arts Work Center’s 2024-25 fellows have been in Provincetown since Oct. 1 — their orientation wrapped up last week with a thrift-shopping expedition, bonfire, potluck, and the board […]
BROWSING
Getting Thrifty
Doodads and treasures aplenty at Provincetown’s Monumental Yard Sale
Photos by Emily Schiffer PROVINCETOWN — The town’s biannual — spring and fall, that is — communal yard sale is not called the Monumental Yard Sale because of its size. […]
FELLOWSHIP
Here to Make Films, Explore Chance, and Paint With Rainwater
FAWC’s visual arts fellows get a taste of the Outer Cape’s natural history
The 20 winners of seven-month winter fellowships at Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center arrived in town on Oct. 1. As usual, the cohort includes 10 visual artists and 10 writers. […]
BACKYARD FARMER
Poultry and Their Politics
An amateur analysis of ‘chicken business’
It’s a hen-peck-hen world out there. By “out there,” I refer to the front garden of our house in Wellfleet, where our three hens are placidly sipping from a puddle. […]
THE STROLL
Wellfleet, Saturday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
AMZehnder Gallery (25 Bank St. No. 3) Kate McConnell, who splits her year between Provincetown and Washington D.C., picks out a piece from Lorrie La Pointe’s 21 “Emotional Landscapes.” Each […]
