Eric McKinnie, who is known as Ricky, has been a member of the Blind Boys of Alabama since 1989. But the renowned gospel group launched 50 years before that. Clarence […]
CHAMBER MUSIC
The eGALitarians Make Brass Better
A quintet challenges the jazz world’s lack of gender diversity
Kate Amrine is a professional trumpeter and co-leader of the eGALitarian Brass Quintet, which will be presenting a free concert at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham on Tuesday, […]
FIRST MOVE
The Movimento Project Finds Hope in Dance
‘Reset’ makes a connection to the body that’s expressive, artistic, and existential
Leda Muhana was seven when she took her first dance class. She remembers it well. “I did the first movement,” she says, stretching her arms out in front of her. […]
THE RECYCLER
Mike Wright Pieces Together Provincetown’s Past
The artist uncovers the town’s history in books, beaches, and dumpsters
In the back yard of her home in Provincetown, Mike Wright opens the doors to her studio. Pieces of wood crowd against the walls, loosely organized by color. A white […]
THE BUZZ
Scratching an Itch to Tell Stories
Mosquito slam’s audience keeps coming back to see ‘empathy on the stage’
The audience hummed with anticipation on Tuesday night last week at Provincetown’s WOMR Davis Space. They were waiting for Vanessa Vartabedian, the creator of the Mosquito, to take the stage. […]
PEOPLE WATCHING
Daphne Confar Makes Stories Out of Strangers
Finding the little things, and the ones that are lovable
Amid the hustle and bustle of Commercial Street, we all watch other people. Grabbing what we can from someone’s bright yellow shirt, leather chaps, or bald spot, we invent a […]
