From the moment the grisly Manson murders occurred in March 1969, they took on metaphoric significance. A band of hippie nobodies living in Los Angeles as a cult in the […]
QUEER ‘I’
Buttigieg and Blacks, Homophobia and Racism
Accusers beware: no group is immune to prejudice
For older LGBT people, the rise of Pete Buttigieg to the front ranks of Democratic candidates for president inspires awe. Having grown up at a time when homophobia was the […]
Arts Briefs & Listings for Dec. 12 through Dec. 19
Animation Shorts at Preservation Hall The newest edition of animated shorts from around the world, The 21st Annual Animation Show of Shows, will screen at Wellfleet Preservation Hall at 335 […]
our picks for the week of December 12 through December 19
Indie’s Choice
Outer Cape Calendar Thursday, Dec. 12, 5 p.m. An artist reception for the Julia Salinger show, “What Now,” will be at Wellfleet Preservation Hall at 335 Main St. The exhibit […]
theater review
It’s a Wonderful ‘Wonderful Life’ in Provincetown
Capra’s movie comes alive onstage as a radio play
The 1946 Frank Capra movie It’s a Wonderful Life is a touchstone of Americana. The title evokes thoughts of Christmas, moral reassurance and sentiment, small towns and loved ones, Jimmy […]
COURSES
If It’s Thursday, It’s Clay With Paul Wisotzky
The former Truro Select Board chair fires away
“I started taking classes at Castle Hill when I was 15 years old,” Paul Wisotzky says in his comfortable Truro living room. “I’m 57, and now I’m teaching there in […]
Arts Briefs & Listings for Nov. 27 through Dec. 5
Garrow Throop’s Painted Photographs “Garrow Throop: Vignettes From the Outer Cape,” is an art exhibit of photographs shot and painted by Garrow Throop, which will be on view at the […]
Arts Briefs
Provincetown Theater’s Wonderful Life
Present: As its end-of-the-year holiday treat, the Provincetown Theater and artistic director David Drake are offering It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, a theatrical version of Frank Capra’s […]
GALLERIES
Shirl Roccapriore to Close Oils by the Sea Gallery
A Provincetown artist succumbs to realities of local business
“I never thought the bottom line would be numbers,” Shirl Roccapriore says, sitting back in the cozy space that is her Oils by the Sea Gallery at 437 Commercial St. […]
Arts Briefs & Listings for Nov. 21 through 27
Grace Hopkins’s Abstract Photography Grace Hopkins’s evocative abstract photography — she scours the world for just the right color and surface texture — is featured in a show at the […]
THEATER
Despite Real-Estate Challenges, Harbor Stage Sticks to Its Mission
But the founders of Wellfleet’s artist-run theater are still searching for a place to live
For their first seven years, the four actor-founders of the Harbor Stage Company — Robert Kropf and Stacy Fischer, Brenda Withers and Jonathan Fielding — who run the small Wellfleet […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
An Exhibit at PAAM in Black and White and Color
The museum highlights photography from its permanent collection
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum is known for its collection and shows of work by world-renowned painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have lived and made art here. Oil painting, […]
INDIE SCREEN
To Live and Die in Hollywood
In a recent op-ed piece in the New York Times, Martin Scorsese bemoaned the Marvel Universe takeover of Hollywood. He’s right to do so, but it’s a process that has […]
this week
Arts Briefs & Listings for November 14 through 20
exhibitions, music, theater, and other happenings on the Outer Cape this week
BRIEFS Badland Film’s a Fund-raiser for HOW and PFS It’s an interesting idea for a Western: a bounty hunter who goes after Confederate war criminals. Badland, a feature film starring […]
this week
Arts Briefs & Listings for November 7 through 13
exhibitions, music, theater, and other happenings on the Outer Cape this week
BRIEFS Sparky and Rhonda Rucker Perform at First Encounter Sparky and Rhonda Rucker — musicians, authors, and teachers — will perform a variety of folk songs, spirituals, and historical ballads […]
