Arts & Minds
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ARTISTS
On a Magical Mystery Tour for Two
Tabitha Vevers and Daniel Ranalli find common ground in life and art
Tabitha Vevers and Daniel Ranalli remember talking to each other 25 years ago at Long Point Gallery, the now-gone artist-run space on the top floor at 494 Commercial St. in […]
UKULEGEND
A Simple Instrument Transformed
Jake Shimabukuro and his ukulele are swinging, jazzy partners
The ukulele is not an intimidating instrument, says Jake Shimabukuro. “Even if you’ve never played an instrument before,” he says, “you’re not afraid to pick it up and try it.” […]
CREATIVE FREEDOM
Framing Art’s Political Imperative
A dialogue explores queer power in the ‘art of war’ against authoritarianism
The mood in the packed room was sober, but not without humor. The crowd at Stanley — the new Twenty Summers space in the East End — was there to […]
SEE SAW
The Unearthly Wonder of the Musical Saw
Leigh Calabrese plays a Stradivarius of a different sort
Leigh Calabrese plays a Stradivarius — but not the kind you think. It’s a musical saw — a 32-inch flexible steel blade with sharp teeth and a wooden handle. The […]
FIVE QUESTIONS
Edie Is Back in Town
The leggy Las Vegas legend has created a hybrid drag show and game show
Before there was Edie, there was an eight-year-old growing up in Portland, Ore. who loved to twirl and kick. By the time she turned 17, Edie was dancing with Ballet […]
COMICS
Georgie and Barnacle: A Gathering of Georges
POETRY
Two Poems by Maura Smith Stein
The state of red Today was toxic A red tide has come ashore, Choking life beneath. Footings of Love Rev. Kate talked about walls and that Robert Frost poem from […]
POETRY
Home on the Range
There are no borders in the national forest of being. The giant sequoia grows inside me as much as it does outside me. There is no dominion to lord over, […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for August 21, 2025 through August 28, 2025
Coco Peru: Now, More Than Ever Coco Peru has been rehearsing her new show, Fucq This Sh!t, from her temporary home in Andalusia, Spain. “It’s been a little weird,” says […]
SELF-PORTRAITS
Anna Poor’s Ceramics Are Painfully Funny
Sculptures of animals in distress carry the weight of human suffering
Anna Poor’s Truro studio, nestled amid scrub pines and tall grass, has an atmosphere of simplicity and unvarnished beauty. Inside, the studio is almost fully occupied by a large table […]
CHAMBER MUSIC
The Legacy of Two Musical Crowd-Pleasers
A septet and a sextet, superior and strange, will command the stage in Wellfleet
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, premiered at the Royal Imperial Court Theatre in Vienna on April 2, 1800. The concert started at 6:30 p.m. and also […]
THEATER
An Actor’s Workout: No Pain, No Gain
In Circle Mirror Transformation, a Vermont drama class reflects on itself
Theater professionals have always loved, hated, and obsessed about acting classes. The old-fashioned schooling of British academies emphasizes physical training: voice, accent, projection, movement. An actor constructs a character from […]
CAMPY
Getting Out With Pattie Gonia
An environmentalist in heels comes to Provincetown Carnival
This year’s Provincetown Carnival is headlined by the drag performer and environmental campaigner Pattie Gonia. In 2018, she posted a video of herself hiking in sky-high heels. Since then, she […]
THEATER
A Texas Murder Set to Music
Southern Harmony explores a real-life killer, a trusting widow, and a small town’s perspective
Bernie Tiede was an assistant funeral director in his mid-30s in tiny Carthage, Texas. He was well liked for his warm, sympathetic manner with bereaved families. He lent his tenor […]
