A Very Gorey Dracula Five decades ago, illustrator and writer Edward Gorey channeled his fascination with the macabre to the stage with set and costume designs for an adaptation of […]
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Arts Briefs for September 26, 2024 through October 3, 2024
Rediscovering the Life and Art of Earle Pilgrim A new exhibition at the Truro Public Library sheds light on a mid-century Black American artist whose life and work constitute a […]
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Arts Briefs for September 19, 2024 through September 26, 2024
Immigrants’ Stories at Cape Rep Nina Zoie Lam was drawn to direct Lloyd Suh’s 2023 play The Heart Sellers at the Cape Rep Theatre in part because it reminds her of her […]
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Arts Briefs for September 12, 2024 through September 19, 2024
American Roots and Rock at Payomet The Adam Ezra Group is a case study in how seismic shifts in the music industry have radically altered the way musicians and fans […]
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Arts Briefs for September 5, 2024 through September 12, 2024
A Classic Whodunit on the Stage Anna Marie Johansen typically directs comedies. But she’s also a fan of Agatha Christie. So, Johansen said yes when she was asked to direct […]
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Arts Briefs for August 29, 2024 through September 5, 2024
A Hollywood Murder Revisited Note: The Casey Sherman talk on Aug. 29 has been canceled because of illness. The Wellfleet library hopes to reschedule. Casey Sherman believes that one of […]
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Arts Briefs for August 22, 2024 through August 29, 2024
To Provincetown, With Love New York City-based singer-musician David Raleigh first came to Provincetown 20 years ago. Raleigh and his then-boyfriend (now husband) fell in love with the town, which […]
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Arts Briefs for August 15, 2024 through August 22, 2024
Bob Mackie, Still Sparkling If you close your eyes and picture some of the most memorable celebrity fashion looks of the past half century — particularly the more revealing ones […]
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Arts Briefs for August 8, 2024 through August 15, 2024
Jazz for All at the Provincetown Festival When Bart Weisman moved to Cape Cod after growing up in Washington, D.C., he didn’t see much in the way of jazz on […]
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Arts Briefs for August 1, 2024 through August 8, 2024
Agata Storer Connects Time, Place, and Memory Photographer Agata Storer is interested in how we remember. She’s long been obsessed with documentation, something she attributes, in part, to a life […]
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Arts Briefs for July 25, 2024 through August 1, 2024
A Cape-Wide Celebration of Chamber Music The 45th annual Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, which takes place in several venues for two weeks this summer, begins on Tuesday, July 30 […]
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Arts Briefs for July 18, 2024 through July 25, 2024
Chara Percussion Ensemble Explores ‘Uncharted’ Sounds The Chara Percussion Ensemble is aptly named. A Greek word meaning “finding joy despite circumstance,” chara is visible on the musicians’ faces whenever they […]
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Arts Briefs for July 11, 2024 through July 18, 2024
Aparna Nancherla at Payomet “Maybe she’s born with it — maybe she’s trapped in a societal prison of impossible beauty standards” goes stand-up comic Aparna Nancherla’s riff on that old […]
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Arts Briefs for July 4, 2024 through July 11, 2024
Stories of a Gay Mormon Dad Claybourne Elder has a shorter commute to perform in Provincetown this year than he did last summer. The Broadway and television star is spending […]
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Arts Briefs for June 27, 2024 through July 4, 2024
Glisson, Reedy, and Salas Return to Alden Gallery Over the years, an exhibition for the artists Robert Glisson, Linda Reedy, and Anne Salas has become the summer season opening tradition […]