Inverno, Cynthia Zarin’s first novel, eschews the classic structure of beginning, middle, and end. It captures, through the protagonist Caroline’s recollections of a relationship, the way life can’t be easily […]
Arts & Minds
Celebrating the creative and sometimes quirky culture of the Outer Cape.
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POETRY
Health insurance: living dangerously
Your member certificate indicates As in ancient Roman times Based on heredity, property, wealth What your out of pocket structure is Where the perimeter of your coverage lies And at […]
POETRY
Deep Sea Currents
Moonlight illuminates shapes, washes away colors. Surface water reflects moon-deflected light from our hidden sun, hidden as sands below tides or the up-sides of clouds wind-surfing nightly. Moon masters the […]
GOING VICTORIAN
A Taste for Trollope
The sometimes overlooked 19th-century British author inspires a Truro group
Scheming politicians, female agency, marital bargains, and ambitious sociopaths were all up for discussion at a recent meeting in Truro. This was not a select board hearing, however. It was […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for March 21, 2024 through March 28, 2024
Bringing ‘Gravel and Molasses’ to the Coffeehouse Musician and songwriter Chris Smither’s distinctive sound, honed over the course of more than 50 years, draws inspiration from the blues, American folk […]
SHADOW NOTES
Pushing Color at the North Light Studio
Lauren Byrne and students paint their way through the winter at the Cape School of Art
“You remember how to start?” Lauren Byrne asks a student. Byrne is giving a quick painting tutorial. “Start with the color note you see the best, and everything after that […]
PERFORMANCE ART
A Fairy Tale at Land’s End
In True Love’s Kiss, Miguel Braceli will create the queer procession he never had
For Miguel Braceli, Provincetown is at once extraordinarily real and as fantastic as a fairy tale. His studio space at the Fine Arts Work Center is more “gathering place” than […]
WRITERS
Adeniyi Ademoroti’s Characters Are Their Own Worst Enemies
A writer’s subconscious helps him find the voice he wants
When Adeniyi Ademoroti sits down to write a story, there are always two things in his head: the first sentence and the final scene. “If I don’t have anything I’m […]
SOUND AND VISION
Indie Playlist: The Art of the Music Video
The Art of the Music Video
Previously in these lists, we’ve featured some of our favorite songs and the streaming selections that have kept us parked in front of our televisions (and laptops) for hours on […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for March 14, 2024 through March 21, 2024
Student Art Celebrates Learning This year’s Provincetown IB Schools annual exhibition at the Commons (46 Bradford St., Provincetown) doubles as a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the school’s adoption […]
AN ACTIVATION
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
Leah Dyjak’s queer inquiry into George Bryant’s hoarded art
To visit the lot between 471 Commercial St. and Angel Foods in Provincetown is to stand on a precipice of potential energy. Here, where Cape Cod Bay licks the sea […]
WRITERS
Grand Stories Told From the Periphery of Loss
In Grace Chao’s worlds, a single event can change the trajectory of a life
Something goes terribly wrong for one family in Grace Chao’s short story “Family Travel.” A train hits a couple’s small blue car — stopped on the train tracks going from […]
ARTISTS
In Dialogue With the Past
The cerebral meets the emotional in Micha Patiniott’s work
Micha Patiniott can find the sensuality in a contorted body just as easily as he finds it in the movement of planets. His dreamlike minimalist paintings are united by “this […]
QUEER ‘I’
The Shameless Plan for a ‘New Fire Island’
An idea for a ‘gay paradise’ provokes ire — and unflattering reflections
If you’ve heard of it, then you probably already hate it. You’ve groaned and eye-rolled about it. So has the Provincetown Business Guild: in an Instagram post, the Guild wrote, […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for March 7, 2024 through March 14, 2024
Áine Minogue Plays Harp From the Heart Born and raised in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland, Áine Minogue says that she grew up surrounded by traditional Irish music. Scattered throughout her […]
