At six foot six, sculptor Cole Cook’s head almost touches the ceiling of his garage studio in Truro. Two black lead pencils poke out of the chest pocket of his […]
Arts & Minds
Celebrating the creative and sometimes quirky culture of the Outer Cape.
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THINGNESS
Seeing the Materiality of Everyday Life
At a gallery talk, ‘a group effort in perception’
Perception is an abiding interest for artist Sonita Singwi. “How do we see things and engage with the world around us?” she asked during a gallery talk at Farm Projects […]
NO FIDDLE FADDLE
A Trio Celebrates Onstage
A concert of ‘music for the eyes and dance for the ears’
Nic Gareiss turned 11 on the same day that he first laid eyes on his “dancestor” Liam Harney, two-time world champion Irish step dancer, performing solo at the 1997 Wheatland […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for November 21, 2024 through November 28, 2024
Remembering Eric Maul With a Concert Provincetown flutist Eric Maul, who died on Sept. 12, had an expansive music taste. “He especially loved French music,” says Brian Calhoon, who owns […]
THE NAKED TRUTH
Finding Comfort in the Zone
At PAAM, figure models seek some peace and quiet
Bathed in daylight and unnaturally still, Jim Brosseau resembles a marble statue. His hands are interlocked behind his head; his elbows jut in opposite directions, one toward the skylight above […]
MUSIC
Through Song, She Travels
On Susan Werner’s recent albums, she tries to understand the unfamiliar
Susan Werner grew up on a farm in the “pretty part” of Iowa, she says. That is, five miles southwest of Manchester, where there are hills and trees. She picked […]
LEGACY
A Life Anchored in Provincetown by Art and Friendship
Works by Richard Pepitone, ‘an oddball muse’ among the Beachcombers
Aside from some short stints of formal study, Richard Pepitone was a self-made artist. A sculptor by profession, he was energetic, prolific, and fearless in his work. Pepitone, who died […]
ART AND ACCESS
New Studios — and a Community of Artists — Take Shape on Shank Painter Road
The Commons expands its reach with eight work spaces and a communal gallery
It seems like it takes a miracle to get an art studio in Provincetown. That’s how Janine Evers felt when she found a place at the Commons Community Studios, eight […]
MIND GAMES
On the Quizzical Path From Bar Trivia to Jeopardy!
Indie puzzle constructor Sophia Maymudes has the answers
Sophia Maymudes can tell you which goddess’s apple started the Trojan War. She can tell you where to find the island of Komodo, who won a Tony for playing Billie […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for November 14, 2024 through November 21, 2024
Images That Celebrate Women Over 40 It’s something many women notice and discuss among themselves: when you reach a certain age, you are often made to feel invisible, as if […]
POPPIES AND PODS
Cultivating a Brave Garden
Paintings of the natural world bloom from an ‘overactive imagination’
Antonia DaSilva returned to Cape Cod after graduating from Smith College in 2020 and took up gardening at her parents’ house in Orleans. “The natural world here was something I […]
COMMONALITY
At Forum 24’s Closing, Signs of Solidarity
The practical matters of opening the door to being an artist
Ryan Landry was at Provincetown Town Hall on Oct. 26, but he wasn’t there to produce one of his outrageous shows. He just had a question. No, really. “What is […]
SCHOOL OF ROCK
The Kids Are Better Than All Right
The young rockers of Watch Your Step will take the stage at Preservation Hall
Twelve-year-old Alison Long stands front and center onstage, a bass guitar in her arms, her face shadowed by long brown hair. Behind her, nine-year-old Trent Burritt holds his drumsticks above […]
THE LIST
Women We’re Watching
Films and shows that put the spotlight on women characters
We have compiled some of our favorite films and TV series, new and old, comfort shows or tension-inducing thrillers, that feature powerful women. Politicians, police chiefs, orchestra conductors, fight clubs, […]
Flash Fiction: An Invitation
The Provincetown Independent has never published fiction, but we’re thinking about it. We regularly publish poems (email submissions to [email protected]). What about short stories — specifically flash fiction (that is, […]
