WELLFLEET — Between two big winter storms, the sun came out long enough for townspeople of all ages to gather for reflection and action for racial justice on the Jan. […]
Arts & Minds
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Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for January 18, 2024 through January 25, 2024
Fred Magee and the BFD at Wellfleet Library Wellfleet musician Fred Magee will play a concert of original songs with his newly formed band, the BFD, at the Wellfleet Public […]
ART HISTORY
Clare Leighton’s Wellfleet Legacy
An engraver who brought light to our shores’ humble scenes
In her 1954 book about Cape Cod’s land and culture, Where Land Meets Sea, Clare Leighton describes herself as “a Britisher by birth” and a Cape Codder for a decade. […]
CELEBRATIONS
An Encyclopedic Mind for People
Jill Stauffer, the first executive director of the Provincetown Commons, will retire in February
After four years as the first executive director of the Provincetown Commons, Jill Stauffer is retiring, set to leave the organization in late February. “She is so hard-working,” says Rebecca […]
BIDDING
Deep Pockets and Egos: Behind the Scenes at Bakker
Advice on buying and selling art from Provincetown’s only auction house
There are 50 galleries listed on the Provincetown Office of Tourism’s website, and that list doesn’t include the walls of the town’s museums, artist studios, hotels, inns, and boutique shops […]
THEATER
Wellfleet’s Harbor Stage Heads North for January
The company revives Northside Hollow in Boston with the original cast
The two couples who run Wellfleet’s Harbor Stage Company — Robert Kropf and Stacy Fischer and Brenda Withers and Jonathan Fielding — are producing the company’s first winter show in […]
ARTISTS
Out From the Margins and Onto the Pedestal
David Pirro celebrates classical art and LGBTQ culture
As a child, David Pirro dreamed of being an artist. He then spent most of his adult life in a stable career in information technology. “I’m an ’80s gay,” he […]
INDIE SCREEN
Strange Journeys of the Child Within
Three new films track the price of wonderment
The key to Wonka is magic — movie magic. This new film, which recently played in local theaters, stars boy wonder Timothée Chalamet as young Willy Wonka. It’s the prequel […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for January 11, 2024 through January 18, 2024
Fortunate Daughter Tells Musical Stories Alex Sesenton and Heather Watson, who will perform as Fortunate Daughter at Wellfleet Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m., describe their music […]
EXHIBITION
Stephanie Vevers Is a Connoisseur of Her Family’s Art
Tony Vevers’s daughter guides a visitor through a memorable 1960 picnic
There is a certain protective haze that encircles our early memories. Sometimes it is hard to discern whether what we remember is accurate or if the memory has been overlaid […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Eye on a Momentous Era
Eastham library showcases Rowland Scherman’s photographs of the civil rights movement
In the multipurpose room at the Eastham library, a small group of Nauset High School students are organizing a gift-wrapping station to raise money for their prom. Business is slow, […]
MUSIC
Indie Playlist: Songs for a Fresh Start
New Year’s picks from Independent staff and contributors
For this playlist, we asked Independent writers to pick a song for ringing in the new year. The result was songs across genres — NOLA jazz, Ukrainian folk, early aughts […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for January 4, 2024 through January 11, 2024
Mapping the Wind at Farm Projects The works in “Wind Maps,” an exhibition of drawings and video by artists Kai Potter and Eli Pasternak currently on view at Farm Projects […]
NEW YEAR'S CARD
2024: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Was everything better way back when? In the news pages of this end-of-year issue, we asked reporters to look closely at the towns they cover, delving into the sources of […]
1975
From ‘Midnights’
Cars were sometimes stolen in Provincetown, reported missing, and spotted in Wellfleet, and chases ensued. They were very stimulating affairs. Speaking of a highspeed chase, Paul said, “If it’s a […]
