Michael W. Twitty’s Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew comes to a boil slowly. For readers interested in the intersection of identity, food, and cooking, […]
Arts & Minds
Celebrating the creative and sometimes quirky culture of the Outer Cape.
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INDIE SCREEN
Tár Is a Master Class of a Movie
Cate Blanchett gives Mahler a jolt while disrupting the lives of everyone around her
Into a world that has become hyperaware of the abuses of power comes the movie Tár, now playing in theaters locally. Written and directed by Todd Field, an actor turned […]
ART AND ACCESS
Four Galleries Experiment With Artist Residencies
Going beyond selling art to create opportunities to work on the Outer Cape
Paige Beeber had been cloistered in New York City for months recovering from Covid when she had the opportunity to spend three July weeks on the Outer Cape. “Being able […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for November 10, through November 17, 2022
Not Just Business as Usual If work isn’t working for you — or you wonder why so many live paycheck to paycheck while billionaires extract ever more wealth from the […]
CROSSWORD #36
Let’s Make It Official
IN THE STUDIO
Carmen Cicero’s Pursuit of Deep Expression
A lifetime of stories and styles emerges from a studio in Truro
At 96, Carmen Cicero is full of stories. There’s the story of his friend whose gnarled fingers spoke of a past life as an assassin in World War II before […]
MUSIC
James Montgomery Returns to a Place He Loves
The music legend and his band bring the blues to Eastham this weekend
James Montgomery is inspired by something he heard bassist Gordon Edwards say decades ago: “I don’t score many touchdowns, but my team always wins.” It’s the kind of modesty that […]
LOCAL FLAVORS
Dispatches From Eggs Isle
A live comedy podcast about gentrification and displacement in Provincetown
Eggs Isle is a fictional place off the coast of Provincetown where those who are evicted from their homes wash ashore. It is also the name of a live improvisational […]
ART AND ACCESS
Making Art and Making Do
Dominique Pecce finds rewards and challenges as a working artist on the Outer Cape
The term “emerging artist” is often used without much thought about what it means. In a sense, artists should always be “emerging.” But there’s a moment where the process is […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for November 3, through November 10, 2022
Looking at New Americans Photographer Mark Chester had his eye on the U.S. census of 2010, curious about the diverse range of nationalities represented in Massachusetts. He found inspiration for […]
THEATER REVIEW
Giving Thanks With a Woolly Weave of Family Ties
'The Humans' arrives at the Provincetown Theater
As adult children reunite with their parents for a holiday dinner, troublesome secrets and long-held tensions surface and ignite: it’s a spectacle we’ve most likely witnessed before, in art and […]
FELLOWSHIP
Meet the 2022-23 FAWC Writing Fellows
A diverse coterie of writers arrives in Provincetown for a seven-month stint
Ten writers — poets, essayists, novelists, and memoirists — arrived in Provincetown earlier this month to begin their seven-month-long fellowships at the Fine Arts Work Center. FAWC fellowship writing coordinator […]
BOOK REVIEW
Bouncing Through the Filth
With Liarmouth, John Waters — screenwriter, director, visual artist, and cultural icon — adds novelist to his résumé
Anyone from John Waters’s legion of fans may be forgiven for cracking the spine of Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance with some trepidation. Has time mellowed his edges? Is a softer, […]
ARTISTS ON ART
Celebrating Five Decades of Castle Hill
Artists reflect on their work and the Castle Hill experience
This fall, the 50th anniversary of the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill has been marked by several group shows celebrating the vast network of artists associated with […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for October 27 through November 3, 2022
Things That Go Bump in the Frame “Night,” a group show at Four Eleven Gallery (411 Commercial St., Provincetown), features work by six artists that explores the dark side. Highlights […]
