Jessica Vosk at the Art House The Art House, 214 Commercial St. in Provincetown, welcomes vocalist Jessica Vosk for two nights: Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1 at 7 […]
Arts & Minds
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CROSSWORD #29
Dark Times
HUMANITY
The Wondrous Words of Hilde Oleson
At 98, she is still inspiring others to write
“I’m almost a hundred years old,” says poet Hilde Oleson from her room at Seashore Point in Provincetown. “I’m not going to make myself a famous author, and that doesn’t […]
ARTISTS
Laurence Young Paints His Truth
Exploring the intersection of graphics, line, and painting
For Laurence Young, each painting is a journey into the unknown. “What I put down first on the canvas has nothing to do with what I’m going to do later,” […]
IN THE STUDIO
Hiding in Plain Sight
The artists who work in the oasis over the Post Office
Built in 1930, Provincetown’s U.S. Post Office is a bustling place, but not many know that the second floor is rented out by artists. A plaque at the top of […]
METALWORK
Turning Sheets of Metal Into Schools of Fish
For Steve Swain, one man’s junk is another’s ‘inventory’
The last oyster shack in Wellfleet was boarded up for around 50 years when metalworker and builder Steve Swain finished designing the Pearl restaurant across from the marina. Captain Higgins, […]
BOOK REVIEW
For Alan Cumming, Fame Is Part and Parcel
Baggage, his second memoir, has plenty of stories
I remember reading long ago that actor Alan Cumming threw great parties. This bit of trivia tucked in my brain re-emerged as I dove into his second memoir, Baggage: Tales […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec 23 through Dec 29
‘Terra Form’ at the CCMoA Cape Cod Potters is celebrating 50 years with “Terra Form,” a juried exhibition at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis, […]
BOOKS
Capturing ‘Our Provincetown’ in Words and Brushstrokes
A collaboration between Barbara E. Cohen and local writers
Among the distinguished contributors to Our Provincetown: Intimate Portraits, a book of painted Polaroids by Barbara E. Cohen published last month by Provincetown Arts Press and edited by Dorie Seavey, […]
ARTISTS
Heather Pilchard Looks Beyond the Horizon
Through light and color, capturing the ‘essence of the landscape’
“I have honed my visual sense,” says Heather Pilchard. “I notice patterns, changes in color. It’s all about observation. I’m always looking.” Pilchard could just as easily be describing her […]
IN THE STUDIO
Rob DuToit’s Off-Kilter, Modernist Workspace
Painting in the shadow of Fritz Bultman
Obscured by trees, Rob DuToit’s Provincetown studio is easy to miss. Approached from the side, it appears as an innocuous whitewashed structure with a single door. But the odd angle […]
INDIE SCREEN
A World on the Eve of Destruction
Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner revive West Side Story
When Jerome Robbins — born Gershon Wilson Rabinowitz on New York’s Lower East Side — first came up with the idea in 1947 for what would become the musical West […]
RADIOHEAD
Billboard Bob Takes Listeners on a ‘Charted Course’
His show on WOMR tracks time through music
An accountant and father of two, Bob Galvin, 67, leads a quiet, unremarkable life with his wife in Plymouth. That is, until you get him talking about music. Then his […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec 16 through Dec 22
A Chamber Music Festival ‘Encore’ The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival relives part of its 42nd season with an “Encore Series” available for free throughout December at capecodchambermusic.org. The series […]
EXHIBITIONS
A Love Letter to Provincetown at the Cape Museum of Art
Cataloguing the ‘magnificent obsession’ of six artists
Anyone who’s spent time out on the tidal flats of Cape Cod Bay can attest to their allure. Stretching a mile or more at low tide, they can feel like […]
