John Best has studied every stained-glass window made by prolific late-19th-century designer Louis C. Tiffany. But one forever changed his outlook: Mermaid With Goldfish. The design is based on the […]
Arts & Minds
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MUSIC
The Outer Cape Chorale Gleefully Returns
The Chamber Singers perform for the first time since Covid hit
“I’m going to cry,” says an emotional Allison Beavan, director of the Outer Cape Chorale. “I’ve wanted to hear you for over two years.” The group’s Chamber Singers, standing arm-spans […]
INDIE PLAYLIST
Songs to ‘Make It Through December’
Picks by the Independent’s staff and contributors
Between “Spotify Wrapped” and the omnipresence of holiday songs, the month of December is a busy time for listening. The staff at the Indie has some recommendations. Listen at tinyurl.com/47r387nk. […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Sagittarius Invites Expansiveness
Tilting toward cheer and opening the way to excess, too
The Sun is halfway through Sagittarius, also known as the Archer. Unlike emotional, internally focused Scorpio, Sagittarius rules expansion of the mind via travel, philosophy, and a voracity for new […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec 9 through Dec 15
Seasonal Finds at Bakker Auction Bakker Antiques is holding its winter live online auction on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. On the block are 148 lots representing over 100 […]
CROSSWORD #28
Buckle Up
ARTISTS
Layers of Rust and Paint
Michael Marrinan captures the Cape’s light
The first piece of copper that Michael Marrinan sold didn’t have much paint on it. The sheet — a scrap from a copper bar top he’d built for the Underground […]
PURSUITS
During Covid, Michael Hartwig Turns to Writing Gay Romance Novels
It’s just another creative outlet for the Provincetown painter and professor of sexual ethics
Michael Hartwig is not one to let Covid cramp his style. During the pandemic, he and his partner, Steve Ridini, who split their time between Boston and Provincetown, chose to […]
OPERA
With Eurydice, the Met Doesn’t Look Back
Matthew Aucoin retells the myth with contemporary flair
In the third act of Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice, the stony guardians of hell’s gates instruct Orpheus, “You can’t sing here unless you sing in a dead language.” The libretto, which […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec 2 through Dec 8
Birds and Beasts at Wellfleet Preservation Hall Ben Achtenberg, a documentary filmmaker — his 1984 film, Code Gray, was nominated for an Academy Award — has a show of photographs […]
MUSIC
Listen Along With Billy
Billy Hough talks about six albums that influenced him
Singer and songwriter Billy Hough estimates that, since his stage show Scream Along With Billy began its run in 2006, he and bassist Sue Goldberg have covered around 300 records. […]
NEW COMPANY AT FAWC
Fine Arts Work Center Welcomes Its 2021-2022 Fellows
20 visual artists and writers take up residence in Provincetown
Nineteen writing and visual arts fellows arrived last month at the Fine Arts Work Center for seven-month residencies in Provincetown. One more fellow, Ellen Akimoto, is in Germany dealing with […]
IN THE STUDIO
The Complete Works of Bert Yarborough
A look inside his overflowing, colorful Truro workspace
From the outside, Bert Yarborough’s Truro studio, located in an industrial complex, doesn’t look like much. It is housed in a row of identical rented units, each with a windowless […]
INDIE SCREEN
Midnight in the Cinema of Good and Evil
Three idiosyncratic new films explore human frailties and gumption
The 2016 movie Jackie, which stars Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and is directed by the Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín, was an unexpected gem. It delved into the mind […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Nov 25 through Dec 1
‘Gratitude’ at Addison Gallery Addison Gallery, 43 South Orleans Road in Orleans, is hosting “A Benefit Show of Gratitude,” running through Dec. 31, with work by Paul Batch, Paul Schulenburg, […]
