“People have this desire to control time, to record time,” says the Orleans painter and printmaker Antonia DaSilva. “For centuries, humans have tried to figure out time, but we can’t […]
Arts & Minds
Celebrating the creative and sometimes quirky culture of the Outer Cape.
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BOOK REVIEW
Opening Up With Anne Peretz
Reimagining family therapy for those most at risk
“I knew I had to write this book because I’m the only one who knows the story from beginning to end,” says Anne Peretz from her Truro home. The book […]
DRAG REVIEW
Varla Jean Merman Gives Us a Chance to Breathe
And a calendar of drag for this week
The transition to a post-pandemic world happened at such breakneck speed that, to many, it didn’t feel like a transition at all. After spending 14 long months in quarantine, I […]
FESTIVAL RITES
How Provincetown Became a Place That Welcomes All
The Portuguese, who understood bigotry, embraced gays and artists
PROVINCETOWN — On the eve of Portuguese Festival weekend, this year again severely curtailed because of the pandemic, a question that is central to Provincetown’s identity as a welcoming place […]
CROSSWORD #22
Happy Father’s Day
Give up? Here’s the solution to the crossword puzzle, “Happy Father’s Day,” by Sophia Maymudes:
ARTISTS
Phyllis Ewen’s ‘Sonata’ for Troubled Times
Her show at AMP Gallery follows the evolution of the pandemic year
When the world went into lockdown, Phyllis Ewen doubled down. She started a series of daily drawings on graph paper — a visual diary in response to the crisis. Taken […]
PUBLIC ART
A New Foundation Takes Art to the Streets
One of its first commissions is a mural by Esteban del Valle
Romolo Del Deo had an idea. In a town rich in art and art history, he thought that what Provincetown needed was even more art. Public art, to be exact. […]
QUEER ‘I’
My Own Private Stonewall
52 years later, the spirit of rebellion lives on
I’ve always best expressed my personal take on life through the movies I’ve watched — a quirk of memory rooted in my media-obsessed consciousness. For example, there’s a scene in […]
BOOK REVIEW
A Descending Spiral of Violence and Injustice
Marc Bookman writes of the barbarism of the death penalty
It’s uncomfortable to feel entertained at the expense of those sentenced to death. It is less uncomfortable when most of this entertainment is at the expense of police, prosecuting attorneys, […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Dispatches From a Teacher’s Year
LISA BROWN / EDUCATOR / WELLFLEET When schools went largely online this year, teachers were faced with a daunting challenge: how to reach and connect with their students sitting at […]
ARTISTS
The Art of Adam O’Day Is Totally Bonkers
Hieronymus Bosch meets Area 51
A vintage trailer is parked on a gigantic boulder that emerges out of a murky pond. Balanced on top is a small tugboat inhabited by a tentacled monster. A European […]
FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Richard Linklater Is Quite Comfortable on the Edge
The Provincetown film fest celebrates Austin’s indie maestro
For filmmakers honored by the Provincetown International Film Festival, John Waters is a dream date. Waters was dubbed Filmmaker on the Edge at the festival’s debut, in 1999, and he’s […]
MIXED MEDIA
Gaston Lacombe Comes Full Circle
His Words of Power series moves past photography
Walking into Gaston Lacombe’s studio in Whaler’s Wharf feels like stepping into a rainbow. Brightly colored works hang on every wall, competing for attention. Many juxtapose black-and-white photography with incandescent […]
FILM FESTIVAL 2021
The Outer Cape’s Local Filmmakers Are a Fest Highlight
Zooming in on short documentaries by Fermín Rojas and Michael Cestaro
This year’s “hybrid” Provincetown International Film Festival — both live and virtual — marks the return of the annual event’s extraordinary bounty. There’s a rich collection of narrative and documentary […]
ARTISTS
Elise Kaufman Attempts the Impossible
Her mixed media works capture light and memory
“Memory and how we remember, what it looks like … it’s very elusive, very fleeting,” says the artist Elise Kaufman. “So much of what I think about is light and […]
