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LOCAL HISTORY
Behind the Scenes at the Portuguese Festival
Beverley Ferreira has always been one to help Provincetown ‘share the heritage’
PROVINCETOWN — Beverley Ferreira is known as “Grandma” by her coworkers at the Lobster Pot, where she has been working as a hostess since 2013. Ferreira, who turned 81 last […]
SOCCER
Lovati, Leone, and Norman Are the Breakers’ Core
The Wellfleet soccer club is distinguished by its diversity
EASTHAM — For the Wellfleet Breakers Soccer Club, the playing field is reshaped every summer. Each year, the team welcomes local players new and old, be they college athletes or […]
CAPE BASEBALL
Firebirds Sweep Doubleheader Against Falmouth
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds swept the Falmouth Commodores in a doubleheader on Sunday, June 19 at Guv Fuller Field. Orleans picked up a 3-2 win in the first game […]
HIDDEN STRENGTHS
At Rehearsal With the Cape Cod Ballet Theatre
Athleticism and joy fuel young dancers’ return to the stage
HARWICH PORT — Kyla Potoczny soars through the air with grace at full stretch during the Cape Cod Ballet Theatre’s rehearsal for “Ballet, Broadway and Beyond,” which opens June 18. […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Timeless in the Dunes
SALVATORE DEL DEO / PAINTER / PROVINCETOWN
Provincetown has provided Sal Del Deo with everything he’s wanted: a vibrant fishing village and art colony by the sea, a long marriage, and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of subjects […]
JUNETEENTH
For Queer Men of Color, a Homecoming in Provincetown
Lamb Rahming has designed a weekend of coming together
PROVINCETOWN — “Queer people of color deserve nice things,” says Lamb Rahming, the man behind Men of Color Weekend, which happens this year from June 16 to 20. It coincides […]
MEET THE MAKER
The Jeweler’s Apprentice
In a Provincetown workshop, a craftsman learns from — and about — his father
PROVINCETOWN — As Alex Hanelt closes up shop for the evening, he carefully removes the precious jewelry from each display case. Then he retreats to a little workshop in the […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse Boys Defeat Burlington, Lose to Billerica
EASTHAM — The no. 14 ranked Nauset Regional High School boys lacrosse team was knocked out of the MIAA Div. 2 State Tournament by a 13-6 defeat at the hands […]
MORE THAN A GAME
Wellfleet Residents Play Ball Again
WELLFLEET — Fans of civic life here paraded, sun hats in hand, onto the baseball field across from the elementary school for their annual (or semi-annual, in this case) town […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Baseball Team Loses to Westfield in Div. 2 Tourney
A weekly view of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The no. 20-ranked Nauset Regional High School baseball team came up short in its bid to upset No. 13 Westfield High School, falling 5-4 at Westfield’s Bullens Field […]
STREET FASHION
Pattern Play
Jackie Fuchs was moving fast down Commercial Street in Provincetown on May 27 in a flash of silver — she was in a hurry to get to her Art Love […]
MEET THE MAKER
Whittling in Good Company
Michael Harnett brings a naturalist’s eye and plenty of whimsy to woodcarving
EASTHAM — Michael Harnett’s father was an illustrator, and his dad’s ability to tell a story using brush and paint rather than pen and words is evident in Harnett’s own […]
RAINBOW ROOM
Painting a Rainbow
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
‘My Camper Was Rocking’
CATHY MATTSCHECK / TEACHER AND RVer / RACE POINT BEACH
CATHY MATTSCHECK / TEACHER AND RVer / RACE POINT BEACH Cathy Mattscheck, a retired educator from Douglas, south of Worcester, has been camping on Race Point Beach in Provincetown […]
