An exhibit of paintings by Miah Nate Johnson opens at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main St., on Friday, April 2nd. The show is on view Tuesday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through May 13th. Several years ago, Johnson suffered a stroke that left him unable to work as a photographer or oysterman. “The work you see,” he writes, “is art that I have produced during my recovery process.”
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
There’s a Hitch
Join Marc Strauss for “Atypical Hitchcock,” a virtual film series via Wellfleet Preservation Hall. First up is Jamaica Inn, on Wednesday, March 31st, at 7 p.m., an adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel, set in Cornwall, England, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O’Hara. Registration is free at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Jazzed Up
Singer-songwriter Eleanor Dubinsky and guitarist Dario Acosta Teich are giving a virtual concert of jazz, Latin, French, popular, and original songs via Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Thursday, March 25th, at 7 p.m. Registration is free at wellfleetpreservationhall.org. The deadline for the hall’s Wellfleet Youth Film Festival has been extended to Wednesday, March 31st. Filmmakers ages 8 to 18 are encouraged to apply. Winners will be announced mid-April.
Irish Rose
Among the virtual events offered at Wellfleet Preservation Hall this week are Rose Plays Julie, an Irish film about a woman who tracks down her biological parents, streaming Friday, March 19th through April 15th for $10. Then, Sarah Swain & the Oh Boys present the third of their “Frying Pan Sessions,” broadcast from Wellfleet’s Frying Pan Gallery, on Saturday, March 20th, 7 to 7:30 p.m. Watch at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
The Band’s Visit
Though the Sarah Burrill Band will perform onstage at Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Thursday, March 11th from 6 to 8 p.m., the concert is live-stream only via the Wellfleet Recreation Dept.’s Facebook page or its YouTube channel. Email [email protected] for details.
Shock Horror
“Mixing Spirits & Mysteries,” a virtual film and cocktail series hosted by Marc Strauss, continues via Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Wednesday, March 10th, 6 p.m. with Les Diaboliques, a French psychological horror flick directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It’s about the wife of a loathsome prep-school headmaster who plots her husband’s murder with the help of his mistress. Register for a free Zoom link and cocktail recipe (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
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Test Pattern, a 2020 film by Shatara Michelle Ford, is part of the “Fine Features Film Series” at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, available for streaming Friday, February 19th through March 12. A five-day viewing pass is $12 at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
The film, part psychological horror, part realist drama, is about a Black woman who is sexually assaulted and taken from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit by her white boyfriend. Their story reveals the inequalities surrounding health care in America.
Screen Time
Join Robert Shreefter for a virtual artist chat via Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Thursday, February 18th, at 5 p.m. Shreefter will discuss “Excavating: Time & Space,” an exhibition of silkscreen prints viewable virtually, or in person at 335 Main St., through March. Registration is free at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Show-Off
Wellfleet Preservation Hall presents a virtual Feed Your Love Open Mic on Wednesday, February 17th, at 7 p.m. Register to perform by emailing [email protected], or sit back and listen at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Kiss the Cook
Wellfleet Preservation Hall is hosting a couple of Valentine’s Day events this week. First is a virtual cooking class with chef Michael Ceraldi on Friday, February 12th, at 5 p.m. Learn how to make risotto al Barolo and chocolate mousse. Registration is $50 at wellfleetpreservationhall.org. Also offered is “Love Notes and Sweet Songs,” a live slide-show projection and playlist taking place outside the hall on Sunday, February 14th, from 5 to 7 p.m. Submit your notes and songs, anonymously if you’d like, at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
An ‘Infinitely’ Fascinating Documentary
Wellfleet Preservation Hall continues its Doc Days Film Series with M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity, streaming online beginning Friday, February 5th. A five-day viewing pass is $12 at wellfleetpreservationhall.org. The film, directed by Robin Lutz and narrated by Stephen Fry, concerns the Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher, whose mind-bending works are instantly recognizable. It consists of interviews with Escher’s two sons, George and Jan, as well as the musician Graham Nash, who helped revive interest in Escher’s work in the 1970s.
Rosy Picture
Channel your inner artist with a virtual paint night, taught by Colin McGuire, via Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Tuesday, February 9th, at 6 to 8 p.m. Registration is $25, excluding materials, at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Robert Shreefter Digs Deep at Preservation Hall
“Excavating: Time & Place,” an exhibition of silkscreen prints by Robert Shreefter at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, at 335 Main St., opens Friday, January 29th. The hall is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is also a virtual artist chat on February 18th at 5 p.m.
Shreefter is the curator of the Off Main Gallery in Wellfleet. “My fascination with printmaking is personal: as the son and grandson of printers, I feel that printmaking allows me to pay tribute to the craft my father and grandfather practiced,” writes Shreefter in an artist statement. He is also drawn to the repeatable nature of printmaking, which “holds an element of surprise.”
Dummy Up
“Mixing Spirits & Mysteries,” a virtual film and real cocktail series hosted by Marc Strauss, continues via Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Wednesday, February 3rd, at 7 p.m. with Dead of Night, a 1945 British anthology horror film with four directors. The last segment is the most famous, starring Michael Redgrave as a ventriloquist tormented by his dummy. Register for a free Zoom link and cocktail recipe (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Uncaged
