Indie's Choice: featured picks from the upcoming calendar
Irish Rose
Live Online ProvincetownAmong 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 […]
Compact Dune Shack Residencies Available
ProvincetownThe Provincetown Community Compact has begun the application process for five-day community residencies (to allow for 48-hour decontamination), April through November in 2021, for its C-Scape and Fowler dune shacks in the Province Lands of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Weeks for the C-Scape run Saturday through Thursday; for the Fowler, Sunday through Friday. Due […]
Gut Feeling
Live Online Provincetown“Guts and Glory,” the spring open call show at The Provincetown Commons, opens on Thursday, April 1st and runs through April 30th. It will be both online, at provincetowncommons.org, and in person at 46 Bradford St. The theme is “strength and beauty, struggle and triumph, and fame and splendor,” according to the description.
Sasha Velour, Divine Opera Diva
Live Online ProvincetownDrag queen Sasha Velour stars in The Island We Made, a filmed 10-minute opera by composer Angélica Negrón, directed by Matthew Placek. It is part of a series of commissions by Opera Philadelphia. A seven-day pass is $10 at operaphila.org — pricey, perhaps, but you’ll likely watch it several times. The setting is a 1970s […]
Tennessee Williams Fest Passes on Sale
Live Online ProvincetownPasses for the 2021 Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival are now on sale at twptown.org. The festival will take place September 23rd to 26th at live outdoor venues throughout Provincetown. The theme this year: “Censorship and Tennessee Williams.” “When we originally chose our theme three years ago, it had a more historical focus,” said festival […]
Young Artists Reach Their Potential
Live Online Provincetown“Actualization” is an exhibit of works by young artists in this year’s Art Reach program, which was held remotely with some in-person sessions. It is on view at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, 460 Commercial St., through May 2nd. Highlights include a collage by Issy Hartsgrove, age 13, of Nauset Regional Middle School; a […]
New Diggs
Live Online ProvincetownJoe Diggs will reflect on his life as an artist in Osterville in a virtual talk via the Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, April 11th, at 10 a.m. Diggs, represented by Berta Walker Gallery, is the spring artist-in-residence at Cape Cod Community College. Registration is free at nfuu.org.
‘Sweet Land’ Opens at Four Eleven Gallery
Four Eleven Gallery 411 Commercial St., ProvincetownFour Eleven Gallery, 411 Commercial St. in Provincetown, is presenting “Sweet Land: New Works by Janine Evers and Naya Bricher.” The show opens Saturday, April 3rd and runs through April 16th. The gallery is open Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment. Both Evers and Bricher paint real and imagined spaces […]
DIY Website
Live Online ProvincetownSiân Robertson leads “Don’t Be Afraid of the Internet! Basic Website Design for Artists,” an online workshop via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, on Mondays beginning April 5th, from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration is $150 at paam.org. Kath Macaulay teaches pocket sketching on Mondays and Thursdays beginning April 5th, 2:30 to 4 p.m. […]
Bumpy Ride
Live Online ProvincetownThe Provincetown Senior Center presents “Shifting Gears,” a Zoom workshop about issues facing older drivers, on Monday, April 12th, 1:30 p.m. It will be presented by Michele Ellicks, community outreach coordinator at the Massachusetts RMV. To sign up, call 508-487-7080.
Free Senior Workshops From Castle Hill
Live Online ProvincetownThe spring session of Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill’s “60+” program begins this week. The free virtual workshops are open to residents of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Chatham, Harwich, and Brewster who are 60 years of age or older. Vicky Tomayko teaches “Relief Printmaking in the Home Studio” on Tuesdays and […]
Calling All Swingers
Live Online ProvincetownEnjoy a Zoom performance by the Sound Dunes Swing Combo, presented by Coastal Connections, on Tuesday, April 13th, at 1 p.m. It will feature a mix of swing, Dixieland, country, Latin, jazz, and rock ’n’ roll. Call the Yarmouth Senior Center at 508-394-7606 ext. 1333 to register.
Moral Compass
Live Online ProvincetownDr. Marc D. Silverstein teaches “Who Shall Live? Who Shall Die? Ethical Choices in the Time of Coronavirus,” a virtual course via Lifetime Learning at Snow Library. It will take place Tuesday, April 13th, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Registration is $10 at friendsofsnowlibrary.org.
Creative Kids
Live Online ProvincetownYouth Online Workshops via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum begin this week. Sophia Aussant teaches “Sea Creature Sculpting,” for children ages 7 to 10, on Tuesdays beginning April 6th, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. At the same time, Antonia DaSilva teaches “Bookmaking and Artist Books,” for children ages 11 to 14. And Hannah Capra […]
Pretty Picture
Live Online ProvincetownJoin Colin McGuire for a virtual paint night, via Wellfleet Preservation Hall, on Tuesday, April 13th, from 6 to 8 p.m. Experienced artists and novices alike are welcome. You’ll complete a painting from start to finish. Registration is $25, excluding materials, at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Sea Change
Live Online ProvincetownLearn about sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities in a virtual talk presented by the Wellfleet Public Library, Mass Audubon, and Communities Responding to Extreme Weather. It will take place Wednesday, April 14th, at 7 p.m. Registration is free at wellfleetlibrary.org.
Fiddle Away
Live Online ProvincetownViolinists Jean Huang and Michael Hustedde of the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra are performing a virtual concert, “Violin Heroes,” on Wednesday, April 14th, from 7 to 8 p.m. Featuring music by Bach, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Prokofiev, and others, it is a fundraiser for Steeple Street Music Academy. Watch at capecodchamberorchestra.org.
Spring Courses at Open University
Live Online ProvincetownThe Open University of Wellfleet has announced its virtual spring courses, now available for registration at openuniversityofwellfleet.org. They include “Stephen Sondheim, Songwriter,” with Marc Strauss; “Great Printmakers in New England,” with Lewis Shepard; “Comparing Plays of Recollection by Eugene O’Neill and Brian Friel,” with Steve Reynolds; “Here Comes Dickens!” with Rhoda Flaxman; “Politics in Fiction […]
DIY Website
Live Online ProvincetownSiân Robertson leads “Don’t Be Afraid of the Internet! Basic Website Design for Artists,” an online workshop via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, on Mondays beginning April 5th, from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration is $150 at paam.org. Kath Macaulay teaches pocket sketching on Mondays and Thursdays beginning April 5th, 2:30 to 4 p.m. […]
Creative Kids
Live Online ProvincetownYouth Online Workshops via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum begin this week. Sophia Aussant teaches “Sea Creature Sculpting,” for children ages 7 to 10, on Tuesdays beginning April 6th, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. At the same time, Antonia DaSilva teaches “Bookmaking and Artist Books,” for children ages 11 to 14. And Hannah Capra […]
Sharon Polli Named FAWC Executive Director
Fine Arts Work Center 24 Pearl Street, ProvincetownThe board of trustees of the Fine Arts Work Center announced last week that Sharon Polli has been appointed the organization’s new executive director, effective May 10th. Polli, who currently serves as executive vice president of BRIC, in Brooklyn, N.Y., was chosen through a nationwide search led by Arts Consulting Group. She replaces Richard MacMillan, […]
Broto Offers ‘Greetings’ to Earthlings
Live Online ProvincetownEarthlings, unite! Broto: Art-Climate-Science has announced that its next conference, on the subject of “global citizenship and its implications for climate,” will once again be virtual with live-streaming interaction and will take place on Saturday, May 15th and Sunday, May 16th, 2021. The conference has been playfully titled “Greetings, Earthling.” You can register now at […]
