Indie's Choice: featured picks from the upcoming calendar
Artists Guilty of ‘Collusion’ in Wellfleet
Wellfleet Preservation Hall 335 Main St, WellfleetIn the spirit of creative play, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, at 335 Main Street, is presenting the show “Collusion: Collaborative Work by Six Artists” through November 6th. The artists involved are Bert Yarborough, Vicky Tomayko, Paul Bowen, M.P. Landis, Hayoon-Jay Lee, and Yvette Drury Dubinsky. The show includes work in a variety of media, using a […]
Open University of Wellfleet Goes Virtual
Live Online ProvincetownThe fall courses of the Open University of Wellfleet will be offered online via Zoom. Three courses still have openings: “A.R. Gurney’s Literary Dramaturgy,” taught by John Anderson and John Shuman, Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m. on October 15th, 22nd, and 29th, and November 5th and 12th, for $30; “Contemporary Painting, 1970−2020,” taught by […]
‘Coastal Brilliance’ at Frying Pan Gallery
Frying Pan Gallery 250 Commercial St., WellfleetThe Frying Pan Gallery at 250 Commercial St. in Wellfleet is presenting the show “Coastal Brilliance," described as “a collective art experience celebrating our waters,” opening Friday, October 16th, and on view through November 1st. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown. Featured are aerial ocean photographs by […]
Cape Rep’s ‘November Project’ Airs Online
Live Online ProvincetownOver the next three weeks, Cape Rep Theatre will present The November Project, a theatrical presentation performed by 60 actors, singers, choreographers, and musicians, including members of Cape Rep’s Young Company. Three different episodes were filmed, and each will stream free on Cape Rep’s YouTube channel and CapeRep.org: episode 1 starting on Friday, October 16th; […]
Mark Brennan Seascapes Honor Those Lost at Sea
Off Main Gallery 326 Main St. Rear, WellfleetMark Brennan’s 69-foot-long installation at Off Main Gallery in Wellfleet of continuous Outer Cape dunes in watercolor was a highlight of the summer season. Now, Brennan is back with a new virtual exhibit at offmaingallery.com, from Saturday, October 24th, through November 6th. The show is called “Space in a Box,” and features oil-on-paper visions of […]
Avian Way
Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 291 Route 6, South WellfleetPursue “Bird Research in Action” with the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, at 291 Route 6, on Tuesday, October 27th at 8 a.m. Registration is $18, free for children, at massaudubon.org.
Free Workshops for Seniors at Castle Hill
Live Online ProvincetownYear-round residents from Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Brewster, Harwich, and Chatham are eligible to apply for the Truro Center for the Arts annual “60+” program of free workshops for seniors. The courses are “Pastels,” with Rob DuToit, Mondays and Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to noon, October 19th through November 4th; “Poetry,” with Kate Wallace […]
Crash Course
Live Online ProvincetownLifetime Learning at Snow Library in Orleans continues this week with courses on Zoom. Highlights include Russ Lang discussing the Cuban Missile Crisis as part of the series “American Diplomacy: Three Cold War Era Negotiations,” on Tuesday, October 27th, at 10:30 a.m., and Peggy Kelleher on the Prado in Madrid as part of the series […]
Nancy Berlin’s ‘100/100/Constant Revisions’
Farm Projects 355 Main St., Wellfleet“Constant Revisions” is a show of 100 drawings/paintings for $100 each by Nancy Berlin on view at Farm Projects at 355 Main St. in Wellfleet through October 27th. The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment (call Susie Nielsen at 617-650-9800). Berlin paints and/or draws on found paper […]
Novel Idea
Live Online ProvincetownDiane Cook, author of The New Wilderness, and Lydia Kiesling, author of The Golden State, discuss their new novels in a virtual event hosted by Twenty Summers. It will take place Tuesday, October 27th, at noon. Registration is free at 20summers.org.
Cut and Paste
Live Online ProvincetownSarah Kahn is teaching collage virtually through the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, on six Tuesday sessions, starting October 6th, from 1 to 3 p.m. The workshop costs $400 at paam.org.
Bank on It
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center Ryder Street Extension, ProvincetownThe Town of Provincetown is inviting public comment on designs for a new Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center on Wednesday, October 28th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will take place at the site of the proposed center, on Ryder Street Extension, adjacent to MacMillan Pier parking lot. Get the details […]
Spooky Circus
Payomet Performing Arts Center’s Drive-in 29 Old Dewline Road, TruroScout: A Cirque Scary-Tale continues this week at Payomet Performing Arts Center’s Ballfield Drive-in at 29 Old Dewline Road in Truro. Shows are Friday, October 23rd, and Wednesday, October 28th, at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20, $10 for children, at payomet.org.
First Encounter Coffeehouse Goes Virtual
Live Online ProvincetownThe First Encounter Coffeehouse at Chapel in the Pines in Eastham has been a tradition for 46 years. Since the pandemic, however, the coffeehouse’s popular concerts have been on hold. Instead, there will be a virtual concert by singer-songwriter David Roth on Wednesday, October 28th, at 7 p.m. via Zoom, followed by an afterparty. Tickets […]
Largescale Irene Lipton Paintings
Albert Merola Gallery 424 Commercial St., ProvincetownThe Albert Merola Gallery at 424 Commercial St. in Provincetown is presenting a show of new work by Irene Lipton through October 1st. The gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5p.m, and by appointment (508-487-4424). Lipton’s abstract paintings feature “dancing, rhythmic contours with the dervish of a haywire Slinky,” according to art critic […]
Marie Howe Zooms With Walter Mosley
Live Online ProvincetownThe Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is launching a new virtual series, “Opening to Wonder: Craft Conversations in Writing,” offering “tools, instructions, insights into the creative process,” via Zoom on Thursdays through December 17th at 6 to 7:30 p.m. First up are poet Marie Howe (Magdalene) and novelist Walter Mosley (Devil in a Blue […]
Provincetown Theater Presents Ghost Light Virtual Play
Live Online ProvincetownIn an effort to adapt to the pandemic, David Drake, the artistic director of the Provincetown Theater, has written a 40-minute virtual play, Ghost Light: A Provincetown Ghost Story, which will be live-streamed on Thursday, October 29th, at 7 p.m. at provincetowntheater.org. Performing this Halloween tale will be Marco Calvani, Sandra Peredes, and Julia Salinger. […]
Behind the Scenes
Live Online ProvincetownLocal painter Pete Hocking is teaching a course via Zoom, “Visual Research and Painting From Source Material,” hosted by the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. It will take place on two Saturdays, October 24th and October 31st from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration is $300 at paam.org.
Largescale Irene Lipton Paintings
Albert Merola Gallery 424 Commercial St., ProvincetownThe Albert Merola Gallery at 424 Commercial St. in Provincetown is presenting a show of new work by Irene Lipton through October 1st. The gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5p.m, and by appointment (508-487-4424). Lipton’s abstract paintings feature “dancing, rhythmic contours with the dervish of a haywire Slinky,” according to art critic […]
Cut and Paste
Live Online ProvincetownSarah Kahn is teaching collage virtually through the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, on six Tuesday sessions, starting October 6th, from 1 to 3 p.m. The workshop costs $400 at paam.org.
Broto ‘Affinity’ Conference Now Registering
Live Online ProvincetownBroto: Art-Climate-Science has announced its next conference, “Affinity,” streaming for free on December 5th and December 12th, though donations are encouraged. Registration is required for any or all of the six sessions offered. On December 5th at 11 a.m., the conference opens with “Affinity: Between Art & Science”; “Bank of Nature” is at 1 p.m.; […]
