Indie's Choice: featured picks from the upcoming calendar
Black and White
Live Online Provincetown, MAJoin the Eastham Public Library for “From the Ground Up,” a virtual presentation by Laura Coyle about the building of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, on Friday, February 12th, from 1 to 2 p.m. The library is also hosting a virtual chess program for youths who are new to the […]
Short and Sweet (Mon.)
Live Online Provincetown, MAIt’s not too late to apply to the Ash Christian Shorts Filmmaking Program, a three-month initiative (by the Gabrielle A. Hanna Provincetown Film Institute) for LGBTQ filmmakers between the ages of 16 and 20. Submissions are due by Monday, March 1 at provincetownfilm.org/institute.
Creative Spark
Live Online Provincetown, MAKathi Smith leads virtual “Artsy Craftsy Workshops” via the Truro Public Library on Wednesdays in February, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Projects include making mandalas, art journals, collages, and watercolor paintings. Email [email protected] for the link, and to pick up a craft kit.
Dip Your Toes
Live Online Provincetown, MALisa Goren is teaching a virtual workshop on wet-on-wet watercolor via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum on Fridays beginning February 26th, from 1 to 3 p.m. “The classes focus on working with water, learning how to mix colors, understanding paper, and using the strengths (and weaknesses) of the medium to your advantage,” according to […]
More Workshops From Winter Whenevers
Live Online Provincetown, MASession II of Winter Whenevers begins virtually on Monday, March 1. Marc Strauss teaches “The Definitive James Bond: Connery … Sean Connery” on Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. It will include six weeks of screenings with introductions and post-film discussions via Zoom. The films are Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, You Only Live […]
Treasure Trove
Live Online Provincetown, MAMichael David and Stephanie Hargrave are leading a 10-day residency on “The Art of Assemblage” at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill beginning Tuesday, March 2. It is limited to four on-campus and eight virtual participants. Registration is $995, not including housing, at castlehill.org.
The Reel Thing
Live Online Provincetown, MALeigh and David Fisher are teaching “Reel Time: Great Movies from Great Directors,” part of Lifetime Learning at Snow Library, on Wednesdays beginning March 3, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Each week, a different film will be introduced, screened, and discussed. First up: Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder. Subsequent weeks will focus on Joseph Mankiewicz’s […]
For Art’s Sake
Live Online Provincetown, MAElizabeth Bradfield is teaching “Art Inspiring Art: An Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop” via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum on Thursdays beginning March 4th, from 3 to 5 p.m. “From Homer to Natasha Trethewey to Rilke to Linda Bierds, poets have used the work of visual artists as a springboard for their own concerns and creations,” […]
Change of Pace
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe 17th annual poetry seminar with Rosalind Pace is going virtual this year. It will take place Thursdays beginning March 4th, from 5 to 7 p.m. “We will explore where poems come from (the art) and how they get made (the craft),” according to the announcement. Call the Wellfleet Public Library at 508-349-0310 to sign […]
Uplifting
Live Online Provincetown, MAIn honor of women’s history month, the mother-daughter duo Ehris Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban are giving a virtual presentation, “Booby Trapped: The Bra in America,” sponsored by the Truro and Eastham libraries, on Thursday, March 4th, at 7 p.m. It will cover everything from corsets to the invention of the modern bra by Mary Phelps […]
Frog and Toad
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about FrogWatch USA, a nationwide community science program protecting amphibians, in an online course via Mass Audubon on Sunday, March 7th, 10 a.m. to noon. Registration is $30 at massaudubon.org.
State of the Art
Live Online Provincetown, MAMegan Hinton is hosting an online lecture series on contemporary painting via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum on Wednesdays beginning March 10th, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Each of the five sessions will explore a different decade from 1970 to 2020, with an emphasis on multicultural, LGBTQ, and women artists. “This is an opportunity […]
Early Birds
Live Online Provincetown, MAWhen the woodcocks return, it’s a sure sign of spring. Learn more about them from Mass Audubon’s online seminar “The American Woodcock” on Thursday, March 11th from 7 to 8 p.m. The cost is $20 at massaudubon.org.
Flora Explorer
Live Online Provincetown, MACoastal Connections is presenting a free Zoom class on “Building Our Connections With Plants” led by herbalist and mental health counselor Alyssa Doolittle on Monday, March 15th at 1 p.m. via the Truro Council on Aging. Call 508-487-2462 or email [email protected] to register.
Different Strokes
Live Online Provincetown, MAArt historian Beth Stein is teaching “Henri Matisse: The Master of Color,” part of Lifetime Learning at Snow Library, on Tuesday, March 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. to noon. Also on Tuesday, yoga teacher Kathie Dowd Gulotta teaches the first of three sessions on “Juxtaposition: Science, Poetry, and Breathing” from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Registration is […]
Heroic Symphony
Live Online Provincetown, MAAmber Broderick, teaching artist at Cape Symphony, is giving a free Beethoven lecture via Zoom on Friday, March 26th, at 1 p.m. “Beethoven is a cultural hero,” says Broderick. “His tragic hearing loss combined with his superlative musical genius has made him a compelling figure.” Registration, limited to 100, is free at capesymphony.org.
Daddy Issues
Live Online Provincetown, MAPeggy Kelleher is teaching “Murder & Mayhem in the Ancient World,” part of Lifetime Learning at Snow Library, on Tuesdays beginning March 30th, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The first class will focus on the House of Atreus, the second on Orestes and Electra, and the third on Oedipus. You’ll come out of it feeling […]
Channeling Matisse
Live Online Provincetown, MALaura Shabott and Alana Barrett are teaching two online workshops this week. The first, via Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, concerns experimental surfaces and materials in painting. It takes place Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon, and Wednesdays, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., beginning April 10th. Registration is $400 at castlehill.org. The second, […]
Moral Compass
Live Online Provincetown, MADr. 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.
Spring Courses at Open University
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe 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 […]
Bird Brain
Live Online Provincetown, MAOver 30 warbler species pass through Massachusetts during spring migration. Learn how to identify them by their “bright, cheerful plumage” in an online course via Mass Audubon on Fridays beginning May 7th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is $60 at massaudubon.org.
Kick Start
Truro Public Library 7 Standish Way, North Truro, MAAndré Lima teaches a Capoeira class outdoors at the Truro Public Library, 7 Standish Way, on Thursday, May 13th, at 3:30 p.m. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines dance with martial arts. There will also be a chance to play traditional instruments and learn songs in Portuguese. Registration is free at trurolibrary.org.
Words Count
Live Online Provincetown, MAThere are two online, synchronous writing workshops offered by the Fine Arts Work Center this week. Susanna Sonnenberg teaches “Engaging the Experience: Making Meaning in Memoir,” while Brian Turner teaches “All the World in 750 Words (or Less),” a micro-nonfiction intensive. Both are Monday, May 31st through Friday, June 4th, noon to 2 p.m. Registration […]
FAWC Announces Summer Program for 2021
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Fine Arts Work Center is holding its summer workshops in writing and the visual arts entirely online. Registration is $550 per workshop. Among the offerings: Pete Hocking on “Painting as Memoir,” June 7th to 11th; Nicole J. Georges demonstrates “Drawing a Line: Graphic Memoir,” June 21st to 25th; and Vicky Tomayko leads a workshop […]
Turn the Page
Live Online Provincetown, MAYi Shu Lai teaches “Mirror Works: Inclusivity in Writing and Reading,” a four-week online course via the Fine Arts Work Center beginning Monday, June 7th. Participants will learn the importance of honoring and engaging with different cultural perspectives in their writing. Tuition is $550 at fawc.org.
Living Legend
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill 10 Meetinghouse Road, Truro, MAGloria Monaghan teaches “Tapping Into Myth and Image,” an in-person poetry workshop at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, 10 Meetinghouse Road, on Monday, June 14th through Friday, June 18th, from 9 a.m. to noon. Students will incorporate myths, symbols, and the “synchronicities of daily life” into their poems. Registration is $455 at […]
Charting Art
Live Online Provincetown, MASuzanne Altman teaches “Art America: Regional Art Museums of the U.S.,” an online lecture series via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Monday, June 14th through Friday, June 18th, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Altman breaks down America’s museums into five regions — Mid-Atlantic, New England, Midwest, West, South, and Southwest — noting what is […]
Story Time
Live Online Provincetown, MAPhotographer Beowulf Sheehan teaches “Seeing You: Storytelling, Storyteller & Photography,” a virtual workshop via the Fine Arts Work Center, Monday, June 21st through Friday, June 25th, from 10 a.m. to noon. Then, from noon to 2 p.m., Nicole J. Georges teaches “Drawing a Line: Graphic Memoir,” exploring storytelling in fictional or autobiographical comic strips. Registration […]
Beauty and the Beast
Live Online Provincetown, MASandra Beasley teaches “Taming the Beast: Assembling Your Poetry Collection,” a four-week virtual workshop via the Fine Arts Work Center, from Monday, July 12th through August 6th. Beasley is the author of four books of poetry: Made to Explode, Count the Waves, I Was the Jukebox, and Theories of Falling. Registration is $550 at fawc.org.
Fear Not
Cape Cod School of Art 207 Route 6, ProvincetownMary Giammarino is teaching “No Fear Plein Air Painting,” an in-person course through the Cape School of Art, 207 Route 6 in Provincetown. It runs Monday, July 12th through Friday, July 16th, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. In a supportive environment where there are “no mistakes,” Giammarino will teach students how to observe light and […]
Comic Relief
Wellfleet Preservation Hall 335 Main St, Wellfleet, MAThe Provincetown Art Association and Museum’s Youth Workshops continue this week. Jack Turnball teaches a course on graphic novels, for artists ages 11 to 14, on Wednesday, July 14th through Friday, July 16th, 1 to 4 p.m. It will take place at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main St. Registration for the week is $90 at […]
What a Color
Cape Cod School of Art 207 Route 6, ProvincetownJudith Fulmer teaches “Painting the Impressionist Watercolor” via the Cape School of Art, on Monday, July 26th through Friday, July 30th, 9 a.m. to noon. Students will learn the block study method, and be introduced to terms such as local color, brilliance, mass, warm notes, and cool notes. Registration is $350 at capeschoolofart.org.
Good Representation
Fine Arts Work Center 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MAMegan Hinton teaches “Abstract Representational Painting” at the Fine Arts Work Center, 24 Pearl St. in Provincetown, on Monday, July 26th through Friday, July 30th, from 10 a.m to noon. “Students will learn how to make powerful painted imagery by distancing oneself from representation and eliminating unnecessary details,” says the course description. Registration is $550 […]
