AFCC News
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AFCC's Exec Director Kevin Howard Upcoming Guest Speaker Appearance
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Executive Director Kevin Howard, will appear as a guest speaker in the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce's 100 Years of Leadership Public Forum held at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel on February 22, 10 am - noon.
Kevin Howard is one of five leaders that was chosen to speak at the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce's Free Public Forum,"Focused On Our Future." The event will bring regional leaders together for a forum on future challenges and opportunities for our region. The confirmed panelists will cover the following topics: Business, Education, Civic Life, Culture and Environment.
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Visit AFCC's Winter Art Exhibit Seeing the Light
Seeing the Light is on display now - February 22 at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. The show features work by 66 established and emerging Cape Cod artists. This unique, and free exhibit aims to introduce young students to works of art by local Cape Cod artists.
Many of the wonderful pieces in this year's exhibit, including the selection of artwork shown below, are currently available for sale! Portions of the proceeds go to the artist, Cotuit Center for the Arts and The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. The AFCC and Cotuit Center proceeds are used to defray the costs of the program that brings almost 2,000 area students to visit the exhibit on docent led tours, complete with an art project.
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Moon Light Flight by Carl Lopes,
Light Entertainment by Lenore Lyons,
Underground Railroad Legend Quilt by Robin Joyce Miller,
Williams Pond Series: What Lies Beneath the Surface by Jennifer Whitfield
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If you are interested in purchasing any of these works, please contact the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod: 508-362-0066 / [email protected]
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Arts Marketing Opportunities for 2014
2014 will be the year that will change the face of Arts Marketing on Cape Cod for years to come.
There will be a series of Arts Marketing Meetings to explain the new opportunities that will exist to get your good work promoted in a new and dynamic way! Learn about the launch of the new ArtsCapeCod website, CapeCod ArtsApp, new opportunities available with Cape Cod Life, including a comprehensive new art guide, and the Arts Foundation's new membership program!
Join us at the following locations (wine & cheese will be served):
- Highfield Hall and Gardens - 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth - February 18, 4 pm
- Heritage Museums & Gardens - 67 Grove Street, Sandwich - February 19, 4 pm
- Webinar Meeting Presentation - February 25, 10 am
seeing you there!
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Seventh Annual Creative Collaborative Conference 
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is pleased to announce the Seventh Annual Creative Collaborative Conference at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis on March 24 from 7:30 am - 3 pm.
There is a great schedule of panels, presentations and discussions planned covering a range of topics! The AFCC is excited to present Rob Orchard, Executive Director for the Arts at Emerson College as this year's keynote speaker. Other presenters include cultural leaders, as well as publishers and editors from local and national media outlets.
Register Online Today!
Organizations and businesses can take advantage of a space in the exhibit room, providing the opportunity to tell attendees about themselves, share news, market products and distribute print collateral for upcoming programs, For more information, call Abby Adams at 508-362-0066 ext. 16 or visit: www.artsfoundation.org/creative-collaborative-conference
The Creative Collaborative Conference is presented thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Cape Cod Five Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Trust and the Catania Hospitality Group.
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ArtsApp Cape Cod Now Accepting Enrollment
ArtsApp Cape Cod is now accepting enrollment for the 2014 season! Sign up before February 27, and you will also be featured in the complementary ArtsMap printed guide.
The Cape Cod ArtsApp is the best way to create your own Arts Trail, finding Cape Cod artists, craftspeople, galleries, museums, art centers, theaters, and concerts. Download to your mobile device to find what's nearest to you while you wander around the Cape.
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Please Take Notice To These Important Surveys!
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod seeks nominations for the following four awards: Collaborative Arts Projects of the Year, Arts Educator of the Year, Community Leadership in Support of the Arts & Lifetime Achievement Award. For additional information & access to the survey's, please Click Here!
The Cape Cod Chamber is requesting your participation in a survey: Your professional knowledge and survey results will help the Cape Cod Chamber create an online tool guide that will help every traveler planning their trip to Cape Cod. All responses will be kept confidential, Click Here! to take the survey - Please scan and email to [email protected] / fax to 508-362-3698
The Cape Cod Symphony and Conservatory of Music & Arts, Inc. (CCSCMA) has engaged AMS Planning & Research Corp., a national arts management consulting firm, to conduct a feasibility study for the creation of a new performing arts center in the greater Hyannis area. CCSCMA is requesting your participation in a confidential online survey intended to gather information on arts and cultural participation on Cape Cod as well as feedback related to the proposed center! The survey should take no more than 10 - 15 minutes - Click Here! to begin the survey
Thank You!
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The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Thanks Its Sponsors
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Visual Arts
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Cape Cod Museum of Art New Exhibitions
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Envy Transformed (detail)
by Beth Minear
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Salvatore Del Deo: Faces and Figures 1969-2012, now - March 9, with a Gallery Talk by the artist on February 27, 2pm: This Spring marks the completion of artist Salvatore Del Deo's sixth decade as a year-round Provincetown resident, where he has repeatedly played a major leadership role in the town's art community. For all this time he's masterfully painted virtually every aspect of his environs at the Cape's end, including dunes, wharves, fish and lighthouses. But his portraits and figurative works are especially compelling.
All About sEVEn: A Multimedia Exhibit by 49 Cape Women Artists, February 14 - March 30 with an opening reception on March 1, 3 - 5 pm: Many people consider seven a lucky - or even magical - number. There are seven days in the week, seven continents, seven notes in the musical scale and seven colors in the rainbow. This exhibition will explore seven themes related to the number seven, each as interpreted by seven female artists - for a grand total of 49 participants! Each group of seven artists chose their own theme, with most eschewing the more obvious options. The themes they elected to pursue are as follows: Spectrum, Elements, Pleiades, Seven Deadly Sins...?, Intentions, Seven Generations, and Formal 7.
Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes, Salley Mavor - Nursery Rhymes as Fabric Art, now - February 16. The artwork of Pocketful of Posies was made from a variety of materials, all sewn together with different stitching techniques on naturally dyed wool felt. Each piece was photographed and printed onto the pages of the book, and the collection was made over a three year period. Salley has been developing this art form for the past thirty years and illustrating children's books for twenty years.
Mikhail Zakin: Salt Glazed Pottery, now - March 9: New Jersey potter Mikhail Zakin taught ceramics at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill from its inception in the early 1970s until 12 days before she passed on September 9, 2012. Ninety-two years old at the time, she was anticipating her salt-glazes pottery at the CCMOA this winter. The show will go on as scheduled, serving as a testament to the creativity of an exceptionally vibrant woman.
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Cultural Center's Current & Upcoming Art Exhibitions
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Origins of Existence
by Tessa D'Agostino
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Reception for Three New Exhibits by Tessa D'Agostino, Marianne O'Neill and Community Connections, February 14, 5 - 7 pm: A reception to celebrate exhibits Origins of Existence by Tessa D'Agostino, a special installation will be on display in the Vault. This floor to ceiling art installation on display in the Vault, will lead viewers through a branch woven, tunneled entrance into a warmly lit, cave-like experience. With this lighted branch-woven sculpture in the center of the room, it will produce branching shadows that will dance upon the walls and ceiling in addition to the guests that enter. To watch a time lapse video of this interactive exhibit, Click Here! Marianne O'Neill will show in the Blue Room, and Community Connections in the Board Room. Receptions are free and open to the public, so be sure to stop by and celebrate these wonderful exhibits.
Great Impressions Exhibit, February 26 - March 16 with an Opening Reception on March 2, 5 - 7 pm: To celebrate a juried exhibition by printmakers from across the Cape. Come meet the artists and enjoy the art and refreshments. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Women Rock! Arts, Activism, and Celebration! March 9, 3 pm: Sponsored by the Cape Cod Branch of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
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Brewster Ladies' Library Art Upcoming Opening Reception
Brewster Ladies' Library presents a Paul Tougas Art Show, now - February 28 with an opening reception on February 14, 7 - 9 pm.
The Dream Project is a show of impressionistic paintings and unconscious sketches. Tougas has the dream to elevate awareness and support of the Fountain House Clubhouse model, which established standards to help people with mental illness stay out of hospitals and achieve their goals. All proceeds from the sale will go to the International Coalition of Clubhouse Development, which establishes these clubhouses around the world.
1822 Main Street, Brewster. Please call the library at 508-896-3913 before visiting the exhibition room, due the exhibition room sometimes begin in use for a program and not open for viewing.
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Gallery Antonia Live Watercolor Demonstration by Ann Hart
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Cast of Lures by Ann Hart
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Join Gallery Antonia over Valentine's weekend for a Live Watercolor Demonstration by Cape Cod artist Ann Hart on February 15, 12 - 2 pm. Artist Ann Hart has received awards from the Cape Cod Art Association, and was awarded signature status from the Transparent Watercolor Society of America.
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Addison Art Gallery Upcoming Seasonal Shows & Related Event
Reception for Annual Winter Show on February 15, 5 - 7 pm: Join artist and friends during Presidents' Day Weekend for a show of new works and a cozy winter get-together. Orleans is livening up the winter with shops around town - decorated in charming blue lights to celebrate the February holidays and school vacations.
Related Event * Paul Schulenburg at Main Street Wine & Gourmet on February 22, 3 - 6 pm: Join artist and friends, old and new for a tasting of fine wines at this reception featuring Paul Schulenburg. Paul is an internationally collected artist whose work has shown in the Hopper House Museum, in solo shows at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, and in many group exhibitions at CCMA, PAAM, and the Cahoon Museum of American Art. His work can be found in prestigious collections throughout the United States, in Canada, Europe and Hong Kong.
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Guild of Harwich Artists Sponsors Painting Demonstration by Robert Mesrop
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The Guild of Harwich Artists is sponsoring a Painting Demonstration by Robert Mesrop at The Harwich Community Center on February 15, 2 - 4 pm.
Robert is a Signature Member of the New England Watercolor Society and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. He is also a Master Artist at the Cape Cod Art Association, and a highly effective teacher. Robert will use his favorite medium, watercolor, to create a new work and will describe his method. Additionally, he will discuss the materials, how to use photos, etc. Any and all questions will be welcomed and encouraged. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome to this free event!
100 Oak Street, Harwich. For more info, contact Warren Hall: 508-432-3525 / [email protected]
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Naturescape Gallery at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents a Naturescape Gallery to kick off February School Vacation with original artwork from the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School on February 15 - March 14, from 11 am - 3 pm.
The students have been experimenting with their own version of a Mexican traditional substance called Amate, made from the pulp of the Fig and Mulberry trees. Using their own substances of brown craft paper and India ink, students considered the animals, plant life and Cape Cod's environment to create their original tempera paintings inspired by the Amate tradition. These paintings reflect their creative efforts to select birds, fish, reptiles and plants and interpreting them by using bold colors. This event is free with Museum Admission. 869 Main Street, Brewster. For more info, contact Teresa Izzo: 508-896-3867 ext. 133 / www.ccmnh.org
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Arts of Palm at Barnstable Town Hall
Arts of Palm works of art by Collen Corson will be on display in the Selectmen's Conference Room & Town Hall Hearing Room (located on the 2nd floor) in Barnstable Town Hall, now - February 21.
The "Art on Loan" program, which displays the work of local artists on the meeting room walls in Barnstable Town Hall, will feature the clever creations of Colleen Corson. An artist and designer from Falmouth, Colleen spends many months in the Florida Keys each year. In addition to designing home accessories, she creates fish entirely from palm tree materials she collects. Using the coconut seed pods she is able to create sea creatures of all shapes and sizes.
367 Main Street, Hyannis. For more info, contact Melissa Hersh: 508-862-4767 / Colleen can be reached at: [email protected]
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Halloween Sonata
by Max Redfire Wheeler
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Falmouth Art Center's Current & Upcoming Art Exhibits
Juried Photography Exhibition, now - February 24: This exhibit features photographs by Cape Cod artists that were selected by juror Betty Wiley, an award-winning portrait and nature photographer.
Contemplation of Quiet Places, February 27 - March 24: In the main gallery of the Falmouth Art Center, the Falmouth Artists Guild presents an exhibition in all media.
Abstract, now - March 3: An exhibit of specifically selected abstract artworks by Cape Cod artists is on display in the lobby at the Falmouth Art Center.
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Miller White Fine Arts Current Exhibit
Miller White Fine Arts presents a Winter Fine Arts Invitational show that will feature work by gallery artists, as well as, six guest exhibitors from, now - March 14.
In addition to Miller White Fine Arts' roster of gallery artists, the following guest exhibitors were invited to display their work: Gigi Burboeck, Joan Harvey, Amy Heller, Martine Jore, Carl Lopes, and Heather Pilchard. Mark your calendars for a visit to what promises to be an unforgettable show, featuring some of the very best in contemporary visual art on Cape Cod!
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Wellfleet Public Library Presents A United February Show
Wellfleet Public Library presents a United art show featuring work by Latham Centers Students & Adult Residents for the entire month of February.
The colorful show features some 40 works by students of Latham School in Brewster, and adult residents of Latham who live throughout Cape Cod. The exhibiting student artists attend school year-round at Latham's residential campus while Latham adults reside in Cape homes close to work sites, day habilitation programs and other activities. United, marks the first time that Latham students and adult residents have collaborated on a joint art show. The faculty and staff for students ages 8 - 22 took the opportunity to create art for the Wellfleet show centered upon the themes of Black History Month, Presidents' Day and Valentine's Day.
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Extended Show at the Media Center Featuring Illustrations by Ned Sonntag
The Cape Cod Media Center announces a Heads-Up for an Ongoing Show featuring illustration work by artist Ned Sonntag, extended through the end of February.
Ned is best known as the premiere Betty Boop illustrator for the King Features/Fleischer Studios Hearst Licensing Department. However, this exhibit features 43 years worth of Ned's other cartoons, comic strips and illustrations taken from magazines and websites. Pen & ink, watercolor/Prisma, acrylic painting and even a few digital printouts, give the viewers a taste of various media. The subject/topic of these works stretch back to the mid-70s and the last days of the Underground Press.
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17th Annual Photography Contest Showing Now at the Creative Arts Center!
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The 17th Annual Photography Contest announces award-winners & will be on display at the Creative Arts Center throughout the month of February.
The Cape Cod View Finders Camera Club held a reception on February 2, where they awarded cash prizes and ribbons the winners. The show includes 144 entires from 82 non-club members, representing 13 Cape locations and 10 off-Cape locations.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
1st Place - Milt Williamson of West Falmouth for Foggy Marsh
2nd Place - Nancy Bloom of North Truro for Cape Cod Laundry
3rd Place - Doug Scott of Eastham for New Hope Station
Honorable Mentions - Nancy Bloom of North Truro for Figawi Race, Julie DeMello of East Falmouth for Unseen Colors, Julie DeMello of East Falmouth for Serene, David Farquhar of East Orleans for Snow Coming, Marvin Greenbaum of Harwich for Menemsha, Jessica Langlois of West Dennis for Vineyard Haven, Mariners Hospital, Heather Marty of Escondido, CA for Pond Lillies, Marie Palcic of West Yarmouth for Morning After, Leak Ramuglia of Somerville for Sleeping in Esna, Egypt, Peter A. Schaible of Brewster for Dawn's Early Light II, April Silva of Truro for Head of the Meadow Beach, Janet Walton of Pocasset for Race Point Lighthouse, Milt Williamson of West Falmouth for Duzzy Grille.
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More Visual Arts
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Falmouth Art Center presents the following exhibits: Art Exhibit: Juried Photography Exhibition from, now - February 24: This exhibit features photographs by Cape Cod artists that were selected by juror Betty Wiley, an award-winning portrait and nature photographer; Lobby Exhibit: Abstract from, now - March 3: An exhibit of specifically selected abstract artworks by Cape Cod artists is on display in the lobby at the Falmouth Art Center. 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth. Info: 508-540-3304 / www.falmouthart.org
- Falmouth Hospital Auxiliary Art Department presents a Past and Present exhibition by Joline Diehl on display in the Thomas E. Hanley Art Gallery, now - February 28. Three serigraphs by Thomas E. Hanley are also in the gallery. They were donated to the Falmouth Hospital Auxiliary to be sold to benefit the new ER. 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth. For more info contact, Muriel Locklin: 508-495-0870.
- The Higgins Gallery at Cape Cod Community College presents an exhibition of iconic fashions titled 1862-1952: A Century of Garments, now - March 1. On display is a selection of unique pieces from the Centerville Historical Museum. 2240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable. Info: 508-362-2131 ext. 4484 / www.capecod.edu/higgins
- The Edward Gorey Store is offering Very Gorey Valentine's Day Gifts for your special someone! Give an Edward Gorey gift this Valentines Day that your love will love. Info: 877-467-3908 / www.goreystore.com
- Reflections: God's Creatures Great and Small is the title of the new exhibit of nature photography by Cheryl Califano on display at the Green Briar Nature Center from, now - March 23. Three years ago Califano found herself spending several days a week on Cape Cod, mostly in Sandwich. As a nature enthusiast, she soon discovered Green Briar and a new source of inspiration for her photography. 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich. Info: 508-888-6870 / www.thorntonburgess.org
- Sandwich Glass Museum Current Exhibitions: Infuse III, by hand blown glass artist Sayuri Kingsbury in the Contemporary Gallery from, now - March 31: This multi-talented artist grew up in Sapporo, Japan and started glassblowing at a small glass factory in her hometown when she was 18 years old. She produces an amazing amount of her own work while maintaining a rigorous schedule from several different glassblowers; Wish You Were Here, Postcards from Sandwich, showing from, now - June 8: The exhibit features dozens of postcards from a bygone era. These images reflect the remnants of an earlier industrial age far different from the quaint New England town depicted today. At the turn of the century postcards were being produced by the billions worldwide. They were a fast and convenient way to send a short message. The postcard craze was also popular with collectors who filled scrapbooks with images of their travels. 129 Main Street, Sandwich. For more info, contact Elaine Thomas: 508-888-0251 ext. 15 / www.sandwichglassmuseum.org
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Literary Arts
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Sturgis Library Book Talk & Signing with James McGuane
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The Hunted Whale photo courtesy of W. W. Norton and Co
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Sturgis Library presents a Book Talk & Signing featuring James McGuane, author of The Hunted Whale on February 15, 2 pm.
When the international ban on whaling was instituted in 1986, the practice of hunting the great marine mammals was relegated mostly to the annals of history. These days, whale hunting is widely considered a destructive and inhumane practice of a bygone era; long forgotten are the days when whaling was a perilous adventure on the high seas. Join author James McGuane as he discusses the history of whaling and his new publication, The Hunted Whale. Older school children are also welcome. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This talk is free, but registration is required.
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 South Yarmouth Library Presentation & Book Signing
South Yarmouth Library hosts Henry Beston's Cape Cod: Inspiration for a National Seashore presentation and book signing on February 16, 2 - 3:30 pm.
Multimedia presentation by Don Wilding from the Henry Beston Society shares how Henry Beston's The Outermost House influenced the establishment of a National Park. This event includes a book signing, with DVDs of documentary footage available. 312 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more info & to register: 508-246-7242 / www.henrybeston.org
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 Titcomb's Bookshop Upcoming Book Talks
Book Talk and Signing: My Life Embracing Transplanted and Polycystic Kidneys on February 22, 2 - 3 pm: Bill Burbank, a Sandwich resident, has written a memoir tracing his experience living with end stage renal failure.
Book Talk and Signing: The Old Cape House by Barbara Eppich Struna on February 23, 1 0 2 pm: The Old Cape House is historical fiction that follows two Cape Cod woman centuries apart. The author uses alternating chapters between the 18th and 21st centuries, to unfold a mystery that has had the old salts of Cape Cod guessing for almost 300 years.
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Wordsworth and Coleridge: Lyrical Ballads at Snow Library
Friends of Snow Library presents Wordsworth and Coleridge: Lyrical Ballads in Snow Library's Trustees' Room from now - March 24, 1 - 2:30 pm.
This book of 1798 includes some of the poets' best and most innovative work, making it a landmark in British literature. Please bring a copy edited by R.L. Brett and A.R. Jones (2nd ed., paperback).
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More Literary Events
- Cultural Center of Cape Cod presents a Reading by the Steeple Street Poets on February 13, 7 pm. The Steeple Street Poets of Mashpee will read from their work. Also featured will be Robin Smith-Johnson who will read from and sign copies of her book, Dream of the Antique Dealer's Daughter. 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. Info: 508-394-7100 / www.cultural-center.org
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Children, Youth & Family
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Woods Hole Theater Company Presents Alice in Wonderland
Woods Hole Theater Company presents a special winter break production of Alice in Wonderland at the Woods Hole Community Hall on February 14, 18 & 20 at 7 pm, February 15 & 22 at 4 pm, and February 23 at 2 pm.
This performance was written by Lewis Carroll, Adapted by Holly Erin McCarthy, and Directed by Lisa Jo Rudy. This performance marks Rudy's first time directing with the theater. This is also the first time in several years that the WHTC has done a family production on our main stage. Rudy has assembled a cast of approximately 40 actors and musicians, ranging in ages from 6 - 73 year-olds.
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February Vacation Magic at the Harwich Junior Theatre
The Amazing Richard and Co. returns to the HJT Stage with some new Magic and old favorites on February 19, 1 pm.
Kids of all ages thrill to their inventive illusions including "Snow Storm Live", "Comedy Sword Cabinet", "Hoodini Escape Trunk", and making an encore appearance, AB the Magic Rabbit! Kid's onstage and so much more... 105 Division Street, West Harwich. Info & tickets: 508-432-2002 / hjtcapecod.org
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Falmouth Art Center Announces Classes for Youth & Teens
For a full list of Youth & Teen Classes and detailed information, Click Here.
- Play with Clay, ages 6 - 8
- Whimsical Watercolors After School
- Itsy Bitsy Fingers, Exploration of Clay for Preschoolers
- High School Ceramics
- Art for the Home Schooled
- Introduction to Clay, ages 9 - 12
- After School Art for Elementary Students, ages 6 - 9
- Early Release Day for ages 5 - 8: I SPY Spring Collage
- Early Release Day for ages 9 - 12: I SPY Spring Collage
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Heritage Museums & Gardens Announces Plans to Open New STEM Preschool
Heritage Museums & Gardens announces their plan to open a new STEM-based (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Preschool curriculum in September, which will be located in a renovated section of the Art and Carousel Building.
The Hundred Acre School will open in September and will fully utilize the rich resources of Heritage Museums, including collections, exhibits, expert staff, and exemplary public gardens. It will provide students the opportunity to engage with the outdoor world while taking advantage of the classroom offerings of a STEM education. The School will provide 4 & 5 year-olds with 21st century skills that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) provide, and will give them an advantage as they grow and mature academically, providing a better preparation for Kindergarten.
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Seeing the Light: School Vacation Workshops!
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Photos by Rebecca Sher (top)
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The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, together with the Cotuit Center for the Arts, announces the seventh year of their collaborative Seeing the Light winter art exhibit, showing now - February 22, 2014.
This years winter art exhibit features 66 Cape Cod artists' interpretations of "seeing the light," both literally and figuratively. This unique, free exhibit aims to introduce kids to the work of artists from Cape Cod, while encouraging their own creativity by engaging in age-appropriate educational activities during their visit.
School Vacation Workshops on February 18 (Ages 6-9) & February 20 (Ages 10+) from 3 - 4:30 pm: Some area schools will tour the exhibit with an assigned docent on field trips, but there will also be these two workshops which offer the families an opportunity to enjoy the winter exhibit together.
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Musical Performances
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Nauset High School's Honors Chorus Sweet Serenade Performance
The Nauset Regional High School's award-winning Honors Chorus presents two Sweet Serenade performances at the Brewster Baptist Church on February 13, 6 - 7 pm & 7:30 - 8:30 pm.
Enjoy delectable desserts served by singing waiters! The Nauset Regional High School's award-winning Honors Chorus will present a concert of love songs and yummy treats. Ticket price includes beverage, dessert, concert and donation to the chorus.
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Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra Presents CapePOPS Piano Men
Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra presents CapePOPS Piano Men at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center from February 14 - 16.
The set is locked on two legends - Billy Joel and Elton John, The Piano Men, the guys who gave us My Life and Your Song. While Joel and John need no introduction, meet recording arts and Rocket Man, Jim Witter. He and his band - along with your very own orchestra - will rev up the motor on this multimedia, rock-musical-tribute and give you the biggest thrill you ever got by doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock. No need to dress up. Come Just the Way You Are!
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Cultural Center Upcoming Musical Performances
A Night of Hollies Hits: Terry Sylvester, February 15, 7:30 pm: Terry Sylvester, former lead singer of The Hollies, will perform the group's greatest hits in the intimate Great Hall. Terry's stage act is a fun-filled show including many of the hits he performed plus up close and personal chats with the audience. Join Terry as he entertains you and shares stories from his early days at the Cavern Club to the presents day.
The Stardust Duo, February 16, 2 pm: Amanda and Jonathan Roberts perform standard classical repertoire, but they also explore works of alternative styles. The duo released their first CD, The Stardust Duo: Debussy, Poulenc, and Franck Sonatas for Violin and Piano, in the summer of 2009.
Music Cafe with The Ticks, February 22, 8 - 10:30 pm: The Ticks are Emma Dubner on bass, Julia Randall on drums, and Sue Vallee on guitar. All three sing and perform original songs written by members of the band. Always with a mind to fashion and/or unabashed theatricality, they play driving pop-punk and rock. Come have some fun with a great dance and listening band!
Gerry Beaudoin's Jazz Masters Concert Revue, February 28, 7 pm: Called "One of New England's premier jazz guitarist" by Just Jazz Guitar Magazine, Gerry has appeared on over twenty recordings in his career singe his first national release in 1990. With Cassandre McKinley on vocals, Harry Allen on sax, Howard Alden & Gerry Beaudoin on guitar, Herard Beaudoin III on vibes, Jesse Williams on bass, and Bart Weisman on drums. Supported by the Yarmouth Tourism Fund.
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Music & More at the Cape Cod Museum of Art
Cape Cod Museum of Art continues their Music & More program with the Dixie Diehards on February 16 at 2:30 pm.
Known for its spirited renditions of Dixieland tunes, the Dixie Diehards Jazz Band will present "A Musical Trip to New Orleans." Highlighting toe-tapping music from the New Orleans of the 1920s and 30s, the concert will include such numbers as Basin Street Blues, Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, Georgia on My Mind, Alabama Jubilee and The Pearls.
60 Hope Lane, Dennis. Info & tickets: 508-385-4477 / www.ccmoa.org
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Woods Hole Folk Music Society Presents The Johnson Girls
Woods Hole Folk Music Society presents maritime singing group The Johnson Girls at the Community Hall on February 16, 7:30 pm.
The Johnson Girls are a powerful and energetic all-female singing group based in New York. They specialize in maritime music and perform songs in tight vocal harmony from a variety of traditions, from English, Scottish, Irish and American to Caribbean, Quebecois and Italian. Named after a traditional African-American sea chantey, or work song, The Johnson Girls formed as a quintet in 1997, but now generally perform as a quartet or trio. Appearing in Woods Hole will the original members Joy Bennett, Bonnie Milner, and Dierdre Murtha.
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Cotuit Center for the Arts Wine & Music Wednesday
Cotuit Center for the Arts presents Wine & Music Wednesday with musical guest Stefilia's Stone, February 19, 6 - 7:30 pm.
The first event was held in March of 2010 and it has become a very popular event at the Center. It's the perfect way to end your day, start your evening or just join friends for a night out looking at terrific art. To learn more about special guest Stefilia's Stone, Click Here! Tickets will be available at door.
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Winter Coffee House at Cataumet Arts Center
The Cataumet Arts Center presents a Winter Coffee House Performance featuring John & Rachel Nicholas and guests on February 22, 7:30 pm.
John and Rachel Nicholas have shared the stage with Dave Mallet, Patty Larkin, Chris Smither, Paul Sullivan, Mary Gauthier and many others. Their original lyrics sing of love and loss, and the triumphs and comedies of the human heart. Joining them will be musicians Hugh O'Doherty, Chris LoCascio and Denny Williams. Doors open at 7 pm.
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Brewster Ladies' Library Upcoming Concerts
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Brewster Ladies' Library presents a Cranberry Shores Concert on February 23, 2 - 3:30 pm.
As part of the Brewster Ladies' Library Concert Series, the library invites you to a performance by the women's chorus, Cranberry Shores. Members are local and passionate a cappella singers.
1822 Main Street, Brewster. For more info: 508-896-3913
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Sandwich Soul in Concert at Sandwich High School Theater
Sandwich High School Theater hosts Sandwich Soul in Concert on February 28, 7 - 9 pm.
To celebrate Sandwich, the Sandwich Soul's 3rd Annual coffeehouse style performance has moved to a larger venue, as each year the audience grows. It's a wonderful night of music celebrating the town's 375th anniversary. You'll enjoy group performances from the full Sandwich Soul choral group, solos, and small group numbers chosen and performed by various members.
365 Quaker Meeting House Road, Sandwich. For more info, contact Melinda Lasit: 508-888-4900 ext. 4155 / [email protected]
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More Musical Performances
- Snow Library hosts Music Memory for Adults: Name that Tune with a Live Orchestra from now - March 12, 3 - 4 pm. Enjoy a "Music Memory" experience by interactively learning 16 mostly classical pieces, key elements of famous compositions, stylistic content, composer background and technical features will be highlighted. 67 Main Street, Orleans. Info: www.friendsofsnowlibrary.org
- Payomet Performing Arts Center presents a Valentine's Concert Featuring Catherine Russell on February 15, 7:30 pm: Russell's new album Bring It Back, will officially be released on February 11 and is already causing quite a stir... See for yourself and listen to her recent performance at Lincoln Center: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRF4L7u6DQs. 200 Main Street, Wellfleet. Info & tickets: 508-487-5400 / www.payomet.org
- Truro Library Winter Music Series continues with the following performances: Violinist Isabelle Eastman, February 15: Enjoy the crisp and bright bowing of violinist Isabelle Eastman, a Cape local and Nauset High School student. Isabelle has been playing since she was a young girl and often performs with the group, The Fiddleheads; Higher Ground String Band, February 22: Musicians Jeannie Sagara, Cheryl Parkington and Mike Murzyn are an acoustic string band featuring bluegrass gospel, oldtime, folk and original compositions. 7 Standish Way, North Truro. Info: 508-487-1125 / www.trurolibrary.org
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The Bart Weisman Group announces their upcoming performances: Valentine's Dinner & Dance at Chatham Bars Inn on February 14, 6:30 pm: Featuring Leslie Boyle (vocals) with Fred Boyle (piano), Ron Ormsby (bass) & Bart Weisman (drums); Smooth Jazz Group at Grand Cru in Hyannis on February 15, 8 pm: Steve Hambleton (guitar), Rich Hill (bass) & Bart Weisman (drums); Jazz Jam Cape Cod at The Island Merchant in Hyannis on February 16, 4 pm: Fred Boyle (piano), Laird Boles (bass) & Bart Weisman (drums); Gerry Beaudoin's Jazz Masters Concert Revue at The Cultural Center in South Yarmouth on February 28, 7 pm: Howard Allen & Gerry Beaudoin (guitars), Harry Allen (sax), Cassandre McKinley (vocals), Gerard Beaudoin III (vibes), Jesse Williams (bass) & Bart Weisman (drums). For a full listing of performances, please visit: http://bartweisman.com/
- Harvest Gallery Wine Bar announces their Upcoming Musical Acts from 7:30 - 10:30 pm: Toast & Jam - folk, bluegrass - February 13; Chandler Travis 3-0 - eclectic, jazz, rock & pop - February 14; Hot Club of Orleans - jazz, MatthiasBossi, Jon Evans, Benjamin Kushigian - February 15; James Rice - acoustic folk, blues, Americana - February 16; Open Mike with Kathleen Healy - folk singer - February 19; Toast & Jam - folk, bluegrass - February 20; Chandler Travis 3-0 - eclectic, jazz, rock & pop - February 21; Fred Clayton Blues - blues - February 22; Bruce MacLean - rock - February 23. 776 Main Street, Route 6A, Dennis Village. Info: 508-385-2444 / harvestgallerywinebar.com/
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Theater, Dance & Film
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Into The Woods at Harwich Junior Theatre
Harwich Junior Theatre presents Into The Woods based on the book by James Lapine with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim on February 13 - March 16.
The worlds of Brothers Grimm fairytales collide in this hit Broadway Musical. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim brings everyone's favorite characters together in a timeless yet relevant modern classic. Starring an adult cast including: Caitlin Mills, Brandon Grimes, Elizabeth Moore, Donna Credit, Jennifer and Dan Rabold, Jamie Lynne Stuart, Jonathan Cornet, Danny Price, Jo Brisbane, Duncan and Catherine Macallister, Hannah Carrita and Suzette Hutchinson. 105 Division Street, West Harwich. Info & tickets: 508-432-2002 / hjtcapecod.org
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Eventide Arts Family Theatre Presents Tom Sawyer, A Play with Music!
Eventide Arts Family Theatre presents Tom Sawyer, A Play with Music at the Gertrude Lawrence Stage inside Dennis Union Church from February 13 - 23. Direction by Kay DeFord and Musical Direction by Glenn Starner-Tate, bring this great American story to the stage that has been enjoyed by children and adults. Touching, funny, and always engrossing, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is, and probably always will be, a much beloved American classic. In this production, Tom Sawyer's greatest exploits, along with his best friend Huckleberry Finn and love interest Becky Thatcher, are plucked from the book and set delightfully on stage. Mark Twain himself travels forward in time to narrate this production that features a musical accompaniment of classic American music.
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Friends of Snow Library Presents Who's Who on Cape Cod Event
Lifetime Learning, Friends of Snow Library presents Who's Who on Cape Cod from February 14 - March 14, 1 - 2:30 pm. Lifetime Learning is fortunate to present Harold Crocker, a native of Falmouth and a world-renowned master ventriloquist who has practices his art for over six decades. He and his three pals, Butch, Eddie and Bucky, will involve their audience in a magical world of songs, jokes, whistling, and best of all, amazing stories.
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A Soldier's Play at Wellfleet Harbors Actors Theater
Wellfleet Actors Theater presents A Soldier's Play on February 14 & 15, 8 - 10 pm.
In honor of Black History Month, Roxbury Repertory Theater brings us the Pulitzer Prize winning drama, A Soldier's Play. An incisive exploration of racial tensions and ambiguities that gives no easy answers and assigns no simple blame.
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Woods Hole Film Festival Presents Dinner & A Movie: Cutie and the Boxer
Woods Hole Film Festival presents Dinner & a Movie: Cutie and the Boxer on February 14 with dinner served at 5:30 pm followed by the movie beginning at 7:30 pm.
Dinner & a Movie offers elegant dining with independent film at the Captain Kidd Restaurant. Select from a present menu of food prepared specially for the evening. Cutie and the Boxer is the featured documentary by Zachary Heinzerling. A reflection on love, sacrifice, and the creative spirit, this candid New York story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of renowned "boxing" painter Ushio Shinohara and his artist wife, Noriko.
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Current & Upcoming Theater Performances at Cotuit Center for the Arts
Black Comedy, now - February 22: A one-act farce by Peter Shaffer ( Amadeus, Equus) in which a desperate sculptor hopes to impress his fiancee's father by "borrowing" a few antiques, but best laid plans go up in smoke after a fuse blows in his apartment. Click Here to watch the Promo Video!
The Bay Colony Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, February 21 & 22, 8 pm: Streamlined and fast paced, Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's greatest tales woven into a world of warriors, courtiers, scholars, maidens, scandal, intrigue, war, betrayal, murder and revenge. In the celebrated tradition of "traveling players," the roving B.C.S.C. and its associated actors, musicians and stage combatants come to Cotuit to stage this riveting version of Shakespeare's classic tragedy directed by Ross MacDonald.
2nd Wednesday Theater: Mend, March 12, 7:30 pm: Written and present by Steven Hillyer and Tim Marback. An emotional roller-coaster from beginning to end, Mend tackles the universal issues every family must face at some point. Is our love strong enough to overcome our differences? Can we forgive each other for past wounds, or is the damage already done?
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Wellfleet Preservation Hall's Food On Film Series!
Wellfleet Preservation Hall continues their Food On Film Series with Waitress on February 27, 6 pm. Waitress (2007), an endearing indie comedy/drama, starring Keri Russell will be paired with "Ain't Got the Winter Blues, Cozy at Prez Hall" Pie! Jenna is unhappily married, squirreling money away, and hoping to win a pie-baking contest so, with the prize money, she'll have enough cash to leave her husband Earl. She bakes phenomenal pies at Joe's diner, listens to old Joe's wisdom, tolerates her sour boss Cal, and finds mutual attraction with the new doctor in town.
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Reel Time: Films with Charisma and Class at Snow Library
Snow Library presents Reel Time: Films with Charisma and Class, now - March 11, 2 - 4:30 pm Come and enjoy the stars and their musicals, comedies, mysteries and dramas we love. Each film is preceded by an introduction and followed by a discussion. A great way to spend a winter's day.
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More Theater, Dance & Film
- The Academy Playhouse presents Neil Simon's comedy Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Neil Simon and Directed by Peter Milsky, now - February 9. 120 Main Street, Orleans. Info & tickets: 508-255-1963 / www.apacape.org/wp/playhouse/calendar/
- Falmouth Art Center presents their Art Education Film Series: Da Vinci and the Code He Lived By on February 26, 3:30 - 5:30 pm. As a gifted painter, scientist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci was the original "Renaissance Man," a brilliant thinker who kept notebooks full of ideas and enjoyed a resurgence as the controversial subject of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code. As time has passed, the artist has become more fascinating than ever. The History Channel documentary uses dramatic reenactments to uncover some little known facts about da Vinci's life and work. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be provided, and a $5 donation is encouraged. 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth. Info: 508-540-3304 / www.falmouthart.org
- The Cultural Center of Cape Cod hosts an Italian Movie Night presented by Tutti Italiani on February 18, 6:30 pm: Bob Callahan will give a brief presentation about the film, The Bicycle Thief prior to the screening, and there will be opportunity for a post-film discussion for those who would like to participate. Join the Cultural Center a great Italian masterpiece and a chance to be with others who love all things Italian! 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. Info: 508-394-7100 / www.cultural-center.org
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Auditions
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Cotuit Center for the Arts Upcoming Audition Dates
Cotuit Center for the Arts announces auditions for If Nothing Changes by Richard Martin, on Februrary 22 & 23 from 4 - 6 pm.
If Nothing Changes will open in the Black Box Theater on April 10 - 27. Writer/Director Richard Martin is seeking actors for his production. This original play is making its premiere at Cotuit Center for the Arts' Black Box Theater. Actors will be asked to read from the script which will be provided at the auditions. The Director is seeking actors with attitude, energy and emotional range. The role of Caitlin will require the ability to move slowly and gracefully as a ballet dancer. Experience in live theater is helpful, but not necessary.
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Harwich Junior Theatre Approaching Audition Dates
Harwich Junior Theatre announces Once On This Island Auditions on February 23 & 24 from 6 - 8 pm.
HJT is seeking performers of all ethnicities, adults and youth ages 8 and up. Please prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo song and dress comfortably, prepared to move. A contemporary, Carribbean-flavored musical by the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty; Directed by Lisa Canto with Music Direction by Robert Wilder and Choreography by Tristan DiVincenzo. Performance dates are May 8 - June 8.
105 Division Street, West Harwich. For more information, contact Nina K. Schuessler: 508-432-2002 ext. 12 / www.hjtcapecod.org
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Eventide Arts Announces Auditions for A Little Night Music
Eventide Arts announces auditions for Stephen Sondheim's A Little Music at the Gertrude Lawrence Stage inside Dennis Union Church on February 28 at 6:30 pm.
Auditioning Roles
- Desiree (Age: 40s-50s) - Once-successful actress, now touring the country-side
- Anne Egerman (Age: 20s) - The new, naive wife of Fredrick Egerman, her much older husband
- Henrick Egerman (Age: 20s) - Fredrick's son, 20 years old and Anne's stepson. He is serious but confused, and is studying for the Lutheran priesthood.
- Petra (Age: 20s-40s) - Anne's maid and closest confidante
- Fredrika Armfeldt (Age: 20s) - Desiree's thirteen-year-old daughter
Please be prepared to sing and read from a prepared script. Directed by Stephen Reynolds, Musical Direction by Maggie Bossi. Performance dates: May 8 - June 1. Middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman brings his new 18-year-old bride Anne to a play starring his former mistress, Desiree Armfeldt. Before long, Desiree subtly weaves her way back into Fredrick's life and they rekindle their romance, incurring the wrath of her current lover, the pompous Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm.
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Classes & Workshops
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Falmouth Art Center Announces Classes & Workshops for Adults!
Classes for Adults
For a full list of Adult Classes & detailed information, Click Here.
- Small Sculpture
- Building on the Basics of the Wheel
- Handbuilding with Clay
- Intermediate Drawing
- Beginning and Intermediate Pastels
- Weaving
- Watermedia Intermediate
- Exploring Clay
- Watercolor Advanced
- Digital Photography - A Creative Approach
- Painting the Tonal Landscape
- Beginning Watercolor
- Palette Knife Plus
- Introduction to Oil and Acrylic Painting
- Pastel Painting Intermediate
- Nonrepresentational Painting - an eye on the abstract
Workshops for Adults
For a full list of Adult Workshops & details information, Click Here.
- Flowers & Figure with Rosalie Nadeau
- Finding Your Style in Pastels with Jean Hirons
- Mudheads with John Clayton
- React in the Field and Reflect in the Studio with Anne Blair Brown
- Plein Air Landscape Painting with David P. Curtis
- Oil Painting Mastery: Basics to Advanced with Qiang Huang
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Creative Arts Center Winter Art Classes Starting Soon!
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Animal Crackers
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Creative Arts Center announces their upcoming Open Studio & Winter Art Classes that will start the week of February 17.
Mondays, 9 am - 12 pm - Put Light in Your Paintings (Oil) with Maryalice Eizenberg
Tuesdays, 9 am - 12 pm - Watercolor the Next Level with Robert Mesrop
Tuesdays, 1 - 4 pm - Painting-Focusing on the Basis (Oil) with Steve Allrich
Wednesdays, 1 - 4 pm - Comprehensive Paintings and Drawing (All Media) with Mary Carroll Allen
Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm - Open Studio with Model (Any Medium/Method) from once a week from February 6 - March 13
Thursdays, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Pastel or Acrylic Painting with Odin Smith
Fridays, 9 am - 12 pm - Studio Painting (Oil) with Steve Allrich
Fridays, 9 am - 12 pm - Putting Light on Simple Objects (Watercolor) with Jean Tucker
Saturdays, 10 am - 1 pm - A Painting Class (All Media) with Jean Tucker
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One-Day Winter Workshop at Gallery Artrio
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Sunlit Bog
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Gallery Artrio announces their One-Day Winter Workshop titled, Painting with Photo References: Friend or Foe? with Betsy Payne Cook at the Guyer Barn in Hyannis on February 22, 9 am - 3 pm.
This one-day workshop encourages you to 'think outside of the box' when using photographs as a source for painting. All mediums are welcome. Betsy Payne Cook is an award-winning Signature Member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod and a popular instructor.
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Woodruff's Art Center Upcoming Winter Workshops
Woodruff's Art Center is proud to offer a series of stimulating, creative workshops for ALL LEVELS. Absolutely no artistic experience is necessary, experienced and wanna-be artists a-like will love these fun workshops.
Creative Collage, February 22, 2 - 4 pm: A celebration in artistic expression where no experience is necessary. Plenty of materials and guidance will be given, but feel free to bring your own collected papers and items.
Oil Pastel, March 8, 2 - 4 pm: This is a workshop for anyone! You don't need any experience, just an urge to create. It's a hands on exploration of the media and materials.
One North Market Street, Mashpee. Info & to register, call: 508-477-5767
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Cultural Center of Cape Cod Announces Upcoming Classes
Mondays - Painting with Watercolors, with Jean Tucker, February 24 - March 31, 9:30 - 12:30 pm (All Levels): In this class you will work from individual objects and concentrate on creating a strong light source. You will gradually move on to simple still life subject matter, landscapes, and perhaps to abstraction, depending on the interests of the participants.
Tuesdays - Fundamentals of Drawing with Craig Caldwell, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1 & April 8, 10 am - 12:30 pm (All Levels): This class is designed for the beginning drawer who appreciates art and has always wanted to learn to draw, as well as those looking for a refresher course. Instruction will cover the fundamentals of free-hand drawing: line, perspective, composition, understanding light and form, creating illusions of depth, contrast and texture. A list of supplies will be provided.
Wednesdays - Color and Composition with Suzanne M. Packer, March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23 (All Levels): Create paintings that have visual movement, and have the viewer's eye move across and around the canvas. Learn to develop a composition that works within the plane of the canvas. Learn to use color harmonies, color temperatures, textures and composition to create visual interest.
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PAAM Members' Announces Upcoming Workshops
How to Make Technology Work for your Art with Marc Kundmann, February 22, 10 am - 12 pm: Marc will talk about his own experiences with technology. He will explain and demonstrate how he uses technology in his own art studio. Then the group will share how they presented use or would like to use technology, and discuss the possibilities. You will have an opportunity to try out apps on your own equipment under Marc's guidance. Please bring your own smart-phones, tablets and laptops!
Drawing the Face, the Figure, and the Space Around It with Debbie Nadolney, now - March 4, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm: With the use of the model, this workshop will look at ways of seeing that integrates the portrait and the figure with the space that exists around it. This awareness is liberating and creates some exciting possibilities in the process of finding your piece.
*Free Workshop* Drawing for Everyone with Donald Beal, March 8, 12 - 2 pm: This drawing workshop is designated to show you that drawing is not to be feared. Donald Beal, an experienced professor, as well as artist, will demonstrate methods of life drawing from a mode. You will get to try your own hand at drawing, while Beal circulates with helpful hints.
Exploring Monotype with Vicky Tomayko, now - March 17, 10 am - 2 pm: Monotype has a history dating back to the 1640s. In this workshop you will explore a variety of approaches and methods for printing with and without a press, using both oil and water based inks. This is a medium for people who like to experience and want to create a series of works in rapid succession. Riffs and Interpretations from the Provincetown Masters with Donald Beal, now - April 2, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm: Much can be learned by a focused study of the art of those that came before us. By engaging with the great works of others through the discipline of drawing, you can deepen what you see in a chosen work, and also broaden the scope of what can be brought to your own work. In this workshop you will select a painting, drawing or print from the PAAM collection and enter into a dialogue with it. Creating multiple studies, you will explore composition, rhythm, color and tonal intervals. Once a deeper understanding is established, you will develop work or series of works that takes what you have discovered and incorporate that understanding into your own work. Introduction to Drawing with Donald Beal, now - April 2, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm: This workshop is an entry level drawing class, designed to introduce basic drawing skills that will help you create a solid foundation from which to build. No prior drawing experience is needed. Studio work will center on the still life, object, and interior space. There will be group discussions about work done in class.
460 Commercial Street, Provincetown. To register, call: 508-487-1750 / To view a full-listing of PAAM's workshops, please visit: www.paam.org
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Cape Cod Art Association Workshops in Barnstable & Wellfleet
Cape Cod Art Association announces upcoming workshops in Barnstable and Wellfleet!
Barnstable
Saturday Morning Watercolor on March 1, 8, 15 & 22, 9:30 am - 12 pm (All Levels): A new weekend watercolor class has been added to the roster! Join Robert Abele a nationally recognized painter.
Marketing Your Art on March 13 & 20, 6:30 - 8:30 pm: Learn how to effectively market your art with Roberta Miller, Executive Director of the Cape Cod Art Association. Workshop covers social media, writing artist statements, branding, selling wholesale, building a mailing list and more.
Foam Plate Printing on March 29, 9 am - 4 pm: Learn this simple printmaking technique that can be done anywhere with Cape Cod Art Association Instructor, Mary Moquin. All materials included.
Wellfleet
Take Control Of Your Digital Photos on March 16, 9 am - 4 pm: Join Mass Audubon Instructor, Shawn Carey and learn how to manage your photos and digital files in Adobe Lightroom. Interested participants must call: 508-349-2615 to register.
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Guyer Barn Presents A Painting for All Levels Workshop
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Guyer Barn presents a Painting for All Levels workshop with Robert Roark, now - March 13, 12 - 2:30 pm.
The primary focus in this class is on the individual student. Bob will concentrate his efforts on discovering where each student would like to go and then helping him/her proceed in that direction. Students may work on the subject and the medium of their choice. Class size is limited to 10, so you are encouraged to register early!
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More Classes & Workshops
Please check out our Family Section for additional Classes and Workshops for Children- Falmouth Art Center presents New Clay Classes, now - March 30, 9 am - 9 pm. The Falmouth Art Center has a new ceramics studio! The classes cover topics such as small sculpture, working with the pottery wheel, kiln-firing, glazing ceramics and more. 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth. For more info, contact Suzy Bergmann: 508-540-3304 / www.falmouthart.org
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Applications, Grants, Spaces & Work
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Gallery of Photography Presents INSTAGRAM, The New Shape of Photography
The Gallery of Photography at Orleans Camera & Video announces a call for photography & will feature their new show INSTAGRAM, The New Shape of Photography, now - February 28 with an opening reception on February 15, 3 - 5 pm.
Submissions: Open to all, no entry fee, submissions are not juried
Prizes: $100 for Best In Show, judged by popular vote, awarded at the end of the show on February 28
Photo Requirements: Maximum 4 pcs., must be 6" x 6" printed on photo quality paper, not mounted, matted or framed, all work must be for sale, 30% gallery commission applies on all sales
Optional: Tag your photos in Instagram with #OCV_INSTA to be included in the on-line posting of the show
Drop off Dates: now - February 7
Pick Up Dates: March 3
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NO2O Festival Call For Events!
New Orleans to Orleans Festival announces a Call for Events with a submission deadline on February 28 at noon.
All events will be promoted through local media, the Cape Cod Chamber and the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. There is no charge to list your event! The goal is to attract visitors to the Lower Cape in the first two weeks of April. Think Creole menus, southern literature, local music with a Mardi Gras flavor, vibrant clothing color, local art, the history of both seaside places. Wake up your business/organization this spring and take advantage of our regional excitement about this new festival!
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Startup Weekend is Back!
Startup Weekend will take place at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on March 7 - 9.
If you have an idea or vision that you'd love to see come alive, or want to be part of something new, we want YOU at Startup Weekend! Ideas will be shared, teams will be formed, and participants will be able to network and learn. Don't miss out on this creative and energetic weekend.
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CCAA Photography Open Juried Exhibit Call for Submissions
The Photography Center of Cape Cod, a program of the Cape Cod Art Association presents In The Moment, an open juried photography exhibition in Talbot Gallery and Willow B. Shire Gallery, and will run from March 27 - April 21.
Five entires per artist must be submitted. Entires are due by February 28 by midnight.
Best of Show and Directors Choice awards will be given. Cash prizes are available. Catherine Hunter will be the juror. The public is invited to the Grand Opening and Awards reception on March 27 from 4 - 6 pm.
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Ninth Annual Voices of Peace Poetry Contest
The Veterans for Peace, Cape Cod - Corporal Jeffrey M. Lucey Chapter 041 invites submissions for their 2014 Voices of Peace Poetry Contest, with a hard deadline on March 28 by 5 pm.
The poetry contest is open to all Cape & Islands writers. Each contestant may submit only one poem, no more than 50 lines, rhymed or free verse. Poems can be hand-written or composed on a computer and printed on an 8 1/2 x 11 vertical page.
Poems should focus on:
- thoughts of peace and the abolition of war, hate, or violence
- what can I do to help make a peaceful world for all
- some of the ways war can be avoided
- inner peace
- how we become peaceful within ourselves so that we can face the "other person" with mercy and forgiveness
- examples of nonviolent attitudes and actions that lead to friendship, negotiation, social justice and peace.
Poems submission pages should be in the following format.
At the top: poem title, author's name and grade, and the poem
At the very bottom of the page: author's name, poem title, grade, name of school, town, teacher's name, address, phone number and e-mail. (This information will not be published, but we need it to contact the winners.)
Winners will be selected from 14 categories from grades K-12 and adults. All winners receive an awards certificate, and a published book with all the poems, and are invited to read their poems at a public gathering at the South Congregational Church, 565 Main Street, Centerville on May 3 at 10 am. Entries should be sent to: Veterans for Peace, PO Box 102, West Hyannisport, MA 02672.
This program is funded in part by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.
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Registration Open for Cape Cod Mini Maker Faire!
Cape Cod Makers announces Open Registration for the very first Cape Cod Mini Maker Faire taking place at the Cape Cod Community College on April 26, 10 am - 4 pm.
The Cape Cod Mini Maker Faire is offering the following options for makers:
- Maker Booth or Exhibit - an exhibit space to display your project(s)
- Commercial Maker Booth - primarily a sales booth
- Workshop or Presentation - a scheduled workshop or presentation
- Exhibiting Sponsor - companies or commercial entities
Exhibits that are interactive & highlight the process of "making things" are encouraged, such as: Interactive Art Projects, Jewelry, Textile Arts, Metalworking, Musical Instruments, Glass Blowing, Woodworking, Puppets, Kites, and Whimsical Creations, Sculpture, Kinetic Sculpture, Recycled Art/Craft.
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More Applications, Grants, Spaces & Work
- Cultural Center of Cape Cod announces a Call for Artists for their Great Impressions Printmakers' Juried Exhibition in all four galleries showing from February 26 - March 16, with a reception on March 2 from 5 - 7 pm. All forms of artist-created prints are acceptable (woodcuts, etchings, engravings, mezzotint, aquatint, lithography, screen printing, monotypes, etc.) There is a $10 entry fee for the first piece & $5 for the second. The Center will receive 30% commission on sales. Drop off date is Monday, February 24 between 12 - 5 pm or Tuesday, February 25 between 9 am - 12 pm. CLICK HERE for a submission form!
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Other Events & Notices
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Falmouth Community Television Audible Local Ledger's Readings
Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) recently began cablecasting the Audible Local Ledger's readings of the Falmouth Enterprise and the Cape Cod Times on Public Channel 13.
With this action, FCTV aims to support the Audible Local Ledger's mission of bringing localized readings of news and items of interest to the listening public so that, anyone with visual impairment or physical disability that makes reading difficult, are empowered to live their lives with the great possible personal independence.
The readings of the Cape Cod Times are cablecast on FCTV Public Channel 13 every Monday and Friday at 5 pm. The readings for The Falmouth Enterprise are cablecast every Monday and Tuesday at 6 pm.
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More Other Events & Notices
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Submit Your Upcoming Events!
Submission deadline is Tuesdays, noon.
August 10, 2014 ~ Conductor Keith Lockhart
August 23, 2014 ~ Artistic Director & Conductor Jung-Ho Pak
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