AFCC & General Interest
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TD Bank Summer Concert Series Continues
 The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and TD Bank present the TD Bank Summer Concert Series - free, weekly outdoor concerts in eight Cape Cod towns this summer on weekdays now - July 26, & August 1, 6 - 7:30 pm.
Monday July 15
Parkers River Beach in Yarmouth - The Fringe
Harwich Brooks Park - JO&CO
Tuesday July 16
Aselton Park in Hyannis - Dune Billy All-Stars
Wednesday July 17
Kate Gould Park in Chatham - Kami Lyle Trio
Thursday July 11 & 18
Nauset Beach in Orleans - July 11: The Rip-It-Ups & July 18: Spampinato Brothers
Mashpee Commons - July 11: Four Guys in Tuxes & July 19: Fred Clayton Trio
Friday July 12 & 19
Peg Noonan Park in Falmouth - July 12: Groovy Afternoon & July 19: Cape Tradition
Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich - July 12: CrabGrass Bluegrass Band & July 19:
Nikki & Hunter Engstrom with Janine Randall (open admission begins at 5 pm)
All concerts are free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring a beach chair or blanket to the concerts. There will be no rain dates. For the full schedule of performing musicians and times visit www.artsfoundation.org/summer-concerts.
New! CapeFlyer Festival Seat Ticket Package Available
 Live off-Cape? Take a day trip to the Cape on the CapeFlyer for the Pops by the Sea concert!
CapeFlyer Festival Seat packages are available to individuals for a discounted $55 and includes Festival Seating and round-trip train transportation from any station on the CapeFlyer route. Even enjoy a strolling musician on board the train on the arriving trip!
Train ticket will be mailed with the Pops by the Sea ticket. This special ticket package is available until August 2.
Tickets may be purchased through the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod by calling 508-362-0066 or visiting the AFCC website.
Call for Volunteers for Pops by Sea & Pops in the Park!
 28th Annual Citizens Bank Pops by the Sea, August 11
On the Hyannis Village Green, featuring the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, with Conductor Keith Lockhart and celebrity guest conductor Blyhte Danner. All Pops volunteers receive two lawn seat tickets, a commemorative Pops by the Sea t-shirt, and plenty of cold beverages and light snacks while working. Visit www.artsfoundation.org/pops-jobs for volunteer job descriptions and a link to the online volunteer registration form.
 24th Annual Cape Cod Five Pops in the Park, August 24
At Eldredge Field in Orleans, featuring the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, with Artistic Director & Conductor Jung-Ho Pak. All Pops volunteers receive two lawn seat tickets and plenty of cold beverages and light snacks while working. Visit www.artsfoundation.org/pops-park-jobs for volunteer job descriptions and a link to the online volunteer registration form.
Arts Foundation is Seeking Auction Items
 The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is seeking items to auction at our upcoming benefit receptions. Funds raised through these auctions will benefit the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's grants program which awards funding for arts related projects to individual artists, organizations and schools across Barnstable County.
We are especially seeking gift certificates, artwork, tickets, classes or unique experiences. No item is too big or too small.
If you have an auction item you'd like to donate, please email Program & Membership Associate Kelly O'Brien at [email protected] or call 508-362-0066.
Melody Tent: Melissa Etheridge and Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
 Melissa Etheridge, July 11, 8 pm: Melissa has been a core Island Records artist since the release of her critically-acclaimed RIAA double-platinum debut album. She won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal for "Ain't It Heavy" (from Never Enough). Her success has led her to receive the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996, and the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2007.
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, July 14, 8 pm: Emmylou's career includes 12 Grammy Awards and more than 15 million albums sold worldwide. A steadfast supporter of roots music and a skilled interpreter of compelling songs, she also has been associated with a diverse array of collaborators. Her most recent charting album Old Yellow Moon was created with Rodney Crowell. With special guests The Devil Makes Three.
The Melody Tent is located at 21 West Main Street, Hyannis. For more information or tickets visit www.melodytent.org.
Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours
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Paul Schulenburg
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Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce next Business After Hours will be at Trader Ed's at Hyannis Marina on July 17, 5:30 pm. Members and non-members alike are welcome to come.
The Citizens Bank Pops by the Sea commissioned artwork from Paul Schulenburg will be on display. Plus a special raffle will take place for a signed limited edition framed lithograph of William R. Davis's commissioned Pops by the Sea painting from 2012
Trader Ed's is located at 21 Arlington Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-775-7778 or register online.
View other work by Paul Schulenburg at the opening of his exhibit at Addison Art Gallery, 43 Main Street, Orleans on July 13, 5 - 7 pm. (See the Visual Arts listing below for more information.)
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The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Thanks Its Sponsors
The Passport the Arts holders receive up to a 50% discount on admission to select events at each participating venue once during the course of the year. Learn more.Find Cape Cod & Islands artists, craftspeople, galleries, museums, art centers, theaters, and more with the ArtsApp from the Cape Cod Chamber. |
Visual Arts
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The National Exhibition at Cape Cod Art Association
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Wendy Hale
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Cape Cod Art Association presents The National from July 11 - August 12, with an awards reception on July 12, 4 - 6 pm.
Over one hundred original works of art by artists from across the country are represented in this open juried artists' exhibit. One of our most popular and prestigious exhibits, for participating artists and visitors alike.
The Cape Cod Art Association is located at 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
Signatures Mosaics Exhibit at Highfield Hall & Gardens
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Fracture by Rachel Sager Lynch
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Highfield Hall & Gardens hosts Signatures: 15 Artists Making Their Mark in Mosaics, now - September 1, with an opening reception on July 12, 5 - 7 pm.
This exhibition includes the work of national mosaic artists who have stamped their marks in the field of contemporary mosaics. The work of this eclectic group not only represents a cross section of styles from abstract to portraiture, but also demonstrates the diversity of materials used in contemporary mosaic making.
Also on exhibit are The Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods & Highfield Gardens now - July 21.
Highfield Hall & Gardens is located at 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information call 508-495-1878 ext. 2 or visit www.highfieldhall.org.
SRD Gallery Presents We Live Near the Sea...
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Reunion by George Hartley
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SRD Gallery presents We Live Near the Sea... at an artists reception on July 12, 5 - 7 pm.
On view, by curatorial invitation, is a selection of contemporary maritime images depicting our endless fascination with the sea. Artists include: John Babineau, Howard Barnes, Heather Blume, Peter Coes, Jaime Elkins, George Hartley, William Hemmerdinger, Helen Koehler, Leslie Kramer, Ewa Nogiec, Richard Perry, Cecilia Rossey, Kathleen Sidwell, Joyce Zavorskas.
SRD Gallery is located at 708 Route 134 (on the north side of the road), South Dennis. For more information call 508-360-4302 or visit www.srdgallery.com.
The Dog That Guards the Gates by Christopher Sousa at A Gallery
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Pining for the Moon
by Christopher Sousa
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A Gallery presents The Dog That Guards the Gatesnow - July 16, with a reception on July 12, 7 - 10 pm.
Christopher Sousa's images seem so frank, so fearlessly available to the viewer that their near total hidden interior comes as a bit of a surprise. An intriguing, unexpected, and compelling awakening to the complexities beneath the surface of our skin.
A Gallery is located at 5 Thistlemore Road, Provincetown. For more information call 508-274-8298 or visit www.agalleryart.com.
Alden Gallery Presents Laurence Young and Paul Kelly: Ambient Light
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Seeking Solace
by Laurence Young
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The Alden Gallery presents Laurence Young and Paul Kelly: Ambient Light from July 12 - 25, with an opening reception on July 12, 7 - 9 pm.
Laurence Young lives and paints in Provincetown year-round, and his colorful oil-and-wax painting style grew out of his experience working with local masters. The work of architect-turned-painter Paul Kelly features structured compositions of Provincetown street scenes, and he recently began a series of oils of the recently razed modernist bathhouse at Herring Cove Beach.
Alden Gallery is located at 423 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-4230 or visit www.aldengallery.com.
Mary Giammarino and Robert Dente Exhibit at Julie Heller East
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Beachside Structures with Offshore Storm by Robert Dente
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Julie Heller East presents Mary Giammarino and Robert Dente, a show of two contemporary Provincetown artists, from July 12 - 25, with an opening reception on July 12, 7 - 9 pm.
In Mary's lush and color-drenched oils, houses line dappled lanes and boats bob on sparkling water, light plays with shape. Through watercolor, monoprints and monotypes, Robert focuses on the ever-changing quality of light on the worn surfaces of seaside buildings.
Julie Heller East is located at 465 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-2166 or visit www.juliehellergallery.com.
Frank Muzzy at Larkin Gallery, Inc.
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Frank Muzzy
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Larkin Gallery, Inc. presents an exhibit by Frank Muzzy July 12 - 18, with an opening reception on July 12, 7 - 10 pm.
Frank Muzzy will be exhibiting a new series of photographs depicting A Life in Provincetown. Also included in the exhibit will be a few of his earlier European photographs and paintings by several gallery artists.
Larkin Gallery, Inc. is located at 405 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-6111 or visit www.larkingallery.com.
Eastwind Gallery Featured Artist is Diane Goers
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Catboat by Diane Goers
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Eastwind Gallery is showing an exhibit by its featured artist Diane Goers from July 12 - 18.
Diane returned to her home state of Massachusetts in 1999 after spending many years working in New York and living in New Jersey. Her paintings reflect the relaxed atmosphere of the Cape Cod landscape.
Eastwind Gallery is located at 34 Main Street, Orleans. For more information call 508-240-2133 or visit www.eastwindgallery.com.
Artists Jane Annis & Weedie Tyldesley at Guild of Harwich Artists
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Truro Dunes by Jane Annis
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The Art Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists presents a Meet the Artist event with artists Jane Annis and Weedie Tyldesley on July 13, 2 - 4 pm.
Jane will create a pen & ink floral drawing with watercolor. Weedie will be demonstrating the art of creating Zentangles, which are pen & ink designs usually done in a circular format and including one or more inspirational words. Both artists will share their latest works.
The Art Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists is located at 551 Route 28, Harwich Port. For more information call 508-430-0845.
Diana Lee Studios Grand Opening Reception
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Flowers in a Blue Pitcher on Stripped Cloth by Diana Lee
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Diana Lee Studios will hold a grand opening reception on July 13, 4 - 8 pm. Regular hours will be Thursdays - Sundays noon - 5 pm.
Lee's paintings reflect her joy of nature, whether working en plein air or in her studio; she responds to her subject matter intuitively and emotionally, painting vividly in oils, pastels and acrylics. She has received numerous awards in juried exhibitions, has given many art demonstrations and has lectured throughout the region.
Diana Lee Studios is located at 19 Marion Road, North Falmouth. For more information call 508-648-1604.
Group Show of Award Winning Gallery Artists at Gallery Antonia
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Saucy by Vera Champlin
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Gallery Antonia presents a group show of award winners on July 13, 5 - 7 pm.
The show celebrates recent awards and honors given from the Creative Arts Center in Chatham and the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable to gallery artists. Artists include Vera Champlin, Marguerite E. Falconer, Ann Hart, Susan A. Hollis, Todd Montanaro, Ken Northup, Jo Ann Ritter and Anne Salas.
Gallery Antonia is located at 578 Main Street, Chatham. For more information call 508-469-4020 or visit www.galleryantonia.com.
Cynthia Guild & Heather Pilchard at Harmon Gallery
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Out to Sea by Cynthia Guild
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Harmon Gallery presents an exhibit by Cynthia Guild & Heather Pilchard from July 13 - August 2, with an opening reception on July 13, 5 - 7 pm.
Cynthia Guild continues her investigation of freighters and their visual arrangement on the water, the mystery of their origin, and the sheer pressing weight of their presence. Heather Pilchard's careful observations of the natural world and inner vision meet through color and pattern and create an illusion of space with minimal detail.
Harmon Gallery is located at 95 Commercial Street, Wellfleet. For more information call 508-349-0530 or visit www.harmongallery.com.
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Paul Schulenburg: One Man Show at Addison Art Gallery
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Securing the Crates
by Paul Schulenburg
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Addison Art Gallery presents the exhibit opening of Paul Schulenburg: One Man Show on July 13, 5:30 - 7:30 pm.
Paul Schulenburg is an internationally collected artist whose work has shown in the Hopper House Museum, twice in solo shows at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, and in many group exhibitions at CCMA, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and Cahoon Museum of American Art. He has appeared over a dozen times in respected national art publications including on the cover of American Art Collector. Schulenburg is a first place prize-winning Copley artist, a juried member of Oil Painters of America and was commissioned by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to create a portrait of museum trustee Eliot Forbes. This show is featured in the July, 2013 issue of American Art Collector magazine.
Addison Art Gallery is located at 43 Main Street, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-6200 or to preview new works visit www.addisonart.com.
Kendall Art Gallery Presents Exhibit by Walter Dorrell
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Morning Mist by Walter Dorrell
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Kendall Art Gallery presents an exhibit by Cape painter Walter Dorrell from July 13 - 26, with a reception on July 13, 6 - 8 pm.
Recent paintings in watercolor featuring richly hued plein-air landscapes - harbor, bay, beach, and kettle ponds. New studio still-lifes included in the show interject his unique pairings of beach finds and memory-laden objects, as modified in glassy reflections.
Kendall Art Gallery is located at 40 Main Street, Wellfleet. For more information call 508-349-2482 or visit www.kendallartgallery.com.
Tatjana Krizmanic & Eric Beck at Left Bank Gallery
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Tatjana Krizmanic
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Left Bank Gallery presents Ephemeral Light: Three Visions of Cape Cod, by Tatjana Krizmanic, and Hook, Line and Sinker, by Eric Beck, from July 13 - 26, with an opening reception on July 13, 6 - 8 pm.
In Ephemeral Light: Three Visions of the Cape, painter Tatjana Krizmanic shows oil paintings and pastels that comprise her response to the light and landscape of the Outer Cape. Hook, Line and Sinker is Eric Beck' new Steampunk series of found-object fish.
Left Bank Gallery is located at 25 Commercial Street, Wellfleet. For more information call 508-349-9451 or visit www.leftbankgallery.com.
Farm Project Space + Gallery Presents Spacetime
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Panni Malekzadeh
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Farm Project Space + Gallery presents Spacetime, a group exhibition curated by Susie Nielsen and Katie Albert, from July 13 - 29, with an opening reception on July 13, 6 - 8 pm.
Works featured in the exhibition present a wide range of artistic styles, imagery, and influences, and include a variety of media ranging from paintings and drawings to pieces created with elements of photography, collage, metal, and encaustic.
Farm Project Space + Gallery is located at 15 Commercial Street Wellfleet. For more information call 617-650-9800 or visit www.farmprojectspace.com.
Post Office Gallery Exhibits Kevin H. Adams
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Irish Song by Kevin H. Adams
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Post Office Gallery presents an exhibit of work by Kevin H. Adam from July 14 - 27, with an opening reception on July 14, 2 - 5 pm.
The Gallery exhibited Kevin's work in a group show last year, and is now presenting his first solo show. His paintings depict the beauty, simplicity and the contrasts of both the Outer Cape and of Ireland.
Post Office Gallery is located at 38 Shore Road, North Truro Village. For more information call 508-487-3111 or email [email protected].
New Faculty Exhibition Exhibit at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
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Daphne Confar
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Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill presents Life-Sized Figurative Paintings with Quirky Portrait Paintings, a new faculty exhibit, July 16 - 26, with an opening reception on July 18, 4 - 6 pm.
The show is set to feature Daphne Confar, Adam Lowenbein and Elaine Smollin, who each bring a unique expression to their inquisitive cast of characters, channeling everything from the Greek and Roman classical to the whimsical pop celebrity to just regular folks in the paintings. Each artist has created a vast world of figures, faces and bodies.
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is locate at 10 Meetinghouse Road, Truro. For more information call 508-349-7511 or visit www.castlehill.org.
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East Meeting West: Asian Screen Exhibition at The Community of Jesus
 The Community of Jesus presents East Meeting West: Asian Screen Exhibition from July 16 - 31.
The Community of Jesus will offer a glimpse into the making of nine Asian folding screens commissioned for its retreat center. The collaborative nature of this project brings together the traditions of Chinese calligraphy and painting, the making of Japanese Shoji, and biblical texts. The four artists who worked on this project share about their process and their teacher, master painter Ma Qingxiong.
The Community of Jesus is located at 5 Bay View Drive, Orleans. For more information call 508-240-2400 or visit www.communityofjesus.org.
artSTRAND: Maryalice Johnston, Garry Mitchell and Tim Winn & Zehra Khan
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Summer of Love by Maryalice Johnston
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artSTRAND presents a new show of works by Maryalice Johnston, Garry Mitchell and Tim Winn & Zehra Khan now - July 17.
Johnston installs a series of winter paintings on un-stretched canvas combining the processes and materials of drawing and painting. Mitchell's paintings explore networks that are more intuitive than factual. For Mitchell the artist's journey, rather than the final outcome, is the incentive to create. Collaborative artists Tim Winn & Zehra Khan create art installations and performances, but consider drawing to be their primary medium.
artSTRAND is located at 494 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1153 or visit www.artstrand.com.
Saltworks Fine Art Gallery Featured Artist Laurel Wilson
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Afternoon Shadows by Laurel Wilson
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Saltworks Fine Art Gallery presents Quiet Pathways, an exhibit of recent works by featured artist Laurel Wilson, now - July 17.
Laurel's art is known for its clean color, delicate detail, strong values, restful compositions, and realistic style. Her subjects reflect the uniqueness of the surrounding environment and inspiring beauty of the Cape's quiet places. Her art has received many awards and is in collections worldwide.
Saltworks Fine Art Gallery is located at 39 Main Street, Orleans. For more information call 508-240-1450 or visit www.saltworksfineart.com.
Cultural Landscape at Tao Water Gallery
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Duo Ling Huang
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Tao Water Gallery presents Cultural Landscape, an exhibit by Duo Ling Huang, now - July 18.
Taking furniture as a carrier or symbol of culture, Huang has expressed her concept of a cultural landscape, reflecting the way of life under a different cultural background, but also revealing an aesthetic idea.
Tao Water Gallery is located at 352 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-8880 or visit www.taowatergallery.com.
American Roots: New Works by Marieluise Hutchinson at Tree's Place
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Marieluise Hutchinson
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Tree's Place presents the exhibit American Roots: New Works by Marieluise Hutchinson now - July 19.
Marieluise's paintings reflect her affection for our past through lovingly rendered scenes immortalizing simple architecture and celebrating the details and simple pleasures of quintessential American life.
Tree's Place is located at 60 Route 6A, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-1330 or visit www.treesplace.com.
Exhibit S, S & J at Bowersock Gallery
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3 Amigoes by Jayne Adams
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Bowersock Gallery presents the exhibit S, S, & J now - July 24.
S, S & J features Scott Schnepf, Steven Carpenter and Jayne Adams, three contemporary style artists that look with a clear eye, sans idealizing, to magnify their subject's beauty and romance.
Bowersock Gallery is located at 373 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-4994 or visit www.bowersockgallery.com.
Highlights Series 2 at Hutson Gallery
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The Critique of Forced Commentary by Kristen Gossler
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Hutson Gallery presents Highlights Series 2 now - July 31.
This exhibit focuses on the work of nine gallery artists: Steve Barylick, Al Benkin, Philip Gerstein, Kristen Gossler, Felice Newman, Rose Olson, Melissa Resch, Eleanor Steinadler, and Luanne E Witkowski.
Hutson Gallery is located at 432 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-0915 or visit www.hutsongallery.com.
Orleans Camera Presents Delaware County
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The Rotor by Rib Snider
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Orleans Camera presents the photography exhibit Delaware County, by local photographer Ron Snider, now - July 31.
This exhibit reveals long forgotten images shot on black and white film over 40 years ago documenting that time of innocence, freedom, and discovery through the daily lives of county folk living in Delaware County, Ohio as captured from September 1971 to March 1972.
Orleans Camera is located at Skaket Corners Shopping Plaza, 9 West Road, Orleans. For more information call 508-247-9669 or visit www.orleanscamera.com.
Risky Business: Rum Running on Cape Cod at Cape Cod Maritime Museum
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Just Spotted by William R. Davis
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Cape Cod Maritime Museum presents the exhibit Risky Business: Rum Running on Cape Cod now - December 15.
This new exhibit highlights over a decade, between 1920 and 1933, of a time that drew in Cape Cod sailors and captains, Coast Guard seaman and officers, gangsters and code breakers.
Cape Cod Maritime Museum is located at 135 South Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-775-1723 or visit www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org.
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More Visual Arts
- Joline Diehl will be showing her work at the Old Selectmen's Building now - July 14. Works are in oils and watercolors. 2311 Meeting House Way, West Barnstable. For more information contact Joline Diehl at 508-775-3712 or visit www.jolinediehl.com.
- Falmouth Art Center current exhibits: ARTrageous Preview Exhibit in the lobby gallery now - July 12; and summer juried exhibition in the main gallery, July 11 - August 5, with a rewards reception on July 19, 5 - 7 pm. 157 Gifford Street, Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
- Rice/Polak Gallery presents an exhibit by Michele Harvey, Anne Lilly, and Steven Skollar now - July 17. Rice/Polak Gallery is located at 430 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1052 or visit www.ricepolakgallery.com.
- Packet Galleries presents an exhibit by Eugene C. Fitsch and Vaughn Wascovich now - July 13. Lithographs and paintings of Eugene C. Fitsch from the 1930's - 1960's and contemporary pinhole photographer Vaughn Wascovich will be highlighted. 311 Stony Brook Road, Brewster. For more information call 508-385-3189 or visit www.packetgalleries.com.
- The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod presents its 17th National Juried Exhibition at the Cultural Center now - July 13. Supported by the Yarmouth Tourism Fund. 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
- The Sandwich Summer Arts and Craft Festival will be held on the lawn of the Henry T Wing School on July 13 & 14, 10 am - 5 pm. Over 75 juried craftsmen and women from all over New England will display their works. Held rain or shine. 33 Water Street, Sandwich. For more information call 603-332-2616 or visit www.castleberryfairs.com.
- Berta Walker Gallery presents the exhibits Sky Power: Landscape Spirit, On The Road: Cape Masters Travel, and Romolo Del Del: Maquettes now - July 14. 208 Bradford Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487- 6411 or visit www.bertawalkergallery.com.
- The Cape Cod Museum of Art presents Works from the Vortex, glass sculptures by Fritz Lauenstein, now - July 14, and The Art of Anthony Quinn now - August 19, Actor Anthony Quinn (1915-2001) was also an accomplished artist. 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- Bank of Cape Cod's Falmouth branch is showing an exhibit of work by aerial photographer Margot Cheel now - July 15. In 2012 she published a book of her aerials, Sea and Sand From the Sky. 445 Main Street, Falmouth. For more information call 508-568-2333.
- Kobalt Gallery presents What's Inside?, by Dave Laro, now - July 16. Much of Laro's materials are retrieved from long forgotten relics that find their way to an attic corner, basement shelf, or flea markets. Laro's work breathes new life into the abandoned in a way that can be uncharacteristically provocative, politically suggestive, and unquestionably deliberate. 366 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1132 or visit www.kobaltgallery.com.
- The Schoolhouse Gallery presents new work by selected gallery artists now - July 17. Artists include Adam Davies, Patti Hudson, Joel Janowitz, Jackie Lipton, Paul Stopforth, and Gina Kamentsky working in photography, painting, printmaking and mixed media. 494 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-4800 or visit www.schoolhouseprovincetown.com.
- Tao Water Gallery presents an exhibit works by a selection of artists featured in Deborah Forman's new book, Contemporary Cape Cod Artists: Images of Land and Sea now - July 19. Twenty-seven artists are included in the show. Forman has been covering the art scene for thirty years. 1989 Route 6A, West Barnstable. For more information call 508-375-0428 or visit www.taowatergallery.com.
- The Hyannis Summer Arts and Craft Festival will be held on the Village Green on July 19 - 21, 10 am - 6 pm. Over 150 of New England's finest craftsmen and women will display their arts and crafts. Held rain or shine. 367 Main Street, Hyannis. For more information call 603-332-2616 or visit www.castleberryfairs.com.
- Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary presents the exhibit Cape Meditations - The Way of the Brush now - July 20. An exhibit by Elizabeth Hogan of paintings, prints and woodcuts that reflect the mission of Audubon and Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. 175 Woodstock Drive, Wellfleet. For more information call 508-255-5598 or visit www.elizabethhoganartist.com.
- Green Briar Nature Center presents Along Scorton: Pastel Paintings by Ed Chesnovitch and Gifts from the Sea: The Driftwood Art of Frances and Frederick Alger both running now - July 21; and Where Land Meets Sea: Cape Cod Nature Photography now - August 18. 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org/Exhibits.htm.
- Sandwich Glass Museum current exhibits: Portraits of Sandwich: Denizens of the Cape's Oldest Town, now - July 21, From oil paintings to the introduction of photography, this diverse collection focuses on 19th century Sandwich; Life Forms now - October 31, a variety of creatures from the natural world by Bryan Randa. 129 Main Street, Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-0251 or visit www.sandwichglassmuseum.org.
- Zion Union Heritage Museum presents an exhibit of copper works by Michael Thomas now - July. Exhibit includes several art pieces, as well as planters, a lighthouse and a birdhouse. 276 North Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-790-9466.
- Gallery Voyeur presents Metamorphosis: The Animal Within now - July. 444 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-3678 or visit www.voy-art.com.
- Cape Cod Chat House presents The Others: Animal Art now - August 4. Seven contemporary artists consider the non-human animals who share our planet. 593 Route 6A, Dennis Village. For more information call 508-694-7187 or visit www.capecodchathouse.com.
- Barnstable Town Hall, the exhibit space for the Art on Loan program, features the work of impressionist artist Susan French Overstreet now - early August. 367 Main Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-862-4767 or visit www.hyartsdistrict.com.
- Falmouth Museums on the Green presents Stolen Likeness: Doug Rugh's Oil Sketches from a Falmouth Coffee Shop now - August 17. This series of vignettes were all done as "covert sketches" while sitting in local coffee shops. 65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth. For more information call 508-548-4857 or visit www.falmouthhistoricalsociety.org.
- The Thomas E. Hanley Art Gallery presents Beauty - Near & Far now - August 30. Fine art photography by Alan Budney. Exhibitions are sponsored by the Falmouth Hospital Auxiliary. Faxon Center of the Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth. For more information call 508-495-0870.
- HyArts Artist Shanties at Hyannis Harbor are open seven days a week now - August, and then weekends in September. Over 51 artists are participating this year with 22 new artists this season. Artists change weekly and work varies. And new this year - literary arts. Also in July & August are family nature crafts and activities on Thursday afternoons and music on Friday evenings with Cape Harmony. In September will be jazz every Saturday. 180 Ocean Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-362-4990 or visit www.hyartsdistrict.com.
- Stephen Roth is exhibiting with the Guild of Chatham Painters on the lawn of the First Congregational Church, 650 Main Street, Chatham now - August 30, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Thursdays & Friday & August 31, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. He is also currently showing work at Luminatti Gallery, 860 Route 6, South Dennis, and Cooke's Seafood Restaurant, 1 South Orleans Road, Orleans, now - October 31. Palette knife paintings that are vivid, textured "touchable" paintings of florals, Cape-scapes, and landscapes. For more information call 508-737-7788 or visit www.artman1.com.
- Wellfleet Preservation Hall presents Wrack Lines, new work by artist Megan Hinton, now - September 1. A contemporary painting exhibition of Wellfleet past and present inspired by photos from the collection of the Wellfleet Historical Society. 335 Main Street, Wellfleet. For more information call 508-349-1800 or visit www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
- Woodruff's Art Center presents the group exhibit Wild by Nature now - September 2. Each of the artists in this exhibit have unique expressions of the beauty and drama of the natural world created in oil, pastel, collage, acrylic, watercolor, weavings, mixed media and sculpture. 1 North Market Street, Mashpee. For more information call 508-477-5767 or visit www.woodruffsartcenter.com.
- Osterville Museum current exhibits now - September 21: Glass: Earth's Splendor, a collection of over 100 pieces of Sandwich and Bristol glass from the estate of Carolyn Crossett Rowland; and Images From the Archives: Osterville Then & Now, over 600 images of the museum's postcard collection. 155 West Bay Road, Osterville. For more information call 508-428-5861 or visit www.ostervillemuseum.org.
- Brooks Academy Museum presents A. Elmer Crowell & Son: Telling the Harwich Story now - October 12. Explore the world of renowned bird and decoy bird carver A. Elmer Crowell and son Cleon. 80 Parallel Street, Harwich. For more information call 508-432-8089 or visit www.harwichhistoricalsociety.org. Sponsored in part with a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.
- Heritage Museums & Gardens current exhibits now - October 27: Moving Landscape, an outdoor installation of kinetic sculptures; Driving Our Dreams: Imagination in Motion, exploring personal mobility in the sprawling urban environments of the future; and Paper Metropolis, an interactive, cooperative art installation of a future cityscape. 67 Grove Street, Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-3300 or visit www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.
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Literary Arts
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Poetry Reading & Open Mic and Story Slam at Cape Cod Chat House
 Poetry Reading & Open Mic, July 11, 7 pm: Cape Cod Poetry Review hosts a poetry open mic and featured reading by past contributor John Landry. John Landry was born in New Bedford, where he was poet laureate and coordinated the magazine collision. He recently was contributing editor to New College Review, Beatitude 50th anniversary anthology, and Newport Review.
Cape Cod Story Slam, July 18, 7 pm: Share a true story before an appreciative audience (Ten minutes max.) This month's theme is "Summer Jobs: The Good, the Bad, and the Sticky."
Cape Cod Chat House is located at 593 Route 6A, Dennis Village. For more information call 508-694-7187 or visit www.capecodchathouse.com.
Toast the Author Katherine Preston at Eight Cousins
 Eight Cousins hosts Katherine Preston, author of Out With It, at its next Toast the Author event on July 12, 6 pm.
Seemingly overnight at the age of seven, Katherine developed a profound stutter. Every interaction became an obstacle course wrought with disappointment, frustration and shame. When she turned 24, Katherine made a life-changing decision to leave her home in London and spend a year traveling across America to try to understand the affliction that had held her back for so many years.
Eight Cousins is located at 189 Main Street, Falmouth. For more information call 508-548-5548 or visit www.eightcousins.com.
Terri Arthur and Stephanie Foster at Titcomb's Bookshop
 Terri Arthur, Fatal Decision: Edith Cavell WWI Nurse, July 13, 1 pm: Based on the life of the legendary World War I British nurse who saved the lives of soldiers from both sides of the war without distinction and helped some 200 Allied soldiers escape.
Stephanie Foster, Farms on Cape Cod, July 18, 7 pm: Bringing the reader to the farms and farmers cultivating fruit, flowers, produce, oysters, herbs, eggs and honey in this historic region. Twenty-eight unique farms are profiled, with harvests ranging from cranberries, lavender, and grapes to livestock, holly, and shellfish.
Titcomb's Bookshop is located at 432 Route 6A, East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-2331 or visit www.titcombsbookshop.com.
Jamie Cat Callan at Falmouth Museums on the Green
 Falmouth Museums on the Green hosts best-selling author Jamie Cat Callan on July 14, 3 pm.
Jamie is the author of French Women Don't Sleep Alone, Bonjour, Happiness! and Ooh La La! Inspired by her elegant French grandmother, Jamie has traveled all over France, interviewing hundreds of women to find their secrets on how to find and keep love, how to live a well-balanced life, enjoy more with less, and stay stylish and sexy at every age.
Falmouth Museums on the Green are located at 55 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth. For more information call 508-548-4857 or visit www.falmouthhistoricalsociety.org.
Castle Hill Hosts Poetry Reading with Mark Doty and Martin Espada
 Marc Doty, July 16, 7:30 pm: A recipient of the National Book Award for Poetry, Doty is the author of eight books of poems and five volumes of nonfiction prose. His work has appeared in many magazines, and he has received prestigious awards for his work including a National Book Critics Circle Award, The LA Times Book Award and many more. At the Truro Meetinghouse, 3 First Parish Lane, Truro.
Martin Espada, July 23, 6 pm: Known as the "Latino poet of his generation," Espada has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the American Book Award and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His latest collection of poems, The Trouble Ball, has received multiple awards. His previous collection, The Republic of Poetry, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He will be joined by Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Marilyn Nelson.
Truro Center for the Arts is located at Castle Hill, 10 Meetinghouse Road, Truro. For more information call 508-349-7511 or visit www.castlehill.org.
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Ooh La La! & Literary Luncheon
 An Afternoon of Ooh La La! with Jamie Cat Callan, July 20, 3 pm: As a middle-aged woman living in youth-obsessed America, Callan (author of French Women Don't Sleep Alone) went to France to find answers for aging gracefully and to find joy in her imperfect body. Her mission was not to find the Fountain of Youth, but to find the Fountain of Happiness.
Author Literary Luncheon at the Wequassett Resort, July 25, 11:30 am: A gourmet luncheon while meeting three talented, bestselling authors: J. Courtney Sullivan (The Engagements), Ann Hood (The Obituary Writer), and Indira Ganesan (As Sweet As Honey) who dine at guests' tables before addressing the audience as a whole from the podium. 2173 Route 28, Harwich.
Where the Sidewalk Ends Bookstore is located at 432 Main Street, Chatham. For more information or for luncheon tickets call 508-945-0499 or visit www.booksonthecape.com/main/page_events.html.
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More Literary Events
- The Wellfleet Public Library hosts Tehila Lieberman (Venus in the Afternoon), Jennifer Barber (Give Away), and Peter Brown (A Bright Soothing Noise) on July 11, 8 pm. The authors will read from their works and sign books afterwards. 55 West Main Street, Wellfleet. For more information call 508-349-0310.
- The Fine Arts Work Center continues its Summer Program Series with author readings by Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Alice Mattison and artist talk by Alison Bechdel on July 15, 6:30 pm; an author reading byThomas Atkinson and artist talk by Catherine Kernan on July 16, 6:30 pm; and author reading by Julia Glass and artist talk by Donald Beal on July 17, 6:30 pm. 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-9960 or visit www.fawc.org.
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Children, Youth & Family
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Science Fun at Titcomb's Bookshop
 Titcomb's Bookshop presents Science Fun with Gilbert Merritt on July 11, 7 pm.
Simple science experiments kids gather an understanding of important scientific principals while at the same time enjoying making things fizzle, bounce, and ooze using basic objects and ingredients they can find around the house. For ages 8-12.
Titcomb's Bookshop is located at 432 Route 6A, East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-2331 or visit www.titcombsbookshop.com.
The First Mashpee Pirate Palooza
 South Cape Village and the Cape Cod Children's Museum will hold Mashpee's First Annual Pirate Palooza at South Cape Village from July 12 - 14.
There will be a huge variety of events for both children and adults to enjoy, with a treasure hunt, "Wee Mateys" Play Park, a Pirate Costume Parade (humans and canines welcome!), performances by Toe Jam Puppet Band, Pirate School, Pirate's Ball and much more. All events and activities will center around a "Pirate" theme.
South Cape Village is located at 650 Falmouth Road, Mashpee. For a complete list of events or for admission buttons visit www.mashpeepiratepalooza.com.
Dan Krall at Eight Cousins Bookstore
 Eight Cousins Bookstore is hosting author, illustrator and animator Dan Krall on July 13, 11 am.
Having adults love his acidic taste is not enough for Mr. Caper. He wants more. He wants the children of the world to love him just as much as they love the sweet, saccharine Lollipop. And thus a plot is hatched: Caper-flavored lollipops are dispatched throughout the world... and everything goes horribly wrong. For ages 4-8.
Eight Cousins is located at 189 Main Street, Falmouth. For more information call 508-548-5548 or visit www.eightcousins.com.
Climb Aboard! Park Activities at Cape Cod Maritime Museum
 Cape Cod Maritime Museum is holding nautical themed activities, for kids aged 7-13, on July 17, 24, & 31, 10 am - noon.
July 17: Is that my Name? Signal Flag Fun
July 24: Trapped in a Weir: Fish I.D. & Rubbings
July 31: Racing Yacht Extravaganza
Cape Cod Maritime Museum is located at 135 South Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-775-1723 or visit www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org.
Fantastagorey! V Illustrated Envelope Drawing Contest
 The Edward Gorey House invites artists ages 18 years and younger to participate in a illustrated envelope contest in honor of Fantastagorey! V: Children's Day.
Submissions must be received to the Edward Gorey House no later than July 31 and winners will be announced on August 3 at the Edward Gorey House's celebration Fantastagorey! V: Children's Day.
The Edward Gorey House is located at 8 Strawberry Lane, Yarmouth Port. For full submissions details call 508-362-3909 or visit www.edwardgoreyhouse.org.
Daisy Crockett, Frontiersperson! at WHAT
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Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater presents Daisy Crockett, Frontiersperson! or Be Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead now - August 29, 7:30 pm Monday - Thursday.
Frontier hero and ex-Congressman Davy Crockett has headed west, leaving his kid sister at home writing outlandish stories about his exploits. When P.T. Barnum meets the enterprising Daisy a scheme is hatched, a star is born and show business will never be the same. Featuring pirates, dancers, a prognosticatin' preacher and a live band.
WHAT is located at 2357 Route 6A, Wellfleet. For more information or tickets call 508-349-9428 or visit www.what.org.
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Children & Teen Summer Classes and Programs
Cape Cod Art Association
Classes now - August 22, for ages 6-13+. Classes such as Adventures in Art for Teens, Watercolor Seascapes, T-Shirt Art Creations, Fairy Houses & Gnome Homes, Adventures in Cartooning, and more. 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
 Cape Cod Community College
Summer of Science is offered from August 12 - 16, for young scientists, designers, builders, dreamers in grades 6-7-8. This year's group will join the "Maker Movement" and come together to brainstorm, design, then build "junkbots," do-it-yourself robots made from everyday household items. Build simple electric circuits, and even create batteries out of lemons. 2240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable. For more information visit www.capecod.edu/summerofscience.
 Cape Cod Conservatory
Music and music theater programs now - August 16 for ages 6 through teen. Summer Sounds for musicians and singers, SummerSing with John Yankee, A Cappella for Teens with John Yankee, Summer Ensembles, and Summer Music Theater Classes. Barnstable Campus, 2235 Route 132, West Barnstable and Falmouth Campus, 60 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information call 508-362-2772 or 508-540-0611 or visit www.capecodconservatory.org.
 Cape Cod Dance Center
Offering four programs during the summer: The Princess Week from July 22 - 25 or July 29 - August 1, for ages 4-8; The Children's Nutcracker Preparation Intensive, August 12 - 15, for ages 6-11; The Summer Dance Intensive from July 15 - 19, for ages 8-14; and The Ballet Boot Camp from August 5 - 9, for ages 13+. 1340 County Road, Cataumet. For more information call 508-564-6165 or visit www.capecoddancecenter.com.
 Cape Cod Museum of Art
Summer Art Camp for Kids now - August 30 with week-long sessions from 9:30 am - noon. Kids can explore a great variety of projects through drawing, painting, mixed media and found objects with themes like "The Art of Animals", "Art of the Sea", "Art from Junk & Found Objects" as well as "Drawing and Painting" and more. 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
 Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
KidSummer, week-long programs that run now - August 16 & KidSummer Art, week-long programs that run now - August 2. KidSummer, ages 3-15, has a number of new activities linked to the MA STEM standards. KidSummer Art, ages 8-12, is guided by a certified art teacher and activities include sketching, painting and sculpting. 869 Route 6A, Brewster. For more information call 508-896-3867 or visit www.ccmnh.org.
 Cotuit Center for the Arts
Classes for youth now - August 23, for ages 6-17. Classes such as ACTShakespeare, Musical Theater Dance Workshop, Exploring Sculpture, Art Beads into Jewelry, Runway Fashion Design, and more. 4404 Route 28, Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-0669 or visit www.artsonthecape.org.
 Cultural Center of Cape Cod
Week-long arts workshops include photography with Don Curns, July 22-26; and jewelry making with Linda Lord, July 29 - August 2. Participants will go home with multiple products created in the workshops. 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or email [email protected].
Falmouth Art Center
Fun with Paper for Kids, July 15 - 19, for ages 6-10; And Sew On for Kids from July 22 - 26, for ages 6-10. Inspired by Nature: Teaming Up for Tweens from June 24 - 27, for ages 9-12. 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth. Also during July and August are Summer Drawing & Painting for Tweens & Teens with Jeanne Stewart, Summer Art for Kids with Susan Jensen, and Art from Nature with Monica Bleiler. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
Green Briar Nature Center
Children's Summer Nature Classes with sessions now - August 30. Classes offered are Peter Rabbit's Friends for ages 4 & 5, Discoverers for ages 6-8, and Explorers for ages 9-12. Classes this year incorporate the new STEM initiative (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
 Harwich Junior Theatre (HJT)
Next four week session from July 29 - August 23; Creative Movement camps runs in 2 week sessions.Classes include Creative Drama, Technical Theatre, Playwriting Workshop, Basic Acting, Comedy Improv and more. 105 Division Street, West Harwich. For more information call 508-432-2002 or visit www.hjtcapecod.org.
 Heritage Museums & Gardens
Summer Museum Adventures run from July 15 - August 15. Advance registration deadline has been extended to July 12 and the enrollment discounted. With the theme "Ready, Set, Move," Summer Museum Adventures will have your kids exploring movement through the science of how animals and nature move, practicing healthy habits by moving their bodies, and exploring transportation through the special exhibit Driving Our Dreams: Imagination in Motion. 67 Grove Street, Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-3300 ext. 160 or visit www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.
 Highfield Hall & Gardens
The week-long programs run now - August 9, for ages 4-10, with limited enrollment. Classes include Fairy House and Woodland Cottages, Art of Nature, Ships Come Ashore: Pirates and Mermaids, Kitchen Fun and more. 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information call 508-495-1878 or visit www.highfieldhall.org.
 The Museum School at Provincetown Art Association and Museum
Children's Art Adventures with Cathryn Lonsdale now - August 29, sign up for single or multiple weeks. Work with a variety of media, both inside the Museum School studios, PAAM's galleries, and outside. Projects include Working in 3-D: Float Your Boat; Paint & Colors; Outside Adventures; Mobiles & Kinetic Sculpture; Printmaking; All About Abstraction; Scale & Size; Fantastic Animals; Portraits: People & Animals; and Book Making. 460 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
 Woodruff's Art Center
Offering an Arts & Crafts Camp for children ages 9-12. Remaining sessions are: Beach Walk Sculpture (shells, drift wood, etc.) from July 15 - 18; and Found Object Sculpture (zip tie, paint chips, etc.) from August 1 - 3. 1 North Market Street, Mashpee Commons. For more information call 508-477-5767 or visit www.woodruffsartcenter.com.
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More Children, Youth & Family Events
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents Rainforest Reptiles on July 11, 4:30 & 7:30 pm. Experience contact with live animals such as alligators, turtles, and snakes from the neotropical rain forests to the sub-tropical rainforests of the world. 869 Main Street, Brewster. For more information call 508-896-3867 or visit www.ccmnh.org.
- Cape Cod Children's Museum will hold a Highland Street Foundation Free Fun Friday on July 12, 10 am - 5 pm. With over 20 interactive exhibits. 577 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee. For more information call 508-539-8788 or visit www.capecodchildrensmuseum.org.
- Marine Biological Laboratory celebrates its 125th anniversary with Discovery Day on July 17, 3 - 5:30 pm. Include hands-on exhibits, a scavenger hunt, live music, crafts, and anniversary cake. MBL Street, Woods Hole. For more information call 508-289-7423 or visit www.mbl.edu/125/discovery-day.
- Sturgis Library presents the next session of the Teen Artists Coalition of Cape Cod, a collaborative youth program, on July 20, noon - 3 pm. Space limited, registration required. This month's project is a collaborative mission graffiti art mural. 3090 Main Street, Barnstable. For more information or to register call 508-362-6636 or email Megan at [email protected].
- The Academy Playhouse presents Disney's musical The Jungle Book now - August 31, 10 am Friday & Saturday. 120 Main Street, Orleans. For more information or tickets call 508-255-1963 or visit www.apacape.org.
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Musical Performances
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Antje Duvekot and Jonathan Edwards at Cotuit Center for the Arts
 Antje Duvekot, July 11, 8 pm: Based in Somerville, singer/songwriter/guitarist Duvekot blends lyrical vocals with poetic sensibilities, finding solace for herself, and for her listeners, in music. She has released seven CDs, the most recent of which is New Siberia (2012) and participated in two compilation CDs. With special guests Tall Heights. Tall Heights have produced two EPs and their first full-length Man of Stone was just released in May.
Jonathan Edwards, July 13, 8 pm: Four decades into a stellar career of uncompromising musical integrity, the man simply delivers, night after night, songs of passion, songs of insight, and songs of humor.
Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Route 28, Cotuit. For more information or tickets call 508-428-0669 or visit www.artsonthecape.org.
Music Performances at Payomet
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Leon Russell
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Mavis Staples, July 11, 8 pm: Considered one of the greatest women in rock and roll, and with her full band will play from her newly released, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) produced album, One True Vine. Now in its seventh decade, Mavis Staples' career has taken her through chart-topping hits.
Leon Russell, July 13, 8 pm: Leon's long and storied career includes collaborations with a virtual who's who of music icons spanning from Jerry Lee Lewis to Phil Spector to the Rolling Stones. A similar eclecticism and scope is in his solo work of a pop fusion of country, blues, and gospel.
Carolina Chocolate Drops, July 18, 8 pm: Rooted by the rhythms of guitar and jug alongside banjo, fiddle, and harmonica, the Carolina Chocolate Drops revisit the string band and jug band music of the '20s and '30s as heard on their 2011 Grammy-nominated album, Leaving Eden.
Payomet is located at 29 Old Dewline Road, Truro. For more information or tickets call 508-487-5400 or visit www.payomet.org.
Alicia Mathewson, Frank & Chev and Sarah Burrill at the Chat House
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Alicia Mathewson
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Alicia Mathewson, July 12, 7 pm: Following the release of her CD Isn't it Amazing?, Alicia has traveled internationally and throughout the US. She plays original songs and chants, along with fun covers by the Beatles, Indigo Girls, and James Taylor.
Frank & Chev, July 13, 6 pm: The cool, stripped-down jazz, soul, and blues sounds of Frank Poranski and Chev Hardy have thrilled Cape Cod audiences for four years now. Beautiful vocals, spare guitar, and jazzy vibe.
Sarah Burrill, July 13, 8 pm: Whether belting out the blues or singing classics from the 60s to the present day, nationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Sarah Burrill will wow with her amazing voice, musical talent, charisma, and sense of humor.
Cape Cod Chat House is located at 593 Route 6A, Dennis Village. For more information call 508-694-7187 or visit www.capecodchathouse.com.
Gloriae Dei Cantores Concert
 Gloriae Dei Cantores will perform in concert at the Church of the Transfiguration on July 12 & 13, 7:30 pm.
The concert includes performance of Mozart's Mass in C Minor, and Faure's Requiem.
Church of the Transfiguration is located at 5 Bay View Drive, Orleans. For more information or tickets call 508-240-2400 or visit www.gdcchoir.org.
Chatham Chorale Presents Salute to America
 The Chatham Chorale, lead by Music Director Joseph Marchio, presents Salute to America, a concert of patriotic and popular music, on the Hyannis Village Green on July 13, 6 pm. Donations will be collected for the Food Pantry.
This year's program includes highlights from the Chorale's past season, patriotic repertoire in classic arrangements, and "We the People," a setting of the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence by resident Cape composer Ann MacDonald Diers. The Chorale will be accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble and pianist Donald Enos.
The Hyannis Village Green is located at 367 Main Street, Hyannis. For more information call 888-556-2707 or visit www.chathamchorale.org.
Sherma Andrews at the Cultural Center
 Denny Laine, July 13, 8 pm: Unfortunately, this concert had to be canceled.
The Extraordinary Sherma Andrews, July 20, 8 pm: Sherma has toured with Grammy Award-winning Enrique Iglesias and Britney Spears. She has also worked with Donna Summer, Branford Marsalis, and music director Kevin Antunes. Sherma has appeared on televised awards presentations, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, David Letterman, and many others. She also has written songs that were featured in TV shows such as The Sopranos, All My Children, and The Young and The Restless.
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information or reservations call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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Meeting House Chamber Music Festival Continues
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Laura Manko
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Each summer, Orleans is the principal home for the Meeting House Festival's six consecutive Monday evening concerts running now - July 22, with the next concerts at Chatham First Congregational Church on July 14, 8 pm and Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal on July 15, 8 pm.
Featuring Alexey Shabalin - violin, Laura Manko - viola, Bo Ericsson - cello, and Donald Enos - piano. The program the "Gypsy" Piano Quartet in G minor of Johannes Brahms, along with music of Beethoven and twentieth century American composer Rebecca Clark.
The First First Congregational Church is located at 650 Main Street, Chatham. Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal is located at 204 Monument Road, Orleans. For more information call 508-896-3344 or visit www.meetinghousemusic.org.
A Summer Concert Under the Stars with Cape Cod Opera
 Cape Cod Opera presents A Summer Concert Under the Stars at Cape Rep Theatre's Outdoor Theater on July 14, 8 pm (rain date July 16, 8 pm).
Christina DeVaughn, soprano, Duane A. Moody, tenor, Philip Lima, baritone and Dr. Matthew Larson, piano will perform excerpts from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, The Great American Songbook, Broadway classics with a nod to the French repertoire on this Bastille Day concert.
Cape Rep Theatre is located at 3299 Main Street, Brewster. For more information or tickets call 508-246-0039 or visit www.capecodopera.org.
Concerts & Feed Your Love Open Mic at Wellfleet Preservation Hall
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Richard Shindell
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Frank Vignola, July 16, 8 pm: Frank's virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world's top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark O Connor, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul. Presented by Payomet.
Feed Your Love Open Mic, July 17, 7 pm: Now in its fourth year, hosting musicians who sing and play everything from old timey folk to rock-n-roll; acoustic guitar solos to improvisational jazz sets; first-time performers (ages 6 to 86) to retired professional musicians. All are welcome.
Richard Shindell, July 18, 7:30 pm: An expatriate New Yorker now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Richard is a meticulous craftsman of song whose six studio albums and one live recording have been revered by critics and fans alike. Innovative, original and occasionally spiritual.
Wellfleet Preservation Hall is located at 335 Main Street, Wellfleet. For more information or tickets call 508-349-1800 or visit www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Sailor Songs & Shanties with Michael Goddard at CCMNH
 The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents Sailor Songs and Shanties with Michael Goddard now - August 21, 7 pm Wednesdays (excluding August 14).
With guitar, mandolin and tin whistle - all instruments that were used on whaling ships based out of Nantucket - Michael will present the maritime songs of New Englanders in the Atlantic World from primary historical documents. Sea Shanties have loud choruses that everyone can learn quickly.
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is located at 869 Route 6A, Brewster. For more information call 508-896-3867 or visit www.ccmnh.org.
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More Musical Performances
- Wellfleet Beachcomber presents Black Francis on July 11, 10:30 pm; John Brown's Body on July 12 & 13, 9 pm; and the Parkington Sisters on July 18, 10 pm. 1120 Cahoon Hollow Road in Wellfleet. For more information call 508-349-6055 or visit www.thebeachcomber.com.
- Bart Weisman Jazz Group at Grand Cru, Cape Codder Resort & Spa, Route 132 & Bearse's Way, Hyannis on July 12, 8 pm, featuring Janice Friedman; Bart Weisman Smooth Jazz Group at Grand Cru, Cape Codder Resort & Spa, Route 132 & Bearse's Way, Hyannis on July 13, 8 pm; Bart Weisman Jazz Group at Riverway, 1338 Route 28, South Yarmouth on July 14, 7 pm. For more information visit www.bartweisman.com.
- Cape Cod Conservatory present Italian mandolinist Emanuele Cappellotto in his first tour of the United States, accompanied by Berklee professor August Watters, on July 14, 3 pm. Watters and Cappellotto performs a diverse program including Baroque mandolin duets, romantic concert music, and Italian folk music. The Conservatory Mandolin Ensemble directed by Josh Bell opens the concert. 60 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information or tickets call 508-540-0611 or visit www.capecodconservatory.org.
- The WHAT (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater) Summer Music Festival wraps up on July 16 & 17, 6 pm with the Cape Cod Conservatory Big Band, with guest vocalist Leslie Boyle, on July 16, and Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival series conclusion with Boston Public Quartet on July 17. 2357 Route 6, Wellfleet. For more information or tickets call 508-349-9428 or visit www.what.org.
- Conductor Jon Arterton (of the Outer Cape Chorale) will lead a Summer Sing of Mozart's Requiem at Church of the Holy Spirit on July 17, 7 - 9 pm. Experience one of Mozart's most popular vocal works. 304 Monument Road, Orleans. For more information call 508-487-0477 or email [email protected].
- Eastern Bank Concerts in the Park at Buzzards Bay Park run now - August 22, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Thursdays. The Infractions on July 11; The Corvairs on July 18, Groovy Afternoon on July 25; Plymouth Fury on August 1; Sound Tower on August 8; Splash of Blues on August 15; Too Much Fun on August 22. 70 Main Street, Buzzards Bay. For more information visit www.capecodcanalchamber.org.
- Church of the Transfiguration presents Brown Bag Organ Concerts now - August 29, noon Thursdays. A new series of free, half-hour concerts on the E.M. Skinner pipe organ. Enjoy a respite from the hectic workday (or crowded beaches). For more information call 508-240-2400 or visit www.churchofthetransfiguration.org.
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Theater, Dance & Film
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Cape Cod Theatre Project Staged Reading Series
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Sharr White
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The Snow Geese, July 11 - 13, 8 pm: By Sharr White, directed by Hal Brooks. With World War I raging abroad, newly widowed Elizabeth Gaesling gathers her family for their annual shooting party to mark the opening of hunting season in rural, upstate New York. But their own Gilded Age threatens to come to an end.
StageTalk Event, July 16, 10 am: With Kip Fagan (Director, Grand Concourse) and Halley Feiffer (Writer in Residence, I'm Gonna Pray for You So Hard) at Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. Registration required.
Grand Concourse, July 18 - 20, 8 pm: By Heidi Schreck, directed by Kip Fagan. A young woman volunteers at a soup kitchen in the Bronx - for reasons that are murky even to herself - and brings chaos to the lives of her co-workers and those she intends to help.
Falmouth Academy is located at 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information or tickets call 508-457-4242 or visit www.capecodtheatreproject.org.
Fleet Moves Dance Festival Continues
 The Fleet Moves Dance Festival will be held at various locations in Wellfleet from now - July 12.
Fleet Moves endeavors to create artist-driven community engagement at a grassroots level with a program of events that includes daily movement classes to foster somatic awareness, artist-led sensory walks, as well as custom-made performances in dialogue with the unique culture and landscape of Wellfleet.
For more information call 508-349-1800 or visit www.fleetmoves.org.
Monomoy Theatre:The Odd Couple and Hay Fever
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The Odd Couple, now - July 13: The extraordinarily funny and popular comedy by Neil Simon. The story of two divorced friends attempting to set up housekeeping, their daily routine, and weekly poker game ignite both fireworks and some of the funniest lines written by Simon.
Hay Fever, July 16 - 20, 8 pm & July 18, 2 pm: When four guests train in from London expecting relaxation, romance, and a touch of celebrity glamour, they get more than they bargained for, and Noel Coward combines screwball comedy with some of his wittiest drawing room repartee.
Monomoy Theatre is located at 776 Main Street, Chatham. For more information or tickets call 508-945-1589 or visit www.monomoytheatre.org.
Sea Change: An Ocean Conservation Film Series
 Mass Audubon at Wellfleet Bay and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) are co-sponsoring Sea Change, a series of films about the changing oceans and their imperiled inhabitants, continuing now - August 11.
Requiem, August 11, 4 pm: This family-friendly film documents the true nature and purpose of one of the most misunderstood predators on our planet - the shark. Follow the discovery of an underwater photographer from Hawaii as she becomes familiar with the extraordinary beauty, powers and skills of one of the most infamous classification of sharks: the Requiem Family.
Turtle: The Incredible Journey, July 14 & 18, 4 pm: A documentary of a female loggerhead turtle as she follows the path of her ancestors - from a beach in Florida she rides the Gulf Stream north, swimming the entire Atlantic to Africa before returning to the beach where she was born.
WHAT is located at 3457 Route 6, Wellfleet. For more information or tickets call 508-349-9428 or visit www.what.org.
The Normal Heart Cape Cod Premiere at Provincetown Theater
 The Provincetown Theater presents The Normal Heart, by Larry Kramer and directed by Patrick Falco, now - July 21, Thursday - Sunday 7:30 pm.
The Cape Cod Premiere of Larry Kramer's award winning drama about public and private indifference to the AIDS plague and one man's lonely fight to awaken the world to the crisis.
The Provincetown Theater is located at 238 Bradford Street. For more information or tickets call 508-487-7487 or visit www.provincetowntheater.org.
Productions at Cotuit Center for the Arts
 The Fat Ass Cancer Bitch Outside the Box, now - July 27, 8 pm Thursday - Saturday (no performances July 13 or 20): In her new show, Christine Rathbun Ernst continues her autobiographical reflections, blending storytelling, spoken word, poetry, and commentary on daily life we can all relate to. The stories are about politics, aging, changing family dynamics, the examined life, and the humor in day-to-day life. in the Art Studio Theater.
84, Charing Cross Road, now - July 28, 8 pm Friday & Saturday, 4 pm Sunday (no performance July 20): Directed by Carol McManus, the true story of a struggling young writer in New York and her relationship with an antiquarian book store in London. The story is told through the letters exchanged between Helene Hanff and bookstore manager Frank Doel over a 20-year period.
Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Route 28, Cotuit. For more information or tickets call 508-428-0669 or visit www.artsonthecape.org.
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Peregrine Theatre Presents Provincetown Musicals Through the Decades
 Peregrine Theatre Ensemble continues its inaugural summer season by paying homage to the many successful Provincetown musicals with Provincetown Musicals Through the Decades in the Provincetown Inn's Mayflower Room on July 13, 3 pm.
This performance pays tribute to the hit songs and shows that have played in Provincetown. Peregrine Theatre Ensemble presents a cast of local stars and sweethearts, many of whom are reprising their original roles.
The Provincetown Inn is located at 1 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information or tickets visit www.peregrinetheatre.com.
Chatham Drama Guild Presents The Mumberley Inheritance
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photo by Don Howell
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The Chatham Drama Guild presents The Mumberley Inheritance, a family-friendly, old-fashioned melodrama, from July 13 - 28, 8 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, 2 pm Sunday.
The traditional melodrama themes are reworked in a fast paced entertainment romp through the trials and tribulations of Mumberley Manor, England in 1900. Not only does this play come complete with the dastardly villain, the virtuous damsel in distress and the hero who saves the day; but also provides ample opportunity for audience interaction.
The Chatham Drama Guild is located at 134 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more information call 508-945-0510 or visit www.cdgonline.org.
Screening of Pearl Harbor: One Last Goodbye at the Cultural Center
 The Cultural Center presents a screening of Pearl Harbor: One Last Goodbye on July 17, 7:30 pm.
Producer Liz Watkins presents her film about six men who, 70 years later, return to Hawaii to relive the memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Ages 89-93, these Pearl Harbor survivors say "One Last Goodbye" to the friends they lost on December 7, 1941. This timeless film was recorded during the 70th Remembrance of the Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 2011. In the 2 months previous, a camera crew followed the survivors and support crew to over 20 fundraisers for this historic trip.
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
HJT Presents The Hobbit
 Harwich Junior Theatre presents The Hobbit from July 18 - August 3, 7 pm Tuesday - Thursday, 4 pm Friday & Sunday, July 20 & August 3, 4 pm.
By Patricia Gray, based on the classic by J.R.R. Tolkien, directed by Rob Zapple. Come to Middle Earth and join Bilbo Baggins on his magical journey to reclaim a treasure. Children and adults will be captivated by this adventure that stirs the imagination.
Rapunzel is currently running now - July 13, 7 pm Thursday, 4 pm Saturday & Sunday.
HJT is located at 105 Division Street, Harwich. For more information or tickets call 508-432-2002 or visit www.hjtcapecod.org.
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More Theater, Dance & Film
- Falmouth Museums on the Green presents a series of movies in conjunction with the There's a War On! The Falmouth Home Front, 1940-1945 exhibit. The first film to be shown is Arsenic and Old Lace (Carey Grant, 1944) on July 15, 7 pm. Seating is limited. 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth. For more information call 508-548-4857 or visit www.falmouthhistoricalsociety.org.
- Falmouth Jewish Congregation presents the film The Gatekeepers (2012) on July 16, 7:30 pm. The story of the Shin Bet from the perspective of six former heads of Israel's secretive internal security service. National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Nonfiction Film. For more information call 508-540-0602 or visit www.falmouthjewish.org.
- The Academy Playhouse presents the musical Chicago, directed by Peter Earle and music direction by Chris Morris, now - July 20, 8 pm Tuesday - Sunday. Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, the story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal". 120 Main Street, Orleans. For more information or tickets call 508-255-1963 or visit www.apacape.org.
- Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater presents Six Characters in Search of an Author now - July 20, 8 pm Thursdays - Mondays. Six characters wander in looking for an author - and interrupting a rehearsal of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 2357 Route 6, Wellfleet. For more information or tickets call 508-349-9428 or visit www.what.org.
- Starcreations Theater presents the musical Little Shop of Horrors at Tilden Arts Studio Theater on July 20, 26, & 27, 7:30 pm. Cape Cod Community College, 2240 Route 132, in West Barnstable. For more information or reservations call 508-747-1234 or visit www.starcreations.org.
- Provincetown Theater presents Pornocchio now - September 3, 8 pm Tuesdays. Ryan Landry and The Gold Dust Orphans present their brand new adult musical parody of a little wooden boy awakened by a fairy, a talking cricket with a conservative agenda, and a puppeteer who goes off his meds and ends up inside a whale. For more information or tickets call 508-487-7487 or visit www.provincetowntheater.org.
- The Martha's Vineyard Film Society (MVFS) presents a summer schedule of movies, music and other performances every day of the week now - September 5. 78 Beach Road (Tisbury marketplace), Vineyard Haven. For more information or tickets visit www.mvfilmsociety.com.
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Auditions
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Chatham Drama Guild Auditions for Bus Stop
 Chatham Drama Guild is holding auditions for William Ingle's classic Bus Stop on July 14 & 15, 6:30 pm.
Bus Stop is a drama, with romantic and some comedic elements. It is set in a diner in rural Kansas, about 25 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri during a snowstorm from which bus passengers must take shelter. Roles are available for 5 men ages 20-60, 3 women ages mid teens-late 40's. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Production dates are October 11 - 27.
Chatham Drama Guild is located at 143 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more information call 508-945-0510.
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Classes and Workshops
| Class and Workshops at the Cultural Center
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Joe Diggs
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Color & Composition Workshop with Suzanne Packer, July 13, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm & July 14, noon - 3:30 pm: The workshop will use the still-life set up as the starting point to develop a composition that works within the plane of the canvas. The use of color harmonies, color temperatures, textures and composition will be taught as ways to make the still life painting create visual interest.
Acrylic Transfer Workshop with Joe Diggs, July 16, 6 - 8:30 pm: Explore various techniques in acrylic transferring photo copied images. These techniques are an interesting way to use photo sources as a reference and create unusual works of art.
Drawing Workshop with Suzanne Packer, July 23 - 25, 1 - 4 pm: Experiment with new ways to draw. There will be objects to draw with lots of instruction on how to see, how to draw, and how to put all into a good composition.
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information or to register call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
Color Boot Camp with John Clayton at Rowley Art Gallery
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John Clayton
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Rowley Art Gallery will hold a Color Boot Camp workshop on July 13 & 14, 9 am - 4 pm.
Plein air painter John Clayton lives and works in Provincetown, where he came to study as a student in the summer of 1995 at the Cape Cod School of Art. John's gift for portraying the many facets of nature's light brought him to the attention of Hilda Neily, who had been one of Henry Hensche's finest students in the 1970s. He became a prot�g� of Neily's and furthered his explorations of color.
Rowley Art Gallery is located at 84 Route 6A, Orleans. For more information contact contact John Clayton at 774-216-9479 or [email protected].
Tree's Place Presents Caring for Your Collection
 Tree's Place presents a Caring for Your Collection open house on July 13, 5 - 7 pm.
Ron and Tracy Lindholm from Cape Cod Picture Framing and Conservation will answer questions and share expertise of more than 50 years combined experience in the field of painting and frame restoration. Topics will range from proper storage, framing and cleaning of antique paintings to re-varnishing and restoration.
Tree's Place is located at 60 Cranberry Highway (Route 6A), Orleans. For more information call 508-255-1330 or visit www.treesplace.com.
Orleans Camera: Picasa Workshop and Lightroom 4 Workshop
 Organize & Enjoy Your Photo Library, July 13, 5 - 8 pm: Ian Mack will walk through the steps of downloading and installing the latest version of Picasa and importing and organizing digital photos. Then see how to edit photos - crop, remove red-eyes and enhance. Held at Orleans Camera, Patriots Square Shopping Center, 500 Route 134. For more information or to register call 508-394-5800 or visit www.orleanscamera.com.
Adobe Lightroom 4 Workshop, July 20, 10 am - 4 pm: With Matt Kloskowski. In the morning learn how to set up and organize Lightroom and in the afternoon, learn how to use the Develop Module to develop photos like a pro. Matt is the full-time Education Director for Kelby Media Group and a Tampa-based photographer. He is the Editor of Lightroom Magazine, author of several best-selling books and teaches Lightroom, Photoshop and photography seminars around the world. Held at Four Points Sheraton is located at 3800 Route 6, Eastham. For more information or to register call 508-240-1300 or visit www.orleanscamera.com.
Watercolor Field Studies at Cape Cod Maritime Museum
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Wychmere Harbor Morning
by William Hugh Lutz
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Cape Cod Maritime Museum presents Watercolor Field Studies, for the studio painter, with artist William (Bill) Lutz on July 15, 10 am - 1 pm.
Bill is a Cape Cod artist, with his studio/gallery in Harwichport. He has lived and worked on the Cape since 1986 painting the sea in all its moods. The emphasis of this class will be capturing the essence of a "scene" with the minimum amount of time and materials.
Cape Cod Maritime Museum is located at 35 South Street, Hyannis. For more information or to register call 508-775-1723.
Empowering the Educational Community Workshop at Sturgis Library
 Sturgis Library hosts the workshop Tools and Strategies for Empowering the Educational Community on July 16, 6:30 pm.
Author and education consultant Sherianna Boyle leads a workshop for educators based on the strategies in her book Powered by Me� for Educators: The True Force Behind All Classroom Strategies, Higher Teaching Potential and Student Progress. Sheri is an adjunct Psychology professor at Cape Cod Community College and a yoga teacher who actively promotes self-empowerment for all ages through her workshops and writing.
Sturgis Library is located at 3090 Main Street, Barnstable Village. For more information or to register call 508-362-6636 or visit www.sturgislibrary.org.
Creative Social Workshops at Woodruff's Art Center
 Off Loom Weaving, July 18, 6:30 - 8:30: Learn to make weavings without the use of a loom. Learn simple techniques to get started, including coiling, wrapping, binding and knotting using assorted rope, cord and yarn
Non-Traditional Acrylic Painting, July 25, 6:30 - 8:30 pm: Learn how to create textures and depth with acrylic paints using non-traditional methods in this fast-paced workshop.
All supplies are included and all levels are invited with no experience needed. Beginners are introduced to various materials and techniques, experienced artists can enjoy experimenting and trying new mediums or techniques. Workshops in this series are taught by artist Chris O'Dell Ferguson.
Woodruff's Art Center is located at 1 North Market Street, Mashpee Commons. For more information or to register call 508-477-5767 or visit www.woodruffsartcenter.com.
"Barbaric Yawp" Poetry Workshop with Mart�n Espada at Castle Hill
 Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill will host a Poetry Workshop with Mart�n Espada from July 22 - 26, 2 - 4 pm.
Martin has published more than fifteen books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. His latest collection of poems, The Trouble Ball, is the recipient of the Milt Kessler Award, a Massachusetts Book Award and an International Latino Book Award. His previous collection, The Republic of Poetry, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Other books of poems include Alabanza, A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen, and Imagine the Angels of Bread. He has received numerous awards and fellowships.
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is located at 10 Meetinghouse Road, Truro. For more information or to register visit www.castlehill.org.
Morning Singing Workouts with John Yankee
 John Yankee, Artistic Director of the Falmouth Chorale, is leading Morning Sings at John Wesley United Methodist Church now - August 1, 8 - 8:45 am Tuesdays & Thursdays.
The sessions are open to all ages, skill levels and voice parts. Participants can attend any or all of the sessions. These sings are characterized as "fun singing workouts" featuring warm-ups, vocalizing, tuning exercises, rounds, and songs with ad lib harmonizing. Everything is taught by rote.
John Wesley United Methodist Church is located at 270 Gifford Road, Falmouth. For more information call 970-596-6602 or email [email protected].
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More Classes and Workshops
Please check out our Family Section for additional Classes and Workshops for Children
- Green Briar Nature Center presents Forensic Science for Elementary Educators from July 13 - 27, 6 - 9:30 pm Saturdays. These workshops for educators conducted by Education Director Mary Beers, a Massachusetts DOE Professional Development Provider. Work with peers to solve easy mysteries involving simple to replicate crime scenes. Work through fun and factual activities involving fingerprints, identifying liquids, color chromatography, DNA, and much more. 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich. For more information or to register call 508-888-6870.
- Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill will host a workshop with poet Marc Doty called "Opening the Poem" in the Pamet Annex from July 15 - 19, 1 - 4 pm. Doty is the author of several collections of poetry, most recently Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems (2008), which received the National Book Award; School of the Arts (2005); Source (2002); and Sweet Machine (1998). He has taught at the University of Houston and is currently serving as a Distinguished Writer at Rutgers University. 1 Depot Road, Truro. For more information or to register call 508-349-7511 or visit www.castlehill.org.
- Cape Cod Conservatory of Music & Arts will hold a Mandolin Workshop at the Falmouth campus on July 18, 7 pm. Learn about the history of the mandolin, its unique place in American music and get a hands-on experience making music on the mandolin. No experience necessary. All ages welcome. 60 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. Contact Chloe Johnson to reserve an instrument at 508-540-0611 or [email protected].
- Photography Center of Cape Cod PhotoWalks of Hyannis, now - August 28, 9 am Wednesdays. An experienced photographer guide will highlight photo ops, including historic and scenic sights and other points of interest, while offering tips. Walks last approximately 90 minutes. 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable. For more information or to register call 508-362-2909 or visit www.photographycenterofcapecod.org.
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Applications, Grants, Spaces and Work
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Photography Center of Cape Cod Calendar Contest
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Grays Beach, July
by Don Fleet
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The Photography Center of Cape Cod is holding a 2014 Calendar Contest with a submission deadline of August 9.
Submit a photo that depicts a season of the year and is shot on Cape Cod. The twelve best images of the four categories - winter, spring, summer, fall - will be chosen to be included in the calendar. The winning images will also be hung as part of a special exhibit in the Cape Cod Art Association gallery in November. The calendar will be available for sale in the gift shop, and on the website.
For more information visit www.PhotographyCenterofCapeCod.org or to submit entries online visit https://client.smarterentry.com/capecodart.
Original Works Sought for Fall Series of Play With your Food
 Cape Cod Community College's Department of Arts and Communication is now accepting submissions for the Fall 2013 "Play With Your Food" series. The theatre program will continue its tradition of featuring local playwrights' original scripts for workshop readings on four consecutive Friday evenings in late September and early October. Closing date for submissions is August 15 and finalists will be notified by September 15.
Submissions may be full-length, one-act, or short plays suitable for simple "reading" style presentation. Works-in-progress, unpublished works, and works that can be presented with minimal costume, lighting and scenic elements are particularly encouraged.
Submission guidelines, forms, and required cover sheet can be found at www.capecod.edu/pwyf. For more information contact Vana Trudeau, Theatre Program Coordinator, at [email protected].
Cataumet Schoolhouse Art Show
 This summer the Cataumet Schoolhouse Preservation Group is planning the first annual Schoolhouse Arts and Crafts Show on August 22 - 25, noon - 5 pm each day.
Cape residents are invited to exhibit and sell original fine art and craft work. A percentage of the proceeds will go to the Schoolhouse. Artists do not need to be present the entire time. The Cataumet Schoolhouse Preservation Group promotes cultural and social events at the restored one-room schoolhouse, built in 1894.
The Cataumet Schoolhouse is located at 1200 County Road, Cataumet. For more information email [email protected].
"Positively Different" Cape Cod Porch Photo Contest
 The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod has launched "Positively Different" Cape Cod Porch Photo Contest with a submission deadline of September 2.
Cape Codders may submit a photo of their favorite Cape Cod porch, either of the porch itself or the view from it. The winning photographs will be featured on the Bank's Instant Issue Debit Cards and 2014 Community Calendar. In addition, the winning photographers will receive cash prizes.
Complete contest details can be found on the Bank's website at www.mycapecodbank.com.
South Cape Village JumpStart Program
 South Cape Village is offering a rent free incentive through its JumpStart Program with free rent through September 1, 2014 and no long-term lease.
Free rent with 60 days to open; immediate occupancy; free mentoring and business help from Coastal Community Capital; optional longer term lease available; anchor stores generate high traffic counts.
South Cape Village is located at 650 Falmouth Road, Mashpee. For more information contact leasing manager David Kaplan at 508-477-9677 or [email protected].
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More Applications, Grants, Spaces and Work
- Volunteer guides are needed to help keep Yarmouth's 1791 Judah Baker Windmill open to the public. Guides work in pairs and spend 3 hours per week showing the mill to visitors, discussing its history, and explaining how it operated. Training and historical information provided. For more information contact Sarah Horne at 508-394-4210 or email [email protected].
- Bass River Farm Market is seeking al fresco painters available now - October, 8:30 am - 1 pm Thursdays, plus Saturdays in July & August. Artists at work will be discussing and selling their art under tents across the street from the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. For more information call the Cultural Center at 508-394-7100 or visit www.TheBassRiverFarmersMarket.com.
- Woodruff's Art Center is now accepting submissions for its 2013 small works show The Gift of Art - Size Small. Submission deadline is August 1. This exhibit runs from November 10 - December 31 and will benefit the Boys & Girls Club. For more information call 508-477-5767 and for submissions download the application form.
- Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill announces the 2013 Benefit Silent Art Auction and is calling for artists to donate a work of art. All donated work will be on display at the Castle Hill Gallery from August 1 - 10, with an opening reception on August 1, 4 - 6 pm, and silent auction on August 10, 5 pm. The auction is best known for its tradition of Castle Hill "plates" - hand-thrown ceramic plates, painted by well-known local and national artists. Works of art will also be donated by widely recognized historical and contemporary painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and mixed media artists. 10 Meeting House road, Truro. For more information email [email protected].
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Other Events and Notices
| Palette to Palate at Cape Cod Museum of Art
 Dennis Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Art & Wine Affair Palette to Palate at the Cape Cod Museum of Art on July 11, 6 - 9 pm.
A wide range of artistic displays by 16 artists and artisans; painting, pottery, textiles, jewelry and more, to local residents and visitors, for viewing and for sale. Enjoy live piano music by Karen Kelly, wine tasting and food sampling from local restaurants.
Cape Cod Museum of Art is located at 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information or tickets call 508-398-3568 or visit www.dennischamber.com.
The Cahoon Museum of American Art 23rd Great Brush Off
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The Great Brush Off 2013
by Doris Mee
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The Cahoon Museum presents the 23rd Annual Great Brush Off at Cotuit Village Green on July 13, 9 am (rain date July 14).
Watch Cape artists paint on the Green and around the village from 9 am - noon. A silent auction will be held 9:30 - 11:30 am, with a live auction at 1 pm. Dozens of artists will be represented and music will be provided by Four Guys in Tuxes.
Cotuit Village Green is located on Lowell Street, Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.
Wellfleet Preservation Hall Sixth Annual Birdhouse and Garden Auction
 Wellfleet Preservation Hall announces its Annual Birdhouse and Garden Auction on July 14, 10 am - noon.
Artists, artisans, builders, community members and woodworkers create unique hand-painted and crafted designs for birdhouses using recycled materials including wood, tin and slate that were once part of Wellfleet Preservation Hall.
Wellfleet Preservation Hall is located at 335 Main Street, Wellfleet. For more information or tickets call 508-349-1800 or visit www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
PAAM's 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour
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Judith Shahn
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Provincetown Art Association and Museum presents the 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour on July 14, 10 am - 3 pm.
The day begins with a self-guided walking tour of gorgeous secret gardens in Provincetown's central east end. Ticket-holders will receive a map and booklet with stories and details about each garden. Visitors are then invited to PAAM to tour the Art of the Garden exhibition
Provincetown Art Association and Museum is located at 460 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information or tickets call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
Truro Public Library Presents a Talk on George Sand and Frederic Chopin
 Truro Public Library presents a talk titled The Liaison of George Sand and Frederic Chopin, by Ruth Spencer, on July 16, 6:30 pm.
The romance between Chopin and George Sand is among the most famous of 19th century European relationships. The presentation will explore their individual histories, their years together, and their lives following their breakup. The lecture is illustrated with readings from letters, diaries, and autobiographies as well as photos of locations in France and Majorca where the couple lived.
Truro Public Library is located at 7 Standish Way, North Truro. For more information call 508-487-1125 or visit www.trurolibrary.org.
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More Events and Notices
- Marine Biological Laboratories (MBL) Segal Lecture The Development of Colour Patterns in Zebrafish at Lillie Auditorium on July 12, 8 pm, Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Grass Lecture Neural Plasticity: From Synapse to Perception on July 19, 8 pm, Mu-Ming Poo of the University of California, Berkeley. 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. For more information call 508-289-7423 or visit www.mbl.edu/friday-evening-lectures.
- Falmouth Art Center presents its summer gala ARTrageous on July 12, 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Much of the art is available for viewing online and in the gallery. The evening also includes silent auctions and music. For more information or tickets call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
- Tales of Cape Cod presents Orleans: A Small Cape Cod Town with an Extraordinary History on July 15, 7:30 pm, a talk by Bill Quinn, Sr., photographer, historian and author, and The Cut of Her Jib: The Remarkable Story of Clarissa Nickerson on July 22, 7:30 pm, written by her granddaughter, Clara Nickerson Boden and presented by her great-great-granddaughter, Beverly Rogers. 3046 Main Street, Barnstable Village. For more information visit www.talesofcapecod.org.
- The Thornton W. Burgess Society presents an Historical Lecture series at Green Briar Nature Center on July 16 & 23, 7 pm. The Union in Dismay will be presented by Burgess Society Executive Director Gene A. Schott on July 16 and The Tide Begins to Turn on July 23. These two illustrated lectures will present important Civil War campaigns and battles of 1863. 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-6870.
- Penikese Island Tour with MBL Senior Scientist Chris Neill on July 18, 2 - 6 pm (rain date July 19). Registration required. Learn about the early days of the Marine Biological Laboratory and cruise along the shoreline of the Penikese Island habitat looking for seabirds. Klimm Dock, Water Street, Woods Hole. For more information or to register call 508-289-7451 or email [email protected].
- Dennis Historical Society will hold a walk in the Sea Captain's Cemetery on July 19, 10 am (rain date July 21, 2 pm). A tour of historic Dennis Congregational Church and a walk through the sea captain's cemetery with Terri Fox. Hear tales of those lost at sea, a murder, a pickled husband and the 'keeper of the dump'. 210 Main Street, South Dennis. For more information call 508-385-2232 or visit www.dennishistoricalsociety.org.
- Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill's Annual Summer Party is on July 20, 6 - 9 pm. This year's festivities will include honoring State Senator Dan Wolf for his dedicated public service to the Cape Cod Community. 10 Meetinghouse Road, Truro. For more information or tickets call 508-349-7511 or visit www.castlehill.org.
- Highfield Hall & Gardens will hold its next Sunday Estate Walks & History of the Beebe Property on July 21, 12:30 pm. Docents tell the story of the Beebe family who built both Highfield Hall and its sister mansion Tanglewood on the 700 acre estate that now includes Beebe Woods, Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth Academy and more. First and third Sundays continuing through October, weather permitting. 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information call 508-495-1878, ext 303 or visit www.highfieldhall.org.
- Wellfleet Preservation Hall hosts a talk by Larry Ruttman titled American Jews and America's Game on July 24, 7:30 pm. Beyond a few famous players such as Greenberg, Rosen, Koufax, Holtzman and Green, there are also baseball commissioners, labor leaders, owners, officials, sportswriters, and more. The life stories of these and many others, on and off the field, have been compiled from nearly fifty in-depth interviews in Larry Ruttman's entertaining work of oral and cultural history. 335 Main Street, Wellfleet. For more information call 508 349-1800 or visit www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
- Sandwich Glass Museum leads walking tours of Sandwich Village now - August 27, 10 am Tuesday & Thursday, September 7 - October 12, 10 am Saturday. On the walk, docents will recount stories of the famous (and not-so-famous) residents of Sandwich and their impact on the town. These walks go through the village starting at the Sandwich Glass Museum and last about 1.5 hours. 129 Main Street, Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-0251 or visit www.sandwichglassmuseum.org.
- The Dennis Farmer/Artisan Market is held at Cape Cod Chat House now - September 28, 10 am - 2 pm Saturdays. Local produce, specialty food items, flowers and plants, hanging baskets, handmade balms, hand-knit items, hand-spun yarns and fibers for spinning and felting, notecards, jewelry, gift items, and live music. 593 Route 6A, Dennis Village. For more information call 508-694-7187 or visit www.capecodchathouse.com.
- The Orleans Chamber will host a trip to Cuba from October 19 - 27. Limited to 20 travelers. An opportunity to travel to the "forbidden island", under a fully approved US State Department People to People license, with other Cape Codders, and escorted by a Cuban-American who lives in Orleans and speaks English and Spanish. For more information or to sign up contact Norma Barquet, of Barquet & Associates, at 347-682-6378 or [email protected].
- Tuscany: A Journey for the Senses is offering two trips to Italy this fall: Music in Milan 2, October 24 - 31, at La Scala see both Aida and Don Carlo, attend a concert with period instruments in a Medici villa, hear Strads played in Cremona, tour the city and environs, shop, visit museums, attend mass at the Duomo; Food & Photography in Puglia, November 2 - 11, cooking and photography classes are available - choose which to do, or do both. For more information or to register call 508-255-7907 or visit www.TuscanyArtsVacation.com.
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