May 30, 2010 David Kuehn, the new executive director of the Cotuit Center for the Arts, has a vision for the center, one in which, “the parking lot is always full,” and there are interesting, entertaining, and educational activities going on throughout the day and evening, in all the center’s facilities: the art workshop, where … Continue reading
May 10, 2010 The PBS American Experience special, “Into the Deep: America, Whaling, and the World,” has special relevance for Falmouth, which had a lively whaling and shipbuilding industry from the 1820s through the 1860s. The two-hour special, which premieres at 9 PM tonight on WGBH television, Channel 2 in Falmouth, ties in well with … Continue reading
April 30, 2010 I loved James Judd’s performance last year in Woods Hole and was eagerly looking forward to this year’s return visit. The Woods Hole Theater Company brought the San Francisco comedian to the Woods Hole Community Hall for two shows, this year, last night, and tonight. I saw the show last night. James … Continue reading
April 16, 2010 Jung-Ho Pak, James Cockey, and Joseph Fire Crow Jung-Ho Pak created an outstanding program for the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, taking the much-loved, but often performed New World Symphony by Antonin Dvořák and giving it new brilliance and perspective by pairing it with African-American and Native American music. In his Symphony No. … Continue reading
April 12, 2010 The Village Green premiers tonight at 6 PM on FCTV-13 in Falmouth. It is a new monthly magazine-style television show produced by a team of volunteer FCTV producers, led by FCTV production assistant Alecia Orsini Lebeda. The opening show contains segments on a combined ArtsFalmouth meeting and artists reception at the Cape … Continue reading
April 9, 2010 Megan Hinton in front of her painting, “Barges Ashore.” “The Evolution of Maritime Art,” now at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, offers a beautiful and historical collection of maritime paintings dating from 1852 to 2010. The exhibit is a collaboration between the Cahoon Museum of Art, the Cape Cod Museum of … Continue reading
April 8, 2010 Franklin Lewis Gifford (1854-1936) was a house, sign, and carriage painter for most of his life, all of which he spent in Woods Hole, MA. He also had a love of the sea, the town, and its history, and when he retired, he began to paint scenes of Woods Hole long-ago, when … Continue reading
April 8, 2010 I spoke with Mwalim (Morgan James Peters) of Mashpee on March 28 outside the Nimrod Restaurant in Falmouth, where he performed as part of a fundraiser for the Masonic Temple’s Angel Fund. (The fund supports children in need. Mwalim is a presiding member of a Prince Hall Freemason lodge.) Mwalim describes himself … Continue reading
April 1, 2010 John Murelle, accompanied by pianist Chris Morris, sang songs by Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, and Irving Berlin last Friday at the Cape Cod Conservatory in Falmouth. They were joined by two of Mr. Murelle’s students (from the conservatory and his private studio in … Continue reading
March 29, 2010 John and Rachel at their home in East Falmouth. “Here You Are,” John and Rachel Nicholas’s new CD, which John recorded himself in his home studio, has been three years in the making and is a tribute to their 32-year journey together. The ten songs on the album, all written by John, … Continue reading
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