February 25, 2011 Ray Bauwens, Sarah Callinan, and David McCarty, producing artistic director of the Cape Cod Opera. The Cape Cod Opera celebrated its 15th anniversary last Sunday with a gala concert at the Tilden Arts Center, at Cape Cod Community College, featuring seven outstanding vocalists performing 20 works from 12 of the company’s past … Continue reading
I love Arts Alive. It is a wonderful display of local arts and music with a great sense of community. It took place this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 18 to 20, and I took videos of various events to share with you. A taste of Arts Alive. Roger and Judy Day, coordinators … Continue reading
June 10, 2010 The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod is holding its “For Pastels Only on Cape Cod 2010” at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod through June 27. This is the PPSC’s 14th national juried exhibition, showcasing paintings in the medium of soft pastel, created by some of the country’s most talented and … Continue reading
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
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
June 16, 2009 Summer really begins this week in Falmouth, with the start of the every-Thursday Falmouth Farmers Market in Peg Noonan Park on Main Street and the ArtMarket across the street in Town Hall Square. Arts Alive, a three-day extravaganza of local arts and entertainment activities begins Friday night with a Town Dance. For … Continue reading
May 26, 2009 Ok, so I admit I have been watching Jon and Kate Plus 8 lately, trying to catch up before the big Season Five opener last night. Train wrecks attract viewers. Over 9 million people tuned in, they say. But I think J&K already had a fair number of followers who watched just … Continue reading
February 6, 2009 When I was 14, my older cousin gave me a set of watercolors. She went on to become a professional artist, specializing in American primitive style. I toyed with the set, but did not understand how to use them effectively. I used the colors very intensely, with very little water, more like … Continue reading
August 17, 2008 Some of Cape Cod’s best entertainment is free.
Notes on The Arts 