Highfield Hall will host a festive reception tonight (Friday, September 28) from 5 to 7 PM for two new exhibits: “The Intimate Woods,” which opened September 19, and “Beebe Woods: The Trail Leads to Our Door,” which opened September 26. Both shows are presented in conjunction with the 300 Committee, Falmouth’s land trust, in celebration … Continue reading
“A Complement of Five” is a delightful exhibition of the works of five talented and prolific local artists at the Maser Galler (FCTV, 310 Dillingham Avenue, in Falmouth) through September 27. There will be a closing reception on Thursday, September 27, form 4 to 6 PM, during which the public will have an opportunity to … Continue reading
Fans of Cape Cod native Lily Mae Harrington won’t be seeing her on “Glee” this fall (she was eliminated from “The Glee Project” competition a couple of hours ago), but local fans can hear her sing the national anthem on Sunday, August 12, 5 to 7 PM, with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra on the … Continue reading
Etching by Joan Tweedell The Falmouth Art Market opens for its sixth season today, Tuesday, June 26, at Town Hall Square, in front of Falmouth Town Hall on Main Street. The art market will offer fine arts and crafts, musical entertainment, and community information from 2 PM until dusk every Tuesday afternoon through August 28. … Continue reading
January 6, 2011 Lenore Lyons, arts education coordinator at the Cotuit Center for the Arts “I feel I have landed where I belong, and where I can make a difference,” said Lenore Lyons, arts education coordinator for the Cotuit Center for the Arts. We met in the Art Barn at the center, which she has … Continue reading
September 19, 2011 JoAnn Hughes with her self-portrait, with journal writing. The paintings of JoAnn Hughes fill the main gallery space at the Cotuit Center for the Arts with warmth, texture, color, and beauty—and they pose thoughtful questions about the issues of women and the environment. Landscape by JoAnn Hughes Many of the paintings are … 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
May 20, 2008 Checking the official websites of the candidates to see what their positions were on the Arts, I found that: John McCain has no stated positions relating to the arts. Hillary Clinton says she is a strong supporter of the arts and our nation’s cultural and historic sites and appreciates the role that … Continue reading
Notes on The Arts 