ArtsFalmouth’s Arts Alive Festival Celebrates the Arts with Music, Dance, Drama, Children’s Activities, Special Events, and More Arts Alive, Falmouth’s vibrant three-day celebration of the performing, visual, and literary arts, takes place Friday, June 21, through Sunday, June 23, on the Falmouth Library Lawn, Shore Street Extension, and Peg Noonan Park. All events are free. … Continue reading
The Cape Cod Concert Band, John P. Hagon, conductor, presents Reindeer & Planes, Camels & Trains, a concert saluting holiday transport. The event features the world premiere of “Whistle Stop Junction: A Medley of American Rail Songs” by Cape composer, Michael Donovan. The journey begins on Saturday, December 15, at 2 PM. at the Saint John … Continue reading
Arts Alive offers an amazing array of talented performers, from aspiring students of all ages to accomplished professional performers. You’ll find music of all genres: jazz, rock’n’roll, blues, bluegrass, Americana, folk, country, Celtic, classical, old-time fiddle, New Age, alternative rock, light opera, choral, a cappella, singer/songwriter, and more. There will be classical and contemporary ballet, … Continue reading
The Cape Cod Concert Band presents “Sousa Lives!” on Sunday, May 28, at 3 PM, at the Pope John Paul High School auditorium, 120 High School Road, in Hyannis. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. John P. Hagon, director of the Cape Cod Concert Band, who bears a striking resemblance to John Philip Sousa, … Continue reading
The Cape Cod Conservatory Concert Band, directed by John P. Hagon, celebrates the music of American composers with a concert Sunday, May 19, from 3 to 4:50 PM, at Falmouth High School auditorium, 874 Gifford Street in Falmouth. The event is free, but a $5 donation is suggested. No tickets or reservations are required. The … Continue reading
October 3, 2011 The Flip Side performs at Puritan of Cape Cod, as an overflow crowd listens outside the shop. It was a beautiful evening in Falmouth, a perfect evening for strolling up and down Main Street, browsing in the shops, enjoying a meal at a restaurant, chatting with friends. What made it even more … Continue reading
August 20, 2011 Almost every week this summer, Lin Whitehead, director of the Falmouth Town Band, has turned over her baton to a new guest conductor to lead the band in “The Stars & Stripes Forever.” It has been fun for the band, the audience, and, the guest conductors, some of whom have never conducted … Continue reading
July 28, 2011 Tonight, Falmouth Town Band will host a special guest, Mildred Allen, who will conduct the “Stars and Stripes Forever.” This has become an annual event for Mildred, who will be103 years old on her next birthday. The concert will feature the trombone section in a performance of “The Trombone Rag” and the … Continue reading
July 22, 2011 Falmouth Town Band members prepare for last night’s No Place for Hate concert. Falmouth Affirmative Action Officer George Spivey led the Town Band in a celebration of Falmouth’s designation as a No Place For Hate community last night at the band’s regular Thursday evening band concert at the Music and Arts Pavillion on … Continue reading
June 25, 2009 The new Falmouth Music and Arts Pavilion was dedicated today, and the Falmouth Town Band performed there tonight. It is a wonderful new stage, and the band looks good and sounds good on their new platform. Linda Whitehead, the band’s director, and also head of the Falmouth Public School’s music department, worked … Continue reading
Notes on The Arts 