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The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Second Annual Creative Collaborative Conference will be held on Thursday, March 26 at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis.

Register now at www.artsfoundation.org to attend round table and panel discussions on topics including:

• Arts Education Advocacy
• Reaching the Media
• Cod Cod Artist Affinity Groups
• Local Cultural Councils

Here is a glimpse of the schedule:

Reaching the Media ~ A Panel Discussion
Talk about local and regional arts and cultural media coverage, learn how you can get involved and make yourself heard. Don't miss this unique opportunity to talk to the publishers of the foremost publications on Cape Cod!

• Deborah Forman, Editor, Cape Cod View Magazine
• Bill Hough, Publisher, Enterprise Newspapers
• Russell Piersons, Publisher, Cape Cod Life Magazine
• Paul Pronovost, Editor, Cape Cod Times
• Michael Rabideau, Publisher, Cape Cod Magazine
• Glen Ritt, Editor/Co-Publisher, Cape Business Publishing Group
• Mark Skala, Publisher, Community Newspapers
• Mindy Todd, Program Host, WCAI

View the Full Conference Schedule

Submit your nominations for the four Creative Community Awards

• Lifetime Achievement
• Community Leadership in Support of the Arts
• Arts Educator of the Year
• Collaborative Arts Project of the Year

For more information and application and nomination forms, please visit www.artsfoundation.org/CreativeCollaborative.html.

AFCC Grant Deadline is February 27; Info Session on February 11

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Grants Program provides cash awards to local artists and cultural organizations that are engaged in projects that help create a strong, stable, and diverse arts and culture industry on Cape Cod, and contribute positively to the quality of life and economic vitality of the region. Because the AFCC is interested in supporting as many worthwhile endeavors as possible, grant size is generally limited to within a range of $500 to $2,500.

The AFCC will hold a grants information workshop for interested applicants on Wednesday, February 11 at 5:30 pm at the AFCC offices in Centerville. Reservations are required. Please reserve your space by February 6 by calling 508-362-0066 or emailing . First time applicants are strongly urged to attend this informational workshop.

Arts Foundation of Cape Cod grants are awarded twice a year. The next deadline for applications is February 27 at 5:00 pm. Guidelines for grant applications are available at www.artsfoundation.org/AFGrants.html or by calling the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at 508-362-0066.

Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists hosts Vivien Oswell

Paine's Creek by Vivien Oswell

The Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists proudly announces a reception for and demonstration by well-known Cape artist Vivien Oswell. This Meet the Artist event will be this coming Saturday, February 7, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

The Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists is located at 551 Route 28, Harwich Port. For more information, call the Gallery at 508-432-1012.

This Was Not Love Letters

In celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday, the Historical Society of Yarmouth presents a play in the format of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" depicting the battle between two newspaper editors with opposing views about Abraham Lincoln's election of 1860. The performance will be held at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod on February 8 at 3:00 pm.

The Barnstable Patriot and the Yarmouth Register writings were researched and all text in the production was printed in these papers, displaying the bitterness and animosity generated by Lincoln's candidacy. The production has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For information and reservations call 508-362-3021 or the Cultural Center of Cape Cod at 508-394-7100. Tickets are also available at the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth.

Pat Ryan and the Perry Rossi Group at Friday Night Music Cafe

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod hosts an evening of danceable, listenable classics featuring Cape guitarist Pat Ryan (and band leader of Full Spectrum Music) and Boston keyboard wizard and vocalist Perry Rossi of the Perry Rossi Orchestras on Friday, February 6 from 8:00-10:30 pm. Longtime friends and musical collaborators, Pat and Perry will perform an eclectic mix of music, from swing classics.

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.

Deadline for Survey - Stand Up and Be Counted has been Extended

Due to the request of several artists run advocacy organizations and artists leaders, the STAND UP AND BE COUNTED SURVEY has been extended until the end of this week (Saturday, February 7th, 2009 for Massachusetts artists only. Thank you to all of the artists who have taken the time to answer the survey!

Please if you have not already filled out -Stand Up and Be Counted- a survey for Massachusetts artists of all disciplines (music, film, visual, craft, performing, literary, etc.) do so.

Your answers will help the Artists Foundation (a state wide advocacy group) and others better advocate for our community on legislation and policy. Please be aware that several of the NON REQUIRED questions ask for 2006 income data - so you may need to find/dust off your 2006 IRS tax returns.

Just over 2,900 artists have filled it out! This survey was based on a MN survey and they had just over 1,000 responses. We would love to have over 3,000 responses!

Go to the Online Questionaire

Visit Pearl Street in Hyannis!

Studios and Galleries Open House
Sarah Holl Art Space at 46 Pearl and the work studios at 50 Pearl Street will be open on Friday, February 6, from 5:30 - 9:00 pm, to welcome visitors to enjoy the studios and works as individual as the artists who create them! Artists include Sarah Holl, Melanie Chartier, Carole Ann Danner, Deb Donovan, Jenny Fragosa and Ken Gavin. At the same time, Breakdown Lane Gallery at 26 Pearl is hosting an open house to benefit the American Heart Association Cape Cod Chapter, celebrating new art work throughout the gallery. Cafe Redesign and Garden art will also be open.

Free Valentine's Day Studio Art Show & Party
Come to the Guyer Barn on February 14, from 6:30 - 9:30 pm to enjoy artwork on display of studio artists presently working with Sarah Holl. The studios at 50 Pearl Street will also be open to welcome visitors to enjoy the studios and works and individual as the artists who create them! Artists include Melanie Chartier, Carole Ann Danner, Deb Donovan, Jenny Fragosa and Ken Gavin.

Open Every Saturday
Visit the strand of galleries along Pearl Street Hyannis including Sarah Holl Art Space open Saturdays, 1:00 - 4:00 pm and by appointment (508-364-7949, www.sarahholl.com) and 50 Pearl - artist studio and workspace of Melanie Chartier, Carole Ann Danner, Deb Donovan, Jenny Fragosa, Ken Gavin, and pottery studio (in warmer weather) of Molly Driscoll. Open studio hours Saturdays, starting at 10:00 am, open most week days and always by appointment. Also part of the strand, Breakdown Lane Gallery (508-775-9926, www.breakdownlane.com) and Cafe Re-Design and Garden Art with coffee, antiques, topiaries and garden art (508-790-2833).

Only 3 More Days to View the ROYGBIV Exhibit!

The much lauded ROYGBIV exhibit, presented by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at the Cotuit Center for the Arts is running now through February 7.

Gallery hours have been extended from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

ROYGBIV features the works of over fifty established, well-known Cape Cod artists, as they share their explorations of color in a wide variety of media. This major regional exhibit is a unique opportunity to enjoy the work of these outstanding artists under one roof - and it is free!

Keeping younger arts patrons in mind, art work is displayed at a height of 4 feet throughout the exhibit - right at children’s eye level. A special mini-art library is available to all visitors, and a series of child-friendly events is scheduled over the course of the exhibit.

ROYGBIV stands for the spectrum of color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

For more information about the exhibit call 508-362-0066 or email info@artsfoundation.org.

To read a sample of the wonderful media coverage about ROYGBIV visit these websites:
The Cape Codder
Cape Cod Times
Barnstable Patriot
Enterprise Newspapers

The Power of Red at Color Obsession Gallery

Color Obsession Gallery's new show is The Power of Red. The opening reception is on Friday, February 13 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm and the exhibit will run from February 14 - March 20. The show features artist Jon Goldman's series of paintings of Tibetan monks in their red robes and his stunning watercolors and includes works of other gallery artists.

"I have been drawn to these young Tibetan monks' habits," says Goldman. "There is a long tradition of painting draped fabric, and I think of these young men as courageous as the Classical depictions of great leaders of Greek and Roman times. They are fighting for their right to survive against a brutal dictatorial regime."

Color Obsession Gallery is located at 15 Joy Street, South Cape Village in Mashpee. For more information call 508-246-6246 or visit www.colorobsessiongallery.com.

Yarmouth Art Guild Monthly Meeting and Artist Demonstration

The Yarmouth Art Guild hosts artist Janet Gilmore on Friday, February 13th at 1:30 pm, who will be demonstrating Children's Portraits. To view paintings by Janet, visit www.elizabethrowleygallery.com/artistJG.htm.

The monthly meeting will be held at the First COngregational Church, located on Route 6A in Yarmouth Port (across the street from the Yarmouth Port fire Station). Members are free! Donation for non-members, which will be applied to your membership if you join. For more information visit www.yarmouthartguild.com.

The Gershwin Brothers: Who Could Ask for Anything More

Robert Wyatt, Director of Music at Highfield Hall, will present a lecture, The Gershwin Brothers on Saturday, February 28 from 9:30 am - noon. This is the third in a series of Wyatt's lectures previously given at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., entitled The Golden Age of Broadway.

While the Gershwin brothers had stellar careers as individuals, they will always be remembered as the songwriting team whose works were synonymous with the sounds and style of what F. Scott Fitzgerald coined the "Jazz Age." From their first hit song in 1918, "The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag)" to the heart-wrenching "Love Is Here to Stay," left unfinished by George's death in July 1937, the brother's legacy of two dozen scores for Broadway and Hollywood helped elevate musical comedy to an American art form.

Highfield Hall is located at 56 Highfield Drive in Falmouth. For more information or tickets call 508-495-1878 or visit www.highfieldhall.org.

Bowerstock Gallery: Exhibition and Call to Artists

Set in Red by Chris Volpe Promise by Carol Frances

Good for the Heart Exhibition
The Bowersock Gallery will launch its 2009 season with Good for the Heart, a salon style, full stable, floor to wall exhibition, and a demonstration of Valentines making by Provincetown painter and card making extraordinaire John Choly. Good for the Heart opens February 14 with a reception from 2:00 - 4:00 pm and runs February 14 - March 3. Bowersock Gallery is located at 373 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-4994 or visit www.bowersockgallery.com.

In Association with The Art House: Call to Artists The Art House continues its edgy, compelling and critically acclaimed winter programming with the 1st Annual Call to Local Artists Juried Exhibition for unrepresented artists. The first exhibition this winter is Random Thoughts, curated by Steve Bowersock of Bowersock Gallery. The show will open on Saturday, February 14 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm and run from February 14 - March 30. Art House Theatre is located at 214 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information and submission form visit www.ptownarthouse.com.

Join the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod - Fly Free to Nantucket!

photo by Studio by the Sea

Join the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and fly free to Nantucket! Now, all new and renewing adult members of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod will receive a free, round-trip ticket from Hyannis to Nantucket from Cape Air!

Why become a member of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod?

• Because the Arts contribute to the wonderful quality of life on Cape Cod
• Because Arts and Culture are an essential part of the Cape Cod economy
• Because I receive a free round-trip ticket to Nantucket from Hyannis on Cape Air with each adult membership
• Because Arts Foundation of Cape Cod memberships make wonderful gifts - and I could keep the Nantucket tickets!
• Because the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod celebrates, promotes, and supports the Arts year-round; they need and deserve my assistance

Join online now as a member!

Visions at Cape Cod Art Association

Still Life With Flowers by Jack Goldsmith

The Cape Cod Art Association presents Visions, an exhibit and sale of artist member works now through February 16.

Cape Cod Art Association is a non-profit group of over 1,000 members serving the community with a variety of art programs and events.

The Cape Cod Art Association is located at 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable and is open seven days a week, Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm and Sundays noon - 4:00 pm. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.

CCMA Announces Publication of Arnold Geissbuhler - Sculptor Shaped by the Twentieth Century

Geissbuhler in his studio, 1926

The Cape Cod Museum of Art is proud to announce the publication of Arnold Geissbuhler - Sculptor Shaped by the Twentieth Century. Written by Al Kochka, CCMA Geissbuhler Project Director, it is the first book on the life and art of Arnold Geissbuhler. His and his wife Elisabeth's gift of 39 pieces of his art to the museum in 1985 formed the core of the museum's permanent collection.

The new 104-page biographical text traces Geissbuhler's life and art from his native Delemont, Switzerland through Zurich, Paris, Boston, Cambridge, New York, to Cape Cod where he spent time in Provincetown before making Dennis his permanent home. The book features 36 rare photographs taken during Geissbuhler's career, highlighting his personal life and the growth in his artistic expression.

Copies of the publication, made possible in part by a grant from the Jeremiah Kaplan Foundation, are available at the museum and on the museum website www.ccmoa.org.

Cape Cod Museum of Art is located off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis on the grounds of Cape Cod Center for the Arts. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.

Lucy Banner and John Murelle Offer Songs of Love in Four Languages

The eighth concert in the Cape Cod Conservatory's Performance Series, will feature love songs in four languages across three centuries. The concert will be held on Friday, February 13 at 7:00 pm at the West Barnstable campus of the Cape Cod Conservatory.

Noted baritone John Murelle and pianist Lucy Banner will present works of Grieg and Beethoven (German), Faure and Debussy (French), Tosti and Donaudy (Italian), the popular team of Arlen & Koehler and Cole Porter (English), among others.

The Cape Cod Conservatory is located at 2235 Iyannough Road (Route 132) in Barnstable, just off Exit 6 and across from the college. Reservations are strongly recommended. For more information or reservations call 508-362-2772.

Arts Action Alert from the Americans for the Arts

The legislative action surrounding jobs funding for the arts in the Economic Recovery Package in Congress is picking up speed, and we need you to take action! Americans for the Arts has been working with Congressional leaders to build support for this emergency funding for local and state arts organizations to prevent job losses during this recession.

Please take two minutes to take action and ask your Member of Congress and Senators to support the arts in this legislation. Americans for the Arts has supplied you with fresh research and key quotes that support this funding - your help in communicating this information to your Member of Congress is critical.

How to contact your Congressperson and Senators:
capwiz.com/artsusa/issues/alert/?alertid=12426636&type=CO

Festive February Fetes Supporting Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Oscar Night Silver Screen Buffet
On February 22 at 7:00 pm, place TBA, enjoy the Oscars in style with friends, a sumptuous buffet with all the trimmings, and a ringside seat to the stars. Prizes will be awarded!

That's Amore
On February 27 at 7:00 pm, The Moorings (Commerical Street, Wellfleet) is the setting for a large but casual sit down Italian feast with all the trimmings, bread, salad, Italian wine, coffee and dessert.

For more information visit wellfleetpreservationhall.org. To make reservation email nicholas@wellfleetpreservationhall.org.

Upcoming Musical Performance at the Cape Cod Museum of Art

Folk, Joke and Hope Songs with David Roth
Join award winning singer, songwriter, recording artist, and speaker, David Roth on a rollercoaster ride of song and story on Thursday, February 12 at 5:30 pm. David's works have been featured at Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Peter, Paul & Mary concerts, NASA's Goddard Space Center, and special events of all kinds throughout North America over the last two decades.

Larry Marsland: Encores Performance
Music & More on Sunday, February, at 2:30 pm, features Larry Marsland in a performance entitled Encores. The popular Cape Cod cabaret song stylist presents a selection of favorites from Broadway and Tin Pan Alley, accompanied by Christopher Morris on the piano.

Cape Cod Museum of Art is located off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, on the grounds of Cape Cod Center for the Arts in Dennis. For more information or reservations call 508-385-4477 x7 or visit www.ccmoa.org.

Art for Your Sweetheart

Stringe Gallery Art & Antiques, in honor of Valentine's Day, is having a two day Art for your Sweetheart sale. On Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14, all original artwork by resident artist Tom Stringe will be 50% off, including original watercolors and oils in all sizes, styles and subject matter.

Stringe Gallery is located at 2896 Main Street (Route 6A) in Brewster - directly across from the Mansions at Ocean Edge. Open daily (except Tuesday) from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. For more information call 508-896-5946 or visit www.stringegallery.com.

Shelter from the Storm Concert

Katherine Kimball, photo L.W. Brown

The best student artists from across Cape Cod, as part of a Barnstable County Human Rights Academy project, will perform in concert to raise money for the homeless. This will be a showcase of high school talent, featuring 18 acts: singers, bands, dancers, and instrumental performers from high schools across the Cape.

The benefit concert will be held at Tilden Auditorium at Cape Cod Community College, Friday, February 13 at 7:00 pm. All proceeds will go directly to Homeless not Helpless, a Hyannis shelter run by formerly homeless, for the homeless. Last year's concert raised enough money to feed the Noah Shelter for 4 months.

Sponsors of this program are The Cape Cod Times, The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, The Cape Cod Council of Churches, The Cape Cod Interfaith Coalition, The Barnstable County Human Rights Commission, Cape Cod Sportswear, Wendy's of Cape Cod, Triskallian Tours, A.P. Kimball Constructi on, Cellect CCC, Kitesite.net, Good Juju Bakery.

Cape Cod Community College is located at 22 Iyanough Road in Barnstable. For further information, please call Rev. Lawrence Brown at 508-771-5096 or at Cape Cod Academy during school hours at 508-428-5400.

Clay: Works by Cape Cod Potters at CCMOA

Clay: Works by Cape Cod Potters, a juried exhibition of the work of 40 local potters, is on exhibit at the Cape Cod Museum of Art from February 28 - April 12, in one of the main museum galleries. Related events include: Thursday, March 5, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, One Night Stand showcasing six potters demonstrating different glaze techniques; Thursdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2 and 9, 11:00 am, Gallery Talks are presented by six different pairs of potters; and Saturday, March 14, at 2:00 pm, Dan Finnegan, exhibition juror, is featured, speaking on Cape Cod Pottery: History in the Making.

Cape Cod Museum of Art is located off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, on the grounds of Cape Cod Center for the Arts, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.

The Phantom's Leading Ladies at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center

On Saturday, February 14 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, February 15 at 3:00 pm, A trio of Broadway's "Christines" from The Phantom of the Opera belt out a tribute to the classics of Broadway and pop standards, singing everything from the golden era of the 40s and 50s, through the mega-musicals Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera, and up to present-day hits.

This tune-filled performance includes duets and trios, ranging from the Andrews Sisters to Rodgers and Hammerstein, with a threesome singing songs like "Memory" and a thrilling dueling high-note finale from "Phantom." As solo artists and in distinctively intricate three-part harmony, these beautiful women - Teri Bibb, Karen Culliver and Mary D'Arcy - provide an evening of surprises and flirtatious fun with exquisite musicianship, humor and class.

The Barnstable Performing Arts Center is located at 744 Main Street in Hyannis. For tickets call 508-362-1111 or visit tickets.capesymphony.org/public.

AGAINST THE GRAIN-Art in Wood at the Cotuit Center for the Arts

Philippe Le Jeune

An opening reception for the artists of AGAINST THE GRAIN-Art in Wood will be held at Cotuit Center for the Arts on Saturday, February 14 from 4:30-7:30 pm. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit is on display from February 14 - March 28.

Builders, turners, carvers, and sculptors have been invited from the Cape, off-Cape and as far as South Carolina to participate in this first all-wood exhibit at the arts center. The exhibition features the work of eleven artists each possessing unique concepts of their materials and very specific techniques for executing their craft. The lineup includes tables and cabinets by Dick Kiusalas and Paul Chilson, award winning carved decoys and birds by Eric Kaiser, sculptures and assemblages by Ray Wilkins, John Cira and Tom Shields. Also in the show are turned bowls and furniture by Ryan Maheau, wood and marble murals by Doug Wilgus, traditional carving by Paul White, fanciful furniture by Mark Wilkins and surrealist stained panels by Philippe Le Jeune.

The Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information, please call 508-428-0669 or visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.

Two Exhibits at the Cape Cod Museum of Art

plein air painters catching a ferry to Monhegan Surprise Bravo by Robert Henry

Painting New England Together (II): West Coast Artists Join East Coast Artists
An exhibition of plein air painters is on display from now through March 22. Painting New England Together (II): West Coast Artists Join East Coast Artists is an exhibition of the works of 12 award-winning artists from Cape Cod and across the United States and Mexico who came together to paint and exhibit their work for the first time.

Students of Hans Hofmann: From Our Collection
An exhibition from The Cape Cod Museum of Art's permanent collection is on display now through March 15, in the Polhemus Savery DaSilva Gallery. From the museum's collection, the art in this exhibition shows the diversity of styles developed by artists who studied with Hofmann. From non-objective to representational, they reflect an individual understanding and interpretation of Hofmann's teachings.

Cape Cod Museum of art is off located Route 6A at 60 Hope Lane, on the grounds of Cape Cod Center for the Arts in Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.

Exhibits at PAAM

Photo by Jules Aarons, Conjuror by Joe Fiorello

Exhibition of Jules Aarons Photographs
An exhibition of rarely seen vintage photographs by the late Jules Aarons will open at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum February 20 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Like many of the nation's most celebrated artists, Aarons spent his mid-century summers in Provincetown, drawing inspiration from the remote seaside community and its legendary light. The Photographs of Jules Aarons features the people and places of the town, seen through the eyes of a truly gifted artist who will be remembered for the sensitivity he showed to both his subjects and his craft. The collection is on view now through March 29.

Transformations: Exhibition of Contemporary Sculptures
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum is pleased to present an invitational exhibition of new works by four contemporary sculptors. Transformations, opening February 20 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, features three-dimensional pieces by artists who draw inspiration from the salvaged and scrapped, converting wasted materials into careful compositions. Transformations is on display February 20 - April 5.

Provincetown Art Association is located at 460 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.

Highfield Hall's Music at the Mansion presents a Musical Valentine

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, Highfield Hall will present Love Walked In, a lecture and recital with piano virtuoso Virginia Eskin, on Thursday, February 12 at 11:00 am. She has performed as a soloist with many orchestras as well as in concert halls and museums throughout the United States and Europe.

Musical expressions of lust and love will be the theme as Eskin's program explores the connection between heart and mind. With the piano and a provocative narrative, she will showcase how women and men compose differently.

Composers featured in the program include Liszt, Rachmaninov, Schumann, MacDowell, Beach and Ragtime musician Joe Lamb.

Advance reservations are suggested. For more information or reservations call 508-495-1878 or visit www.highfieldhall.org.

Save the Date! Be a Date! Valentine's Weekend

Enjoy Valentine's weekend with the romantic lyrics of song at Cape Cod Opera's Benefit Concert Sunday, February 15 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm at Chatham Bars Inn's Monomoy Meeting Hall. Enjoy the voices of Cape Cod Opera stars and the Company Chorus, Soloists include Diana Toscano, Martha Evans, Valerie Craft, Joan Kirchner, Ashley Wade, Beth MacLeod, Ray Bauwens, Paul Soper, Thomas Crumb, Greg Zavracky, Craig Hansen, John Yankee and John Murelle. Lucy Banner is Pianist with David McCarty as Artistic Director.

The benefit, to keep a song in the hearts of many, will also feature hors d'oeuvres, desserts, cash bar, coffee, silent auction and many prizes.

Sponsored in part by Helene's Gifts, Wayside Gallery and Chatham Bars Inn. Cape Cod Opera is a non-profit organization.

The Chatham Bars Inn is located on Shore Road in Chatham. For more information or tickets call 508-246-0039 or visit www.capecodopera.org.

Upcoming Performances at Harwich Junior Theatre

Magic, Mystery and Laughs for the Whole Family!
Harwich Junior Theatre presents a magic and juggling show on February 17-19 (school vacation) at 11:00 am. Amazing magic and super fun Juggling. It's double the fun with the "Amazing Richard" and Trevor P. onstage at Harwich Junior Theatre. Look for "Ab the magic Rabbit."

HJT'S Harwich Winter Theatre Presents Bye Bye Birdie!
Bye Bye Birdie comes to HJT February 12 - March 15 (no performance March 5), Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm. Extra matinee on Saturday, March 7 at 2:00 pm. America's all time favorite rock and roll musical includes so many catchy songs and riotous moments that audiences will be tapping their feet and rolling in the aisles. Bye Bye Birdie is truly a sparkling spoof of everyday life done with a great fondness for the birth of the rock 'n' roll era.

Harwich Junior Theatre is located at 105 Division Street in West Harwich. For more information or reservations call the Box Office at 508-432-2002 or visit hjtcapecod.org.

Heart of the Matter Exhibit

Suzanne Nethercote

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod will exhibit Heart of the Matter, a juried exhibit of art work (paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs, fabric art, glass art, etc.) depicting love, romance, passion, longing... the things with which the heart concerns itself. The exhibit will run from now through February 22. An opening reception will take place on Friday, February 6 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.

Higgins Art Gallery Presents the Exhibit LExICON

Star 2007, Cloud 2007

Bailey Bob Bailey's exhibit LExICON is presented at the Higgins Art Gallery from now through February 28, with an artist reception on Friday, February 13 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. There will be a brown bag lunch artist talk on Wednesday, February 11 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm in the Tilden Lobby.

Artist Bailey Bob Bailey is a context collector. He collects objects and remembers the light; he collects words and sees that text itself has form. A play on the words "Lexicon" and "Le Icon," LExICON is about form and language, two major elements of Bailey's body of work and a dictionary, of sorts, of the way he makes art.

The Higgins Art Gallery is in the Tilden Art Center at Cape Cod Community College located at 22 Iyanough Road in Barnstable. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. For more information call 508-362-2131 ext 4484 or visit www.capecod.edu/web/higgins.

The 3rd Annual Love the Arts Celebration

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is hosting a Valentine's Day party on February 14 from 7:00-11:30 pm. Music by Freddie and the Maybellines! Great place, people, music, food, auction, dancing, fun! Couples, singles, everyone welcome. Fancy dress optional. RSVP by February 10. Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth.

For more information, or to make a reservation, call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.

Open Call to Visual & Performing Teaching Artists

The Cotuit Center for the Arts (CCftA) is seeking visual and performing teaching artists to submit proposals for classes, workshops, demonstrations, and talks to take place in 2009.

The following points represent CCftA's focus to integrate the arts and offer a more holistic approach to arts education for all levels and ages of students. Please consider these ideas while developing a proposal.

• programs scheduled before and during the theatrical productions and if possible designed to coordinate with the theme of the play (see website for 2009 plays);
• programs scheduled before and during art gallery exhibits coordinated with theme of exhibit (see website for 2009 exhibits);
• programs scheduled and designed based on seasonal or holiday themes;
• 6 to 8 week classes with a particular focus and curriculum designed to develop artistic growth and nurture individual creative expression (all ages, all medium, contemporary cutting edge, world influences, traditional... all welcome);
• full or 1/2 day workshops with a specific theme and tangible result;
• workshops and classes to foster networking and professional development of artists.

A proposal form can be found on the website for your convenience. Please send completed porposal form to christine@cotuitcenterforthearts.org or mail to:
Cotuit Center for the Arts
Education Coordinator
PO Box 2042
Cotuit, MA 02635

For more information or questions, call Chris at 508-428-0669 or email christine@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.

Performances and Shows

• Cape Cod Museum of Art continues its Music & More 2009 concert series with the following line up for remainder of February: February 8 - Larry Marsland: Encores; February 15 - Lori Colombo/Jim Robitaille Duo: The Ever-Changing Beauty of Jazz; February 22 - Kate McGarry & Keith Ganz: Dream Duo. The Cape Cod Museum of Art is located at 60 Hope Lane, off Route 6A, in Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 ext 12 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
• The New Provincetown Players' Winter Reading Series continues with An Evening With Daniel Cleary on Tuesday, February 10, 7:00 pm at the Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford Street. The series continues every Tuesday evening through March 17. For more information call 508-487-7487 or visit www.newprovincetownplayers.org.
• The Academy Playhouse presents The Sound of Music from February 12 - March 15, Thursday-Sunday 8:00 pm, Sundays 2:00 pm and a special matinee on March 8 at 4:30 pm. The Academy Playhouse is located at 120 Main Street in Orleans. For more information or tickets call 508-255-1963.
• Cotuit Center for the Arts presents Love Notes, a very special Valentine's weekend offering for lovers of jazz, sensual standards, bossa nova, samba, wine and art! On Saturday, February 14 at 8:00 pm singer/songwriter, trumpet player and pianist Kami Lyle will leave you spellbound with the musical potions she creates with her distinctive voice and unique style. Join Livio Freitas for bossa nova and brunch on Sunday, February 15 at noon. Growing up in Rio where music is the cultural center of society, Mr. Freitas developed his sound from a combination of influences. His style is derived from pure samba to the more contemporary Brazilian rhythms. The Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information or tickets call 508-428-0669 or visit www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
• Eventide Arts presents an inventive adaptation of Pinocchio, loaded with hi-jinks and fast-pacing of the commedia dell'arte, on February 14 at 10:00 am, February 15, 22 at 2:30 pm, February 16-17, 19-20 at 7:00 pm. Performances held at the Gertrude Lawrence Stage, Dennis Union Church, 713 Main Street in Dennis. For more information or tickets call 508-398-8588 or visit www.EventideArts.org.
• The Woods Hole Theater Company will perform the comedy Art for Dinner Theater at the Nimrod Restaurant on February 19, 20, 21, 27 and 28, with dinner at 7:00 pm, play at 8:00 pm. Sunday matinee is March 1 with dinner at 4:00 pm, play at 5:00 pm. The Nimrod is located at 100 Dilingham Avenue in Falmouth. For more information or reservations call 508-540-6525.
• The Cotuit Center for the Arts is proud to present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Three actors take on the daunting task of performing 37 plays and 154 sonnets in less than two hours, illuminating the world of Shakespeare through the use of football, swordplay and hip-hop music. The production runs February 20 - March 8; performances will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm with matinees on Sunday at 2:00 pm. The Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information or tickets call 508-428-0669 or visit www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
• On February 28 at 8:00 pm and March 1 at 3:00 pm, Mastersingers by the Sea and chamber soloists from the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will present Music and Mystery of Love, an exploration of various aspects of love through music - Love's passions, its mysterious qualities, and its deeply spiritual roots. The concert will be held at St. Barnabas Church, On the Village Green in Falmouth. For more information or tickets call 508-540-1896 or visit www.mastersingersbythesea.org.

Upcoming and Ongoing

• The Cultural Center of Cape Cod will hold an art reception for various artists Friday, February 6, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. On display at the time will be Heart of the Matter, a juried exhibit of art work depicting love, romance, passion, longing. The exhibit runs from February 4-22. Also on display will be Lives, Real and Imagined by Rebecca Ann Lane and Rika Henderson, paintings in the Board Room, and an exhibit of book illustrations, also by Rebecca Ann Lane, in the Vault. Exhibits runs from February 4-15. The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-362-3021 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
• Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) presents the Metropolitan Opera's popular high definition broadcast series. Next up is Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor on February 7 at 1:00 pm, with the encore screening on February 14 at 1:00 pm. WHAT will broadcast a total of ten operas (with ten encore screenings) from October 2008 - May 2009. For more information and a complete schedule visit www.what.org/shows/met or call 508-349-9428.
• The Lowell Lecture Series at Cape Cod Community College hosts the Rev. Prof. Peter J. Gomes on February 9 at 7:00 pm, who presents 2020: Can We See It: The Pilgrim Anniversary at the Tilden Arts Center Main Theater. His New York Times and national best-selling books have been translated into several languages, and he has published eleven volumes of sermons as well as numerous articles and papers. The Tilden Arts Center is on the Cape Cod Community College campus located at 2240 Iyannough Road in Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2131 x4190 or visit www.capecod.edu.
• The Falmouth Artists Guild is exhibiting an all media Member Show at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod from now through February 11. The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. Hours are Wednesday - Sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. For more information call the Falmouth Artists Guild at 508-540-3304.
• The West Falmouth Library will be hosting an art exhibit of Muriel L. Henault Locklin's artwork as the Featured Artist of the Month now through February 12. Mostly small works will be presented. For more information call 508-548-4709.
• The next monthly poetry open mic session is on Thursday, February 19, from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the back room at O'Shea's Olde Inn. February's feature is Eastham poet Barry Hellman, winner of the 2008 PrimeTime Cape Cod Poetry Competition. Arrive before 7:00 for sign up. O'Shea's Olde Inne is located at 348 Main Street (Route 28) in West Dennis - one mile East of the Bass River Bridge.
• The Town of Barnstable, Growth Management Department, will hold a public meeting on Thursday, February 19 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the second floor hearing room of Barnstable Town Hall, 367 Main Street, Hyannis. The purpose of this meeting is to review public input from the October 1, 2008 meeting on the s located in summer season at Bismore Park in Hyannis. The meeting is intended to provide suggested locations on the harbor front based on input received at the last meeting. If you are unable to attend this public meeting, please provide written comments no later than Tuesday, February 17 to Melissa Hersh, Arts and Culture Coordinator, Growth Management Department, 367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601 or at melissa.hersh@town.barnstable.ma.us. Please direct questions to the Growth Management Department at 508-862-4768.
• The exhibit Teaching Art / Creating Art will be on display at the Cape Cod Museum of Art from now through February 22. This is the first exhibition of work by members of the Cape Cod & Islands Art Educators Association, a regional group of current and retired teachers. Curated by CCMA Executive Director Elizabeth Ives Hunter and Exhibition Curator Michael Giaquinto, Teaching Art / Creating Art is sponsored by the Law Offices of Singer and Singer, LLC. The Cape Cod Museum of Art is located at 60 Hope Lane (off Route 6A) in Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 ext 15 or visit at www.ccmoa.org.
• the Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club 12th annual juried photographic print contest is on display from now through February 27 in the Creative Arts Center galleries. Over 160 photographs submitted by the general public were accepted from by 71 individual photographers from 18 Cape towns and 4 off-Cape locations. The Creative Arts Center is located at 154 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more information email webmaster@capecodviewfinders.org or visit www.capecodviewfinders.org.
• An exhibition of paintings and photographs by East Falmouth artist CHRISTINA (Christina Jacobi) titled Chaotic, Serene and In-between will be on display at the Thomas E. Hanley Gallery from now through February 27. The Thomas E. Hanley Gallery is located in the Faxon Center at Falmouth Hospital, 100 Ter Heun Drive in Falmouth and is open 24 hours a day. For more information call 508-457-3521. CHRISTINA may be contacted at ArtNaturally@yahoo.com or visit artworksbychristina.wordpress.com.
• The Cultural Center of Cape Cod will host the regional Poetry Out Loud National Recitation competition on February 28 at 1:00 pm. 10 Cape Cod high schools and 4 off-Cape schools will compete for a chance to go to the state competition. The cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-362-3021 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
• Cape Cod Community College hosts the 9th Annual Multicultural Festival on Saturday, March 7 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. This free annual festival offers multicultural entertainment, cultural displays, ethnic foods, activities, children's passports, and the opportunity to explore the diverse traditions of the nations that make up our shared world community. The event takes place in the Tilden Arts Center and the Grossman Commons building located on the main CCCC campus at 2240 Iyannough Rd, West Barnstable. For information about the event, or to request a performer, exhibitor, or vendor application form, please contact Mikel Satcher: 508-362-2131 x4459.
• Cape Cod Photo, Art and Framing (formerly known as Cape Cod Photo and Art Supply) is joining forces with the Cape Cod Museum of Art to benefit the Children's Art Camp Program next summer. Students enrolled in the Cape Cod Museum of Art Studio Classes and Workshops this fall and winter will be given "Partners in Art" student discount cards to use toward art supply purchases at Cape Cod Photo, Art & Framing. For each $100 of art supplies purchased at the store, the museum will earn a 5% credit to benefit the Children's Art Camp Program next summer. Cape Cod Photo, Art and Framing is located at 38 Main Street in Orleans. Cape Cod Museum of Art is located at 60 Hope Lane (off Route 6A) in Dennis. For more information call the store at 508-255-0476 or the museum at 508-385-4477.
• The club A Chord in the Hand, for folks who enjoy traditional folk songs, child ballads, classic protest songs, sea shanties, and the like meets on Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Adult musicians and singers of all levels welcome. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information contact Elizabeth Moisan at 508-394-3679 or liz1485@verizon.net or visit www.cultural-center.org.
• The Writer's Voice Café meets second Wednesdays from now through June, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, upstairs at Napi's Restaurant, 7 Freeman Street in Provincetown. Each month is a featured writer - February 11 is Lee Tupman - followed by an open mike for writers who sign up before the Café. All writers welcomed! For more information call 508-694-6088 or email heyjoan@verizon.net.
• Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club welcomes photographers of every skill level, from the newest beginners to the most advanced amateurs and working professionals, to join the club. Meetings are on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from September-May starting at 7:15 pm at Brooks Library in Harwich, located at 739 Main Street. The Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club is a member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and the New England Camera Club Council (NECCC). For more information email webmaster@capecodviewfinders.org or visit www.capecodviewfinders.org.
• Cape Cod Art Association invites photographers, amateur and professionals, to join their Camera Club, which meets second and fourth Thursdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm at CapeAbilities, Inc in Barnstable. Educational pre-meetings at 6:30. Participate in demonstrations, lectures, presentations, workshops critiques and contests. Great for expanding knowledge or learning to take basic photographs. For more information call 508-362-2909 or email curator@capecodartassoc.org.
• Cape Cod Community College continues its free Foreign Film Series in Lecture Hall A of the Science Building, Tuesdays at 3:30 pm. Films from Belgium, Denmark, France, Romania, Morocco, Argentina, Russia, Spain, Iran, Norway and the Netherlands. For more information call Cindy Pavlos at 508-362-2131 x4453.
• FilmArt@PAAM screenings are held twice a month on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm in the museum's galleries. For more information contact Howard Karren at hjkarren@mac.com or 508-487-9457.
• Artful Thursdays at the Cape Cod Museum of Art: Talks by exhibiting curators at 11:00 am, docent-led museum tours at 2:00 pm, and special events on selected Thursday evenings. For more information call 508-385-4477 x12 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
• Table Française meets the first Wednesday of every month, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, for adults who enjoy French culture and language and have at least a tourist's understanding of French. The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. Contact JoAnna at 508-685-6561 or jwatson@capecod.net for information.

Classes and Workshops

• Suzanne M. Packer will teach a two-day painting workshop on Tuesday & Wednesday,February 10 and 11, 1:00 - 4:00 pm at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. She will focus on creating movement through composition, color harmonies, color temperatures and textures. Oil paints will be the material of choice, but other mediums may be used. All levels are acceptable as there will be much individual instruction. The workshop will be held at The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. To register for this class call 508-394-7100.
• A musical theater camp, at Cotuit Center for the Arts, will offer a workshop for students grades 5-8 during school vacation week, February 16-20 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Inspired by the popular television show, Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! the goal of this 5-day workshop is to teach the beginning fundamentals of performing musical theater. There will be a final performance for family and friends at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 20. Pre-registration for the entire 35-hour workshop is required and class size is limited. Cotuit center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information or to register call 508-428-0669 or visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.
• Cape Cod Art Association is offering several workshops and classes in February and March, such as Still Life Photography with Paul Church and Collagraph Printmaking with Liz Perry. For a full list of classes visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
• French is Fun! for Kids: Basic French vocabulary, songs, activities, andgames.Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Contact JoAnna at 508-685-6561 or vist www.cultural-center.org.
• Vocal Musicianship Classes and Voice Lessons Offered: John Yankee on music theory, rhythms and meters, sight singing and ear training, and vocal development.For more information please email John Yankee at jyankee@rmi.net.

Calls for Work, Grants and Applications

• The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod seeks an Executive Director: Full job description on website.
• Intern Positions at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod: Design and Media Services Intern and Administration and Development Intern. For more information please see the position description.
• The Provincetown Community Compact, Inc. is please to announce the 2009 residency program for C-Scape & Fowler Dune Shacks. This novel program, which is a collaboration with the Cape Cod National Seashore, offers one and three week residencies for artists and the general public beginning in April. A $500 fellowship and a three-week summer residency will be offered to one visual artist, and two one-week residencies for writers. No fee. Application deadline is February 15. For more information call 508-487-1930 or email thecompact@comcast.net.
• This year's ARTagua show will bring an expanded field of participants and an expanded program of events. The fun begins the evening of Friday, May 22, with a VIP Opening, followed by two days of exhibits, programs, lectures and fun on May 23-May 24. Proposals for the installation of public art that will promote the event to local residents and visitors are due February 15. For more information, or a proposal form, call 508-367-8058 or email jpowerandcompany@aol.com.
• The Creative Arts Center in Chatham, sponsor of the Festival of the Arts in Chase Park, announces that the Exhibitor application is now available on their website at www.capecodcreativearts.org. Deadline for applications is April 1. The Festival will be held rain or shine, August 14-16 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. For more information call 508-945-3583.
• Call For Artists! The Salon des Refusés Cape Cod, a showcase exhibition of ten artists curated by Elaine Cohen and Robert John Cook will be held April 2 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm as part of the Cape Cod Museum of Art's Artful Thursdays series. The idea is based on the original 1863 Salon des Refusés exhibition in Paris, a gathering of Impressionists whose work was rejected by the official Paris Salon jury because it was too new, without precedent and didn't follow the “rules.” For more information email MayflowerStudio@aol.com or lainecohen@yahoo.com or visit www.thesalondesrefuses.wordpress.com.
• Collections Unlimited, an artisans' cooperative in East Sandwich, is looking for new members, both artists and craftspeople, who create high quality crafts and artwork. The cooperative has been in business for seventeen years and carries paintings, photography, jewelry, baskets, stained glass, clothing and painted furniture. Collections Unlimited is located at 365 Route 6A in East Sandwich and winter hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. For more information call June Kershaw at 508-888-6251.
• Eastwind Gallery, a cooperative gallery of 11 local painters, is looking for a new member for the gallery. The gallery is located at the corner of Main Street and Route 6A in Orleans. For more information, interested artists may contact Cathie at 508-255-5265.
• Jewelry Inspirations is looking for New England artisans and craftspeople who are interested in a busy Cape Cod location to exhibit and sell their work on a consignment basis. Jewelry Inspirations is located at 276 West Main Street (corner of Church Street and Route 28) in West Dennis. For more information call 508-619-4855 or email longpond1@mac.com.
• The Cape Cod Chamber, Cape Cod Commission and the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod will present the 16th annual Cape Cod Maritime Days from May 1-31. Last year, over 85 events were held throughout Maritime Days, and our hope is to offer a roster of activities that is just as exciting and diversified this year! Please submit a special event you would like to offer during Maritime Days. Lighthouse & walking tours, boat-building demonstration, maritime art exhibits, cruises or other maritime-themed activities are welcome. Download the Event Form. Please duplicate the form for each unique event, and return the form by fax to 508-362-3698.
• The Provincetown Theater needs volunteers. Contact Carol or Patrick at 508-487-9793 x4 or email at operationsman@newprovincetownplayers.org to sign up.

Auditions

• The Cape Cod Community College Theater Department is holding open auditions for two Spring Semester productions on February 4 & 5 at 7:00 pm on the Main Stage in the Tilden Arts Center. The Tony-award winning musical 110 in the Shade by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt will be directed by David Allen on the Main Stage in April. In the Studio Theater, P.J. McKey will direct the quirky comedy by Nicky Silver Raised in Captivity. Audition for one or both shows. Bring a prepared song and please come dressed to move. Readings from the script for the musical and the other productions will be provided. For more information call David Allen, Director of Theater, at 508-362-2131 ext. 4390.
• The Cotuit Center for the Arts is holding open auditions for specific roles on February 4 & 5 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm for Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28) in Cotuit. Director Stephanie Sertich and musical director Lisa Taylor are seeking male and female actors ages 16-25 for this Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science, and politics through clever, tuneful songs. Production dates are slated for April 17-26. For more information, please call Patrick Pope at the Arts Center at 508-428-0669 or visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.
• The Academy Playhouse announces auditions for The Nerd on February 17 & 18 at 7:00 pm. Bring a monologue and be prepared to read from the script. Parts available for 4 men, 1 boy (age 10) and 2 women. The Academy Playhouse is located at 120 Main Street in Orleans. For more information call 508-255-3075.

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