AFCC Grant Deadline is Tomorrow

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's Grants Program provides cash awards to cultural organizations and local artists 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.

Preference is given to proposals that would enhance the arts education of learners of all ages on Cape Cod, and to collaborative efforts within the arts community. The AFCC does not award grants for general operating expenses. The Board of Directors will consider a limited number of awards up to $5,000, but 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.

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.

AFCC is Thrilled to Announce Angie Dickinson as the Celebrity Guest Conductor for Pops by the Sea

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod has announced that Angie Dickinson will be the Celebrity Guest Conductor for the 24th Annual TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert. An acclaimed actress on the big and small screen, Ms. Dickinson will join the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra at the annual concert on the Hyannis Village Green on Sunday, August 2.

"I am delighted to join the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod for Pops by the Sea," said Ms. Dickinson. "I'm eagerly anticipating conducting a world-class orchestra, and visiting Cape Cod. It will be a pleasure and an honor to spend a summer evening with an audience of music lovers who have come together to support the arts."

The TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert is scheduled for August 2, 2009, 5:00 7:00 pm on the Hyannis Village Green, featuring the only Cape Cod appearance of Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. For more information or tickets call 508-362-0066 or visit www.artsfoundation.org.

Register NOW!

In these challenging economic times collaboration among artists and arts organization is key to surviving and thriving on Cape Cod.

Sharing best practices and learning how to weather the current conditions is the main focus of the second annual Creative Collaborative Conference planned for Thursday, March 26, at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis. Hosted by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the conference will celebrate the best of the arts and culture on Cape Cod and also serve as a forum to discuss winning strategies.

The conference, from 12:30 pm - 8:00 pm, will include topical and timely round table and panel discussions lead by many of the arts and cultural leaders on the Cape. The day will culminate in an awards reception honoring community leaders in support of the arts, arts educators and those who have made a lifetime contribution to the arts.

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:

Effective Arts Education Advocacy ~ A Panel Discussion
Discuss the status of arts education in the region with local and state-level arts advocates and educators, including:

• Dan Hunter, Executive Director, Massachusetts Advocates for Arts, Sciences and Humanities
• Lisa Fournier-Donley, President, Cape Cod Music Educators Association
• Carl Lopes, Art Department Chair, Barnstable High School
• Linda McNeill-Kemp, Founder, Cape Cod and the Islands Arts Educators Association; Education Director, Cape Cod Museum of Art

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.

Poetry at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

Poets' Corner - Open Mic Night, with Philip Hasouris February 26, 7:00 pm
Featured poet Philip Hasouris is a founder of the performance group "Spiritous" which combines poetry, music, and movement. He has performed with a variety of musicians in Improvisational jazz/poetry, collaborated in the making of the CD Dreams and Schemes, and a second CD with music by Adam Mujica "Cross The Double Line" and published his chapbook "Swimming Alone" with fellow poet James G.H. Moore. Come early to sign up. The mic is open to poets 14 and older. Free and open to the public. The Poets' Corner is held on the last Thursday of each month.

Poetry Out Loud Competition: February 28, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Ten Cape high schools and four from off-Cape will each send a student to compete in the 2009 Poetry Out Loud semi-final competition at the Cultural Center. Four or five winners will go on to compete at the state level. The state winner will compete at the national finals in Washington, DC, in April. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome. Our annual Teen Poetry Slam will take place on April 29.

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.

These poetry events are funded in part by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.

That's Amore - Festive February Fete Supporting Wellfleet Preservation Hall

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.

Cape Cod Students Win Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards

Armadillo Box by Grant Reed of Nauset Regional High School

More than 3,500 Massachusetts students in grades 7 through 12 entered the 55th annual Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards. The competition's most prominent prize, the Gold Key, was awarded to 150 students. There were also 291 Silver Keys and 459 Honorable Mentions. The pieces that won Gold and Silver Keys were on display at the State Transportation Building through mid-February.

The students vied for tops honors in 12 different categories: animation, ceramics and glass, computer art, design, digital imagery, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video and film.

Numerous students from Cape Cod were Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention winners. For the full story and list of winners visit www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2009/02/08/the_scholastic_art_awards.

Pat Arre at Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists

Golden with Ball by Pat Arre

The Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists is proud to announce a reception for well-known local artist Pat Arre on Saturday, February 28, from 2:00-4:00 pm Please come and visit Pat as she creates a Cape landscape in acrylic.

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

Clay: Works by Cape Cod Potters at CCMA

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.

Visit Pearl Street in Hyannis!

Visit the strand of galleries along Pearl Street in 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).

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!

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.

Katie Lynch Koglin & Laura Smolowitz: Song of the Lark at CCMA

Song of the Lark is the featured program at Cape Cod Museum of Art's Music & More on Sunday, March 1 at 2:30 pm. Explore nature and art through music with harpist Katie Lynch Koglin and flutist Laura Smolowitz. Reservations are recommended.

Music & More is sponsored by Cape Cod Cooperative Bank. Reservations are recommended. The 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 tickets call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.

In Concert: Joseph Scott - An Afternoon of Classical Guitar

The Cape Cod Conservatory is pleased to announce the ninth in its popular series of intimate concerts. On Sunday, March 1 at 4:00 pm, Joseph Scott will present a concert featuring the popular and rare works of Torroba, Albeniz, Brouwer and others.

Joseph Scott, a highly popular member of the Conservatory's faculty, has long been a favorite of the region. He is well known for his lyrical and passionate playing style. He has assembled a program that will delight classical guitar aficionados and the uninitiated alike.

A wine and cheese reception with Mr. Scott follows the performance.

The event is being held at the West Barnstable campus of the Conservatory at 2235 Route 132, just off of exit 6. For more information or for reservations call 508-362-2772.

Mutual Muses II: A Marriage of Visual Art and Poetry

Odin Smith

Mutual Muses II: A Marriage of Visual Art and Poetry, which features the work of nearly 60 painters, photographers, artisans, and poets inspired by one another's creations. In the Board Room and Great Hall. Exhibit runs from from now through March 1.

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.

Counter Productions Presents Wonder of the World

Counter Productions presents another of Lindsay-Abaire's acclaimed comedies Wonder of the World now through March 1. Performances take place Friday and Saturday evening with performances at 7:30 pm.

All performances take place at the Provincetown Theatre, 238 Bradford St. For more information or tickets call 508-487-7487 or visit www.theatremania.com.

L.I.F.E. in the Abstract: An Exhibition at the Cahoon Museum Benefiting Living Independently For Ever

Jake Rothenberg and Dr. Robert Gambone

The Cahoon Museum of American Art is exhibiting L.I.F.E. in the Abstract now through March 8, with a lecture related to the exhibition on Tuesday, March 3.

Abstract Art is intuitive, reflective, spontaneous. In creating abstract art, elements of color, the art materials themselves, and the act of creating are central. Eight contemporary east coast artists demonstrate this process: Peter Arvidson, Vivian Bower, Karen Coill, Reese Inman, Mike Landis, Sky Power, Helen Shulman, and Mike Ware.

One gallery wall is reserved for work by students from LIFE whose abstract art affirms that all persons, regardless of physical or emotional ability, possess intuitive talent. The LIFE artists are: Elisabeth Bowman, Sandra deAlmeida, Annabel Gorman, Ei Mori, Kevin Nickerson, Jake Rothenberg and Mara Schusterman. Dr. Robert Gambone, exhibit curator and museum director, has highlighted the similarity of each LIFE artist's work to a major modern abstract painter.

For more information about the artists at LIFE, who are available for commissioned work, email Barbara Oliver at barbara@lifecapecod.org. The Cahoon Museum of American Art is generously donating 25% of all exhibition proceeds to LIFE.

The Cahoon Museum of American Art is located at 4676 Falmouth Road in Cotuit. For more information, or to register for the lecture, call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.

Higgins Gallery Exhibition Spotlights the Expanding Use of Reused/Recycled Materials in Fine Art

Mike Big Blue by mike Wright SWIMMERS by Keith Maddy

Re:Configured exhibits the divergent styles and techniques of artists Ruth Daniels of Somerville, Damien Hoar de Galvan of Boston, Walter Kopec of Boston, Keith Maddy of Boston, and Mike Wright of Provincetown. Consciously manipulating color and form, the original materials used by these artists are often unrecognizable with echoes of its previous incarnation, hauntingly familiar but still unknown. Sometimes inspired by the visual qualities, sometimes by the chance to make political statements on consumption and materialism, these artists use a wide variety of materials, stripping them of their original purpose to find new imagery and meaning, including humor, satire and wit.

Re:Configured runs March 5 - April 9. A Brown Bag Gallery Talk by Curator Fuller will be held Wednesday, March 11 from 1:00 - 2:00pm in the Tilden Arts Center Lobby. On Friday, March 27 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm a Gallery Reception takes place in Higgins Gallery. Both free events are open to the public.

Higgins Art Gallery is located in the Tilden Arts Center at Cape Cod Community College, 2240 Iyannough Road in West Barnstable The Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. It will be closed March 16 - 21 for Spring recess. For more information call 508-362-4484 or visit www.higginsartgallery.org.

New Plays Reading Series Presented by WHAT at Willy's Gym

WHAT and Willy's Gym are teaming up again to bring you a series of brilliant new plays by some of the most celebrated young writers of their generation.

Each of these plays is scheduled for a World Premier at a major regional theater later this year: Goldfish at the South Coast Repertory Pacific Playwrights Festival, Hard Weather Boating Party and Slasher at the Humana Festival Of New American Plays in Louisville and Mrs. Whitney at Steppenwolf in Chicago. WHAT is honored to be able to offer these "sneak peaks" to its patrons.

Reading Schedule: Goldfish, March 6; Hard Weather Boating Party, March 13; Mrs. Whitney, March 20; and Slasher, March 27.

Schedule for all dates: drinks (open bar) and conversation 6:00 pm, dinner - 6:30 pm, reading - approx. 7:45 pm.

Willy's World Wellness & Conference Center is located at 4730 State Highway 6 in North Eastham, phone 508-255-6370. For more information or tickets call 508-349-9428 or visit what.org/shows/readings/readings.html.

Good for the Heart Bowerstock Gallery

Set in Red by Chris Volpe Promise by Carol Frances

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 runs now through March 11.

Bowersock Gallery is located at 373 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-4994 or visit www.bowersockgallery.com.

Academy Playhouse Presents The Sound of Music

The Academy Playhouse presents The Sound of Music from now through 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 or visit www.apa1.org.

Bye Bye Birdie at Harwich Junior Theatre

Bye Bye Birdie comes to HJT now through 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.

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

Philippe Le Jeune

The exhibit AGAINST THE GRAIN-Art in Wood is on display from now until 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.

Transformations: Exhibition of Contemporary Sculptures at PAAM

Conjuror by Joe Fiorell Did We Take the Right Exit by Alexandra Smith

The Provincetown Art Association and Museum is pleased to present an invitational exhibition of new works by four contemporary sculptors. Transformations features three-dimensional pieces by artists who draw inspiration from the salvaged and scrapped, converting wasted materials into careful compositions. Transformations is on display now through 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.

Volunteer for Pops by the Sea!

photo by Studio by the Sea

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod has opened volunteer registration for the TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert on Sunday, August 2 on the Hyannis Village Green. Volunteers will help set up before the concert, monitor parking lots, collect tickets, lead group tours, and much more.

Complete job descriptions and registration instructions can be found online at www.artsfoundation.org or by calling the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at 508-362-0066. All Pops volunteers receive two free lawn tickets, a commemorative Pops t-shirt, and more.

The TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert is the only Cape Cod appearance of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra with conductor Keith Lockhart. For more information about the 24th Annual TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert, please visit www.artsfoundation.org or call the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at 508-362-0066.

Call for Exhibitors: 8th Annual Cape Cod Maritime Museum Festival

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is sponsoring the 8th Annual Cape Cod Maritime Museum Festival. The Festival will be held on the Museum grounds and the adjoining Aselton Park on the Hyannis waterfront on Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. The festival has been moved it to the warmer month of June and extended it to a two day event.

This is a juried exhibition and all items must be hand crafted by the exhibitor, maritime themed art and crafts will be given preference. Applications must be received no later than May 1.

The Cape Cod Maritime Museum is located at 135 South Street in Hyannis. For full information and an application form call 508-775-1723 or visit www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org/events.html.

Arts Alive is Coming Again to Falmouth the Weekend of June 19

Artists and Craftspeople are invited to reserve space. There will be some changes this year, but as always, all items for sale must be handmade.

Performing Artists may schedule performance times, with performances lasting for 45 minutes. There is no compensation.

Reserve early - space is limited. In all cases, priority will be given to Falmouth area and Upper Cape artists. Applications are now available online at www.artsfalmouth.org. For more information or to apply call 508-548-2892 or email info@ArtsFalmouth.org.

Cotuit Federated Church Announces Call for Entries for 39th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

At CraftFest Cotuit '09, an event distinguished by a new name and an expanded program for exhibitors and visitors, more than 100 outstanding artisans and craftsmen will gather on August 14 & 15 to offer their latest creations to all who venture to the quaint, seaside village knowing they will view some of the finest traditional and contemporary crafts of the entire region.

Applications for exhibitor space at CraftFest Cotuit '09 are available from the Festival Registrar, Louise Rohner, at P.O. Box 436, Cotuit, MA 02635, by telephone at 508-428-0141 or by email to registrar@CraftFestCotuit.com. Following a preliminary screening, artisans will be requested to reserve spaces at cost for the two-day event. Complete details and programming highlights for CraftFest are available online at the festival's new web site at www.CraftFestCotuit.com.

Melody Tent Announces More Shows for the 2009 Eastern Bank Summer Concert Series

Diana Krall

The Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis announces more new shows for the 2009 Eastern Bank Summer Concert Series.

This second announcement of the 2009 summer season features SUSAN TEDESCHI with special guest RYAN SHAW, making his Melody Tent debut, on June 26; DIANA KRALL on July 2; JOE COCKER on July 3rd; TOM JONES on July 26; An Evening With ABBA THE TOUR on July 30; THE B-52s on August 1; KC and the SUNSHINE BAND on August 6; and the STEVE MILLER BAND on August 28.

Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre returns to the Tent this summer with three fairytale musicals: Snow White, Cinderella, and Goldilocks & the Three Bears. All shows are Wednesdays at 11:00 am.

For concert updates, or to join the Gold Circle Club, check the Melody Tent web site at www.melodytent.org.

CCSO Brings Popular Music Listening Program to Cape Cod and Islands Schools

The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra has signed an exclusive agreement with Tall Timbers Publishing Corporation of British Columbia, Canada, to implement The Brummitt-Taylor Music Listening Program: A Non-Directed Approach in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket school systems for students K-6 as an integral part of its MusicWorks! Education Programs. MusicWorks! Everyday will be free to public schools in the region. Private schools are asked to pay a nominal fee. Sign-up begins February, 2009 with program implementation slated for September, 2009.

At a time when many education budgets are shrinking, this is a unique opportunity for students in participating schools to listen to classical music of all kinds and from different eras for five minutes at the beginning of the school day, five days a week, for five years. An emphasis on repeated listening to the same composition enables students to gain familiarity with some of the world's greatest music and learn about composers, historical setting and classical art form while improving their listening skills. And since the music has a calming effect, they also learn to sit still for longer periods of time and remain better focused in the classroom environment.

Schools interested in taking advantage of this unique opportunity to broaden their students' music listening horizons are encouraged to contact the CCSO immediately for complete details about the program and its many benefits. Contact Jerome Karter, Executive Director, 508-362-1185, ext. 103, jkarter@capesymphony.org or George Scharr, Director of Education, 508-362-1185, ext. 102, gscharr@capesymphony.org.

Performances and Shows

• The Cultural Center of Cape Cod hosts the Dave Richardson Band at the Friday Night Music Cafe on February 27 from 8:00 - 10:30 pm. The Dave Richardson Band has created a special recipe for soulful, upbeat, funky music that draws on a base of authentic American Blues. Great for dancing or listening. The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 207 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
• The Woods Hole Theater Company will perform the comedy Art for Dinner Theater at the Nimrod Restaurant on February 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.
• 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.
• The New Provincetown Players' Winter Reading Series continues with First Love, by Charles Mee, directed by Bob Seaver on Tuesday, March 3, 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 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 now through 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.
• Slow Train Coming is presented by Harwich Junior Theatre on March 20, 21 at 7:30 pm and March 22 at 2:00 pm. A trilogy of 3 ten-minute plays, author Maureen Hourihan wrote as a tribute to her father who had Alzheimer's. Reception to follow. Harwich Junior Theatre is located at 105 Division Street in West Harwich. For more information or tickets call 508-432-2002 x4 or visit www.hjtcapecod.org.
• Cotuit Center for the Arts presents classical pianist Jared McMurray on March 28 at 8:00 pm. Mr. McMurray will perform works by Chopin. For more information or for tickets online call 508-428-0669 or visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.

Upcoming and Ongoing

• February is Black History Month and the Woods Hole Black History Month Committee has lined up several events celebrating this year's theme. Remaining events are: February 26, noon, Speck Auditorium, MBL: Roots of a Rebellion: Rio de Janeiro's 1910 "Revolt of the Leash", lecture by Professor Zachary Morgan; February 26, 4:00-7:00 pm, Swope Center, MBL: Harambee Ethnic Potluck Feast. For more information call 508-289-7423 or visit woodshole.er.usgs.gov/outreach/WHBHMC.
• FilmArt@PAAM screenings are held twice a month on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm in the museum's galleries. On February 26, Good-bye Lenin (2003) will be shown and on March 12, Freda will be shown. For more information contact Howard Karren at hjkarren@mac.com or 508-487-9457.
• The next Falmouth Forum Lecture is on February 27 at 7:30 pm. The lecture, titled Music: An Art form and Industry in Flux, will be given by Stephen Simon, former music director and conductor, Washington Chamber Symphony in D.C. and Bonnie Ward Simon, producer of their classical music CD series for families. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is the Herman T. Epstein Endowed Memorial Lecture of the 2008-2009 Falmouth Forum. It takes place in Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. For more information call 508 289-7423 or comm@mbl.edu.
• 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.
• Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) presents the Metropolitan Opera's popular high definition broadcast series. Next up is Puccini's Madama Butterfly on March 7 at 1:00 pm, with an encore screening on March 14 at 1:00 pm. Bellini's La Sonnambula will be presented on March 21 at 1:00 pm, with an encore showing on March 28 at 1:00 pm. WHAT is broadcasting 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.
• 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.
• The Falmouth Artists Guild presents Figure It Out, an all media show from March 8-27, with a reception on March 8 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm. The show features personal interpretations of the theme, human figures, animal figures, models, puzzles. The Falmouth Artists Guild is located at 311 Rear Main Street in Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
• A Book in the Hand celebrates the tactile pleasure of the printed page and the intimacy of the spoken word. On the second Monday of every month, two Cape Cod authors will read from their published prose. On March 9, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Shirley Vogel will read from "Whispers," and Lauren Wolk will read from "Those Who Favor Fire." Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center Street, East Dennis. For more information call 508-385-8151.
• The Cape Cod Art Association presents Interpretations of Light, an open juried exhibit and sale. The show runs from now through March 10. 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.
• The Cape Cod Art Association presents Off The Wall 2, an exhibit and sale of small works running from March 13-16, with a grand opening and sale Friday, March 13, 4:00 - 6:00 pm. 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.
• Students of Hans Hofmann: From Our Collection is 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 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.
• 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 at CCMA. It 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. 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.
• The Falmouth Artists Guild hosts Artists Circle on March 22 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm. open to all artists to bring works of art for discussion. The Falmouth Artists Guild is located at 311 Rear Main Street in Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
• The Falmouth Artists Guild presents Abstractions, an all media show from April 4-24, with a reception on April 5 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm. The show features works leaning toward the abstract, thinking outside the box. The Falmouth Artists Guild is located at 311 Rear Main Street in Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
• 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 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.
• 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

• Cape Cod Art Association is offering several workshops and classes February through October, such as Still Life Photography with Paul Church and Oil Painting with Sergio Roffo. For a full list of workshops and classes visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
• The Cotuit Center for the Arts is offering a figure drawing class, taught by Jesse Nickerson, for high school students grades 9-12. The class meets on Wednesdays from 4:00 - 6:00 pm for 8 weeks beginning March 11 (no class April 22). Students need to bring their own materials, a list of which is available online, along with a permission form. Cotuit Center for the Arts is at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information or to register call 508-428-0669 or visit www.cotuitcenterforthearts.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 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.
• The Yarmouth Art Guild has 7 openings for membership. For more information call the membership director, Shirley Craig, at 508-888-0379.
• 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 now located at 23A Jarves Street in 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 Woods Hole Theater Company will hold auditons for The Graduate, a play adapted by Terry Johnson based on the novel by Charles Webb. Auditions will be held March 1 at 6:00 pm and March 2 at 7:00 pm at the Woods Hole Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole. Director is Don Dutton. There are roles for four men and four women women ages 18-50. Performances will be held in May.
• Director Toby Wilson will hold open auditions for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing on March 28 at 11:00 am, April 2 at 6:00 pm and April 4 at 11:00 am with callbacks scheduled for April 6 at 6:00 pm at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. Casting is available for 16 actors, male and female ages 16 years and up. Actors should be prepared to move and reading will be from the script. Perusals scripts are available at the arts centers' office. Production dates are slated for June 25 - July 19. For more information call 508-428-0669 or email tara@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.

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