Robert Sennott Announced as Pops by the Sea Honorary Chair

The Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce and the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod are pleased to announce that Robert F. Sennott Jr. has been named Honorary Chair of the 24th Annual TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert. The annual concert features the only Cape Cod appearance of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart.

Rob has been the publisher of the Barnstable Patriot since 1994 and an active member of the community through service on non-profit boards on behalf of the business, historical and cultural life of the Cape. Rob is a member of the Pops by the Sea steering committee and has served as a past chair and longtime board member of the Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Association; as a past president and longtime board member of the Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce, and as a founding member and the current chair of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum Foundation.

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Advertise in the Pops by the Sea Program Book

photo by Studio by the Sea

Don't miss out on this great opportunity! This is the chance you've been waiting for to reach the most highly prized demographic on Cape Cod: engaged, culturally invested year-round residents, summer residents and visitors!

The Pops by the Sea Program Book is read by 15,000 prospective patrons - don't miss this once-a-year chance to put your name, products, services and programs in front of them! Our advertisers rave about the results they see by advertising in the Pops Program Book. And at only $300 for a half-page, $500 for a full page, the value is fantastic.

Join the smartest marketers on Cape Cod by placing an ad in the Pops by the Sea Program Book - email Pops2009@artsfoundation.org and include "Pops Ad" in the subject line or call 508-362-0066 or visit our website.

Jung-Ho Pak's Leadership of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra Extended through 2013

The Board of Directors and staff of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod congratulate the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra on their announcement that Jung-Ho Pak will continue as the organization's artistic director and conductor for four more years.

During his first two seasons with the CCSO, Maestro Pak began articulating and executing a new vision for the orchestra, making bold moves to bring dramatically more joyful and entertaining music experiences to concert-goers on Cape Cod. Jung-Ho Pak spends a large part of his professional life on Cape Cod where he divides his time among conducting concerts, working with students in the classroom, speaking to business people, and interacting with the musicians and staff-all in an effort to create an orchestra with great relevance and impact upon the lives of people and families in the region.

The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra performs at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center located at 744 West Main Street in Hyannis. For more information call 508-362-1111 or visit www.cape symphony.org.

New Shows Added to the Melody Tent's 2009 Eastern Bank Summer Concert Series

Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal

The Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis announces that 6 new shows have been added to the 2009 summer concert schedule: Comedian Steven Wright on July 11, Aimee Mann with Special Guest Duncan Sheik on July 17, An Evening With Bonnie Raitt with Special Guest Taj Mahal on August 14, The Black Crowes on August 26, Comedian Mike Birbiglia on August 27, and An Evening With Melissa Etheridge Live... And Alone on August 29.

Tickets to these new shows are on sale to club members only at this time. To join the Gold Circle Club and buy tickets before they go on sale to the general public, visit the Melody Tent website at www.melodytent.org. Tickets for all other shows announced to date for the 2009 Eastern Bank Summer Concert Series are on sale now to the general public. Tickets may be purchased through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.melodytent.org.

The Melody Tent is located at 21 West Main Street in Hyannis. The box office will open for the season on Sunday, May 24 at noon for in-person sales.

Art Reception to Celebrate the Work of Young Marine Artists

2nd Place Winner by Emma Eichner

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is holding a reception on Friday, May 8 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm for the high school student participants of the 2nd Annual All Cape and Islands Young Maritime Artist Competition. Come meet the artists, enjoy the refreshments, experience the art.

The exhibit is on display now - May 17. The competition is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of Cape Cod and the American Society of Marine Artists.

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.

Collections Unlimited Artists Reception

Collections Unlimited, an artisans cooperative, which has been located at 365 Route 6A in East Sandwich for eighteen years, has moved to 23A Jarves Street in the heart of Sandwich village. Join the gallery on Friday, May 8 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm for a Meet the Artists reception. Reception continues on Saturday, May 9.

For more information call 508-833-0039 or visit www.collectionsgallery.com

Robert Mesrop at Yarmouth Art Guild

The Yarmouth Art Guild monthly meeting on May 8 from 1:30 - 3:30 pm, will feature artist Robert Mesrop demonstrating his watercolor techniques.

The monthly meetings are held at the First Congregational Church, located on Route 6A in Yarmouth Port (across the street from the Yarmouth Port fire Station). For more information visit www.yarmouthartguild.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!

Harvest Gallery Wine Bar's May Schedule of Music & Entertainment

Billie Holiday in Red by Carole Ann Danner

Harvest Gallery Wine Bar presents its music and entertainment schedule for May. Entertainment is on Friday & Saturdays 7:00 - 11:00 pm, and also Memorial Day Monday.
Friday, May 8: Chandler Travis - Originals, Rock, Eclectic
Saturday, May 9: Toast & Jam - Bluegrass, Eclectic
Friday, May 15: Chandler Travis - Originals, Rock, Eclectic
Saturday, May 16: Toast & Jam - Bluegrass, Eclectic
Friday, May 22: Chandler Travis - Originals, Rock, Eclectic
Saturday, May 23: Toast & Jam - Bluegrass, Eclectic
Sunday, May 24: Kami Lyle Trio - Jazz/Pop/Original Music
Friday, May 29: Sarah Swain - Acoustic, Original, Country Music
Saturday, May 30: Toast & Jam - Bluegrass, Eclectic

Harvest Gallery Wine Bar is located at 776 Main Street (Route 6A) in Dennis Village. For more information call 508-385-2444 or visit www.harvestgallerywinebar.com.

Beverly Edwards Exhibition at the Cape Cod Conservatory

phalaenopsis stuartina by Beverly Edwards

The art works by Beverly Edwards included in this celebratory exhibition of many years of joyful creativity will include selected drawings, paintings, pastels, and prints from prior solo exhibitions at the Conservatory over the past 30 years. This will be her 10th solo exhibition at the West Barnstable campus. Exhibit runs now - May 8.

Beverly has been a devoted teacher of drawing, painting & printmaking for over 40 years. She has taught many popular courses and workshops throughout the Cape and South Shore. Currently, she is on the Conservatory Faculty offering classes in Pastels, Painting and Creative Monotype.

The Cape Cod Conservatory is located at 2235 Route 132, West Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2772 or visit www.capecodconservatory.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.

HJT Presents Cheaper by the Dozen

The Harwich Junior Theater presents the original large family comedy Cheaper by the Dozen from May 8-31, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 4:00 pm. Adapted by Christopher Sergel. From the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Directed by Mary Arnault.

Dad was (in fact) one of the great pioneers in industrial efficiency and to his large family, "What works in the factory works in the home." His older daughters, however, rebel against their father. Anne, the oldest, strikes out for her independence. What Dad doesn't realize is that Anne has grown up. Anne's rebellion and Dad's ultimate objective give special meaning and poignancy to what is otherwise a delightful and original comedy romp!

Harwich Junior Theatre is located at 105 Division Street in West Harwich. For more information or tickets call 508-432-2002 ext. 4 or visit www.hjtcapecod.org.

Green Exhibit and Floorcloth Workshop at Color Obsession

The Responsibilities of Green
Color Obsession Gallery will hold an opening reception on Friday, May 8, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, for The Responsibilities of Green. Kathy Edmonston, award winning pastel painter, is the featured artist for the show, which runs May 9 - June 19. Come to the gallery to see how artist Kathy Edmonston reveres the color green in her beautiful painting of international and local scenes.

Canvas Floor Cloth Workshop with Ellen Vinciguerra
In this 2 workshop series, on May 9 & 16 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, participants will design and create a floor cloth canvas with non-toxic acrylic paint. There will be stencils, sponges, ideas and paint available with all supplies needed at no additional cost. They will be painted, sealed and waxed for a long-lasting life.

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

TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea Artist Reception

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod invites you to a reception on Wednesday, May 27 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, to honor the guest artist for the 24th Annual TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert. The reception will be held at the Cape Cod Times Production Facility.

Acclaimed Provincetown artist Donald Beal will unveil his commissioned painting commemorating this year's concert. Also, the student scholarship winners of the Comcast Student T-Shirt Art Scholarship Competition will be announced and will receive their awards.

The Cape Cod Times Production Facility is located on Independence Drive in Hyannis. To RSVP call 508-362-0066 or email artistreception@artsfoundation.org.

Helen McCaffery at Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists

Tides In by Helen McCaffery

The Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists is pleased to announce a reception for veteran artist and member Helen McCaffery on Saturday, May 9, from 2:00-4:00 pm. Helen, who paints in oils and watercolors, will do a watercolor pencil demonstration. The event is free.

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.

Concert by Jazz Great, Greg Abate

Greg Abate - jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, and international recording artist - will perform on May 9 at 8:00 pm at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Also performing will be Greg Wardson on piano, Rod McCaulley on acoustic bass, and Artie Cabral on drums. Abate is one of the world's most highly regarded jazz artists, who has traveled the world performing the "American Art Form" and developing his craft. Abate is an amazing performer whose concert ought not to be missed.

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

Don McLaughlin Photograph Exhibit

El Dia Grounded on Nauset Beach by Don McLaughlin

Black and white photographs by Don McLaughlin will be exhibited at Marion Craine Gallery from now - May 29, with a reception on Saturday, May 9 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

Don McLaughlin, a geologist turned photographer, lives in South Orleans. For the past several years he has spent a lot of darkroom time processing his medium format negatives taken years ago. Most of these photos of Cape Cod, portraits, etc., have never been shown before. McLaughlin's book: BOLIVIA, was published in 2008 by Fields Publishing.

Marion Craine Gallery is located in Snow Library, 67 Main Street, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-7893 or email martinejore@comcast.net or tashtego@comcast.net.

Priscilla Levesque Artist of the Month at West Falmouth Library

Twilight on Old Dock Rd. by Priscilla Levesque

Priscilla Levesque of Cataumet is the featured Artist of the Month at the West Falmouth Library from now - May 9.

Priscilla paints landscapes of the Cape and Martha's Vineyard, using watercolor or casein. She does most of her work outdoors on location in order to capture the brief effects of light, weather and atmosphere. For example, she painted the accompanying image, Twilight on Old Dock Rd., in her car at the town dock in West Falmouth, working from late afternoon until dark. Later in her studio, she added final details from memory.

Priscilla's work is also displayed at Cape galleries, such as the Cataumet Art Center and Cape Gallery Framer in Falmouth.

The West Falmouth Library is located at 575 West Falmouth Highway in West Falmouth. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Thursday 2:00 - 8:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. For more information visit www.priscillaart.com.

Exhibits at the Cape Cod Museum of Art

Still Water Reflections, II by Mike Mazer Red Field by Robert Cipriani, Granpa P by Julia Powers

Maritime Paintings of the South Coast
Watercolor paintings by Mike Mazer will be on exhibit now - May 10.

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Robert Cipriani's exhibition I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For will be on display now - June 7. Abstract works in this exhibition include multimedia paintings incorporating collage, acrylics, and modeling mediums.

School-to-Careers Art Interns ArtWork
The 12th annual ArtWork exhibition, featuring work created by students and mentors from the Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket School-to-Careers Art Internship Program, is on display May 9 - 31. An artists' reception will be Thursday, May 14, 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

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.

Songs For My Mother: An Acoustic Afternoon of Songs inspired by our Moms

Enjoy Mother's Day afternoon in the beautiful sanctuary of the First Congregational Church, listening to classics from The American Songbook, reharmonized standards, as well as originals, accompanied by guitar and piano. Songs like Summertime, At Last, Nature Boy, and others will soothe your spirits and warm your heart.

The concert will be performed on May 10 at 2:00 pm by Cheryl Kain, piano and voice; John Dirac, guitar and voice; and Marcia Wytrwal, voice.

The First Congregational Church of Harwich is located at the corner of Routes 39 and 124 in Harwich Center. For more information call 508-945-0359.

Fling into Spring Art Show and Reception

Chase away those winter blues and welcome a new spring at this exhibit on display now - May 12 at First Parish Brewster in the Parish Room.

View vibrant and colorful pastels, oil paintings, jewelry and more by local artists Cindy Wood and Pati DuVall. A percentage of proceeds from sales to benefit First Parish Brewster.

The First Parish Brewster is located at 1969 Main Street in Brewster (near Brewster General Store, and intersection of 6A and 124). For more information call Pati DuVall at 508-945-1762 or Cindy Wood at 508-563-3065.

Bowersock Annual Give Back Exhibition

Lost by Amy Palmer, Waiting by Carol Frances

The Bowersock Gallery will launch its formal 2009 exhibition season with a benefit exhibition Bowersock Annual Give Back Exhibition this year dedicated to Helping Our Women, (HOW), a Provincetown organization. The exhibit will run now - May 13. The event is both a formal exhibition and a fundraising project.

Helping Our Women (HOW) provides direct services to women with chronic and life threatening and/or disabling illness that assist in creating a more manageable lifestyle; referrals and advocacy that improves access to health care, social services, and benefit programs and it develops and implement empowerment and education programs.

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

Art in the Barn: a Group Show at Guyer Barn

Art in the Barn, a group show featuring artists who will be teaching and exhibiting this season at the Guyer Barn, will be on display Saturdays and Sundays May 16 - June 7 from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, May 16 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm.

The show features works of George Booth, Bonnie Brewer, Craig Caldwell, Melanie Chartier, Molly Driscoll, Jenny Fragosa, Sarah Holl, Mellissa Morris, Sandy O'Connor and Bernadette Waystack.

The Guyer Barn is a showcase for emerging and established local artists in a wide variety of genres. It is a working artist studio and professional artist gallery supporting and promoting the arts where visitors gather to enjoy changing exhibitions, classes and workshops. The Barn plays a key role as part of the artist campus of the Shirley Blair Flynn Center for the Arts, a unique artist live/work space developed by the Town of Barnstable.

Guyer Barn is located at 250 South Street Hyannis in Hyannis. For more information call 508-862-4767 or visit www.harboryourarts.com.

Hyannis Art Shanties Open for the Season Next Weekend!

The Harbor your Arts Artist Shanties at Hyannis Harbor/Bismore Park will open for the 2009 season on Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 am. This popular attraction provides a picturesque setting to view art made by both man and nature. Visitors to the seven harbor side shanties can enjoy photography, painting, handmade jewelry, ceramics, mosaics, scrimshaw, mariner knot work, pressed seaweed, and much more, created by local artists and artisans. Over 24 artists will occupy 6 of the artist shanties. This year, the seventh shanty is featuring Cape Cod Art Association and they will have over a dozen artists rotating in the shanty this season.

The shanties will open Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 am - 5:00 pm May 16 - June 14; seven days a week, 11:00 am - 8:00 pm through June 15 - September 7; 11:00 am - 5:00 pm through September 8 - October 2; 11:00 am - 5:00 pm on October 3-4, 10-12. For more information call 508-862-4767 or visit www.harboryourarts.com.

Swing in "Big Band" Style with Stage Door Canteen at CCftA

The Cotuit Center for the Arts presents the band Stage Door Canteen as part of their 2009 Music Series on Saturday, May 16 at 8:00 pm.

The Stage Door Canteen, a 12-piece Big Band, is no ordinary swing band. With energy inspired by a pure love for music, Stage Door Canteen has for more than a decade brought high style, elegance, and unbridled energy to special events all over the Northeast - and beyond. The band swings the classic hits of the big band era and also gets the dance floor grooving with Motown, Van Morrison, the Beatles, and much more. Fresh energy, polished professionalism, and pure excitement mark every show! The band is led by alto saxophonist Roger Gamche, a graduate of Berklee College of Music. Featured vocalists are Deanna Dusstin Kidd, a Berklee faculty member, Mike Connors, a versatile vocalist who sings Sinatra and AC/DC.

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.

Stanley and Grimm Win Celtic Radio's 2008 Album of the Year Award for Another Round

Cape Cod duo Stanley and Grimm (Nikki Engstrom fiddle and Sean Brennan guitar/vocals) will be performing with friends to celebrate their award winning CD Another Round. The celebration will take place Sunday, May 17, 3:00 pm at Liam McGuire's, 273 Main Street, Falmouth. Stanley and Grimm will be joined by the Sonnay Fiddlers (recently back from Ireland) and Susan Lindsay (guest artist on the award winning CD).

Fiddler Nikki Engstrom and guitarist and singer Sean Brennan have been playing throughout New England as the duo Stanley & Grimm at concerts, house parties, pubs and festivals for the last three years. Having met and played together at local sessions on Cape Cod, Nikki and Sean made their debut appearance as Stanley & Grimm at the 2005 Cape Cod Celtic Festival where they opened for the internationally known Cape Breton group Beolach.

For more information about Stanley and Grimm call 508-457-7710 or visit www.stanleyandgrimm.com.

Ladies of Jazz Exhibition by Anne Ierardi at Zion Union Heritage Museum

Sarah Vaughan by Anne Ierardi

Ladies of Jazz, a series of oil paintings by Yarmouthport artist, Anne Ierardi, will be the featured exhibition at the Zion Union Heritage Museum from now - May 31. Ierardi painted the portraits while listening to recordings of the singer: Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Alberta Hunter and others.

On May 17 from 3:00 - 6:00 pm there will be a Benefit for the Museum. Ticket includes admission, reception, multi-media presentation by the artist, and gift pack of "Jazz Ladies" note cards. The presentation begins at 4:15 pm.

Zion Union Heritage Museum is located at 276 North Street in Hyannis. For more information call 508-790-9466 or visit www.zionheritagemuseum.org or www.amifinearts.com.

T.G.I.F. Printmakers to Exhibit

Loretta Feeney, Edith Byrant, Ann Solomon

The Cape Cod Conservatory's Barnstable Campus will exhibit works from the T.G.I.F. Printmakers from May 17 - June 19, with an opening reception on Sunday, May 17 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm. The T.G.I.F. Printmakers are a group of professional artists who have been exploring the art of the unique print together at the Conservatory with Beverley Edwards for a good number of years. The participating artists are Loretta Feeney, Edith Cohenno Bryant, Jeanne Runewicz, Joan Gallerani, and Ann Solomon.

All are award winning artists whose works have been widely exhibited throughout New England, New York and beyond. While each artist approaches the art of the unique print from a different perspective and technique, they all share a common love of this art form and take unending pleasure in the frequent surprising results that happen in the process of this print media.

The Cape Cod Conservatory is located at 2235 Iyanough Road in West Barnstable. For additional information call 508-362-2772 or visit www.capecodconservatory.org.

Jennifer Day's New Exhibit Air & Ocean: New Paintings

High Cloud by Jennifer Day

Jennifer Day's Air & Ocean: New Paintings is on exhibition at the Cape Cod Museum of Art from now - June 7. These works are large-scale monochromatic paintings of the sea that have been exhibited throughout New England. Jennifer will give a related lecture Saturday, May 16 at 2:00 pm, free with admission.

Concurrently, Jennifer will have an exhibition at the The Harvest Gallery Wine Bar running now - May 17. This exhibit will feature oils on panels.

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 call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.

The Harvest Gallery Wine Bar is located at 776 Main Street in Dennis. For more information call 508-385-2444 or visit www.harvestgallerywinebar.com.

WHAT Announces Theater Performance Schedule

The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater is pleased to announce its 25th Anniversary Season lineup.

On the Julie Harris Stage:
The Mystery of Irma Vep A Penny Dreadful, May 20 - June 20
Noises Off, July 1 - August 1
The Happy Oyster Spectacular Show, July 12 - August 30
The Little Dog Laughed, August 6 - September 5
The Blue Room, September 10 - October 4

On the Harbor Stage:
The Bald Soprano, June 10 - July 12
Death by Chocolate, Tuesdays in July & August
Laughing Wild, July 15 - August 16
Speech & Debate, August 19 - September 27

WHAT offers a number of different subscription packages: a summer season subscription to all plays at the Julie Harris Stage (four plays total); a subscription to all plays at the Harbor Stage (three plays total); a combination subscription to all plays at both venues (seven plays total).

The Julie Harris Stage is located at 2357 Route 6 in Wellfleet. The Harbor Stage is located at 1 Kendrick Avenue in Wellfleet. For more information or for tickets, call 508-349-9428 or visit www.what.org.

Academy Playhouse Presents The Sound of Music

The Academy Playhouse presents The Sound of Music from May 21-24, Thursday - Saturday 8:00 pm, Sunday 2:00 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.

Abling Gallery Grand Opening

Join the grand opening celebration of Abling Gallery, a new Provincetown gallery, featuring the contemporary oils of local artist, Madeliene Abling. The opening will be on Friday, May 22 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

Abling's highly textured palette knife paintings abstract reality and focus on the theme of leisure time pursuits: boats, martinis, wine, musical instruments. "My shapes are large and my colors are generally bold; I've never met a color I didn't like."

Abling Gallery is located at 355 Commercial Street, across from the Provincetown library. For more information call 508-487-2028 or visit www.ablinggallery.com.

Next in Cotuit Center for the Arts' Art on the Wall, Music in the Halls Music Series: Entrain

On Saturday, May 23 the Cotuit Center for the Arts and Major Productions will present Entrain's Drums For Peace, a multi-media event specifically focusing on the theme of peace, love, unity and a greener world. Opening the show will be a local Wampanoag Indian Pow Wow group.

The day will begin with an all ages family concert event, with doors opening at 3:30 pm and the show starting at 4:00 pm. A second concert for adults 21+ will begin at 9:00 pm. Advance tickets are strongly recommended.

Entrain's energetic percussion-driven sound will captivate the audience with an explosive 2 hours of drum ensemble pieces with rhythms and instruments from all over the world, as well as the full band playing tunes from their extensive catalog. The use of projected screen imaging will enhance the show and help to create a visual spectacle.

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.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall to Auction Bird Sanctuaries

birdhouse by John Makely

Wellfleet Preservation Hall will hold an auction of birdhouses on Sunday, May 24 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, to raise funds to further the renovation of the Hall. A talk will also be given by Cape Cod Times and NPR Bird Expert, Vern Laux.

Artists, artisans, builders, community members and woodworkers are creating unique hand-painted and crafted designs for birdhouses using recycled materials including wood, tin and slate that were once part of the Wellfleet Preservation Hall, the former Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

Well-known Cape Cod Times columnist and popular Bird News commentator on NPR Mindy Todd's The Point, Vern Laux will be the Auctioneer and Special Guest Speaker. Laux, who has been birding the Cape & Islands for 40 years and is the resident naturalist for the Linda Loring Nature Foundation on Nantucket will give a short talk on Birds of the Cape & Islands.

Tickets are available at the event, which takes place in the garden behind Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main Street, Wellfleet. For more information visit www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org.

Rotary Club of Yarmouth to hold First Annual Street Art Festival at Cultural Center of Cape Cod

The First Annual Yarmouth Youth Street Art Festival, a project of the Yarmouth Rotary Foundation, will be held on Sunday, May 24 (rain day May 25) from 12:00 - 5:00 pm. Admission to the festival is free. There is no cost for participating artists.

Funded in part by a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the festival will invite groups of children from kindergarten through college to create original chalk art on the street and parking lot of the Cultural Center, while a group of high school and college students paint their creations on four junk cars, and children from kindergarten through fifth grade paint murals on a large van loaned for the occasion.

Demonstrations by professional artists including street artist Jason Robert LeClair from Providence, music, and refreshments. The festival is non-competitive. Local artists like Cristina Reverdy and Jackie Reeves will act as mentors to groups of student artists. There is currently no other youth street art festival in the mid-Cape area.

Teachers are encouraged to make this festival an art project in which their students can be involved. Local businesses and individuals will be engaged by Yarmouth Rotarians to sponsor one hundred or more 4x4 or 8x8 square foot "pavement canvases" and the vehicles on which the kids will make art.

The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, registering young artists for the festival, volunteering, or simply attending the event, visit www.yarmouthstreetartfestival.com.

All Cape Cod at the Cape Cod Art Association

The Cape Cod Art Association presents All Cape Cod, an open juried exhibit and sale. The exhibit is running now - May 25. Best in Show was awarded to Mark Perry for his Peacock II.

The Cape Cod Art Association is located at 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.

Provincetown Arts Groups Join Forces to Bring Pritzker Prize Winning Architect Richard Meier to Provincetown

The Norman Mailer Writers Colony and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) are pleased to announce an exhibit, reception and dinner with the world-renowned architect, Pritzker Laureate Richard Meier for the benefit of both non-profit organizations.

On June 6, Richard Meier will discuss his work during a cocktail reception at PAAM, followed by a private dinner at the Norman Mailer home, both events supported by Taschen Books and catered by Victor Depoalo and Mike Fennelly of Victor's Restaurant. PAAM will recognize Richard Meier for his continuing contribution to world architecture and Salvatore Scibona will receive the Mailer Award for Exceptional Writing. Also, from May 29 - June 14, the public exhibit of Mr. Meier's sketches, drawings, collages and scale models will open at the museum.

PAAM is located at 460 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information or tickets call 508-487-1750 or email cmccarthy@paam.org or visit www.paam.org.

Cape Cod Maritime Days are Here!

The 16th Annual Cape Cod Maritime Days, a celebration of the Cape's rich maritime history, runs from now - May 31. There is an exciting line-up of over 75 events for the 2009 Maritime Days, from lighthouse & walking tours, nautical art exhibits and maritime lectures to boat-building exhibits, kayak excursions and the Chatham Maritime Festival.

Maritime Days is sponsored by the Cape Cod Chamber, Cape Cod Commission, Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Cape Cod Media Group and Cape Cod Marine Trades Association. For more information and a full schedule of events visit. www.ecapechamber.com/MaritimeDays.

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Signature Members 2009

Carole Chisholm Garvey

The works of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Signature Members 2009 will be on exhibition at the Cape Cod Museum of Art now - June 14. The Signature Members are artists whose award-winning skills, national and regional experience and creative vision are such that their work represents the Society.

Signature Members pass through a jurying process and are entitled to use the organizations initials after their names. Less than 50 of the group's 250-plus members have qualified for this distinction.

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 reservations/registration, call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.

MCC offers Financial Management Workshops

The Massachusetts Cultural Council is offering a group of workshops on Financial Management in Times of Economic Stress in May and June. These workshops will help organizations develop a productive approach to the financial challenges they face.

Workshops will be led by Technical Development Corporation (TDC), a Boston-based business consulting firm serving the nonprofit sector with extensive experience in arts and culture. Each workshop will be small and focused on the needs and issues of the attending organizations. Dates, times, and locations will be announced.

If interested in participating, please contact Jane King at the MCC at 617-727-3668 x304 or jane.king@art.state.ma.us. The MCC will send interested organizations an application and request for additional information about their current financial circumstances.

Economic Recovery Funding and NEFA's ARTS JOBS program

The New England Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce new funding opportunities as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Signed on February 17, 2009, the ARRA recognizes the important role the arts will play in the economic recovery of the nation, and through stimulus funding awarded to the National Endowment for the Arts, provides NEFA approximately $330,000 to distribute in support of preserving arts jobs. New England-based arts organizations who qualify may also apply directly to the NEA or their state arts agency for ARRA funding; however, applicants may accept funding from only one source.

NEFA's ARTS JOBS program will offer support in three areas:

Salary Support
Grants to New England arts presenters for salary support for positions that are in jeopardy of being eliminated.

Artist Fee Support
Grants to New England arts presenters for artist fees for previously planned engagements that may be canceled due to the economic downturn.

Fee Support for Public Art Projects
Grants to community-based organizations in New England to support artist and/or contractual fees for implementation of previously planned public art projects

Guidelines & Applications
Guidelines and application instructions will be posted in early May unless otherwise noted. Applications will be accepted via our online grant system, powered by CultureCount, NEFA's online creative economy database. Learn more about the process here: www.nefa.org/grantprog/grantprocess.html.

Performances and Shows

• Brighton Beach Memoirs will be presented by Eventide Arts on May 7-10, 14-17, 21-24, Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm. In this autobiographical play based on Neil Simon's boyhood in 1937 Brooklyn, almost but not quite fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome is surrounded in his over-crowded Jewish household by sibling resentments, family health issues, guilt-ridden parent-child relationships, and his family's struggle for dignity in the midst of their Depression-era poverty. 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.
• Generation Bridge, a concert to benefit The Noah Shelter, will be held on May 8, 7:30 pm at "The Courthouse" at the Old Jail Tavern, 9 West Road, Orleans. Musical performances by: Tom Tracy with Robin Hoffman, Fred Boyle and Rob Megna; The Yagjian Sisters, with special guests Anna Hirst and Lindsay Boffoli. For more information call 508-255-2846.
• Nauset Regional Middle School Drama presents the Broadway musical Annie on May 8-9 at 7:30 pm. Performances will be held at the Nauset Middle School Auditorium, Route 28 in Orleans.
• Falmouth Academy presents an exciting all-Haydn choral extravaganza, Te Deum, for the Empress Maria Teresa and Missa di Santa Cecilia (Patron Saint of Music), featuring Mary Throne, soprano, Alexis Parker, mezzo, Jason McStoots, tenor and Thomas Jones, bass on May 9 at 7:30 pm. The performance will take place at Christ the King Church, 3 Jobs Fishing Road in Mashpee. For more information or tickets call 508-457-9696, email info@simonsinfonietta.org or visit falmouthacademy.org/index.php/community/simon_sinfonietta.

Upcoming

• The Cape Cod Bonsai Club will exhibit its work at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, May 8-10, and give a free demonstration on May 10 at 2:30 pm. The Cultural Center is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100.
• Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) presents the Metropolitan Opera's popular high definition broadcast series. The final presentation is Bellini's La Cenerentola on May 9 at 1:00 pm, with an encore screening on May 16 at 1:00 pm. For more information call 508-349-9428 or visit www.what.org/shows/met.
• Theresa M. Barbo, journalist, maritime historian, and author of Cape Cod Bay: A History of Salt and Sea, will give a presentation titled Cape Cod Bay: America's Frontier Ecosystem on May 11 at 7:00 pm at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. This Cape Lyceum Lecture and Discussion is part of the lecture series of the New Enlightenment Institute for the Preservation and Advancement of Civil Democracy. The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information visit www.newenlightenmentinstitute.com.
• The Writer's Voice Café meets the second Wednesday of each month from now - June, upstairs at Napi's Restaurant, 7 Freeman Street in Provincetown. May 13 features the Memoirs Group from the Truro Council on Aging. 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.
• The Falmouth Artists Guild presents Falmouth Schools 3D Show, featuring sculpture & 3D artwork by all grades of the Falmouth Public Schools, running May 14-28. Opening reception is on May 14 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm at the new Falmouth Art Center, 137 Gifford Street in Falmouth. The Falmouth Artists Guild is located at 311 Rear Main Street. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
• The Schoolhouse Gallery presents a new project, Postcards to the Edge, consisting of postcards sent to Provincetown from the shifting community of people throughout the world who maintain a relationship with the Outer Cape and each other. The exhibit runs now - May 20. The Schoolhouse Gallery is located at 494 Commercial Street in Provincetown.
• Stauffer Miller Talk and Book Signing on Thursday, May 21, 11:00 am at Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum. Stauffer Miller will talk about his new book Hoisting Their Colors: Cape Cod's Civil War Navy Officers. This talk is free with admission. Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum is located at 1 High Pole Hill Road in Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1310 or visit www.pilgrim-monument.org.
• The next monthly poetry open mic session is on Thursday, May 21, from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the back room at O'Shea's Olde Inn. May's featured poet is North Truro poet Keith Althaus. 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. For more information call 508-398-5434 or email alarmpup@verizon.net or visit www.capecodpoetstheater.com
• Breten Bryden, from Dennis, is having a one-person show at Mayflower Place from May 22 - July 19, while they celebrate their 20th anniversary. She works in acrylics and focus mostly on local scenery and subjects. The opening reception will be held May 22, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. The Mayflower Place is located at 579 Buck Island Road in West Yarmouth.
• A Counter-Productions fundraiser called Big Ol' Show will be held on May 26, 7:30 pm at the UU Meeting House. Special guests included some of Provinetown's most influential celebs, singers and composers. The UU Meeting House is located at 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown.
• Eleven pieces by Chris Banks are on display at the Cape Cod Cooperative Bank in East Harwich now - May 29. Chris is a local Cape Cod artist, painting whatever inspires her. She is the Director of The Art Gallery of the Guild of Harwich Artists, where her art is on permanent display.
• The Cotuit Center for the Arts is proud to present New Art From Old Matter, a gallery exhibit and sale featuring the work of eleven assemblage artists from Portsmouth, Maine, the Boston area and Cape Cod who create new works from discarded and found objects. The exhibit is on view now - May 30, with a reception on Saturday, May 9 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm. The Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-0669 or visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.
• Mark Wilkins, Director of Chatham Historical Society, will give a lecture titled The Wreck of the Sparrow-Hawk, Cape Cod's First Recorded Shipwreck at Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum on May 30 at 11:00 am. PMPM is located at 1 High Pole Hill in Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1310 or visit www.pilgrim-monument.org.
• Richard Neal has an upcoming exhibit, Face to Face, at the Cape Museum in Dennis, running June 6 - July 12, opening reception on Saturday, June 13 from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. Selected works by Richard can be seen on RichardNeal.net.
• The biennial Signature Member's Show of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, now - June 14, will be held at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. The show was juried by the museum's curator, Michael Giaquinto. The Cape Cod Museum of Art is located at 60 Hope Lane, off Route 6A, in Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.pastelpainterssocietyofcapecod.com.
• From Horses to Lighthouses: The Watercolors, Equine Sculptures and Carousel Carvings of Weston Emmart is on exhibit now - July 19 at the Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich. Hours are 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Saturday; 1:00 - 4:00 pm Sunday.

• Pilgrims, Patriots and Products, on view at Provincetown Museum from now - November 30, explores how the marketplace has exploited a mythical image of America's colonial past. This entertaining and thought-provoking exhibition examines how advertisers have used romanticized imagery about America's past to sell commercial products, a practice that continues even to this day. Featured in the exhibit are colorful reproductions of cards, advertisements, calendars, and posters. Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum is located at 1 High Pole Hill Road in Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1310 or visit www.pilgrim-monument.org.

Ongoing

• 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. Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center Street, East Dennis. For more information call 508-385-8151.
• 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.
• New Open Mic Night at The International Inn, 662 Main Street in Hyannis, every Wednesday. Blues, Rock, Jam, Funk, Fusion, Acoustic, Full Band, Improv, Comedy. Featuring The Cyaton's Hat Jam Band.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Photographic Society of Cape Cod meets year round on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, from 7:00 - 9:30 pm at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. All local amateur and professional photographers are welcome to attend this meeting as guests of the Society. To help in the growth and development of our members, the Society concentrates on educational programs. For more information call 508-428-3937.
• 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 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
• 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.
• 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.

Classes and Workshops

• Sculptor Paul Bowen is offering an Assemblage with Wood workshop on Saturday, May 9 from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm and Sunday, May 10 from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. Learn to build structures by using scrap wood with simple and safe techniques. Whether with electric or hand-tools, abstract or figurative methods, students will explore a range of possibilities of sculpture in wood construction. 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 reservations/registration, call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
• A Watercolor Workshop on Martha's Vineyard, taught by Priscilla Levesque, will be held on May 15-16, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm, at the Campground in Oak Bluffs. In case of rain, there is an alternative indoor location. Painters should have some prior experience in drawing and watercolor. For more information call Priscilla at 508-564-4616 or email priscillaart@verizon.net
• Upcoming workshops at the Cape Cod Art Association: May 16-17, Plaein Air Printmaking with Leslie Kramer; May 30-31, Byond Photography - Painting with Pixels with John Tunney; June 12-14: Plein Air Painting with TM Nocholas; July 17-19: Watercolor Painting with Paul George. The CCAA is located at 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable. For more information or to regsiter call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org
• Spring classes at The Callie Lewis Tyber Center for the Arts have begun. Monday: Oils, Water-based Oils & Acrylics, Tuesday: Oil Painting for Beginners, Cartooning, Beginners Drawing, Wednesday: Just Create!, Thursday: Yoga, Watercolors, Needle Felting, Drawing/Pastels, Friday: Open Teen Studio, Saturday: Kids Create! The Callie Lewis Tyber Center for the Arts is located at 36 Bates Road in Mashpee Commons North. For more information or to register call 508-292-1417 or email info@cltartcenter.com or visit www.cltartcenter.com.
• A new 3-week intensive creative writing course is offered June 1-19 during June Intersession at Cape Cod Community College with veteran journalist and author James Kershner. The course, Cod Tales: Writing About Cape Cod, is focused on non-fiction writing inspired by the people, places and history of Cape Cod. Participants will create articles by interviewing Cape Codders and using historical archive materials. The articles will be designed for publication and participants will be encouraged to submit their finished articles to local publishers. For more information on this course call Professor James Kershner at 508-362-2131 ext 4734 or email jkershner@capecod.edu. To register call 508-362-2131 x4711 or visit www.capecod.edu.
• The Cotuit Center for the Arts will offer Summer Art, a program for coed students, ages 12 - 16, with an enthusiastic interest in art. Sculpture, drawing, painting, and photography will be taught. Three 2-week sessions will be offered: June 29 - July 10, July 13 - 24, July 27 - August 7. Tuition includes all materials, equipment, and studio fees. For more information call 508-428-0669 or visit www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
• Six weeks of Summer Arts Day-Camps for kids ages 6-12, July 31-August 21, at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Register for one or more. All camps are Monday-Friday, 9:00 - 11:45 am. Snack included. Topics include photography, arts and crafts, creative writing, scrapbooking, and jewelry-making. For more information, or for a registration form, call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
• Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is offering over one hundred spring and summer workshops in a wide range of subjects and media. Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is located at 10 Meetinghouse Road in Truro. For more information call 508-349-7511 to request a catalogue or visit www.castlehill.org.

Calls for Work, Grants and Applications

• 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.
• With support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation, VSA arts of Massachusetts offers ADA Cultural Access Grants for organizations proposing innovative ways to include artists with disabilities and to attract audiences including people with disabilities. The grants create opportunities for cultural organizations to engage artists, humanists and interpretive scientists with disabilities in the creative work of the organizations. The intent to apply deadline is May 8 with an application deadline of June 12. For more information and to download an application visit www.vsamass.org/grants.php.
• The Cape Cod Art Association presents 2009 National Exhibit, an open juried exhibit and sale. All artists who wish to participate need to submit slides or a CD by Saturday, May 16. Receiving Day for accepted artwork is June 16. The exhibit will run from June 18 - July 13, with a reception on Friday, June 19. The prospectus may be downloaded from the website. The Cape Cod Art Association is located at 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
• The Schoolhouse Gallery presents The Spring Arts Competition, juried by Mike Carroll. This competition is open to all media and processes, including drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, ceramics, textiles, new media, electronic and interactive, installation, and video. Drop-off dates are May 16-18 from noon - 4:00 pm. Show will run May 22 - June 15, with reception on Friday, May 22 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. The Schoolhouse Gallery is located at 494 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For full submission guidelines and entry form, call 508-487-4800 or email mike@schoolhouseprovincetown.com.
• Volunteers needed for the ArtsAlive! Festival on June 19-21 on Main Street in Falmouth. For more information contact Judy Day at 508-548-2892 or judithday@aol.com.
• The Harwich Summer Arts and Craft Festivals, on July 11-12 and August 8-9, are accepting applications from artists and craftspeople. Information and applications for exhibit space are available from Harwich Cranberry Festival Summer, Crafts Registrar, P.O. 555, Harwich Port, MA 02646, by telephone at 508-527-7620 or by email at mcmanused@msn.com.
• Counter Productions, the primary renter at the Provincetown Theater, is employing stage crew and tech people for their 2009 Summer Season. The Provincetown Theater is located at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown. For more information about the shows and employment visit www.counter-productions.org.
• The Provincetown Theater needs volunteers. Contact Carol or Patrick at 508-487-9793 x4 or email at operationsman@newprovincetownplayers.org to sign up.

Auditions

• Director John Williams will hold open auditions at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on May 30 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, and June 1 & 3 from 7:00 - 10:00 pm for A. R. Gurney's Sylvia, a modern romantic comedy about a husband, a wife and his dog. Casting is available for 4 actors, male/female, ages 16+. Cast descriptions may be viewed online at www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org. Actors will be asked to read from the script and be prepared to move. Perusal copies of the script are available at the arts center. Production dates are scheduled for August 13-30. The Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-0669 or email tara@cotuitcenterforthearts.org or patrick@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
• King Mac Productions, a Mashpee based film production company, announces two audition dates on the Cape in June for their next film project, a short film titled, Old Man of the Mountain. King Mac is holding an open casting call for actors and actresses ages 17-30 for the five main roles on June 6 from noon - 4:00 pm at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis as well as from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm on Sunday, June 21, at the Arts Alive Festival on the library lawn on Main Street in Falmouth. The film will be shot over four weekends in August and September on Cape Cod and one weekend on location in New Hampshire. King Mac is specifically looking for actors and actresses ages 17-30 for the five main roles, one young man or older gentleman to play the main antagonist, and a slew of minor and walk on roles of all ages, shapes, and sizes. For more information call Matt Burke at 413-265-4747 or email mmbjournalism@yahoo.com.

Miscellaneous

• The Provincetown Theater, and various playwrights, are interested in forming a database of actors, set, light, tech, directors, volunteers. If you are interested please send your headshot and resume, and/or pertinent information, with contact information to Lee Roscoe at peteowl@aol.com.

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