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Calling All Educators - Reserve Your Field Trip Now
 So Big! will feature the works of 46 established and emerging Cape Cod artists, as they explore size, scale, and impact. This unique, free exhibit will introduce kids to the work of artists from Cape Cod, while encouraging their own creativity through engaging educational activities during their visit.
So Big! will be on display January 8 - February 12, 2011 at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. Based on advanced bookings for school visits and the popularity of previously presented exhibits, First Things First, ROYGBIV, Self Portrait Cape Cod, and When We Were Younger, we anticipate high demand again in 2011. School visits will be welcomed throughout the month-long exhibit, but availability is limited. A docent will be assigned to each group that schedules a visit.
For more information about the exhibit, or to schedule your group trip, please email info@artsfoundation.org, call 508-362-0066 or visit www.artsfoundation.org/so-big. Please Note: The AFCC will handle all scheduling of student group visits and provide any additional information.
This exhibit is made possible by the generous sponsorships of:
 
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Call to Artists for the Hyannis Art Shanties Summer Season 2011
The Town of Barnstable is looking for artists and artisans interested in selling their artwork as a part of the 7th season of the Harbor Your Arts Summer Shanty program on Hyannis Harbor. Application deadline has been extended to January 21. All artwork will be juried. Artist jury and selections are expected will begin in January.
The shanties are open weekends mid-May through mid-June and then seven days a week through the first weekend in October. Each season the shanties feature new and returning artists featuring everything from handmade glass beads and wire jewelry, paintings in every medium, wood carving, fine Cape Cod crafts, fiber arts, mosaics, ceramics, tapestry, rope work and much more.
For more information, contact Melissa Hersh, Arts and Culture Coordinator at melissa.hersh@town.barnstable.ma.us or call 508-862-4767. Applications are available at www.hyartsdistrict.com.
This program is funded in part by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.
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Call for Event Submissions for Cape Cod Maritime Days 2011
The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, Cape Cod Commission and the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod will present the 18th annual Cape Cod Maritime Days from May 1 - 31, 2011, paying homage to our region's rich maritime traditions. Last year, over 65 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. The events will be promoted online on the official event website www.CapeCodMaritimeDays.com and in flyers distributed at Visitor Centers and around Cape Cod.
Please submit any event you would like to offer during the 2010 Maritime Days. Village festivals, maritime presentations, lighthouse and walking tours, boat-building demonstrations, maritime art exhibits, cruises or other activities related to current or past aspects of maritime life on Cape Cod are welcome. Using the submission form PDF, describe the events planned, duplicating the form for each unique event.
Return the form by December 31 by fax to 508-362-3698 or by mail to Cape Cod Chamber, Attn: Kristen Mitchell, 5 Shootflying Hill Road, Centerville, MA 02632, or by email to kristen@capecodchamber.org.
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America the Beautiful Exhibit at Cahoon Museum Gallery
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The America the Beautiful exhibition is at the Cahoon Museum now - December 31. Eleven Cape artists and eleven Cape weavers are observing the America the Beautiful's centennial by pairing up to interpret such lyrics as "purple mountain majesties" and "from sea to shining sea." Some painters interpret a weaving; some weavers interpret a painting. In other cases, they draw from the same imagery simultaneously.
Cahoon Museum of American Art is located at 4676 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.
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Ursula Coute Featured Artist at Barnstable Town Hall
 This month's featured artists at Barnstable Town Hall, through the Art on Loan program, is Ursula Coute. The exhibits are on display now - December 31.
Recent work is focused on watercolor, pencil and pastel painting of area landscapes. Inspiration for current paintings has been at area beaches and saltwater marshes and her hometown of Harwinton, Connecticut.
Barnstable Town Hall is located at 367 Main Street in Hyannis. For more information call 508-862-4767 or visit www.hyartsdistrict.com.
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Winter Magic Antiques Show at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod hosts Winter Magic: A Quality Antiques Show on Saturday, January 1, 10 am - 4 pm. A full-scale antiques show will include country furniture, nautical items, samplers, Canton China, Chinese Export, cut and pressed glass, folk art, paintings, chocolate molds, prints, hooked rugs, baskets, stoneware, decoys, Bennington pottery, and more.
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.
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New Work for the New Year at Rowley Gallery
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by Dorothy Strauss |
Rowley Gallery presents New Work for the New Year at a reception on January 1, 2 - 4 pm. During the reception the annual benefit raffle for Cape Cod Children's Place will be held for 8 paintings. Hosts are Brewster Rowley and Lynn Farber. Musical entertainment provided by Chris Macort.
Tiny Gems / Enormous Talent, a group show of small affordable works by gallery artists, is on exhibit now - January 1.
Rowley Gallery is located at 84 Route 6A in Orleans. For more information call 508-255-3690 or visit www.elizabethrowleygallery.com.
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Miniature Masterpieces at Guyer Art Barn
Guyer Art Barn presents the group show Miniature Masterpieces now - January 9, weekends. The exhibit features over 20 local artists and all works are under 25 inches.
Guyer Art Barn is located at 250 South Street in Hyannis. For more information call 508-566-2880 or the recorded line at 508-862-4990 or visit www.hyartsdistrict.com.
Old and New by Robert Roark
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Folk Art Expert Beth Friend to Speak at CCMA
Friends of the Cape Cod Museum of Art present a talk by folk art expert Beth Friend on Monday, January 10, 1 pm. Folk art encompasses art produced by everyday people and is primarily utilitarian and decorative, rather than purely aesthetic.
Beth Friend, an art historian and expert in American folk art, will include in her presentation discussions of limners (folk art portraitists), landscape artists, and ship and mourning pictures. Also included in the lecture will be slides and commentary on whirligigs, weather vanes, cigar store Indians and tavern and shop signs.
Cape Cod Museum of Art is located off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
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Joline Diehl Art Show
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The Centerville Library is currently hosting at exhibit of work by Joline Diehl now - January 30. The exhibit includes pieces done in oils, watercolors and colored pencil.
The Centerville Lilbrary is located at 585 Main Street in Centerville. For more information contact the artist at 508-775-3712 or visit www.jolinediehl.com.
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More Visual Arts
- The Chatham First Night 20th Anniversary Mural will be unveiled at the Community Center at a reception on December 30, 5 - 7 pm. Approximately 20 Chatham artists participated in the painting of this amazing mural, which is twenty feet long by nine feet high. 702 Main Street, Chatham. For more information call 508-945-1122.
- Woodruff's Art Center will exhibit Spectacle of Small Wonders from now - December 31. The artists' works represent a broad range of mediums - stained glass, photography, jewelry, silk screen and wood block prints, collage, oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings are all represented in this show with styles that range from realistic to impressionistic to abstract. One North Market Street, Mashpee Commons in Mashpee. For more information call 508-477-5767 or visit www.woodruffsartcenter.com.
- Coastal Craft Gallery is offering a unique selection of handcrafted holiday ornaments by local artists on display now - December 31. Also Christmas cards, rabbit sum ink cards and hand-printed embossed cards. 2 Main Street Square, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-0220 or visit www.coastalcraftgallery.com.
- The Cahoon Museum of American Art presents an exhibit of recent work by painter Vincent Amicosante on display in the Little Gallery now - December 31. Several of the works in this show are related to Vincent's series of paintings that he has been working on for the past four years. 4676 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.
- Gallery 31 Fine Art is open now - December 31, 11 am - 4 pm, Fridays - Mondays (except Christmas Day). 31 Main Street, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-7937 or visor www.gallery31capecod.com.
- The Printmakers of Cape Cod Winter Show, an exhibition of fine art prints by members, is on display from January 3 - 31 at Snow Library. An opening reception will be held January 8, 1 - 3 pm. 67 Main Street, Orleans. For more information contact Melora North at 508-255-2566 or email melorahn@gmail.com.
- The next SheArt monthly meeting will be at at the Harwich Community Center, 100 Oak Street, Harwich on Monday, January 3, 6:30 pm. Register for membership and pick up a copy of the Membership Handbook. The first event of 2011 will be a SheArtist Create Your World Weekend Retreat on January 8 - 9, 9 am - 4 pm each day at 42 Tonset Road in Orleans. This will provide an informal opportunity for SheArtists to socialize, learn new creative techniques as well as marketing, technologiy, and business ideas, and just have some fun. For more information contact Michele Preston at 717-503-5859 or thesheartnetwork@hotmail.com.
- Upcoming exhibits at the Falmouth Art Center: lobby exhibit H2O - Wonders in Watercolor from January 4 - 25; gallery exhibit Anywhere but Here from January 6 - 30, reception on January 9, 2 - 4 pm. 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
- Cape Cod Art Association presents A Class Act, an exhibit and sale of CCAA art students and their instructors. This exhibit will run from January 6 - January 17, with an opening reception on January 7, 4 - 6 pm. 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
- Guyer Art Barn presents Paperdolls by Kiana Marko, who explores the self portrait through drawing, from January 8 - 31. Opening reception on January 7, 5 - 7 pm. All work was created during Kiana's internship at the Barn where she worked closely with mentor and Barn director, Mellissa Morris. 250 South Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-566-2880 or 508-862-4990 or visit www.hyartsdistrict.com/guyer_barn.
- The Provincetown Art Association and Museum exhibits: recent acquisitions to its permanent collection, on view now - January 9; a twenty-year survey of the work of Daniel Ranalli now - January 16. 460 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
- Creative Arts Center Faculty Show will open with a reception on January 9, 4 pm and run January 9 - 27. 154 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more information or to register call 508-945-3583 or visit www.capecodcreativearts.org.
- Provincetown Art Association and Museum presents an exhibition of Hand-Made Holiday Cards created by PAAM members now - January 20 and an exhibition of photographs by Rachel Brown now - January 30. 460 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
- On exhibit at the Cape Cod Museum of Art: Silvestro Pistolesi: Frescos of the Church of the Transfiguration is on exhibit now - January 23 with a talk scheduled for Saturday, January 15, 2 pm; The Dune Shack Experience, documenting Stephanie Foster's three residencies at a Provincetown dune shack, on view now - January 23; a matryoshka doll collection on loan from Malcolm Shriber of Yarmouth Port is on exhibition from now - January 30. 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- Paletteworks Studio & Gallery, featuring palette knife oil paintings by Stephen Roth, is open daily by appointment. Florals, capescapes and landscapes, plus commissions of favorite scenes or gardens - a large inventory to choose from. Private and group workshops are available to artists wishing to learn palette knife techniques. 3 Doran Drive, Orleans. For more information call 508-737-7788 or visit www.artman1.com.
- Hydrangea House of Dennisport features beautiful and unique handmade home decor, jewelry and paintings by Cape Cod artisans. 227 Depot Street, Dennisport. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm on weekends until Christmas. For more information call 508-394-1516 or visit thehydrangeahouse.webs.com.
- 820 Main Gallery features the work of many well known Cape Cod artists: meet Dona Spillane on Mondays; William Maloney on Tuesdays; Joyce Hawk on Wednesdays; Larry Folding on Thursdays; Vivien Oswell on Fridays and Milton Welt on Saturdays. Talk with the artists as they work on their paintings. 820 Main Street, Harwich Port. For more information call 508-430-7622.
- Aline Gagne, a 90-year-old artist, has over 150 paintings available in her home gallery. Open house every Sunday afternoon, 1 - 5 pm. Aline is a member of the Eastham Painter Guild, Cape Cod Art Association and Creative Arts Center Chatham. Her works have been purchased by many visitors to Cape Cod. Oils and pastels; all types of subject matter from ocean to still life. For more information call 508-255-1633.
Visual Arts Offered Weekly or Monthly
- The Photographic Society of Cape Cod meets year-round on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, 7 - 9:30 pm. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-428-3937.
- Cape Cod Art Association invites photographers, amateurs and professionals, to join their Camera Club, which meets second and fourth Thursdays, 7 - 9 pm, educational pre-meetings at 6:30 pm. CapeAbilities, Inc., Lyndon Center, 895 Mary Dunn Road, Independence Park, Hyannis. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit curator@capecodartassoc.org or www.capecodartassoc.org.
- Artful Thursdays at the Cape Cod Museum of Art hosts talks by exhibiting curators at 11 am, docent-led museum tours at 1 pm, and special events on selected Thursday evenings. Off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 x12 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- The Creative Arts Center hosts Art and Alzheimer's Project which meets every second Friday of the month is designed to bring art and conversations into the lives of individuals living with memory impairment and their caregivers. For more information call the Center or Alzheimer's Services. The Creative Arts Center is located at 154 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more information call 508-945-3583 or visit www.capecodcreativearts.org.
- Arts Care of Alzheimers is an art activity session to provide hands-on experience for caregivers and Alzheimer's clients held at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis, on the third Friday of each month, 1 - 2 pm. Ann Hitch is the instructor. There is no charge, but registration is required. Please call 508-385-4477 x 16 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- Harbor Your Arts features Sarah Holl Artspace at 46 Pearl Street in Hyannis, open Saturdays, 1 - 4 pm and by appointment (www.sarahholl.com). Also featured are artist work studios at 50 Pearl Street with artists Melanie Chartier, Carole Ann Danner, Jenny Fragosa, Sandra Ginnis and the pottery studio of Molly Driscoll. Guyer Art Barn, featuring year-round exhibits, is located at 250 South Street, next to the properties on Pearl Street and is open Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am - 4 pm. For more information visit www.harboryourarts.com.
- Brown Bag Crafters, an adult crafting group that has fun being creative together while dedicating their projects to help fund the Centerville Public Library Children's Room Programs. For more information call 508-790-6220.
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Book Launch Party for Lisa Genova's Left Neglected
Celebrate the release of the new novel Left Neglected with Lisa Genova, the bestselling author of Still Alice, at a book launch party at Where the Sidewalk Ends Bookstore on January 6, 7 - 9 pm.
Her new book presents the story of a woman in her 30's who suffers a traumatic brain injury in a car accident that leaves her unable to perceive left-side information, a disability that prompts her struggle to recover and heal an estrangement. Left Neglected is the #1 January Indie Pick from independent bookstores across the U.S. Free and open to the public. Pre-paid book reservations recommended for personalized signings.
Where the Sidewalk Ends Bookstore is located at 432 Main Street in Chatham. For more information call 508-945-0499 or visit www.booksonthecape.com.
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More Literary Arts
- The Cultural Center of Cape Cod's 4th Annual National and Regional Poetry Competition
is now accepting submissions. The deadline is January 15. National prize and poets who live on the Cape or Islands are also eligible for a regional prize. The judge this year is Gerald Stern. For complete guidelines and submission details visit www.cultural-center.org.
Literary Arts Offered Weekly or Monthly
- Poetry Venue every Monday, 7 pm, at the Mews Restaurant & Cafe, 429 Commercial Street, Provincetown.
- Chatham Writers @ 02633 meets every Monday, 10:30 am - noon, at the Eldredge Public Library - in the Friend's Room. The members meet to explore different writing genres, share work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work. The Eldredge Public Library is located at 564 Main Street, Chatham. For more information call Jeff Hahner at 508-945-9962.
- 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 the 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 Lyceum Lecture and Discussion at 7 pm takes place on the second Monday of each month, held at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. For more information visit www.newenlightenmentinstitute.com.
- Book Discussion Group meets the third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm, at the Marstons Mills Library. The Marstons Mills Public Library is located at 2160 Main Street, Marstons Mills. For more information call 508-428-5175 or visit www.mmpl.org.
- Stony Hill Book Club is open to the public and meets at the Chatham Senior Center, 193 Stony Hill Road, Chatham. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1 pm. For more information call 508-945-5190 or email kdalton@chatham-ma.gov.
- British Authors Book Club meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:45 - 7:45 pm, at the Osterville Free Library in the Library North Room. The Osterville Free Library is located at 43 Wianno Avenue, Osterville. For more information call Lee Ann Amend at 508-420-0550.
- Centerville Public Library Book Club invites anyone to join them to discuss books. Held on the last Tuesday of the month. 585 Main Street, Centerville. For more information about the book club contact Vicki Mitchell 508-775-2426 or zionwanderer@aol.com.
- The Writer's Voice Café meets the second Wednesday of the month from November - June, 7 - 8:30 pm, upstairs at Napi's Restaurant and provides an opportunity for Cape writers to read from their work and discuss it. Napi's Restaurant is located at 7 Freeman Street, Provincetown.
- The Truro Library Book Group meets on the last Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm, at the library. All are welcome whether you can attend regularly or occasionally. Copies of each month's selection are available for check-out at the circulation desk. 5 Library Lane (Off Standish Way), North Truro. For more information call 508-487-1125 or visit www.trurolibrary.org.
- The Poetry Session with an open mic, hosted by Greg Hischak and Robin Clark, is held the third Thursday of the month. To sign up arrive before 7 pm in the back room of O'Shea's Olde Inne. 348 Main Street (Route 28), West Dennis. For more information call Gregory Hischak, Cape Poets Theater at 508-398-5434 or email alarmpup@verizon.net.
- Poets' Corner Open Mic Night. Come early to sign up. The mic is open to poets 14 and older. Free and open to the public. The Poets' Corner takes place the last Thursday of the month (no sessions November and December). The open mic begins at 7 pm. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information email bmhellman@comcast.net or visit home.comcast.net/~bmhellman.
- Open Mic Poetry Night at Buckies's Biscotti, every Friday, 6:30 pm. Buckies's Biscotti is located at 281 Main Street (Route 28), Dennisport. For more information call 508-398-9700.
- Brown Bag Lunch Book Reviews at the Hyannis Public Library, 401 Main Street, Hyannis, held the first Friday of the month at 12:15 pm. For more information call 508-775-2280 or visit www.hyannislibrary.org.
- Writers Night Out is a monthly event of the Cape Cod Writers Center. For a listing of upcoming readings, meetings and more information visit www.capecodwriterscenter.org.
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Cape Cod Conservatory Children's Art Classes
At the Falmouth campus with Corine Adams:
Picasso Art Club (ages 8-15), Tuesdays, January 4 - February 15, 4 - 5:30 pm: View, explore and discuss the work of a famous artist, and create a work of art according to the artists' technique, subject matter or medium.
Textured Painting (ages 6-10), Thursdays, January 6 - January 27, 4:00 - 5:30 pm: Learn the difference between tactile texture and visual texture. The class will explore both in the paintings the students will create during class.
At the West Barnstable campus with Nancy Pettibone:
Art Club (ages 3-4), Tuesdays, January 11 - February 1, 2 - 2:45 pm: Explore materials and expand their skills through a series of open-ended projects.
Cartoon Characters (ages 5-8), Tuesdays, January 11 - February 1, 4 - 5:30 pm: Draw and construct stories about an invented character, make models using paper, cloth, paint, collage, and plaster gauze.
Into the Rainforest (ages 5-8), Thursdays, January 13 - February 3, 4 - 5 pm: Explore the exotic world of rainforests through drawing, painting and clay.
Super-Charged Painting (ages 9-12), Fridays, January 14 - February 4, 4 - 5:30 pm: Investigate various painting techniques and tools - and learn how to include collage and mixed media.
Mini Mondays (grades 1 - 5), Mondays, 4 - 5 pm: Each Monday, Nancy Pettibone presents a new project for budding young artists.
The Falmouth Campus is located at 60 Highfield Drive in Falmouth. The Barnstable Campus is located at 2235 Iyannough Road in West Barnstable. For more information call 508-540-0611 (Falmouth) or 508-362-2772 (Barnstable) or visit www.capecodconservatory.org.
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Crocheting Class for Teens and Adults
The Cultural Center is offering a Crocheting Class for Teens and Adults with JoAnna Watson on Wednesdays, January 5 - February 2, 4:30 - 5:30 pm.
Students will learn basic stitches such as chain, single crochet, and double crochet. New students will create granny squares and learn to create an afghan during the time together. Returning students can pick up where they left off in session one or begin a new project. Materials will be provided the first day of class to new students, though everyone is welcome to bring their own crochet hooks and yarn. Everyone ages 14 and up is welcome.
The Cultural Center is located at 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information email jwatson@capecod.net or to register call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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Art Classes for Kids Through Guyer Art Barn
Objects and Colors
Saturdays, January 8 - February 12, 9:45 - 10:45 am
This class led by Mellissa Morris, for ages 8 - 12, will focus on the fundamental properties of drawing, color theory, and composition. Through still life objects, students will learn how to see and explore visual language with the medium of paint. The class builds technical ability, improves problem solving skills, and is a great expressive outlet for creativity.
The Guyer Art Barn is located at 250 South Street in Hyannis. For more information or to register call 508-566-2880 or visit www.hyartsdistrict.com/guyer_barn/classes.html.
Mixed Media Class for Teens
Tuesdays, January 11 - March 8, 4 - 6 pm
Through the use of live models and still life subjects, students ages 13 - 19 will explore their imagination and personal interpretation while experimenting many different media.
For more information call Sarah Holl at 508-364-7949.
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Falmouth Art Center Classes for Kids
 After School Art with Andrea Moore
January 13 - February 17, 4 - 6 pm, Thursdays
Children will have the opportunity to create a variety of art projects, applying different concepts, solving creative problems, and learning how to plan projects in advance to obtain the desired results. There will be no set projects; students will work on developing techniques and interests that they already enjoy or tackle new challenges.
Puppetry with Jacek Zuzanski
January 14 - February 18, 4 - 5:30 pm, Fridays
Puppet Master Jacek Zuzanski will teach the design, construction, and manipulation of various kinds of puppets for students in grades 1 - 6. One of three six-week long sessions. Each of the three sessions of classes will be dedicated to the construction of a different type of puppet. The knowledge gained can be used to participate in a workshop this spring to prepare for a puppet performance on June 18.
The Falmouth Art Center is located at 137 Gifford Street in Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
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More Family Events
- The Cape Cod Art Association will be starting its new session of children's art classes the week of January 10: Art Journals for Teens on Mondays; Art Journals for Kids (ages 8-12), Tuesdays; Teen Art Studio: Oil Painting, Wednesdays; Art Adventures (ages 8-12), Thursdays, and more. 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable. For more information or to register call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
- Upcoming jam making workshops at Green Briar Nature Center: January 15 - ginger pumpkin apricot jam; January 29 - carrot marmalade; February 12 - cranberry lemon pear jam; February 26 - apricot orange conserve. Workshops are 9:30 - 11:30 am for adults and 1 - 3 pm for an adult and child working together. Registration is required. 6 Discovery Hill Road, East SandwichFor more information or to register call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
- Due to popular demand, Jr. Tech is offering a second Introduction to Classic Boat Building class through Cape Cod Maritime Museum from March 2 - April 6, 6 - 8 pm Wednesdays. For grades 5 - 8. Cape Cod Maritime Museum, 135 South Street, Hyannis. For more information or to register call 774-994-2097 or visit www.juniortech.org.
Family Events Offered Weekly
- Nature Book Club for Young Readers at The Thornton W. Burgess Society meets in the new education center on the last Friday of each month from 4 - 5:30 pm. 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
- The Hyannis Public Library hosts The Chess Club every Wednesday, 4 pm. The club is open to children ages 7 and up. The Hyannis Public Library is located at 401 Main Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-775-2280.
- The Eastham Public Library has a Weekly Story Time every Friday, 10:30 am. The program features books, rhymes and action for children aged 2 - 5 years old. Everyone is welcome! The Eastham Library is located at 190 Samoset Road, Eastham. For more information contact Fran McLoughlin at 508-240-5950 or at franm@easthamlibrary.org.
- The Pizza Art Club, 5 - 7 pm, on Saturday nights for kids ages 7 - 11. Two hours of art instruction by Black Whale Gallery gallery owner Nancy Lyon, a MA certified art teacher. Includes all art supplies, pizza dinner and drinks. 349B Main Street, Hyannis. For more information or to register call 508-771-8600.
- The Cape Cod Conservatory offers Suzuki Method music classes, music performance workshops, art and dance classes for children and adults. Falmouth campus: 60 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. West Barnstable campus: 2235 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable. For more information visit www.capecodconservatory.org.
- The Cape Cod Museum of Art offers a wide variety of art classes and workshops for children and adults. Children's classes include: Fashion Design with Sioux Campbell; Drawing and Painting Animals with Ursula Coute; and Clay for Kids with Jenn Reed. 60 Hope Lane (off Route 6A), Dennis. For more information or to register 508-385-4477 ext 16 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- The Cahoon Museum of American Art offers children's art classes. The Cahoon Museum is located at 4676 Falmouth Road, Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.
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An Operatic First Night with Cape Cod Opera
 Cape Cod Opera presents its annual First Night Chatham performance on Thursday, December 30, 7:30 pm at the Methodist Church.
In keeping with the theme of celebrations, Ray Bauwens, Melissa Manseau, Paul Soper, and Martha Evans accompanied by Lucy Banner on piano, will be choosing arias from the Italian, French, German and English literature that best celebrate their individual vocal instruments and allows them the opportunity to fully express their passion and artistry.
The Methodist Church is located at 569 Main Street in Chatham. For more information or for First Night Chatham admission buttonsvisit www.firstnightchatham.com.
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Celebrate the New Year with the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra
Toast the New Year with the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra on January 1, 3 pm with vocalists Megan Weston and Benjamin Robinson and conducted by Jung-Ho Pak.
In symphony tradition, waltz into the New Year accompanied by the bright, lively music of Johann Strauss and contemporary composers. Music includes Strauss' Die Fledermaus Overture, "On the Beautiful Blue Danube," the Radetzsky March, selections from Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow, Richard Rodgers' The Sound of Music, and Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story including "Maria".
The Barnstable Performing Arts Center is located at 744 West Main Street in Hyannis. For more information or tickets call 508-362-1111 or visit www.capesymphony.org.
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Music & More at Cape Cod Museum of Art
 The 2011 Music & More series at Cape Cod Museum of Art, sponsored by Cape Cod Cooperative Bank, starts with acoustic folk pop quartet Tripping Lily on January 9, 2:30 pm. On Sundays through March 27, enjoy intimate concerts with musicians from a vast variety of disciplines, including bluegrass, Dixieland jazz, Broadway favorites, Celtic music, jazz standards and classical music. Following each performance join the musicians for conversation. Reservations are recommended.
Cape Cod Museum of Art is located off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis. For more information or to register call 508-385-4477 x 7 or reserve online at www.ccmoa.org/Special-Events.asp.
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A Cosmopolitan Cabaret at Sturgis Library
A concert entitled A Cosmopolitan Cabaret will take place at the Sturgis Library on January 9, 2:30 pm. Wellfleet Chanteuse Pavia, accompanying herself on the accordion, will present an afternoon of favorite American and European torch songs, love songs and cabaret songs. Sponsored by the Friends of the Sturgis Library.
Sturgis Library is located at 3090 Main Street in Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-6636 or visit www.sturgislibrary.org.
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More Musical Performances
- The Bart Weisman Jazz Group will be ringing in the new year at the Riverway Restaurant, 1338 Route 28, South Yarmouth on December 31, 8:15 pm - 12:15 am, with jazz, swing, latin, pop and classic rock & roll. For more information visit www.bartweisman.com.
- Harvest Gallery Wine Bar hosts a New Year's Eve party featuring The Catbird on December 31, 9 pm; Toast & Jam on January 1, 6:30 pm. For more information call 508-385-2444 or visit www.harvestgallerywinebar.com.
Musical Performances Offered Weekly or Monthly
- Open Mic Night at The International Inn on Wednesdays with Blues, Rock, Jam, Funk, Fusion, Acoustic, Full Band, Improv, Comedy and featuring The Clayton's Hat Jam Band. 662 Main Street, Hyannis.
- Open Mic Night hosted by David Jackson at Three Fish & a Ram every fourth Saturday, 7 - 9 pm. Musicians, poets, performers sign in and perform on a rotating basis. 36 Bates Road, Mashpee Commons, Mashpee. For more information call 508-477-2788 or visit www.threefishandaram.com.
- The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra is seeking additional musicians. The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra is a volunteer classical orchestra rehearsing and performing in the Falmouth area. They welcome calls from all classical musicians. For more information call June Gallant at 508-274-2632 or email sonnichs@berkshire.net.
- The New Horizons Band, with chapters all over the country, is for seniors who want to make new friends and share their love of music and who have never before played an instrument and would like to learn in a group setting or who used to play but haven't in some time. The band rehearses every Monday, 3:30 pm.Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth, 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
- A Chord in the Hand is a club for people who enjoy traditional folk songs, Child ballads, classic protest songs, sea shanties, and the like, meets on the third Wednesday of the month, 7 - 8:30 pm. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth, 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
- Wine & Music Wednesdays in the Cotuit Center for the Arts gallery on the third Wednesday of the month, 6 - 7:30 pm. New wine offerings and local musicians each month. 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28), Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-0669 or visit www.artsonthecape.com.
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On the Hi-Def Screen at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
Mr. Hulot's Holiday on December 30, 7:30 pm
While on holiday at a seaside resort, Monsieur Hulot - Jacques Tati's endearing, pipe-smoking clown - finds his presence provoking one catastrophe after another.
La Fanciulla del West on January 8, 12:30 pm
The most modern of Puccini's operas, it is often considered an oddity in his work. La Fanciulla del West is a lyrical opera set among gold miners in the American West.
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater is located at 2357 Route 6 in Wellfleet. For more information or tickets call 508-349-9428 or visit www.what.org.
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Special Showing of The Lightkeepers at Atwood House Museum
As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of First Night Chatham, the Atwood House Museum will host a special presentation of The Lightkeepers, directed by Dan Adams of The Golden Boys fame, on December 31, 1:30 pm. The movie was filmed in large part in Chatham during 2009. The story is a sweet comedy about a lighthouse keeper in 1912 who has disavowed any association with females, and must deal with the appearance of two attractive women who move into a nearby cottage for the summer.
A complimentary shuttle bus will be available, with pick up at 1:15 at the Rockland Bank, 655 Main Street, and a return trip back to town for more First Night events after the show.
The Atwood House is located at 347 Stage Harbor Road in Chatham. For more information call 508-945-2493 or email mwilkins@chathamhistorical.org.
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Company: In Concert and Anton in Show Business at Counter Productions
Counter Productions presents Company: In Concert on December 31 & January 1, 7 pm and January 2, 2 pm. On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert contemplates his unmarried state. The sounds and pulsing rhythms of New York City underscore this landmark "concept" show, considered by many to have inaugurated the modern era of musical theatre.
Anton in Show Business runs January 7 - 9 & 14 - 16, 7 pm. The action starts where it always does in theater - amid the heartbreaking uncertainties and perverse humiliations of auditions. Three very different actresses beat the odds to join a production of Chekhov's Three Sisters at a backwater Texas theater.
Counter Productions is located at Whalers Wharf, 237-241 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information or tickets call 508-413-1000 or 811-866-4111 or visit www.counter-productions.org.
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Hunger Next in the PAAM filmArt@ Series
In partnership with the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF), PAAM filmArt@ presents the film Hunger on Tuesday, January 4, 6:30 pm. The screening will be followed by a discussion and guest speakers.
The subject is the lethal 1981 hunger strike by IRA inmates, led by Bobby Sands, in Northern Ireland at the height of the "Troubles." At the center of the movie is a riveting strategic argument between Sands and a Catholic priest sent to dissuade him; it's a long and static scene that provides intellectual heft to the abject rhythms of jail life that come before and after it.
Whaler's Wharf Cinema is located at 241 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org/special_events.html#film.
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Cape Rep's First Ever Winter Season Opens with Mama and Her Boys
Cape Rep opens its first Winter Series with the brand new show Mama and Her Boys on January 7 - 9, 7:30 pm and January 9, 2:30 pm.
The show featuring Cape Rep company members Ethan Paulini, Christopher Sidoli and Ethan Paulini, with Joan Kirchner at the piano. This original musical revue will feature an eclectic mix of musical theatre, pop and folk songs coming together to humorously and poignantly explore the relationship between mothers and sons.
Performances take place in the Community Room of the newly renovated Cape House, Cape Rep Theatre, 3299 Route 6A in Brewster. For more information or tickets call 508-896-1888 or visit www.caperep.org.
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Tracking Patagonia Next in the Woods Hole Film Festival Winter Film Series
The Woods Hole Film Festival Winter Film Series Dinner & a Movie continues with Tracking Patagonia at the Captain Kidd on January 8, 7:30 pm. The series takes place every other Saturday now - April 30. Dinner is served from 5:30 - 7 pm. Reservations are required.
Tracking Patagonia portrays the rivers, the people, and the spirit of Chilean Patagonia as it faces the potential construction of five hydroelectric dams. Told through the eyes of a young American film crew traveling by bicycle and raft, the film explores the relationship between the people and the landscape, concluding that the very essence of Patagonia depends upon the freedom of its rivers.
The Captain Kidd Restaurant is located at 77 Water Street in Woods Hole. For more information or reservations call 508-548-8563 or visit www.woodsholefilmfestival.org.
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More Theater, Dance & Film
- The Academy Playhouse presents Broadway Bound from January 13 - February 6, 8 pm Thursday - Saturday, 2 pm Sundays. Also, new this year is Matinee Rep at the Academy Playhouse from January 14 - May 14, 2 pm every Friday and Saturday. For more information or tickets call 508-255-1963 or visit www.apacape.org.
- In partnership with the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF), PAAM filmArt@ presents movies that are recognized works of art, as well as inspiring films about art and artists, followed by a discussion and guest speakers. Screenings are twice monthly on Tuesday nights, now - May 10, 6:30 pm at the Whaler's Wharf Cinema, 241 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org/special_events.html#film.
Performing Arts Offered Weekly or Monthly
- Open Mic Night hosted by David Jackson at Three Fish & a Ram every fourth Saturday, 7 - 9 pm. Musicians, poets, performers sign in and perform on a rotating basis. 36 Bates Road, Mashpee Commons, Mashpee. For more information call 508-477-2788 or visit www.threefishandaram.com.
- The Provincetown Theater Company's Playwright Lab meets every other Sunday, 4 - 6 pm. 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-9793 or visit www.provincetowntheater.com.
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Conservatory A Cappella Choir Auditions
The Cape Cod Conservatory A Cappella Choir is holding open auditions on Monday, January 3, 3:30 pm at the Barnstable campus. Lead by Janice Hannah, this performance group is for young women ages 13-18. Prior choral experience is desired but not necessary.
The Cape Cod Conservatory Barnstable Campus is located 2235 Iyannough Road in West Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2772 or visit www.capecodconservatory.org/barnstable-fall-music.php.
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- The Provincetown Theater Company is preparing for its winter reading series which will run Wednesday evenings, January - March and is looking for directors and actors. To express interest in directing a play, send an email to deborahlena@gmail.com. Directors are expected to work with the playwrights, and will need to be available for auditions on January 8 & 9. Actors should also come to the auditions on these dates. More information will be announced after the plays are selected. 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-7487 or email operations@provincetowntheater.com.
- The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra holds open auditions each spring. If you would like to be notified when these auditions will take place, email Lisa Sheehy, Director of Concert Operations, at lsheehy@capesymphony.org. Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, 712A Main Street, Yarmouth Port.
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Classical Realism Painting Workshop Offered in Chatham
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A three-month Classical Realism painting workshop will be held January - March on Mondays, 9 am - 4 pm starting January 3.
Learn the Classical principles of form, light, composition, and use of the "limited palette". The class is for all levels, with individual attention. Registrations will be accepted and pro-rated after the class begins.
The class will be held at the artist's studio in Chatham. For more information or to register call 508-945-8763 or email pulidoshirley@gmail.com.
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Foxtrot Dance Lessons with Ballroom Bliss
Ballroom Bliss will hold dance classes on Tuesdays, January 4 - 25, 7 pm and 8 pm, at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. At 7 pm is Beginner Foxtrot and 8 pm is Intermediate Foxtrot.
Classes are taught in 4-week sessions in a progressive format beginning with the basics. New steps, turns and variations are added each week. Classes are taught using the DVIDA dance curriculum, a world recognized dance syllabus used by ballroom dance professionals around the globe. Ballroom Bliss's teaching style is "Cape Cod Casual" - hip, fun and relaxed designed to get students comfortable out on the dance floor. Singles and couples ages 14 and up are welcome.
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information or to register call 508-760-4071 or email ballroom_bliss@verizon.net.
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Upcoming Classes at the Cultural Center
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Get Your Art Online - A Website Workshop for Artists
January 6, 9 - 11 am
Key topics to be covered: how to reach your foremost audiences, how to keep people on your site longer and website design best practices. Leave with the tools needed to make your website work harder for you. The presenter is Sarah Johnson, a web content strategist and website designer/programmer with 20+ years experience in both marketing and technology. The workshop is presented by the Yarmouth and Hyannis Area Chambers of Commerce in partnership with Coastal Community Capital. For more information or to register for the Website Workshop call 508-778-1008 or visit www.coastalcommunitycapital.org.
Color and Composition: A Six-Week Class with Suzanne Packer
January 12 - February 16, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm on Wednesdays Suzanne will use a still life set-up as the starting point to create paintings which lead the viewer's eye across and around the canvas. She will focus on creating movement through composition, color harmonies, color temperatures, and textures. Oil paints will be the material of choice, but other mediums may be used. All levels are acceptable as there will be much individual instruction.
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth. For more information or to register for the Website Workshop call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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Classes at Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Introduction to Lofting, January 10, 11, 18, 7 - 9 pm
This course is designed for the student who has an interest in building a boat on their own with no kits or pre-made construction materials. The course demonstrates how the designer's lines are laid down in three dimensional form in order for hull shapes to be lifted in full scale patterns. Learn to understand offsets and how to fare a line. Understand the meaning of every line an architect uses to create a hull shape.
Half Model Making, January 24, 25, 27, 28, 6 - 9 pm
One of the most satisfying wooden boat projects is building a half model of a favorite design. Half model making helps understand hull forms and design concepts as is challenges wood working skills. In this course, not only will we learn how to build a model using the lift method, but we will discuss the lines which make up the hull shape, such as waterline shapes, buttock lines and body sections.
Cape Cod Maritime Museum is located at 135 South Street in Hyannis. For more information or to register call 508-775-1723 or visit www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org.
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Cape Cod Art Association Classes for 2011 Session One
Cape Cod Art Association offers exciting new classes in the 2011 Session One classes beginning the week of January 10.
New classes include Master's Watercolor with June M. McInerney, Sculpture: Handbuilding the Human Form with Sonni Waldo, Making Art & Discovering Yourself with Lenore Lyons, Pastel Painting with Barbara Stone.
New photography and video classes: Point-and-Shoot Camera Workshop with John Tunney on January 15 & 22, 10 am - 2 pm; Intro to Digital Photography with John Tunney starting January 12, 6 - 8 pm; Intro to Videography with Steve Baty starting January 10, 6:30 pm.
The Cape Cod Art Association is located at 3480 Route 6A in Barnstable. For more information and a full schedule, or to register, call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
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Cape Cod Conservatory Falmouth Campus Classes
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Photography Fundamentals
Saturdays, January 15 - February 19, 9 - 11:30 am
Learn the fundamentals of photography from instructor Dorene Sykes with little to no experience with digital SLR cameras in a supportive and interactive setting. Gain the confidence to move beyond point-and-shoot to capture eye-catching images consistently.
Art Appreciation: Arts of the Americas
Tuesdays, January 18 - March 1, 1 - 3 pm
Susan Pennington will discuss artwork from Meso-American to Colonial to Modern Eras, showcasing works at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Optional field trip on February 22 to MFA Boston, new American Wing and a historical tour of Boston.
Opera Appreciation Series
Wednesdays, January 19 - March 16, 10 am - noon
The beautiful music and delightful stories of four popular operas are presented with lecture and video. The lectures include discussions of the singers and the various aspects of the opera theater world including costumes, make-up, set designs, the orchestra, and the preparation that goes into the production of an opera.
The Cape Cod Conservatory Falmouth campus is located at 60 Highfield Drive in Falmouth. For more information or to register call 508-540-0611 or visit www.capecodconservatory.org.
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Winter Workshops @ Bob Korn Imaging
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The Workshops @ Bob Korn Imaging are for photographers and artists who are interested in digital photography and digital printmaking. Classes are ongoing and are limited to 5 students, to offer a unique learning environment designed around a one on one workshop experience. Workshops are offered in 1, 2 and 3 day formats along with private classes to fit your schedule.
Bob Korn Imaging is located at 46 Main in Orleans. For more information call 508-255-5202 or visit www.bobkornimaging.com.
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Painting Workshops with Paul Schulenburg
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by Paul Schulenburg |
Schulenburg Studio is scheduling atelier-style figure and portrait painting workshops January - April 2011. Occasional one- and two-day workshops painting with local artist Paul Schulenburg at his studio.
Students will work from live models (nude figure and/or clothed) and learn to paint in a realistic and expressive style. Demos by the instructor and personal guidance during class. Class size is limited to twelve people.
Schulenburg Studio is located at 250 Campground Road in Eastham. For more information contact Paul at paintingstudio1@verizon.net or 508-255-2212. For more information visit www.schulenburgstudio.com.
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PPSCC Announces Its Winter Workshops Schedule for 2011
The Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod will offer its Beat the Winter Blahs Workshops again this winter. The first workshop will be Warming Up Winter with instructor Michael A. Evans on January 29 & 30.
Explore the use of different colored papers as a starting point to warm up winter scenes subject. Also explore how under-paintings can effect temperature and how the use of color in backgrounds, shadows trees and buildings can warm up a cold winter scene.
All workshops will be held at the Cape Cod Art Association, Route 6A in Barnstable. For a full workshop schedule and more information or to register contact Susan Sigel at sjsigel4@aol.com or visit www.pastelpainterssocietyofcapecod.com.
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TV Writers Symposium in Woods Hole
The Woods Hole Inn, in partnership with the Woods Hole Film Festival, announces the first annual Television Writers Symposium to be held in Woods Hole from February 4 - 6.
The Symposium is designed to give participants a vivid introduction into the inner workings of a dramatic network television series. The symposium will focus on "hour-long" television, and examine the larger creative process through the prism of a specific storytelling crisis during the pre-production of a hit network show. Often ignored by east coast writers in favor of film, network and cable television writing is a huge and lucrative marketplace.
The Woods Hole Inn is located at 28 Water Street in Woods Hole. For more information or to register email info@woodsholefilmfestival.org or visit www.woodsholefilmfestival.org.
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More Classes and Workshops
Please check out our Family Section for additional Classes and Workshops for Children
- Creative Arts Center Winter Classes are scheduled to start the week of January 10. All class offerings and workshops are on the website. 154 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more information or to register call 508-945-3583 or visit www.capecodcreativearts.org.
- Upcoming jam making workshops at Green Briar Nature Center: January 15 - ginger pumpkin apricot jam; January 29 - carrot marmalade; February 12 - cranberry lemon pear jam; February 26 - apricot orange conserve. Workshops are 9:30 - 11:30 am for adults and 1 - 3 pm for an adult and child working together. Registration is required. 6 Discovery Hill Road, East SandwichFor more information or to register call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
- An ongoing Digital Photography Workshop is offered by Judy Jalbert on Thursdays, 3 - 5 pm throughout the year at Iona Print Studio & Gallery. Move beyond taking snapshots into the exciting world of taking pictures suited for fine art quality giclee prints. 379A Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-7500 or visit www.ionaprint.com.
- Three Fish & a Ram is offering a schedule of classes that include painting, drawing, watercolor and pastel classes, life drawing, kids create, acrylics, found art, open studios for teens, graphic arts, and other exciting new things. 36 Bates Road, Mashpee Commons, Mashpee. For more information or to register call 508-477-2788 or email info@threefishandaram.com.
- The Academy of Performing Arts offers classes year-round in dance, music, theater, workshops, main stage Playhouse and School productions as well as informal in-class demonstrations and presentations. Students may enroll now for new spring classes. 5 Giddiah Hill Road, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-5510 or visit www.apacape.org.
- Robert K. Roark offers ongoing private painting classes in all media and subjects at The Studio Gallery. Students at all levels are accepted. 766 Route 6A, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4713 or visit www.masterfulart.com.
- Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill offers workshops year round. 10 Meetinghouse Road, Truro. For more information call 508-349-7511 or visit www.castlehill.org.
- Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis offers adult and children's classes and workshops. 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information or to register call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- Provincetown Art Association and Museum offers ongoing classes: Open Print Studio on Mondays, 9:30 am - 4 pm and Wednesdays, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Sessions open to anyone with prior printmaking experience. Inks and all necessary materials and equipment are supplied, including brayers. Printmaking paper is available for purchase at cost; Chester I. Solomon Life Drawing class on Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:30 - 11:30 am. No pre-registration required. Walk-ins welcome. Male and female models provide a variety of poses. Easels are provided, but participants must bring all other supplies; One-on-one Computer Tutorials with Tracey Anderson at various dates and times. Tutorials in Mac and Windows operating systems, popular software programs, hardware setup, email, movie and music creation and editing, and more. 460 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
- Guyer Art Barn offers an ongoing Adult Figure Drawing class with Sarah Holl on Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Explore the live figure with a group of peers in a class setting. Every class ends with a critique. 250 South Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-566-2880 or Sarah Holl at 508-364-7949 or visit www.hyartsdistrict.com.
- Join the Centerville Public Library Knitting Group. Free and open to the public on Fridays, 3:30 pm at the library. Beginners through experts welcome. 585 Main Street, Centerville. For more information call 508-790-6220 or visit www.centervillelibrary.org.
- A variety of art, writing and dance classes is offered at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information or to register call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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Applications, Grants, Spaces and Work
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Call for Wampanoag Artists
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum in collaboration with Ej Mills Brennan, Mashpee Wampanoag and Linda Coombs, Aquinnah Wampanoag will be hosting a juried exhibition in all media of Wampanoag art, entitled Maushop's Vision: Maritime Art of the Wampanoag. The exhibit, along with the exhibit Making Waves: Maritime Ventures on Cape Cod, will officially open the spring season on March 8.
Wampanoag artists may submit original works in all media, to include but not limited to: sculpture, painting and drawing, collage, photography, clay, jewelry, beadwork, basketry and woodwork. Pieces may be traditional or contemporary but must be handmade by a Wampanoag artist and be based on a maritime theme or use.
Submission deadline is January 14. Installation date is February 8. Exhibit dates are February - May 23, with an invitational reception on March 10. For more information or submission, use the submission form pdf.
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Residency Application for National Seashore Dune Shacks
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The Provincetown Community Compact will be accepting applications for Dune Shack residency for the 2011 season with a deadline of January 15.
The Dune Shacks are located within the Cape Cod National Seashore and protected by The Peaked Hill Bars National Register district. At the same time, they remain fixed indelibly in the consciousness of the local community. Balancing these dual interests, The Compact's programs support and enhance federal public access and interpretive goals while strengthening the community bonds of people and place.
For more information and applications visit www.thecompact.org.
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Play with Your Food Series Seeks Works from Local Playwrights
Cape Cod Community College's theater program will continue its Play with your Food series this February and March, and will feature local playwrights' original scripts for workshop readings. All productions take place in the College's Tilden Arts Center Studio Theater, with a limited dinner menu available for purchase to enjoy during the show. The evening concludes with a talk-back session.
The series producers have begun accepting submissions via email for production dates in February and March. Closing date for submissions is January 21.
For more information please contact Nancy Willets at nwillets@capecod.edu.
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MCC Artist Fellowships in Crafts, Film & Video, or Photography
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Lions and Tigers and Bears
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Applications are now being accepted for 2011 MCC Artist Fellowships in the categories of Crafts, Film & Video, and Photography. The deadline for applications is January 24.
The Artist Fellowships are competitive, anonymously judged fellowships of $7,500 and finalist awards of $500, as direct support to individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence. Please share this opportunity with any Massachusetts artist you know who might be interested in applying.
Read the program guidelines and apply online. Also helpful are ArtSake's tips on applying for an Artist Fellowship.
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Call for Volunteers and Exhibitors for the 10th Annual Maritime Festival
Join the Cape Cod Maritime Museum in celebrating the 10th Annual Cape Cod Maritime Festival, to benefit the Cape Cod Maritime Museum, by exhibiting or volunteering. The Festival will be held on the Museum grounds on June 11 - 12, 10 - 4 pm.
Exhibition applications can be downloaded from the Museum's website and the deadline is April 15. Volunteers are needed for the festival committee or during the event. For more information call 508-775-1723 or email info@capecodmaritimemuseum.org.
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Cotuit Center for the Arts Seeking Educators
Cotuit Center for the Arts is seeking credentialed teachers for 2011/2012 classes in visual and performing arts for students of all ages and abilities. Interested instructors are encouraged to send class proposals, resumes and syllabi (if available) to education@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
The Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information visit www.artsonthecape.com.
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Call for Submissions for Winter Reading Series
Massachusetts playwrights are invited to submit to the Provincetown Theater Company's Winter Reading Series of original work. Plays may be collections of short plays running approximately an hour or full length plays no longer than 90 minutes. Plays may not have been previously staged and playwrights must be involved in the production of the reading.
The Winter Reading Series will take place on Wednesday evenings beginning January 26 and running for ten weeks, through March 30. Ten plays or collection of plays will be selected. Work selected for the Winter Reading Series will be considered for possible full production.
The Provincetown Theater is located at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown. For more information and full guidelines call 508-487-7487 or visit www.provincetowntheater.com.
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HJT Accepting Program and Workshop Proposals
Harwich Junior Theatre is looking for program and workshop proposals from community artists for the HJT Art Center. Harwich Junior Theater offers many classes year round in all aspects of the performing arts, but is looking to broaden its cultural offerings to include classes in such areas as poetry, writing, dance and music in its new space on Sisson Avenue in Harwich Center.
Send proposals to Tamara Harper at Harwich Junior Theatre, PO Box 168, West Harwich, MA 02671. For more information call 508-432-2002 x17.
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More Applications, Grants, Spaces and Work
- The Cultural Center of Cape Cod's 4th Annual National and Regional Poetry Competition is now accepting submissions. The deadline is January 15. The national prize is $1000. Poets who live on the Cape or Islands are also eligible for a $250 regional prize. The judge this year is Gerald Stern. For complete guidelines and submission details visit www.cultural-center.org.
- The competitive, anonymously judged MCC Artist Fellowships program offers fellowships of $7,500 and finalist awards of $500, as direct support to individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence. Applications in the categories of Crafts, Film & Video, and Photography are now being accepted, with a deadline of January 24. Learn more about Artist Fellowships or view the program guidelines.
- Call to Artists: The Cultural Center of Cape Cod's February exhibit, Flowering in February, is open to all artists. It will be a juried exhibit featuring a range of media depicting flowers and other flora that bloom. The intention is to fill the Cultural Center with color, fragrance, and light. All media - and all interpretations of the subject - will be considered. Artists are invited to submit up to two pieces. Drop off for jurying is Monday, January 31. Hanging takes place on February 1. The exhibit will run February 2 - 27, with an artists' reception will be held on February 4, from 5 - 7 pm. For more information and a submission form visit www.cultural-center.org.
- The New England Foundation for the Arts updates its grant guidelines annually. Grants and deadlines: Fund for the Arts: January 31; Native Arts New England: February 15; Expeditions: February 18; National Dance Project Production: March 1; NE States Touring: March 1, June 1; National Theater Pilot: March 31; Meet the Composer: June 1; National Native Artist Exchange: Rolling deadline; Presenter Travel Fund: Rolling deadline. For more information about these grants and other services offered by NEFA, visit www.nefa.org.
- Guyer Art Barn is looking for volunteers. The Barn is always looking for those who are interested in gallery hours (weekends), reception help, exhibition hanging, or promotion / marketing. Any amount of help or time is appreciated. For more information call Barn director Mellissa Morris at 508-566-2880.
- Provincetown Art Association and Museum offers unpaid internships that may be customized to take advantage of the strengths and interests of the individual intern. Valued attributes of qualifying interns include the ability to: pitch in and help in varied circumstances; operate intelligently, responsibly and independently; and maintain a sense of humor. Knowledge of Excel, Word, PageMaker and/or In Design helpful. For more information call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
- The LIFE Coffee House is a project initiated by LIFE Case Manager and professional musician, Ron Williams. Ron works individually with residents to polish their instrumental and vocal pieces for the "open mike" experience. He also encourages non-musical expression such as poetry and presenting visual art. Each month a professional musical guest is invited to perform for the group. If you are a professional musician who would like to perform for a very appreciative audience, contact Ron Williams at ronw@lifecapecod.org.
- The Provincetown Theater is looking to train, in paid tech positions, a few highly responsible individuals in how to use and run the sound and light boards during performances in paid tech positions. 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-7487 or email operations@provincetowntheater.com.
- The Cape Cod Conservatory Barnstable campus would like work with artists who want to present their work on an exclusive basis at a venue with substantial traffic. Shows have ranged from thematic to mixed media. The exhibitions generally are hung for 30-60 days and the Conservatory hosts an opening reception including music and refreshments. 2235 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable. To learn more about the Art and Harmony program, contact the Executive Director Kevin Howard at 508-362-2772 or khoward@capecodconservatory.org.
- Call for artists: LunaSea Studios has openings for Cape Cod artisans and crafters to join the gallery shop. 265 Main Street, Wellfleet. For more information call 774-840-0393 or email tonigisone@comcast.net.
- Call to musicians and visual artists: the Barnstable Senior Center is looking for artists and musicians to share their talents and passions to visitors to the center. Classes are offered year round and there is a small stipend for teaching. For more information contact Susan Griffin, Senior Center Activity Coordinator, at 508-862-4761 or susan.griffin@town.barnstable.ma.us.
- Call to artists to help support veterans: in search of artists, professional and otherwise, whether it's with a paint brush, cooking spatula, a guitar with a few chords, or a poet writing a poem. Those with creative skills are asked to volunteer and share their skills with veterans. For information or to participate contact Robert John Cook at 508-367-5571 or by email at MayflowerStudio@aol.com.
- The MCC's Big Yellow School Bus is a grant program to help schools meet the transportation costs of educational field trips for their students to cultural institutions and events across the state. Any Massachusetts school, K-12, is eligible for a $200 grant to be used during the 2010-11 school year (one grant per school per year). Rolling deadline. Read the guidelines and apply online.
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Cape Cod Helping Hands Kick Off Event
Cape Cod Helping Hands, a new group of dedicated "Cape Cod Singles" who are prepared to help their community, will hold a kick off event at The Steak House on January 12, 6 - 8 pm.
Meet the members and tell them about your organization. Members of the group are available to assist non-profits on the Cape with any small projects that need a "Helping Hand".
The Steak House is located at 72 North Street in Hyannis. For more information or to rsvp call 866-283-8323 or email bob@bobkahn.com or visit www.capecodhelpinghands.com.
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Reservations Being Accepted for Cape Cod Chamber's Iceland Trip
The Cape Cod Chamber is hosting a trip to Iceland from May 22 - 29. The journey includes Reykjavik city, full day excursions of the scenic landscapes of the Reykjanes Peninsula - viewing ancient Viking sites and hot springs - travel to the Golden Circle, the Skaftafell National Park and side trips to view the floating icebergs and dramatic glaciers. The trip includes guides from the Smithsonian Journeys Travel Adventures and will expose our guests to the renewable energy initiatives of Iceland
To learn more about this adventure email wendy@capecodchamber.org or for an informational flyer visit www.ecapechamber.com/pdf/Iceland.pdf.
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Other Events Offered Weekly or Monthly
- The American Rhododendron Society Cape Cod Chapter meets at Cape Cod Community College, 2240 Iyannough Road Route 132, West Barnstable, in the first floor Room SG8 in the South Building on the second or third Sunday of each month from 1 - 3:30 pm. For more information visit www.capecodrhododendrons.org.
- Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands, Inc. is pleased to announce its Cape-wide Arts & Alzheimer's Initiative, a series of moderated conversations stimulated by artwork for those with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia and their family caregivers. Free programs will be held several times each month in sixteen different galleries, museums and other venues beginning in January. A list of locations, dates and times can be found on the Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands, Inc. webpage or by calling 508-775-5656.
- Tutti Italiani is a gathering for those who love Italy, meeting the fourth Monday of each month at 7 pm. Table Francaise is a gathering for those who enjoy French culture and language, meeting the first Wednesday of each month at 6 pm. A new wine club called Meritage meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 pm. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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