Upcoming Events...

Greater Falmouth Mostly All Male Men's Chorus - Rehearsals

Category: Family Friendly

Start: Thursday, March 14, 2013

End: Thursday, June 6, 2013

Times: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Morse Pond School, 323 Jones Road, Falmouth

Join our Spring 2013 season as we explore the popular American music of the early 1900s!  Our musical program features everything from whimsy to romantic ballads to patriotic melodies, all sung in traditional four-part male harmonies (Tenor I & II, Baritone and Bass.)

Even if you have little or no experience singing in a chorus, or it has been a while, we invite you to join us; no auditions are necessary!

Rehearsals begin Thursday, March 14, at the Morse Pond School (323 Jones Road, Falmouth), at 7:00 PM.  We rehearse Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Membership dues for this season are $40.00 and cover the cost of music and rehearsal CD.

For more information, contact:

Marcy Lerner

Phone: 508-564-0054

Email: info@falmouthmenschorus.org

Web: http://www.falmouthmenschorus.org/index.html

Highfield Hall: Seven by Seven: Paints, Pastels and Poems

Start: Monday, April 1, 2013

End: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA

Opening Reception and Poetry Reading: Sunday, April 7, 1 to 3 pm.

Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Sunday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

This exhibition features the vibrant work of 7 Falmouth area painters: Kate Aubrey, Sigrid Hecker, Betty Jameson, Ruth Leech, Sam Lyman, Claudia Smith-Jacobs and Jeanne Swan. As part of the creative process, each artist has been paired with a local poet whose work serves as both inspiration and resource. More at www.highfieldhall.org.

$5.00 suggested admission/members free

Highfield Hall: Senioritis: Artwork from the Falmouth High School Senior Class

Start: Friday, May 3, 2013

End: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA

Gallery Hours:  Monday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm; Sundays 10am to 2pm

Artists Reception: May 9, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Celebrate the artwork of over 60 FHS graduating seniors. This exhibition is a perennial favorite, full of surprises, young energy and samples of work in painting, sculpture, ceramics, multi-media and more. More at www.highfieldhall.org.  $5 suggested admission/members free

Session IV Classes at the Falmouth Art Center

Start: Monday, May 13, 2013

End: Friday, June 21, 2013

Times: 9:00am - 9:00pm

Location: Falmouth Art Center

Session IV Classes at the Falmouth Art Center

For more information and to register visit our website:www.falmouthart.org or call 508 540-3304 

Weaving (12:30 - 3:00) with Suzy Bergmann 
 Mondays: 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM 
 May 13 - June 17, 2013 

Weaving (3:00 pm - 5:30 pm) with Suzy Bergmann 
 Mondays: 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM 
 May 13 - June 17, 2013 

Plein Air Painting with Dan Hanagan 
 Mondays: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM 
 May 13 - June 17, 2013 

Watermedia Intermediate with Kate Aubrey 
 Tuesdays: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
 May 14 - June 18, 2013 

Introduction to Portraiture with Robert Roark 
 Tuesdays: 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM 
 May 14 - June 18, 2013 

Watercolor - The Next Step with Kate Aubrey 
 Tuesday: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM 
 May 14 - June 18, 2013 

Painting the Tonal Landscape with Terry Dunn 
 Wednesdays: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM 
 May 15 - June 19, 2013 

Painting with a Palette Knife and More with Dan Hanagan 
 Wednesdays: 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM 
 May 15 - June 19, 2013 

Art 201 with Claudia Smith-Jacobs 
 Thursdays: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM 
 May 16 - June 20, 2013 

Painting and Critique with Robert Roark 
 Thursday: 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM 
 May 16 - June 20, 2013 

Weaving with Suzy Bergmann 
 Thursdays: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM 
 May 16 - June 20, 2013 

Pastel Painting - Intermediate with Betsy Payne Cook 
 Thursday evenings: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM 
 May 16 - June 20, 2013 

Fast, Fun and Fabulous: Introduction to Jewelry Making with Bethany Cooper 
 Thursday evenings: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM 
 May 16 - 30, 2013 

Friday Figure Group 
 Fridays: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM 
 May 17 - June 21, 2013 

Lobby Exhibit: From the Board Room

Category: Free

Start: Wednesday, May 15, 2013

End: Monday, June 3, 2013

Times: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Falmouth Art Center

A free art exhibit at the Falmouth art center.

Juried Photography Exhibition

Category: Free

Start: Thursday, May 16, 2013

End: Monday, June 10, 2013

Times: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Falmouth Art Center, 137 Gifford St. Falmouth MA, 02540

An art exhibit of photographs, exploring personal visions with the camera.


 For more information please visit the Falmouth Art Center's website at http://www.falmouthart.org or call 508-540-3304.

Ensemble Passacaglia perform at Highfield Hall

Start: Sunday, May 19, 2013

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall

Passacaglia transports listeners back in time while bringing ancient music forward, with fresh interpretations, lively rhythms and an emphasis on cross-cultural connections. This ensemble is an instrumental quartet which combines winds, bowed and plucked strings and percussion. The group will perform medieval and renaissance music from across Europe, along with traditional pieces from the Middle East and beyond. Passacaglia features Jan Elliott, recorder and crumhorn; Lisa Esperson, percussion; Tom Hanna, lute, guitar and mandolin; and Molly Johnston, viola da gamba.
Tickets: $15
at the door.  More at highfieldhall.org.  

Nicki Parrott Trio

Category: Family Friendly

Start: Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Fishmonger Restaurant, 56 Water Street

Nicki Parrott on Bass, with Olli Seikkeli and Vinnie Raniolo on guitar continue the strong jazz series at the Fishmonger.

Doors open at 6:30 for light fare and a full bar.  Parking is available on the wharf next door after 6 PM.  Tickets are $15 and are available at Eight Cousins Bookstore, Under the Sun and at the door.

Art Cinema Series: Chihuly: Gardens and Glass

Start: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Times: 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Location: Falmouth Art Center

This hour-long documentary follows glassblower and sculptor Dale Chihuly as he prepares to set up several of his breathtaking glass sculptures at Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the United States' biggest and most historic greenhouses.  Chihuly has impressed countless people with his lifelike, glass-blown pieces and unique artistic methods.  More than a half-million people ultimately visited the exhibit.

Donation: $5

Light refreshments served.

Highfield Hall: Juan Travieso’s Fantastical Birds: Quietus in Flight

Start: Friday, May 24, 2013

End: Sunday, July 7, 2013

Times: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA 02540

Exhibition Reception: June 23, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Gallery Hours:  Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm; Sundays 10am to 2pm; closed Saturdays.

Fanciful, colorful and fabulous, Juan Travieso’s paintings of birds are irresistible.  His winged creatures are animated and articulated by vibrant colors and abstract designs without loosing the innate qualities of their breed. Owls, parrots, bluebirds, robins and other varieties abound. 

$5 recommended donation/members free.  details at www.highfieldhall.org or call 508-495-1878,ext. 2

Highfield Hall: Enchanted: Through the Lens of Boston Photographers

Start: Friday, May 24, 2013

End: Sunday, July 7, 2013

Times: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA 02540

Exhibition Reception: June 23, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Gallery hours:  Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm, Sundays 10am to 2pm, closed Saturdays


For this exhibition, curator Erica H. Adams presents Boston area photographers whose works weave together themes of mystery and enchantment.  From photographs of clouds, to secret writing, to constructed scenes of “museums of memory” this show of both large and small scale photographs explores deep ideas through arresting visual beauty.  Artists include David Akiba, Jesseca Ferguson and Linda Pagani.  Enchanted is designed as a thoughtful companion exhibition to the concurrent outdoor fairy house display.

$5.00 recommended donation/members free.  Details at www.highfieldhall.org or call 508-495-1878, ext. 2

Highfield Hall: Mexican Cooking: Traditional Sunday Dinner

Start: Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Times: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA

Join Personal Chef Peggy Eagan as she demonstrates recipes that she learned from her grandmother and that her family enjoyed every Sunday.  Mole comes in many different varieties, but Peggy will be making the dark red mole that is accented with dark chocolate.  The menu includes: orchata - a traditional cold rice drink, guacamole, chicken in mole sauce with Mexican rice and black beans and flan al carmelo.  $39/$34 members.  2 class series price: $70/$60 members; Register at highfieldhall.org or call 508-495-1878, x2.

Art Cinema Series: The Collector: Allan Stone's Life in Art

Start: Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Times: 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Location: Falmouth Art Center. 137 Gifford St. Falmouth MA, 02540

A fascinating documentary about gallery owner and art collector Allan Stone, tracing his rise in the international art world from the 1950’s to 2006. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be provided. $5 donation per person.

Find your Focus Friday: Elements of Landscape--Painting Rocks

Start: Friday, June 14, 2013

Times: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Falmouth Art Center

Instructor Kate Aubrey will teach you how to paint believable rocks, whether they are rounded or angular, part of a structure or wild and untamed. All Media are welcome. Demonstrations will be in watercolor. $25.00 for guild members; $30.00 for non-members. Call 508-540-3304 or visit our website at http://www.falmouthart.org to reserve your spot in this special workshop.

A Conversation and Book Signing with Kathleen Brunelle, author of Highfield and Tanglewood, A Tale of Two Cottages

Category: Free

Start: Sunday, June 16, 2013

Times: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Famouth, MA 02540

Kathleen Brunelle has extraordinary memories of Highfield Hall and its sister mansion, Tanglewood.  Her grandparents were caretakers here when she was a child and she had the unique opportunity to explore the mansions, hear the stories and eventually write this remarkable history of the Beebe family.  Ms. Brunelle will be available to sign copies of her book. This is a free event and all are welcome.  More at highfieldhall.org.

Highfield Hall: Amit Peled, cellist, and Noreen Cassidy-Polera, pianist

Start: Sunday, June 16, 2013

Times: 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA 02540

Israeli cellist Amit Peled, a musician of profound artistry and charismatic stage presence, is acclaimed as one of the most exciting instrumentalists of today. Having appeared as soloist with the Cape Cod Symphony back in 2001, Mr. Peled is now a Professor at the Peabody Conservatory and participates in prestigious summer music festivals worldwide. Pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera, widely known for her collaborations with soloists, is the winner of the Accompanying Prize at the Eighth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, and regularly collaborates with laureates of the Queen Elisabeth, Tchaikovsky and Naumburg international competitions. This program is offered in collaboration with Meeting House Chamber Music Festival. Tickets: $25 members/$20 members. Register at highfieldhall.org or call 508-495-1878, ext. 2.

Highfield Hall: The Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods

Category: Family Friendly

Start: Thursday, June 20, 2013

End: Sunday, July 21, 2013

Times: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 HIghfield Drive, Falmouth, MA

Exhibition Reception: June 23, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

This outdoor exhibition of natural “fairy” habitats includes the work of local artists, naturalists and those with an affinity for the mystery of the woods.  Stop inside Highfield for your fairy house map, and head off to explore the building, grounds and woods in search of these miniature, secret hideaways.  As this is an outdoor exhibit subject to weather conditions, please visit early in the season to avoid disappointment!

The building is open Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm; Sundays 10am to 2 pm, closed Saturdays

Highfield Hall: The Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods

Category: Family Friendly

Start: Thursday, June 20, 2013

End: Sunday, July 21, 2013

Times: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA 02540

Exhibition Reception: June 23 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Highfield Hall is open: Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Sunday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm; $5 suggested admission/members free

This outdoor exhibition of natural “fairy” habitats includes the work of local artists, naturalists and those with an affinity for the mystery of the woods.  Stop inside Highfield for your fairy house map, and head off to explore the building, grounds and woods in search of these miniature, secret hideaways.  More at highfieldhall.org or call 508-495-1878 x2.

Arts Alive Festival

Category: Family Friendly and Free

Start: Friday, June 21, 2013

Times: 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Falmouth Library Lawn, Main Street

Music in three tents begins at 5 PM followed by the Town Dance from 7 to 9 to kick off this free three day festival of the arts.

Arts Alive Festival

Category: Family Friendly and Free

Start: Saturday, June 22, 2013

Times: 10:00am - 9:00pm

Location: Falmouth Library Lawn, 300 Main Street

Music, dance, poetry, arts and crafts, spoken word, film, activities for kids, food and fun, all here, all day (and evening) and all free.

Summer’s Upon Us! Open House at Highfield Hall

Category: Family Friendly

Start: Sunday, June 23, 2013

Times: 11:00am - 3:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA 02540

All the events are free and open to all.

Enjoy a fun day outdoors at Highfield! Celebrate the opening of The Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods and Highfield Gardens exhibition and meet the 23 artists who have constructed the houses. There are activities for adults and families including a community fairy house making workshop, a bubble fest, a mosaic making demonstration, samples from our local Farmer’s Market vendors in the kitchen with Highfield culinary expert, Gail Blakely, a piano interlude of "fairy music" with Robert Wyatt and much more. Visit highfieldhall.org for exact times and details. 508-495-1878.

Arts Alive Festival

Category: Family Friendly and Free

Start: Sunday, June 23, 2013

Times: 11:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Falmouth Library Lawn, 300 Main Street

Music, dance, poetry, arts and crafts, spoken word, film, activities for kids, food and fun, all here, all day and all free.

Highfield Hall: Book Signing with John Carafoli

Start: Sunday, June 23, 2013

Times: 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA

Cape Cod Chef's Table: Extraordinary Recipes from Buzzards Bay to Provincetown

Cape Cod Chef’s Table gives readers, locals, and visitors a new perspective on this culinary scene. John F. Carafoli is an internationally known food stylist, consultant, and food writer. He wrote the seminal book Food Photography and Styling and two children’s cookbooks, Look Who’s Cooking and The Cookie Cookbook. He has been published in the New York Times and Gastronomica. Carafoli has also been featured on the Food Network and NPR.  More at highfieldhall.org, or call 508-495-1878 x2.

Highfield Hall: Mexican Cooking: Early Mexican Supper

Start: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Times: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA

Join Personal Chef Peggy Eagan as she demonstrates recipes that she learned from her grandmother and that her family enjoyed every Sunday.  Learn the secrets to a traditional early supper.  The menu includes agua de tamarindo, Mexican chicken soup, chicken tacos,  mini cheese quesadillas with fresh tomato and tomatillo salsas and pastel de tres leches. $39/$34 members.

Register at highfieldhall.org or call 508-495-1878, x2.

Schooner

Start: Thursday, July 4, 2013

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive

The Cape Cod Theatre Project kicks off its 18th season with a staged reading of the new play Schooner by Rinne Groff, directed by Trip Cullman.

Eric's wife should really be out of town closing  a big business deal. His kids are in trouble at school, his mother-in-law's moved in and his father-in-law might be lost at sea. It's the perfect time to have the third baby! Come on, they already bought the minivan.  

 

Groff is an Obie Winner, and her plays Compulsion and The Ruby Sunrise were both produced at The Public Theater.  Cullman's production of Murder Ballad at MTC will be remounted for a commercial run this Spring.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 508-457-4242 or going to capecodtheatreproject.org.

Schooner

Start: Friday, July 5, 2013

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive

The Cape Cod Theatre Project kicks off its 18th season with a staged reading of the new play Schooner by Rinne Groff, directed by Trip Cullman.

Eric's wife should really be out of town closing  a big business deal. His kids are in trouble at school, his mother-in-law's moved in and his father-in-law might be lost at sea. It's the perfect time to have the third baby! Come on, they already bought the minivan.  

 

Groff is an Obie Winner, and her plays Compulsion and The Ruby Sunrise were both produced at The Public Theater.  Cullman's production of Murder Ballad at MTC will be remounted for a commercial run this Spring.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 508-457-4242 or going to capecodtheatreproject.org.

Schooner

Start: Saturday, July 6, 2013

Time: 8:00pm

Location: Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive

The Cape Cod Theatre Project kicks off its 18th season with a staged reading of the new play Schooner by Rinne Groff, directed by Trip Cullman.

Eric's wife should really be out of town closing  a big business deal. His kids are in trouble at school, his mother-in-law's moved in and his father-in-law might be lost at sea. It's the perfect time to have the third baby! Come on, they already bought the minivan.  

 

Groff is an Obie Winner, and her plays Compulsion and The Ruby Sunrise were both produced at The Public Theater.  Cullman's production of Murder Ballad at MTC will be remounted for a commercial run this Spring.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 508-457-4242 or going to capecodtheatreproject.org.

MBL Anniversary Concert Featuring "Curtis On Tour"

Category: Family Friendly

Start: Sunday, July 7, 2013

Times: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Lillie Auditorium, MBL Street, Woods Hole

Curtis On Tour brings the extraordinary artistry of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music to audiences nationwide, with tomorrow's leading musicians performing alongside celebrated Curtis alumni and faculty.

Dessert Reception to follow on Swope Terraces

Musical program and ticket information to be posted soon!

http://www.mbl.edu/events/mbl-anniversary-concert-featuring-curtis-on-tour/

Highfield Hall: Cape Cod Mosaic Workshops

Start: Monday, July 8, 2013

End: Friday, August 2, 2013

Times: 9:30am - 4:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA

In conjunction with the exhibition Signatures: 15 Artists Making Their Marks in Mosaic (opening July 10), the Cape Cod Mosaic Workshops will be offering six classes at Highfield Hall. There are offerings appropriate for beginner through advanced students.  The instructors, Yulia Hanansen, Sonia King, Laurie Mika, Susan Wechsler, Jim Bowen and Lynn Chin are nationally recognized mosaic artists and teachers. For additional information, and to enroll in the classes, please visit www.capecodmosaicworkshops.com or call 774-521-8408.

Highfield Hall: Signatures: 15 Artists Making Their Marks in Mosaic

Start: Wednesday, July 10, 2013

End: Sunday, September 1, 2013

Times: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth, MA

Artists’ Reception: July 12, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Exhibition Lecture: July 12th, 7:00 pm, Rachel Sanger Lynch:  "What Lies Beneath Our Feet; Hunting and Foraging for Native Stone"

This exhibition includes the work of 15 outstanding national mosaic artists who have stamped their marks in the field of contemporary mosaics.  The work of this eclectic group not only represents a cross section of styles from abstract to portraiture, but also demonstrates the diversity of materials used in contemporary mosaic making.  Linda Dadak of  Creative Glass Designs curates this exhibition of the highest quality and most innovative mosaic fine art being created today.  Details at www.highfieldhall.org or call 508 495-1878, ext. 2.

$5 recommended donation, members free

Gallery hours Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm; Sundays 10am to 2pm; closed Saturdays