Art Exhibit & Sale: Clear Vision: Masterworks in Glass
Start: Monday, June 16, 2008
End: Saturday, July 26, 2008
Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28, Cotuit, MA
Cotuit Center for the Arts is proud to announce Cape Cod's first large group glass artists’ exhibition and sale. The exhibition, Clear Vision: Masterworks in Glass will be on view through July 26. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday from 10am - 4pm and from 10am - 2pm on Saturday. For more information, please call the arts center at 508-428-0669.
The exhibiting artists are Jim Holmes, Benton Jones, Fritz Lauenstein, Michael Magyar, David McDermott, Bonnie Maresh, Robbie Mason, Ed Poore, Patrick Todoroff, and Travis Weber as well as pieces from historic Pairpoint, America's oldest glassworks. Works will include the full range of hot worked to cold worked, blown, slumped, beveled, leaded and engraved techniques.
www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org
Rhymes With Stiches at Highfield Hall
Category: Family Friendly and Free
Start: Monday, June 30, 2008
End: Sunday, August 3, 2008
Times: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive (top of Depot Ave.)
Woods Hole artist Salley Mavor brings her delightful fabric-relief illustrations to Highfield Hall in a new exhibit, “Rhymes with Stitches.” Featured in the exhibition will be artwork from Ms. Mavor’s latest children’s books, published by Houghton Mifflin, Hey, Diddle, Diddle, Jack and Jill and Wee Willie Winkie. The exhibition opens on Monday June 30, with a reception to be held from 4 to 6 pm. Eight Cousin’s Bookstore will have be on hand with copies of Mavor’s books for sale and the artist will be in attendance to sign books and discuss her work. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend; children, especially, are welcome.
Mavor’s art work will be on display in the Clark Gallery at Highfield Hall from Monday, June 30 – Sunday, August 3. Highfield Hall is open to the public Monday – Friday and Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission is free of charge.
Summer Art for Teens
Start: Monday, July 14, 2008
End: Friday, July 25, 2008
Times: 8:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts
Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28 in Cotuit will offer Summer Art, an intensive program for co-ed students, ages 12 - 15, with an enthusiastic interest in art. The program includes extensive classes in painting, black and white photography, sculpture, and drawing where students will have the opportunity to explore a range of media and visual ideas. Much focus is given to observational assignments. Plaster, wire, charcoal, oil painting, and darkroom techniques will be introduced. Many courses and projects will draw inspiration from the Cape landscape and ocean.
There will be three two-week sessions: June 30 - July 11; July 14 - July 25 and July 28 - August 8. Classes will be held each weekday from 8:30am to 12:30pm. The cost for tuition for each two week session is $600 ($550 for CCftA members). The tuition fee includes all art supplies and studio expenses. A great value at $15 per hour! To register, please call the arts center at 508-428-0669 or visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.
Faculty consists of experienced, practicing, artists and teachers who look forward to working with creative art students this summer.
At the end of each session every student will have acquired new skills, explored exciting media, produced a portfolio of artwork, and benefited from the experience of working with peers in a motivating and creative environment.
Shakespeare on the Cape presents "Kiddie Shakes" --THE TEMPEST
Category: Family Friendly
Start: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
End: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Times: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts
Shakespeare on the Cape, a troupe of talented, dedicated, young actors who appear at several locations Cape-wide will present a one-hour "Kiddie Shakes" performance of THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare.
Directed by Tessa K. Bry, performances will be held at 5:30 pm on Tuesdays, July 15, 22 & 29 at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28 in Cotuit.
This shortened, narrated version is a simple tale of fairies, witches, monsters, betrayal, retribution, redemption and forgiveness that is sure to delight both children and adults alike. Tickets are $5.00; children 12 and under free. To reserve tickets, please call the box office at 508-428-0669.
www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org
Moliere's THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES
Start: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
End: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Times: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts
Shakespeare on the Cape presents Moliere's THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES, translated by Richard Wilbur and directed by Eric Powell Holm. Performances will be held at 8:00pm on Tuesdays, July 15, 22 & 29 at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28 in Cotuit. From the original master of stage comedy, this is the classic farce. Moliere delighted in holding the human ego up to ridicule and he's never done it better than in THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES. Tickets are $20. To reserve tickets, please call the box office at 508-428-0669. www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org
About Shakespeare on the Cape
Entering its fourth season, SOTC has deep roots in the Cape Cod community and draws on the personal and artistic resources of the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, where many of the principals had their original training. Its mission is to create unexpected, text-intensive, and audience-friendly theater, with a dedication to young and emerging artists. SOTC is focused on cultivating a strong relationship with their Cape Cod audience while strengthening the creative programming, fiscal discipline, and organizational stability necessary to bring SOTC into the future. SOTC is proud to take its place in the century-long Cape Cod tradition that invented modern American theater and nurtured artists including Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams. SOTC is also conscious of their role in contributing to the ongoing cultural and economic development of Cape Cod.
Tea in Julia's Garden
Category: Family Friendly
Start: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Times: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Falmouth Museums on the Green, 55 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth
Tea, pastries and finger sandwiches served in the shade of a Colonial-style garden. $12 per person includes admission to museums. Reservations recommended: 508-548-4857. Weather permitting.
Nature Sketching with Alison Robb at Highfield Hall
Start: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth
Nature Sketching classes are being offered by Alison Robb, Founder of Nature's Circle and Nature Coordinator for Highfield Hall. These sessions involve guided sketching of the woods and natural environment that surround Highfield Hall and are held inside the Hall in the event of rain. All skill levels are welcome and observation of the natural environment will be stressed. Classes are Thursdays, May 15, June 5, July 17 and August 14 at 2:00 pm. Participants may come for a single class, or for multiple classes. A fee of $10 per session is requested, payable to the instructor at the time of the class.
To reserve a place in a class, please call Highfield Hall at 508-495-1878 (after hours press ext. 2) to leave your name, telephone number, and the date of the walk or class you wish to attend. You will be registered unless otherwise notified.
"Reality! - A Musical" by The Cape Cod Theatre Project
Start: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive
Book by Itamar Moses (Back Back Back), lyrics by Gaby Alter and Itamar Moses, music by Gaby Alter, this second ever CCTP musical is an irreverent parody of the reality behind reality television shows. Reality! charts the rise, and inevitable fall, of media sensations.
The Cape Cod Theatre Project develops new American plays
through a series of staged readings each July. Of the 46 plays
developed, 28 have gone on to full production in theaters across the
country. 10 have been produced Off- or Off-Off- Broadway in the past
three years. For more information on the Theatre Project and the past
twelve seasons please go to capecodtheatreproject.org
Concert: Barrence Whitfield and the Savages
Start: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28 in Cotuit
If you missed either of the two soul-stirring, foot-stomping, dance- the -night -away concerts earlier this year that wowed sell-out crowds, don't miss this encore concert!
Tickets are $20 in advance;$25 at the door. Positive ID required. Please call the box office at 508-428-0669 to reserve your tickets. For more information, please visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org
"Whitfield sings in a ferocious yell that recalls a whole tradition of 60's soul music...The band's originals have the snap and concision of great lost hit singles, and rumor has it that the band is even better on stage, which is almost hard to believe." --Philadelphia Inquirer
