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 Stock Theater Workshop for Teens
Start: Monday, July 21, 2008
End: Friday, August 8, 2008
Times: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28, Cotuit, MA
Designed for students ages 13-18, Bob Bock instructs this three-week theater immersion workshop leading to performance.
Skills taught during the workshop will include acting, stage movement, as well as technical skills in set construction and painting, properties, costumes, stage management, lighting and set management.
Open to all skill levels—beginner to experienced will find this workshop beneficial and fun for all! A worthwhile chance for you and your friends to work together.
Pre-registration is required. Fee: $250; $225 for members. Class size limited. Classes meet Monday - Friday. from 1pm to 4pm.
Registration: 508-428-0669
www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org
Summer Art for Teens
Start: Monday, July 28, 2008
End: Friday, August 8, 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.
Basket Weaving
Category: Family Friendly
Start: Friday, August 1, 2008
Times: 10:00am - 11:30am
Location: Falmouth Museums on the Green, 55 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth
Join us for this Fridays for Families event to learn how baskets were made long ago with expert Joanne Peterson.Participants will weave a basket to take home.Recommended for children 7-11 years old; children must be accompanied by an adult.Please call 508-548-4857 for reservations to this FREE event, sponsored by WalMart.
"Nocturama" by The Cape Cod Theatre Project
Start: Friday, August 1, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive
Written by Annie Baker and directed by Hal Brooks, race,
sex, video games, a dead poet and hidden chocolate all clash in this
new play set in a New England town. This comedy about melancholia and
the trials of homecoming is written by one of America's most exciting
new playwrights.
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 tocapecodtheatreproject.org
Artists Guild Tent Auction
Category: Family Friendly and Free
Start: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Peg Noonan Park, Main Street
Saturday morning August 2, 2008
will be the Falmouth Artists Guild’s 40th
Traditional outdoor Art Auction. Everyone is welcome. Over 50
of our best painters and three dimensional
artists will be represented. Support the Guild by taking home
original art you can enjoy for years. This old-fashioned auction
will be in Peg Noonan Park on Main St., Falmouth (near the Library)
under a tent from 10 to noon with preview time the hour before. www.falmouthart.org or 508 540 3304
Opening Reception: New England Sculptors Association
Category: Free
Start: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Times: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts
An opening reception for the 30 participating artists from the New England Sculptors Association will be held on Saturday, August 2 from 4:30pm -7:30pm at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28 in Cotuit. The reception is free and open to the public.
This exhibition and sale will be on view through September 6th.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm and Saturday from 10am-2pm. For more information, please call the arts center at 508-428-0669 or visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.
The New England Sculptors Association, organized in 1948 and one of the oldest sculptors associations in the United States, represents a diverse membership of nationally and regionally recognized sculptors. NESA members work and show throughout the world, and are represented in numerous private and museum collections. NESA, with approximately 120 current members, eagerly reaches out to aspiring as well as established sculptors. Its members are selected by jury and work in a variety of media.
"Nocturama" by The Cape Cod Theatre Project
Start: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive
Written by Annie Baker and directed by Hal Brooks, race,
sex, video games, a dead poet and hidden chocolate all clash in this
new play set in a New England town. This comedy about melancholia and
the trials of homecoming is written by one of America's most exciting
new playwrights.
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 tocapecodtheatreproject.org
Kids for Kids Theater Workshop
Start: Monday, August 4, 2008
End: Friday, August 22, 2008
Times: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts
CotuitCenter for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28 in Cotuit will offer Kids for Kids Theater Workshop beginning August 4 - August 22. Designed for children ages 8-12, Stefanie Sertich conducts this workshop that will teach students the nuts and bolts of putting on a play. Everything from backstage to on stage! All students will learn acting fundamentals as well as stage production concepts, and will be cast in an ensemble play which utilizes all of the skills taught in the 3-week class (along with self confidence and team building exercises.) A final performance on Friday August 22 at 11:00am will end the never to be forgotten experience, open to family, friends and the community.
Classes meet Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 12:30pm. The fee for this 45 hour workshop is $250 ($225 for members). Pre-registration for the whole workshop is required and class size is limited. To register, please call the arts center at 508-428-0669 or register online at www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.
Stefanie has a M.F.A., Directing Theatre, University Of Portland, Oregon, 2006 and B.A., Theatre Performance, WesternMichiganUniversity, 1998, as well as many directing and teaching credits.
Art Exhibit & Sale: New England Sculptors Association
Category: Free
Start: Monday, August 4, 2008
End: Saturday, September 6, 2008
Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28, Cotuit, MA
Gallery exhibit featuring the work of nationally known and regionally recognized sculptors.
This exhibition and sale will be on view through September 6th. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm and Saturday from 10am-2pm. For more information, please call the arts center at 508-428-0669 or visit www.CotuitCenterForTheArts.org.
The New England Sculptors Association, organized in 1948 and one of the oldest sculptors associations in the United States, represents a diverse membership of nationally and regionally recognized sculptors. NESA members work and show throughout the world, and are represented in numerous private and museum collections. NESA, with approximately 120 current members, eagerly reaches out to aspiring as well as established sculptors. Its members are selected by jury and work in a variety of media.
