A WWII secret, art shows & a big reveal: 6 top things to do on Cape Cod April 2-9
Kathi Scrizzi DriscollFRIDAY, APRIL 2
How would you interpret “insight”?
“Insight,” a national juried art exhibit that invited artists to respond to the word “insight” – which could also have been interpreted “in sight” or “incite” – continues on display at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, showing 65 artworks from the 523 submitted. There will be two different virtual exhibits to watch anytime from home, starting this week and next.
When: recorded virtual receptions available at 5 p.m. Friday and April 9; exhibit on view through June 20 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays)
Where and information: to be part of the receptions, ccmoa.org; to see the art, Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis
Admission to the museum: $10, $8 for ages 62-plus, free for members and age 12 and under
More information: 508-385-4477
SATURDAY, APRIL 3
Exhibits encourage more connection
Two new exhibits that officials at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod say “encourage a more intimate connection with others and with nature in this digital age” are on view there during a Saturday open house and during regular hours through April 24. Rochester artist Filipe Miguel’s “Social Dissonance” exhibition features a collection of paintings and sculptures that he says “reflect some of the turbulence found in a growing feeling of disconnectedness even though we live in the age of connectedness. Social media has become our own personal echo chamber of self-absorption.” The national juried “Into the Woods” exhibition showcases the personality of forests and their flora.
When: open house 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday; exhibits on view through April 24 (hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays)
Where: The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth
Admission: Free
Information: www.cultural-center.org, 508-394-7100
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, THROUGH THURSDAY, APRIL 8
Learn history in a lecture
The Museums on the Green series of virtual author talks continues with three online discussions this week as part of 13 scheduled for this month. Upcoming: Tuesday, “How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States” with Daniel Immerwahr, about U.S. territories; Wednesday, “War Fever: Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the Great War,” set during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, with Randy Roberts; and Thursday, “A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Ingenious Young Women Whose Secret Board Game Helped Win World War II” with Simon Parkin.
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday (Immerwahr), 7 p.m. Wednesday (Roberts), noon Thursday (Parkin)
Where: online, courtesy of Museums on the Green in Falmouth
Admission: $10 ($5 for members)
Registration and information: museumsonthegreen.org
Art/eat talks begin with look at Rhode Island artist
The Falmouth Art Center has four "Art Talks on Zoom" scheduled this month with art historians and artists for what is a virtual replacement for the usual "You Art What You Eat" fundraiser. First up is Tuesday, with Murray Whyte, chief art critic for The Boston Globe, talking about the work of Edward Mitchell Bannister, a prominent 19th-century black artist who was a cultural leader in Providence and helped to found the Rhode Island School of Design. The series doubles as a promotion for local restaurants that have been hard hit during the pandemic. For each talk, patrons are encouraged to separately order takeout from a local restaurant that has created a special prix fixe menu for the occasion.
When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; other virtual talks are at the same time April 14, 20 and 29
Where, reservations and information: falmouthart.org
Tickets: $65 per lecture; $150 for all four (the first 100 to purchase tickets get a ceramic vessel and woven square from the art center)
THURSDAY, APRIL 8
Quilt, millinery exhibits open at Highfield
Highfield Hall & Gardens opens two new spring exhibits this week. On display through May 31 will be “Hats by Elsie,” featuring millinery tools, materials and accessories from the business archives of a New Bedford milliner (Elsie Rebello) who at age 92 has never stopped making hats. On display through June 5 will be “Edges,” featuring 35 contemporary art quilts made by Massachusetts and Rhode Island members of Studio Art Quilt Associates. For that show, there will be gallery tours on Wednesdays and a recorded guided tour available soon by juror Anastasia Azure.
When: starting April 7; open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays
Where: Highfield Hall & Gardens, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth
Admission: $10, $8 for age 65+ and veterans, free for members, children and active military
Information: 508-495-1878 or highfieldhallandgardens.org
Lopes’ Pops by the Sea art revealed
The artwork Carl Lopes has created as commemorative artist for this year’s Citizens Bank Pops by the Sea concert will be unveiled at an in-person and virtual reception hosted by concert organizer the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. Lopes is a longtime Marstons Mills artist and retired arts instructor at Barnstable High School whose work is geometric and abstract, influenced by African design and tradition. Lopes’ art has been described by foundation executive director Julie Wake as “joyful, bright, vibrant and threaded with positive energy.” The piece will be auctioned off at a June 3 fundraiser.
When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis and on Zoom via social media
Admission: Free
Information: artsfoundation.org
Contact Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll at kdriscoll@capecodonline.com. Follow on Twitter: @KathiSDCCT.