Art & Entertainment

CONTEST WINNER FOR UPPER-CAPE: Chloe Mclean, Falmouth High-Emperor visits Woods Hole

An Audience with the Emperor

By Marina Davalos | December 28, 2016

Recalling Hirohito’s 1975 visit to Woods Hole What would compel the Emperor of Japan, visiting the United States to shore up post-war relations between the two countries, to include a…

Appetizing evenings are on the menu, Winter 2016 Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

Appetizing Evenings are on the Menu

By Lilly Lowe | November 14, 2016

Wellfleet Preservation Hall’s “Food on Film” series combines the big screen with great-tasting cuisine Though the weather outside will likely be chilly, the screen will be heating up at Wellfleet…

May we always have general stores, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

May we always have general stores

By Brian Shortsleeve | October 11, 2016

My first trip to Cape Cod was in 1955 just after finishing second grade, for the second time, in Elmira, New York. My father’s family is from Elmira, and for…

Hitting all the high notes, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Hitting all the high notes

By Marina Davalos | October 11, 2016

The Falmouth Chorale’s members enjoy performing and improving—but most of all they just love to sing! In the orchestra pit, the musicians, all dressed in black, tune their instruments. The…

The world is their alphabet, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

The world is their alphabet

By Ashley Owen | September 19, 2016

Husband-and-wife team finds and photographs ‘Letters from the Cape’ A different perspective on the world can yield beautiful results, as Jan and Chris Capece know well. From subtle shapes made…

Swing by the Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Swing by the Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens

By Catherine Kierce | August 30, 2016

Regarding the new Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, to say things are “looking up” would be quite an understatement. Through August, the ropes course had seen…

She Made a Smooth Transition

By Emily Penn | August 23, 2016

Mid-career change was key for the owner of The Chatham Fiddle Company. While not everyone can turn a passion into a life’s work, Rose Clancy has turned her love of violins and…

capecodlife.com is growing and growing, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

capecodlife.com is growing and growing…

By Brian Shortsleeve | August 23, 2016

At Cape Cod Life Publications we have a new web designer; Jenn Shurkus is her name. Jenn comes to us after working as a web designer at Providence College for…

We are always learning, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

We are always learning

By Nancy White | August 23, 2016

Cape organizations offer a diverse palette of enrichment courses for students of all ages. September has arrived, bringing with it cooler air, quieter streets, and a return to routine. For many,…

Six decades in the making | Cape Cod LIFE August 2016

Six decades in the making

By Amanda Wastrom | July 21, 2016

Highfield Hall & Gardens exhibits “Kanreki: A 60 Year Journey,” a colorful collection of Japanese prints An exhibition of world-class contemporary Japanese prints may seem like an odd fit for the local…

Where angelfish fear to tread | Cape Cod LIFE August 2016

Where angelfish fear to tread

By Matthew J. Gill | July 21, 2016

Cape Cod native explores the world’s oceans to photograph rarely seen marine life Ethan Daniels is not your ordinary photographer. He’s not even your ordinary wildlife photographer. A native of Orleans,…

Making Connections | Cape Cod LIFE August 2016

Making Connections

By Sarah A. O'Brien | July 21, 2016

Cape Cod artist Denise Kelly enjoys the interaction of light and landscape—and more Stepping into Denise Kelly’s home is like walking into a museum: interesting artifacts, including an ornate telescope,…

Welcome to Main Street in Chatham

Welcome to Main Street Chatham

By Matthew J. Gill | July 21, 2016

For two days last summer, photographer Charles Sternaimolo and I explored Chatham’s lovely Main Street. We traveled from end to end, from the Chatham Lighthouse in the east to Main…

Notes on the Summer of ’16, to date | Cape Cod LIFE August 2016

Notes on the Summer of ’16, to date

By Brian Shortsleeve | July 20, 2016

Judy and I along with our son, Max, and his friend James Modic visited Martha’s Vineyard for four days early this summer. We stayed at the luxurious Charlotte Inn in…

This is going to be a colorful celebration | Cape Cod HOME Summer 2016

This is going to be a colorful celebration

By C.L. Fornari | July 7, 2016

A preview of the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival July 7-17 Imagine being able to peek behind fences and stroll though private gardens that are normally closed to the public. Envision…

Great teamwork- it's a cause for celebration | Cape Cod LIFE July 2016

Great teamwork—it’s a cause for celebration!

By Brian Shortsleeve | July 6, 2016

The June issue of Cape Cod LIFE was the 25th since we introduced our annual “Best of the Cape & Islands Readers’ Choice Awards” issue back in 1992. In my…

Royston Nash, Cape Cod Art Annual 2016

In memoriam: remembering Royston Nash, Sue Carstensen, Nancy Ellen Craig, and Sally Nerber

By Haley Cote | July 5, 2016

Royston Nash A longtime conductor of the Cape Cod Symphony, Royston Nash passed away on April 4. He was 82. Nash, who grew up in Bournemouth, England, conducted the orchestra…

A circus for the 21st century, Cape Cod Art Annual 2016

A circus for the 21st century

By Joe O'Shea | July 5, 2016

In addition to a loaded concert lineup, Truro’s Payomet Performing Arts Center offers a circus camp for kids Under the starry summer skies of North Truro, when the lights wink…