Art & Entertainment
Photo Portfolio: Richard Hilgendorff finds the extraordinary in the ordinary
Cape photographer Richard Hilgendorff brings fresh approach to landscape photography While my photography journey started with my father’s old Minolta, shooting sunsets on Cape Cod during vacations when I…
Cape Cod Life General Store Partner Profile: Yankee Ingenuity
Treasures at every turn: Yankee Ingenuity of Chatham is not your average gift shop Chatham gift shop Yankee Ingenuity truly lives up to its name—and that’s apparent even before stepping foot…
Photo Portfolio: Idyllic imagery by Michael Petrizzo
Falmouth artist combines photography and digital editing talents to create magnificent Cape Cod images It is easy—very easy—to get lost in thought while staring at one of photographer Michael Petrizzo’s…
This shell has always generated interest: History of wampum
A brief history of wampum and how it’s been used over the years One of the first things you notice upon meeting Mary Beth Ellis is her iridescent, teardrop-shaped earring.…
Photo Portfolio: Night photography by Timothy Little
Nighttime photography including moonlit images, light painting and shots of the Milky Way Galaxy by Timothy Little, owner of Cape Night Photography To learn about the history of the…
Molly Ringwald to headline Provincetown Jazz Festival
The ’80s film icon is also a singer – and will perform at The Crown & Anchor on August 10 Actress. Writer. Singer. Molly Ringwald is a true triple threat.…
A love affair with Orleans-a Cape Cod Photo Essay
Online only: Expanded story, plus more photos of Orleans! With coastline along both the Atlantic and Cape Cod Bay, the town of Orleans offers spectacular natural scenery, and the community’s fascinating…
One weekend in Wellfleet—a Cape Cod photo essay
Online only: Expanded story, plus more photos of Wellfleet! Like the menus in its many fine restaurants and the artistic creations on display in its galleries, the town of Wellfleet…
Photo Portfolio: More great images from Cape Cod LIFE’s 2017 photo contest
The images in this Photo Portfolio were submitted for Cape Cod LIFE’s 2017 Photo Contest. Though they didn’t win, they were too good not to publish. We hope you enjoy…
Cape & Islands Fourth of July fireworks and festivities
Several holiday events are scheduled across the region That time of the year is finally upon us: the time when the bathing suits, barbecues and boys of summer come out…
Artist Profile: Michele Poirier-Mozzone, pastel painter
For pastel painter Michele Poirier-Mozzone, water is the ultimate muse. It is her gateway to endless explorations of the human figure, color, pattern and line. It is also her physical…
Developing stories: These Cape Cod artists are just beginning their journey
Learn about Leah Bares, Tim Ellis Cole and Caroline & Olivia Brodt Spring is nature’s ultimate expression of creativity, the season of emergence, when the dormant awaken amid songs of…
Artist Profile: Robin Wessman, oil painter
As a 20-something grad student studying painting in Ohio in the 1970s, Robin Wessman missed the ocean so badly that when he drove back home to Massachusetts between semesters, he’d…
Artist Profile: Tina Trites, scratchboard artist
When an artist works small, sometimes the goal is a more intimate experience with the artwork. And sometimes, as is the case with Sandwich artist Tina Trites, there are more…
Artist Profile: Tom Stringe, watercolorist
To say that Cape Cod inspires artists does not even begin to explain Tom Stringe. How do you account for a man who, having never touched a paintbrush, moves to…
Artist Profile: Sherry Rhyno, painter
She waits for the “golden hour,” though sometimes it may last only 60 seconds. It’s that time when nature brings light and shapes and colors together, creating a magical, otherworldly…
Artist Profile: Susan O’Brien McLean, oil painter
Growing up in the 1950s, Susan O’Brien McLean recalls early family connections to working artists—all of whom were male. In New Rochelle, New York, her family lived next door to…
Artist Profile: McDermott Glass Studio, glassmakers
One of the most striking features of the McDermott Glass Studio is the complete lack of ego. The creative process is collaborative among co-owners (and husband and wife), David McDermott…
