Upcoming Events
Outer Cape Chorale - Into the Light
Outer Cape Chorale
The Outer Cape Chorale presents
INTO THE LIGHT - ILLUMINARE
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
May 16, 7:00 & May 17, 5:00 - Provincetown Town Hall
May 18, 3:00 - Nauset Middle School
FREE
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
In Concert: Matt York "The Wisdom of Willie Nelson"
Wellfleet Public Library
Longtime New England singer/songwriter Matt York will perform songs and tell stories about the great Willie Nelson. York will focus on Willie’s long and illustrious music career that has spanned over seven decades. In both 2022 and 2023, York was nominated for the Boston Music Award for Best Country Artist, and last year, his album, Gently Used, was named one of the top albums by the Patriot Ledger.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wellfleet Local Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
FREE
Multicultural Music, Dance, Rhythm with Denya LeVine
Wellfleet Public Library
Dance Around The World
More info coming soon.
Cape Cod Chamber Music - Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival at First Congregational Church of Wellfleet
Catalyst Quartet
Abi Fayette, violin
Karla Donehew Perez, violin
Paul Laraia, viola
Karlos Rodriguez, cello
The young stars of the Grammy® Award-winning Catalyst Quartet make their debut with the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival! Together, they believe in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagine their programs and projects with this in mind, redefining and reimagining the classical music experience. Hailed by The New York Times at its Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished… playing with earthy vigor,” the Catalyst Quartet will perform a fascinating mix of an American standard orchestrated by a contemporary Japanese composer, a recent Cuban triptych by a young prize-winning composer, and Beethoven’s emotional String Quartet in A Minor.
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Multicultural Music, Dance, Rhythm with Denya LeVine
Wellfleet Public Library
World Rythm
More info coming soon.
Cape Cod Chamber Music - Music for 6 and 7: Many Instruments, Extraordinary Sounds
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival at First Congregational Church of Wellfleet
Manasse/Nakamatsu & the New York All-Stars
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Danielle Farina, viola
Inbal Segev, cello
Pawel Knapik, bass
Jon Manasse, clarinet
Kevin Newton, horn
Cynde Iverson, bassoon
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Our Artistic Directors Jon and Jon bring together several New York artists at the top of their game. Danielle Farina, principal viola of the Cape Symphony, performed at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Library of Congress. Israeli-American cellist Inbal Segev played for the Israeli president at just eight years old, and came to international attention ten years later when she made her debuts with both the Berlin Philharmonic and Israel Philharmonic under the baton of Zubin Mehta.
Pawel Knapik is a Polish-American bassist who performs regularly with preeminent New York City orchestras and has also worked with Paul McCartney, Bono and the Edge, Elvis Costello, Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus, and Harry Connick, Jr. Kevin Newton is a GRAMMY®-winning horn player, a member of Imani Winds, and a performer in Broadway orchestras, and he was a featured artist at the 2024 International Horn Symposium. And Cynde Iverson is recognized as one of the finest bassoonists working today; she is Principal Bassoonist with the Stamford Symphony and New Haven Symphony and a member of the American Ballet Theater Orchestra.
This all-star group performs two Festival favorites, one for six players and one for seven, which we will highlight for the first time in many years.
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Cape Cod Chamber Music - Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival at First Congregational Church of Wellfleet
Kobi Malkin, violin Pawel Knapik, bass
Grace Park, violin Jon Manasse, clarinet
Danielle Farina, viola Alec Manasse, clarinet
Brook Speltz, cello Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Talented artists join Manasse and Nakamatsu – including Jon’s son Alec Manasse. Clarinetists Jon and Alec will join the string players to perform Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor – even though the modern clarinet had not been invented in Bach’s time! The other piece is a worldwide chamber music favorite, Schubert’s Quintet in A Major, known as the “Trout,” for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano.
The New York Times praised award-winning Israeli violinist Kobi Malkin for his “aptly traversed palette of emotions, from languid introspection to fevered intensity with gorgeous tone and an edge-of-seat intensity.” Grace Park is an internationally acclaimed violinist who recently gave her debut recital at Carnegie Hall; the San Francisco Chronicle called her “fresh, different, and exhilarating.”
Brook Speltz is the award-winning cellist of the internationally renowned Escher String Quartet and an artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center who also performs on extensive tours with the cello rock band Break of Reality. Since completing his master’s degree at The Juilliard School, clarinetist Alec Manasse has enjoyed a lively and varied professional life. Alec plays regularly with many of New York City’s top ensembles, including the Metropolitan Opera, the American Ballet Theater Orchestra, and the American Symphony Orchestra. He also frequently played in the Orchestra of Sweeney Todd on Broadway.
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Into the Light
Outer Cape Chorale
The Outer Cape Chorale presents
INTO THE LIGHT - ILLUMINARE
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
May 16, 7:00 & May 17, 5:00 - Provincetown Town Hall
May 18, 3:00 - Nauset Middle School
FREE
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Into the Light
Outer Cape Chorale
The Outer Cape Chorale presents
INTO THE LIGHT - ILLUMINARE
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
May 16, 7:00 & May 17, 5:00 - Provincetown Town Hall
May 18, 3:00 - Nauset Middle School
FREE
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Tunes & Tales of Taverns & Hearthsides
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Time Travel Into the Past with Walter Buckingham
Songs and stories of early New England with antique musical instruments
Saturday, May 3 - 3:00
Free
A Wellfleet Cultural Council supported event
Cape Symphony Presents: Cara Brindisi
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Join Cara Brindisi for an Intimate Duo Performance and Album Release Celebration!
Experience an unforgettable evening with Cara Brindisi at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, as she celebrates the release of her highly anticipated new album with a special duo performance featuring acclaimed pianist Kazumi Shimokawa. Described as “perfect” by John Legend and “hypnotic” by Blake Shelton, Cara’s voice effortlessly blends power and grace, captivating audiences with every note. Fresh off her standout appearance on The Voice (Season 22) with Team Gwen, Cara is ready to share her latest work alongside the stunning accompaniment of Shimokawa.
What to Expect:
This one-of-a-kind evening will showcase Cara’s unique blend of soothing vocals, heartfelt storytelling, and original music inspired by her years as a Music Therapist. With the addition of Kazumi Shimokawa’s beautiful piano accompaniment, this duo performance promises an even richer, more immersive sound. Together, they will bring Cara’s new album to life in the cozy, intimate setting of Wellfleet Preservation Hall. Be prepared for a deeply emotional and authentic live performance.
Why You Should Attend:
Set against the intimate backdrop of Wellfleet Preservation Hall, this album release concert promises to be a soul-stirring evening of new music and timeless talent. The venue’s stunning acoustics and cozy atmosphere make it the perfect place to experience Cara’s mesmerizing voice, complemented by Kazumi Shimokawa’s masterful piano. Be among the first to hear Cara’s new album live in this magical duo performance!
Free Concert Featuring Frank Morgan
Wellfleet Adult Community Center
Til The Next Time Around
Free Concert Featuring Frank Morgan, Vocals & Guitar
John Prodis on Fiddle
Presented by the Friends of COA
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Multicultural Music, Dance, Rhythm with Denya LeVine
Wellfleet Public Library
Global Voices
World Music & Singing with Denya Levine
Thursday, April 24 @ 2:30 PM
Wellfleet Public Library
Outermost Contra Dance
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
Unscripted - Contemporary Dance-Making Labs
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of
positivity, creativity, diversity & celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive & celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana & Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and
Harwich Cultural Councils.
This workshop happens weekly from March 5th through April 16th. No class on March 12th
Giocosa Chamber Music Presents: Swept Away
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
A Wellfleet Cultural-Council supported event
Giocosa Chamber Music is a collaborative chamber music project. Founded in 2018 by longtime friends violinist Heather Goodchild Wade (violin), and cellist Elizabeth Schultze, we began our chamber music journey as a string quartet. In 2022 Giocosa moved to the collaborative format, which includes a roster of extraordinary guest artists, with whom we make a variety of chamber ensembles each season. Our guests come from Manhattan, Boston, Providence, and right here on Cape Cod. Giocosa's mission is to make a meaningful contribution to the vibrant musical community here on the Cape. Our concerts are infused with virtuosity, integrity, and relevance for a modern audience. Check us out at www.giocosachambermusic.com, where you can find out more about our guests and our series.
Swept Away:
Joaquin Malats, Piano Trio in B flat and Franz Schubert, Piano Trio in E flat
Featuring: Heather Goodchild Wade, violin, Elizabeth Schultze, cello, Steven Mann, piano, Ray Wong, piano
Unscripted - Contemporary Dance-Making Labs
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of
positivity, creativity, diversity & celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive & celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana & Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and
Harwich Cultural Councils.
This workshop happens weekly from March 5th through April 16th. No class on March 12th
Epicurious Café
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet
Want to shake off the late Winter blues and learn some new tips and tricks for the kitchen?
First Congregational Church is proud to host the Epicurious Café.
Our first session will be held Sunday April 6th, at 3pm. Trudy Vermehren will demonstrate the many uses of sourdough starter in making savory and sweet snacks.
Participants will be provided with their own sourdough starter to bring home!
This all-ages event is free to all, due to generous funding by a Wellfleet Cultural Council grant. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.
Unscripted - Contemporary Dance-Making Labs
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of
positivity, creativity, diversity & celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive & celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana & Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and
Harwich Cultural Councils.
This workshop happens weekly from March 5th through April 16th. No class on March 12th
Unscripted - Contemporary Dance-Making Labs
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of
positivity, creativity, diversity & celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive & celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana & Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and
Harwich Cultural Councils.
This workshop happens weekly from March 5th through April 16th. No class on March 12th
Bridges Across Wellfleet and Beyond
Wellfleet Historical Society at the Wellfleet ACC
Wellfleet has been the proud home of immigrants since people from Finland, Cape Verde, and the Azores landed to pursue their rich farming and fishing heritage. The "Bridges" program, now in its second year, is a student-led program in which 6th to 12th grade students conducted interviews with Wellfleet immigrants who shared their journey to Wellfleet. The local community and visitors will have the opportunity to meet with the interviewers and interviewees at an evening event at Wellfleet's Adult Community Center. An edited version of the interviews will be shown and food from the interviewees native homes will be shared.
Thank you to the Wellfleet Cultural Council which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council for their continued support of the "Bridges" program
Outermost Contra Dance
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
Unscripted - Contemporary Dance-Making Labs
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of
positivity, creativity, diversity & celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive; celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana & Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and
Harwich Cultural Councils.
This workshop happens weekly from March 5th through April 16th. No class on March 12th
Unscripted - Contemporary Dance-Making Labs
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of
positivity, creativity, diversity & celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive & celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana & Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and
Harwich Cultural Councils.
This workshop happens weekly from March 5th through April 16th. No class on March 12th
Outermost Contra Dance
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
Outermost Contra Dance
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
Illusions - Free Staged Reading Presented by Harbor Stage Company
Wellfleet Public Library
The Harbor Stage Company presents a free staged reading of Ivan Vyrypaev’s Illusions
Illusions - A Love Story by Ivan Vyrypaev
Event is POSTPONED due to inclement weather
Wellfleet Public Library 55 W Main Street, Wellfleet
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outermost Contra Dance
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
Community Building and Nonviolence Workshop
Arts Peace Makers
Join us for an interactive and engaging workshop that will provide tools for de-escalation of conflicts and nonviolence resources for taking direct action. Learn more about community building and raise your awareness about the history and power of nonviolence for transformational social change. Participants will come away with a basic understanding of the process involved and reasons for/against civil disobedience. The essence of the afternoon is how to become the people who can build a world that welcomes all. Workshop facilitator Catherine Hoffman is a long-time human rights organizer and advocate for peace and justice. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and grow together. See you there! This offering is one of several ArtPeaceMakers MLK events in January 2025.
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet January 11, 2025: 10:00 am - 2:30 pm (lunch included)
REGISTER
Outer Cape Chorale - Choral Treasures
Outer Cape Chorale
Choral Treasures - From Bach to Bernstein and Beyond
Allison Beavan - Artistic Director
Concerts are free - no ticket needed. Contributions welcome.
More info: outercapechorale.org
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Open Mic
Vinegrass
OPEN MIC
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
SATURDAYS: ОСТ 26, NOV 9, NOV 30, DEC 14
6:30 - 8:30 PM
WASHASHORE MUSIC, 12 COVE ROAD, ORLEANS, MA 02653
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Choral Treasures
Outer Cape Chorale
Choral Treasures - From Bach to Bernstein and Beyond
Allison Beavan - Artistic Director
Concerts are free - no ticket needed. Contributions welcome.
More info: outercapechorale.org
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Choral Treasures
Outer Cape Chorale
Choral Treasures - From Bach to Bernstein and Beyond
Allison Beavan - Artistic Director
Concerts are free - no ticket needed. Contributions welcome.
More info: outercapechorale.org
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Opening Reception - Monthly Exhibit at Great Pond Gallery: Donald Beal
Great Pond Gallery at the Wellfleet Adult Community Center
Donald Beal - Paintings
Part of a monthly changing exhibit showcasing local artists.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My paintings are made from either direct observation or are studio inventions. Both ways of working are informed by years of looking at the art from the distant past to the work done by my contemporaries. The landscape is most of what I do when working from life. Painting from life forces me to be truly awake, and to look deeply at what I’m confronted with. It can be an overwhelming experience, and I find the only way forward is to trust my impulses and instincts to find some way to articulate a deeper understanding of what it means to be there. If all goes well the painting finds a form that expresses something that goes beyond expected and easy answers, and exposes deeper and more difficult truths. Working from life is both exhilarating and exhausting and is the most demanding work I’ve ever done. It’s the foundation everything else I do stands on.
The invented paintings made in my studio begin as open mark making and smears of color that attempt nothing more than to establish a spatial relationship with one another. As these relationships build, suggestions of imagery inevitably emerge. If these images feel vital I try to foster them, if not, they get knocked down until something new takes shape. Working this way I can build paintings that are found through an abstract language from which the unbeckoned and mythologized memories of figures, animals, landscapes, florals are created unforced, and unmannered.
Working this way I’m able to find something unexpected, and avoid the self conscious and literal responses that working from a fixed idea can lead to.
ARTIST’S BIO
Donald Beal was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Westford, Massachusetts. He studied painting at the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and received an MFA from Parsons School of Designin 1983. He moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1985 and continues to live and work there with his wife Khristine. Beal taught as a Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts in North Dartmouth from 1999 until 2019. He was a 2013 recipient of the Lillian Orlowsky William Freed (LOWF) grant, and has received grants from the National Academy of Arts, the Gottlieb Foundation, and the Artists Fellowship. He has shown his work nationally in both group and solo exhibitions, and is included in numerous public and private collections.
Great Pond Gallery at the Wellfleet Adult Community Center, 715 Old Kings Highway
Month of December, M-F: 8 am - 4 pm, closed Christmas Day
Robert Rindler: Curator, James Connors: Co-Curator & Installation
Open Mic
Vinegrass
OPEN MIC
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
SATURDAYS: ОСТ 26, NOV 9, NOV 30, DEC 14
6:30 - 8:30 PM
WASHASHORE MUSIC, 12 COVE ROAD, ORLEANS, MA 02653
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outermost Contra Dance
Outermost Contra at Wellfleet Preservation Hall
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Every 3rd Friday of the month!
New England Contra, Squares, Waltzes
Come Dance! Make Friends! Always Live Music!
Contra Basics Workshop: 6:30
Beginners are encouraged to attend.
Dance begins at 7:00
Music by:
Start Moore, fiddler
Amy Corrigan, guitar
Pat Nash, caller
$15 admission
Special admission: $10 under 30, $5 with student ID
Donations always gratefully accepted.
Cash Bar
No experience necessary! We are a friendly bunch, happy to welcome new dancers at any level. Never danced before? No worries, we have, we'll show you how!
Visit http://outermostcontra.org to join mailing list and confirm event.
Open Mic
Vinegrass
OPEN MIC
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
SATURDAYS: ОСТ 26, NOV 9, NOV 30, DEC 14
6:30 - 8:30 PM
WASHASHORE MUSIC, 12 COVE ROAD, ORLEANS, MA 02653
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event