UNTIL SUNDAY, MARCH 7TH
The film festival joins the observance of Black History Month
The Woods Hole Film Festival’s Virtual Screening Series 2021 continues with a program of short films, both short stories and documentaries, entitled Family Voices, presented in collaboration with the Woods Hole Diversity Initiative. The six short films by aspiring filmmakers offer snapshots of family life through the eyes of black parents and children in recognition of the initiative 2021 Black History Month Subject of “The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity.” The festival will host a live online online Q&A with the filmmakers on Saturday.
When: Films that can be seen until Sunday; Questions and answers on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Where, information and reservations: www.woodsholefilmfestival.org
Black History Month program information: https://www.woodsholediversity.org/bhm-2021/
FRIDAY MARCH 5TH AND SATURDAY MARCH 6TH
The Cotuit Center offers live streaming concerts
The bands Melic Moon and Buoys of Summer will be staging live streaming concerts one after the other this weekend as part of a “Save our Stages and Feed our Musicians” series that will benefit the performers and the Cotuit Center for the Arts. Jim Gilbert will produce the shows from the center without an audience to give viewers the feeling of a concert experience from home. Melic Moon Singer / multi-instrumentalist Amalia Ververis, producer / multi-instrumentalist Mike Machaby and drummer / percussionist David Ellis play music with different influences and styles. The buoys of summer pay tribute to the “gently sailing SoCal sounds with silk stockings” of the 70s and early 80s.
When: Friday (Melic Moon) and Saturday (summer buoys) 7:30 p.m.
Where: streamed from the Cotuit Center for the Arts at https: artsonthecape.org
Tickets: $ 15 for Melic Moon ($ 25 for a digital album download); $ 25 for buoys of summer
Information:https://artsonthecape.org/508-428-0669
SATURDAY MARCH 6th
High school graduates play theater online
The Academy Playhouse in Orleans is practically home to four high school theater groups for a “Festizoom” day, when schools are supposed to come together on a festival day similar to the usual state one-act competitions. The audience is invited to watch the Zoom performances.
When: 9:30 am, Nauset Regional High School, Eastham; 10:30 am, Attleboro High School; 1:30 pm, Scituate High School; 2:45 p.m., Hingham High School
Where and information: akademieplayhouse.org
Entry: Free
SATURDAY MARCH 6th
Find out more about and see owls in virtual conversation
Part book talk, part nature show, wildlife photojournalist author Mark Wilson and teacher-naturalist Marcia Wilson give a virtual behind-the-scenes look at “Owl Quest” and a slide show about Mark’s journey to produce photos and observations of all 19 species of owls, that breed in North America. The result was his book “Owling: Enter the mysterious world of the birds of the night”, published in 2019. Marcia will introduce viewers to six live New England owls and give a shooting lesson. The live streaming program is presented by the Harwich Conservation Trust.
When: Saturday 2 p.m.
Where and information: harwichconservationtrust.org
Tickets: $ 5
SATURDAY MARCH 6th
Art exhibitions celebrated on the open house
The Cape Cod Cultural Center will host an open day for new art exhibitions in its five galleries. You can see “Faces and Nature”, art in various media by the student artist Torriann Matheney; “Cape Cod Solitude,” photographs by Rachel Jones showing the loneliness many felt during the COVID-19 pandemic; “Finding the Figure”, painting by Paul Schulenburg and members of his studio group; and “Ocean Compositions”, oil paintings by Livia Mosanu.
When: Saturday from 2pm to 5pm for the open day; Art can also be seen from 12pm to 5pm Tuesday through Saturday for most of the month
Where: Cape Cod Cultural Center, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth
Entry: Free
Information: www.cultural-center.org or 508-394-7100
SATURDAY MARCH 6th
Hear fish stories across the canal
The South Yarmouth Library Association and the Cape Cod Salties will jointly host a zoom presentation of “East End Eddie Doherty Shares Fish Tales”. Doherty’s talk will focus on fishing the Cape Cod Canal for striped bass and will feature photographs by John Doble. Doherty is a retired Massachusetts District Court clerk and author of Seven Miles After Sundown, which was recognized by the 2019 International Book Awards in Los Angeles.
When: Saturday 2 p.m.
Where: About zoom
Entry: Free
Reservations (required): www.yarmouthlibraries.org (the happenings page) or 508-760-4820, ext. 1
TUESDAY MARCH 9th
Expert Talks on the Chatham Coast
Ted Keon, Chatham’s director of coastal resources, will be speaking on Chatham’s Dynamic Shoreline as part of the Atwood Museum’s Tuesday Talks Lecture Series. Keon has been monitoring issues related to the marine and coastal environment since 1998 and will discuss how changes and developments are affecting life in Chatham.
When: Tuesday, 5 p.m.
Where: When zooming
Tickets: $ 10, free for members
Reservations: www.chathamhistoricalsociety.org
TUESDAY MARCH 9TH TO THURSDAY MARCH 11TH
Authors discuss history, science, heroes
Three authors will discuss their work in their virtual lectures as part of a series for Falmouth Museums on the Green. On Tuesday, Helen Rappaport will speak about “The Romanov Sisters” and little-known facts about the privileged and personal lives of the Russian Grand Duchesses – Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasis, the daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra – before the Russian Revolution. On Wednesday, Jon Gertner’s “The Ice at World’s End” will discuss how scientists from around the world want to find out how the melting ice of Greenland affects ocean currents, weather systems, economies, migration patterns and coastal inhabitants. Robert Mrazek will showcase heroes of all shapes and sizes in his talk on “The Indomitable Florence Finch” about a housewife who became a passionate resistance fighter and helped hundreds of American prisoners of war in the Philippines.
When: Tuesday lunchtime (Rappaport); Wednesday 7 p.m. (Gertner); Thursday 7 p.m. (Mrazek)
Entry: $ 10, $ 5 for members
Registration: www.museumsonthegreen.org (Registrants will receive a link that will allow them to zoom in to access the presentations.)
Information: 508-548-4857
Contact Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll at kdriscoll@capecodonline.com. Follow on Twitter: @KathiSDCCT.