Spring migration is often full of feathered surprises, some of them quite rare. This past week a white ibis landed in Wellfleet and a duo of little blue herons joined a half dozen glossy ibises and a tricolored heron in Harwich, luring many a birder to grab their binoculars and cameras to go see and document them.  Although I don’t keep any sort of formal list of bird sightings or chase down reports of rare bi...

Every year when Earth Day comes around, people get all excited about spending a day cleaning up litter. That’s wonderful, but what the earth really needs is for us to honor and love her every day of the year. There are many simple things we can do to lighten our footsteps, though not all of them are without a bit of sacrifice. We’ve gotten very used to convenience, and some people are not at all willing to giv...

As The Bard famously wrote, all the world’s a stage. But in spite of our wealth of local theaters here on Cape Cod, sometimes it’s not easy to quickly gather and process all of the information about which theater to attend, what’s on stage where, how to purchase tickets, and all of the necessary details to plan a great afternoon or evening out.   Not anymore. Cape Cod Theater On Stage Now is back.  Some ste...

For many of us, winter is often a time of withdrawing, reconfiguring, and re-energizing. It is a time for rest and rejuvenation. We might not hibernate like groundhogs or migrate like ospreys, but many of us do tend to seek shelter and warmth when the winds blow cold and the precipitation freezes. Walking and hiking can become more perilous when there’s frost or ice on the sidewalks or wooded paths. At the beach ...

WOODS HOLE – Sharks and seals are almost synonymous with Cape Cod. But what do people really think about the much-discussed fish and mammals? With shark and seal populations on the rise, a new multi-agency study looked at how sharks and seals are perceived by Cape voters, commercial fishermen and tourists, and how humans and marine life can better coexist. The study, “Human Dimensions of Rebounding Po...

Award-winning children's book author and illustrator Bob Staake will be signing his new book "The Path" this Saturday, April 16 from noon to 2 p.m. at Yellow Umbrella Books in Chatham. Highly rated on the website GoodReads, "The Path" has been called "an inspirational guide to finding your authentic self through life's challenges" and "a hip new take on the graduation book." The signing is the first of two at ...

When one reaches a certain age there seem to be daily reminders that what was once important or meaningful to you is now either irrelevant or simply gone. In place of people and places we have only memories, and those are fleeting and ephemeral. Our landscape, both physical and emotional, keeps changing. Having grown up here, I’ve lived through many changes on the Cape, most of them not so good. Our beautiful ...

"Miss Delta Township" at Cape Rep Theater will tickle your funny bone and tug at your heart all in the space of less than an hour and half. Written and performed by Joanne Callum Powers, this one-woman show captures the essence of a family. Powers is great at portraying relatable characters with voice inflections, a few props and superb lighting. Powers as the narrator of her family life creates a very diverse...

It’s officially spring, which means we better get a move on here to enjoy our Cape Cod before the summer influx of visitors. Seasoned old timers know what I mean. It won’t be long now before the roads, beaches, grocery stores, and theaters will have to be shared. These next few weeks and months are the times Cape Codders can get back and forth to Provincetown to watch whales from the beach without fighting a mob ...

     The Chatham Drama Guild will open its 2022 season with a roster of plays guaranteed to pull you out of the winter blahs or any remaining pandemic doldrums and bring you into the light.      The CDG 2022 season will open at the end of May (date to be announced) with “Steel Magnolias,” the heartwarming dramatic comedy made famous in the 1989 film adaptation starring Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Shirley Mc...

ORLEANS – When Joanna Meager takes the stage at this year's Rock To Stop Homelessness event, she'll be doing more than entertaining a crowd. The Harwich native and mother of two will embody the event's cause. About six years ago, Meager, her husband and children were forced to find a new place to live on short notice. "Our landlord at the time sold the house out from underneath us, and we had 30 days to get ou...

Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle had a problem keeping his mind on his patients, because he’d rather write stories. He was a better writer than a doctor; his characters come to life and seem to jump off the page. In Susan Lumenello’s play “The Sherlock Problem,” Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson do just that. This inventive notion of Holmes conversing with and even arguing with his creations is hilarious, e...