After the debut of their first album, “Mugshot,” in 2018, local band Canon Hill didn’t want to rush another music release. However, that didn’t mean a pause in their creative process. “We always knew we would do another album,” said lead guitarist Logan Tichnor. “We didn’t know when, though. That was our biggest unknown.” It turns out that inspiration and motivation came during the COVID-19 pandemic quarant...

Early morning walks on the beach are my favorite summer activity. I rarely see another person, but I do see lots of other things, and every day is a little different from the day before. As August winds down, many people are already talking about fall. Stores have fall items displayed already and you can buy pumpkin flavored anything if you so desire. I do not so desire. Not that I have anything against pumpkin o...

Restaurateur, TV personality and cookbook writer Chef Ming Tsai teamed up with Tom Woods, the executive chef at the Ocean House Restaurant in Dennis Port, for a benefit Monday the Family Reach program. Woods had worked for Tsai in two of his restaurants in the past, the Blue Ginger in Wellesley and the Blue Dragon in Boston. This was the first time in five years the two cooked together; both were thrilled to be w...

On Saturday, Sept. 4 at 9:30 a.m., The Sustainable Practices Film Series returns to the Chatham Orpheum with the documentary “The Divided Brain.” The Sustainable Practices Film Series is a monthly documentary film series created in the fall of 2017 through a partnership between the Chatham Orpheum Theater and Sustainable Practices, a Barnstable County focused environmental action group.  Sustainable Practices ...

Although he is best known for playing the Hammond B-3 organ alongside guitarist Trey Anastasio in the Phish frontman’s solo project, Trey Anastasio Band, Ray Paczkowski has always prided himself on being a pianist. “I was always a pianist and I still consider it my first instrument,” said Paczkowski. “Like in [recording] sessions, people will say, ‘OK, why don’t you put the Hammond on this track, or this and t...

Can a doll comprehend what we say to it? Can it understand how much it's loved? And if it can, does it care? Well if one believes that a doll has thoughts behind that painted-on face, how would we react if we found out it wasn’t very likable? In the Cape Rep’s production of “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” based on the book by Kate DiCamillo and adapted by Dwayne Hartford, we witness the love a child ha...

We all need a “secret garden” to escape to or to tend to, especially after the year or two we’ve had! Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved book “The Secret Garden” is a tale of change and how we deal with change when tragedy is its impetus. Some seek out a secret garden while others choose to ignore its existence. The Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre’s Susan Kosoff (book and lyrics) and Jane Staab ...

It was 30 years ago today when Hurricane Bob blew through Cape Cod, battering the peninsula with sustained winds averaging 96 to 100 miles per hour and gusts reaching as high as 125 mph. Monday, Aug. 19, 1991 was a day hard to forget; the hurricane hit in the middle of the Cape's tourist season. Bob was a short duration event that left long-lasting impacts. Power was lost throughout the Cape, and in some areas...

"Nat Turner in Jerusalem," currently running at Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater, showcases the kind of superb talent and commitment to craft we have come to expect from WHAT, demonstrating the powerful impact that one person's unwavering convictions may have on others. This timely, intense and moving production is marked by two strong performances that anchor the show and challenge our understanding of our ow...

Before I sat down to write, I went out to the vegetable garden. The morning was quiet but muggy and heat was already rising. The sun gold tomatoes, those little tomatoes that taste as sweet as summer, were ripening and spreading everywhere, and early morning is the best time for picking. It was cool, the birds were hopping about, and a few bees were already busy at their pollinating jobs. There were purple beans ...

“ Doubt: Noun, The   state  of  being   uncertain   about   the truth or reliability  of  something.” When doubt creeps in, it’s difficult to dismiss it. But when your doubt concerns a responsibility, a moral obligation, you must face it head on. In playwright John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt, A Parable,” the consequences of doubt are immeasurable to all involved. He was ki...

A free event on Saturday, Aug. 14 will kick off a new documentary film series at the Chatham Orpheum Theater. The doors will open at 9 a.m. for a 9:30 screening of “Let 'Em Play,” a film by Scott Marshutz, the first documentary in the Orpheum's new Amazingly DisAbled film series. The series, created and hosted by Carol Yindra of the Orpheum's Hungry Traveler film series, will consist of documentaries showcasin...