Joanne Briana-Gartner

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Bourne Artist Back To Painting After A Year Off For Cancer Treatment

2 weeks ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

Bourne Artist Karen Scata, who has lived and worked on the Upper Cape for the past 15 years, has spent the past 18 months recovering from cancer treatment and chemotherapy,“It’s been a hard road back,” said the artist, who uses acrylics to paint scenes indicative of the area: oceanscapes, boats, buoys, hydrangeas, mermaids and lighthouses and, in addition to her own work, paints murals for businesses and leads paint parties.
2025 Season Announced For College Light Opera Company

2 weeks ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

“The Pirates of Penzance,” “On The Town,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Anastasia,” “Ruddigore,” “The Sound of Music,” “Orpheus in the Underworld,” “La Cage Aux Folles” and “Footloose.” Those are the nine performances that the College Light Opera Company will be performing this season. Nine shows in nine weeks; six shows a week. A heroic undertaking. College Light Opera Company, commonly referred to as CLOC, is neither a college nor an opera.
‘Teenage Wasteland’ Finds Humor In The Awkward Years

2 weeks ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

Accomplished actor and storyteller David Dean Bottrell will bring his newest one-man show, “Teenage Wasteland: Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen” to Cotuit Center for the Arts on June 18. Start time is 7 PM.
Falmouth Scientist Dr. Marlene Belfort Releases New Memoir

3 weeks ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

Falmouth resident Marlene Belfort has written a memoir, “Mommy, Can Boys Also Be Doctors? A Message To Young Scientists And Other Humans,” released in late April. The book chronicles Dr. Belfort’s life, from her early years growing up in South Africa, where her parents relocated in order to escape Hitler, to Israel, London and finally the United States, where she and her husband, George, have lived and worked since the late 1960s. The memoir is engaging and easy to read.
Falmouth Mother And Son Team Up For Sandwich Community Radio Show

1 month ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

Local radio program “GenX&Z” aired its 50th program last month. The mother-and-son team of Lynn O’Brien and her 22-year-old son, Nate, have been recording and airing their hour-long show through Sandwich Community Radio since March 2024. A graduate of the Riverview School in Sandwich, Nate also attended the Level Up program at Bourne High School, where his voice got him noticed. “Nate has a really good speaking voice,” said Ms. O’Brien.
Falmouth Mother And Son Team Up For Sandwich Public Radio Program

1 month ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

Local radio program "GenX&Z" aired its 50th program last month. The mother-and-son team of Lynn O’Brien and her 22-year-old son, Nate, have been recording and airing their hour-long show through Sandwich Community Radio since March 2024. A graduate of the Riverview School in Sandwich, Nate also attended the Level Up program at Bourne High School, where his voice got him noticed. “Nate has a really good speaking voice,” said Ms. O’Brien.
Beatles Rock! Explores The Fab Four’s Early And Late Years

1 month ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

Cotuit Center for the Arts takes an unconventional approach to the Beatles in the revue “Beatles Rock!” by performing songs the group recorded as they were first starting out, followed by songs made famous by the four performers after the Beatles split up.
New Faces Add To The Humor In ‘Laughter On The 23rd Floor’

1 month ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

The Barnstable Comedy Club is staging a fine production of Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” through May 18. Set in the early 1950s, the play is semi-autobiographical in that Mr. Simon likened the character of Lucas Brickman after himself and his own experiences as a young writer working for Sid Caesar’s “Your Show Of Shows.” The character of Max Prince is modeled on Sid Caesar.
Enchanting Floral Works By Ginnie Peterson On View At Highfield Hall

1 month ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

Falmouth artist Ginnie Peterson has two shows on view at Highfield Hall & Gardens. While both shows feature flowers, the feelings they inspire are related, but contrasting. “Deconstructed Botanicals” consists of colorful oversized sculptures featuring flowers, leaves, vines, fabric, plaster, resin and more. With neon lights behind them, some of the sculptures seem to pulse like beating hearts, rushing waters or flower bouquets that have exploded into colorful bits and pieces.
High School Thespians Set To Present ‘Little Mermaid’

1 month ago | capenews.net | Joanne Briana-Gartner

Falmouth High School’s theater company will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” from May 9 through 11 in the school’s auditorium. Alyssa Guida, the show’s artistic director and head of the school’s theater department, said this is the show the school was planning for spring 2020, when the pandemic caused it to be canceled. “We were working on it when the school shut down and I’ve been waiting to bring it back. Now felt like the right time,” she said.