Arts

DeMello students tune into their voices

For 20 weeks, fourth graders at DeMello Elementary School prepared to perform what would be for many of them the first concert performance of their lives. “My idea for these concerts is that they’re part informant and part performance,” said Monique...

Author takes a page out of women’s look on life

Ever since he was three years old, women have been teaching Dartmouth author John Spooner life lessons, sharing advice, providing counsel, inspiring and educating him. Now, he’s sharing all that he has learned in his new book titled “Wake Up: A...
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Pops concert makes it feel like Christmas

Wearing ugly Christmas sweaters, Santa hats and elf hats, Dartmouth High School Dynamix dancers opened up the annual Pops Concert with a dance to “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” performed by The Jackson 5. The annual concert, which took place on...

Eighth graders celebrate final holiday concert at the middle school

It was a packed house Wednesday, Dec. 18 when the Dartmouth Middle School sixth, seventh and eighth grade bands performed a selection of holiday songs. It was an array of tunes, even a few Halloween pieces, but much of it was what attendees have...

Tuning into the holiday spirit with the Fipple Fluters

Dartmouth got into the holiday spirit to the tune of four Fall River Fipple Fluters at the Russell Mills Schoolhouse Sunday, Dec. 15. A somewhat-annual tradition, group leader Judy Conrad said the group got started back in 1991 when she gifted her...

Stroll into the world of art with the Cultural Center

Warm white string lights now line the streets of Padanaram as the winter holidays approach. At the Cultural Center, wreaths hang from windows and the lights have made their way inside where artists dropped off their pieces Monday night for the...

Getting into the Christmas spirit at Dartmouth High School

When Grace Hughes was in the third grade, her first performance at Dartmouth High School was for “Elf: The Musical Junior.” Nearly a decade later, Hughes finds herself a senior about to perform as Emily Hobbs in the same play. Only this time, it is...

‘Kiln it’: Building community and making rare art in Dartmouth

Almost like Thanksgiving, on Saturday, Nov. 17, a community gathered around what could be considered a rather large oven, but instead of pulling out stuffed turkeys and casserole, artists were picking up their latest projects. What once started as...

Tune into the balance between music and ecosystems

As fish swam across the screen and snowy egrets and raccoons appeared, classical music washed over an audience in a demonstration showing the connection between ecosystems — in this instance salt marshes — and music. Animals on the screen embodied...

Revolutionary women of colonial America come to town

The year may be 2024, but on Saturday, Nov. 9 it was January 1774, just one month after the Boston Tea Party. The Daughters of Liberty were having a spinning bee, talking about the Tea Party, Phillis Wheatley and her poetry, Loyalists and politics...

‘A tradition of excellence’: Dartmouth secures another USBands championship win

Dartmouth High School marching band and color guard reached for the stars this season and now these students have found themselves among them. “A tradition of excellence,” is what Music Director Ian Flint called Dartmouth’s record of success, having...

Exploring the Berkshires with oil paint

The Berkshires may not be the first thing most people think of when they think of Massachusetts, but the region has captivated the interest of artist Marty Keating. “The Berkshires go back to the Native American era, and you feel that out there,”...

A twist on a tale as old as time

The entryway of the Smith Mills Christian Congregational Church was bustling Thursday, Oct. 24 as dozens of kids prepared to step into the fictional streets of France. Parent volunteers created teacups out of laundry baskets as costume designers...

Do the time warp again with UMass at the 31st Rocky Horror show

Hot patootie — bless their souls — 20 Cent Fiction really loves that Rocky Horror Picture Show. Returning for its 31st year, the theater company, one of two at UMass Dartmouth, has revamped the set and re-energized for yet another run, which will...

Reaching for the stars: Dartmouth music continues to go undefeated

Dartmouth High School marching band and color guard took home another win to put toward their undefeated season on Saturday, Oct. 19. Under the black sky and bright moon, members dressed in purple galaxy patterns took to Memorial Stadium field,...

A vocalist and string quartet come together in an unlikely pairing

A deep baritone voice, accompanied by a string quartet and pianist, blanketed the audience in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church during a South Coast Chamber Music concert on Sunday, Oct. 13. The South Coast Chamber Music Series is a series of concerts...

Author’s poems shine in evening poetry reading

As the sun set, poet Matthew Porto read from his new book, “Moon Grammar.” With the lights dimmed low, Porto read by candlelight and soon with the moon as a backdrop. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Dartmouth Cultural Center hosted Porto and Charlie Riggs...

Tuned into the trees with gratitude at the Lloyd Center

For its fourth year, the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s Music in the Woods event returned, bringing an array of classical and folksy tunes. Though the event was rained out on Saturday, attendees were able to come the following Sunday, Sept. 22...

Rain doesn’t stop the painting in Padanaram’s ‘plein air’

For the second year in a row, the Dartmouth Cultural Center’s Wet Paint Padanaram event was postponed due to inclement weather. Though Sunday, Sept. 22 provided a bit of sun and some colorful clouds to draw from, the wind still posed a bit of...

Wet Paint rescheduled due to rain

The Dartmouth Cultural Center has rescheduled its 6th annual “Wet Paint Padanaram” plein air event for Sunday, Sept. 22 due to rain. The event sends artists out into the community to paint their surroundings, with a focus on the natural environment...

Explore the paradox of life at the Cultural Center

Despite the fact people can die at any moment, they continue to exist as if life is “fixed and unquestionable,” developing relationships, pursuing careers and investing in housing. This “Permanent Impermanence” is the theme of the latest exhibit to...

Torch and tide: Exploring the elements in Dartmouth studios

Through the filtered safety glasses, the studio of Melynda Schudrich began to glow and warm as her torch reached 2,400 degrees. “It definitely gets hot,” Schudrich said. Spinning the tube with her creation at the end, Schudrich keeps the hot glass...

‘Permanent Impermanence’: What does it look like to accept nothing lasts forever?

Despite the fact people can die at any moment, they continue to exist as if life is “fixed and unquestionable,” developing relationships, pursuing careers and investing in housing. This “Permanent Impermanence” is the theme of the latest exhibit to...

A canvas cruise: Visitors of the Art Drive see art on the go

It was quite the hot day Saturday, Aug. 3, but that didn’t deter those seeking a glimpse into the world of art in Westport and Dartmouth, according to Beverly Carter, one of the founders of The Art Drive. This was the drive’s 16th year, and featured...

Tuning into a Dartmouth summer

She may be little at only 5 years old, but Leighton Zandan is a big Beatles fan. Zandan and her grandmother, Nancy Bedro, of Dartmouth, sat in colorful foldable chairs at Apponagansett Park Thursday, Aug. 1, snacking on chicken fingers while waiting...

A divine duet: Dartmouth couple publish works on spirituality

When Michael Hickey was in his 40s, he found himself in the “wastelands” of corporate America, unhappy with the way profits were prioritized over people. That’s when he decided to fulfill his “lifelong dream” of studying theology and writing books...