Arts

Dartmouth musician’s debut album reflects South Coast roots

Dartmouth High alum Mary Hamilton is following her dreams in Los Angeles, where she just released her debut album. The 2017 Dartmouth High grad, who performs under the stage name Virgo Verse, launched the album, titled “Ocean Tell Me,” on August 23...

‘Bronx Jazz’ celebrates music, history, connection

Mwalim plays the keyboard.
A UMass Dartmouth professor and his son filled the Wareham Free Library with live music on Thursday night during a performance of “Bronx Jazz: A Conversation Between Father and Son.” The performers, tenured professor Mwalim — known on the UMass...
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Meet the South Dartmouth art dealers who sell to the Met

Lesley Hill and Alan Stone in their work room, which was modeled after the ‘Ship’s Cabin’ room at the historic Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. Photo by: Kate Robinson
Dartmouth is often celebrated for its vibrant art community. But the town also harbors a less well-known facet of the arts: Dealers Lesley Hill and Alan Stone, who sell graphic art pieces to museums around the globe from their well-appointed South...

From welder to woodworker: Artist Colin McKenna

Hand-drawn and hand-cut swordfish. Photo courtesy: Colin McKenna
Artist and furniture-maker Colin McKenna could be Dartmouth’s own jack-of-all-trades. McKenna started off with a degree in political science, moving on to a career in the startup world and then in finance before finally becoming a hobbyist welder. “...

Dartmouth teen rocks at band’s public debut

Reversed Perception playing at the Oriental Pearl for their first public gig. Photo courtesy: Leigh Ann Rodgers
It was standing room only at the Oriental Pearl in Westport on Thursday night for Dartmouth teenager Ethan Church, who was playing drums at his first gig with new rock band Reversed Perception. People of all ages sat around tables or stood around...

Cultural Center hosting harbor painting competition

Explore some lesser-known areas of Padanaram Harbor while painting the beauty of the harbor at the same time. The Dartmouth Cultural Center is hosting a "Wet Paint Padanaram Harbor" event on September 21. It is a juried painting event, which will...

Art Drive preview hit Padanaram for festival weekend

Visitors admire the artwork at the Art Drive preview exhibit in the Olde Southworth Library
Over the weekend, the Dartmouth Cultural Center in the Olde Southworth Library got ready for Dartmouth and Westport’s 12th annual Art Drive with a preview exhibit of work by several local artists. The Art Drive — set to take place from August 9 to...