Arts

'Bassooniana' on full display at latest South Coast Chamber Series show

You might think this instrument blows, but bassoon you will see the power of the “big daddy of the woodwind section.” This is precisely what the South Coast Chamber Series achieved in its latest show performed at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Jan...

South Coast Artists’ youth grant applications due by Dec. 15

The South Coast Artists Youth Grant applications will be accepted until Dec. 15. High school and college students up to age 21 can receive a $1,000 grant for their art project or exploration. The grant is not a scholarship to be used for tuition. It...
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Cultural Center opens holiday expo featuring variety of artists

The Dartmouth Cultural Center opened its final show of the year on the evening of Friday, Dec. 2 as the Padanaram Holiday Stroll rolled out just down the block . The expo includes 140 works from 45 local members of the South Coast Artists group,...

Dartmouth High Theater Co. to present ‘Matilda’ this weekend

The Dartmouth High Theater Company will return to the stage this weekend with a production of Matilda the Musical. The show, which was adapted to a musical in 2010 from a Roald Dahl book by the same name, was recently made available for high school...

Holiday exhibition at the Dartmouth Cultural Center

Beginning Dec. 2, South Coast Artists will host its annual Holiday Art Exhibit at the Dartmouth Cultural Center. An opening reception will be held that evening from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will feature a selection of diverse mediums ranging from oil...

Sign up for a Charlie Brown Christmas pageant

Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church is looking for members of the community interested in participating in a Charlie Brown Christmas pageant. They are looking for children, youth and adults of all ages. They have parts for anyone who would like to...

Dartmouth High musicians to perform music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

The Dartmouth High orchestra will be performing the music of the Trans-Siberian orchestra at the Zeiterion Theater in New Bedford on Dec. 20. Under the direction of Heather Church and Michael Daniels, the show will feature the DHS Orchestra, with...

Beauty before age: 101-year-old artist to open exhibition at cultural center

At 101 years old, Dartmouth resident Christine Bean may not be as spry as she once was, but the centenarian watercolorist still finds the energy to paint — at least a little bit — every day. In fact, she says it is one of the things that keeps her...

20 Cent Fiction prepares to do the Time Warp again with Rocky Horror shadow cast

The student thespians of UMass Dartmouth’s 20 Cent Fiction Theater Company would like, if they may, to take you on a strange journey. This week, the theater company will put on its 29th annual production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the cast...

The Art Drive announces one-day fall open studio event Nov. 12

The Art Drive, an open studio event in Dartmouth and Westport held annually each summer, is an opportunity to visit working artists in their studios. For the second time, the Art Drive has added a special fall event for one day in November. On Nov...

Shattuck takes literature enthusiasts through Thoreauvian walk of Destruction Brook Woods

Dartmouth author Ben Shattuck’s favorite Henry David Thoreau quote goes “I must accept my life as passively as a willoughby that passes down the brook” — a fitting statement, especially as he led a group of nature and literature enthusiasts on a...

Dartmouth watercolorist is featured at cultural center expo

Cue the waterworks. The Dartmouth Cultural Center held a reception for its newest exposition on Friday, Oct. 7 displaying a series of watercolors from local artist Heide Hallemeier. Hallemeier’s works, which mostly depict scenes from the surrounding...

Walk with ‘Six Walks’ author Ben Shattuck

Join Dartmouth author Ben Shattuck on Friday, Oct. 7 for a literary walk through Destruction Brook Woods, located on Slades Corner Road. The walk will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. During the hike, Shattuck will read from his debut book “ Six Walks: In...

Artists take their talents to the shores for plein air contest

Dozens of artists took to the sidewalks and sands around Padanaram Village Saturday to capture scenic seascapes and marshes for this year’s Wet Paint Padanaram plein air competition. The contest, which is now in its fourth year, is hosted by the...

Works from two dozen artists fill cultural center for September

The Dartmouth Cultural Center held its monthly opening reception on Friday, Aug. 26 for a show that featured a variety of art styles ranging from abstract splatter paintings to impressionistic pastels and realistic still lifes. This month’s...