Best bets: See a shark of marine debris, celebs and politics photos, hear 'America Sings'

Gwenn Friss, Cape Cod Times
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It seems best bets come in pairs this week.

There are two concerts and two photography exhibits that promise a new look and listen here on the Cape. One of the nice things is that photographers Rowland Scherman and Arthur Newberg are showing their work at opposite ends of the peninsula, in Falmouth and Wellfleet, respectively.

The Barnstable Land Trust is launching a challenge for people of all ages and abilities to get out and walk 40 miles in nature this summer.

There is also the debut of a great white shark made of marine debris, including cast-off single-use bottles and abandoned fishing gear. Folks at the National Seashore and the Center for Coastal Studies are hoping the creative use of trash will bring attention to the pollution problem.

This photograph from Arthur Newberg is one of scores he has captured in his eight-year project documenting the demise of American barbershops.
This photograph from Arthur Newberg is one of scores he has captured in his eight-year project documenting the demise of American barbershops.

Chatham Chorale presents ‘America Sings’

The Chatham Chorale and Chamber Singers are celebrating American music in its many forms with concerts at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, June 4 at the Brewster Baptist Church. Concert proceeds benefit the chorale and the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center.

“This program takes listeners on a journey through time, from the very beginnings of American choral music right up to the present,” said Music Director Joseph Marchio in a written release.

Accompanist Donald Enos, left, and music director Joseph Marchio will lead the Chatham Chorale this weekend in its celebration of American music.
Accompanist Donald Enos, left, and music director Joseph Marchio will lead the Chatham Chorale this weekend in its celebration of American music.

On the program is music by 18th century composers William Billings and Josiah Flagg, arrangements by Alice Parker and Aaron Copland from the 20th century, and Boston composer William Cutter’s 2008 setting of a beautiful Shaker hymn. The concerts also spotlight American musical theater, with excerpts from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma,” as well as classical and patriotic songs.

Longtime Chorale accompanist and Cape Symphony keyboardist Donald Enos will play piano and organ. The 52-year-old Chatham Chorale is one of the Cape’s longest established choral ensembles. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at info@chathamchorale.org, by phone at 774-212-9333, or at the door the day of the concert. For more information, visit www.chathamchorale.org.

Unitarian Universalists celebrate Music Sunday

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth and its musicians invite the public to attend the annual Music Sunday celebration. The service, which is free, will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 4, at the meetinghouse, 840 Sandwich Road in East Falmouth.

The choir, directed by Frederick Johnson and accompanied by pianist Nancy Wendlandt, will present a program that  includes readings, anthems, hymns, rounds and instrumentals. It will also feature the newly formed UU Falmouth Chimes Choir, led by Laura Wing. Music Director Fred Johnson noted that Music Sunday “is a very special event at UUFF because it emphasizes the profound importance of music in the congregation’s spiritual journey.”

Hike Barnstable Challenge

The focus is on Barnstable with the Barnstable Land Trust challenging people to hike 40 miles in three months.
The focus is on Barnstable with the Barnstable Land Trust challenging people to hike 40 miles in three months.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Barnstable Land Trust announced a weekend of activities, including the launch of its new Hike Barnstable Challenge on National Trails Day, June 3. The three-month self-paced challenge is sponsored in part by Cape Cod Healthcare and encourages people of all ages and abilities to explore 40 miles of Barnstable trails, learn about the health and wellness benefits of walking outdoors, and discover new spaces and places that are protected in the town of Barnstable. The launch weekend also includes a photography walk, a lady-slipper hike, and a wildflower walk, ending with the Tour de Barnstable, a charity bike ride through all seven villages that benefits the land trust and DEVO Cycling, on June 4.

For its 40th anniversary, Barnstable Land Trust is challenging people to walk 40 miles in three months.
For its 40th anniversary, Barnstable Land Trust is challenging people to walk 40 miles in three months.

“During this milestone year, we especially want to help people connect with their natural environment in new and meaningful ways,” said Janet Milkman, the trust’s executive director.

Learn more about the trust’s other National Trail Day weekend programs at https://blt.org/events, including: Friday, June 2, Fuller Farm Photo Walk with Nancy Orbe, Cape Cod Art Center; Saturday, June 3, Lady-Slipper Hunt at Crocker Neck with Gil Newton; and Saturday, June 3, Wildflower Walk at Fuller Farm with Jim Ellis.

Taking a bite out of marine debris

To celebrate World Ocean Day on Thursday, June 8, Cape Cod National Seashore and its park partner, the Center for Coastal Studies, will unveil a new marine debris sculpture of a 14-foot Atlantic white shark by artist Cindy Pease Roe. The public ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown.

For more than a dozen years, the Center for Coastal Studies has been working with the public and their volunteer group, the Beach Brigade, to clean up beaches and remove marine debris – from single-use bottles to fishing gear –  from the Seashore.

To learn more, visit: https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/nature/marine-debris.htm

A contemporary look at color and form

There will be a free public reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, for artists involved with "Color and Form," a show at Woodruff Art Center, 1 North Market St., Mashpee. The group exhibition features the work of artists Jackie Reeves, Richard Neal, Jackie deRuyter, Margaret Nowak, Anne Tochka, John Cira, Kim Gatesman, Stephanie Kingand Arthur Tsicoulias, all of whom are contemporary artists based on the Cape and South Coast.

This piece by Jackie DeRuyter is part of the show "Color and Form" at Woodruff Art Center in Mashpee.
This piece by Jackie DeRuyter is part of the show "Color and Form" at Woodruff Art Center in Mashpee.

"The title, 'Color and Form', refers to the formal elements that artists contend with in their work. While the artists work in a diverse array of styles and materials, they find a commonality in an approach to their work that is simultaneously intellectual and emotional. The exhibit will include a range of work from expressionist paintings,monoprints, and modernist sculpture, all bound together by a common aesthetic," according to a statement about the show.

Richard Neal's 'Scaffolding Once and Workmen Whistling' is done with oil, metal, cloth and canvas.
Richard Neal's 'Scaffolding Once and Workmen Whistling' is done with oil, metal, cloth and canvas.

A muse of the '60s: 12 portraits by Rowland Scherman

What do Bobby Kennedy, Bob Dylan, Harry Belafonte and Barbara Walters have in common? Rowland Scherman photographed each of them.

Scherman, who lives in Bourne, will have a show of some of his iconic images at Falmouth Art Center in June.

The exhibit, “12 Portraits: Photographs by Rowland Scherman” runs through June 26 in the Landrau-Partan Gallery at Falmouth Art Center, 137 Gifford St. The opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 2.

Rowland Scherman, who has traveled the world photographing culture and history, in Beijing. He has a show of his works opening in Falmouth.
Rowland Scherman, who has traveled the world photographing culture and history, in Beijing. He has a show of his works opening in Falmouth.

Scherman was the first photographer for the Peace Corps when it was formed in the early '60s and was sent all over the world on photography assignments.

He was in the front row when the Beatles played their first U.S. concert in 1964. In 1965, he took a surreal photo of Bob Dylan’s profile surrounded by lights that won a Grammy for best album cover in 1968.

He was the official photographer for the March on Washington in 1963 and covered two of Robert Kennedy’s campaigns. Scherman lived in Britain for seven years, and there created the book, “Love Letters,” also taking time to herd sheep and work as a carpenter in South Wales.

The Barbershop Project looks at so much more than cutting hair

Arthur Newberg, who has spent the past eight years documenting barbershops, will exhibit his work at Great Pond Gallery at the Wellfleet Adult Community Center from June 3-30. An opening reception will be held 4 to 6 p.m. June 3.

Newberg notes that between 1992-2012, there was a 23% decline in the number of barbershops.

“The barbershop is a neighborhood gathering place for men; the backbone of the community. A place to hang out, play chess, discuss politics, sports, women, local gossip and current events.

"My goal was to visit and photograph the exteriors and the interiors of these barbershops. I wanted to document the nostalgia and memorabilia that I saw inside, before they disappear,” Newberg wrote in a description of The Barbershop Project.

This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Seven things to do on Cape Cod this week: Art, music, hiking challenge