Moms, music, art & a murder mystery: 5 non-Halloween things to do on Cape Cod Oct. 28-Nov. 3
So much is about Halloween this week and weekend, but there are some other events related to theater, art, literature and music that are on the "things to do" calendar. A new play opening is "Cry It Out," about being parents and more, at Cotuit Center for the Arts.
That show joins a fall slate of ongoing theater, so check out the Times website to see what reviewers thought of "The Bridges of Madison County" in Falmouth, "The Addams Family Musical" in West Harwich and "The Humans" in Provincetown" as you make your going-out choices: https://www.capecodtimes.com/entertainment/theater-arts/.
There are also two big concerts in South Yarmouth and Cotuit, an art talk in Dennis, and book-signing appearances by a Nantucket author about her new Christmas mystery. Take a look:
‘Cry It Out’ play looks at a new-mom dynamic
“Cry It Out,” a play by Molly Smith Metzler, will be presented for three weekends at Cotuit Center for the Arts, with director Mary Arnault and a four-member cast offering a story of three young mothers of newborns and one bewildered father. In what’s described as a “candid comedy,” a corporate lawyer in a Manhattan firm (Emily Murray) and a community-college dropout (Trish LaRose) bond as next-door neighbors marooned at home with infants, then the dynamic changes when a neighboring stranger (Ari Lew) asks them to include his wife (Cara Gerardi) in their daily coffee dates.
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Oct. 27-Nov. 13
Where: Vivian and Morton Sigel Black Box Theater, Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28)
Tickets: $25, $20 for members
Reservations and information: https://artsonthecape.org/, 508-428-0669 ext. 0
Sol Y Canto plays originals and classics at Cotuit center
Sol y Canto, an award-winning Cambridge-based Pan-Latin duo, will perform a live concert at Cotuit Center for the Arts in a program aimed at making their music accessible to Spanish- and non-Spanish-speaking audiences of all ages. The ensemble features Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and percussionist Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist and composer Brian Amador. Their programs include original songs that are described as being “distinguished by poetic, often quirky lyrics set in a framework of varied musical styles with surprising twists” and “fresh and original” arrangements of classic and contemporary Latin tunes.
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When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28
Where: Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28)
Tickets: $35, with a $5 member discount and $2 discount for seniors and veterans
Reservations and information: https://artsonthecape.org/, 508-428-0669 ext. 0
Los Sugar Kings bring a party to cultural center
The music of Boston-based quartet Los Sugar Kings (named after a Cuban baseball team) is described as paying “respect to the forefathers and traditions of Afro-Cuban Son, Salsa and Rumba-Flamenca but … also actively draw(ing) on influences from nearly every continent in their unique roots-rock-reggae repertoire.” The group will play Saturday as part of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod's current art exhibition and programming celebrating Hispanic and Latin cultures. Los Sugar Kings includes Patino Vazquez on vocals, guitar and tres; Mikael Mersha on vocals, bass/contrabass; Daniel Abreu (saxophone, piano, vocals); and Tony Curtis Hall (drums, percussion, vocals). With those four, center officials say, “it's impossible for a party to stop from breaking out, wherever Sugar Kings perform.”
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29
Where: Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth
Tickets: $25
Reservations and information: https://www.cultural-center.org/, 508-394-7100
Author to talk about latest Nantucket mystery
Denver author Francine Mathews will be in the area for two events to talk about and sign copies of her new Nantucket-set mystery “Death on a Winter Stroll,” which will be released Tuesday, Nov. 1. Matthews will be at the Nantucket Atheneum that evening with Tim Ehrenberg of Tim Talks Books and Nantucket Book Partners, then stop at Titcomb’s Bookshop in Sandwich Nov. 3. “Winter Stroll” is the seventh book in Matthews’ “Merry Folger Nantucket Mystery” series, featuring her fictional Nantucket police chief solving crimes, this time connected to the annual Christmas Stroll. There are two murders, a large-scale TV production is filming on the island, and top politicians show up, too, so there’s a lot to unravel.
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When and where: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the Nantucket Atheneum library, 1 India St.; 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 at Titcomb’s Bookshop, 432 Route 6A, Sandwich
Admission: Free
Information: https://www.nantucketbookpartners.com; https://nantucket.librarycalendar.com/; https://www.titcombsbookshop.com/
Hear the artists discuss “Fragile” exhibit and racism
The Cape Cod Museum of Art will host a panel discussion on the “Fragile” exhibit with artists Richard Neal and Frank Anigbo, curator Lauren Wolk, and moderator Mindy Todd (host of “The Point” on WCAI). For “Fragile,” the two artists collaborated to offer what’s described as “a study in contrasts and a commentary on the literal and figurative fires ignited by racism.” The exhibit will be on view through Dec. 31.
When: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3
Where: Cape Cod Museum of Arts, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis
Tickets: $12, $10 for members
Reservations and information: https://www.ccmoa.org/fragile
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This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Cape Cod things to do: theater, concerts, art, theater, murder mystery
