Provincetown love stories, pickleball injuries, coastal cleanup: What to do on Cape Cod

Editor's Note: Due to a reporter's typographical error, the caption for the photo provided by the Barnstable Land Trust was updated on March 20 to correct the date of the Kalmus Beach Clean Up.

As part of the Fine Arts Work Center’s “Fellow Fridays” in Provincetown, several of the 2023-2024 season fellows will debut their work during a showcase from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 22.

Miguel Braceli’s “Map of Love,” a map pinpointing important landmarks of queer love stories in Provincetown, will be displayed alongside three other fellows' works. Braceli, who spoke to the Cape Cod Times in January about his project, described the map as a way of experiencing love stories he didn’t have in his youth and telling those stories to younger generations who may find themselves in the same position he was in.

“It's an intimate project where I'm rebuilding the stories that (I) would have learned that I didn't learn, especially in my home country in Venezuela, which is a totally different environment,” he said. “While I'm navigating this project about love, it’s related to my own story but at the same time learning from different stories.”

“Map of Love,” is one part of Braceli’s multi-faceted project, “Queer Fairy Tale,” which also includes his performance “True Love’s Kiss,” at 6 p.m. March 23. During the performance, participants dressed in elaborate costumes will walk the length of the Provincetown Causeway to greet Braceli with a kiss or a flower. The offering symbolizes an “expression of love” for the artist, according to a press release for the event.

To participate in the performance, interested parties can sign up on his website, www.miguelbraceli.com/rsvp/.

Outside of Braceli’s multiple exhibitions, fellow visual artist and co-founder of Operations of Care, LaRissa Rogers. will be installing a sculpture in Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway this year. Rogers will discuss her project at the event.

Writing fellows Tyler Raso and Adeniyi Ademoroti will participate. Raso, a poet, essayist and teacher, has composed a manuscript of poems focusing on queer childhood, the “possibilities above/below/beyond/between/without gender” and certain intimacies along with a book of essays, according to the press release.

Ademoroti, an author from Nigeria, will share parts of his novel.

The event is free to attend and will be held inside the Stanley Kuntz Common Room at the Fine Arts Work Center, at 24 Pearl St. in Provincetown. To register for the event and for more information, visit www.fawc.org/.

What to do on Cape Cod this week

Pickleball Injury Prevention: A workshop in Osterville on staying fit

As the weather warms up and pickleballers return to the court, it’s important to prioritize avoiding injuries. Physical therapist Dr. Stephanie Soares is giving tips and tricks for how to avoid pickleball injuries during a workshop at 1 p.m. on March 24 at the Osterville Village Library. 

The workshop is free to attend and is open to pickleballers of any skill level. Participants are asked to register in advance with Amy Wolfe, manager of programming and patron services planning, by emailing her at awolfe@clamsnet.org or by calling the library at 508-420-0550.

The Osterville Village Library is located at 43 Wianno Ave. in Osterville.

Coastal Cleanup at Kalmus Beach with Barnstable Land Trust

Now that spring has officially sprung, it’s time for some spring cleaning. While you’re going through the closet and drawers, getting rid of unwanted items, why not lend a helping hand to clean up some local beaches before summer begins?

Join the Barnstable Land Trust, Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Save Our Sound, Keep Barnstable Beautiful and Barnstable’s Marine and Environmental Affairs Department to clean up Kalmus Beach at 10:30 a.m. on March 27. Gloves and trash bags will be provided at the beach, but volunteers should dress for the weather.

The clean-up is free to attend and volunteers can register online at www.blt.org/. The rain date for the clean-up is 9:30 a.m. on March 28.

Kalmus Beach is located at 670 Ocean St. in Hyannis. For more information about the clean-up, visit www.blt.org/.

Cape Symphony presents a Celtic community dance

The Cape Symphony is celebrating Celtic traditions with a community dance and Celtic session at 6:30 p.m. on March 23 at its Falmouth campus.

Chatham fiddler Rose Clancy will provide music for the session, followed by the community dance, led by traditional dance caller Summer McCall. McCall’s dance includes traditional dances from several Celtic and non-Celtic groups, including styles from the Irish, Scottish and English. Even some New England folk dances — contra dancing and line dancing — will be thrown into the mix.

Tickets for this Celtic celebration are $10 and can be purchased online at www.capesymphony.org/. The Cape Symphony’s Falmouth campus is located at 60 Highfield Drive.

'Colors of the Cape Cod Canal,' a lecture by Corina Danielson at Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

As part of Cape Cod Museum of Natural History’s “Gardening for Life” speaker series, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Corina Danielson hosts “Colors of the Cape Cod Canal,” a talk on how the changing of the seasons impacts scenery of the canal.

In her talk, Danielson will cover the different flora found on the banks of the canal throughout the year and the wildflowers that cannot be missed as they bloom.

The event begins at 1 p.m. on March 24 at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History (869 Main St. in Brewster.) Tickets are $18 for members, $20 for non-members and do not include museum admission. To reserve a ticket or find out more information, visit www.ccmnh.org/.

Final week of 'Blink,' exhibit at the Falmouth Art Center

The Falmouth Art Center's March exhibit, "Blink," a collection of artworks that capture a brief moment in time, celebrates its last week at the center. The exhibit is open to view during center hours — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday — until March 25.

The Falmouth Art Center is located at 137 Gifford St. and is free to attend.

Frankie Rowley covers entertainment and things to do. Contact her at frowley@capecodonline.com.

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