Elton John, Dr. J & Amazon danger: 6 top things to do on Cape Cod April 23-29 – Cape Cod Times
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
New play opens online
Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre
The theatre will present a new 20-minute play, “Open Mic Night,” written by New York-based playwright Justin Jay Gray, in a broadcast on Facebook and YouTube. The show, filmed and directed on the theater’s stage by Matt Kohler, involves an open-mic songwriter tired of the same old routine whose life changes when an aspiring stand-up comic walks through the door. The cast includes Emily Tullock, Chris Ledda and Mike Regan.
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: https://www.facebook.com/Jester51 and the CCTC/HJT YouTube channel
Admission: Free but donations welcome
Information: www.capecodtheatrecompany.org
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
Poet Ross Gay to discuss his work
Titcomb’s Bookshop in Sandwich will celebrate National Poetry Month with a virtual discussion with poet Ross Gay. He teaches poetry at Indiana University and is the author of several poetry collections, including “Against Which,” and “Bringing the Shovel Down.” His latest, “Be Holding,” is partly a love song to basketball player Julius Erving (known as Dr. J) who was a forward for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1970s and ‘80s.
When: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday
Where: On Zoom
Tickets: $20-$30 (includes admission and a copy of Gay’s book “Be Holding”)
Reservations: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-national-poetry-month-with-ross-gay-tickets-148639832741
THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 25
Olympic Dukakis documentary to screen
Woods Hole Film Festival’s 2021 Virtual Screening Series will continue with the feature documentary “Olympia,” about Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, in what is described as “one woman’s courageous journey to find the power of her own voice.” The festival will host a live online Q&A with filmmaker Harry Mavromichalis on Saturday.
When: available to stream available through Sunday; filmmaker Q&A at 7 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $14, $20 per household ($12/$17 for festival members)
Reservations and information: www.woodsholefilmfestival.org
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
Musicians play night of popular music at Cultural Center of Cape Cod
“From Ella to Elton: A Night of Favorites, with Les Sampou and Ed Grenga” will live-stream from the Cultural Center of Cape Cod for a concert of popular music — from the American Songbook to classic rock. Featured will be award-winning singer-songwriter Sampou, lead singer of the Dirty Martini band who has toured internationally and released seven albums, and keyboardist Grenga, who has worked as a film and TV composer, a songwriter, producer, and arranger for over 30 years.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where and information: Cultural Center Livestream Page at https://www.cultural-center.org/ccofcc-live
Admission: Free, but donations welcome
More information: 508-394-7100
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
Holly FitzGerald to discuss harrowing memoir
Yarmouth Town Libraries will present author and Dartmouth resident Holly FitzGerald discussing her book “Ruthless River: Love & Survival by Raft on the Amazon’s Relentless Madre de Dios.” The memoir recalls her life-and-death experiences in the jungles of the Amazon in 1973.
When: 2 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Via Zoom
Admission: Free
Registration (required): 508-760-4820, ext. 1, or www.yarmouthlibraries.org
THURSDAY, APRIL 29
Female artists will gather to discuss Cape Cod Museum of Art exhibit
Cape Cod Museum of Art will hold an in-person reception with timed tickets for “VISIONS/REVISIONS … stepping into the same river twice,” an exhibit of work by the all-woman painting group Twenty-One in Truro. The exhibit explores the theme of changing perceptions, with each artist presenting two works related to each other but created at two different times with different media, approaches or vision. More events will continue as the exhibit remains on display into the summer.
When: reception 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday; work on display during regular museum hours
Where: Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis
Admission: Free
Reservations for timed entry:ccmoa.org