Eric Kaiser started wood carving for a simple reason: he wanted a creative challenge. He decided to focus on one subject only, over and over. Birds. This fascination gave Eric a career and a passion that has lasted him over thirty seven years.

Fado is Life

Oct 16th, 2017 4m 39s

New Bedford is well-known for its vibrant Portuguese cultural scene; more than half of its residents claim Portuguese ancestry. What’s less well-known is New Bedford’s place in the world of fado , the music known as the “Soul of Portugal.” The

Hip Hop and History Team Up in New Bedford

Oct 2nd, 2017 4m 45s

The Youth Ambassador Program ( YAP ) is a project between the National Park Service, and Third Eye Youth Empowerment in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Founded by Ben Gilbarg and Frankie Barrows. YAP members communicate national park themes and loc

When Knitting Can Help Untangle Addiction

Sep 4th, 2017 4m 27s

Kaycee Snowden and her mom Laurel have a lot in common. They are both natives of the Cape, they both love making things, and they both battled alcoholism for years. Now they’re both sober - Kaycee for 7 years and Laurel for 37. While Kaycee may

Avoiding the Picturesque: Woodcuts Reveal the Rough, the Rust, the Low Tide of Cape Cod Life

Aug 21st, 2017 4m 3s

Growing up on the Cape, Jane Fay Baker developed an eye for objects and creatures that might otherwise go unnoticed. Later in life, her artwork became a reflection of her own life on the Cape. A recent woodcut series features navigational buoys

An Insider's Portraits of New Bedford's Working Waterfront are Heading to the Library of Congress

Aug 7th, 2017 4m 54s

Phil Mello has been photographing New Bedford’s working waterfront for over 40 years. He started as an amateur, documenting the inner world of the fishing industry in which he worked. His photography has become part of a major Library of Congre

Theatre Creates a Role and The Actor Takes On A New Life

Jul 17th, 2017 4m 39s

Cape Cod is a popular place to retire. But for 75-year-old actress and playwright Lynda Sturner, moving to Truro was a chance to start anew. In 2010, she packed up her apartment in Manhattan and moved full-time to her summer home in Truro. She'

Stories Linger in the Detritus of Abandoned Psychiatric Asylums

Jul 3rd, 2017 4m 19s

Brooks Angelini is a Fall River based photographer and artist. The asylums he photographs were shuttered in the 1970s after public outcry regarding practices like lobotomies, electroshock therapy, and forced confinement. Many of the buildings w

A Mixed Interpretation on the Roots of the Blues

Jun 19th, 2017 4m 49s

In more ways than one, Mwalim sees himself reflected in blues music. Mwalim is a musician in Mashpee who has a mixed Black and Native heritage. He’s part of a growing number of people who share a curious theory of the origins of the blues—that

Together, Then Alone: A Wellfleet Artist Grieving and Reinventing a Life

Jun 5th, 2017 4m 52s

Bob Henry and Selina Trieff came to the Cape to paint in the 1950s. For six decades, they thrived in love and art. Bob’s work has always evoked a world that’s constantly shifting. Now, he’s navigating the shift of a lifetime

A New Life in Ice

May 22nd, 2017 4m 32s

Chip Koser of Mashpee is a professionally trained chef who has worked in a number of famous restaurants. But Chip spends less time in kitchens and more time in freezers. Schuyler Swenson brings the story of a man who found a new life in ice scu

American Icon Alice Brock Might Surprise You

May 8th, 2017 4m 41s

Arlo Guthrie’s song " Alice’s Restaurant" shone a light on Alice Brock and she became an icon for many during the 60’s. Alice returned to Provincetown and her friend Viki Merrick, also her former employee, spoke with her about one of her unusua

From the Ashes

Apr 24th, 2017 4m 44s

Kevin King is an artist, and he’s been painting for a long time in his North Falmouth studio. He paints all kinds of things with different styles and techniques, but he uses an unlikely medium.

Transylvanian Clarinetist Makes a New Home for Her Music

Apr 10th, 2017 4m 40s

Monika Woods is a classical clarinetist from Transylvania. After studying clarinet in conservatory for over a decade, she fell in love, started a family, and moved to the Cape in 2006. But the move posed a challenge to her plans for a career as

Music Memory is Longlasting for Many with Alzheimer's

Mar 20th, 2017 4m 22s

Brianna LePage always wanted to study two things: music and medicine. It may seem that these two fields oppose each other and yet she has combined them for nearly twenty years.

Discovering a Hidden Family Treasure Inspires an Artist's Vision

Mar 6th, 2017 4m 43s

Marie Canaves came to the U.S. from Cuba at age 7, when her family fled the Communist Revolution. Marie had trouble adjusting to America. She grew up to become a visual artist, focusing most of her art on the human figure. Then, in 2013 her par

On Stage: Storyteller Gets Creative About Her Cancer Journey

Feb 21st, 2017 4m 35s

When Christine Ernst was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 34, she never expected that it would one day spark her own one-woman show.

Glamour Photographer in Provincetown Works His Magic on Ordinary People

Feb 6th, 2017 4m 47s

Bobby Miller took photos of some very famous stars in New York City over his forty-year career. During his time in New York, he made a living as hair stylist and make up artist. Since moving to Provincetown in 2001, Bobby’s infused some of the

Underground Art: Finding Inspiration through Archeology in the Middle of New Bedford.

Jan 23rd, 2017 4m 44s

Brooklawn Park in New Bedford has a soccer field, a playground, and asphalt paths winding around a small, grassy hill. It also contains the buried foundations of several buildings, remnants of an estate that no longer exists there. With the hel

Fado Singing Might Make You a Better Social Worker

Jan 9th, 2017 4m 45s

Catarina Avelar spends her days as a social worker in Fall River. At night, she sings fado, a style of Portuguese music known for its tragic lyrics and haunting melodies. And even though she once dreamed of becoming a full-time fado singer, the

Holding On To The Man In The Mirror - Tracking Alzheimer's Through Image

Dec 26th, 2016 4m 23s

Family has always been an important theme for photographer Stephen DiRado’s work. During meals, holidays or lazy summer days at Aquinnah beach, his camera was the family’s constant companion. So when tragedy struck, it wasn’t a surprise that St

Leaps and Bounds: The Story of an Unlikely Ballet Dancer

Dec 12th, 2016 4m 49s

David Grannum is a 16-year-old ballet dancer in Fall River. He’s only been dancing ballet for four years. Most ballet dancers his age have been dancing since they learned to walk. But David has a talent for ballet. Since he started at 12-years-

Dyeing Yarns with Mushrooms and Plants Makes for Good Living

Nov 28th, 2016 4m 40s

Rebecca Gilbert is a farmer and fiber artist on Martha’s Vineyard. Surrounded by plants and animals on the farm her grandparents bought in the 1920s, Rebecca shears her sheep, dyes their wool with natural plants, and spins it into colorful yarn

Painting with Memory... and Pushing Back Against the Dark

Nov 14th, 2016 4m 27s

Shirley Nisbet is a painter in Falmouth who grew up in England during World War II. She paints large paintings filled with bright colors influenced by her memories. Even though she has some painful memories, she prefers to leave those out of he

On Cape Cod, Every Night is A Perfect Night for A Mystery

Oct 31st, 2016 4m 36s

For many, Cape Cod means sunshine and sandy beaches. But to one West Barnstable writer and producer, the Cape means foggy cemeteries at night, dangerous riptides, ghost stories and shipwrecks. For over thirty years, Stephen Thomas Oney has been