Community Calendar

Video projects made by students in FMS spring 2026 production courses taught by Hazel Katz and Clio Yang, and in FMS courses taught by Kiki Loveday, as well as films by student groups.

The May open house at the Thomas Smith House will take place from 12-3pm.
A presentation by General and Mrs. Grant will begin at 1 pm.

After a brief introduction and survey of the General’s life by Mrs. Julia D. Grant, the engagements, habits and contributions of the great Civil War general will be explored by Sam Grant through the use of lively and often humorous anecdotes, letters and impressions of the times.

A highly acclaimed academic and motivational speaker, film producer, and United States Navy veteran, Sam Grant has dedicated more than twenty years to understanding, portraying, and honoring Ulysses S. Grant. His inspiring and informative presentation will leave you with the overwhelming feeling that you have experienced the true General Grant, up close and personal, as history should be.

The National Register-listed Thomas Smith House and its preserved 1920s garage will also be open for tours.

This event is free and open to the public. Please bring a lawn chair.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Agawam Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

A high flying family circus show combining circus and theater in which a community navigates the trials of growing up, growing together, and being torn apart. What does it take to reconcile and build back together again after a loss of trust and connection? Told through thrilling acrobatics, impressive feats of circus, and an embodied mythology of the everyday objects that make and break our daily lives, Broken Open celebrates human ingenuity, pointing towards signs of hope and interdependence during challenging times. From the New England Center for Circus Arts featuring the soon to be graduates of the 3 year professional training program in collaboration with internationally known director Marisol Rosa-Shapiro.

Antenna Cloud Farm presents a special evening of immersive live performance with renowned vocalist, composer, and video artist Emily Wells, along with guests from Antenna Cloud Farm’s musical community including composer-performer-improvisers Michi Wiancko, Che Ali and Philip McGinty, along with special guests Kirin McElwain and Hannah Berube. Instrumentation will include vocals, drums, synths, violins, viola, cello, clarinet, accompanied by an engaging video art component.

Forging a bridge between pop and chamber music, Emily Wells builds songs from deliberate strata of vocals, synths, drums, piano, string and wind instruments. Wells has toured extensively throughout the world, including performances at Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. She has released six critically acclaimed albums including her latest release, the ten-song album Regards to the End (“complex, vibrant, and dynamic” -Pitchfork) which explores the AIDS crisis, climate change, and her lived experience watching the world burn. A work of radical empathy, Regards to the End foregrounds the power of art, critique, and care to connect and perhaps redeem us.

A high flying family circus show combining circus and theater in which a community navigates the trials of growing up, growing together, and being torn apart. What does it take to reconcile and build back together again after a loss of trust and connection? Told through thrilling acrobatics, impressive feats of circus, and an embodied mythology of the everyday objects that make and break our daily lives, Broken Open celebrates human ingenuity, pointing towards signs of hope and interdependence during challenging times. From the New England Center for Circus Arts featuring the soon to be graduates of the 3 year professional training program in collaboration with internationally known director Marisol Rosa-Shapiro.

Come celebrate West African Music and Dance with Drummers and Dancers of Wofa in collaboration with Ghanaian gyil/kuar duo Valerie Naranjo and Barry Olsen! Wofa is the West African Drum and Dance Ensemble at the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School directed by Alpha Kabisko Kaba. They will share the stage with Visiting Artist Valerie Naranjo of SNL and Barry Olsen of The Lion King.

Naranjo’s career has broken boundaries of genre and gender to help redefine the way percussionists engage with their communities. She has created a space for percussionists that is more inclusive to everyone, especially women. “She broke a gender barrier by being the first woman to perform on gyil (African marimba) and to become (with Barry) a first-place prize winner in Ghana’s Kobine Festival of Traditional Music,” says Dr. Patrick Roulet. "She has incorporated musical instruments and styles from around the world into pop, classical, rock, and folk traditions, which have influenced our entire field. "

"Her contributions to music and percussion are boundary breaking, crossing, and uniting,” says Dr. Roger Braun. “From the popular music of the Saturday Night Live band, to the New York musical theater scene, to the gyil music of Ghana, to her impact as a world music educator, her influence is profound.” Barry (trombone, piano, percussion) and Valerie (marimba, gyli, voice, percussion) have shared their artistry with renowned musicians like Philip Glass, Paul Simon and David Burne. You can catch them on rare occasions playing their own music in their group Mandara, their home for original compositions.

CAPE REP THEATRE PRESENTS 9-BALL

Cape Rep Theatre begins our 2026 season with 9-Ball, written and directed by Art Devine. Performances will be held in Cape Rep’s Indoor Theater May 6 - May 31, Wednesday - Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 2 pm; additional matinees Saturday 05/23 & 05/30 at 2 pm. Tickets are $40, $30 for patrons 35 and under, student rush half price at the door day of show and Pay-What-You-Like the first Friday 05/08. Call the box office or see us online at caperep.org for reservations and information. Cape Rep Indoor Theater, North Side Route 6A E. Brewster, 508.896.1888 or www.caperep.org.

9-Ball
Written and Directed by Art Devine
Based on the Original Set Design by Dan Joy
Costume Design by Robin McLaughlin
Lighting Design by Trevor Norton
Based on the Original Sound Design by Tim Healy
Fight Choreography by TJ Glenn
Stage Manager Chelsey Brown

The year is 1967. Over a game of pool, two young men swap identities. One goes to prison; the other to war. Inspired by true events and pulsating with the sights and sounds of the late 1960s, 9-Ball was Art Devine’s hugely successful first play at Cape Rep. First produced in 2001, we are bringing it back for its 25th anniversary with Devine back at the helm.

Art Devine is very well known to Cape audiences as an actor, director and playwright and heads our TheatreLab playwriting classes. 9-Ball is the first of his three world premieres produced at Cape Rep. The set is based on the original design by Dan Joy and the sound design was originally done by Tim Healy. The production team includes Cape Rep resident costume designer Robin McLaughlin joined by lighting designer, Trevor Norton. Fight choreography is by TJ Glenn.

The cast is led by Macklin Devine (Trad) as Richie Feinberg and newcomer Elijah Corbin as Larry Doucette. Jimmy Sawyer (Peter and the Starcatcher), Cam Torres (She Loves Me) and Yakov Schwartzberg (She Loves Me) return to the Cape Rep stage joined by Ju’el Martin, Zack Johnson, Izaak van der Wende and Hugo William Ceraldi making their Cape Rep debuts.

All performances will be in Cape Rep’s Indoor Theater, 3299 Main Street, Brewster. New this season, more matinees! You asked, we listened! We have added more matinees across the season. Check each show’s schedule for exact dates! For further information or to purchase tickets, contact the box office at 508.896.1888 or online at www.caperep.org.