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By Mary Richmond
Anearlymorningwalkinthe woods
is filled withpromise and hope. Ev-
ery branch of every bush and tree is
quiveringwiththe promise of leaves
asbuds,shinyandtight, areready to
just pop open with the next kiss of
sun.Some,likethelowbushblueber-
ries andhuckleberries,have already
started to unfurl their limey green
leaflets and with rain-darkened
trunksastheirbackdroptheyappear
quitemagicalandhauntinglylovely.
Canadian mayflower has begun to
take its place across sunny forest
floors and the last ofthe trilliumcan
be seen in areas like Skunknet and
the West Barnstable conservation
areas. Later in the month the star-
flowers andlady's slippers willbe in
bud ifnot inflower.For now,though,
it isthe floweringtrees that have our
attention.Evenifyou arenot in
an areawhereyou areseeing
lots of trees in bloom you
maybe feeling theeffects
of all that pollen in the
air.It's not just court-
ing time in the bird
and animalworld. All
those trees and flow-
ers must exchange
pollen in order to set
fruit and bear seeds.
Yes, even the plant
world is all about sex
and reproduction at
this time of year.
Birds,birdsandmore
birds! Most of our sum-
mer visitorshave arrived
and as I writea good num-
ber ofwoodwarblersarepass-
ingthrough.Manyofthesebeautiful,
tinytravelers willcontinue on north
to mate and nest but some,like the
yellow and common yellow throat,
willgrace ourwetland areas allsum-
merlong. Catbirds and towhees can
beheard and seeninmostareawood-
lands as they go about their spring
business. Male orioles are singing
from treetops and chasing
intruders from their terri-
tories as the females ar-
rive.Hummingbirdsare
quite visibleand vocal
these days as they
aggressively set up
nesting territories.
Redwings,grackles,
robins, woodpeck-
ers, chickadees ,
titmice and blue
jays are all nesting
already, although
some late starters
may just be getting
downto business.It's
an unfortunate time
to be having stormy
weather.
Our birds nesting on
beaches are the most vulnerable
of all. Piping plovers have begun to
scrape their nests in the sand and
some may even be sitting on eggs.
Other beach nesters include gulls
that nestjust off the coast inplaces
like Sampson's Island and terns,
whichhavejust begun to arrivefrom
their southern grounds. Ospreys
don't exactly nest on the beach but
close by and they are also at risk,
their nests exposed to the elements
as they are.
Willets, kingfishers and green
herons are all back in the marshes
and you may have noticed the swal-
lowsarehere,too,gleaninggourmet
insect meals on the wing.There are
bluebirdsnestinginseverallocations
in town although I feel protecting
their privacy is important so they
mayhave asuccessfultimeofraising
their families.
Thepondsarefulloffrogs andtoads
croakingandtrillingandifyou areout
on asunnydayyoumayseehundreds
oftadpoles takinginsome sun,stillas
stones on the leaf covered bottoms.
Watch for early dragonflies and but-
terflies as well. Happy spring!
^feypopiiE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE C:1
printed information like
booklets, flyers and post-
ers. Then just at the right
time,Patterson showed up
in New York in the early
1920s with sheaves of his
marine paintings in hand.
And nobody had seen any-
thing quite like them.
This summer's Patter-
son show in Sandwich
has a guest curator who
is a leading authority on
the artist and his work.
He is Robert Lloyd Webb,
author of the recent biog-
raphy, Sailor-Painter: the
Uncommon Life of Charles
Robert Patterson.Mr.Webb
has been a curator at the
Kendall Whaling Museum
and the Maine Maritime
Museum aswell as a guest
curator at other New Eng-
land museums.
Webb points out Pat-
terson's achievements by
referring to the exhibit
brochure:
"(Patterson) advanced
ship-portraiturebydepict-
ing the ocean as it really
appears far offshore; with
the ship a patched and
rusty yet elegant object
upon it. He widened the
perspective of vessels in
thewater,byshowingthem
in quartering views, bow-
on or becalmed.
"Hisplace asafine-artist
waslongclouded byhisas-
sociation with commerce.
He readily accepted com-
missions from publishers
and commercial adver-
tisers who disseminated
his art. Critics included
him with the 'illustrators'
who paint for income. His
"public" art nevertheless
brought himwiderecogni-
tion,nomore sothanatthe
U.S.NavalAcademy,where
two 33-foot Patterson mu-
ral-paintingshaveinspired
generations offuture naval
officers."
A man of the sea... CONTINUED FROM PAGE C:1
Entrusted with the execution
of this unusual document is
thoughtfulgrandsonBilly,who,
in recognizing the time has
come, sets out to accomplish
this goal.
NathanSuslackisportrayed
with great skill by David C.
Wallace. His ability to morph
from the loving, hopeful Na-
than of the past to the con-
fused Nathan of the present
is quite good. McNeely Mey-
ers is excellent in the role of
his wife Emma, who remains
steadfastly strong through
her decline.
SonHiramSuslackisappro-
priatelyinebriatedandabsent
from the pressing dailyissues
ofthefarm.IanRyanplaysthis
role with restraint and is be-
lievable.HiswifeSelina,played
by Jade Rutanen,ispivotalin
the survival of the farm and
theultimatedemiseofNathan.
Rutanenbringsarough-hewn
zest to the scene.
Dino Kossifos turns in a
level-headed performance as
bothDocBrothersand Sheriff
Harry Walters. His deputy-
turned-sheriff LeslieWaltersis
atoncesleazyanddangerously
unintelligent. Michael Saari
carries this off well.
Little Billy Suslack is played
by Tyler James Piette, who also
plays a young Hiram, to some
confusion.Pietteisbuoyantinhis
roles, bringing a flash of energy
and innocence to the stage.
Thesetisfantastic.Asparse,
rustickitchenwiththincotton
tablecloth and worn apron
hanging wearilyfrom a hook
above the stovewelcomesthe
audience to the poor farm-
house. Wheat stalks adorn
the lip of the stage, and the
scent of teshlybaked wheat
bread immediatelygreets the
nose and makes the experi-
ence of watching this story
unfold deeper and more sen-
sational.
MauraHanlon'sdirectingis
i
fiercelyintelligent.Something
beautiful is created onstage
with the heartfelt, honest
scriptandmasterfuldirecting.
Flashbacks are overlapped
with the present and the
result is that the characters
are continuously living with
the history from which they
sprung,the ghostsofthe past.
This interaction between the
previous life and the one that
nowexistsisatender,gorgeous
dance.
Art Devine has once again
proven to be a talented play-
wright.Therearesomesugges-
tivescenesthat arebest suited
to mature audiences, but the
timeisripeforthoseinterested
in a heartrending evening of
serioustheatre.
Winter Wheat is at the Cape Rep
Theatre, Route 6A in Brewster,
through June 4. For tickets ($20),
call 508-896-1888 or Theatermania
at 1-866-811-4111. Subscription and
non-subscription tickets are avail-
able online at www.caperep.org.
Winter Wheat...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE C:1
In 1969, Havens took his
music to the masses when he
performed at Woodstock. As
the first artist to set foot on
that infamous Bethel stage,
Havens faced the daunting
task of kickingoff the now-
historic event.
During his three-hour
performance, Havens held
the crowd's rapt attention. It
was there that he first sang
"Freedom," a song impro-
vised when Havens ran out
of tunes while being called
back for encores. "I've had to
sing 'Freedom' at every show
since then,"he said during a
telephone interview from his
home in New Jersey.
Havens recalled a show
where he was only onstage
a short time. "I didn't have
time to sing the song,"he
said. "When the show was
over, I was on my way to an-
other state. When I walked
into the parkinglot there
were, like, 300 people waiting
for me."
The gathered crowd had
been eagerly waiting for
Havens and begged him to
sing the beloved tune: "So
I pulled out my guitar, sat
on a car fender and played
'Freedom'for 300 people in a
parkinglot."
Moments such as that are
what it's all about for Ha-
vens, who delights in playing
for his fans. "The stage
doesn't belong to the artist,"
he said. "It belongs to the
audience."
Along with his audience,
what motivates Havens'
passionate performances is
the music. "I am spreading
songs to people who don't
get a chance to hear them,"
he said.
Havens chooses his music
based on emotion. "Because
of what it did to me," he said
of songs he plays. "I share
songs that have changed my
life personally,that could
possibly help someone else."
Although Havens was im-
mersed in the days that were
said to have transformed
Americaforever, he feels that
the country's true changes
are just beginning. "I see
the world itself as awaken-
ing,"he said. "The changes
[Woodstock] made in us are
so subtle that we havejust
started living them."
Havens credits his Brook-
lyn childhood for broaden-
ing his mind at an early age.
He recalls a harmonious
blend of cultures. "We grew
up together, went to school
together,"he said. "I daresay
that my generation was the
first to do that in the wake
of World War H."
It wasn't until Havens
began traveling extensively
that he realized not all
areas bore similar neigh-
borhoods. "It dawned on
me that it may not be true
everywhere,"he said. "Not
everywhere in the world was
there a variety,an extension
of community."
Nonetheless, Havens fell
in love with every area he
visited. His only issue with
his more rural venues was
lack of adequate television.
"The one thing that really
rattled me [in the Midwest]
was that they only got two
channels!"he exclaimed. "I
was used to 11in New York."
These days Havens feels it
is the youngest generation
that has it going on. "I have
some of my best conversa-
tions with people under four
feet tall," he said, noting
that he has seven grandchil-
dren and one great grand-
child.
"They have the questions
and they aren't afraid to
ask," he said of children.
"They're here. They know
what they want and it'sfor
the better of all of us."
When Havens thinks about
where the world is now
versus where it was at the
time of Woodstock, he sees
many similarities."Someone
is alwaysthere to keep us
from knowing, which is why
we had to push to know," he
said.
He finds the terms "hip-
pie" and "beatnik" laugh-
able because they were so
off the mark. "They were
created by the media," he
said. "That image of the
man with the black beret,
smoking that long cigarette,
playing bongos. It existed,
but in such a much more
sophisticated way than they
knew."
Havens also scoffs at the
notion that his generation
was against the military.
"Without the US Army,
Woodstock would not have
happened," he said. "How
could we be against sol-
diers? They were our broth-
ers, sisters, mothers and
fathers."
Although Havens' smooth,
mellow manner of speak-
ing belies his passions, rest
assured they will be in the
music when he takes to the
stage. "It's because what
I actually do onstage is
share things that have been
shared with me,"he said.
To reserve tickets ($15 to $40) for
Saturday's show, call 508-375-4044.
Richie Havens...
The mighty"Organ"symphony of Camille Saint-Saens
is a highlight of the 2006-07 season of the Cape Sym-
phony Orchestra.Patrons atlastweekend'smagnificent
performances of Verdi's Requiem got a sneak preview
of what's coming up, including another Saint-Saens
piece, his third violin concerto, played by local soloist
Ben Thacher.
The season, which includes Saturday and Sunday
performances, starts Sept. 16with a Hindemith march,
a Brahms piano concerto, and the Elgar variations on
"Enigma."Nov. 4 brings Dvorak'ssixth symphony and a
Mendelssohn overture,whileJan. 20'sprogramincludes
Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony, Robert Schumann's
cello concerto, and William Schuman's "AmericanFes-
tival Overture."
The organ performance on April 14 includes not only
the Saint-Saens but also the Poulenc concerto for or-
gan and a Rimskii-Korsakov overture. May 3 brings a
Tchaikovskiiviolin concerto and Ferde Grofe'sfamiliar
"Grand Canyon Suite."
The Pops series includestributes to Ray Charles (Oct.
7 and 8) and Louis Armstrong (Feb. 10 and 11) as well
as the traditional Christmas show (Dec. 2 and 3).
For tickets, call 508-362-1111, x 100, or go to www.
capesymphony.org
t • •
Saturday'sclassical concert featuring Russian artists
at Falmouth Academy has been postponed.
• • •
Barnstable High School theater guru John Sullivan
has two new shows for the Barnstable Summer Family
Theater. Auditions for The Trial of Rumplestiltskin
will be held at BHS Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. and
Tuesday from 5to 7 p.m. Tryouts for The Lost Treasure
of Blackbeard are set for June 11 from noon to 2 p.m.
and June 12 from 6 to 8 p.m.
0 • •
It's big, and it sounds great. It's the Barnstable High
School Spring Concert Thursday at 7p.m. Admission is
$3 for adults and $2 for students and seniors.
• • •
Stick a toe in at the Osterville Maritime Festival
Saturday for a day that celebrates the village's love
of the sea. There's a complete schedule elsewhere in
today's paper.
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