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Town lifts the curtain... CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:9 the arts, Center officials have looked at sites with town staffers. Niedzwiecki took the BEDC on a virtual tour, showingslides of the existing sitesandhowthey'dlookwith a classically proportioned theater and large backstage area in place. The Armory site, directly across the street from town hall,couldbe servicednotonly from South Street but also OldColony,thewideroad that runs over the former railroad bed. One slide showed aclas- sically proportioned theater sittingsideways on the lot. Niedzwiecki said the town paid more than $100,000 for the property in 1953, then gave two acres to the state in 1957, retaining the right to take it back when that use lapsed. In the 1980s,however, thatrightwaslegislatedout of existence on Beacon Hill.Re- cent legislationawaitingGov. Romney'ssignaturecould see the property return to town control. (At Wednesday'sCenterville Civic Association meeting, state Rep. Demetrius Atsalis said he expects the perform- ing arts center willbe located at the Armory site). On Tuesday, Niedzwiecki said there are concerns about the historic role the 1958 building played in national politics. It'swhere President- elect John F. Kennedy held his first press conference the morning after the vote. The assistant town manager said that there's "nothing left" of that event inside the building, and what happened could be commemorated withaperma- nent display in the lobby. That may not satisfy the Barnstable Historical Com- mission, some of whose mem- bers believe the building should be put on the National Register of Historic Places. Niedzwieckisaidthe proper- ty'sassessed valueis$995,000 and would probably sell for twice that.A conceptual slide showed adouble-decked sec- tion of the town'sSouth Street parking lot as one option to handle traffic . Just downSouthStreet,the edge of Aselton Park and the site of the Cape Cod Maritime Museumpresent another op- portunity.Heretheartscenter - which would be likely to have fewer than 1,000 seats and not be open daily-could find some synergy with the museumoperation,according to Niedzwiecki. The connection to the wa- terfront would be astrongat- traction for both the creators and usersofanartscenter,but parking and access would be tight. Niedzwiecki showed a conceptualplanthat had traf- fic exitingthroughproperties onto PleasantStreet and to a parkinglot there. Thepropertiesinvolvedhere are assessed at $2,409,2000, Niedzwiecki said, and would sell for twicethat. The remaining sites have their issues. The 500 block's easternhalf,saidNiedzwiecki, is assessed at $3.4 million; it could hold the Center and someparking.WiththeCenter itself likely to cost $15 to $20 million in private funds, that could be a tough sale. Pufferbellies , the former railroad roundhouse turned into a nightclub, and nearby parcelsthat would be needed for parking have an assessed value of $6.3 million, accord- ingto Niedzwiecki. The site is out ofthe downtown areaand might not serve as a draw for activities there, he said. "The town's not interested in building a $20 million per- formingarts center and we're not interested in running it," Niedzwiecki said in stressing the need for private funding and operation. He said the town will ap- point a citizen advisory com- mittee on the matter soon. Toconcernsthatthetownal- readyhasa1,400-seat perform- ing arts center at Barnstable HighSchool,Niedzwiecki said he sees that facility working in conjunction with a smaller downtown center, as well as with Cape Cod Melody Tent in the west end. 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All rights reserved. aMC- ,-. ,., m n.rvt ,™ r.cc L -M ./M L» a • o/lo 5:31 am 11:04 am 5:55 pm 1V.44pm 8/16 6:31 am 12:00 pm 6:52 pm None ; 8/17 7:35 am 12;47 am 7:53 pm 12:59 pm Rum Soaked Crooks... CONTINUED FROM PAGE A:1 Goux feels it isimportant to bring the musical genre to the public as it bears profound historical signifi- cance. "It's part of our ter- rific history here,"he said. "It's a window on the lives of people in several remarkable eras of American develop- ment." The trio formed after Goux moved to Cape Cod in the 1970s and met Su- lanowski and Lanier, who shared his fondness for folk music, particularly that celebrating the sea. A longtime musician, Goux is adept at the guitar, recorder, concertina, dulci- mer, and various percussion instruments. His classroom at the Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School in Marstons Mills where he teaches music is a testa- ment to his talents, with numerous instruments out and ready for playing. At Saturday's concert Goux and the rest of the trio will perform tunes such as "Lovely Ernestina," "Yo-Yo Schooners at Digby," and "Mary L. McKay." "It is an amazing and astonishing story that this little spit of land generated all these epic tales," said Goux. "It is full of connec- tions to other cultures." The music appeals to Goux not only because of its lyricism and spirit, but also for the rich truths within that are reminiscent of an extraordinary time. "When I sing these songs, I feel like I'm opening this window for people," he said. "It's more thanjust reading a book. The voice of a song is like the voice of the person who brought it back from Timbuktu." Many of the chanteys the Crooks perform are tales of sea adventuresthat took place during 19th century travels from New Englandto places like Nova Scotia, Eu- rope, and even as far away as Africa. "The men would come back with songs from their life aboard the ship," said Goux."They were singing and listening.It all became part of their musical life." In just a few weeks Goux will return to teaching mu- sic at Horace Mann, where this school year he will integrate chanteys into his curriculum as part of what he refers to as the historical, arts component of teaching. In the meantime, Goux and the Rum Soaked Crooks encourage folks of all ages to come by the Darnel Davis House to see the show -par- rots on shoulders welcome. P^v^wtw^^m * HAVE ^9 | T A BABY? J! i j = :Send us your news h photos so we can ^=B JD^ include it in our expanded Village coverage ^ a ¦ 4 Ocean Street,PO Box 1208,Hyannis,MA 02601 ^ R ^ 7 508-771-1427 • email: villages@barnstablepatriot.corn ^H rapgour patriot. 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"I really doubt if any town on the Cape would have had the resources to negotiate that," planning board chair- man Felicia Penn told the Task Force last Thursday as the review board brought its road show to town hall. Two former town council- ors, Jaci Barton and Audrey Loughnane, spoke against sawing down the land-use agency's teeth, saying that the people of CapeCod voted to control development. Peter Doiron of Barnstable said his wife and he "like the commission and see it as a check and balance on towns riding off in all directions." He urged that commission members "be directly elected by the people" rather than appointed by boards of se- lectmen. Penn said major projects coming to the Cape should define how theywillaffect the "wage gap"between low-pay- ing, big-box retail stores and other types ofjobs. "In 15 years," Carr said, "nobody's come up with a good definition of economic impact. It's one of the miss- ing links." C'Leary, one of the ar- chitects of the commission, recalled that the proposed agency was "hanging by a thread" at a meeting of Cape selectmen, dodging a bullet when someone moved to table the discussion for the nonce. "(Former state) Sen. Paul Doane was furious I put it on the ballot as a non-binding vote," O'Leary said. The senator said creation of local comprehensive plans wasawayto get townsto col- laborate onmanaginggrowth, but he admitted that, "That part of the process broke down." Tinkering with the Com- mission Act, which might be necessary to allow joint town-commission review of projects,shouldbe done care- fully, O'Leary advised, but he added, "If you feel you must come to the state, don't be afraid to do that." Task Force member Spyro Mitrokostas underlined one of his main concerns -hav- ing commissioners elected rather than appointed -inai exchange with a couple fron Brewster.After theyhadtesti fled about their involvemen in the commission's pone testing programs, he askec them gently if they knew th< name of their town's repre sentative.Theywere stumper, (for the record, it'sElizabetl Taylor; a former commissioi chair who's served on he: town'sconservation commis sion as well). Coverage ai last night's Task Force session with town councilors, select- men,planning and zoning board mem hers and other officials from around the Cape that began past the paper's deadline will appear next week. The Task Force will hold two marathon, four-hour meetings starting at 7:45 a.m. on Aug. 24 and 29 to review possible recommendations. These meetings will be held in rooms 1 1 and 12 at Barnstable Superior Court House. The public is welcome.