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Black Lives Matter poets: 'There's no community without unity' Performance provides needed context for George Floyd murder Bronwen Howells Walsh The plan is to do whatever I can. ~MaDarrius Maximus Seated on the grass at the Hyannis Village Green last Sunday were about 150 people, all shades and ages, pulled together by the legacy of George Floyd. "Your faces are so beautiful," host, co-organizer and podcaster Tamora Israel told the mostly masked audience. "Today, we're here to remember the life and murder of George Floyd. A man's life was taken, so we thank God for the life we have here....

Poets and musicians will gather Sunday at the Hyannis Village Green for “A-Way with Words: Spoken Word and Poetry in Solidarity,” a special event in remembrance of George Floyd one year after his murder. “As a person of color, I was trying to think of a way to get our feelings out there, but also how can we heal, and for me that always comes back to creativity. It comes back to art, it comes back to self-expression,” says event organizer Rachael Devaney. “That’s why I thought this would be the perfect way to remember George Floyd.” Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died May 25, 20...

Spring dig, car wash, cut bait, songwriters, poets, Town Notes The Barnstable Patriot The 1717 Meetinghouse Foundation Trustees have been working to remedy the lack of available emergency water in West Barnstable, one of the few communities on the Cape without fire hydrants.  Seventy years ago, the efforts to restore the 1717 Meetinghouse cost approximately $1 million in today’s dollars.The end result will be 60,000 gallons of water buried underground to be used in case of fire, standing ready to preserve the building's history and memories. The Barnstable High School Class of 2021 will b...

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The Wampanoag Trading Post Gallery Extension, which opened temporarily in November in honor of Native American Heritage Month, continues to be open at 5 North Street in Mashpee Commons, showcasing work by Native American artists. The large space is currently featuring paintings by Nelson Andrews, Robert Peters and Natasha Frye, all citizens of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, along with photographs by Rachael Devaney, who is from Centerville and is of Aztec descent. With its high ceilings and open space, there’s plenty of room in the gallery for the artists to set up studio space and work. M...