Live music is back at Payomet
Payomet Performing Arts Center will kick off the season with singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert playing two shows at its Drive-In Live outdoor venue. Gilbert, who has released 13 albums, combines classic covers and original tunes with humor. The hybrid seating options are designated lawn space for blankets and chairs, or in cars
When: 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 22
Where: Payomet Performing Arts Center ballfield, 29 Old Dewline Road, North Truro
Tickets (advance only): $25
Or Payomet has virtual music, too
Payomet will kick off its Open Arts concert series with Central American performer Aurelio Martinez in a virtual concert. Born in Honduras, Martinez is known for his evocative voice, according to Payomet officials, and is considered the cultural ambassador for the Garifuna nation as a “major tradition-bearer” of its culture and music. Garifuna music is a mix of traditional percussion, acoustic and electric guitars, maracas, claves and congas
Murder mystery part of “radio hour” fundraiser
In an unusual mix of eras and technologies born out of pandemic necessity, the theatrical fundraiser for the West Falmouth Library this year will be a 1940s radio play that uses 2021 Zoom virtual capabilities.
The library and writer/director Lisa Jo Rudy’s Not My Monkeys company will present “The Music and Murder Radio Hour,” a nostalgic virtual variety show featuring “vintage” ads, musical acts and a murder mystery/comedy.
Not able to gather in person for the fundraising party this year, Rudy reached out to local actors and got more than two dozen to participate via Zoom and video for a one-hour online presentation with two showings.