While the COVID-19 pandemic imposed social isolation, the Falmouth Art Center helped offset it by lifting the spirits of hundreds of art lovers from ages 5 to 99.
During state-mandated lockdowns in spring 2020 the art center building on Gifford Street was closed to the public, classes were canceled, the heat was turned down, staff hours were cut and several staff had to be laid off temporarily. Laura M. Reckford, the centerâs executive director, immediately set out to learn Zoom technology, then worked with her teachers and students to make them familiar and comfortable with it.
In late March 2020 the center began offering Zoom art classes, which more than 40 percent of students continue to use, and which attracted teachers from other organizations that were still closed. In June, once Governor Charles D. Baker Jr. loosened restrictions, the center also opened for in-person classes in clay and painting. Ms. Reckford had adopted Centers for Disease Control safety protocols, whi
Martha s Vineyard and Provincetown virtual game nights: 7-10 p.m. Free. Check www.eventbrite.com.
The Anne Hutchinson Tour of Provincetown: various times, Bas Relief Park, 106 Bradford St., Provincetown. $15. https://www.eventbrite.com
Friday, Feb. 5
Online Yoga for Wise Warriors! With Lees Yunit: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Feb. 5, presented online via Zoom by the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. $15-$75. 508-394-7100, aneill@cultural-center.org, cultural-center.org.
“Our Stories: Works by Claudia Smith-Jacobs, Carl Lopes, Joe Diggs and Robin Joyce Miller”: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 5, opening of art exhibit at Falmouth Arts Center, 137 Gifford St. 508-540-3304, falmouthart.org.