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Movies & Theater

Heritage Theaters

Sandwich 280 Route 130, Sandwich; 508-833-7777. Rare lineups, stadium seats, Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Surround Sound, and totally worth the drive. General Admission $8, Matinees before 6pm, children under 12 and seniors $6. Open Year Round.

Falmouth Cinema Pub

137 Teaticket Hwy (Rt 28), East Falmouth; 508-495-0505. The nearest movie theater, with table seating and dinner service during the films. Fare is of the burger and beer variety, the curly fries are excellent. Shows mainly blockbuster films, open year-round. www.falmouthcinemas.com

Nickelodeon Cinemas

742 Nathan Ellis Hwy (Route 151), Falmouth; 508-563-6510. Shows mainly independent, alternative and some foreign films. Open year round.

Regal Cinemas

Mashpee Commons at the Mashpee Rotary; 508- 477-7333. Six screens showing recent, mainstream movies.

Highfield Theater and College Light Opera Company

End of Depot Ave., Falmouth; box office: summer: 508-548-0668; winter: 508-540-6621 Seasonal plays and musicals. Productions range from Shakespeare to contemporary with many well-known and loved favorites. The theater is house in a historic building.

Woods Hole Theater Company

68 Water St., Woods Hole; 508-540-6525. Call ahead for shows and times. The Woods Hole Community Hall serves as the theater for plays produced by the WHTC. Often featuring local actors, directors, and playwrights, their productions draw from a diverse array of talent within the Woods Hole and Falmouth communities.

Live Music

Local

Grumpy's Pub

29 Locust St., Falmouth; 508-540-3930. Various regional acts.

Open Mic Night @ Captain Kidd

77 Water Street, Woods Hole; 508-548-9206. A Woods Hole institution. Wednesday nights starting at 9 p.m. Held off-season only, September through April.

Woods Hole Community Center

Periodic concerts and performances. Events posted on the garage door of the Center.

Open Mic Night @ Pie in the Sky

10 Water St., Woods Hole; 508-540-5475. Monday nights during the summer.

Cape

Cape Cod Melody Tent

Hyannis; 508-775-9100, http://www.melodytent.com. The Cape’s venue for big ticket shows. Only open in the summer months.

Beachcomber

Wellfleet; http://www.thebeachcomber.com. This barn on the edge of the Cape Cod National Seashore has various acts during the summer, local and regional. They serve food, including a raw bar, and the beach is literally 150 ft. away.51

The Islands

Nectar's MV

17 Airport Road, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard; 508-693-1137; http://www.nectarsmv.com. Comedy, rock, reggae, latin, and blues. (Used to be Hot Tin Roof where Carly Simon and friends frequented.)

The Muse

Nantucket; 508-228-6873. Wide musical variety. Pool tables and pizza.

Singing Groups

For current information and more groups check out the Falmouth Cultural Resource Guide: http://www.arts-cape.com/fcg/fcg-musens.html.

Schola Cantorum

http://www.scholafalmouth.com Founded in 2002, Schola Cantorum is a small vocal ensemble dedicated to learning and singing the sacred, a capella music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods (14th to 17th century). New members welcome. Good-sight reading ability is important. Weekly rehearsals held on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m., at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church, Main Street, Falmouth. For more information, call Oliver Muldoon (508-548-4428) or email the director, director@scholafalmouth.com.

Solstice Singers

A 16-member madrigal group from the Falmouth area. They specialize in European Madrigals and perform regularly throughout the year. Their performances include poetry, theatrical staging, instruments, and dancing. Participation is by audition. Contact: Margaret Sulanowska, 508-548-3659, msulanowska@whoi.edu.

Woods Hole Cantata

Forms only during the summer months. They rehearse intensely for two months (twice a week) to prepare for two performances of a large work by the end of the summer. It is usually accompanied by an orchestra or ensemble. Auditions are not required and the membership changes and fluctuates year to year. Check the Falmouth Enterprise or posters in the Village during June/July. Summer 2003 practices held Tue/Thu 19:30–21:30 in the Meig Room in the Swope building at the MBL. Contact: 508-548-2221.

Radio Stations

The following is a list of most of the stations that one can receive in the Woods Hole area. Signal quality varies. Complete MA listings here .

  • WGBH 89.7 NPR NPR mornings, classical midday, jazz 19:00–2:00
  • WCAI 90.1 NPR The Cape and Islands NPR station
  • WCCT 90.3 NPR Broadcasts WBUR-90.9 at 100 W (Harwich)
  • WKKL 90.7 NPR Broadcasts WBUR-90.9 at 200 W (W Barnstable)
  • WNAN 91.1 NPR Simulcast of WCAI
  • WSMU 91.1 college UMASS Dartmouth college radio: www.wsmu.org
  • WSDH 91.5 NPR Broadcasts WBUR-90.9 at 300 W (Sandwich).
  • WFPB 91.9 folk WUMB (UMASS Boston) Cape Cod repeater station
  • WPRO 92.3 pop 92 PRO-FM: www.92profm.com. “Today’s hit music.”
  • WMVY 92.7 eclectic Martha’s Vineyard Radio: mvyradio.com
  • WSNE 93.3 variety Coast 93.3: www.wnse.com. “Today’s best variety.”
  • WHJY 94.1 classic rock www.whjy.com. “The home of rock and roll.”
  • WJMN 94.5 hip hop Jam’n 94.5: “. . . blazin hip-hop & today’s hottest music.”
  • WXTK 95.1 news/talk/sports www.95wxtk.com. Rush, Howie Carr, etc.
  • WBRU 95.5 alt rock www.wbru.com
  • WRZE 96.3 top 40 96.3 The Rose: www.therose.net
  • WTWV 101.1 60s 70s oldies 101.1 The Wave
  • WCIB 101.9 classic rock Cool 102: www.cool102.com
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