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You know what? I love living on Cape Cod.The people who know me best may chuckle a bit under their breath when they read that sentence, recalling numerous tirades and rants in which I vociferously proclaimed quite the opposite, but I like to think it’s pretty apparent – all foot stamping and fist shaking aside – that I have a soft spot for sandy man-made islands with traffic problems.Any place has its inherent frustrations, and I’m happy to admit that to many, I am likely one of this place’s. (That is actually more than likely.)There’s one thing that I think comes with loving someplace – I actually think it more comes with simply living someplace – and that is a responsibility to do what you can to make the place you live just a little bit better. We spend a lot of time with our heads down, plugged into sundry electronic distractions and interacting with virtual universes, while

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the physical one around us seems to be getting a little frayed at the edges. I have a funny hunch that 2012 is not going to be our last year on Earth (though if you see me working on the concrete bunker in my backyard, just know that I’ve learned to hedge my bets). While that means it probably isn’t a great time to just blow everything off and party like it’s a Prince song come to fruition (again) for the next couple hundred days, I think we should all take a moment and look at what we can do to impact the world around us. Not just driving a hybrid or recycling, I mean something a little more direct. Something closer to home. There are a lot of folks in your community already doing this. In a page or two you’ll read about a 13-year-old who launched his own non-profit. At Dinghy we’re always willing to do what we can to help promote awareness and give space to events seeking to better our community. I personally

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have just launched a series of prints for the summer season, 25% of the proceeds of which will be going to the wonderful folks at Cape Abilities, and our friends at Cape Cod Lollicakes have a special Cape Cod Beer infused cake pop that will see some if its profits going to them as well. Which brings me, wordily, to my point.We here at Dinghy challenge all of our readers to do something, no matter how small, in the coming weeks to make life a little bit better for someone else. If you can’t donate time or other resources, maybe just spend a whole day being nice to the people around you. Make some eye contact, open some doors. Engage your fellow Cape Codders. The smiles you get in return will beam on more than you, and the ripple effect will be palpable. Smiles, like yawns, are contagious. It’s a fact.The thing that really ties us all together, and this can be easy to lose track of with all the distraction in our hectic lives, is community. That string of interpersonal, symbiotic relationships that make your town and mine more than a picture on a postcard, or just some place you live, but home. And home is, as they say, where the heart is.

If you’ve never driven on Cape Cod, you’re in for a real treat. “Capeys,” as they are lovingly known, have their own unique road rules, etiquette, and style, making driving here one of life’s great adventures. A simple trip to the supermarket can be fraught with the kind of hair-raising, heart-pounding excitement of which you’ve only dreamed. Who knew there were so many creative driving possibilities? So, when visiting this piece of paradise, be prepared for the unexpected, the unusual, and often the very thrilling while just riding in your car. For the uninitiated, here are some basic guidelines for navigating our roads.

How to drive like a Capeyby Sue Newman Illustration by Joey Mars

1. When traveling on Route 28 in the middle of summer, with traffic at a snail’s pace, or even at the suggested speed limit (remember, it is only a suggestion) know that some car in front of you will, for no apparent reason, just suddenly stop in the middle of the road just to let a car from a side road enter traffic. There will be no warning or signal. Capeys are naturally courteous and thoughtful so you will see this behavior throughout the Cape. You mash on your brakes, making Grammy, Spot, and your children snap their heads forward violently, slam their jaws shut, and their hearts thud. Yippee, your vacation has begun!2. Here’s another driving maneuver seen at nearly every intersection, and one that is sure to make you gasp for breath. You’re at a traffic light and plan to drive straight through once the light turns green; however, oncoming traffic in the left lane doesn’t want to wait for you to proceed as you were taught in driver’s ed. Whoops! You almost got hit by the car making a left turn in front of you, causing you to either slam on your brakes or speed ahead wildly. Adding to the drama is the driver blaring his horn while violently raising his middle finger. Who knew driving could be so much fun?3. This is one of my particular favorites and one that requires close attention. You will recognize her immediately: she is driving either a huge SUV or family van, she has a cell phone in one hand into which she is talking, and a 32 ounce of Dunkie’s iced coffee in the other, and a back seat full of kids who are wrestling with the family’s dog. How does she do it? She weaves, stops and goes, uses no turn signal or the

wrong one, and still manages to keep her chariot on the road. The adrenaline rush you feel trying to second-guess her next move is unequaled and potentially the high point of your vacation.4. Nothing says summer on the Cape like an evening drive where you notice every other oncoming vehicle is sporting only one headlight and that one is on high beam. At first you think it’s a motorcycle and then because you sense more substance to it, perhaps an alien landing…but no, dear reader, it is the ubiquitous “perdiddle” of Cape Cod. You must wonder how these cars escape detection, pass inspection, and flourish so abundantly, but our atmosphere provides a natural environment for these rogue vehicles. Your kids will marvel at their sheer number and enjoy the game played by Capeys for decades…counting them and screaming “perdiddle!” 5.And here is the absolute stunner of your Cape Cod driving experience: you pull up to a stop sign and stop. The driver behind you lays on his/her horn, curses you out the window while thrusting the ubiquitous middle finger. In total confusion you make the classic mistake of engaging in a conversation with said driver, asking why he/she is angry. What follows will make you wonder if you’ve arrived in a foreign country since the language is so confusing. This memory will last your family for an entire winter.6. Last, but certainly not least, is the rotary… Designed by Satan for his own amusement, but beloved by Capeys. These devil circles test the mettle of even the most seasoned road warriors. Watching a novice enter and exit these roundabouts is both exhilarating and mesmerizing, much like the old game of Frogger. Drivers in the circle always have the right of way, but that rule is so wide open to interpretation that the possibilities for disaster and close escape are endless. Visitors almost always panic and stop in the middle of the circle, sure they’ve made a mistake and are in imminent danger…the old deer in the headlights response…and of course they are. So, welcome visitors. Enjoy your stay and fasten your seatbelts, you’re in for a bumpy but thrilling ride.

At an age where most kids main concerns are skateboarding or playing video games, 13 year old Trevor Work is the founder of his own non profit organization.“One Less Gift started because Trevor asked questions about the homeless people in his community, whether or not they have kids, where do they live, do they get enough to eat, and what do they do on their birthday,” explains his mother, Regina. “He began to look at his life and all that he had and

realized that if he gave up a little, and you give up a little, and we all give up a little, together, we can really make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.”The bent of One Less Gift is that if we all take one of the gifts we would receive for our birthdays or holidays and instead give them to those in our community in need, it would create a real change. They also encourage taking time on your special day to volunteer at a shelter or food kitchen, so that you can see firsthand the challenges others face and the impact your time or donation can make. (cont’d)

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Funded at first with money saved walking dogs and holding a yard sale, One Less Gift has thus far given over five thousand dollars to local charities, including the Cape and Islands United Way, food pantries, Housing Assistance Corp and Habitat for Humanity, who recently had Trevor speak at their 75th home dedication this past March in Orleans.A great way to support Trevor and his budding foundation are through purchasing their t-shirts, available at many local businesses. “When people purchase a t-shirt, 100% of the profits are passed along,” Regina noted, explaining that they only recoup expenses for printing, and that every cent of donated cash goes directly to one of their affiliated charities. For more information head toonelessgift.org, which includes a tab entitled What I Gave, full of stories and people who support Trevor and his efforts.

Trevor and Siobahn Magnus working at the United Way.photo courtesy One Less Gift

Okay, so you guys just moved to a new space, pretty exciting! How did that come about?When we opened our store in our previous space around the corner here at Mashpee Commons two years ago, we started with 20 lines of artist-made kaleidoscopes (including those of Jon’s, under the name “Chesnik Scopes”), toy scopes & kits, some artist-made jewelry, etc. We created artist “vignettes” with an Artist Statement on display at each vignette. I consider it our honor to not only educate our customers about the types of kaleidoscopes available, how they make perfect gifts, but also about the artists who create them, because they’re people we know personally. In fact, we include that Artist Statement with every purchase of a handcrafted kaleidoscope, piece of jewelry, etc.Based on our early success, we continued to add more artist lines of scopes, and before long, everything became so crowded that new customers coming in often had difficulty distinguishing one vignette from another. It was impressive, but just a visual blurr. Also, the tiny size of the store often became jammed with people--a good problem to have, I

A Matter of Perspective

Cape Kaleidoscopesexpands their visionwith new, larger shop.

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A rainy day staple for our family, Cape Kaleidoscopes has been an integral part of the Mashpee Commons experience since they opened. Recently upsizing to a new location , they are open and ready to rock for the summer months. Interview with co-owner Suz Greene.

suppose! When the large former Puritan Clothing space here at Mashpee Commons was divided into smaller stores last year, it got us thinking that we should consider expanding to a larger space.So we bit the bullet, and spent three months improving our new space over the winter. The 14’ ceilings had been painted black, and we had our painter spray it with three coats of white paint. Then Jon created a huge grid of white track lighting which took several days. Light is a kaleidoscope’s best friend, after all! Add our new big bank of windows, and I think I’ve achieved my goal of creating a big, bright space. Jon also created a huge storage closet, which is probably only important to me. Now we won’t have to maneuver around boxes in our living room!What’s the difference between the new and the old?Our new store has more of a bright gallery feel, but we want to stress that we’re still very HANDS-ON. We joke that if you don’t pick them up our kaleidoscopes, we’ll put them in your hands! It’s all about enjoying the magistry of the interior image, or mandala. And we most definitely still want kids to come

in. We love teaching them all about how kaleidoscopes work.In our new shop, we’ve been able to spread out all the artist vignettes, and give each artist more shelf space. We organized all our kaleidocopes by complexity/price, with the simplest/least expensive ones near the front near where the toys are now. At the back of the store is a large circular “gallery table” where the large limited-edition and one-of-a-kind scopes live. The table is at hip height and there are table lights directed at each scope for maximum viewing enjoyment.

We’ve already sold several of those big guys, but many more are coming!We expanded the lines of the kaleidoscopes we were already carrying, and we added yet more artist lines. We’re up to 35 now! Also, after about three months of Googling ‘kaleidoscope”, I’ve added several lines of what I call “kaleidoscope-inspired” gifts, such as wooden boxes with mandala patterns on the top, very cool handcrafted purses in fun fabrics, 3-D mandala-patterned shadow boxes from original photography, tons of books about kaleidoscopes, already very popular sand art in many sizes/colors, and an entire case devoted to several lines of wonderful jewelry. I even have tiny mandala zipper pulls!By popular demand, we’ve expanded the three lines of tiny kaleidoscope pendants we were carrying--yes, they’re beautiful jewelry that also happen to be working kaleidoscopes. We’ve also added to our selection of amazing quilts created by my mother-in-law, Janice Chesnik, who with her husband made kaleidoscopes for 27 years. My husband, Jon, worked for them for most of those years, and took over the business upon their retirement five years ago. He jokes that Janice retired so she could quilt! What other new opportunities has this presented?We purposely created flexible display cases that can be moved around. One reason is because we hope to hold kaleidoscope-making classes for adults in the future. Some of our artists teach nationally, and we’d love to host them to teach in our store. I envision creating these classes as special after-hours events, with wine/appetizers, like a date night! At this point, we’re still gauging the interest, and collecting names/emails from customers so we can contact everyone once we have a schedule in place, which will most likely only start in the fall, given the long summer hours the stores are open here at Mashpee Commons. Will Jon still be making kaleidoscopes on site?Jon primarily works from his home studio creating his scopes for his 120+ wholesale accounts and corporate orders, but he can still be seen on occasion in our front window creating the wheels of his kaleidoscopes in a stained-glass technique. When he’s not there, we leave all his parts and pieces out on his workbench, so we can explain all the work involved, from copper foiling each piece of agate stone, dichroic and millefiore glass, to soldering the wheel together, and so on.

What else would you like to say to our readers?Most people have never been to a kaleidoscope store, so taking it all in is a unique experience in and of itself. Before long, though, people recognize that kaleidoscopes make fore unique, memorable gifts, whether for weddings, retirements, graduations, etc. We refer to them as “interactive art”, because they’re beautiful on display in your home, but they’re fun to pass around to family and friends when they come over. The variety is virtually endless, from wooden ones to glass to metal and combinations thereof. Most people never knew the variety of ways they work, using wands, wheels, marbles, dry cells, oil cells, and the very popular teleidoscope type. As a result, they’re highly collectable. We’ve shipped them to collectors worldwide from our website, people who’ve never even been to the Cape. Some people have hundreds in their collection! We’ve also started quite a few collections since we opened.We’re also in the process of having our website completely redesigned. I’ve been so busy with customers that I fell way behind in updating it, unfortunately. But the new site will have a full shopping cart and

searching capability. I’m sure that we’ll reach even more collectors and people just looking for a unique gift.We have a free Rewards Program whereby once we enter your name/email in our system, it keeps track of your purchases. Once you reach $400, you’re rewarded with a $50 credit towards your next purchase.I’m thrilled that my store has achieved such growth in only two short years. We joke that we’re about as niche as it gets, but perhaps that’s why. No matter what the economy, there will always be a need to find artful gifts, and what better gift than a kaleidoscope!

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Okay, everyone knows you, but just in case, can you give us the abridged version of just who Joey Mars is, what you do and how you wound up here?Some days Joey Mars is an art super hero and other days he’s just Joe, the guy who mows the lawn occasionally and drinks bad coffee while waiting at Jiffy Lube with Fred from Hyannis. The history of Joey Mars starts in art school in Boston where I met a film student who was doing multi-media light shows for alternative bands in the mid 80’s. I quickly became the poster artist for a few bands and a few promoters he was working for. The bands and the promoters became more successful so the shows got bigger and the exposure got bigger, doing art for shows with bands Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Jr., Morphine, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Lemonheads, Green Magnet School, and tons of other great bands of the late 80’s and 90’s . I landed in Worcester cooking and doing art in a

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rock club called Sir Morgan’s Cove where I was introduced to the Worcester artist Group, an alternative non- profit start-up occupying 10,000 square feet on Harlow Street in the old Rockwell Sprinkler Factory. That scene developed nicely and my art went national with the breakthrough of alternative music in 91-92. I worked out licensing deals with Polygram, Liquid Blue, Orion Posters and the sticker giant Net Sales. There was a period of time when my artwork was in half the malls and beach shops

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in America either on a t-shirt, poster or sticker as well as island shops and city boutiques around the world. This led to larger licensing deals with stadium bands Aerosmith and the Grateful Dead. I continued doing posters and graphics for bands and the Boston Phoenix. Somewhere along the way I met Ronny Hazel, the owner of Shop Therapy and he hired me as a graphic design consultant for his import business which was great as I traveled to Asia several times doing business in China, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia and India. I have kept up my partnership with Ronny through the years and moved to the Cape in ‘97 and started exploring the gallery fine art scene.You have a lot on your plate… Helltown, a solo show at the Guyer Barn in Hyannis and now your own gallery, what’s the deal with that? When will it be open and what can folks expect from it?Yes, this spring has launched into extreme mode... It’s all good. The Gallery will be called Spank The Monkey Fine Arts, located at 288 Commercial Street. Ronny Hazel purchased a large building in the middle of downtown Provincetown for the new Shop Therapy and I have been painting murals all over the building. He hired me as Managing Creative Director of the new gallery about a month ago and has given me the shop next to his to create a high energy gallery experience. It’s great, as the gallery is underneath the two floor, 35 foot long mural I have been painting all winter and spring. Should be open by Memorial Day weekend and will focus on the developing low brow, cartoon surrealism, illustrator, outsider concepts we have been catering to and nuturing at Helltown Workshop for the past three years. Helltown Workshop is a Provincetown artist group. We operate several spaces in the Whalers Wharf Complex as gallery and performance space. The underground art scene is really bubbling to the surface these days with a great community of artists on the outer Cape. It’s happening in

theater, tattoo parlors and the restaurants as well. The Hyannis Harbor Arts Center at Guyer Barn show has been in the works since last fall and the collection of work I will show is really coming together. That opens Thursday May 24th from 7-10pm and runs for 3 weeks at the 250 South Street, Hyannis location.Your style of art is equal parts cartoon and contemporary, how would you describe it, what / who inspires you what mediums do you use? Is there a prevailing idea or concept behind what you do?It’s a blend of modern expressionism, flow of consciousness painting, surrealism, graffiti and underground comics. I paint with watercolors, acrylics, gouache, spray paint, what ever it takes. I have been influenced from everything from Sesame Street to Picasso. Rat Fink to R. Crumb. Rick Griffin, Victor Moscosso to Jean Michel Basquiat and Pollack. Bill Waterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes”, Berkeley Breathed’s “Bloom County”, Gary Trudeau’s “Doonesbury”, Charles Shultz’s Peanuts. Was and still am a huge rock poster fan. I studied with some heavy duty impressionists in art school. Robert Douglas Hunter and Robert Cormier were teaching at Vesper George School of Art while I attended. Those guys are legends, past presidents of the Boston Guild of Artists and I learned a lot from them. I play with mysteries in nature. I love plants and animals. Technology juxtaposed against archaic traditions

and sacred math. I am a bit of a sci-fi geek so I play around with concepts like quantum physics and string theory. Our connectivity as humans and where evolution has brought us from and where are we going. Is technology about to evolve so fast we enter a new event horizon and really begin to change? Is there a collective consciousness? Is nature aware? The metamorphosis is on!Someone of your talents would no doubt make a better living in a metropolitan area… What keeps you here on the Cape?The thee “F’s”... Family, Freaks and Fun.

What’s next for J Mars?Well I think I am in a position to help usher in this new art movement to the northeast and Cape Cod. This movement is already huge in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Prague and has been happening in little cracks and corners around here for some time and it’s about sprout and blossom. There is so much talent on the Cape right now it’s scary! We are a movement that is here to stay and we will have an impact on culture. It’s going to be fun watching many artists get the recognition they deserve.Last words?Get out there and create. Push the art pedal to the floor. Be your own movie...Peace

PhotosFoggy tilt/shift image of the Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown. photo James Joiner

A spider crafts a springtime home.photo James Joiner

Grey’s Beach in Yarmouthport under a thundery sky.photo Lynn Duquette Perera

A naturl gas burn off in Sandwich.photo James Joiner

Patiently waiting in Osterville.photo James Joiner

Cherry blossoms.‘photo James Joiner

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