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Cotuit Center for the Arts will host jazz stars Steve Wilson, Renee Rosnes and David Wong on Aug. 11. The Falmouth Road venue's Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival set is one of several arts bookings added to Barnstable's calendar this week, alongside a Renaissance String Quartet concert at…

Barnstable-raised comedian Matt Corman is set to return home for a one-night comedy show, per a Wicked Local listing. The Bourne Courier's events calendar billed the performance as a homecoming set for the entertainer, though no date, time or venue had been confirmed as of Sunday. Two o…

The Downtown concert series will bring the Imani Winds quintet to The Federated Church of Hyannis on Monday, Aug. 3, at 5:30 p.m. It's one of two upcoming cultural bookings surfacing in Barnstable event listings this week: the Gabriel V Brass Ensemble performs its "American Images" prog…

Wildfire smoke from Canada gave Barnstable skies a hazy cast Wednesday, July 15. A Reuters Connect photograph distributed that day showed the haze settling over the town's Sandy Neck Lighthouse, as smoke from wildfires burning north of the border drifted into the region. Separately, Pat…

Lion's mane jellyfish are appearing in unusually large numbers on Cape Cod beaches this summer, a harbormaster says. Barnstable Patch reported the trend this week, describing the large stinging jellyfish as an increasingly common sight at Massachusetts beaches, including around Barnstab…

A box truck fire closed eastbound Route 6 in Barnstable and snarled the Friday morning commute. Massachusetts State Police responded to the blaze, which prompted a temporary shutdown of the eastbound side of the highway, according to "Part of Route 6 closed in Barnstable due to vehicle …

A flood watch keeps Barnstable on alert into Tuesday afternoon as heavy rain threatens the Cape region. CapeCod.com reports the watch spans southeastern Massachusetts, including Barnstable, Eastern Plymouth, and Northern Bristol counties. Meanwhile, the community calendar fills out for …