What's' Entertainment is happening in Cape Cod this summer.

What to do this summer: Pirates, puppets, live animals, concerts and crafts

Kathi Scrizzi DriscollCape Cod Times

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Cotuit Center for the Arts has a new outdoor stage this summer, and has announced a “Summer Family Fun” schedule starting in early July. The activities through August include pirates, puppets, exotic animals and music. All shows are at 10:30 a.m. from July 6-Aug. 28 at the center, 4404 Falmouth Road/Route 28. Tickets are $15, $12 for members. Reservations and information: artsonthecape.org or 508-428-0669.

► Tuesdays and Thursdays: “Shiver me Timbers: A Pirate Scavenger Hunt” involves the audience in helping pirate Fanny O'Waddle and her first mate Scurvy find the lost treasure of the dread pirate Captain Boneyard McClavicle. ► Wednesdays (except Aug. 4): Pitter Patter Puppets: Mary Wilson’s interactive shows are best for ages 2–6, but fun for all ages. ► Fridays: Amazing Animals Ambassadors are live animal shows with an expert ► Saturdays: “Miss Liz and The Greatest Singer in the World” concert

More acts added to Martha’s Vineyard Concert Series

Martin Sexton, Badfish and moe. are among 10 new acts added to the Martha’s Vineyard Concert Series in its new location at The Loft nightclub in Oak Bluffs, and tickets went on sale as of June 25.

The moe. shows are part of a 10 p.m. Beach Road Weekend after-party July 24-25 happening after Tedeschi Trucks Live perform at that outdoor concert. Other newly announced shows: Dalton & the Sheriffs on July 27, Aug. 17 and Aug. 31; Dwight and Nicole on Aug. 4; Badfish (a Tribute to the Sublime band) on Aug. 11-12; Martin Sexton, two shows on Aug. 20. The series also includes: Neighbor (July 21), Pink Talking Fish (July 22), Marble Eyes (July 23), Crooked Coast (July 31), Luna (Aug. 2), RIPE (Aug. 5), Entrain (Aug. 6), Joan Osborne (two shows Aug. 7), G. Love & Chuck Treece (Aug. 24), Sammy Rae and The Friends (Aug. 25), New Motiff (Aug. 27), and Livingston Taylor (Aug. 28). More shows are expected to be announced. Tickets and information: MVConcertSeries.com.

The play about the bees The Cape Cod Theatre Project of Falmouth will kick off its 2021 season on Monday with StageTalk, a free live-streamed discussion about the development process of Selina Fillinger’s play, "The Collapse," and more about bees’ connection with humans, one of the play’s themes. Provincetown entomologist Noah Wilson-Rich will chat with Hal Brooks, CCTP artistic director, as well as Fillinger and director Margot Bordelon. They'll talk about the play — which streams at 7 p.m. Thursday and July 3 — but also about how, as Wilson-Rich puts it in a press release, the play is "sparking thoughtful discussions about how our human lives are interconnected with the natural world — right here on the Cape and beyond." Your stories live here. Fuel your hometown passion and plug into the stories that define it. Create AccountThe play's plot follows a woman named Alice "who is thrilled about her new role as a research assistant for a legendary entomologist specializing in bees, but she soon realizes that the apiarian colonies are not the only thing on the verge of collapse." Wilson-Rich co-founded The Best Bees Company, a beekeeping service, and has has research collaborations with Harvard University, MIT, NASA, National Geographic, Urban Beekeeping Laboratory and more. He is also a three-time TEDx speaker, including his TEDx Provincetown talk "Honeybees from Cape Cod to Mars." Information on the talk and the play: http://www.capecodtheatreproject.org. Falmouth ArtMarket is back Falmouth ArtMarket will open Thursday for its 14th season at Marina Park, 180 Scranton Avenue. The ArtMarkets offers vendors of various arts and crafts and musical entertainment from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through August. New this year will be a Book Booth featuring local authors, and visits from Falmouth Library’s Book Bike from 11 a.m. to noon. The ArtMarket was founded in 2007 by the late Marty Tulloch, who as chair of the Falmouth Cultural Council, wanted to support local artists and musicians by giving them an affordable weekly venue to show and sell their artwork and to provide public performance space. Fiber artist and author Jane Parhiala is now coordinator and one the artisans. Others include a weaver, jewelry makers, fine and textile artists, craftspeople and photographers. Visitors are welcome to bring chairs or a blanket to sit and listen to the music. The lineup: The Familiars of Cape Cod on July 1; The Harper and the Minstrel on July 8; Bill Black on July 15; Jerry Doherty on July 22; Country Flavored on July 29; Dawna Hammers on Aug. 5; Kathleen Healy on Aug. 12; the Resemblance on Aug. 19; and Andrew Sexton on Aug. 26. The Book Booth will feature authors Sandra Stosz on July 1; Christina Laurie on July 8; Mark Chester on July 15; Mwalim (Morgan James Peters) and Ayeshah on July 22; Christine Anderson on July 29; Parhiala on Aug. 5; Ann Grosz and Margaret Moncy on Aug. 12; and Erin Fischell on Aug 19. More information: FalmouthArtMarket.com. Contact Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll at kdriscoll@capecodonline.com. Follow on Twitter: @KathiSDCCT.

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