| Castle Hill Crane Estate Art Show & Sale, November 6. November 11, 2026 | No. 163 | Cultural Outlook Dear Celebrants & Cerebrals, We have options. We can settle in with The Brothers Karamazov, enjoying a resurgence on book-loving podcasters’ lists of the ten best books ever written. Or we can host, mingle, enjoy entertainment, savor good food and drink, and carol around the COSMOS. Read on for a curated selection of possibilities—Dostoevsky can wait. ARTS, LITERATURE & HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT A third option is to support the causes and communities we care about. For the past decade, the Essex County Community Foundation's Creative County initiative has helped strengthen arts and culture across Essex County. Its achievements will be celebrated November 12 at The Bower in Beverly, with an art exhibition and recognition of the program's impact. Retiring Director Karen Ristuben will continue as an advisor as Creative County explores its next chapter. Event registration On November 21, the Gloucester Meetinghouse presents Dziga Vertov's 1928 silent film The Eleventh Year, accompanied by a newly composed live score performed by the Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra. Proceeds benefit humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The Eleventh Year In Essex, a holiday art pop-up featuring Cindy Calder, Barbe Ennis, Kelle Louaillier, and Jennifer Pinck combines art and philanthropy, with 25% of sales supporting student scholarships. November 20–21, at private residence. RSVP for location: calderclassics@gmail.com. MUSIC DIVINE The accomplished Cantemus Chamber Chorus presents Once Upon a Winter: Tales of Wonder Through a Child's Eyes, with performances in Newburyport, Beverly, and Gloucester. Cantemus tickets Gordon College presents its 36th annual Christmas Gala, one of the North Shore's largest holiday musical celebrations, featuring choral and instrumental ensembles, Christmas readings, and a traditional carol sing. December 4–5. Christmas Gala tickets ART OPENINGS Gladstone in Manchester-by-the-Sea will exhibit Marblehead artist Adam Cohn, whose intricate linear seascapes capture the rhythms and movement of coastal waters. Opening reception November 20 | 5–7 pm. Gladstone exhibition In West Gloucester, Robert and Patricia Hanlon host their fourth annual Open House and Art Sale at Walker Creek Artworks, featuring 50 new paintings of familiar and lesser-known local landmarks. November 28–29 | Noon–5 pm. Walker Creek Artworks In Ipswich, artists Ingrid Swanson and Katharine Pickering present new paintings at the historic Hall Haskell House, November 24–29. COSMOS CHRISTMAS WINDOW PARTY Not unlike Santa's helpers, artist Hans Pundt is busily—and secretively—assembling an assortment of oddities and whatnots into an entirely original interpretation of The Night Before Christmas, destined for the COSMOS Gallery window! The unveiling begins Saturday, November 21, followed by an open house from 4–6 pm. Join us to enjoy the spectacle, meet COSMOS Salon artists, and savor a table of holiday treats. A little seasonal magic, courtesy of Hans and the COSMOS! Mingling and Singing, Chris Munkholm Editor … capeanncosmos@gmail.com | | Cape Ann COSMOS publishes alternate Wednesdays at 6am. | | ART | COMMUNITY | PERFORMANCE | MUSIC | FILM HISTORY | LITERATURE | SCIENCE | REVELS | CULTURE SCENE | | | | Dan Flavin, Untitled, 1970. © The Estate of Dan Flavin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Art Exhibitions EN/LIGHTEN Material & Metaphor Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham Through June 6, 2027 En/Lighten: Material & Metaphor explores light as both a physical material made of photons and a symbol of human knowledge, spirituality, and even political expression. The Brandeis exhibition, drawing on the Rose Art Museum’s collection and institutional loans, traces how contemporary artists use incandescent bulbs, neon, fluorescent tubes, video, and LED text to alter the way we experience space. Beginning outdoors with Chris Burden’s monumental Light of Reason, the exhibition includes works by Dan Flavin, Jenny Holzer, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Bruce Nauman, Nam June Paik, and others. Visitor advisory: some works feature flashing or high-intensity strobing lights. En/Lighten Also on view: Jenna Gribbon: Entwined (through January 3, 2027) and ChromaForm (through June 6, 2207). THIS OTHER EDEN Photographs by Anne Rearick Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester November 14–March 21, 2027 Members’ reception: November 14 | 3–5 pm Gloucester photographer Anne Rearick turns her camera toward Stage Fort Park, capturing intimate portraits of the people who gather there throughout the seasons. A Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and author of six photography monographs, Rearick finds moments of celebration, companionship, and everyday life in one of Gloucester's most familiar public spaces. This Other Eden THE GREAT MARSH STARTS HERE! A Living Landscape in Motion Rocky Neck Cultural Center, Gloucester Through November 22 Nineteen artists from the Great Marsh Artists Fellowship explore one of New England's most remarkable coastal environments. Working in media ranging from painting and photography to dance and video, the artists examine the marsh as a changing landscape shaped by nature and human activity. The exhibition brings together projects inspired by encounters with the Great Marsh and the communities that surround it. The Great Marsh THE BODY POLITIC Defiant Figuration Today Nancy Devine Gallery, Warren, Rhode Island November 21–January 3, 2027 Artists’ reception: November 21 | 5–7 pm Curated by Judith Tolnick Champa, The Body Politic: Defiant Figuration Today examines how figurative artists use the human body to respond to social conflict and political power in the heightened public debate. Featured artists include Gabrielle Barzaghi, Leslie Fry, Claudia Olds Goldie, Zheing Huang, Jaymen Lee-Johnson, and Entang Wiharso. The opening reception includes a performance by Illyerion Vaire. Nancy Devine Gallery WALKER CREEK ARTWORKS Open House and Sale Walker Creek Artworks, Gloucester November 28 & 29 | 12–5pm Artists Robert and Patricia Hanlon welcome visitors to their fourth annual Open House and Art Sale, featuring 50 new paintings of familiar and lesser-known landmarks in Essex and Gloucester. Robert creates evocative landscapes by scraping layers of antique painted wood to reveal patterns of aged color. Patricia explores the waterways, islands, and historic houses of the Essex River Basin. Together, their work offers two distinctive interpretations of the region's coastal landscape. The gallery is also open year-round by appointment, 978-500-1483. Walker Creek Artworks Inset above: Anne Rearick, This Other Eden at the Cape Ann Museum; Gabrielle Barzaghi, News from Moscow at Nancy Devine. | | | COSMOS Gallery, Gloucester. Art Exhibitions COSMOS SALON | ART, BOOKS & OBJETS COSMOS Gallery, Gloucester Through December 29 Open Thursday - Sunday | 12-5pm COSMOS Gallery reimagines the historic salon tradition with a lively gathering of paintings, pastels, watercolors, wire sculpture, assemblages, handcrafted earrings, and works on paper by contemporary regional artists. Robert Mace Bent, exhibiting for the first time in a Gloucester gallery, joins Jeanne Carey, Barbara Lynch, Dennis Flavin, Jeff Steiner, Pat O’Donnell, Jon Sarkin, Robert J. Anderson, Hans Pundt, and Lynn Sausele. Works priced from $100 to $4,500 invite collectors at various levels. COSMOS Members of the Guild and Patron programs qualify for purchase discounts. COSMOS Salon COSMOS CHRISTMAS WINDOW PARTY COSMOS Gallery, Gloucester November 21 | 4-6pm 20 Pleasant Street, Gloucester Celebrate the season at COSMOS Gallery with the unveiling of artist Hans Pundt's original montage inspired by The Night Before Christmas, a whimsical assemblage created especially for the gallery's holiday window. Inside, explore the COSMOS Salon, featuring artwork by 10 regional artists, many of whom will be on hand to greet visitors. Browse our collection of vintage art catalogues and rare Cape Ann books for distinctive holiday gifts. Enjoy seasonal treats, lively conversation, and the company of Cape Ann's wonderful community of artists, collectors, and cultural enthusiasts. All are welcome! Christmas Window Party HOLIDAY ART SHOW Ingrid Swanson & Katharine Pickering Hall Haskell House, 36 Main Street, Ipswich November 24–29 | Noon–5 pm daily Local artists Ingrid Swanson and Katharine Pickering present an exhibition of new paintings at the historic Hall Haskell House in downtown Ipswich. Explore their latest work at the six-day holiday show. Visitors can meet the artists and enjoy refreshments each afternoon beginning at 3 pm. Information: 978-473-9818. Hall Haskell House HOLD FAST Cyanotype Specimens Galleries at LynnArts, Lynn November 27–29 Opening Reception: November 27 | 5–7 pm Mixed-media artist Sally Jacobson explores the natural world through cyanotype, a historic photographic process known for its distinctive blue tones. In Hold Fast, Jacobson layers imagery and ideas, exploring the relationship between past and present, precision and uncertainty. Visitors can meet the artist, tour her studio, and participate in a hands-on cyanotype workshop. Sally Jacobson (Instagram) RIPPLE EFFECT Linear Seascapes by Adam Cohn GLADSTONE, 36½ Union Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea November 18–January 9, 2027 Opening Reception: November 20 | 5–7 pm Marblehead artist Adam Cohn explores the rhythms, patterns, and movement of coastal waters in Ripple Effect, an exhibition of intricate seascape drawings that translate rippling water, light, and texture into fluid compositions of line and form. A graduate of Penn State University, Cohn spent more than two decades in graphic design, leading creative initiatives for global brands including Nike and Converse. His distinctive graphic sensibility informs this latest body of work, his third exhibition at Gladstone. The public is invited to meet the artist at the opening reception. Ripple Effect | | | "Literary Pedestal" Holiday Pop-Up, Essex. Art & Discourse in the Community LITERARY PEDESTAL Holiday Pop-Up in Essex November 20 | 4pm–8pm November 21 | 10am–5pm Private Residence A two-day holiday art gathering hosted by Cindy and Jon Calder brings together four regional artists offering distinctive works for the season. Featured artists include Cindy Calder, jewelry design; Barbe Ennis, ceramics; Kelle Louaillier, mixed media; and Jennifer Pinck, painting. The event combines art, holiday shopping, and philanthropy, with 25% of all sales supporting student scholarships through the Calder Collection's Jewelry for Scholarship initiative. RSVP: calderclassics@gmail.com | Address provided upon registration. CREATIVE COUNTY CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF ARTS & COMMUNITY IMPACT The Bower, Beverly November 12 | 5:30–8 pm Gallery Hours with Karen Ristuben: November 11 | 1-4pm; November 13 | 10am-1pm The Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) celebrates a decade of Creative County, an initiative that has strengthened arts and culture across Essex County through funding, collaboration, and community engagement. The evening event and art exhibition recognizes the artists, organizations, and community partners who have contributed to the Creative County success. The program begins a new chapter of ECCF support for Essex County arts & culture, with Karen Ristuben, retiring program director, continuing as an advisor to Creative County. Karen will attend the event and host additional exhibition hours in the gallery. Admission is free by advance registration; space is limited. Registration THE NETWORKS: ART + FISHING + COMMUNITY Gloucester Film Release The Cut, Gloucester November 29 | Doors 5:30 pm; music 6 pm; film 6:30 pm The NetWorks: Art + Fishing + Community returns to Gloucester for a film-launch celebration combining documentary film and live maritime music. Directed by Ken Kinna, the award-winning documentary follows an immersive harbor installation created by artist Erika Senft Miller in collaboration with local fishermen and artists during Gloucester's 400th anniversary. The film, produced through Manship Artists Residency, explores the people and traditions of Gloucester's working waterfront. The evening includes live music, a screening, and a conversation with participants. The documentary, dedicated to the crew of the F/V Lily Jean, has received several film awards, including honors in Sicily. Networks Film Release | | | BoSoma Dance Company Performing Arts MORE THAN MOTION BoSoma Dance Company The Cabot, Beverly November 22 | 3 pm; doors open 2 pm Katherine Hooper directs BoSoma Dance Company in More Than Motion, a contemporary dance program closing its 23rd season. The performance features choreography by company members and guest artists exploring individuality, social pressures, and the possibilities of human connection. Highlights include Jess Rose White's Under Pressure, set to music by Queen, Hooper's new work Horizons, and Tony Tucker's high-energy Freakquency, blending contemporary and Haitian dance styles. More Than Motion (START)OVER Almond Theatre Company Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester December 4–6 Making a fresh start can be exhilarating—and terrifying. In its premiere production, Almond Theatre Company presents (start)over, written by Jessica Algard and directed by Hannah Spangler. A Young Woman moves to a new city, confronting a new job, new friendships, and questions about her long-term relationship. With questionable guidance from her “Gaggle,” three figures emerging from her moving boxes, she navigates life's uncertainties. Fast-paced and playful, the 75-minute production blends everyday anxieties with life's larger decisions, exploring the challenges and possibilities of starting over. (start)over tickets | Student and under-35 discounts: 978-281-4433 FISH TALES: VETERANS What It Means, What It Meant Gloucester Writers Center | Gloucester Stage November 11 | 7 pm On Veterans Day, Gloucester Writers Center presents Fish Tales: Veterans—What It Means, What It Meant, an evening of true stories told live by and about veterans. Rather than offering a conventional tribute, the program explores the experiences behind military service and the lives shaped by it. Fish Tales: Veterans | | | Cantemus Chamber Chorus Music ONCE UPON A WINTER Tales of Wonder Through a Child's Eyes Cantemus Chamber Chorus | Newburyport, Beverly & Gloucester December 5, 12 & 13 | 4 pm The 42-voice Cantemus Chamber Chorus, directed by Jason Iannuzzi, celebrates winter traditions across cultures in Once Upon a Winter: Tales of Wonder Through a Child’s Eyes. The centerpiece is Matthew Harris’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales, inspired by Dylan Thomas’s holiday story. Music also includes R. Murray Schafer’s Snowforms, an Iranian song for Yalda Night, a Chinese folk song, Hanukkah selections, and works by Morten Lauridsen and Daniel Kantor. An 11-piece chamber orchestra, pianist Jeffrey Mead, and the Lexington Children’s Chorus join Cantemus. Performances take place December 5 at St. Paul’s Church, Newburyport; December 12 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Beverly; and December 13 at Gloucester’s Unitarian Universalist Church. Once Upon a Winter LITTLE MISS AND THE BOOM Upstairs on Main | Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport November 20 | 7:30 pm Little Miss and the Boom brings vintage cabaret to Rockport with smoky vocals, swing, blues, and theatrical flair. Drawing on classical and jazz training, the group's charismatic frontwoman moves easily between torch songs and lively swing. The trio performs in the intimate third-floor lounge of the Shalin Liu Performance Center as part of the Upstairs on Main series, where audiences can enjoy music in a relaxed, informal setting. Little Miss and the Boom GORDON COLLEGE: 36TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GALA Adams School of Music and the Arts, Gordon College, Wenham December 4–5 | 7:30 pm One of the North Shore's largest holiday musical celebrations returns as Gordon College presents its 36th annual Christmas Gala. Featuring the choral and instrumental ensembles of the Adams School of Music and the Arts, the festive program brings together seasonal music, traditional Christmas readings, and a beloved audience carol sing. This annual celebration invites the community to share in the music and spirit of the Christmas season.Gordon concert tickets AN EVENING WITH MARC ROBERGE (OF O.A.R.) Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport December 9 | 8 pm Marc Roberge, frontman of the multi-platinum-selling rock band O.A.R., trades the energy of a full band for an intimate solo performance at Rockport's Shalin Liu Performance Center. The singer-songwriter revisits O.A.R. favorites, performs selected covers, and shares stories behind the songs. Drawing on three decades of songwriting and influences from country and folk traditions, Roberge offers audiences a unique perspective on the music that made him a familiar rock voice. An Evening with Roberge SILENT CENTENARIANS: THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED The Bower at Montserrat, 248 Cabot Street, Beverly November 15 | 2 pm Interlude Music celebrates the centennial of The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), German filmmaker Lotte Reiniger's pioneering animated masterpiece and the oldest surviving feature-length animated film. Created through intricate silhouette cutouts, multiplane camera techniques, and hand-tinted frames, this enchanting fantasy remains a landmark in cinematic history. Improvisational pianist Devereux Geiger accompanies the screening with a newly created live score. The presentation is part of Silent Centenarians, a three-film series celebrating classics of silent cinema turning 100. Achmed tickets | | | At Rocky Neck Art Colony—one of America’s oldest art colonies—a vibrant community of artists continues a long tradition of creativity, collaboration, and cultural exchange along Gloucester Harbor. Through working studios, exhibitions, and public engagement, Rocky Neck celebrates the essential role art plays in enriching lives, inspiring connection, and strengthening community. Rocky Neck Art Colony | | | Sandra Hüller in Fatherland Film FATHERLAND Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport See cinema schedule for screenings Described by New York magazine as a "real knockout of a movie", Fatherland is set amid the ruins of a divided postwar Germany, and follows writer Thomas Mann, portrayed by Hanns Zischler, and his daughter Erika Mann, played by Sandra Hüller, on a road trip in a black Buick. Traveling from Allied-occupied Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar, the pair cross a landscape marked by war, ideological division, and the uncertainties of the emerging Cold War. Erika, herself an actress, writer, and rally driver, is more than a passenger on this journey through family history and a fractured nation. Rotten Tomatoes: Critics, 93%, Public, 83%. Fatherland National Theatre CLIFFORD ODETS' GOLDEN BOY Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport See cinema schedule for screenings Golden Globe winner Josh O'Connor (“The Crown,” Challengers) stars in this revival of Clifford Odets' American classic about a young Italian-American violin prodigy who chooses a career in professional boxing over music for fame and money. Golden Boy THE ELEVENTH YEAR Live Score by Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra Gloucester Meetinghouse, Gloucester November 21 | 7:30 pm The Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra performs a newly composed live score to The Eleventh Year, Dziga Vertov’s silent documentary portrait of Ukraine a decade after the Russian Revolution. Made in 1927, the film assembles striking images of labor, industry, technology, and the relationship between people and the land. Vertov, later renowned for Man with a Movie Camera, uses dynamic visual rhythms that invite a contemporary musical response. The four-member ensemble has created live accompaniments for silent cinema since 2013, bringing fresh energy to historic films without losing their original character. Presented in the Gloucester Meetinghouse, the screening benefits humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The Eleventh Year | | | Dear Readers: If you value this publication, please consider its support. A Foundation annual membership of $29 or a one-time contribution of any amount will help sustain COSMOS' independent cultural journalism. Thank you for supporting our mission! | | | Eastern Railroad Locomotive “Cape Ann,” East Boston, Massachusetts, October 20, 1860. History & Literature HISTORY OF CAPE ANN RAIL Jonathan Bayliss Society Program Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester November 14 | 3 pm — Registration full; waitlist available Retired locomotive engineer Alan MacMillan explores the history of freight and passenger rail service on Cape Ann in an illustrated presentation drawn from his extensive photograph collection. Known to commuters for sharing poetry and weather reports on the Rockport–North Station line, MacMillan worked for 44 years on six New England railroads. Gloucester playwright Ken Riaf will read passages about trains from novelist Jonathan Bayliss, whose centenary is being celebrated this year. Bayliss wrote about rail travel in his Gloucesterman novels and rode trains throughout the United States and Europe. Presented by the Jonathan Bayliss Society and Sawyer Free Library, the free program is fully registered; interested attendees may request a place on the waitlist. History of Cape Ann (Waitlist) NATHANIEL PHILBRICK: THE RUSH First Parish Church, Manchester-by-the-Sea November 19 | Doors open 6 pm; introduction 6:30 pm; talk 6:45 pm Acclaimed historian Nathaniel Philbrick, author of Mayflower and In the Heart of the Sea, discusses his new book, The Rush, exploring the California Gold Rush, the Civil War, and their roles in shaping the modern world. Presented by the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum as part of its Fall Speaker Series, the talk offers an opportunity to hear Philbrick discuss the historical connections behind his latest work. Nathaniel Philbrick | | Arts • Science • Culture Cape Ann COSMOS reaches many thousands of cultural enthusiasts, primarily north of Boston, all passionate about art, culture, ideas, and creativity. Published every other Wednesday, COSMOS connects cultural organizations, artists, and creative businesses with a highly engaged audience. 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The Resplendent Quetzal | | | COSMOS Salon Art, Books & Objets Through December 29 Holiday Party November 21, 4-6pm Discover the works of 10 artists Robert Mace Bent, Barbara Lynch, Jeanne Carey, Jeff Steiner, Dennis Flavin, Pat O'Donnell, Jon Sarkin, Robert J. Anderson, Hans Pundt, Lynn Sausele Browse the vintage Cape Ann COSMOS book collection, donated by Jim Masciarelli. Membership discounts on all purchases Membership Information COSMOS Gallery 20 Pleasant Street, Gloucester Thursday - Sunday, 12 - 5 pm | | | COSMOS Guild Membership $49/year, benefits include art purchase discounts at COSMOS Gallery. BECOME A MEMBER | | | | Thank you to the sponsors of Cape Ann COSMOS Art, Science & Entertainment Media. And their indirect support of the Greater Cape Ann Cultural Community. | | | Become a COSMOS Sponsor and supporter of the Greater Cape Ann Cultural Community. Find out more. | | | Culture Scene & Seen... Photos of recent events happening around the North Shore of Boston. | | | | November 6, 2026. Crane Estate Art Show & Sale, filled two floors of the Great House with more than 200 original works of art. Catered, with live music, the evening was a swell soiree at Castle Hill in Ipswich. | | | Seen at the Great House, upper left clockwise: 1) Kristina Grundmann, theatrical director, humanitarian, and founder of Castle Hill Productions at the Crane Estate, with husband Doug Brendel, humorist, 2) artists Donna Caselden and Paula Borsetti with Donna's work White Picket Fence, 3) artist Juni Van Dyke with her contribution to the show (yellow with red square), 4) Heather, portrait artist, with Julian Orenstein, photographer, making the trek from Marblehead to Ipswich after learning of the special evening - from COSMOS of course. | | | November 7, 2026. Jack Evans opening reception at Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester. Photo, starting left: Susan Erony, Anne Rearick, Willie Alexander, Jack Evans with wife Arlene. Exhibition through November 29. Jack owns Mystery Train Records, once supplier to Jon Sarkin for his famous album cover artwork. Photo credit: Bing McGilvray | | | November 5, 2026. Opening reception for artist Ryan Davis, Grand Banks, 7 Crafts Road, Gloucester. Ryan was raised in Rockport, and his artwork draws on the imagery and heritage of Cape Ann. Photo starting left: Lindsay Banks, Ryan Davis, and Amy Murphy, for Grand Banks marketing. | | | November 8, 2026. The Great Marsh Starts Here, opens at Rocky Neck Cultural Center. The exhibition brings together 19 artists from the Great Marsh Artists Fellowship, with projects spanning painting, photography, sculpture, video, music, animation, dance and book art. Addressing the group, Rebecca Reynolds (center), Executive Director of Manship Artists Residency, an active partner in the Great Marsh initiative. Photo credit Bing McGilvray | | | Peter Van Demark (left), founder of the Great Marsh Artists Fellowship, with exhibiting Fellows at the opening event. Photo credit Bing McGilvray | | | October 30, 2026. Opening reception Planet Haig Studio & Gallery, 263 Main Street, Gloucester. PLANET HAIG is the new studio & gallery of Gloucester resident Haig Demarjian (r), with Willie Alexander; he has been making art and teaching on the North Shore for more than 30 years. His work as a gallery artist, printmaker, filmmaker, and illustrator has been published, exhibited and distributed from coast to coast and all over the world. Photo credit Bing McGilvray | | | October 30, 2026. Opening reception for COSMOS Salon chez COSMOS Gallery. Photos upper L clockwise: 1) Robert Mace Bent's Playful, 2) Karen Matthews with her new work by Barbara Lynch, 3) Barbara Lynch and Paige Farrell, remembering when they once worked together in the restaurant trade, 4) Mark Williamson enjoys Lobster on Phone, by Barbara. | | | Photos, upper L clockwise 1) Gabe Barboza, poet and Charles Olson scholar, 2) Robert Ellis Orrall, musician and artist, with Kris McGinn, Features Editor at The Manchester Cricket, 3) Seth Goldfine, architectural sculptor, with David Roberts, the two reuniting as were once boyhood friends in Brookline, 4) Salon artist Jeanne Carey with Chris Cosmos. | | COSMOS Gallery Art & Collectibles Membership Events Art Purchase Discounts COSMOS Gallery news | | | | |