Falmouth Artist's Coastal-Memory Portraits Get Patch Spotlight
A new Falmouth Patch profile is turning attention to a local mixed-media artist whose work draws on memories of the coast, one of the few fresh items to surface in an otherwise quiet stretch for the town. The Falmouth Public Library and the Falmouth Historical Society round out a fuller-than-usual week ahead, alongside two Town Hall meetings Thursday.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Patch AM: Meet the Falmouth artist transforming coastal memories into vivid mixed-media portraits," Falmouth Patch's morning roundup reports. The item profiles a Falmouth-based artist whose mixed-media work draws on memories of the coast, per Falmouth Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
"Michael P. Hemsworth Obituary (2026) - East Falmouth, MA - Chapman Funerals & Cremations," according to Legacy.com. Michael Patrick Hemsworth, 45, of East Falmouth died unexpectedly at home on August 8, according to the Chapman Funerals & Cremations notice posted to Legacy.com (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michael-hemsworth-obituary?id=62208959).
COMING UP
Falmouth Public Library has a busy slate through the weekend: a Stay & Make drop-in craft at the East Falmouth branch Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 9:30 a.m., alongside two showings of "The Joys of Nature" at the North Falmouth branch that morning at 10 and 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, brings Bingo for Books, Library LEGO Time and Why Knot Knit Nite, all at the East Falmouth branch starting at 3 p.m. Scavenger hunts follow at North Falmouth on Friday, Aug. 21, and East Falmouth on Saturday, Aug. 22, with lawn games back at North Falmouth on Monday, Aug. 24.
At Town Hall, the Falmouth Retirement System and the Zoning Board of Appeals both meet Thursday, Aug. 20.
The Falmouth Historical Society hosts "Remember My Name: Celebrating the Women of Falmouth" on Friday, Aug. 21, at 10:30 a.m., and a Village Green Historical Walking Tour on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 10:30 a.m., both at Museums on the Green, per Falmouth Patch's community calendar (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth).
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