Artist Deborah Macy enjoys a good laugh at something David says as he works on his painting.  David Danis, who has Down syndrome, attends his weekly art class with local artist Deborah Macy at her studio in New Bedford, MA.
On October 21, 2026 the sun rises in the distance as Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe member Hartman Deetz tends the fire that hollows out a tree trunk, which will eventually become a mishoon canoe after several days of burning at the Community Boating Center in New Bedford, Massachusetts. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
On October 21, 2026 the sun rises in the distance as Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe member Hartman Deetz tends the fire that hollows out a tree trunk, which will eventually become a mishoon canoe after several days of burning at the Community Boating Center in New Bedford, Massachusetts. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA