One of the wondrous things about the culture of our immigrant nation is how you can find expressions of traditions from all over the world here—especially in our cities. In…Continue Reading →
CALL FOR ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, PERFORMERS: The Somerville Arts Council and Greg Cook, the fellow behind last year’s “Pity Party,” are looking for your help for the “TINY TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL”…Continue Reading →
Malden artists Kari Percival and Greg Cook are organizing the “Let It Snow: Santas Against Global Warming” group—in collaboration with the Malden Public Library, Triangle Inc., Bike To The Sea,…Continue Reading →
Photos of Pronk, the Providence Honk Festival, on Oct. 12, 2015, all copyright Greg Cook.Continue Reading →
Drabby the Sad Clown (Tom Bush, pictured above) helped get the crowd in the mood for the “Pity Party,” a giant festival of sadness in Union Square in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Sept.…Continue Reading →
Can you help me with this, musicians, artists, writers, performers: “Are you feeling sad? The Somerville Arts Council and Greg Cook, creator of The Saddest Parade on Earth (pictured above),…Continue Reading →
“Save Our Bees” and “Pollinators Rock” read signs we carried while parading with the Backyard Growers, Cape Ann Farmers’ Market and Ukeladies group in the Fishtown Horribles Parade—the annual Independence Day…Continue Reading →
My beautiful fellow Americans. At the Fishtown Horribles Parade in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on the evening of July 3, 2015. As photographed by Greg Cook.Continue Reading →
We’re going to be celebrating our friends the bees, butterflies and other pollinators by marching in the annual Gloucester Horribles Parade on the evening of July 3 as part of a group…Continue Reading →
Last October, I got a chance to visit New Orleans and photographed one of the amazing, regular weekend Second Line parades; Mardi Gras World, where they make and store many…Continue Reading →