August 1, 2024 - Sean Wang, the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, and the Nantucket sea monster

In his debut feature film,  Sean Wang  depicts the agonies of adolescence: alienation, awkwardness and angst.  You know, all the things we try to bury and never remember again. But Wang makes them visible and hilarious. Titled “DIDI,”  it’s the story of Chris, a 13-year old Taiwanese-American boy searching for belonging in suburban California – just as Facebook and MySpace are changing everything. It’s a time and place Wang knows well because in some respects, it’s his story.  He joins us ahead of a screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre.From there we get an overview of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival. Classical pianist Jon Nakamatsu,  who is also one of the Artistic Directors, joins us to talk about its 45th anniversary.Finally, Edgar B. Herwick III takes us to Nantucket where the island is preparing for the return of an 80-foot sea monster.