Teenagers are often overlooked by the artistic community because it is assumed that they do not have enough life experience to have an original voice. Fifteen year old poet Sierra Abbott proves that it would be a mistake to discount her unique form of expression.

Mick Carlon teaches English to 7th graders. Word is that Mick is the most popular teacher in school - most likely because of his unique approach of bringing literature to life. Carlon’s class read books like The Outsiders and The Pigman. Books that tackle complex issues: Racism. Segregation. Class Divisions. Carlon’s challenge is to engage mostly white, 11- and 12-year-olds with books set in a time and place that is far removed from their own.

When most kids grow up, they leave fairy tales behind. Instead, 23-year-old fashion designer Bree Billiter infuses her work with a little bit of storybook magic.

Imagine trying to cook without the conveniences of electricity, running water, or a stove. Growing up in Jamaica, that’s exactly how Glenroy Solomon Burke, better known as Chef Shrimpy, had to learn. Today he owns a restaurant in South Yarmouth cooking his native cuisine.

Bouncing back from addiction takes strong support. Mike Riordan and Josh Chapman find that in skateboarding and the friendship that has ensued. The two celebrate their friendship and stave off addiction by creating skateboarding videos.

Molly Bang is a children’s book author and illustrator. She’s written celebrated books like The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher and When Sophie Gets Angry…Really Really Angry. Her modern-day fables have been translated into dozens of languages. But over the past few years, she’s been working on something quite different.

Michael Gabriel has lived on the Cape for decades, but he originally hails from Trinidad — the birthplace of the metal percussion instrument known as the steel pan. Gabriel is a virtuosic pan player, and his gifts allow him to lead a kind of double life.

Seattle, Juneau, and Gloucester all have fisherman’s memorials. But Provincetown doesn’t—even though it was one of the first fishing ports in the United States. Local sculptor Romolo Del Deo has a design ready, but not everyone wants to see it built.