In the News
What’s news in Ptown and the Outer Cape? Find out here!
Deeper than a Few Coats of Mascara: America’s Gayest City is Just Joyful
The cross-dresser in a Bette Midler wig approached us in a bathtub on wheels. Cruising down Commercial Street, Provincetown’s main street (or, um, main drag), she was handing out fliers for her “Electra! Bathhouse to Broadway” show that evening. She wore a mermaid...
Meet Zoë Lewis!
“I’m having the best winter of my life!” Zoë Lewis exclaims, her enthusiasm infectious. One has the feeling that she would say the same thing of many seasons: Lewis is someone who always manages to look on the positive, if not downright delightful, side of situations...
Celebrate World Book Day by Reading a Local Provincetown Author!
This isn’t a complete list… just a few suggestions for celebrating World Book Day by staying local with books you might not have read… or would like to revisit! Start with Norman Mailer… The Executioner’s Song, Tough Guys Don’t Dance, and Ancient Evenings are good...
In the Knows
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Broto Conference
When: May 4, 2018 - May 6, 2018 Where: Various Locations in Provincetown About: A weekend conference to ratify a framework for substantive, mutual, real-time and credible art-science collaborations addressing climate...
Gays for Patsy
When: April 27, 2018 - April 29, 2018 Where: Provincetown Town Hall and Sage Inn at the Pilgrim House About: Gays for Patsy is a non-profit organization that promotes country-western style dancing in the Boston area and throws a big party to welcome in spring. This...
Moby-Dick Marathon
When: April 27, 2018 - April 29, 2018 Where: Provincetown Library About: The Moby-Dick Marathon brings together over 120 participants to read Melville’s classic work aloud over three days for a total of 24 hours. The event honors Provincetown’s maritime and...

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