Provincetown History Snippets: Relief for East Harbor’s Tidal Ecosystem
Early records indicate this protected inlet was called Eastern Harbor, a name that evolved into East Harbor. In 1868 the railroad needed track—Provincetown’s flourishing fish industry needed transportation and eventually the railroad brought fish directly from...
Provincetown Photo June 14, 2018
June 14, 2018 ptownie photo of the week from photographer Ric Ide. Ric is the staff photographer for ptownie and is also available for custom work!
Week of June 13th. The ptownie Dispatch!
Kevin Morby in Concert with Bedouine June 15, 2018 at 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm at Hawthorne Barn Singer-songwriter Kevin Morby makes his Provincetown debut with a solo performance in the Hawthorne Barn. Morby rose to prominence as bassist in the band Woods; he also...
The Deadliest Blessing Launch Event
On Saturday June 16 at 2pm at the Provincetown Library join author Jeannette de Beauvoir for the launch of her newest novel in the Sydney Riley Provincetown mystery series. There will be food, prizes, giveaways, and—of course—books! If there’s a dead body anywhere in...
ptownie Profiles: Meet Michael Glasfeld … and the Bay State Cruise Company!
In one of Buddha’s lives, he was a ferryman. A ferryman? “He was drawn to the life because of the tranquility of being on the water,” explains Mike Glasfeld. “And he used his ferry to deliver people to enlightenment. How cool, right?” Most definitely cool, and...
Did She Fall or Was She Pushed?
The Mayflower had to cross the Atlantic at the height of storm season, making the passage both unpleasant and dangerous passage. Many of the passengers were so seasick they couldn’t move, and waves were so rough that one passenger was swept overboard. Through what...
New in Provincetown: Tanuki
The Happy Camper on Commercial Street is no more, and in its place—starting July 1st—is Tanuki, an evolution of the pop-up Japanese street-food booth that made its début at Canteen’s Holiday Market last year. Financed by a successful Kickstarter campaign, Tanuki will...
Provincetown Photo June 7, 2018
June 7, 2018 ptownie photo of the week from photographer Ric Ide. Ric is the staff photographer for ptownie and is also available for custom work!
Week of June 6th. The ptownie Dispatch!
A Night at the Chef’s Table June 7, 2018 at 7:00 pm throughout the Cape Share a meal, save a life. The AIDS Support Group kicks off its 27th Annual “A Night at the Chef’s Table” Thursday night. Restaurants all over the Cape (Many from...
Exclusive: HBO Announces LGBTQ+ Creative Experience in Provincetown This Summer
Get ready, HBO is setting up in Provincetown this summer with The Studio, an engaging and cultural pop-up installation highlighting the local LGBTQ+ history in Provincetown and serving as an intersection between art, entertainment, and creativity to celebrate all...
Cinema Picks: The Provincetown International Film Festival
Jean-Luc Godard famously said that “cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world,” and that fraud—the conceit that movies can take us to other places and become other people—is alive and well in Provincetown, where next week the International Film Festival will be...
Twenty Summers 2018: Ian Edwards Interview
ptownie’s Jeannette de Beauvoir catches up with Ian Edwards, founder of TEDxProvincetown and the Broto Conference at the 2018 Twenty Summers opening...
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival Theme Announcement
The theme of the 13th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will be WISHFUL THINKING, and it explores the drama of anticipation. We are all, in America and around the world, waiting for something to happen. We don’t know what it is, but we can feel...