Jul 16, 2019 | News, Reviews, Theatre
Sometimes the best stories are the tried-and-true ones. In London of the 1840s, “penny dreadfuls” offered Victorian readers a cheap escape into a world of ghoulish murder and gruesome violence, twisted guilty pleasures. One such story was that of a barber who murdered...
Jul 13, 2019 | News, Partnerships, WOMR
There might not be a lot of opera going on in Provincetown itself, but thanks to Cape Cod’s only community radio station, that doesn’t mean you have to be deprived! WOMR offers opera every week, so check it out! Broadcasts begin at 2pm except where noted. ...
Jul 13, 2019 | New to Provincetown 2019, News, Reviews, Theatre
Okay. Let’s get this out of the way immediately: there are simply not enough superlatives in the English language to describe the Peregrine Theatre Ensemble’s production of Cabaret. Anything written here is a poor reflection of this brilliant theatrical performance…...
Jul 12, 2019 | History, News
During the Civil War, two defensive batteries were built on Long Point to protect Provincetown’s valuable harbor from a possible Confederate blockade. The batteries were essential: Provincetown had strategic importance for the war and both the fishing fleet and the...
Jul 7, 2019 | News, Reviews, Theatre
It’s a comedy. It’s a musical. It’s a vaudeville production. It’s a mystery. It’s Murder for Two, playing at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater through July 27, and it’s a wacky, playful, wondrous romp through the staid drawing-room murder genre by two piano-playing...
Jul 5, 2019 | Art in Provincetown, News, Opportunities
The Colonial-style building is a phoenix, rising from the ashes of its previous incarnations, and today’s Provincetown Commons is possibly the most beautiful version of that fiery bird. The story of the Provincetown Commons’ rebirth starts, in fact, with a fire:...
Jul 5, 2019 | Events, News
Mayor Pete Buttigieg will hold a public rally at Provincetown Town Hall tonight at the beginning of Camp Lightbulb’s annual variety show, which he’ll stay to attend. Tickets are required and the event is sold out, but you still might get a glimpse of...
Jul 5, 2019 | History, News
The building that is now the Provincetown Public Library started out in 1860 as the Center Methodist Episcopal Church, and was already famous: with a 900-person capacity, it was the United States’ largest Methodist church! The church was abandoned and then sold in...
