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Provincetown History Snippet: Tennessee Williams
Less than three weeks after his lover Kip died in 1944 in Manhattan, Tennessee Williams was back at Captain Jack’s Wharf. The fleet was in, the streets and beaches were crowded, but Williams resented them with their “Lord & Taylor t-shirts.” That summer he wrote...
Ask Us Anything! Curaleaf Comes to Ptown
Ask Us Anything! Curaleaf Comes to Ptown (part one of a two-part series) It’s the first adult-use cannabis dispensary to open in Provincetown, and Curaleaf is already doing a brisk business—for good reason: the room is bright and welcoming, the product it sells is...
Provincetown History Snippet: The Decade of the Cocktail
The 1950s in Provincetown were years of rampant homophobia, what one innkeeper called “the witch-hunt days.” In 1952, selectmen tightened liquor and entertainment licenses in an attempt to discourage “the habitual gathering-place of homosexuals of either sex.” It...
Songs for the Border: Live Music Benefit for Migrant Asylum Seekers
On February 28th at 6pm, join the folks at the Provincetown Brewing Company (#draftivism) and Seguimos Adelante, Inc., a grassroots nonprofit providing relief for migrant asylum seekers in Cuidad Juarez Mexico by responding to immediate and basic human needs, for…....
Cirque du Soleil- The Pilgrim Ship has Sailed. From Eric Martin
To all concerned, After the discussions and chatter in the press and social media channels, I wanted to take the time to provide some clarity and chronology on how the event, and subsequent cancellation, unfolded: • Sept 18, 2019- 66DaysLLC approached the Recreation...
Free Theatre Readings
The Provincetown Theater’s winter play readings continue with To the Extreme! by Steven Myerson on Tuesday Feb. 11. A poetic and political satire for our times, the reading will be directed by David Drake. The cast (still in formation) includes Trish La Rose, Braunwyn...
February 2020. The ptownie dispatch!
Winter Wednesdays Wednesdays from February 5 through March 25 at The Provincetown School A free community program aimed toward bringing people together to learn new skills, meet other locals, and stay active and connected during the quiet winter moths on Cape Cod....
Cirque du Soleil will NOT be coming to Provincetown
Please see below letter from Eric Martin concerning Cirque du Soleil. A small group of people stop Cirque du Soleil at the very end of planning. Some would say this is a good thing that needed to be done. Some will say this just ended possibly the best thing to happen...
24-Hour Playwrights Lab
For the tenth year in a row, the Provincetown Theater is thrilled to be presenting the Provincetown Playwrights’ Lab mounting of The 24 Hour Plays on Presidents’ Day Weekend. Always a blast! Come see your neighbors, friends, family, and loved ones taking the plunge...
Provincetown Recreational Marijuana Shop Becomes First To Open On Cape Cod
Cape Cod has its first legal pot shop. Curaleaf opened a recreational marijuana store in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Wednesday after town officials granted the Wakefield-based company local approval. The store is located along the famous resort town’s bustling...
Winter Wednesdays 2020
Winter Wednesdays 2020 February 5 – March 25 At the Provincetown Schools 12 Winslow Street Winter Wednesdays, a free community program offering fun and interesting classes on a drop-in basis on Wednesday evenings during the coldest, darkest months of the year, returns...
100% Confirmed- Ptown Cannabis Dispensary Opens Tomorrow
At approximately 5:30 today the Licensing Board in Provincetown approved the final step for Curaleaf to open their doors tomorrow at Noon. After much anticipation and many hurdles over the last year the first dispensary opens its doors. Provincetown is slated to have...
Provincetown Theater Sets Auditions for Mae West’s THE DRAG
Staged by artistic director David Drake, seeking large cast of all types for this BANNED 1927 comedy on Feb 7, 8 & 9 The Provincetown Theater will hold open auditions for the 2020 season’s spring opener, Mae West’s The Drag, on the weekend of Feb 7, 8 and 9 at the...