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There’s something I’d forgotten, swept up as I’ve been in the shock and fear of the last couple of weeks, when I’ve looked askance at my fellow Americans and felt I have nothing in common with many of them… and what I’d forgotten is the strength,...
August 1, 2024. the ptownie dispatch!
Explore Provincetown’s vibrant scene with Drag Shows, Accommodations, Restaurants, Art Galleries and the daily ptownie Calendar. Immerse yourself in performances, diverse lodging, culinary delights, and events that define this iconic destination.
Big Wigs
July 31, 2024 – August 3, 2024 at 5pm at Live at the Art House
Big Wigs is a high-energy, Las Vegas-style show featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis from RuPaul’s Drag Race and Rochester legend Aggy Dune will be in provincetown this summer July 31- Aug 3rd at Live at the Art House. These two outrageous talents continue to deliver their dead-on impressions to sold-out crowds all over the country. This fast-paced show includes all your favorite divas: Cher, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Liza Minnelli, Madonna, Joan Rivers, Dolly Parton, Bette Midler, and many more.
Broads’ Way 2: Electric Boogaloo with Ginger Minj & Gidget Galore returns to Provincetown at Live at the Art House Wed-Sat, featuring 25 costume changes, 20 musical numbers, and 2 and a half queens packed into one dazzling hour!
Ryan Landry: Before I Forget…
August 2, 2024 at 7pm at William Scott Gallery
Ryan Landry: Before I Forget… a collection of nudes and new works by Ryan Landry. Opening Friday August 2 at the William Scott Gallery in Provincetown. Please come out and enjoy the food, cocktails, music and cool people. But also … Enjoy the art. On View August 2 – 14, 2024.
Six Time Tony Winner AUDRA MCDONALD with Sirius XM Radio Star SETH RUDETSKY as pianist and host in BROADWAY @ PROVINCETOWN TOWN HALL concert series for one show only on Aug. 4th at 8:30PM.
4th Annual Miss Bearded Mistress Pageant
August 5, 2024 at 7:30pm at Provincetown Brewing Co.
Mark your calendars, it’s almost time for the 4th Annual Miss Bearded Mistress Pageant at Provincetown Brewing Co. This our favorite event of the year! On August 5, the day of our grand opening anniversary, we will yet again convene a real, honest-to-goodness pageant to crown next year’s Miss Bearded Mistress.
Hosted by Harrison Fish and Todd Flaherty, the pageant will feature contestants competing in four categories – Evening, Swimwear, Talent, and Interview. The crowned winner will receive a cash prize, international fame and recognition, and will have their likeness grace next year’s run of our best-selling Bearded Mistress IPA cans.
Bob Keary and Harrison Fish will host morning show, produced with Live From Provincetown, called Wake Up! In Provincetown, streaming from the Provincetown Brewing Co.on Fridays at 9am. (available YouTube)
Broadway’s James Jackson Jr.
August 2 & 3, 2024 at 7pm at Post Office Cabaret
Broadway’s James Jackson, Jr. from the Tony Award-winning musical “A Strange Loop” returns to Provincetown at Post Office Cabaret to share those hilarious stories, reimagined songs, and a unique sense of humor that leaves audiences hanging on every word.
Garrison Keillor Tonight is an evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry– and he’s taking it to the Payomet Tent on Tuesday, August 6.
Screen Name, Please: “Grindr Helpdesk: The Musical” at the Post Office Cabaret
Let’s start with the basics for those who don’t know: Grindr is an app used by gay men to connect. It’s not a dating app per se; it’s not about sharing your love of sunsets, or your appreciation of Proust, or your desire to someday visit Australia. No: Grindr is about “hookups”—in other words, sex.
Creator David Stillman wondered what kinds of queries the helpdesk of such an app might find itself answering, and the hilarious result is Grindr Help Desk: The Musical, now playing at the Post Office Cabaret in Provincetown through September 5th. More review…
Experimental performance presented by Jay Critchley Aug 7 & 8
P-town, Inc. Theme Park and CEO Jay Critchley present “A River to the Sky: The Life of Water”
An Experimental Narrative Performance by Innerworkings Theater’s Arvid Tomayko and Wyona Gene Tourmaline
On tour from New Orleans/Pittsburgh, this 50-minute multimedia performance will captivate audiences with a voyage through time and imagination, exploring the essence of water and our deep connection to it. More info…
Provincetown History Snippet: What is the History of MacMillan Wharf?
Back in the days when Provincetown was a significant whaling capital, and then when its big Grand Banks schooners went out to Stellwagen and beyond for fishing, there were approximately 50 working wharves along the harbor. As these industries died out, the wharves were little-used, and one by one fell prey to winter storms.
Except for one: the Old Colony Railroad Wharf, built in 1873, where ferries deposited people and fishing boats’ catches were loaded onto the railroad cars, which came all the way down to the end of the pier.
When Provincetown’s most famous son conquered the North Pole with Admiral Peary, the wharf was renamed in his honor, and it is now called MacMillan Wharf.
Provincetown Carnival 2024 – Renaissance + Revolution
August 17 to August 24, 2024
Drag Brunch at the Patio to Benefit Helping Our Women
August 23, 2024
THE GRANDE TOUR, Jimmy Lee’s Fashion Show
August 24, 2024
Provincetown White Party
August 31, 2024
37th Swim for Life & Annual Flotilla
September 7, 2024
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
September 26 to 29, 2024
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