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    August 17, 2023: The ptownie dispatch!

    August 17 ptownie dispatch
    August 17, 2023

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    Wake Up! In Provincetown

    Fridays at 9am in Provincetown

    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. taproom and featuring live performances, interviews, and games.

    Provincetown’s Carnival is one of the largest outdoor celebrations in Massachusetts with a week of revelry, costumes, and a parade. There is a never-ending schedule of fun events. ptownie wants to make sure you know about all our favorites!

    Exit Through the Doll Haus: The Official Carnival Closing Party

    Friday August 18, 2023 at 10pm at Crown & Anchor

    Exit Through the Doll Haus: The Official Carnival Closing Party for 2023: Land of Toys on the dance floor at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown.

    All Madonna Party Dance Hits All Night Long with DJ Tony T at Red Room Friday at 10 pm!

    Jimmy Lee’s Fashion Show

    Saturday August 19, 2023 at 7pm at The Commons

    Studio artist Jimmy Lee’s Fashion Show FOUR TOWNIE & COUNTRY WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. A night of fashion, music, art and love at The Commons. A magical evening filled with guest appearances and performances. A truly unique Provincetown event that brings our neighbors together to celebrate art for art’s sake.

    Flip Phone productions brings their national all Taylor Swift All Night dance party, CRUEL SUMMER, with a pop up performance by Miz Cracker to Red Room Saturday at 10pm.

    LaChanze @ Town Hall

    Sunday August 20, 2023 at 8:30pm at Town Hall

    Mark Cortale proudly presents legendary the Provincetown debut of LaChanze with Sirius XM Radio Star SETH RUDETSKY as pianist and host in BROADWAY @ TOWN HALL for one show only. The Broadway @ Town Hall concert series will help raise funds for Sandy Hook Promise.

    LaChanze is an award-winning actress who brings an exhilarating and electrifying presence to any stage she touches. Blessed with a powerful mezzo-soprano singing voice and a commanding presence, she consistently receives high praises from fans, peers and the industry at-large. Armed with the gift for dramatic storytelling, a sultry vocal dexterity and for bringing complex female heroines to life, audiences sit up and take notice of the actress whether in a hot Broadway production, television show, film or on concert stages.

    Direct from sold out shows at NYC’s Birdland and Boston’s Scullers Jazz Club, New York press says Suede is like Adele meets Diana Krall meets Bette Midler. Dare her. She was Joan Rivers’ opening act. Come see why at Payomet on Monday, August 21 at 7pm! Suede is thrilled to debut at Payomet Performing Arts Center with her New England trio of pianist Freddie Boyle, Rich Hill on bass and Michael Dunford, drums.

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    2023 Provincetown Art Magazine

    Welcome to the second annual ptownie Art Issue. Like all things ptownie, this art-filled magazine you hold in your hands is the inspiration of our publisher, Mike Miller. Mike’s vision for the issue is to celebrate art, and we do just that with full-page images that you don’t see much anymore.

    Art We Love Pulse Points

    Art We Love – Pulse Points

    One of the great pleasures of looking at art is the moment when a spark ignites in your brain and a piece reaches out and really grabs you. Sometimes it gets you from across the room with bold color or a flamboyant gesture. But it might sneak up on you during a long, careful look and completely change what you thought you were looking at. It’s just something that makes your heart beat a little faster and tempts you to open up your wallet and make it yours.

    Re Rooters Provincetown

    Re-Rooters Day Ceremony

    Did you know that January 7th is a national holiday? Yes, the final blast off of the New Year after the “Twelve Days of Stockpiling” of the Christmas season: The International Re-Rooters Day Ceremony. The “IRS,” the International Re-Rooters Society, officiated by me, president and CEO, sponsors it.

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    Carnival: Land of Toys

    August 12, 2023 to August 19, 2023

    Provincetown Dance Festival

    August 25, 2023 and August 26, 2023

    White Party

    September 2, 2023

    Swim for Life

    September 9, 2023

    Cape Cod Classic – NGPA

    September 14, 2023 to September 17, 2023

    Yankee Lambda Car Club: Provincetown International

    September 15, 2023 to September 17, 2023

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