Provincetown News

April 21, 2022

History

For more years than many of us can remember, summers in Provincetown weren’t complete without the sight of a little girl walking up and down Commercial Street, calling out in a lovely singsong voice, “Lemonade! Fifty cents! Lemonade!” That little girl...

August 4, 2022. the ptownie dispatch!

August 4, 2022

Red Errings Friday August 5, 2022 at 7:00pm at Red Room Join Saltine and “Canker” of the Puritans known Anne Hutchinson for an hour of wayward, comical oration with Red Errings. A perfect pairing!! One Night Only!! Find more of Saltine and Anne...

Art We Love & Why – I Am a Camera

August 1, 2022

Art
Featured

Jennifer Pritchard, Stay Here Provincetown

When photography first came along, many artists turned up their noses and asked, where’s the “art” in a photograph? Of course, over time photography came to be as respected as painting or sculpture. And the range of expression in photography over the...

Outside: Terrifying and Wonderful

July 31, 2022

It seems mystery readers can’t get enough of Scandi noir, and for good reason. There’s something inherently creepy about areas that are isolated and dark—which can apply to much of the region. But it also takes a talented author to make that creepiness...

A Sequel That Couldn’t Be More Timely

July 29, 2022

History may always be written by the winners, but often it’s the observations of the common people that are more interesting—and understandable. And that’s what playwright Taylor Mac gives us in Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, now at the Wellfleet...

July 28, 2022. the ptownie dispatch!

July 28, 2022

A SLICE OF P-TOWN! by Zoë Lewis Saturday July 30, 2022 at 7:00pm at Post Office Caberet Zoë Lewis washed ashore in Provincetown over 30 years ago and like many, was just passing through. The rest is history! She rented a little, ramshackle studio, with...

Carnival 2022 Guide to Must Do Events!

July 27, 2022

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! Feet Over...

Review: The Ice Coven by Max Seeck

July 24, 2022

The Ice Coven is the the second installment in the Detective Inspector Jessica Niemi series that takes place in Finland, though it was the first I’d read and it works well as a standalone. I am loving Scandinavian noir and this example doesn’t disappoint....

July 21, 2022. the ptownie dispatch!

July 21, 2022

Mack’nifique: Featuring Mackenzie & Her Dolls Thursdays at 9:30pm thru September, 2022 at Crown & Anchor From the kaleidoscope mind of Mackenzie, comes Provincetown’s first ALL local, queer, body-positive burlesque experience, Mack’nifique!...

The Ballad of Bobby Botswain is brilliant

July 18, 2022

Two men meet in a bar. It’s the opening to many a story that at least one of the participants is going to later regret. That’s fortunately not the case in The Ballad of Bobby Botswain, the Harbor Stage Company’s current world première and the sort of...