Provincetown News

Sing It! “Southern Harmony: A Murder Ballad” at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

August 14, 2025

We are in the small town of Carthage, Texas, when an assortment of easily recognizable people—the town gossip, the girl who longs to get away, the police chief—is augmented by Bernie Tiede (Todd Buonopane), the town undertaker/mortician. And, in defiance...

August 14, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

August 14, 2025

Provincetown in Full Plumage In Provincetown, Carnival sparkles, art astonishes, theater enchants, and drag dazzles—where every street feels like a stage, every gallery a dream, and every costume a love letter to joy. The ptownie Calendar ensures you...

Express Yourself: “Circle Mirror Transformation” at the Harbor Stage Company

August 13, 2025

The setting is a local community center, familiar to those of us who’ve spent time in small New England towns. A chair or two against the walls, lots of room for various activities in the center; you can almost smell the cleaning fluid. There are five...

47th Annual Provincetown Carnival – “Summer Camp!”

August 11, 2025

The Provincetown Business Guild is thrilled to announce the 47th Annual Provincetown Carnival: Summer Camp! Running from August 16 to 23, this beloved weeklong festival—Ptown’s original summer extravaganza of community, expression, and...

Provincetown Public Art Foundation: Creativity in the Open Air

August 11, 2025

On the tip of Cape Cod, where the land ends and the Atlantic begins, Provincetown has always drawn artists, dreamers, and free spirits. In 2020, a new chapter in that creative legacy began. The Provincetown Public Art Foundation (PPAF)was formed with one bold...

August 7, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

August 7, 2025

A Gust of August Tall ships glide in as drag queens sashay by—August in Provincetown launches with art, Broadway, and spectacle. Theaters sparkle, receptions clink, and the future’s already fabulous. The ptownie Calendar ensures you don’t miss a...

Iconic Outings: “Sunday in the Park with George” at the Cape Rep Theatre

August 4, 2025

Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for drama, one of only 10 musicals to do so, and its current production—staged at the Cape Rep Theater in Brewster—should be award-winning as well: this is an evening of light and...

Flyer’s Boatyard: A Legacy Anchored in Provincetown Waters

August 4, 2025

In the heart of Provincetown’s bustling waterfront lies a maritime legacy nearly a century in the making: Flyer’s Boatyard. More than a marina or rental dock, Flyer’s is a multigenerational emblem of Provincetown’s seafaring soul—where tradition,...

July 31, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

July 30, 2025

Provincetown in Full Sail August breezes in with boats on the bay, whales waving hello, theater lights aglow, Broadway dreams afloat, and seaside laughs echoing into starry nights. Pack sunscreen and a sense of drama! The ptownie Calendar ensures you...

A Provincetown Legacy: The Family Behind Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch

July 27, 2025

In the spring of 1975, a Provincetown fisherman named Albert “Al” Avellar Jr. quietly launched a revolution. Rather than chase cod or haddock, he took a group of local schoolchildren aboard his vessel Dolphin III to see something rare and...