Provincetown News

Our Town at Cape Rep is Strange… and Wonderful

May 7, 2024

You’ve probably seen Our Town before, if only as a—yikes— high-school production. Forget all that. Director Maura Hanlon’s version, which just opened at Cape Rep Theatre, is nothing like you’ve ever seen. And it’s absolutely fantastic. Our Town is...

May 2, 2024. The ptownie dispatch!

May 2, 2024

First Tea 2024 @ Boatslip! May 2, 2024 at Boatslip It’s 4 pm and time for Tea. First Tea 2024 @ Boatslip! Portable bars replace lounge chairs, a line queues up out front and Resident DJ Maryalice, a Provincetown favorite for over 25 years drops the needle...

A Local Hero, Trailblazer, and Lover of Coastal Life

April 29, 2024

By Colleague, Brian Sheerin Not all heroes wear capes or seek praise; in fact, in my experience, true heroes are the ones who don’t seek accolades. One such person is Provincetown’s first female deputy harbormaster, Christine Maxwell. I’ve...

Book review: Worth Fighting for (John Pavlovitz)

March 20, 2024

Like many other progressives, I’m finding it difficult these days to be optimistic, much less at peace, about the state of the world and of the country I live in. Everywhere I look, cruelty is on display. (And what is it, anyway, about cruelty that it seems...

Mews Restaurant Pop Up at the Waterford Inn

February 25, 2024

What Do You Do When Restaurant Construction Takes Longer Than Expected … You Pop Up! The Mews Restaurant Provincetown hasn’t missed a summer season since it was founded as the Provincetown Mews Wine & Food Tasting Society in 1964 at 359 Commercial...

February 8, 2024. The ptownie dispatch!

February 7, 2024

RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party Every Fridays through April 26, 2024 at The Crown and Anchor Provincetown’s premiere RuPaul’s Drag Race Viewing Party is BACK at The Crown & Anchor! Join Austin Tyler & Mackenzie as the host season 16,...

Provincetown Dining in the Winter!

January 15, 2024

Guide to Winter Dining in Provincetown! We are always asked “What’s Open for Food in the Winter?” Well here it is at ptownie! 1620 Brewhouse 214 Commercial Street (508) 413-9687 Thu-Sun 12pm-9pm Where everyone is welcome to come, grab a...

December 14, 2023. The ptownie dispatch!

December 14, 2023

Townie Holiday Extravaganza December 14 thru 17, 2023 Provincetown Theater Townie Holiday Extravaganza annual year-end production Provincetown Theater with approximately two dozen participants in a yuletide variety show One Night Only December 15 at 8pm! A...

First Light Provincetown 2024

December 13, 2023

Here is your Guide to First Light Provincetown. First Light is an opportunity to “do” New Years Weekend right for everyone! Events, Celebrations, Fireworks! 2024 will be more for ptownie! The Dina Martina Christmas Show Friday & Saturday December 29...

Who Counts in America? “What the Constitution Means to Me” at the Provincetown Theater

November 17, 2023

I don’t usually tell you what to do. I am telling you now. Go see this play. If you need more reasons to vote, go see this play. If you care about the future of this country, go see this play. If you think you understand the United States, go see this play....