God Bless Us, Every One: A (Different) Christmas Carol at the Provincetown Theater
Back in the days of small traveling circuses and vaudevillian entertainment, actors and crew trekked from town to town to present their shows before moving on to the next venue. Sometimes, things get lost along the way. That’s what’s happened to...
November 20, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!
Provincetown: Season of Sparkle From turkey trots to twinkling trees to midnight toasts by the sea, Provincetown turns Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve into one joyful, glitter-kissed celebration. The ptownie Calendar ensures you don’t miss a...
The Provincetown Lobster Pot Tree: A Beacon of Community and Creativity
Each winter in Provincetown, as the chill rolls off Cape Cod Bay and the crowds of summer retreat, a new light begins to glow on Lopes Square — the Provincetown Lobster Pot Tree. What began as a modest holiday tribute has grown into one of Provincetown’s...
Thanksgiving in Provincetown: From Sunrise Coffee to Late-Night Cheers
Thanksgiving in Provincetown is a full-day celebration of flavor, community, and coastal charm. It’s a holiday that unfolds slowly and beautifully — beginning with a warm cup of coffee by the water and ending with music, laughter, and late-night cheer....
Rediscovering Joy: She Loves Me at the Cape Rep Theatre
The Cape Rep has a talent for finding the exact right thing to say at exactly the right time. Last year, at a moment when the country found itself sharply divided after the presidential election and many in our community were feeling a desperate fear, Cape...
If You Could Read My Mind: Chanteuse Susan Lambert Triumphs at Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Susan Lambert’s new one-woman show, If You Could Read My Mind, presented for one night only at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, absolutely shimmered with light and love and, perhaps, more than just a little wisdom. Her previous show, The Couch, brought us on a...
October 23, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!
Provincetown’s Pumpkin Parade of Pleasures When Halloween haunts the dunes, Provincetown bursts with Spooky Bear of parties, theater’s ghostly glamour, music’s moonlit magic, comedic cackles, artful mischief—and enough PIE to sweeten every spooky...
Lighting on the Hill: A Beacon of History and Hope in Provincetown
Every November, as the chill sets in and the Cape’s winds turn sharp, a warm glow begins to shimmer above Provincetown. The Pilgrim Monument, rising 252 feet over the harbor, transforms into a tower of light — a spectacle known as the Annual Lighting on...
Five Decades Bridging the Bay Between City and Sea
For more than fifty years, the Bay State Cruise Company has served as a maritime bridge between Boston and Provincetown—linking the bustle of the city with the artistic calm of the Cape. Its story is one of persistence, innovation, and a deep connection to...
October 9, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!
Seaside Shenanigans Provincetown brims with women, yard-sale treasures, curtain calls, belly laughs, music in the air, and art on every corner—a whimsical tide where joy and creativity wash ashore daily. The ptownie Calendar ensures you don’t miss a...
Finding Hope: The Jack of Hearts Club at the Provincetown Theater
It’s 11:30pm on August 31st, 1963. The last minutes of the last day of the season in a gay bar in Provincetown. And at first, it doesn’t seem all that different from any bar in Provincetown at any time; it’s only as the evening unfolds that we’re...
T-Shirts, Tradition, and Telegraphs: Shalom’s in Provincetown
On bustling Commercial Street, Provincetown’s main artery of commerce and culture, Shalom’s Gift Shop has stood for more than half a century as both a family business and a community landmark. To understand the shop’s place in town life, it helps to...