Provincetown News

May 24, 2025

On Friday, June 6, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:30 PM, Provincetown’s historic Mary Heaton Vorse House will host First Look Provincetown Fashion, a one-of-a-kind evening celebrating local fashion and community care. This stylish annual event brings together...

A Night at the Chef’s Table

May 24, 2025

On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC) will host its 32nd annual A Night at the Chef’s Table—a beloved event that brings together community, cuisine, and compassion for an unforgettable evening. This unique fundraiser...

May 22, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

May 22, 2025

Kick Off Summer the Ptown Way: Memorial Day Magic!Celebrate the long weekend with beach walks, parties, and vibrant energy. Provincetown comes alive with charm, community, and celebration—the perfect launch into a summer of fun. The ptownie...

A “Barn-Raiser” of a Performance: Every Brilliant Thing at Cape Rep

May 12, 2025

It’s a play about depression and suicide. And you’ll leave the performance smiling. Sound daft? It could if you were talking about anything other than Every Brilliant Thing, a one-man production starring Lewis D. Wheeler, now playing in the beautiful...

A Heavenly Return: “Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika” at the Provincetown Theater

May 11, 2025

There is, it turns out, a formula for stage magic: ten impressive actors, an indescribable set design, a brilliant time-tested script, and an inspired director. That’s what you’ll see at the Provincetown Theater’s production of Angels in America, Part...

Season Twelve at the Hawthorne Barn

April 16, 2025

Twelve seasons ago, Twenty Summers opened the doors of the Hawthorne Barn with a simple but profound idea: to honor the past while creating space for the voices shaping the future. Once the studio of painter Charles Hawthorne, founder of the Cape Cod School...

1st Annual Outsiders Festival

April 16, 2025

From May 8-11, 2025, The 1st Annual Outsiders Festival features four days of art, theatre, salons, happenings, film, fashion, photography, poetry and dance as a celebration of us as a vibrant community of world-class performers and artists in every sense of...

Mystery novel review: *I Only Read Murder*

December 8, 2024

Miranda Abbott, previously recognized for her role as a detective clergyperson on a major television series, finds herself in A Situation: a cryptic postcard calls her to a secluded town where she engages in a local theater’s amateur play. But when an...

Love in a Cold Climate: Almost Maine at the Provincetown Theater

November 23, 2024

There’s something I’d forgotten, swept up as I’ve been in the shock and fear of the last couple of weeks, when I’ve looked askance at my fellow Americans and felt I have nothing in common with many of them… and what I’d forgotten is the strength,...

November 21, 2024. the ptownie dispatch!

November 20, 2024

Provincetown transforms into a magical destination filled with events, celebrations, and unique charm. Here’s a glimpse of what you can expect during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s in Provincetown. The ptownie Calendar ensures you don’t...