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    July 27, 2023. The ptownie dispatch!

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    July 27, 2023

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    John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin in Cassette Roulette

    Saturday July 29, 2023 at 7pm at Provincetown Town Hall

    Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen John Cameron Mitchell (“Joe vs. Carole,” Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star Amber Martin for a hair-raising, hilarious romp of songs, stories and characters, all chosen by you and the hand of fate on the magical ‘cassette roulette.’ With a house band led by Grammy nominated music director of Hedwig on Broadway Justin Craig, very special guest surprises, and a random set list it’s never the same show twice!

    This summer don’t miss An Evening with David Sedaris the best-selling humorist in an intimate setting Payomet at July 31. As always, Sedaris will be offering a selection of all-new readings and recollections, as well as a Q&A session and book signing.

    DIVA!

    Tuesdays & Saturdays thru September 19, 2023 at 7:30pm at Crown & Anchor

    Are you ready to Diva? In this all out, sequin soaked, All-live-singing Diva! Drag Tribute Mega Watts Delta Miles, Roxy Pops and Qya Cristal are ready to take you through a journey to claim (or reclaim!) your inner Diva. With hit songs from Beyonce, Gaga, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and so much More you will be “on your feet” at the end of this sizzling hot show. Join us at the Crown every week and prepare to leave feeling like the queen you are because baby, this is what it means to be DIVA!

    Let Me be your Star”, this brand new open mic night is your chance to find your inner star, your spotlight and a stage to slay on in Provincetown and the Crown & Anchor on Tuesdays!

    Paige Turner Drag Me to the 80’s

    July 22 thru September 19, 2023 at 7pm at Post Office Cabaret

    Get ready for PAIGE TURNER’s totally awesome new show: DRAG ME TO THE 80’s!

    You’ll just want to have fun as Paige performs her All-Live sung mix tape of bodacious 80’s hits, rad parodies, and gnarly videos! Featuring totally tubular artists like CYNDI LAUPER, MADONNA, THE GO-GOs, TV theme songs and more ! So take a chill pill, grab your leg warmers, crimp that hair, and get ready for this ultimate 80s party! Paige Turner’s DRAG ME TO THE 80s! This summer in Provincetown at the Post Office Café and Cabaret! We’re gonna party hardy!

    Dressing up in your totally awesome 80’s look is definitely encouraged!

    Post Office Cabaret is bringing you the music of LGBTQ Icon; P!nk w/ Sheree Marcelle & Mike Flanagan. Joined by Christian McCarthey on drums and Keb Hutchings on guitar for July 29th.

    Sutton Lee Seymour

    July 30 – August 4, 2023 at 8:30pm at Red Room

    For the past decade, Sutton Lee Seymour has been spreading merriment and madness around the world from London to Los Angeles while also holding her residency here in Puerto Vallarta at The Palm Cabaret! She also performs with Atlantis Events on their gay cruise and resort vacations! Miss Seymour stars in the comedy web series, WHAT A DRAG, which is available to stream on IndieFlix, Dekkoo, and YouTube!

    Get ready to werk it with Tammie Brown, the legendary drag queen diva from Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race! That’s right, the one and only Tammie Brown is back in Ptown and bringing her smash hit show to Red Room!

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    2023 Provincetown Art Magazine

    Welcome to the second annual ptownie Art Issue. Like all things ptownie, this art-filled magazine you hold in your hands is the inspiration of our publisher, Mike Miller. Mike’s vision for the issue is to celebrate art, and we do just that with full-page images that you don’t see much anymore.

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    Art We Love and Why – Flower Power

    One look at the works here, however, and you’ll see that there’s a floral array for every taste and style – and they can all be found right here in Provincetown’s galleries.

    Frankie Rice Stone Cold

    Stone-Cold? Not When It’s Frankie Rice’s Work!

    Stonework can be cold, indifferent… but not when it’s about curves and pathways, intricate designs that swirl and move and dance; then it’s anything but cold. And that’s the magic that artist Frankie Rice brings to his creations.

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    Whale Week

    July 29, 2023 to August 5, 2023

    Provincetown Jazz Festival

    August 8, 2023

    Carnival: Land of Toys

    August 12, 2023 to August 19, 2023

    45th Carnival Parade

    August 17, 2023

    Provincetown Dance Festival

    August 25, 2023 and August 26, 2023

    White Party

    September 2, 2023

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