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    July 8, 2021. the ptownie dispatch!

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    July 8, 2021

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    Bear Week

    July 10, 2021 through July 18, 2021

    The largest bear event in the world, with Ptown overrun by hair, leather, and large men.

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    Bear Week Follies

    July 11, 2021 at 6:00pm at The Pilgrim House

    This madcap evening features some of Provincetown’s finest performers in a Vegas-Style Follies Extravaganza with proceeds benefiting the Provincetown Business Guild.

    Don’t miss the Gayest Show in town!

    Curaleaf Provincetown Squeeze

    Alaska @ Town Hall

    July 11, 2021 at 6:30pm and 8:30pm at Provincetown Town Hall

    The RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2 All Stars champion makes her Provincetown debut and launches the 2021 Town Hall series.

    Get your tickets now!

    Bear Bingo

    July 14, 2021 at 3:30pm at The Crown & Anchor

    Learn about the different species of seals found on Cape Cod, their role in the local marine ecology, and seal research currently underway at CCS.

    Check out other Bear Week events at The Crown

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    Rachel Cassiani Surf Break

    Art We Love and Why – Land

    Artists have been inspired by the landscape for thousands of years, creating works of infinite variety with every imaginable media. The pieces here are just a sampling of the many ways that Provincetown artists see the world today.

    Camp Lightbulb Provincetown 2021

    Camp Lightbulb is Back!

    So ptownie is especially pleased to see the return this summer of Camp Lightbulb! Now in its 10th season in Provincetown, Camp Lightbulb is critically important to the healthy development of queer youth.

    Tennessee Williams Provincetown History

    Provincetown History Snippet: Who is Tennessee Williams?

    Less than three weeks after his lover Kip died in 1944 in Manhattan, Tennessee Williams was back at Captain Jack’s Wharf.

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