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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,...
May 2, 2024. The ptownie dispatch!
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 on the first song of a supercharged 3 hour set!
Experience MAY THE 4TH at Gifford House, Provincetown, on 5/4! Doors open 7PM, stellar performers at 8PM. Join stars from near and far, dressed for cosmic recognition. Wear intergalactic attire for music, fun, and cosmic experiences!
Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches
May 9-26, 2024 at Provincetown Theater
Join Provincetown Theater Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches, by Tony Kushner that changed the landscape of American theater. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, six New Yorkers with interconnected lives grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.
May 17 & May 18 Provincetown’s The Outer Cape Chorale presents – The British Invasion! Pomp and Pop! in Town Hall. An eclectic concert of British composers from Vaughan Williams to the Beatles! All concerts are free * no ticket needed * contributions welcomed!
Cut Loose: Crafts & Drafts
May 21-23, 2024 At Provincetown Brewing Co.
Three cheers to art and beers! Come unwind, create, and connect during the Cut Loose: Crafts & Drafts workshop series at Provincetown Brewing Company May 21, 22, and 23! Sign up for all three classes and save! Cut Loose: Crafts & Drafts is more than just a workshop—it’s an invitation to loosen up, savor locally crafted brews and incredible grub, and forge new connections, all while exploring your creative impulses in a supportive environment.
There is currently an exciting resurgence in making that is both steeped in tradition and relevant to today. The Commons will have May 24-26, 2024 with a Provincetown Makers Fair – Unleashing true Craftsmanship. The Commons intends to celebrate the culture of handcrafted, well designed, long-lasting, and sustainable produced products that honor the ideals of craftsmanship.
Twenty Summers – Opening Party
May 15, 2024 at Twenty Summers Annex
Season Eleven Twenty Summers, rooted in Provincetown’s Hawthorne Barn, celebrates artistic freedom, offering resources, residencies, and a platform for originality and innovation, honoring its rich legacy. Kick off Season Eleven and come celebrate our new space, Twenty Summers Annex at 494 Commercial! Come by to learn more about the upcoming festival and enjoy *complimentary* appetizers, and drinks.
While the Hawthorne Barn will remain our spiritual home and the main location for our residencies and events, we are thrilled to announce that we are taking on some new space, on Commercial Street in the heart of the East End. This new space will be an Annex to the Barn during our May and June season, and allow us to program the other ten months of the year. We are still conceptualizing what the space can be for us but you can expect to see events, readings and exhibitions there, and so much more.
Twenty Summers is an incubator for art and ideas. It imagines a more equitable and sustainable future, twenty summers from today. The organization was founded in Provincetown’s historic Hawthorne Barn, and we honor its legacy of artistic freedom by providing resources, residencies, and a platform for original projects and innovative ideas. We believe that, in the right context, creative minds can find solutions to our hardest problems.
2024 Provincetown Drag Shows
Explore Provincetown’s vibrant summer drag shows in ptownie for a comprehensive guide to this lively and entertaining scene! Get connected weekly to what’s up, what’s here, and what’s new on ptownie!
Provincetown History Snippet: How to Get Here?
The idea of a Cape Cod canal, linking the bay to the sound, was studied as early as the 17th century, but it wasn’t until that the privately built canal merged the waters of the two bays.
Provincetown History Snippets: What is Helltown?
Helltown was a settlement south of Hatches Harbor, with 33 buildings, a fleet of 30 dories, and a working population of about 125 fishermen. So you can take your pick! Have you heard of other reasons for the name? Let us know!
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Ferry Service Resume
May 16, 2024
MEMDAY Weekend Women’s Festival
May 24 -27, 2024
Womxn of Color Weekend
May 30 – June 2, 2024
Provincetown PRIDE
May 31 – June 2, 2024
CabaretFest – The Golden Era of Night Clubs
June 3 – 9, 2024
Provincetown International Film Festival
June 12 – 16, 2024
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