For a moment, let’s reflect on what a lucky feeling it is to find yourself in a cookout rut. It means you have been able to get yourself good food, […]
Archives for June 2021
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Sal’s Beach Seats Get Reprieve
Meetings Ahead
As of press time, Gov. Baker had not yet signed a law that would allow remote meetings to continue beyond June 15. However, town policy does allow for a remote […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Truro to Offer Hybrid Meetings
Meetings Ahead
Truro is transitioning to in-person meetings. A town remote policy allows for a remote option alongside the return to in-person meetings. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Take It From a Rainy Day
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely, in hopes Gov. Baker will sign a law allowing that to continue. Wellfleet’s select board has not yet set a remote meetings policy. From the wellfleet-ma.gov […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Easement Down the Road
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are being held in person again. However, a town policy allows a remote option alongside the return to in-person meetings. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you’re […]
ARTISTS
The Art of Adam O’Day Is Totally Bonkers
Hieronymus Bosch meets Area 51
A vintage trailer is parked on a gigantic boulder that emerges out of a murky pond. Balanced on top is a small tugboat inhabited by a tentacled monster. A European […]
FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Richard Linklater Is Quite Comfortable on the Edge
The Provincetown film fest celebrates Austin’s indie maestro
For filmmakers honored by the Provincetown International Film Festival, John Waters is a dream date. Waters was dubbed Filmmaker on the Edge at the festival’s debut, in 1999, and he’s […]
MIXED MEDIA
Gaston Lacombe Comes Full Circle
His Words of Power series moves past photography
Walking into Gaston Lacombe’s studio in Whaler’s Wharf feels like stepping into a rainbow. Brightly colored works hang on every wall, competing for attention. Many juxtapose black-and-white photography with incandescent […]
FILM FESTIVAL 2021
The Outer Cape’s Local Filmmakers Are a Fest Highlight
Zooming in on short documentaries by Fermín Rojas and Michael Cestaro
This year’s “hybrid” Provincetown International Film Festival — both live and virtual — marks the return of the annual event’s extraordinary bounty. There’s a rich collection of narrative and documentary […]
STEAMERS
Lobsterman Roll
Juneteenth: A True Story
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Grave Thoughts
A composition on the inevitability of decomposition
The weather was strange that March day I first visited my future grave. The morning was clear and balmy, but by afternoon the sky had turned steel gray, and, as […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Joy Riding Into the Future
I was a little taken aback this week when I read Dennis Minsky’s column about picking a grave site. He’s right, of course, about taking care of these things ourselves […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 17, 2021
From Kevin Kuechler and Jay Gurewitsch
The Facts on Pond Village Water To the editor: Since 2019, the Provincetown Independent has repeatedly misrepresented the facts on water quality in Truro’s Pond Village. In December 2019, it […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds June 17 – June 23, 2021
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
FOR RENT Summer weekly rental in Provincetown. Waterfront efficiency/studio cottage, includes parking, deck, laundry onsite, near everything. Leave message at 860-739-8227. [7-1] HOUSING WANTED Housing sought. Rental/long-term lease or sale; […]
