If you’ve been feeling particularly unhinged these past few weeks, you’re not alone. Mercury has been in retrograde since May 10 and that lunar eclipse in Scorpio on the 16th […]
Archives for May 2022
PROVINCETOWN CEREMONIES
Remembering Those Lost to War
Memorial Day Events schedule, May 30, 2022
At Provincetown Cemetery Time: 10 a.m. Location: Civil War Veterans Grave After an introduction by master of ceremonies Jim Keefe, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Provincetown and the […]
SHARK TANK
New Ideas Emerge at Housing Pitch Contest
Short-term rental cap, a housing ‘pledge,’ and ADU deregulation get nods
PROVINCETOWN — At a “Shark Tank without the teeth” held online on May 19, eight people made three-minute pitches to an audience of 60 and a panel of six judges […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fencing in the Old Reliable
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Box Turtles
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, May […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Summer Bounty
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Master Planning
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations […]
OUTSIDER ART
The Alternate Realities of Michael J. Andrews
The former town hall custodian explores local and celestial visions in his paintings
“I don’t claim to be an artist,” says Michael J. Andrews, sitting in an easy chair at his Provincetown condo. “There are artists out there, like Mrs. Packard, or all […]
THEATER REVIEW
Doing the Time Warp in Mae West’s ‘The Drag’
In the 1920s, having a gay old time was kind of complicated
“This side’s Friday,” vamp extraordinaire Mae West once quipped, pointing to her upper right thigh, then, pointing to her left thigh, “This side’s Sunday. Why don’t you come see me […]
LINE BREAK
Rereading History in Poetry
John Bonanni explores the truth of ‘Patient O’
When I was a kid, history class bored me. It was all dusty, musty dates, laws, and names. I have a hunch I’d have been more interested if I’d been […]
CLASSIC ALT
Bob Mould Brings His Howl to Town Hall
Raging from punk to alt-rock to club
The term legend can be bandied about a little too casually in the music world, but let’s just say it: Bob Mould, the legendary punk singer and guitarist, is coming […]
BUSKERS
Music in the Air
New acts and old tunes on Commercial Street
PROVINCETOWN — A walk down Commercial Street is a bit like traversing the paths of Coachella these days. Fashionable, semi-clad young people wander down the middle of the street in […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for May 26 through June 1, 2022
‘Density’s Glitch’ at FAWC The Fine Arts Work Center is hosting a group exhibition, “Density’s Glitch,” opening Saturday, May 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. and running until Aug. 28 […]
