Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 27 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
Archives for 2024
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Invasion of the Dogfish
Schools of small sharks are here, and they’re beating the bass and blues to the bait
As we roll from summer into fall, the fishing, regrettably, remains sporadic and most days just not very good. Bluefish are still hard to find, and the striped bass aren’t […]
CEPHALOPODA
The Kids Will Squid
A newcomer joins a summer night’s ritual on MacMillan Pier in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — It’s 7:30 p.m. and the sky is changing from navy blue to black. It’s squidding time. Squidding is a tradition passed down through generations, says Maxine Meads-Stojiljkovic, the […]
AQUACULTURE
Off the Tides, the Work Goes On for Oystermen
Culling, sorting, tumbling, tagging, and selling are unseen tasks of the trade
WELLFLEET — Jimmy Mulpeter stands under the shade of a patio umbrella on an August afternoon, holding oyster after oyster against a metal gauge before tossing them into one of […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Enthusiasm Abounds. Can You Curb It a Little?
Beware the call to flights of fancy
Virgo season continues, with Mercury finally stationed directly in Leo, leading to a welcome energetic shift. The stars beg us this week to temper action with a healthy dose of […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Voting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early In-Person Voting
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Aug. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Town’s Own Counsel
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Voting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
FASHION STATEMENT
Le Grande Tour: Destination Whimsy
Jimmy Lee Curtis’s fourth annual fashion show is eccentric for art’s sake
Designer Jimmy Lee Curtis has some answers to all the nostalgia for a Provincetown that was more outlandish and subversive than it is now and where eccentricity and whimsy were […]
COMEDY
Matteo Lane’s Practiced Ease
The comedian has two shows this weekend at Provincetown Town Hall
Onstage, Matteo Lane radiates ease. Often, he says, he’ll get this comment after a show: “It felt like I was sitting there catching up with a friend.” On his podcast, […]
CABARET
Liz Callaway Passes on the Gift of Sondheim
The Broadway star returns to Provincetown with an expanded musical world
Broadway singer and actress Liz Callaway has performed a half-dozen times in Provincetown but returns Aug. 30 and 31 to a different venue — and with a new honor as […]
DRAG DESK
Delta Miles Celebrates Judy Garland at Her Best
An homage to the star’s ability to make people feel good
Blue lights cover the stage of the cabaret room at the Crown & Anchor. A voice seeps through the narrow opening in the curtain: “Another openin’, another show,” sings Delta […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
Cortile Gallery (230 Commercial St.) It’s been 24 hours since the Carnival parade ended, and Provincetown is still looking for a street party. Across from the Cortile Gallery, a Dixieland […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for August 29, 2024 through September 5, 2024
A Hollywood Murder Revisited Note: The Casey Sherman talk on Aug. 29 has been canceled because of illness. The Wellfleet library hopes to reschedule. Casey Sherman believes that one of […]
