All the Single Ladies (Friday-Sunday, May 19-21)
Single Women’s Weekend, featuring a lively schedule of speed dating, dance parties, mixers, scavenger hunts, comedy shows, and more, lands in Provincetown from May 19 to 21. See provincetownforwomen.com for schedule, venues, and ticket information.
Celebratory Chorale (Friday-Sunday, May 19-21)
The Outer Cape Chorale presents “For the Beauty of the Earth” at Provincetown Town Hall (260 Commercial St.) on Friday, May 19, 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 20, 7 p.m., and at Nauset Regional Middle School (70 Rt. 28, Orleans) on Sunday, May 21, 3 p.m. The free concerts feature contemporary choral works from the last century celebrating the earth and all living things. See outercapechorale.org for information.
Autonomous Art (Friday, May 19)
“Autonomous,” an exhibition of work by contemporary multimedia artist and former Fine Arts Work Center fellow Alicia Henry, opens at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (460 Commercial St.) with a reception on Friday, May 19, 6 p.m. The exhibition is curated by Ngina Lythcott and Marian Roth. See paam.org for information.
Seeing Things (Friday, May 19)
Artist and Provincetown Independent designer Chris Kelly’s exhibition “Visual Data” opens at Gallery 444 (444 Commercial St., Provincetown) with a reception on Friday, May 19, 6 p.m. The exhibition is on view until May 30. See gallery444ptown.com for information.
Pickle Me This (Saturday, May 20)
Provincetown Film Society presents its first pickleball tournament fundraiser to benefit the 25th annual Provincetown International Film Festival at Motta Field (25 Winslow St., Provincetown) on Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m. See www.provincetownfilm.org/pickleball-tournament for information and to register.
Native History (Saturday, May 20)
Eastham Public Library (190 Samoset Road) presents a guided history walk with Marcus Hendricks on Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m. Hendricks, a Native Wampanoag/Nipmuc, will discuss indigenous life, history, and culture at Fort Hill, the site of a Nauset Indian encampment. The walk is free; registration is required. See easthamlibrary.org for location and registration information.
Into the Wild (Saturday, May 20)
Eastham Conservation Foundation and Harwich Conservation Trust present “Cape Cod Shipwrecks and Storms,” an interpretive guided walk from Nauset Light Beach to Coast Guard Beach with historian and author Don Wilding, on Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m. Tickets are $20; meeting location will be provided upon registration. See dwcapecod.com for information.
Going Feral (Saturday, May 20)
Bristol, England-based artist Kate Rich talks about her project “Feral Business” — an art project and “long-range economic experiment” — at the Hawthorne Barn (29 Miller Hill Rd., Provincetown) on Saturday, May 20, 3 p.m. as part of Twenty Summers. $20 suggested donation. See 20summers.org for information.
Remembering Casey (Saturday, May 20)
Fisherman Hall (12 Winslow St., Provincetown) hosts a fundraising concert for the Casey Sanderson Music Scholarship Fund on Saturday, May 20, 6 p.m. The program will feature music performed by artists loved and inspired by the late musician, who died in 2022. Tickets are $20 at the door. Donations may also be made at charityauctionstoday.com.
Big Sale (Saturday-Sunday, May 20-21)
The annual Monumental Art Sale returns to the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum (1 High Pole Hill Road) on Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21. See ptown.org for information.
Music in Motion (Sunday, May 21)
Chatham Music Club presents “A Moveable Feast,” an afternoon of concerts on three different pipe organs in Chatham, on Sunday, May 21. Concerts begin at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church (569 Main St.) and continue at Christopher Episcopal Church (625 Main St.) at 3 p.m. and First Congregational Church of Chatham (650 Main St.) at 4 p.m. Tickets for the series are $40; proceeds go to Monomoy Community Services. See chathammusicclub.com for information.
Sweet Dreams (Sunday, May 21)
Bob Keary hosts Good Night Provincetown — featuring guest interviews and performances, games, prizes, and music by Mike Flanagan and his band — at Post Office Café and Cabaret (303 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Sundays beginning May 21, 9 p.m. Tickets are $35 ($40 VIP seating) at postofficecafe.net.
Hopper’s Herring River (Tuesday, May 23)
Lisbeth Wiley Chapman discusses Edward Hopper’s lesser-known paintings of the Herring River Estuary, Duck Creek, and Pamet River at Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) on Tuesday, May 23, 1:30 p.m. Free. See wellfleetlibrary.org for information.
Fungi Fun (Wednesday, May 24)
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill presents an introduction to the Cape’s fungi with mycologist Lawrence Millman at Edgewood Farm (3 Edgewood Way, Truro) on Wednesday, May 24, 1 p.m. The program includes a presentation followed by a walk focusing on fungal ecology. Tickets are $10 and registration is required. See castlehill.org for information.
Solo Piano (Wednesday, May 24)
Pianist Dan Kennedy performs a selection of original compositions and classic favorites at Snow Library (67 Main Street, Orleans) on Wednesday, May 24, 4 p.m. Free. See snowlibrary.org for information.
Rising Stars (Wednesday, May 24)
Singer Tianna Esperanza hosts and performs at Nauset Regional High School’s Multicultural Club’s poetry, music, and art showcase and contest at Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) on Wednesday, May 24, 6 p.m. Free. See nausetschools.org for information.
Our Arts & Minds team curates a selection of Outer Cape events each week. Please email event information to [email protected] at least two weeks in advance for consideration.
