It is not uncommon in Provincetown to come across artists with their easels and paints set up along Commercial Street or out in the dunes. Painting en plein air — […]
Arts & Minds
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JAMBALAYA
A Musician Conjures a Story for the Soul
David Eure makes his violin squeal, bark, thump, and sing
When David Eure plays his violin, its fingerboard dusted with rosin, he’s constructing a masterpiece of texture and inflection. In performance, he says, “Your audience is your canvas, and you’re […]
THE DRAG BUG
If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It
Mackenzie takes her act to Lower Cape Pride
Mackenzie Miller, Provincetown’s self-declared “neon hype girl,” was born in the great state of Alaska, in Big Lake, an hour north of Anchorage. There, in the “arctic tundra,” she says, […]
ARTISTS
André van der Wende at the Crossroads
His recent work shows the artist arriving at new solutions
“Crossroads,” the name of André van der Wende’s current exhibition at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, alludes to a creative journey that offers resolution but also a continuous sense of possibility. The […]
FILM FESTIVAL
Murray Bartlett Is at Home Here
The actor is being honored by his adopted community
Murray Bartlett has won or been nominated for more than a dozen acting awards, but the one he’ll receive Saturday hits closest to home. Six years after moving to the […]
FILM FESTIVAL
Making Sense of Miasma
Filmmaker on the Edge Ari Aster specializes in realistic paranoia
Ari Aster, 38, represents a new generation of filmmakers unafraid to plunge into the darkest corners of human experience. He will receive the Filmmaker on the Edge Award at this […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for June 12, 2025 through June 19, 2025
Art That Celebrates Power and Resilience Izzy Berdan, curator of an exhibition at the Provincetown Commons this month commemorating Juneteenth, has strong opinions about “America’s second Independence Day.” The Texas […]
INDIE SCREEN
A Bounty Comes to the Big Screen in Provincetown
Life, art, legends, and dough are the stars at this year’s film festival
In the opening scene of the documentary Everything Moves, which is having its world premiere at the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) next week, a ladybug finds its way from […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Look Once, Look Twice
William P. Hamlin conjures time, decay, and movement in his woven prints
Provincetown photographer William P. Hamlin uses weaving, an ancient artisan technique, to create his photographic prints. While studying at New York University in the 1980s, Hamlin had the idea to […]
MUSIC
Indie Playlist: Outer Cape Summer Edition
Music to get excited about during the best time of the year
Few places in the world have as high a residents-and-visitors-to-musical-performers ratio as does the Outer Cape between Memorial Day and Labor Day. But how best to plan your schedule with […]
FILM HISTORY
Censored, But Still Queer
In Sick and Dirty, Michael Koresky argues for a second look at Code-era movies
“Golden ages” are rarely golden for everyone, especially in film history. The era referred to as “classic Hollywood” roughly coincided with the Production Code, a set of guidelines developed by […]
RETREAT
Claiming the Right to Grieve
Geraldine Brooks reflects on her husband’s death in a new memoir
In her new memoir, Memorial Days (Viking, 2025), Geraldine Brooks with matter-of-fact and elegant prose delves into a universal experience that, as a culture, we try our best to push […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for June 5, 2025 through June 12, 2025
Diving Into a Summer of Free Movies The Provincetown Film Society is teaming up with the Crown & Anchor for free poolside movie screenings every Tuesday night this summer. The […]
PAINTING FROM LIFE
Maritime Portraits That Capture the Cape’s Spirit
Paul Schulenburg paints an optimistic picture for this year’s Portuguese Festival
When Paul Schulenburg was growing up in Schenectady, N.Y. his family came to Dennis Port in the summers, and that included an annual day trip to Provincetown. “I was always […]
PERFORMANCE
Grief and Laughter in Equal Measure
Sam Morrison found inspiration in Provincetown and catharsis in comedy
Six years ago, a chance meeting on Commercial Street changed the world of comedian Sam Morrison. The encounter marked the start of a relationship that Morrison recounts in his one-man […]
