“I started taking classes at Castle Hill when I was 15 years old,” Paul Wisotzky says in his comfortable Truro living room. “I’m 57, and now I’m teaching there in […]
Arts & Minds
Celebrating the creative and sometimes quirky culture of the Outer Cape.
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PLAYERS
Spencer Keasey’s Lifelong Quest
From porn to Provincetown with the Bakker Gallery’s manager
When Spencer Keasey picked his porn name, Spencer Quest, it was because he felt as if he were actually on a quest — for sexual and spiritual freedom. For a […]
Arts Briefs & Listings for Nov. 27 through Dec. 5
Garrow Throop’s Painted Photographs “Garrow Throop: Vignettes From the Outer Cape,” is an art exhibit of photographs shot and painted by Garrow Throop, which will be on view at the […]
our picks for the week of November 27 through December 5
Indie’s Choice
Outer Cape Calendar Wednesday, Nov. 27, 5-7 p.m. This year’s Lighting Ceremony of the Pilgrim Monument kicks off the one-year countdown to Provincetown 400’s fireworks show, which commemorates the anniversary […]
Arts Briefs
Provincetown Theater’s Wonderful Life
Present: As its end-of-the-year holiday treat, the Provincetown Theater and artistic director David Drake are offering It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, a theatrical version of Frank Capra’s […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Mike Wright: A Piece of the Sky
MIKE WRIGHT | SCULPTOR | PROVINCETOWN I’ve been making sculpture with old found painted wood for 30 years now. In the mid-’90s I would be walking on the beach and […]
GALLERIES
Shirl Roccapriore to Close Oils by the Sea Gallery
A Provincetown artist succumbs to realities of local business
“I never thought the bottom line would be numbers,” Shirl Roccapriore says, sitting back in the cozy space that is her Oils by the Sea Gallery at 437 Commercial St. […]
MUSIC
Lisa Bastoni Makes the Most of Second Chances
Her folk music reflects how she wants to live
Lisa Bastoni is having a great year. The Northampton native, who’ll be the featured artist at Monday evening’s Coffeehouse at the Mews open mic in Provincetown, was one of six […]
our picks for the week of November 21 through 28
Indie’s Choice
Outer Cape Calendar Thursday, Nov. 21, 12:30-2 p.m. “Civics 101”: The Provincetown Independent presents a panel discussion with select board members from the Outer Cape. Discuss their role in town […]
Arts Briefs & Listings for Nov. 21 through 27
Grace Hopkins’s Abstract Photography Grace Hopkins’s evocative abstract photography — she scours the world for just the right color and surface texture — is featured in a show at the […]
NATURA VIVA
Asclepias Seeds Leaving the Nest
Milkweed drifts toward a home for next year
SKETCHBOOK
Provincelands, Dune Shacks, Fall Day
AT THE LIBRARY
A Classic Dysfunctional Family Memoir
Tales of resilience as holidays loom
Educated Tara Westover New York: Random House, 2018 Family dynamics can range from quirky to full-blown dysfunctional even at the best of times, but holidays have a way of putting […]
THEATER
Despite Real-Estate Challenges, Harbor Stage Sticks to Its Mission
But the founders of Wellfleet’s artist-run theater are still searching for a place to live
For their first seven years, the four actor-founders of the Harbor Stage Company — Robert Kropf and Stacy Fischer, Brenda Withers and Jonathan Fielding — who run the small Wellfleet […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
An Exhibit at PAAM in Black and White and Color
The museum highlights photography from its permanent collection
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum is known for its collection and shows of work by world-renowned painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have lived and made art here. Oil painting, […]
