PROVINCETOWN — A cloud of bug spray filled the air as 11 men and two women (including this reporter) followed Scott Smyers down the Old Colony Trail on the evening […]
Happenings / Festivals
THE STORYTELLERS
Look Before You Leap
A collector doubts his ability to assess beauty
I hear my wife, Valerie, calling my name. “Oh, Wi-i-ll,” she sings, in a high, melodious warble reserved to signify the advent of the strange and the amusing. “Look what […]
WE LOVE A PARADE
The Outer Cape Celebrates the Fourth With 3 Parades
Pedalers, drummers, protesters, jugglers, drag queens, flag wavers, and pirates celebrated their freedoms at three different Outer Cape parades this week. In Eastham, Sheila and Ralph Holcomb, in collaboration with […]
NIGHTLIFE
Undeterred by Ubiquitous Ursines, Sappho Comes to Bear Week
New York’s Cubbyhole will pop up in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Since the Pied Bar at 193A Commercial St. closed in 2018, this gay mecca has been without a dedicated lesbian space. But for one night only on Monday, […]
WE LOVE A PARADE
The Outer Cape’s July 4th Parades
Eastham, July 3 Wellfleet, July 4 Provincetown, July 4
PARADES AND FIREWORKS
The Outer Cape Celebrates the Fourth of July
On the morning of July 4, residents and visitors will have to decide between parades held in Provincetown, Wellfleet, and Orleans. Those without a town allegiance might want to know […]
PORTUGUESE FESTIVAL
Provincetown Celebrates the 76th Annual Blessing of the Fleet
Photos by Agata Storer
PORTUGUESE FESTIVAL
SambaViva Will Spice Up a Provincetown Tradition
The Brazilian dance group makes its festival debut on Saturday
Rachel Werkman, a founder of the Boston-based Brazilian dance group SambaViva, used to observe dance floors from the sidelines. “I didn’t like to dance before I got into samba,” she […]
PORTUGUESE FESTIVAL
Peter Cook Tells Stories to Remember
Keeping a Provincetown heritage alive, one story at a time
Fishing hundreds of miles off the coast of Provincetown in 1979, the F/V Little Infant was caught in a raging tempest. Peter Cook, a crewman on the 90-foot scalloper, could […]
WORLDFEST
A Celebration of Balkan Dance in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — If you’ve explored the shelves at local markets, you may have encountered Bulgarian yogurt — a small reminder of the presence of a large number of Bulgarians in […]
PRIDE 5K
‘Vibing Out’ on 3.1 Rainbow-Colored Miles
Last year’s men’s winner one-ups himself; a P’town first-timer takes women’s gold
PROVINCETOWN — The second annual Pride Weekend “Feet Over Front Street 5K” wound its way down Commercial Street last Sunday, June 4, in its own happy Provincetown way: a handful […]
ROOTS
Growing the Eastham Turnip Is a Labor of Love
Heirloom seeds put down roots where the land will allow
EASTHAM — Orleans farmer Judy Scanlon can still recall the moment her interest in the Eastham turnip was sparked. “I was driving with my mother, just exploring, when we saw […]
HOBGOBLINS
On Commercial Street in a Sweetly Mischievous Mood
Halloween brings out a friendly mix of fantasies
Photos by Nancy Bloom Nurses to remind you to get that booster, bumpkins with pumpkins for heads, groovy paisley-wearers, and plenty of folks who slipped into sequins strolled Commercial Street […]
TREATS
Truro Celebrates Halloween With a Cider-Fueled Arts Bash
Photos by Agata Storer Bears, wolves, horror movie monsters, and angels mingled at the Truro Public Library’s multi-generational Halloween party last Friday night. It was one big pizza, popcorn, and […]
IMBIBING
Pennywise at the Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
A Guide for the Frugal Flaneur
Plato said, “Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man.” So true! Moreover, the cusp of winter is no time to anger a […]
