PROVINCETOWN — As drummers walked through the crowd to energize a Wednesday afternoon gathering, some 150 people converged on the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House to hear James Jackson Jr., Jordan […]
Happenings / Festivals
BLESSING OF THE FLEET
Lifting Up the Patron Saint of Netmakers, Shipbuilders, and Fishermen
Alex Brown and Nancy Silva talk about St. Peter and processions past and present
PROVINCETOWN — The 28th Provincetown Portuguese Festival begins Friday, June 28 with live music and dancing in Portuguese Square on Ryder Street. During the three-day-long celebration, there will be a […]
TALES AND TAILS
In Eastham, They Read Aloud to Dogs
On the first Saturday of every month, a chance to share devotion to literature and fur
EASTHAM — Dogs are not known for their literary prowess, their exceptional reading comprehension skills, nor for staying put for extended periods of time. Yet on the morning of March […]
QUICK DIP
Polar Bears Plunge for Sharks
Hundreds jump in to support CCS research
PROVINCETOWN — Renewal of spirit was on the minds of many of the 230 people who braved the icy waters of Provincetown Harbor for the 7th annual Polar Bear Plunge […]
MAKERS’ MARKET
A Visit to a Village Populated by Quirky Craftsfolk
String lights and spruce boughs, fiber art and Barbie heads
PROVINCETOWN — Celeste Hanlon’s Barbie-head ornaments are hard to miss at Canteen’s annual holiday market. She started making them before Barbie became a movie star. Years ago, Hanlon started buying […]
UBER TUBER
Turnip Festival
FEELIN’ VEGGIE
Turnip Love Brings Musicians Back Together
The Higher Ground String Band will play at art- and food-filled Eastham Turnip Festival
EASTHAM — Every November, the turnip becomes a rallying cry for four members of the Higher Ground String Band. They perform a little gospel, a little bluegrass, a little folk […]
CEREMONIES
Veterans Day in Provincetown
Townspeople and visitors are invited to gather at the Doughboy Soldiers Monument in front of town hall on Saturday for a celebration to honor the town’s veterans for their love […]
SHUCKS
OysterFest Wins Big This Year
Eastham native Ben Morgan takes first prize in shucking competition
WELLFLEET — Last weekend was all beer, brine, and bright smiles as crowds of locals and out-of-towners gathered on Main Street to celebrate this town’s small but mighty delicacy.
Spellers Prove Their Aquatic-Themed Prowess
WELLFLEET — As bivalve fans kick back beers on Main Street during this town’s biggest party, there is a quiet, more dignified corner some prefer. That is the Wellfleet Public […]
STROKES
36th Annual Swim Celebrates Community Resilience
250 swimmers and 80 paddlers participate, raising $225,000
PROVINCETOWN — Swimmers plunged in early this year — at least by Saturday-in-Provincetown standards — with the 8:30 a.m. starting flag of the annual Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla […]
WINDMILL WEEKEND
Eastham Resets a Post-Summer Pace
EASTHAM — The mood at the 46th Windmill Weekend was as chill as ever, though the weather was decidedly hot. This is a small-town get-together where the opening night at […]
DIVE IN
The Undersea World on the Eastham Green
Road race, sand art, music, and food at Windmill Weekend
Eastham kicks off its 46th annual Windmill Weekend on Friday, Sept. 8 with a fish and chicken fry followed by a talent show at the Elks Lodge. The three-day celebration […]
REPORT FROM TOYLAND
Provincetown Celebrates Its 45th Carnival
PROVINCETOWN — A fledgling nonprofit put on a one-day celebration back in 1978 and called it Carnival. The idea was to drum up gay and lesbian tourism during August’s sleepy […]
GETTIN’ PORKY
Elks Put the Ham in Eastham
Dinner and community at the Elks Lodge annual pig roast
EASTHAM — Standing behind a row of plastic folding tables, seven Elks wearing matching black aprons are busy slicing hunks of whole roasted pig. Eighty or so onlookers keep a close […]
