Queen of Rock (Thursday, Sept. 16 & Saturday, Sept. 18-Sunday, Sept. 19)
Debby Holiday performs “A Tina Turner Tribute” at the Post Office Café and Cabaret, 303 Commercial St. in Provincetown, for three nights: Thursday, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 18, 9 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 19, 9 p.m. Holiday seamlessly conveys Turner’s vocal range and decades-deep catalogue. Tickets are $39 at postofficecafe.net.
Lounge Lizards (Friday, Sept. 17-Saturday, Sept. 18)
Piano man Bobby Wetherbee, along with guests Jon Richardson and Todd Alsup, performs at the Dive Bar at the Crown & Anchor, 237 Commercial St. in Provincetown, on Friday, Sept. 17 and Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9:30 p.m. until close. No cover.
Buried Treasure (Saturday, Sept. 18)
The Truro Historical Society hosts a treasure hunt on Saturday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m. Teams —consisting of one carload — will meet at the Highland House Museum, 6 Highland Light Road in North Truro, before being dispatched to various Truro locations to uncover clues. First and second place winners get prizes. To register, call or text Carrie Stapleton at 512-461-2398 by Friday, Sept. 17.
What a Rush (Saturday, Sept. 18)
The Payomet Performing Arts Center, 29 Old Dewline Road in North Truro, is hosting two events on Saturday, Sept. 18. At 10:30 a.m., family therapist Anne Peretz will discuss her new book Opening Up: The Parenting Journey with pediatrician Barry Zuckerman under the Payomet tent. Registration is free. Then, at 7 p.m., Tom Rush will grace the outdoor Ballfield Stage. For over 50 years, Rush has been performing his own songs with a wry sense of humor and disarming delivery. Tickets are $45 to $55 at payomet.org.
Transcendent (Saturday, Sept. 18)
Zach Oren will discuss “Ides of Gender,” his show of photographs of members of the transgender community currently at CUSP Gallery, at an event in the Mary Heaton Vorse House Courtyard, 466 Commercial St. in Provincetown, on Saturday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. Forty of the photographs will be projected. There will be a discussion moderated by filmmaker Fermin Rojas. RSVP by emailing [email protected].
Take a LeBow (Sunday, Sept. 19)
Artist Ellen LeBow will tell stories of her time in Haiti in a Zoom talk hosted by Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. Registration is free at nfuu.org.
Nice and Toasty (Monday, Sept. 20)
The next meeting of the Outermost Toastmasters Club will be at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main St., on Monday, Sept. 20, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Members meet the first and third Monday of the month to practice public speaking skills and offer constructive feedback. More information at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Double Booked (Tuesday, Sept.21)
The Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., will host two events on Tuesday, Sept. 21. From 11 a.m. to noon, Linda Ohlson Graham is kicking off her fall reading series, held Tuesdays via Zoom, with The World Is My Home by James Michener. Contact the library at 508-487-7094 to reserve a copy; email [email protected] for the link. At 6 p.m.., Cape Cod writer Matt Fitzpatrick will read from the third book in his Justin McGee trilogy, Demon Tide, in the Mark Jacobs Reading Room. More information at provincetownlibrary.org.
After the Flood (Tuesday, Sept.21)
Chris McLaughlin will discuss her book Mississippi Barking: Hurricane Katrina and a Life That Went to the Dogs at East End Books Ptown, 389 Commercial St., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 5:30 p.m. The book chronicles the two years McLaughlin spent rescuing displaced animals in New Orleans in the wake of one of the worst natural disasters to befall America. Registration for this virtual and live event is $5 suggested donation at eastendbooksptown.com.
Watch It (Wednesday, Sept. 22)
The Provincetown and Eastham libraries are participating in “Commonwealth Watch Party,” a collaboration between the Library of Congress and National Book Festival 2021, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Pulitzer Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson will discuss her book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, followed by a discussion with state Rep. Byron Rushing and Prof. Roopika Risam. Registration for this virtual event is free at bit.ly/NBF2021MassWatchParty.
Up a Creek (Wednesday, Sept. 22)
Steve Broker gives a free Zoom talk, “Duck Creek Archaeology,” on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m., hosted by the Wellfleet Historical Society. The creek, which borders Commercial Street and Uncle Tim’s Bridge, has been a trash repository for the citizens of Wellfleet for over 200 years. Broker will talk about the changing face of the town as reflected in detritus left behind. Visit wellfleethistoricalsociety.org for the Zoom link.
