Sketchy Sipping (Thursday, Feb. 3)
Join artist and cartographer Mark Adams for “Drink & Draw” at the Provincetown Brewing Co., 141 Bradford St., on Thursday, Feb. 3, 6 p.m. There will be a model, and Adams will provide tips and demonstrations for beginners. Bring your own materials or use the ones provided. Suggested donation is $10.
Snowed In (Thursday, Feb. 3)
Mass Audubon burrows deep with “The Wonder of Winter: Under Snow & Ice,” an online workshop on Thursday, Feb. 3, 7 to 8 p.m. Instructors Patti Steinman, Doug Lowry, and Lucy Gertz will talk about animals that adapt to survive the frozen landscape. Registration is $20 at massaudubon.org.
Go Figure (Saturday, Feb 5)
“PAAM Collection Series: The Figure” is a three-part online workshop taught by Laura Shabott and Alana Barrett on consecutive Saturdays beginning Feb. 5, 1 to 5 p.m. Students will draw inspiration from works in the Provincetown Art Association and Museum’s collection by artists Hans Hofmann, Robert Beauchamp, and Lester Johnson before applying their individual approaches to a live model. Each session is $150 at paam.org.
Parking Pass (Sunday, Feb. 6)
The Cape Cod National Seashore’s Winter Film Series continues on Sunday, Feb. 6, 1:30 p.m. with a screening of The Empire of Grandeur, the third part of Ken Burns’s The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, at the Salt Pond Visitor’s Center in Eastham. Masks required. Call 508-255-3421 to register.
Jazz Standards (Sunday, Feb. 6)
Dennis Flaherty and Friends will perform favorites from the Great American Songbook at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis, on Sunday, Feb. 6, 3 to 4 p.m. The ensemble includes Flaherty on vocals, Paul McWilliams on piano, Ron Ormsby on bass, and Bart Weisman on drums. Tickets, for in-person or via Zoom, are $18 at ccmoa.org. Masks and proof of vaccination required for in-person performance.
Play Time (Monday, Feb. 7)
The Provincetown Recreation Dept. has announced a free biweekly introductory playwriting course taught by award-winning playwright, director, and producer Joseph Paprzycki. The first class is Monday, Feb. 7, 10:30 a.m. to noon, at the Veterans Memorial Community Center, 2 Mayflower St. in Provincetown. Proof of vaccination required. To register, call 508-487-7097 or email [email protected].
Friends Reruns (Monday, Feb. 7)
Pianist Jim Brosseau returns to Tin Pan Alley, 269 Commercial St. in Provincetown, on Monday, Feb. 7, 6 to 9 p.m. for his weekly “Friends” nights featuring local and visiting vocalists, including Dan McGhie, Jeff Tagen, Robert Grady, Christine Barker, and John Swanson.
Talking Shop (Tuesday, Feb. 8)
Connie Saems interviews local painter Andrea Pluhar in a virtual “Artist Talk” hosted by Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 5 p.m. Pluhar’s magical realist paintings are on display at 335 Main. St. through March 1. Registration for the talk is free at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Pest Control (Wednesday, Feb. 9)
Dave DeWitt hosts “Organic Pest and Disease Control,” a workshop at the Truro Public Library, 7 Standish Way, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 4 to 5 p.m. This third installment of DeWitt’s “Think Ahead to Spring Gardening” series focuses on identifying and managing critters that take a liking to produce. Registration, for in-person or via Zoom, is free at trurolibrary.org.
Love Poems (Wednesday, Feb. 9)
Seven local poets will read work in the Truro Historical Society’s virtual “It’s a Love-In” on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 5 p.m. The reading, introduced by Barbara Anne Kearney, will include Mary Ann Larkin, Patric Pepper, John Bonanni, Margaret Phillips, Marjorie Block, Elizabeth Bradfield, Keith Althaus, and Rosalind Pace. Registration is free at trurohistoricalsociety.org.
Bohemia, Bohemia (Wednesday, Feb. 9)
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill will host its first “Author Talk” of 2022 on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m. Hayden Herrera will discuss her recent memoir, Upper Bohemia, which tells of a childhood scattered between Cape Cod and New York City, driven by her parents’ artistic, intellectual, and romantic whims. Registration for the Zoom event is $10 suggested donation at castlehill.org.
