Holiday Dinner Theater (Friday, Dec. 16)
Grace Chapel (25 Lieutenant Island Road, South Wellfleet) presents its annual Christmas Dinner Theater on Friday, Dec. 16, 5 to 7 p.m. A free ham dinner with all the fixings accompanies a story with Christmas music. See gracechapelwellfleet.com for more information.
Soup and Sweaters (Friday, Dec. 16)
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill (10 Meetinghouse Road) presents a Holiday Soup and Sweater Celebration on Friday, Dec. 16, 6 to 9 p.m. The event honors the Castle Hill 50th Anniversary Committee and the Independent’s Teresa Parker and Ed Miller. Wear your best (or worst) holiday sweater and come for soup, music, dancing, and festivities. Tickets are $25 in advance at castlehill.org, $35 at the door.
A Townie Holiday (Friday-Sunday, Dec. 16-18)
Provincetown Theater (238 Bradford St.) hosts the 5th Annual Townie Holiday Extravaganza on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m. Hosted by Todd Alsup and Tawny Heatherton, the diverse and family-friendly show features 25 performers from across the Outer Cape. Tickets ($25 for adults; free for kids) are at provincetowntheater.org.
Writers Delight (Saturday, Dec. 17)
The Eastham Public Library (190 Samoset Rd.) hosts a free generative writing group workshop on Saturday, Dec. 17, 11 a.m. to noon. The session will offer prompts and inspiration for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The group meets on the first and third Saturday of each month. See easthamlibrary.org for details.
A Classic Carol (Saturday, Dec. 17)
The Provincetown Public Library (356 Commercial St.) presents A Christmas Carol read-a-thon on Saturday, Dec. 17, 1 to 3 p.m. Come to the steps of the library to hear Charles Dickens’s beloved holiday classic read aloud and enjoy warm cider and cookies. The free event is open to all.
In a Pickle (Saturday, Dec. 17)
Author Erin McHugh will sign copies of her new book Pickleball Is Life at the Provincetown Bookshop (229 Commercial St.) on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 2 to 3 p.m. See provincetownbookshop.com for more information.
Home Sweet Home (Saturday, Dec. 17)
The Snow Library (67 Main St., Orleans) presents a free gingerbread house decorating workshop on Saturday, Dec. 17, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Register at snowlibrary.org.
It’s Play Time! (Saturday, Dec. 17)
The Truro Public Library (7 Standish Way) presents a free staged reading of Will Hildreth’s The Boathouse on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2 to 4 p.m. The play tells the story of two feuding Provincetown families and is part of the Truro Playwrights Collective reading series. See trurolibrary.org for information.
Buzz Around Town (Saturday, Dec. 17)
The Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) hosts a free “Boomerang Bags” community sewing bee on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2 to 5 p.m. Join volunteers working to reduce plastic pollution, and make your own reusable shopping bags from discarded materials. All materials will be provided; bringing your own sewing machine is encouraged. See wellfleetlibrary.org for information.
Laughing Buddhas (Saturday, Dec. 17)
Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) hosts a reception for artist Darren McCollester’s exhibition “3 Buddhas Laughing” on Saturday, Dec. 17, 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibition will be on view until Jan. 3. See wellfleetpreservationhall.org for information.
Summer in December (Sunday, Dec. 18)
The Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra presents its winter concert, “Summer Holiday,” on Sunday, Dec. 18, 3 p.m., at Pilgrim Congregational Church (533 Route 28, Harwich Port). Soprano Kelley Hollis will be featured in a performance of Samuel Barber’s Knoxville, Summer of 1915, based on a text by James Agee. Tickets are $35; children and students are free. See capecodchamberorchestra.org for information.
Keep It Real (Monday, Dec. 19)
The Wellfleet Public Library hosts “Real Women, Real Talk,” a free, inclusive discussion group led by Linda Schwarz and Beryl Meyer, on Monday, Dec. 19, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided, and masks are required. See wellfleetlibrary.org for information.
Come Smash It! (Tuesday, Dec. 20)
The Eastham Public Library hosts a Super Smash Bros Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 6 to 7:45 p.m. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Sign up is required at easthamlibrary.libcal.com.
Funny Business (Thursday, Dec. 22)
Wellfleet Preservation Hall hosts IMPROVincetown for the Holidays — featuring “laughs both naughty and nice” — on Thursday, Dec. 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance at wellfleetpreservationhall.org and $16 at the door.
