Spark It Up (Thursday-Saturday, April 18-20)
Mackenzie stars in “Honey, I Smoked the Weed,” the fourth annual celebration of all things cannabis at the Crown & Anchor (247 Commercial St., Provincetown), on Thursday, April 18 and Saturday, April 20, 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 ($45 for V.I.P. seating) at onlyatthecrown.com.
Grab Your Partner (Friday-Sunday, April 19-21)
Gays for Patsy’s Spring Stomp, an annual queer spring dance weekend featuring country western dances, workshops, and socializing, takes place in Provincetown from Friday, April 19 to Sunday, April 21. See gfpinc.org/stomp for venues and information.
Behind the Mask (Friday, April 19)
Maya Apfelbaum leads a Nature Spirit Masks workshop for kids age 8 and up at Truro Public Library (7 Standish Way) on Friday, April 19, 2 p.m. Participants will use feathers, glitter, and other materials to create masks expressing aspects of nature like wind, tress, or the sea. Free. Register at trurolibrary.org or call 508-487-1125.
Group Projects (Friday, April 19)
Fellow Friday at the Fine Arts Work Center (24 Pearl St., Provincetown) celebrates the launch of the latest issue of Shankpainter, the annual collection of work by FAWC fellows, on Friday, April 19, 5 p.m. The evening will also feature presentations of work by FAWC fellows Rehab El Sadek and Sasha Wortzel. Free. Register at fawc.org.
Art History (Friday, April 19)
“Remembering Forum 49,” an exhibition of work by artists who participated in a summer-long creative program in Provincetown in 1949 including Adolph Gottlieb, Alexander Calder, and Morris Davidson, opens at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (460 Commercial St.) with a reception on Friday, April 19, 6 p.m. The show is on view until June 2. See paam.org for more information.
Step Right Up (Friday, April 19)
Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) hosts Outermost Contra Dance (“the older cousin to square dancing”) — with live music — on Friday, April 19, 6:30 p.m. $15 regular admission; $10 for 30 or under; $5 with student I.D. See outermostcontra.org for information.
Hide and Seek (Saturday, April 20)
The annual Outer Cape scavenger hunt for students in grades 6 through 10 meets at Wellfleet Elementary School (100 Lawrence Road) on Saturday, April 20, 9:45 a.m. Teams will be led by members of the Wellfleet Police Dept., and lunch will be provided. Free. Register at wellfleet-ma.gov.
Break Bread (Saturday, April 20)
The Truro Police and Fire depts. host the annual Senior Dinner, featuring raffles and prizes, at Truro Community Center (7 Standish Way) on Saturday, April 20, noon. Rides to and from the center are available. Call 508-487-8730 to register.
Like the Swallow (Saturday, April 20)
The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Puccini’s rarely staged La Rondine is simulcast at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (2357 Route 6) on Saturday, April 20, 12:55 p.m. as part of The Met’s Live in HD series. Tickets are $17.50-$29.50 at what.org.
Chilly Reception (Saturday, April 20)
The Truro Playwright Collective presents a staged reading of Fermin Rojas’s Cold War, a drama about a couple’s summer reunion with longtime friends in the Catskills, at Truro Public Library on Saturday, April 20, 2 p.m. Free. See trurolibrary.org for information.
Now Showing (Saturday, April 20)
An exhibition of work by artists from Orleans’s Garvey Rita Art and Antiques, along with a concurrent exhibition of work by independent artist Thomas A.D. Watson, is on view at Provincetown Arts Society (466 Commercial St.) with a reception on Saturday, April 20, 5 p.m. Free; donations appreciated. Register at provincetownartssociety.com.
Everybody Dance! (Saturday, April 20)
The annual Open House Dance Party at Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) on Saturday, April 20, 7 p.m., features music by Wrackline (formerly known as The Kingfish). Free. See wellfleetpreservationhall.org for information.
Art and Music (Sunday, April 21)
Cape Cod Museum of Art (60 Hope Lane, Dennis) presents the fifth annual MusArt Interconnections “multimedia concert experience,” featuring music by pianist Ana Glig and work by artist Milissa Valliere, on Sunday, April 21, 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 ($18 for CCMoA members) at ccmoa.org.
Over the Dunes (Monday, April 22)
Provincetown Community Compact presents an Earth Day walk to the historic C-Scape dune shack on Monday, April 22. The walk is limited to 25 participants (additional registrants will be waitlisted), and the meeting time and location will be announced in advance. See thecompact.org for information.
Baby Shark (Tuesday, April 23)
Artist Cindy Pease Roe of UpSculpt unveils a new miniature version of her “Mama Shug” shark sculpture, made from found plastic and other marine detritus and intended to raise awareness about ocean pollution, at Salt Pond Visitor Center (50 Nauset Road, Eastham) on Tuesday, April 23, 11:30 a.m. See coastalstudies.org for information.
Nature Ride (Tuesday, April 23)
Bikescape, Provincetown’s community bicycle organization, presents a group ride to the Beech Forest trail spur on Tuesday, April 23. Meet on the front porch of Far Land Provisions (150 Bradford St., Provincetown) at 6 p.m.; the route will follow Conwell Street and Race Point Road to the newly refurbished trail section that starts at Transfer Station Road. Headlights are recommended for the post-sunset ride back into town. See bikescape.org for information.
Two Friends (Thursday, April 25)
Close, Lukas Dhont’s 2022 drama about the friendship between two young boys and the web of family and school relationships that surround them, screens at Waters Edge Cinema (237 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m. as part of the Provincetown Film Art series. Tickets are $15 at provincetownfilm.org.
Our Arts & Minds team curates a selection of Outer Cape events each week. Please email event information to [email protected] at least two weeks in advance for consideration.
