Time for Tea (Friday-Sunday, May 10-12)
Resident DJ Maryalice drops beats and ushers in the summer during weekend two of the 2024 season of Tea Dance at The Boatslip (161 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Friday, May 10, Saturday, May 11, and Sunday, May 12, 4 p.m. Daily cover is $10. See theboatslip.com for information.
Inner Workings (Friday-Saturday, May 10-11)
“Distancing Horizons,” a painting exhibition by the New York-based artist Alexis Trice, opens with receptions at Gary Marotta Fine Art (162 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, 7 p.m. The show is on view until June 6. Free. Email [email protected] for information.
Keeping Count (Friday, May 10)
Licensed master bander James Junda demonstrates the banding process used to study the migration of songbirds at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (291 Route 6, South Wellfleet) on Friday, May 10, 9:15 a.m. Tickets are $14 for members and $18 for nonmembers. Register at massaudubon.org.
Work in Progress (Friday, May 10)
Share writing, revise, and receive feedback during a one-day group writing workshop with local author Indira Ganesan at Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) on Friday, May 10, 2 p.m. Registration is $80 at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Wander the Gallery (Friday, May 10)
Three exhibitions displaying the work of Rosalind Pace, Julia Salinger, and the five recipients of the 2023 Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant open at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (460 Commercial St.) with a reception on Friday, May 10, 6 p.m. Free. Visit paam.org for information.
A Little Night Music (Friday, May 10)
Outer Frequencies, a new nonprofit aimed at showcasing musicians, artists, and writers, kicks off with a debut event at Christ Church Episcopal (671 Route 28, Harwich Port) on Friday, May 10, 7 p.m. The lineup includes four indie music acts. Tickets are $10 cash or $12 Venmo. Email [email protected] or [email protected] for information.
Aperture and Encounter (Saturday, May 11)
The Marion Craine Gallery at Snow Library (67 Main St., Orleans) hosts a reception for “Portraits — Local and Global,” a six-decade collection of photographs by Andrew de Lory, on Saturday, May 11, 11 a.m. The show is on display until May 31. Free. See snowlibrary.org for information.
Peak Puccini (Saturday, May 11)
The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (2357 Route 6) livestreams Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, a production of the Metropolitan Opera, on Saturday, May 11, 12:55 p.m. Tickets start at $17.50. Purchase at what.org.
All in the Family (Sunday, May 12)
Erin Sullivan and Elizabeth Aldred of Cape Cod Children’s Place discuss the organization’s programming and resources for local families at Chapel in the Pines (220 Samoset Rd., Eastham) on Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m. Free. Register at nfuu.org.
Ribbon Cutting (Tuesday, May 14)
The Truro Conservation Trust opens the new High Head Trail (on Route 6 across from Pilgrim Springs) on Tuesday, May 14 at 2 p.m. with presentations from the Truro Conservation Commission and the Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts. Free. Email [email protected] for information.
Mom and Me (Tuesday, May 14)
The Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) screens A Thousand and One, a film following a mother and son through New York City, for a Mother’s Day movie night on Tuesday, May 14, 6 p.m. Free. Visit wellfleetlibrary.org for information.
Bird Is the Word (Tuesday, May 14)
Stephanie Ellis, executive director of the Eastham wildlife rehabilitation hospital Wild Care, discusses incubating, rearing, and wild fostering two osprey chicks at Truro Public Library (7 Standish Way) on Tuesday, May 14, 6 p.m. Free. Visit trurolibrary.org for information.
Time Travel (Thursday, May 16)
“Family Pictures,” a live storytelling session at Twenty Summers Annex (494 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Thursday, May 16, 6 p.m., recounts in photographs and film clips the artistic development of Thomas Allen Harris in the queer cultural renaissance of 1980s New York. Suggested donation is $20. See 20summers.org for information.
Taking Climate Action (Thursday, May 16)
The Truro Climate Action Committee hosts Cape Cod National Seashore Park Planner Lauren McKean for a presentation on the Park’s Green Team activities and accomplishments at Truro Public Library (7 Standish Way) on Thursday, May 16, 6 p.m. Free. See trurolibrary.org for information.
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.
