What a Doll! (Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 5-7)
Everyone’s favorite evil AI companion robot doll comes to musical life in “MEG4N: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” at the Art House (214 Commercial St., Provincetown) in three afternoon performances from Thursday, Sept. 5 to Saturday, Sept. 7, 5 p.m. Tickets are $35, plus fees, at liveatthearthouse.com.
Look Up (Friday-Saturday, Sept. 6-7)
The Cape Cod Astronomical Society’s third annual Dark Sky Festival features all-day family activities at the Salt Pond Visitor Center (50 Nauset Road, Eastham) on Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7 beginning at 9:30 a.m. and a star viewing party at the Marconi Beach Parking Lot in Wellfleet on Friday, Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m. Free. See nps.gov/caco for rain date and more information.
Meow Mix (Friday, Sept. 6)
Waters Edge Cinema (237 Commercial St., Provincetown) presents the 2024 CatVideoFest, a 75-minute family-friendly compilation of the “latest and greatest cat videos” culled from the internet and other sources on Friday, Sept. 6, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $14; a portion benefits the Carrie A. Seamen Animal Shelter. Additional screenings will take place through Sept. 12. See provincetownfilm.org for a complete schedule and more information.
Visions of Freedom (Friday, Sept. 6)
Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) hosts an opening reception for “How Does Freedom Feel?,” an exhibition of photographs by Robert S Johnson, on Friday, Sept. 6, 5 p.m. The show is on view until Oct. 2. See wellfleetpreservationhall.com for information.
See Three (Friday, Sept. 6)
Exhibitions of paintings and works on paper by Maureen McCarron, Rowena Perkins, and Alex Stadler open at the Provincetown Commons (46 Bradford St.) on Friday, Sept. 6, 5 p.m. The shows are on view until Sept. 15. See provincetowncommons.org for information.
Make a Splash (Saturday, Sept. 7)
The 37th annual Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla begins on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Provincetown Harbor at 2:30 p.m. and Great Pond in Wellfleet at 9 a.m. Proceeds from registration fees, donations, and merchandise sales benefit more than a dozen local charities and community support organizations. See swim4life.org for a complete schedule and more information.
Praise Be! (Saturday, Sept. 7)
Ken Field brings his “Holy Moly” musical program of New Orleans grooves and gospel music to the Pop Up Practices concert series at Parish Park (44 Main St., Orleans) on Saturday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m. Free. See www.town.orleans.ma.us for information.
Shell Games (Saturday, Sept. 7)
The Wellfleet Oyster Alliance’s Fall Art & Oyster Crawl on Saturday, Sept. 7, 3 p.m. features wine and craft beer and shellfish farming discussions at six art galleries along Main Street in Wellfleet. Tickets are $85 at wellfleetoa.org.
All That Jazz (Saturday, Sept. 7)
Singer and songwriter José James — “jazz singer for the hip-hop generation” — performs at Payomet Performing Arts Center (29 Old Dewline Road, North Truro) on Saturday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m. Tickets are $35-$55 at payomet.org.
Good Fellowship (Sunday, Sept. 8)
Nauset Fellowship presents its end-of-summer open house, featuring refreshments and conversation, at Chapel in the Pines (220 Samoset Road, Eastham) on Sunday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m. Free. See nfuu.org for information.
Body Language (Sunday, Sept. 8)
Wellfleet Adult Community Center (715 Old Kings Hwy.) celebrates its current month-long exhibition of paintings by Marc Kundmann with a reception on Sunday, Sept. 8, 3 p.m. The show is on view until Sept. 30. See wellfleetcoa.org for information.
World Sounds (Sunday, Sept. 8)
Great Music on Sundays @5 celebrates the culture, heritage, and sounds of Afro-Cuban music in “Music Without Borders” at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House (236 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Sunday, Sept. 8, 5 p.m. Tickets are $30 ($50 for limited priority seating), plus fees, at ptownmusic.com.
Sail Away (Tuesday, Sept. 10)
Author Richard J. King discusses his new novel Sailing Alone with Tommy Tucker of the Center for Coastal Studies at the Provincetown Bookshop (229 Commercial St.) on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 4 p.m. Free. See provincetownbookshop.com and coastalstudies.org for information.
Planting Plans (Tuesday, Sept. 10)
James Rosato discusses vegetable gardening during the upcoming cold seasons at the Eastham Public Library (190 Samoset Road) on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 6 p.m. Free. See easthamlibrary.org for information.
Tick Tock (Tuesday, Sept. 10)
Author and historian Bob Frishman discusses the life and work of 18th-century clockmaker Edward Duffield, whose brass, mahogany, and walnut clocks are part of many major American museum and private collections, at Provincetown Public Library (356 Commercial St.) on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 6.p.m. Free. See provincetownlibrary.org for information.
Ship Shapes (Wednesday, Sept. 11)
An exhibition of paintings by Jay McDermott opens at Gallery 444 (444 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m. The show is on view until Sept. 18. See gallery444ptown.com for information.
Sandy Stroll (Wednesday, Sept. 11)
Artist and naturalist Tor Hansen discusses beachcombing along the Cape Cod shoreline at Snow Library (67 Main St., Orleans) on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 5 p.m. Free. See snowlibrary.org for information.
Person to Person (Thursday, Sept. 12)
PEN/New England Book Award winning author Joan Leegant discusses Displaced Persons, her new collection of stories set in Israel and the United States, at Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) on Thursday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. Free. See wellfleetlibrary.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.
