Goodbye, Girl! (Thursday, Sept. 19)
An all-star roster of local drag and comedy talent will be at the Post Office Café and Cabaret (303 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Thursday, Sept. 19, 8:30 p.m. to roast and bid adieu to queen Abby Cummings before she moves out of town. Tickets are $25 ($40 for V.I.P. seating), plus fees, at postofficecafe.net.
On the Hunt (Friday-Sunday, Sept. 20-22)
The annual Truro Treasures weekend from Friday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Sept. 22 features more than a dozen family activities — including history lectures, book talks, an artist fair and flea market, a block party, and a treasure hunt — at various locations around Truro including Edgewood Farm, Highland House Museum, Captain’s Choice, and Truro Vineyards. See trurotreasures.org for a complete schedule.
Local Interest (Friday-Thursday, Sept. 20-26)
Waters Edge Cinema (237 Commercial St., Provincetown) presents a “Made on Cape Cod” film festival, featuring screenings of Nick Budabin’s Great White Summer (2024), David Abel’s In the Whale (2023), and Arthur Egeli’s Art Thief (2023), from Friday, Sept. 20 to Thursday, Sept. 26. See provincetownfilm.org for schedule and ticket information.
Call to Order (Friday-Sunday, Sept. 20-22)
Cody Sullivan’s Town Meeting, a “laugh-a-minute love letter to Provincetown’s social politics,” returns to the Provincetown Theater (238 Bradford St.) with performances from Friday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Sept. 22. All shows at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35, plus fees, at provincetowntheater.org.
Color and Joy (Friday, Sept. 20)
Julie Heller Gallery East (465 Commercial St., Provincetown) presents an exhibition of work by Abstract Expressionist artist Mary Rogers (1911-1974) with an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 20, 5 p.m. See facebook.com/hellergalleries for information.
Step It Up (Friday, Sept. 20)
Outermost Contra Dance, featuring caller Dereck Kalish with musicians Jacqueline Schwab and Rose Clancy, returns to Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) on Friday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m. for a contra basics workshop). Admission is $15 ($10 for 30 and under, $5 for students with I.D.). See outermostcontra.org and wellfleetpreservationhall.org for information.
On the Beach (Saturday, Sept. 21)
Center for Coastal Studies Education Director Jesse Mechling leads the annual CCS Coastsweep beach cleanup, now in its 16th year, on Saturday, Sept. 21. Meet at MacMillan Pier in Provincetown at 10 a.m. for a free shuttle to Long Point. Registration is required at coastalstudies.org.
Music Man (Saturday, Sept. 21)
Country music and Americana veteran Rodney Crowell brings his Chicago Sessions Tour to Payomet Performing Arts Center (29 Old Dewline Road, North Truro) on Saturday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Tickets are $65, plus fees, at payomet.org.
Best Friends (Sunday-Saturday, Sept. 22-28)
The Carrie A. Seaman Animal Shelter (CASAS) annual Pet Appreciation Week from Sunday, Sept. 22 to Saturday, Sept. 28 features a blessing of the animals, pet parade, and pet tea dance at various locations in Provincetown. See casasanimalshelter.org for a complete schedule and more information.
Fond Farewells (Sunday, Sept. 22)
Althea Halchuck of Ending Well Patient Advocacy discusses end-of-life issues and care in “Who Will Speak For You?,” a “guide to a peaceful ending,” at Chapel in the Pines (220 Samoset Road, Eastham) on Sunday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. Free. See nfuu.org for information.
Everybody Move! (Sunday, Sept. 22)
Wellfleet Preservation Hall hosts an inclusive movement arts showcase — featuring free mini-workshops for dancers of all abilities on capoeira, bachata, tap, hip hop, Greek ethnic dance, yoga, line dance, and more — on Sunday, Sept. 22, 1 p.m. See wellfleetpreservationhall.org for information.
To Your Health (Monday, Sept. 23)
Integrative health experts Susan Baumgarten and Alison Dwyer discuss the “four pillars of health” — food, sleep, movement, and emotional well-being — at Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) on Monday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. Free. See wellfleetlibrary.org for information.
For the Future (Tuesday, Sept. 24)
In celebration of Climate Preparedness Week, Dave Scandurra of Edible Landscapes of Cape Cod leads a seed-saving workshop at Eastham Public Library (190 Samoset Road) on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m. Free. See easthamlibrary.org and climatecrew.org/climate prep week for information.
Truth and Illusion (Wednesday, Sept. 25)
The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival opens with a candlelit production of The Glass Menagerie directed by Dane Eissler at Provincetown Town Hall (260 Commercial St.) on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m. The festival runs through Sunday, Sept. 29. See twptown.org for ticket and schedule 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.
