I’ll Take Manhattan (Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 26-28)
The annual Manhattan Short Film Festival at Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) from Thursday, Sept 26 to Saturday, Sept. 28 features 10 films from around the world. Audience members can cast votes for Best Film and Best Actor awards. Tickets are $15. See wellfleetpreservationhall.org for a complete schedule and information.
Quiet Moments (Thursday, Sept. 26)
Kai Potter reads from his book Noticing: The Quiet Season on Outer Cape Cod at Truro Public Library (7 Standish Way) on Thursday, Sept. 26, 6 p.m. Free. See trurolibrary.org for information.
Beautiful Music Together (Thursday, Sept. 26)
Eastham Public Library (190 Samoset Road) hosts an accordion and violin concert by Tom Leidenfrost and Lary Chaplan on Thursday, Sept. 26, 6 p.m. Free. See easthamlibrary.org for information.
Clean Scene (Friday-Monday, Sept. 27-30)
The Center for Coastal Studies 9th annual Great Beach Cleanup takes place on shorelines from Coast Guard Beach in Eastham to Race Point in Provincetown from Friday, Sept. 27 through Monday, Sept. 30. Volunteers may choose one or more days to participate in full-day cleanups from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Registration required at coastalstudies.org.
Waiting Room (Friday, Sept. 27)
In the Room Where He Waits, director Timothy Despina Marshall’s “chilling exploration of grief, identity, and the supernatural” about an actor preparing for a role in The Glass Menagerie, screens at Waters Edge Cinema (237 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Friday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m. as part of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. Tickets are $30, including fees, at twptown.org.
Play Time (Friday, Sept. 27)
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet (200 Main St.) hosts an all-ages, family-friendly game night on Friday, Sept. 27, 6 p.m. Snacks will be provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own games to share. Free. See wellfleetchurch.org for information.
Bumps and Grinds (Saturday, Sept. 28)
Spookey hosts Helltown Burlesque — featuring singing, dancing, drag, pole dancing, and aerial and circus acrobatics “with just the right amount of tease” by a rotating cast of performers — at the Post Office Cabaret (303 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 p.m. Tickets are $35 ($40 for V.I.P. seating), plus fees, at postofficecafe.net.
Electric Circus (Saturday, Sept. 28)
New York’s Slambovian Circus of Dreams brings its blend of psychedelia, Southern rock, Celtic music, and British folk to Payomet Performing Arts Center (29 Old Dewline Road, North Truro) on Saturday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m. Tickets are $23-$40, plus fees, at payomet.org.
As He Likes It (Sunday, Sept. 29)
Cape Cod actor Bill Salem performs selections from plays by William Shakespeare at Chapel in the Pines (220 Samoset Road, Eastham) on Sunday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. Free. See nfuu.org for information.
Music to Remember (Sunday, Sept. 29)
Red Door Chamber Music performs “Faces About Town,” a memorial concert for the late Provincetown flutist Eric Maul featuring music by Bela Bartók, Edvard Grieg, and Friedrich Kuhlau, at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House (236 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Sunday, Sept. 29, 3 p.m. See @reddoorchambermusic on Instagram for information.
Painted Memories (Sunday, Sept. 29)
An exhibition of watercolor paintings by Diane Robertson opens at Wellfleet Adult Community Center (715 Old King’s Hwy.) with a reception on Sunday, Sept. 29, 3 p.m. The show is on view through the end of October. See wellfleetcoa.org for information.
Celebrate Culture (Monday, Sept. 30)
The Wellfleet Cultural Council hosts an artist reception and information session for its 2025 arts grants at Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) on Monday, Sept. 30, 5 p.m. See wellfleetculturalcouncil.org and wellfleetlibrary.org for information.
Surface Levels (Tuesday, Oct. 1)
“Surfaces,” an exhibition of paintings and mixed-media works by Mark Brennan and Abraham Storer, opens at the Provincetown Commons (46 Bradford St.) on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m. The show is on view until Oct. 13. See provincetowncommons.org for information.
History Lesson (Wednesday, Oct. 2)
Retired U.S. diplomat Lawrence Goodrich discusses his time serving in the former Soviet Union, the radical changes wrought by Gorbachev’s policies, and questions on today’s Russia and the war in Ukraine in a Lifetime Learning lecture at Snow Library (67 Main St., Orleans) on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 10:30 a.m. $10. Registration is required at friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program.
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.
