Grow Up (Thursday, Feb. 27)
David DeWitt leads a discussion and question-and-answer session about growing plants from seeds — from how to order them to common mistakes made by gardeners and how to avoid them — at Truro Public Library (7 Standish Way) on Thursday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m. Free. See trurolibrary.org for information.
Caffeine and Creativity (Friday, Feb. 28)
Amy and Deborah host Crafty Coffee Hour — featuring coffee and the occasional baked good — at Provincetown Public Library (356 Commercial St.) on Friday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m. Bring your own craft project to work on or use the provided materials to make paper flowers using repurposed books, magazines, and tissue paper. Free. See provincetownlibrary.org for information.
Nurturing Spirit (Friday, Feb. 28)
Wellfleet Methodist Church (246 Main St.) hosts Cape Cod Taize, a candlelit ecumenical service of chants, prayer, and silent meditative contemplation, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 5:30 p.m. Free.
Candlelight Serenade (Friday, Feb. 28)
Unitarian Universalist Meeting House (236 Commercial St., Provincetown) hosts a candlelight concert featuring musicians from the Listeso Music Group, a string quartet booking agency, performing selections from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on Friday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $44-$68 at feverup.com/m/275209.
All in a Day’s Work (Saturday-Sunday, March 1-2)
Provincetown Theater (238 Bradford St.) presents the 15th annual 24-Hour Plays showcase on Saturday, March 1, 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 2, 2 p.m. Playwrights and actors will write, rehearse, stage, and perform seven new 10-minute plays for a live audience within a 24-hour period. Tickets are $25. See provincetowntheater.org for information.
Brick by Brick (Saturday, March 1)
Kids are invited to join Youth Services Librarian Kim Auclair for a Lego-building session at Snow Library (67 Main St., Orleans) on Saturday, March 1, 11 a.m. Free; all materials are provided. See snowlibrary.org for information.
Take Five (Saturday, March 1)
Jazz guitarist Ron Williams performs at Eastham Public Library (190 Samoset Road) on Saturday, March 1, 1 p.m. Free. See easthamlibrary.org for information.
Natural Words (Saturday, March 1)
Four readers will read works by the late Pulitzer Prize-nominated nature writer Robert Finch (1943-2024) at the Kohlberg House (188 Way 626, Wellfleet) on Saturday, March 1, 3 p.m. Tickets are $30 and benefit the Local Journalism Project, the nonprofit partner of the Provincetown Independent. (There is a waiting list for this sold-out event.) See localjournalismproject.org for information.
Knotty by Nature (Sunday, March 2)
Bring your current fiber art projects (and questions for your fellow knitters) to the Sunday Knitting Circle at Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) on Sunday, March 2, 11 a.m. Free. See wellfleetlibrary.org for information.
In the Know (Tuesday, March 4)
Truro Public Library hosts Trivia Night on Tuesday, March 4, 6 p.m. Free. See trurolibrary.org for information.
Who Did It? (Thursday-Saturday, March 6-8)
Cape Rep’s Bold Company presents Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at Cape Rep Theatre (3299 Main St., Brewster) on Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 ($5 for students under 18) and support Cape Rep’s Bold Company Initiative. See caperep.org for information.
Surrender Yourself (Thursday, March 6)
“Sweet Surrender,” an exhibition of paintings by Peter Sivco and Carroll Sivco, opens at Brewster Ladies Library (1822 Main St.) with a reception on Thursday, March 6, 2 p.m. The show is on view until March 30. See brewsterladieslibrary.org for information.
Be Here Now (Thursday, March 6)
Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt’s 2022 American comedy-drama about a sculptor managing the competing attentions of her art, job, family, and friendships starring Michelle Williams and Hong Chau, screens at Waters Edge Cinema (237 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Thursday, March 6, 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.
