ROFLMAO (Thursday-Sunday, July 3-6)
Los Angeles-based transgender comedian Roz Hernandez brings her blend of the silly and the scary back to Provincetown in “JK ROFLing” at Pilgrim House (336 Commercial St.) nightly from Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 6, 6 p.m. Tickets are $40-$75 plus fees at pilgrimhouseptown.com.
Get Rockin’ (Friday, July 4)
“Rockin’ in the USA!” is the theme of this year’s Wellfleet 4th of July parade that begins with a classic car parade at Town Pier (255 Commercial St.) on Friday, July 4, 9:30 a.m. The route runs up Holbrook Avenue, turns right on Main Street, then right on East Commercial Street, and ends where it began at the pier. See wellfleetchamber.com.
Go Fourth (Friday, July 4)
Provincetown’s annual 4th of July parade starts at 11 a.m. at the Harbor Hotel (698 Commercial St.) and features colorful floats, marching bands, local organizations, and community groups making their way down Commercial to the West End. See ptownchamber.com.
Triple Visions (Friday, July 4)
Exhibitions of work by artists Bruce Ackerson, Rebecca Kinkead, and Anne Lilly open at Rice Polak Gallery (430 Commercial St., Provincetown) with a reception on Friday, July 4, 6 p.m. The shows are on view until July 16. See ricepolakgallery.com.
On the Waterfront (Friday, July 4)
Provincetown Arts Society (466 Commercial St.) celebrates the work of artists affiliated with the Beachcombers Club with a viewing and reception on Friday, July 4, 6 p.m. followed by a cookout and fireworks viewing party at the Beachcombers (465A Commercial St.) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $50-$500 at provincetownartssociety.com.
Sustainable Art (Saturday, July 5)
An exhibition of new work in sustainable media by Alex Buchanan opens with a reception at Jeff Soderbergh Gallery (11B West Main St., Wellfleet) on Saturday, July 5, 4 p.m. The show is on view until July 26. See jeffsoderbergh.com.
Rooms With a View (Saturday, July 5)
An exhibition of new paintings by Linda Pochesci opens at Cove Gallery (15 Commercial St., Wellfleet) with a reception on Saturday, July 5, 6 p.m. The show is on view until July 19. See covegallery.com.
Piano Men (Saturday, July 5)
Yaron Spiwak and Benjamin Marron present a musical tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John at Pilgrim House on Saturday, July 5, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40-$75 plus fees at pilgrimhouseptown.com.
Little Monsters Only (Saturday, July 5)
Red Room (258 Commercial St., Provincetown) hosts “Mayhem,” a Lady Gaga dance party with music by DJ Live, on Saturday, July 5, 10 p.m. Tickets are $25.50 at redroom.club.
On Your Marks (Sunday, July 6)
The Wellfleet 5-Mile Road Race begins at the parking lot at Mayo Beach (101 Kendrick Ave.) on Sunday, July 6, 8:30 a.m. and includes categories for adults and teens age 13 and up and children under 12. Registration is $30 for adults and teens, $25 for kids. Register online by July 4 at wellfleetma.myrec.com or in person on race day at 7:50 a.m.
It’s Showtime! (Monday, July 7)
Provincetown Inn (1 Commercial St.) hosts Ryan Landry’s “Showgirls” — Provincetown’s longest-running talent showcase – on Monday, July 7, 9 p.m. Tickets are $35-$100 at redeyetickets.com, at House of La Rue (207 Commercial St.), and at the door.
Rebels With Causes (Tuesday, July 8)
“Rebel Rebel!” is the theme of the Mosquito Story Slam at Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) on Tuesday, July 8. Storytelling sign-up starts at 6:30, and show begins at 7. Tickets are $25. See wellfleetpreservationhall.org and mosquitostory.org.
Culture Clash (Tuesday, July 8)
Former Village Voice film and cultural critic J. Hoberman discusses his new book Everything Is Now: Primal Happenings, Radical Music, Underground Movies, and the 1960s New York Avant-Garde at Wellfleet Public Library (355 West Main St.) on Tuesday, July 8, 7 p.m. Free. See wellfleetlibrary.org.
Musical Journeys (Tuesday, July 8)
Long Time Traveling brings its American roots and traditional music to Salt Pond Visitor Center (50 Nauset Road, Eastham) on Tuesday, July 8, 7 p.m. Presented by the Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Free. See fccns.org.
Picturing History (Thursday, July 10)
The Truro Historical Society Art Show at Highland House Museum (6 Highland Light Road, North Truro) on Thursday, July 10, 4:30 p.m. features original paintings, jewelry, and glasswork for sale by Jeff Blum, Warren Green, Stewart Grossman, Gary Harris, Lydia Mann, Amy Pitter, Bob Ross, Seth Stevens, and Linda Turoczi. Proceeds benefit the artists and Truro Historical Society. See trurohistoricalsociety.org.
Strange Visions (Thursday, July 10)
“Theatre of the Absurd,” an exhibition of photography and AI-generated imagery by Fran Forman exploring “America’s unsettling drift toward authoritarianism,” opens with a reception at Workspace Gallery (3 Main St., Eastham) on Thursday, July 10, 5 p.m. See bobkornimaging.com.
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.
