Get Moving (Thursday-Friday, Aug. 14-15)
The Movimento Project celebrates 10 years of “dance, dreams, and discoveries” with multimedia performances at Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) on Thursday, Aug. 14 and Friday, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 plus fees at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
A Look Back (Friday, Aug. 15)
Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) holds an opening reception for a retrospective exhibition of paintings by Hanni Woodbury on Friday, Aug. 15, 5 p.m. The show is on view until Sept. 5. See wellfleetlibrary.org.
Perfectly Frank (Friday, Aug. 15)
Frank Morgan performs at Flying Fish (29 Briar Lane, Wellfleet) on Friday, Aug. 15, 5 p.m. No cover. See flyingfishwellfleet.com.
Uno, Dos, Tres (Friday. Aug. 15)
“Resonancia (Resonance),” an exhibition of works by artists William Acosta, Aneet R. Fontes, and Sebastian Leal, opens with a reception at Galería Cubana (357 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Friday, Aug. 15, 6 p.m. The show is on view until Aug. 25. See lagaleriacubana.com.
In It Together (Saturday, Aug. 16)
“On the Edge,” an art exhibition curated by Gene Tartaglia in association with the Sally Project, opens with a reception featuring a conversation with Fine Arts Work Center fellows Kevin Brisco and James Everett Stanley and a cabaret performance by James Jackson Jr. at Provincetown Arts Society (466 Commercial. St.) on Saturday, Aug. 16, 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and up at provincetownartssociety.org.
Daddy Issues (Saturday, Aug. 16)
Jordy & the Daddies play at The Block and Tackle (545 Rt. 6, Wellfleet) on Saturday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m. No cover. See theblockandtackle.com.
Into the Light (Saturday, Aug. 16)
Cove Gallery (15 Commercial St., Wellfleet) celebrates the opening of “Chasing Light,” an exhibition of oil paintings by Kimberlee Alemian, with a reception on Saturday, Aug. 16, 6 p.m. The show is on view until Aug. 29. See covegallery.com.
Get Back (Saturday, Aug. 16)
“Back to Mine,” a new exhibition of mixed-media work by Megan Hinton, opens at Farm Projects (355 Main St., Wellfleet) with a reception on Saturday, Aug. 16, 6 p.m. The show is on view until Aug. 25. See farmprojectspace.org.
Support System (Saturday, Aug. 16)
Addison Art Gallery (43 Rt. 28, Orleans) holds a reception for the Alzheimer’s Family Support Center of Cape Cod — featuring painting demonstrations by artists Maryalice Eizenberg, Andrea Petitto, and Cleber Stecei and live music by guitarist Jim Robitaille — on Saturday, Aug. 16, 5 p.m. See addisonart.com.
Sing Out! (Sunday-Monday, Aug. 17-18)
Brian Justin Crum — a.k.a. “The Gayest Showman” — describes his journey “with music from Broadway to Britney” at the Art House (214 Commercial St., Provincetown) on Sunday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m. and Monday, Aug. 18, 5:30 p.m. (with additional performances on Friday, Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 24.) Tickets are $35-$45 plus fees at rainboweg.com.
Keep the Faith (Sunday-Monday, Aug. 17-18)
Sailor Beware presents Brian Friel’s 1979 play Faith Healer, directed by Stephen Rourke, at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (2357 Rt. 6) on Sunday, Aug. 17 and Monday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m. (with additional performances on Sunday, Aug. 24 and Monday, Aug. 25.) Tickets are $25 plus fees at what.org.
Step by Step (Sunday, Aug. 17)
Provincetown kicks off Carnival week with “Feet Over Front Street,” a 5K run/walk through town beginning at Harbor Hotel (698 Commercial St.) on Sunday, Aug, 17, 8:30 a.m. Registration is $30 for walkers, $50 for runners, with youth and senior discounts. Proceeds benefit the Provincetown Business Guild. See ptown.org.
Happy Trails (Monday, Aug. 18)
Cirque by the Sea debuts its original burlesque production, “Back in the Saddle” (with “whip cracks, gun spins, lasso tricks, and just enough clothes to call it art”), at Payomet Performing Arts Center (29 Old Dewline Road, North Truro) on Monday, Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., with additional shows on Sunday, Aug. 24 and Monday, Aug. 25. Tickets are $33 plus fees at payomet.org.
Peace Time (Tuesday, Aug. 19)
Poets Linda Olsen Graham, Kaimi Rose Lum, Rosalind Pace, and Natalia Rydek read works by Ross Gay, Czesław Miłosz, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others in “Poems of Peace,” an event hosted by writer and naturalist Elizabeth Bradfield honoring World Humanitarian Day, at Truro Public Library (7 Standish Way) on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 5 p.m. Free. See trurolibrary.org.
Biting Words (Tuesday, Aug. 19)
“Difficult Conversations” is the theme of the Mosquito Story Slam’s live storytelling evening at Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Sign up to tell stories at 6:30 p.m.; the story slam begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus fees at wellfleetpreservationhall.org or at the door.
Sunset Sounds (Tuesday, Aug. 19)
Julie, Denya, and Mark close the Tuesdays at Salt Pond summer music series at the Salt Pond Visitor Center (50 Nauset Road, Eastham) with a program of sea shanties and Celtic folk music on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. Free. See fccns.org.
Life in Paradise (Tuesday, Aug. 19)
David Hills Gallery (57 Rt. 6A, Orleans) hosts “Paradise in Your Neighborhood: How Cape Cod’s Birds and Nature are Like Nowhere Else on Earth,” a talk by science writer and former Independent staff reporter William von Herff, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. Free; snacks and treats provided. See davidhillsgallery.com.
O Canada! (Wednesday, Aug. 20)
Local musicians Kim Moberg, Bode Corona, Steve Gregory, Scott Lariviere, Kathleen Healy, and Jim Nosler perform songs by Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, The Band, Gordon Lightfoot, and others in “Songs of the North Country: Honoring Canadian Songwriters” at Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 plus fees at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Camping Out (Thursday, Aug. 21)
“Summer Camp” is the theme of the 47th annual Provincetown Carnival Parade, which begins at the Harbor Hotel on Thursday, Aug. 21, 3 p.m. and travels down Commercial Street to the West End. See ptown.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.
