Indie's Choice: featured picks from the upcoming calendar
Bazaar-o-World
Truro Vineyards 11 Shore Road, North Truro, MATruro Vineyards is hosting a socially distant Outdoor Holiday Bazaar on Friday, November 27th, and Saturday, November 28th. Each day, there are two-hour sessions starting at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Enjoy cocktails, food from the Crush Pad food truck, and shopping by local vendors. Reservations are $1 per person, to benefit the Homeless […]
Bazaar-o-World
Truro Vineyards 11 Shore Road, North Truro, MATruro Vineyards is hosting a socially distant Outdoor Holiday Bazaar on Friday, November 27th, and Saturday, November 28th. Each day, there are two-hour sessions starting at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Enjoy cocktails, food from the Crush Pad food truck, and shopping by local vendors. Reservations are $1 per person, to benefit the Homeless […]
Trivial Matter
Provincetown Brewing Co. 141 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MAThe Provincetown Brewing Co. hosts Brews Clues Trivia on Mondays at 7 p.m. Play in person at 141 Bradford St. or tune in on Facebook Live.
Très Bazaar
Wellfleet Preservation Hall 335 Main St, Wellfleet, MAWellfleet Preservation Hall, at 335 Main St., presents its 12th annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, December 5th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be entirely outdoors, with local vendors, spiced cider, and live festive music. More information, and a list of vendors, at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Root Causes
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Eastham Turnip Festival and Eastham Library have created a handy resource for holiday shopping this year. Visit easthamturnipfestival.com for a “Virtual Holiday Marketplace.” You’ll find local foodstuffs, books, crafts, and more. This event is ongoing.
How Bazaar
Wellfleet Preservation Hall 335 Main St, Wellfleet, MAWellfleet Preservation Hall’s Holiday Bazaar has been rescheduled for Saturday, December 12th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by 335 Main St. for local vendors, spiced cider, homemade soups, and live festive music. Details at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Chill Out
Truro Vineyards 11 Shore Road, North Truro, MATruro Recreation presents “Chillin’ With Santa” on Saturday, December 19th, from 10 a.m. to noon. Santa will be giving out gifts and posing for photos at Truro Vineyards, 11 Shore Road. Registration for children 15 and under is free at truroma.myrec.com.
Sleighing It
Harbor Hotel 698 Commercial St., Provincetown, MAThere will be a “Holiday Joy Ride” on Sunday, December 20th, at 4:15 p.m. The car parade will start at the Harbor Hotel, 698 Commercial St. in Provincetown, travel down Commercial St. to the Provincetown Inn, then loop back on Bradford St. Tune into WOMR for festive music. Donations to the Soup Kitchen in Provincetown […]
Luck of the Draw
Connie's Bakery 205 Commercial St., Provincetown, MACatch the last day of Connie’s Bakery’s Holiday “Bizarre-Bazaar” on Thursday, December 24th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 205 Commercial St. in Provincetown. There will be pies, cookies, treats from Chocolatasm, and bake-at-home cinnamon buns for sale. Connie’s is also having a raffle to benefit Helping Our Women, with the “grand draw” happening […]
MacBook and Candle
Live Online Provincetown, MAJoin the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown for a “Christmas Eve Zoom Candle Lighting” on Thursday, December 24th, at 7 p.m. Use your own candle, or pick up one from the bin outside 236 Commercial St. in Provincetown. Visit uumh.org for the link.
Trivial Matter
Provincetown Brewing Co. 141 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MAThe Provincetown Brewing Co. hosts Brews Clues Trivia on Mondays at 7 p.m. Play in person at 141 Bradford St. or tune in on Facebook Live.
Make Some Noise
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Provincetown Senior Center is throwing a virtual New Year’s Eve Party on Wednesday, December 30th, at 1:30 p.m. Call 508-487-7080 to reserve your bag of hats and noisemakers for delivery or pickup at 2 Mayflower St. in Provincetown.
Open Book
Provincetown Public Library 356 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MAThe Provincetown Public Library has opened for limited in-person browsing on Thursdays from 2 to 8 p.m. and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visits are limited to 30 minutes, with access only to the first floor, and occupancy is limited to 10. Details are available at provincetownlibrary.org.
Brew-Haha
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Provincetown Brewing Co. hosts Brews Clues Trivia on Mondays at 7 p.m. Play in person at 141 Bradford St. or tune in on Facebook Live.
Brew-Haha
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Provincetown Brewing Co. hosts Brews Clues Trivia on Mondays at 7 p.m. Play in person at 141 Bradford St. or tune in on Facebook Live.
Honoring King
The Unitarian Church of Barnstable 3330 Main St, Barnstable, MAThe Unitarian Church of Barnstable, at 3330 Main St., is hosting “Stand Out for Racial Justice” on Saturday, January 16th, 11:30 a.m. Please wear masks and bring a sign. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Flaunt It
Live Online Provincetown, MAWellfleet Preservation Hall presents a virtual Feed Your Love Open Mic on Wednesday, January 20th, at 7 p.m. Register to perform by emailing jbea[email protected], or just watch at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Table Talk
Live Online Provincetown, MAJoin the Cape Women’s Coalition for a virtual roundtable with newly elected town officials on Friday, February 5th, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The speakers will be Elizabeth Harder, moderator, assembly delegate (Harwich), and Cape Women’s Coalition board member; Sheila Lyons, county commissioner; David Dunford, assembly delegate (Orleans); and George Slade, assembly delegate (Bourne). Contact […]
Building Blocks
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Eastham Public Library is hosting a “Virtual Lego Challenge Countdown” on Friday, February 19th, at 11 a.m. to noon. There will be timed building challenges with opportunities to share your work. Use whatever Lego blocks you have sitting at home, or email [email protected] for a starter kit. Stick around until 1 p.m. and there […]
On the Mark
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve and why it needs protection in a virtual presentation by Mark Forest via the Nauset Fellowship on Sunday, February 28th, from 10 a.m. Forest will discuss the “controversial siting of a machine gun range on the base and ongoing efforts to preserve one of the most ecologically […]
Uplifting
Live Online Provincetown, MAIn honor of women’s history month, the mother-daughter duo Ehris Urban and Velya Jancz-Urban are giving a virtual presentation, “Booby Trapped: The Bra in America,” sponsored by the Truro and Eastham libraries, on Thursday, March 4th, at 7 p.m. It will cover everything from corsets to the invention of the modern bra by Mary Phelps […]
Ladies First
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Cape Women’s Coalition is holding its annual International Women’s Day celebration virtually this year, on Friday, March 5th, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The theme: “Women in Action: Looking Back, Moving Forward.” U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren will give opening remarks, and Charlotte Golar Richie will be the keynote speaker. Registration is free at capewomenscoalition.com.
Staying Vigilant
Live Online Provincetown, MARacial Justice Provincetown is leading a silent vigil in front of Provincetown Town Hall, 260 Commercial St., on Saturday, March 6th, at noon. Get the details at uumh.org.
Covid Relief Fund Recipients Announced
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Mass. Cultural Council has announced the recipients of the Covid-19 Relief Fund. It awarded grants of $1,500 to 781 artists, humanists, and scientists, $1,171,500 in total. Twenty were from the Outer Cape. In Provincetown: visual artists Ramón S. Alcoléa, Karen Cappotto, Anastasia Egeli, Akiko Jackson, Chet Jones, and Gaston Lacombe; comedian Kristen Becker; multidisciplinary […]
State Housewarming
Live Online Provincetown, MAJoin the Cape Women’s Coalition for a Zoom roundtable discussion with members of the Mass. legislature — Sen. Susan Moran, Rep. Kip Diggs, and Rep. Steven Xiarhos, moderated by Rep. Sarah Peake — on Thursday, April 15th, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Registration is free at capewomenscoalition.com.
Home Free
Provincetown, MAMissing the swap shop? Get rid of the old items cluttering your house with “Free Wellfleet,” a community-wide event hosted by the Wellfleet Recycling Committee, on Saturday, May 15th and Sunday, May 16th. All you need is a Wellfleet address to sign up at wellfleetrecycles.org.
Dwell on It
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe Nauset Fellowship hosts a virtual program on cohousing, a style of community living developed in Scandinavia, on Sunday, May 16th, 10 a.m. Hear from David Hoffman and Leslie Warner about their experiences living in a cohousing development in Acton and what they see as the future of affordable housing on the Cape. Registration is […]
Queer Icons
Live Online Provincetown, MASuzanne Altman presents “Important LGBTQ Artists,” an online art history lecture via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, on Monday, May 17th, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Artists discussed include Michelangelo, John Singer Sargent, David Hockney, Keith Haring, and Diane Arbus. Registration is $50 at paam.org.
By the Yard
Provincetown, MAThe Provincetown Business Guild hosts its “Monumental Yard Sale Weekend” on Saturday, May 22nd and Sunday, May 23rd. Register your yard sale at ptown.org.
Fit as a Flea
Wellfleet Drive-In 51 US-6, Wellfleet, MAThe Wellfleet Flea Market, located on the grounds of the Wellfleet Drive-In, 51 Route 6, is now open weekends, weather permitting, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nearly 150 vendors sell everything from antiques and memorabilia to books and clothing. Check out the latest at wellfleetcinemas.com.
Art for Change
Provincetown Brewing Co. 141 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MAJoin the Provincetown Brewing Co. for “Art for the Border,” a fundraiser to benefit Seguimos Adelante, a nonprofit for asylum seekers stranded at the Southern border. Swing by 141 Bradford St. on Sunday, June 13th, from 2 to 5 p.m. for food, drinks, and live music. Give $50 or more and take home a drawing […]
Fit as a Flea
Wellfleet Drive-In 51 US-6, Wellfleet, MAThe Wellfleet Flea Market, located on the grounds of the Wellfleet Drive-In, 51 Route 6, is now open weekends, weather permitting, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nearly 150 vendors sell everything from antiques and memorabilia to books and clothing. Check out the latest at wellfleetcinemas.com.
Heaven’s Sake (Wed.)
Wellfleet Preservation Hall 335 Main St, Wellfleet, MAWellfleet Preservation Hall presents “Housing Angels in Story and Song,” a community event to benefit the Wellfleet Affordable Housing Trust, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 5 p.m. Co-hosted by Stephen Russell and Vanessa Vartabedian, it will feature local storytellers sharing the challenges of finding year-round housing in Wellfleet. There will be music by Broadway Central, Jim […]
