Indie's Choice: featured picks from the upcoming calendar
Tazzeka Streams via Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Live Online ProvincetownTazzeka, a 2018 film by Jean-Philippe Gaud, is part of the “Fine Features Film Series” at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, available for streaming Friday, December 25th through January 22nd. It tells the story of Elias, from the Moroccan town of Tazzeka, who learns to cook from his grandmother. He is inspired by a Parisian pastry chef, […]
Piano Guys
Live Online ProvincetownLive From Provincetown hosts virtual piano bar shows by performers such as Jon Richardson, Peter Donnelly, Todd Alsup, and Bob Egan each week. Check the Facebook page for details. This event is ongoing.
‘A Baroque Holiday Celebration’ Streams
Live Online ProvincetownMembers of the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra gave a holiday concert at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on December 13th, but with restrictions tightening around Massachusetts, no one could see it. That is, until now: it is available for free streaming at artsonthecape.org. It consists of selections from Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio,” several Bach chorales, […]
The Reason I Jump Streams
Live Online ProvincetownWellfleet Preservation Hall’s Doc Days Film Series continues this week with The Reason I Jump, a documentary directed by Jerry Rothwell. Based on a best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, written when he was only 13, it tells the story of five nonverbal autistic young people, trying to understand what it is like to be inside […]
Lucky Streak
Live Online ProvincetownThe Truro Public Library introduces “Book Bingo!” Drop by the library, at 7 Standish Way, to pick up your bingo card. On the back, write 24 book titles to be read in 2021; on the front, write the numbers 1-24 in random order. Every Friday, beginning January 1st (though you can start anytime), a number […]
Community Art Exhibit Ages Gracefully
Live Online Provincetown“Age Is a Work of Art,” a virtual community art exhibit organized by the Eastham Art Committee, can be browsed at easthamlibrary.org. Highlights include a tapestry of Vincent van Gogh by Roz Diamond, who writes in her artist statement, “Who knew that I would create, in retirement, hand-woven tapestries that I like well enough to […]
Truro COA Presents Jeff Blum, Virtually
Live Online ProvincetownA virtual exhibit of acrylics and watercolors by Jeff Blum, sponsored by the Truro Council on Aging, is viewable at jeffblumart.com. “My family has been coming to Truro since the early 1960s — we’re part of a Baltimore Jewish community that included the artist Herman Maril,” writes Blum in an artist statement. “In 2013, I […]
Comeback Kids
Live Online ProvincetownLearn about endangered animals that have made a comeback in “Wildlife Success Stories,” an online course offered by Mass Audubon. The first session, on wood ducks, is Thursday, January 7th, at 7 p.m. Registration for all eight Thursday sessions is $120 at massaudubon.org. If you still haven’t gotten your nature fix, there is an online […]
Broto Launches Working Groups
Live Online ProvincetownBroto is hosting three working groups to have monthly discussions, via Zoom, on topics related to the intersection of art and science. The first, “Collaboration Blueprint,” began on January 13th, at 3 p.m. But there is still “Pro-Nature Culture,” starting Tuesday, January 19th, at 3 p.m., which aims to answer the question, “If behavior change […]
Winter Wednesdays — Whenever, Wherever
Live Online ProvincetownRegistration for Winter Wednesdays, called “Winter Whenevers” this year, opens Monday, January 4th, at winterwednesdays.org. These free classes will allow “residents of Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet to interact online with each other over the off-season and learn something new at the same time,” according to a press release. Here’s the course lineup for Session I, […]
Undiscovered Talent
Live Online ProvincetownThe 6th Annual Wellfleet Art Show is accepting submissions through January 31th. Artists of all ages are encouraged to submit a single jpeg image to [email protected] Include your name, title, medium, size, and an optional artist statement. Put “6th Annual Wellfleet Art Show” in the subject line. Details at wellfleetlibrary.org. This event is ongoing.
Good Grief
Live Online ProvincetownThere are still spots available in “The Art of Dying: Death Education and Conversation” a course about “nurturing a positive and curious relationship to our own inevitable ending,” taught by Dawn Walsh as part of Winter Whenevers. It takes place Wednesdays, beginning January 20th, at 6 p.m. Registration is free at winterwednesdays.org.
Flaunt It
Live Online ProvincetownWellfleet Preservation Hall presents a virtual Feed Your Love Open Mic on Wednesday, January 20th, at 7 p.m. Register to perform by emailing [email protected], or just watch at wellfleetpreservationhall.org.
Wax Poetic
Live Online ProvincetownDorothy Cochran is teaching an online course on encaustic monotypes at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. “Students will learn about heat sources, encaustic wax, transparency, tools, papers, and water-based materials that can be used in tandem with the monotype,” according to the course description. There are four Thursday sessions, 10:30 a.m. to […]
The Spirit Moves
Live Online ProvincetownThe Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown has announced its virtual 2021 Winter Spirituality Series. This week, Kate Wallace Rogers teaches “Poetry in Motion Yoga” on Thursday, January 21st, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Ellen Anthony teaches qigong on Monday, January 25th, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; and Jennifer Shannon teaches mindfulness on Wednesday, January […]
Loony Tunes
Live Online ProvincetownMass Audubon has two online courses this week. The first, on loons, is part of “Massachusetts Wildlife Success Stories.” It will take place Thursday, January 21st, at 7 p.m. Registration is $20 at massaudubon.org. There is also “Kayaking Prince William Sound,” a virtual tour of the Alaskan wilderness, on Friday, January 22nd, noon. Registration is […]
Morning Joe
Live Online ProvincetownJoin Harrison Fish and Bob Keary, Fridays at 9 a.m., for Wake Up! In Provincetown. This talk show, filmed live from the Provincetown Brewing Co. taproom, has special guests each week. Watch it on YouTube.
Espresso Yourself
Live Online ProvincetownJoin the Provincetown Public Library for “Crafty Coffee Hours,” via Zoom, on Friday, January 22nd, at 10 a.m. Bring your own craft project, or pick up the materials for one at 356 Commercial St. Email [email protected] for the link.
Loony Tunes
Live Online ProvincetownMass Audubon has two online courses this week. The first, on loons, is part of “Massachusetts Wildlife Success Stories.” It will take place Thursday, January 21st, at 7 p.m. Registration is $20 at massaudubon.org. There is also “Kayaking Prince William Sound,” a virtual tour of the Alaskan wilderness, on Friday, January 22nd, noon. Registration is […]
Steppin’ Out
Live Online ProvincetownMarc Strauss, co-host of “Fred Astaire Fridays,” presented via Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater every Friday at 7 p.m., is screening all of Fred Astaire’s films, with introductions and post-film discussions via Zoom. The next month’s lineup: Ziegfeld Follies on January 2nd (Saturday), Yolanda and the Thief on January 8th, Blue Skies on January 15th, Easter […]
Owl Prowl
Live Online ProvincetownLearn about “Owls of Massachusetts” in an online course offered by Mass Audubon, Fridays beginning January 15th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration for all six sessions is $90 at massaudubon.org. There is also “Tracking Mammals in Winter,” an online course on Wednesday, January 20th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn how “creatures leave behind visible tracks, trails, […]
Candid Camera
Live Online ProvincetownJoin Steve Heaslip, an award-winning photojournalist for the Cape Cod Times, for “All in a Day’s Work,” a virtual talk via Nauset Fellowship, on Sunday, January 24th, at 10 a.m. Registration is free at nfuu.org.
Virtual Music Series Pushes Boundaries
Live Online Provincetown“Music Without Borders,” a music meditation show with pianist John Thomas, will premiere online on Sunday, January 24th, at 7 p.m. with guest Ken Field on saxophone. It will stream Sundays through March 7th at provincetowntheater.org. The show “aims to engage audiences for a half-hour each week with the peace, serenity and beauty offered by […]
Vosk’s Voice
Live Online ProvincetownJoin host Seth Rudetsky for a virtual concert and conversation with Jessica Vosk, who starred on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked, on Sunday, January 24th, at 8 p.m.; encore Monday, January 25th, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 at thesethconcertseries.com. There is also a V.I.P. sound check on Sunday, January 24th, at 5 p.m. for […]
Pen to Paper
Live Online ProvincetownSusan Casella is teaching “Creative Journaling,” a Zoom workshop via Snow Library, on Monday, January 25th, at 10:30 a.m. “You’ll learn how to start a daily journal practice and create decorative pages,” according to the course description. Email [email protected] to register.
Nosy Questions
Live Online ProvincetownThe Provincetown Senior Center presents a taped reading of Tim Bosworth’s play Troubles in Henry’s Nose on Monday, January 25th, at 1:30 p.m. It will be followed by a Zoom Q&A with Bosworth, who is a longtime member of the Writing Connection. Call 508-487-7080 to sign up.
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
Live Online ProvincetownPete Hocking is teaching “People, Places & Things: Painting What’s Important,” an online workshop via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Monday, January 25th through Friday, January 29th, from 6 to 9 p.m. “From time to time, every artist wonders what their work is about,” the announcement says. “This workshop is focused on exploring the […]
Brew-Haha
Live Online ProvincetownThe 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.
Coffeehouse at the Mews Goes Virtual
Live Online ProvincetownCoffeehouse at the Mews is celebrating its 30th anniversary. But this year, it is going virtual. Watch Mondays at 7 p.m. via Facebook or YouTube. Presented by Live From Provincetown, the virtual coffeehouse will be hosted by Ron Robin and Peter Donnelly. It will feature guest musicians and poets to be announced each week. Donations […]
Go With the Flow
Live Online ProvincetownRob DuToit is teaching an online art history course on Tuesday, January 26th, at 10 a.m. to noon via Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. The topic: landscape painting from ancient times through impressionism. Registration is pay-what-you-can at castlehill.org. Also on Tuesday, January 26th, Catherine McCarthy leads “Keeping the Flow,” a monthly crit […]
Cyber Security
Live Online ProvincetownCoastal Connections is hosting a course on online safety, via Zoom, on Tuesday, January 26th, at 10:30 a.m. “As of 2018, nearly 66 percent of Americans over 65 were internet users, according to a Pew Research Center survey,” the course description declares. To register, call the Chatham Council on Aging at 508-945-5190.
Cut and Paste
Live Online ProvincetownSarah Kahn is teaching a virtual collage workshop via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum on Tuesdays, January 5th through February 9th, from 4 to 6 p.m. “By texturing, glazing, and drawing, you will learn how to create dazzling papers that can be used in mixed media pieces as collaged passages,” writes Kahn in the […]
The Spirit Moves
Live Online ProvincetownThe Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown has announced its virtual 2021 Winter Spirituality Series. This week, Kate Wallace Rogers teaches “Poetry in Motion Yoga” on Thursday, January 21st, from 3 to 4 p.m.; Ellen Anthony teaches qigong on Monday, January 25th, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; and Jennifer Shannon teaches mindfulness on Wednesday, January […]
