A comprehensive listing of artistic, cultural, and community events in Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham. Send listings to [email protected] and include a phone number for verification.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
10-11:30 am: Wellfleet Eastham Knitters. Eastham Public Library, 190 Samoset Rd., Small Conference Room. Free
10 am-12 noon: Outer Cape Moms. Eastham Public Library, 190 Samoset Rd., Children’s Program Room. Free. Join other new parents and lactation specialist Liz Libby for a time of sharing, questions, concerns, and milestones — a casual and nondemanding treat for a new parent.
6-7:30 pm: Provincetown Book Discussion Group. Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., Bowsprit Room. Free. This month’s book selection is The Muralist by Barbara Shapiro; copies are available on the hold shelf at the library; coffee and tea will be served.
6 pm: Proust Reading Group. Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main St., Conference Room. Free. Discussion of Swann’s Way, Volume 1 of Remembrance of Things Past, continues; this month’s reading extends to page 345.
6-7:30 pm: Extinction Rebellion. Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., Marc Jacobs Reading Room. Free. Extinction Rebellion is a nonviolent movement that hopes to turn humanity onto a course that is compatible with life on Earth and to build resilient communities in the face of ecological and societal crisis.
6-7 pm: Rob DuToit and Don Beal on Color Beyond Description. Provincetown Art Association and Museum, 460 Commercial St., Provincetown. Free to museum members or $12 general admission. DuToit and Beal discuss the PAAM exhibition “Color Beyond Description.”
6:30-7:30 pm: Tor Hansen: Cape Cod’s Shoreline Bio-Diversity, part 2. Truro Public Library, 7 Standish Way. Free. Through discoveries, illustrations, colorful photos, and astute observations, local naturalist Tor Hansen explores biological diversity in thriving and declining populations on our Cape Cod shorelines.
7-8 pm: Ranked choice voter volunteer meeting. Eastham Public Library, 190 Samoset Rd., VIS Room. Free. A weekly meeting for ranked choice voting volunteers to drop off completed forms and pick up new blank ones.
TUESDAY-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10-14
Afterglow Live Performance Arts Fesitval. The Art House, 214 Commercial St., Provincetown. Tickets online at afterglowfestival.org. The Afterglow Festival gathers both renowned and under-the-radar stage artists for a series of live performances.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
5:30-7:30 pm: Free Movie Night: Audrey Hepburn. Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., Lower Level Program Room. Free. Funny Face (1957; 1 hour, 43 minutes): An impromptu fashion shoot at a bookstore brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
6-8 pm: Writer’s Voice Cafe. Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., Marc Jacobs Reading Room. Free. This month’s Writer’s Voice Cafe features a presentation, discussion, and sharing for caregivers of loved ones by Melanie Braverman, author, Co-founder and Cultural Director of the Alzheimer’s Family Support Center of Cape Cod.
3-4:30 pm: Dune Views Over East Harbor Walk. Province Lands Visitor Center, 171 Race Point Rd., Provincetown. Free (check nps.gov for details about where to meet). Climb atop a parabolic dune to gain 360° views of ocean, cranberry bogs, harbor, and Provincetown.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
10-11:30 am: Sight Loss Support Group. Eastham Public Library, 190 Samoset Rd., Greg Turner Room A & B. Free.
1-4:30 pm: Science in the Seashore Symposium. Salt Pond Visitor Center, 50 Nauset Rd., Eastham. Free. Showcasing the variety of research being conducted by scientists and scholars in the park. Learn about bats, ticks, and shoreline change.
5 pm: Drop-In poetry meeting with Alan Feldman. Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main St., Conference Room. Free. Beginners and seasoned poets are encouraged to bring a poem-in-progress or an idea to share at Alan Feldman’s weekly poetry series.
6-7 pm: Open Newsroom with the Provincetown Independent. Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main St., Meeting Room. Free. Join the staff of the Provincetown Independent for an open discussion of the week’s headlines and important issues affecting the Outer Cape.
THURSDAY–SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12-15
NGPA Cape Cod Classic. Provincetown. Join the National Gay Pilots Association to celebrate.
FRIDAY–SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13–15
Provincetown Book Festival. Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St. Free. The fourth annual Provincetown Book Festival features three days of literary events for readers, writers, and book lovers of all kinds, with all events are free and open to the public. For a full schedule, visit provincetownbookfestival.org
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
8:30 am-12 noon: Mass Audubon Fall Kayaking: Pleasant Bay Island Birding Adventures at Pochet Island. Pochet Island, Eastham. $75 nonmembers; pre-registration required at massaudubon.org. Discover some of the small islands in Pleasant Bay. Expect to get out for on-foot exploration and birding.
10 am-12 noon: Coffee Hour. Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St., Marc Jacobs Reading Room. Free. Every Friday morning, enjoy a free cup of coffee provided by Wired Puppy and have a meeting, catch up with friends, or get started on work at this free initiative.
10:30-11:30 am: “The Wolf Child” presented by Kristen Arute. Truro Council on Aging, 7 Standish Way, North Truro. Free. Screening of a short film, “The Wolf Child,” followed by discussion led by Kristen Arute.
6-7:30 pm: Full Moon Hike. Mass Audubon, South Wellfleet. $10 nonmembers; pre-registration required at massaububon.org. Hike along the sanctuary’s trails and look and listen for wildlife as the sun sets over the bay and the moon rises through treetops.
6-8 pm: Highland Light: Light Up the Night Tour. 27 Highland Light Rd., North Truro. $6 adult, $5 student or senior. Check nps.gov for clothing requirements. Guided tour to watch the sun set over Provincetown and the full moon rise over the Atlantic. Last climb goes up at 7:30
7-9 pm: Rose Dorothea Award Reception for Mark Doty. Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St. Free. Poet, memoirist, and National Book Award winner Mark Doty will be presented with the fifth annual Rose Dorothea Award as part of the 2019 Provincetown Book Festival.
SATURDAY–MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14–16
Various times; games begin 9 am: 13th Annual International Women’s Flag Football Association P’Town Classic Tournament. Games at Motta High School Field, 12 Winslow Ave., Provincetown. Register online at iwffa.com/ptown2018invite/; Nighttime parties and daily flag football matches.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
All day: The Gasp: Bike, Boat, and Bake. Bike race begins at the Henry T. Wing School, Sandwich. $95 to register as a rider with Team CDP, plus $500 fundraising minimum; fundraising event incorporating a 62-mile bike ride from Sandwich to Provincetown, an hour-long cruise, and a lobster boil to benefit Cape Cod charities.
6:30 am-6:30 pm: 17th annual Harbor to the Bay Bike Ride. Race finishes at the Harbor Hotel, Provincetown. Bike or watch bikers race from the Sagamore Bridge or Boston to benefit HIV/AIDS services.
7:30 am-3:30 pm: Across the Bridge Birding: Full-day van trips, Burrage Pond WMA, Plymouth County. Meet at Mass Audubon, South Wellfleet. $90 nonmembers; pre-registration required at massaububon.org. Explore this vast area with many habitat types in search of a variety of migrants.
9 am-6 pm: The Provincetown Book Festival. Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St. Free; the fourth annual Provincetown Book Festival features three days of literary events for readers, writers, and book lovers of all kinds, with all events free and open to the public. For a full schedule see provincetownbookfestival.org.
10 am-1 pm: Steamroller Printmaking and Unicorn Painting Extravaganza. Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, 10 Meeting House Rd. Free; watch a steamroller create giant prints. Bring your own prints to be pressed on site; ink, brayers, and industrial equipment provided.
10 am-1 pm (parade begins at 1:30 pm): Yankee Lambda Antique Car Show. Pilgrim Monument, with parade down Commercial Street, Provincetown. Free; an opportunity to glimpse the beauty of antique cars.
10 am-12 noon: Wellfleet Cultural Council grant proposal presentations. Wellfleet Public Library. Free; council members will be present to discuss proposal ideas and answer questions about applying for Cultural Council grants.
1 pm: Provincetown Yacht Club sailboat race. Contact the club at [email protected] to participate in sailboat races in Provincetown Harbor.
2 pm: Old Harbor Family Day. Old Harbor Life-Saving Station, Race Point Beach, Provincetown. Free, although beach fees may apply; imagine life as a rescuer at the turn of the 20th century and learn about beach patrols in the 1800s, what surfmen found to eat, and more.
2-3 pm: Doo Wop with Avenue X. Eastham Public Library, 190 Samoset Rd., Greg Turner Room A & B. Free; from “Turn down the lights, close your eyes and snuggle up” to “Jump out of your seat and sing along,” experience the vocal artistry of Avenue X cruising from the sounds of the ’50s to popular tunes of today.
5-7 pm: Forty years of the Éditions du Pré Nian. Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main St., Meeting Room. Free; etcher and fine press printer Bertrand Bracaval discusses his four decades of printing art books through his Le Pré Nian press.
5-7 pm: Jim Hooper artist reception. Preservation Hall, 335 Main St., Wellfleet. Free and open to the public; Celebrate Oyster Farmers: Portraits of a Sustainable Waterfront, a photographic exhibition that explores the shellfish community of the Outer Cape.
6 pm-9 pm: TEDxProvincetown. Fishermen Hall, 12 Winslow St., Provincetown. Tickets from $40 at tedxprovincetown.com; lectures from experts specializing in a variety of subjects, ranging from poetry to coastal geology.
7 pm: Los Lobos. Payomet Performing Arts Center, 29 Old Dewline Rd., North Truro. Tickets $32-$75 at (508) 349-2929 or payomet.org. While often cited as one of the great bands of Latino rock, Los Lobos’s eclectic sound in fact defined them as a vital example of America’s cultural melting pot.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
2-3:30 pm: Talk: Early Encounter Before the First Encounter. Salt Pond Visitor Center, 50 Nauset Rd., Eastham. Free; vibrant communities of native people thrived on the Outer Cape prior to the landing of the Mayflower in 1620. Kathleen Bragdon will speak on early contact.
2:30-4:30 pm: Observing Nature Through Art. Province Lands Visitor Center, 171 Race Point Rd., Provincetown. Free, reservations required, (508) 487-1256; join ranger and artist Rebecca Arnoldi for a nature walk around a pond and creative art program, including sketching or watercolors.
5 pm: David Roth. Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St., Provincetown. Admission $20; seniors $15; ages 12 and under free; Folk, joke, and hope songs for a roller coaster of song and story.
6 pm: Pamet Music Night. Pamet Harbor Club, 7 Yacht Club Rd., Truro. $15; potluck dinner followed by Cumberland, the acoustic duo Jim Rohrer and Lynda Shuster, featuring traditional old-time songs and tunes of the southern Appalachians.
6:30-9:30 pm: Prohibition Party. Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, 10 Meeting House Rd. Tickets $20 in advance at castlehill.org or $25 at the door; costume party and an evening of hot jazz, gay abandon, and bathtub gin.
