Women's Week in Provincetown: Oct 8 - 14

Dancing with Mimi Gonzalez, WomensWeekProvincetown.com

Women’s Week in Provincetown means many things to many women. Whether it’s getting to see the best performers and comics in lesbian culture today, or just getting to walk down Commercial Street holding hands with that special someone, basking in the autumn sunlight and taking in the natural beauty of Provincetown, there is no festival on the planet that celebrates women like Women’s Week.

Starting on Columbus day each year in October, Women’s Week begins with events to welcome you and ease you into a Provincetown state of mind. The Welcome Party Monday night begins with a celebratory mood that extends through the following Sunday, with our famous Saturday Night Dance party a fitting crescendo to a fabulous week!

In between, there are so many events to choose from, you’ll have a hard time deciding. To help you out, there are copies of the Official Women’s Week Program distributed all over town before you arrive. In many colorful and beautiful pages, you’ll find details about what’s going on in the schedule, a listing of over 150 separate events, workshops, performances, gatherings, and parties.

New for this year, we’ll post news flashes on the news page — who will be performing, and when, as we hear about it! We will also add to our day-by-day schedule as the news develops, and the day-by-day listing can be found on our Schedule Page.

We’re thrilled to announce our Woman of the Year 2012, Irene Rabinowitz!
Irene Rabinowitz has been the Executive Director of Helping Our Women since 1995. She is a native of Providence, Rhode Island who lived in New York City for sixteen years before moving to Provincetown in 1986. Prior to working at Helping Our Women, she was a Case Manager and Housing Program Director at the Provincetown AIDS Support Group (now the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod) from 1989 to 1995.

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Family Week in Provincetown, July 28 - August 4

Family Week, Provincetown, July 28 - August 4

Family Week is the largest national gathering of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) family community.

Date: Saturday, July 28, through Saturday, August 4, 2012

Location: Provincetown, MA 02657

“Our sons Dominic (age 6) and Chris (age 4) get very excited for Family Week each year and rave about the face painting, the bouncy house and being able to see all of their friends! Weeks in advance, they even pretend they’re driving to Ptown! My partner and I love to see our children as excited as we are to get together for a fabulous week of fun, celebration, and pride.” -Shelley & Diane

Online registration closes Sunday, July 22.


Family Week an entire week full of family-friendly events – beach campfires, picnics in the park, Parent & Youth Cafés, movie screenings, athletics, arts, a family parade and dance, and more! Family Week also offers unique opportunities for LGBT parents and their children to come together to: 

• Create life-long connections in support of one another
• Share stories that will open other hearts and minds in their own communities
• Raise their collective voices to create social justice for all families

Now, in it's 17th year, Family Week is being presented as part of a series of community events that will honor Family Equality Council's 30th anniversary- a year-long national celebration during which we will unveil a renewed commitment to create a better world for our community of LGBT lives. 

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Contact: 

Andra Oshinsky 

Programs Associate 

andra@familyequality.org 

Whale Week returns to Provincetown, July 23-28

The winners of the 2011 Build Your Own
Boat Race Best Costume Category
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The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies invites you to bring family and friends to Whale Week- A Celebration of the Sea!

This fun, marine-themed festival, which takes place between July 23 and July 28, was launched in 2011 and is the brain-child of the Center’s Education director, Jesse Mechling, who wanted to expand visitors’ connection with the marine environment on the Outer Cape.

Whale Week features a host of fun, family-friendly events and activities, all with a briny theme. 

The festival begins on Monday, July 23 at 5pm with the hugely entertaining Home Made Boat Race, sponsored and coordinated by Venture Athletics Kayak Shop. 

Jesse Mechling, Director for Education,
shares the secret wonders of Provincetown's
tidal flats with a group of enthusiastic, young
naturalists.
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Teams from local businesses and organizations will launch their water-craft on the beach behind the Whalers Wharf and the Crown and Anchor. Jay Critchley of the Provincetown Community Compact will emcee and Candy Collins-Boden of the Provincetown Chamber of Commerce, Erin Atwood of the Provincetown Business Guild and comedian Mimi Gonzalez will judge. Points will be awarded not only for the contestants’ speed on the water, but also on the inventiveness of their boat and costume, and on the amount of marine debris they collect en route. Pledges collected by participating teams will support the Center’s education programs. 

On Tuesday, July 24 at 9:30am, Center naturalists will lead an exploration of the tidal flats at the West End Breakwater. This free tour introduces people to the diverse and fascinating critters that inhabit the harbor and marsh. At 11 am a Marine Scavenger Hunt begins from the Center for Coastal Studies kiosk on MacMillan Pier, with a “shopping list” that will take participants along the wharf and across the town beaches. Tuesday activities wrap up with a Nautical Trivia Night at 7:30 pm at the Underground Bar on Commercial Street.

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For more information, please contact:

Cathrine Macourt 

508.487.3622 Ext. 103 

cmacourt@coastalstudies.org

Restaurant Week & Gallery Stroll, May 18-24

Restaurant Week & Gallery Stroll,  May 18-20

Provincetown's Spring 2012 Restaurant Week-end & Gallery Stroll will take place between May 18 and May 24, and it will feature some of the best restaurants the Provincetown dining scene has to offer. 

The event is organized in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce and the Provincetown Business Guild. Please visit their websites for accommodations specials. For the complete listing of the participating restaurants and galleries, please click here.  

Restaurant Week
&
Gallery Stroll
Brochure

To download the 2012 Restaurant Week and Gallery Stroll poster, please click here.

Below a list of special deals and events happening during the same period. 

Other events taking place in Provincetown concomitant with the Restaurant Week and Gallery Stroll are: 

•  Single Women's Weekend: May 18-20

•  Twisted Fairy Tales: May 18-20

•  Town-wide Monumental Yard Sale: May 19-20

•  Mariner's Day Open House at Race Point Light Station: May 20

Other promotions* during Restaurant Week include:

•  Essentials: 362 Commercial Str - free rainbow sticker

•  Massage by Lenny: 97 Bradford Str - $55 for 1 hour massage

•  Sage Inn & Lounge: 336 Commercial Str - May 17-23, $100 rooms/night and 1 free appetizer (house choice)

•  Sandcastle Resort & Club: 929 Commercial Str - stay 2 nights get 3rd night free

•  Somerset House Inn: 378 Commercial Str, %25 discount on stays of 3 nights or more.

* all promotions require a receipt from a participating restaurant or gallery