Town of Provincetown Art Collection - Captain Bickers (portrait)

The summer rotation of paintings in the tourism office includes a portrait of Captain Bickers by A.C. Bevin, show here with Art Commission Chair, Stephen Borkowski  He further states “We are highlighting works of art in town buildings that relate directly to the rich and storied history of Provincetown and is inhabitants.  The Provincetown Public Library will also feature selections from the Town collection on a rotating basis.”

Stephen Borkowski with portrait of Capt. Bickers

Distinctive Inns of Provincetown: Provincetown Art Association: Discover new Artists...

Distinctive Inns of Provincetown: Provincetown Art Association: Discover new Artists...: The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is a 19,500-foot facility that both preserves and displays art.  Located at 460 Commerci...

Women of Color Weekend in Provincetown, May 30 - June 2

Provincetown welcomes Women of Color Weekend this week, Thursday 5/30 - Sunday, June 2.  Show your support by going to two fabulously funny comedy shows - Mimi Gonzalez (Friday at 7 pm) and Karen Williams (Saturday at 8 pm) both at The Crown & Anchor. 

For more information, please visit womenofcolorweekend.com.

Karen Williams, Courtesy of WomenOfColorWeekend.com

Mimi Gonzalez, Courtesy of WomenOfColorWeekend.com

Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum to re-open April 1

The Pilgrim Monument was founded in 1892 as the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association—Cape Cod’s oldest not-for-profit organization. Its purpose is to commemorate the Mayflower Pilgrims’ first landing in the New World in Provincetown, in November 1620. Here the Pilgrims spent 5 weeks exploring the tip of Cape Cod, before they sailed on to Plymouth. They also drew up and signed the Mayflower Compact, which established the rule of law for the new land.

The Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association built the Pilgrim Monument to honor the Pilgrims’ first landing in Provincetown. President Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone in 1907. In 1910, President William Howard Taft dedicated the finished 252-foot tower. In 1910, the Cape’s first building built to house a museum opened at the base of the monument, to educate the public about Provincetown’s role in Pilgrim history and American history.

Today, millions of visitors and generations of local residents have admired and climbed the 252 foot granite Pilgrim Monument for almost 100 years.

Some interesting facts: 

• The Pilgrim Monument was built between 1907 and 1910 to commemorate the first landing of the Mayflower Pilgrims in Provincetown on November 21, 1620.
• The tower is 252 feet, 7.5 inches (77 meters) tall and rises 350 feet above sea level!
• The heart-healthy walk to the top on 116 steps and 60 ramps only takes about 10 minutes at a leisurely pace.
• The Pilgrim Monument is the tallest all-granite structure in the United States. The granite came from Stonington, Maine, and each stone is the thickness of the wall. The design is patterned after the Torre Del Mangia in Siena, Italy.
• During your climb, you’ll see many interior stones that were donated by cities, towns and organizations from all of the United States. See if your city or town is here.
• President Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone on August 20, 1907
• President William H. Taft led the dedication ceremony after the Pilgrim Monument’s completion on August 5, 1910.
• The Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum is Cape Cod’s oldest non-profit and cultural institution.

Schedule and Admission: 

April 1 – Memorial Day, 9am – 5pm
Memorial Day – Labor Day, 9am – 7pm
Labor Day – November 30, 9am – 5pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day
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$12– adults
$9 – senior citizens (62 and older)
$7 – students (15 & older) w/ ID
$4–children 4-14
Free Admission for Members and children 3 & under

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Art's Dune Tours

Imagine dunes stretching as far as you can see with wispy beach grass, dark green pine trees and deep red beach plums nestled in hollows which are brought together by a silhouette of blue sky. You will travel through the majestic dunes where your guide points out the "dune shacks" where famous artists and writers like Eugene O'Neill and Harry Kemp became inspired to create their art.

You will also pass the remains of the Peaked Hill Life Saving Station and learn how the brave "life savers" enacted their heroic efforts to save the lives of thousands from the doomed shipwrecks!  It is such a beautiful tour.  You will be amazed!

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CapeHouse

By Anita Devlin

OnFireAtFifty.com

View from Town Beach
Photo by Radu Luca

120 miles from Boston along the National Seashore on the outer most tip of Cape Cod is a historical and fascinating place called Provincetown. It seems only natural that Provincetown would be a draw for diverse visitors beginning with the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620, establishing the roots of democratic government in America. The 1920’s and 1930’s saw the gay and lesbian presence flourish as artists, writers, playwrights, poets, novelists, journalists, and radicals began to summer in Provincetown.  Modern American theatre is born here when Eugene O’Neill debuts his first production on a Provincetown wharf.

FACTS:

Total area:                                    17.47 sq. miles

Year round population:              3,500

Seasonal population:                  30,000

2004: Gay marriage is legalized in Massachusetts and Provincetown becomes “the place to get married” with over 2,000 marriage licenses issued to date.

When my friend Paul and I decided to create a show about real estate on Cape Cod, we chose Provincetown. It’s a little bit scripted and it’s a little bit reality but most of all it’s a lot of fun. Paul has been selling real estate on the Cape for over 30 years and I did for almost 10 years myself.  Our show is a character based show of realtors who play themselves and decide to come to Provincetown to help me open my new office.  Paul agrees to be my mentor just to be rid of me and my unconventional way of doing real estate from his company.  He didn’t realize I’d be opening an office right next door to his.  The characters are colorful to say the least and we chose Provincetown because there is no place on earth more beautiful or fun where everyone is free to be true to themselves.

[...] Thank you Provincetown and all who live there for allowing us to show the world how beautiful your corner of the world is.  You can never be sad in Provincetown.

Holly Folly Weekend: Nov 30 - Dec 2

Holly Folly, Nov 30 - Dec 2, ptown.org

The Provincetown Business Guild presents A Gay and Lesbian Holiday Festival!

Friday, November 30, 2012

Holly Folly Headquarters will be located at 265 Commercial St (Way Downtown Restaurant) across from Town Hall on Commercial Street. Hours of operation: Friday & Saturday 11am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 3pm.

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Holly Folly Shop Hop!- If you've had enough of drab malls and the same old thing then the Shop Hop is for you. Get your holiday shopping doneand get a chance to win one of 3 prize baskets. Shop at the unique stores or wonderful art galleries (there's lots of sales too) and then take a break by enjoying a meal at one of the many fine restaurants in town. Save the receipts from the participating stores, art galleries, and restaurants you've shopped or ate at, take them to the welcome center where your receipts get tallied and entered into a raffle to win a prize basket. It's that easy and lots of fun. A list of participating merchants is on the back of the Holly Folly program.

Annual Toy Drive to benefit the St. Peter’s Kitchen Angels Toy and Necessities Fund at The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street
The toy drive will run from Friday, November 2nd through Saturday, December 1st. Our annual toy drive benefits the St Peter’s Kitchen Angels Toy & Necessities Fund. Help fill Santa’s sleigh by donating a new, unwrapped toy for any age child, from toddler to teenager. Monetary donations can be made in the form of a check made payable to St Peter’s Kitchen Angels. The Kitchen Angels assist families in the Outer Cape & Provincetown area. Please help brighten the holidays for a family less fortunate and donate what you can. If you have any questions please contact Rick Reynolds at 508-487-1430 ext. 227. 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Jest & Jazz and Evening W/Loretta Laroche & Kenny Wenzel, at the Town Hall, 260 Commercial St. Start the Holly Folly Celebration with Loretta who does motivational shows with humor. Kenny, her husband who is a jazz musician with his group will play holiday music with several local Ptown singers.

This will all be sponsored by The Land’s End Inn (new owners are behind this) with proceeds going to the charity The Baobab Home in Tanzania, East Africa. http://www.tzkids.org

5:30 PM – 8:30PM, Holly Folly Sing-A-Long with Casey & Denise at thePorchside Bar, Gifford House Inn, 9 Carver Street (free)
Request your favorite holiday tunes. There is never a cover at the Porchside Bar.

9:00 PM TIS THE SEASON FOR GIVING, Show starts at 9pm in Paramount at the Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street. This is a benefit for the Aids Support Group of Cape Cod. This years’ event promises to be bigger and better with MORE Raffle Items and amazing performances from some of Provincetown’s most talented entertainers!

9:00 PM - Close, "Official Welcome Party For Boston Gay Men's Chorus" at theShipwreck Lounge, 8 Carver Street at The Brass Key  
Come join us for a meet and great with the Boston Gay Men's Chorus.  Complimentary Snacks. www.ptownlounge.com

10:00 PM - 1:00AM, The Snow Ball at the A House, 4-6 Masonic Place ($5.00 cover for PBG Fundraiser). This Holly Folly tradition is also a fundraiser for the PBG. Great music and fun to start the weekend off. Hosted by Thirsty Burlington and featuring music by Resident DJ and Billboard Magazine Reporter David LaSalle. For more information visit www.ahouse.com.

  

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Holly Folly Headquarters will be located at 265 Commercial St (Way Downtown Restaurant) across from Town Hall on Commercial Street. Hours of operation: Friday & Saturday 11am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 3pm.

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Holly Folly Shop Hop! - Day 2

Annual Toy Drive to benefit the St. Peter’s Kitchen Angels Toy and Necessities Fund at The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street
The toy drive will run from Friday, November 2nd through Saturday, December 1st. Our annual toy drive benefits the St Peter’s Kitchen Angels Toy & Necessities Fund. Help fill Santa’s sleigh by donating a new, unwrapped toy for any age child, from toddler to teenager. Monetary donations can be made in the form of a check made payable to St Peter’s Kitchen Angels. The Kitchen Angels assist families in the Outer Cape & Provincetown area. Please help brighten the holidays for a family less fortunate and donate what you can. If you have any questions please contact Rick Reynolds at 508-487-1430 ext. 227.

11:00 AM – 1:00PM, Mr. & Ms. Santa Photo-Op, Song Of Myself Photography,349 Commercial Street, Song of Myself Photography ($30). Get a professionally taken photo with Santa, Ms. Santa or both! Fun, festive or naughty you'll get a terrific memory of your weekend and help support two charities. All proceeds benefit Helping Our Women and the Aids Support Group of Cape Cod. Cost is $30.00 person, each additional person or pet is $10.00.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Souper Saturday @ Frappo 66, 214 Commercial St. ($5)
A variety of soups will be available from many local restaurants at $5 a bowl. Proceeds benefit the Soup Kitchen In Provincetown. SKIP's goal is to provide nutritious and healthful meals in a welcoming and warm atmosphere to all individuals in the community who are either in need or seek community. The lack of proper nutrition for many in Provincetown is an ongoing challenge, particularly as it relates to the town's seasonally employed and chronically unemployed residents.

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Holly Folly Inn Stroll, (free)
Enjoy light refreshments and fabulous decorations as the following inns open their doors for some holiday cheer: Aerie House & Beach Club, Brass Key, Carpe Diem Guesthouse & Spa, Crews Quarters, Crowne Pointe Historic Inn & Spa, Fairbanks Inn, Gabriel's at the Askbrooke Inn, Gifford House, John Randall House, Prince Albert Guest House, Somerset House Inn, Watership Inn and White Wind Inn.

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Holiday Drag Bingo, at the Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial St. Come to this first Annual Holiday event dressed in your best holiday outfit. This is a perfect way to show your holiday spirit and kick off the season in style! This is a benefit fundraiser for our Cape & Islands PFLAG division and the Provincetown Business Guild.

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, Holly Folly Sing-A-Long with Casey & Denise at the Porchside Bar, Gifford House Inn, 9 Carver Street. Request your favorite holiday tunes. There is never a cover at the Porchside Bar.

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, "Holly Folly Holiday Karaoke" at the Atlantic House, 4-6 Masonic Place. Sing A Long with Thirsty Burlington to your favorite holiday tunes in the Little Bar. www.ahouse.com

8:30 PM, BOSTON GAY MEN'S CHORUS at Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street. A great Holly Folly tradition, enjoy the perfect kick-off to the holiday season in Provincetown's own Grande Dame, Town Hall. One show only! Tickets are $27.00 each. Doors open at 7:30pm. We hope to see you there! Tickets on sale now at the Provincetown Business Guild office, 508-487-2313 and will also be on sale at 261 Commercial St across from the old Firehouse between Town Hall and Adam's on Holly Folly Weekend.

9:00 PM - Close, Doug Repetti will be performing at Central House at the Crown and Anchor, 247 Commercial St. Get ready for the holidays as local crooner Doug Repetti sings all your seasonal favorites and invites you to sing along in the Central House piano bar. www.onlyatthecrown.com

9:00 PM - Close, Retro Active Video Lounge in the Wave Bar, At the Crown & Anchor 247 Commercial St. Our resident VJ makes a special 'Holly Folly' appearance with his vast library of music and comedy videos to make your night Jolly!  
Welcome Boston Gay Men's Chorus!

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