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Provincetown
Chamber of Commerce
E-Happenings
March 13th, 2020
Chamber Visitors Center
Open Monday and Saturday 11-3 (hours and days are subject to change at any time)
STAY INFORMED ABOUT COVID-19
5 Things Your Business Can Do Prepare For Covid-19:
https://mailchi.mp/1b00167c3d64/food-service-training-and-other-health-department-news-
1358823?e=c98de2a6ac
In an effort to ensure you have good information, updates and
guidance, everyone is encouraged to visit the websites below
and note that information changes frequently:
https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/1313/COVID-19-Coronavirus-Information-Page
or
www.mass.gov/2019coronavirus
or
https://www.capecodhealth.org/medical-services/infectious-disease/coronavirus/
BE SURE TO CONFIRM EVENTS AS CANCELLATIONS MAY
OCCUR
For Immediate Release
A message from Provincetown Town Manager, Robin Craver
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 brings concern and uncertainty to our visitors and residents. As
a favorite and popular tourist destination, the Town of Provincetown is taking all precautions to
make the safety and well-being of the visitors and residents our highest priority. The Provincetown
Board of Health takes public health emergency preparedness and response very seriously. Health
and Emergency Management Officials are closely monitoring the current status of COVID-19 and
are taking guidance and following the protocols for managing a potential outbreak as outlined by
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Cape Cod and Provincetown do not have any individuals testing positive for the virus, however, we
are taking all precautions to prevent transmission. The Visitor Services Board and local tourism
entities are working closely with businesses, hospitality workers and residents to heighten
awareness of sanitary cleansing and personal hygiene behaviors to keep the town a safe haven for
awareness of sanitary cleansing and personal hygiene behaviors to keep the town a safe haven for
everyone who knows it as their home away from home. Follow this link for more information from
the Provincetown Board of Health. We will be providing frequent updates to this Town COVID-19
(Coronavirus) Information page.
We encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with the World Health Organization’s suggested
safety precautions including regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and
sneezing, avoiding touching your face and avoiding close contact with anyone showing signs of
illness. Whether you are at work, working from home or traveling to be with loved ones, we all
need to take all safety precautions.
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Small Business Assistance for COVID-19
Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program:
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Baker-Polito Administration
are working closely with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to activate the Economic
Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which would provide assistance to eligible businesses and
non-profits impacted by COVID-19.
The first step in this process is to meet a minimum threshold of affected businesses within
Massachusetts. To do this, affected small businesses and non-profits should download,
complete, and submit this SBA EIDL Worksheet and Instructions to expedite activation of
the EIDL program.
Completed forms may be submitted by email to Disaster.Recovery@mass.gov or by fax to (508)
820-1401. If submitting by fax, please include an email address.
Please note, this initial survey form is not a SBA loan application. When the EIDL program
is activated, you will be contacted to apply directly to the SBA and this website will be updated
with application details.
For questions, please contact Disaster.Recovery@mass.gov.
About the EIDL program:
EIDLs provide small businesses with working capital loans of up to $2 million to help meet
financial obligations and operating expenses until normal operations resume.
PRESS RELEASE March 12, 2020 COVID-19 VIRUS PROMPTS CHANGES TO SOUP KITCHEN ROUTINE PROVINCETOWN, MA — The Soup Kitchen in Provincetown (SKIP) is adjusting its daily lunch routine in response to concerns over the Covid-19 virus. As of Monday,
daily lunch routine in response to concerns over the Covid-19 virus. As of Monday,
March 16, SKIP will suspend its table service and instead distribute boxed lunches.
The lunches may be picked up at the entrance to SKIP’s usual location, the
Provincetown United Methodist Church on Shank Painter Road, beginning at
12:30pm until all meals are gone, no later than 1:30pm.
“After consulting with medical professionals, the SKIP board decided that this was
the most prudent step to take,” said SKIP Chairperson Philip Franchini. “Our
dedicated volunteers will continue meal preparation and distribution of the lunches.”
The new lunch-distribution system is expected to continue until further notice.
“We regret the loss of the socializing that’s a big part of SKIP’s daily lunches, but the
health and safety of our guests, volunteers and staff have to be our priority at this
time,” said Franchini.
Announcements about any additional SKIP changes will be made on Facebook and
the SKIP website, www.skipfood.org. SKIP encourage everyone to follow the
individual guidelines put forth by the MA Dept. of Public Health and the CDC at:
https://www.mass.gov/resource/information-on-the-outbreak-of-coronavirus-
disease-2019-covid-19.
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E-HAPPENINGS INFORMATION
E-HAPPENINGS
WE'RE BACK ... BI-WEEKLY
MARCH 13 & 27 & APRIL 10 & 24th
Please submit listing the Tuesday before these dates.
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SEND YOUR LISTING TO E-HAPPENINGS
TUESDAY - DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
FRIDAY - E-Happenings are published
Send your information by Tuesday deadline
to gail@ptownchamber.com
All submitted materials should be in JPEG or PNG format,
6" (576 pixels) wide, resolution 72 dpi, and include:
Date & time / Name of event / Business or organization
BRIEF description, images, website and contact info.
BRIEF description, images, website and contact info.
Please do not send a PDF or doc.
Listings requiring editing may not be included.
E Happenings are not intended as a continuous weekly advertising venue.
We do not send individual member listings out.
We reserve the right to edit or omit any listings.
The Provincetown Chamber does not share our mailing lists.
* Please note due to the length of E-Happenings some weeks at the end of page one
you may have to click
CHAMBER NEWS & UPDATES
SAVE THE DATE
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020
PROVINCETOWN
CHAMBER SPRING DINNER
at the fantastic
MONTANO'S RESTAURANT
PLEASE
NO reservations accepted until the invitation & menu are sent
This is just a reminder to Save The Date!
Thank you Sarah Peake
Rep. Peake Secures Funding For Bridge Approaches
in State Bond Bill
Provincetown State Representative Sarah Peake
has secured funding in a state transportation bond bill that will
improve the infrastructure leading up to the Cape Cod Canal bridges.
Peake filed an amendment that reinstated $350 million in the $18 billion transportation bond bill.
The legislation was approved by the House last week and now goes before the Senate. At the recent Cape
Legislative Brunch, Peake discussed the bridges and how essential the funding is to the overall project.
“It’s important because as we go to the feds and say we need funding, it’s important to show that the state has
skin in the game and that the state is committed to the process as well,” said Peake.
The legislation was filed by Governor Charlie Baker last year in the bond bill to pay for the approaches to the
bridges.It wasn’t in the bond bill when it came out of the House Ways and Means committee, so Peake reinstated
it.
Peake also said that she spoke to a member of U.S. Representative Bill Keating’s office recently and said that
Keating, along with U.S. Representative Katherine Clark and Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey had a positive
meeting with the secretary of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
“I think despite the Trump budget, there’s a feeling of optimism that we’re on a good track in order to be able to
secure funding and get over it over a series of years and keep the bridge project very much alive,” said Peake.
https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/rep-peake-secures-funding-for-bridge-
approaches-in-state-bond-bill/
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPDATES, RELOCATING, OPENINGS, CHANGES,
NEWS
Effective March 6, 2020, we have converted our ticket sales to a 'pass system'.
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
You will no longer receive 2 coupons for a round trip ticket transaction. The single ticket is valid for both your
departure and return trip. Be sure not to discard the ticket after your first trip -- you will need it to come back!
As always - round trip tickets are valid for use by 1 customer (the ticket cannot be shared by 2 customers on the
same trip).
Effective March 10, 2020, we will no longer have coverage @ the Plymouth Park & Ride for ticket
sales. Purchase tickets on our website 24/7.
We hope to receive shipment of new kiosks in the near future and plan to install one in the Plymouth service
plaza - near the information center.
Stay tuned for additional exciting news coming soon.
More News from Plymouth & Brockton
PLYMOUTH & BROCKTON LAUNCHING NEW BUS ROUTE
Plymouth & Brockton is launching a new bus route with new buses on Saturday. The route will provide
round trip, express service from Hyannis to T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island. They will make
stops in Barnstable, Sagamore, New Bedford, Fall River, and finally at T.F. Green Airport. The route will
run four round-trips every day.
P & B Airport Express will also offer additional trips between New Bedford and Fall River to T.F. Green
each day. Passengers can take advantage of additional flight options. With this faster and more
convenient access to T.F. Green airport.
Hello from the Steamship Authority
SAVE BIG ON OUR PRE-SEASON SALE - $44 PER ROUND TRIP - BEGINS MARCH 23
Along with the anticipation of the spring season, many people look forward to this time of year when our high-
speed ferry, the M/V Iyanough, returns to service and we have a pre-season sale on our
10-ride high-speed electronic ticket books.
The M/V Iyanough will be returning to serve the 26-mile route between Nantucket and Hyannis beginning April 3,
2020. She’ll be spruced up, sparkling clean and ready to speed passengers to and from the beautiful island of
Nantucket. Reservations for the high-speed ferry can be made online or by calling (508) 495-FAST (3278).
We are pleased to once again offer a 20% discount on our 10-ride High-speed Ferry Electronic Ticket
Books. Customers can save 20% off the regular price and may purchase these ticket books for a limited time.
Books. Customers can save 20% off the regular price and may purchase these ticket books for a limited time.
That means you'll pay just $44 per round-trip when you buy a 10-ride high-speed ferry book during this pre-
season sale, which begins Monday, March 23, and ends Sunday, April 5. These ticket books will be available for
purchase at our terminals, online at or by calling (508) 477-8600.
The prices for the 10-ride passenger ticket books on the high-speed ferry are as follows:
- Adult discounted rate is $220.00 (regular price is $275.00)
- Seniors (eligibility restrictions apply) discounted rate is $148.00 (regular price is $185.00)
- Children (age 5-12) discounted rate is $136.00 (regular price is $170.00).
More News from Steamship Authority
The Steamship Authority Accepting Entries for 2020
“Sail into Imagination” Art Contest
Local K-12 Students Invited to Submit Original Artwork Inspired by
Steamship Authority Ferries
The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (SSA) is accepting entries for its
5th Annual “Sail into Imagination” art contest for students in grades K-12 living in the SSA’s constituent
communities.
Students living on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, and in Barnstable, Fairhaven, Falmouth, and New Bedford
are invited to participate. Thirteen prize winners will be selected and the winning artwork will be showcased in a
2021 calendar, as well as displayed on the SSA’s website and exhibited on board SSA ferries.
The contest theme “Sail into Imagination” was conceived of to encourage students to share their vision of
traveling aboard SSA ferries and to inspire artistic interpretations of growing up by the sea.
“It’s a joy seeing our ferries and ports through the eyes of these young artists,” said Kimberlee McHugh, Director
of Marketing for the SSA. “The calendar and artwork onboard the ferries have become something our passengers
and employees look forward to seeing year after year.”
In addition to having their art displayed in the calendar and on select SSA ferries, the 13 winners will be awarded
a $100 gift card for passenger travel aboard a SSA ferry and will receive an invitation to attend the official art
unveiling reception hosted by the SSA this July. All entrants, regardless of whether they’re chosen for the
calendar, will also be entered to win a grand prize of a Go Boston Explorer Pass for a family of four.
Students are invited to submit entries online, through the mail or by dropping their submissions at Steamship
Authority Terminals no later than April 30, 2020. Entries submitted by U.S. Mail may be directed to the SSA’s
Marketing Department at 509 Falmouth Road, Suite 1C, Mashpee, MA 02649. Winners will be announced on the
Steamship Authority’s website in late June.
For official contest rules, entry instructions or to download a Contest Entry/Release Form,
visit: https://www.steamshipauthority.com/sailintoimagination
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978-660-7183, 508-487-0232
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The Bike Shack will re-open April 1, 2020
Free Parking and off season hours 9am-8pm
ebike & Bike Rentals, Repairs and Sales
Open 7 days, 7am-8pm Bike Shack Rentals include: a bike of your choice,
a map of Province Lands & Truro Bike Trails, lock, helmet, basket, rear rack, front and rear lights. Every
BIKE SHACK rental bike is thoroughly inspected before being issued to the customer and when necessary
re-tuned on return guaranteeing flawless performance. We want you to thoroughly enjoy your biking
experience.
Our shop is actually the closest to the trails and we offer free parking on first come first serve basis.Our
in-house mechanics is the owner Liz Athineos. Liz a"ended the United Bike InsVtute in Portland Oregon
and is fully trained to service bikes and she challenges you to bring in your troubled bike to see what she
can do for you at a reasonable price. No repairs are too big or too small. We stock a variety of tubes, Vres,
wheels, many bicycles parts and accessories. If we don't have the part we can order it and have it within
2-3 days. We sell and rent Yamaha & Giant ebikes which are the best ebikes on the market today. We rent
Mountain Bikes, Comfort Hybrid Bikes, Beach Cruisers, Off Road, On Road, Child Trailers, Dog Trailers, Tag-
Alongs, in various sizes for adults & children. Come in and see our line of high-end sunglasses:
Smith & Sun Cloud at 20% off.
We welcome your business and know you will be happy you came here.
CARE for the Cape & Islands
Take Care Cape Cod Announces “Think Like It’s
1620" Challenge
Take Care Cape Cod recently launched a challenge to the community to help restore
Cape Cod to its pristine condition of 1620 when the Pilgrims first arrived. The
challenge was announced at the recent CARE About a Clean Cape & Islands Summit:
Protecting our Environment from Plastic Pollution and Litter and runs through
November 11, 2020, the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim’s arrival in Provincetown.
Participants of the challenge are asked to pledge to donate 16 minutes and 20 seconds
of cleanup time, $16.20 each month or a combination of the two. Funds raised from the challenge will be used for water
bottle filling stations, cigarette butt collectors and dog waste stations to help reduce the use of single use plastic and
litter. The first instillation is planned for a water bottle filling station at the Pilgrim Monument and Museum in
Provincetown.
Take Care Cape Cod is an environmental stewardship messaging campaign, identified by a collaborative group of local
businesses, governmental and nonprofit organizations as a top priority to during the first Summit held November 2018.
The Take Care campaign was adopted in order for Cape & Island businesses and organizations to share a cohesive message
of environmental caretaking across the region. Take Care Cape Cod Steering Committee includes representatives from a
variety of organizations including Cape Cod Anti-Litter Coalition, CARE for the Cape & Islands, Center for Coastal Studies,
Nauset Disposal, RideAway Kayak, Quahog Media, The Studio by the Sea, Three Fins Coffee Roasters and
WeNeedaVacationcom.
Take Care messages have been installed at Barnstable Municipal Airport, in CCRTA buses, on Hy-line Cruises and within a
variety of businesses and organizations throughout Cape Cod. They signs are available for free to anyone who requests the
Take Care Cape Cod Toolkit. For additional details and a link to the pledge visit www.takecarecapecod.org or
contact hello@takecarecapecod.orgWOMR Announces the Joe Gouveia
Outermost Poetry Contest Winners & Reading Event
Poetry contest raising funds for Cape Cod's only community access
radio station drew submissions from all over the North America.
WOMR is pleased to announce the list of winners of the Joe Gouveia
Outermost Poetry Contest. Poets submitted five pages of their best
unpublished poetry, any style, any length, and any subject matter. A
$1,000 National Prize was awarded to the best poem, with a $300
Regional Prize to best poem by a Cape Cod-based poet. A $15 entry fee
was used as prize money and to support WOMR's operating expenses.
“Many of the national submissions were extremely strong this year,”
says contest judge Marge Piercy. “I had trouble eliminating what I
thought were some really good poems.”
More than 700 pages of poetry submissions were received from Cape
Cod and all over North America. The list of winners, runners-up and honorable mentions includes:
REGIONAL JOE GOUVEIA POETRY CONTEST RESULTS
1st place: Night Train East, 1985 by Elaine Cohen (Marstons Mills)
2nd place: Memory Care Unit by Robin Smith-Johnson (Mashpee)
3rd place: After the Hurricane by Wilderness Sarchild (Brewster)
REGIONAL HONORABLE MENTIONS
Ailianthus by Chuck Madansky (Brewster), The Rank Thinning by Gregory Hischak (Yarmouth
Port), Shopping For Bras by Lauren Wolk (Centerville), Meditations at Newcomb Hollow Beach by Lynn
Viti (Wellfleet), Weather Report Villanelle by Michael Shapiro (Brewster), A Trisket Nantasket by Jeremy
Faro (Provincetown), To Kneel at the Altar of White Fang by Donna O'Connell-Gilmore (South Orleans)
and In Celebration of Muddy Feet by Tom Chilton (Falmouth).
NATIONAL JOE GOUVEIA POETRY CONTEST RESULTS
1st place: We Burn Like a House on Fire by Sophia Starmack (Brooklyn, NY)
2nd place: Wave by Bruce Bond (Denton, TX)
3rd place: For the White Helmets: Syrian Civil Defense Workers by Cyra Sweet Dumitru (San Antonio,
TX)
NATIONAL HONORABLE MENTIONS
February 22nd, 2017 by Jil St. Ledger-Roty (South Franklinville, NY), Things I'll Tell My Daughter When
She's Older by Jennifer S. Brown (Arlington, MA), If Only by Elaine Dillof (New York, NY), Queen of
Wands by Devreaux Baker (Mendocino, CA), Lot's Wives I and II by Harvey Soss (Brooklyn, NY), Blue
Veins by Cassidy Arrington (Philadelphia, PA) and End of Life Directive by Anastasia Vassos
(Roslindale, MA).
The regional winners and honorable mentions have been invited to read their poem at Wellfleet
Preservation Hall on April 16th where they will share the stage with contest judge Marge Piercy. As in
past years, novelist and poet Jeannette de Beauvoir will host the event.
“We were very excited to see an increase in participation this year, says John Braden, WOMR executive
director. “We would like to thank everyone for submitting their work and of course to contest judge
Marge Piercy. Thanks also Chris Boles and Jeannette de Beauvoir for their assistance.”
The poetry contest, which honors Cape Cod-based poet and WOMR volunteer Joe Gouveia who died in
2014, is now in its seventh year.
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MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS
INFORMATION
AAA
Escape to the Cape - Provincetown, Mass.,Escape to the Cape - Provincetown, Mass.,
beckons with culture galore,
a Bohemian vibe and miles of shore.
You may have already seen this, but Provincetown
is featured in the March / April issue of
AAA Magazine, the official magazine of AAA Northeast.
Each AAA-insured person / household in the Northeast receives this
publication in the mail.
Click Here to read
THE LAW BANNING THE USE OF A HAND-HELD
DEVICE WHILE DRIVING WENT INTO EFFECT
ON FEBRUARY 23, 2020.
This law, is designed to keep the roads safer, and means no scrolling,
typing or holding a cellphone while behind the wheel, so you'll have to use
voice texting or another hands-free way to talk or text while driving.
The law allows drivers to use a single tap or swipe to turn on a hands-free
feature, and to use navigation applications so long as the device is
mounted to the “windshield, dashboard or center console in a manner that does not impede the
operation of the motor vehicle.
The law automatically provides for mandatory warnings for the new provisions through the end of
March. Then civil fines of 1st offense $100, 2nd offense $250 and 3rd offense $500. A third or
subsequent offense will count as a surchargeable incident on your insurance. The law requires
operators who commit a second or subsequent offense are required to complete an educational
program focused on distracted driving prevention.
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More Outreach Materials
ONGOING 2020 HAPPENINGS
A REMINDER FREE PARKING IN ALL TOWN LOTS
Please click on underlined listings for further information and happenings.
Films, classes, exhibits, workshops, live music, performances, yoga, exercise,
programs, social gatherings, Dance classes, pickleball,
book clubs, readings, events for kids, etc.
Cape Cod National Seashore
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown
Methodist Church,10 Shank Painter Rd, Mon-Fri, 12:30-1:30
Provincetown Public Library
Provincetown Council on Aging NewsletterProvincetown Council on Aging Newsletter
Fine Arts Work Center
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
Waters Edge Cinema
Castle Hill Truro Center for the Arts
Provincetown Commons
Provincetown Recreation for Adults
Center for Coastal Studies
Score Cape Cod
Constant Contact Seminars & Training Webinars
Truro Vineyards
FOR THE KIDS
Provincetown Recreation for kids
Playgrounds & Skate Park for kids
Provincetown Public Library - Amazing Kids Section
MUSIC & MORE...
Mews Coffehouse
Provincetown Theater
WOMR
WOMR Thursday at the movies
Payomet
Bart Weisman Music
Suede Music
BE SURE TO CONFIRM EVENTS
DUE TO MANY CANCELLATIONS
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So many things to do in Provincetown:
Quiet walks on the beach or through the woods, check out the birds at Beech ForestQuiet walks on the beach or through the woods, check out the birds at Beech Forest
Hike though the sand dunes. Gather treasures Beachcombing,
visit a spa, get a facial or massage, workout at the gym,
Take a class, attend a reading or program, Learn to dance, see a film or show,
relax at the Provincetown Library, join a book club, relax with yoga,
check out the unique shops, Stay at a cozy Inn or cottage,
A cozy & romantic dinner out, or gather a group and head out on the town,
Meet friends, family for coffee, cocktails, lunch or a munch.PROVINCETOWN 400 - 2020
HAPPENINGS
2020 PROVINCETOWN
400 EVENTS
April 24 Provincetown 400 kickoff event in
coordination with Plymouth 400 launch
June – August Mayflower Compact re-
enactments and historic talks at the Pilgrim
Monument and Provincetown Museum
September 10-14 Mayflower Descendants Weekend (General Society of Mayflower Descendants-
GSMD)
· Mayflower II in Provincetown Harbor featuring additional Mayflower Compact re-enactments
(Ticketed event)
· September 12 – Gala event at the PMPM (Ticketed event)
· September 13 – GSMD Memorial wreath laying in the harbor, a re-enactment of the signing of
the Mayflower Compact, followed by a march to the Monument and lunch with 2,000 GSMD members,
patriotic songs by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
· September 14 – Sunrise farewell to the Mayflower II as she sets sail for her return home to
Plymouth, Mass.
November 11 Date when the Pilgrims landed in Provincetown and the 2020 Annual Lighting of the
Pilgrim Monument with a spectacular fireworks display synchronized to musicPROVINCETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
http://provincetownlibrary.org/
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Reading Challenge Discussion Group
Meet others taking the 2020 Reading Challenge and discuss your book choices in person at the Provincetown Library
Coffee Hour! Reading Challenge discussions will take place during Coffee Hour on the first Friday of each month. If you
can’t make it, discuss your book choices on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/614236512111364/
Provincetown Book Discussion Group Love books? Love talking about books?
Read and discuss a different book every month! Copies of this month's book selection are available on the hold shelf at the
Library. For more information or to RSVP, email lucysiegel@gmail.com.
Seashore Point Book Club 10:30 am Copies of this month's book selection available at the Seashore Point reception
desk. Group meets in the Private Dining Room on Seashore Point’s Second Level.
Fridays in March 10:00 am Library Crafty Coffee Hour
Thursdays in March Winter Reading with Linda Ohlson Graham
TWO SESSIONS
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Henry David Thoreau’s Walden
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Erich von Däniken’s Chariots of the Gods
March 18th & 25 4 - 5:00 pm HOW Book Club
March 21 Saturday Afternoon Jazz - 2- 4pm -The Music of John Lewis & Gerry Mulligan.
The Provincetown Public Library, in affiliation with Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York is excited to offer a new program that
will bring the spirit of swing to the community one Saturday afternoon a month throughout the winter. Performed by the
incomparable Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), led by Wynton Marsalis. This music energizes the spirit and opens
up your imagination. Your host, Mary DeRocco, will facilitate discussion specific to each concert.
March 28 2:00 pm Provincetown & the Pilgrims: From Cape Cod to Plymouth and Back with Don Wilding
The Pilgrims are often linked to Plymouth, but their story in America began in Provincetown, and after two decades, many
of them returned to the shores of the Outer Cape. Join Don during the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing for this
look back from the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower to the 1644 settlement of Nauset, as well as the story behind
Provincetown's famous Pilgrim Monument.
Wednesdays in March @ 5:30 pm Free Movie Nights: Bad Boys
March 18: The Wild One (1953; 1 hour, 19 minutes): Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their
leaders is thrown in jail.
March 25: The Thomas Crown Affair (1968; 1 hour, 2 minutes): A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he
has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance investigator who will do
anything to get her man.
CLICK HERE FOR PROVINCETOWN LIBRARY CALENDAR
MARCH 2020 HAPPENINGSMarch 14-16 Out of Hiberna@on Ursamen
March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
March 19 First Day of Spring
MARCH RESTAURANTS 2020
Restaurant listing compiled by and courtesy of
Dan Hoort of Somerset HouseAPRIL 2020 HAPPENINGS 1 Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum reopens – FREE admission all day! 1 April Fool’s Day 3-5 Women’s Media Summit 5 Palm Sunday 8 Passover Falls out at sundown 10 Good Friday 12 Easter 16 Passover Ends at nightfall 18 Payomet Sweet Honey in the Rock, 7:30pm, Provincetown Town Hall. 18 PMPM - Chamber Concert in conjunction with our commemoration of the Mayflower Pilgrims’ first landing in Provincetown 18-19 Miss Gay Mass US of A 19 Orthodox Easter 20 Patriot’s Day 22 Earth Day 24-26 Annual Moby-Dick Marathon at Provincetown Public Library Over 120 participants read Melville’s classic work aloud over three days for a total of 24 hours. The event honors Provincetown’s maritime and literary heritage and an international group of Melville enthusiasts. 24 (Fri)-May 23 (Fri) Ramadan 24-26 Gays for Patsy Annual Stomp: A Hoedown in P-town GFP.org
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MAY 2020 HAPPENINGS
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
MAY 9 12th Annual Run To The Top
May 10 Mother’s Day
May 15 & 16 Jamaica On Film
May 15 -June 13 Twenty Summers at Hawthorne Barn
six weekends of concerts, conversations, artist open studios,
and community events. activists, and artists
May 15-17 Single Women’s Weekend
May 16-17 Monumental Yard Sale
May 17-18 Broto Conference: Art & Science CollaboraVons
May 22 Harvey Milk Day
May 22-25 Memorial Day Weekend
May 21-25 Memorial Day Weekend Events for Women
May 27-31 Cabaretfest Provincetown
May 28 Center for Coastal Studies Homeport Banquet
May 29-31 International Encaustic ConferenceJUNE 2020 HAPPENINGS TWENTY SUMMERS at Hawthorne Barn six weekends of concerts, conversations, artist open studios, and community events, presenting an eclectic mix of both emerging and established musicians, writers, cultural figures, activists, and artists – 20Summers.org June 4 A Night at the Chef’s Table June 4-7 Womxn of Color Weekend June 5 Provincetown Coastal Rowing Regatta 8:30am-5pm June 5-7 Provincetown Pride Weekend June 11 Provincetown Public Library, Heritage Day Celebration 6pm to 7:30pm
June 11 Provincetown Public Library, Heritage Day Celebration 6pm to 7:30pm June 12 + 13 Provincetown Dance Festival Professional dance companies performing tap, contemporary, ballet, hip-hop + more. Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St. June 13 TWENTY SUMMERS’ at Hawthorne Barn last day of 2020 Summer season June 14 Flag Day June 14-15 WorldFest – Provincetown’s International Cultural Festival June 17-21 Provincetown International Film Festival June 20 Summer Solstice June 21 Father’s Day June 21 (Sun) – 23 (Tue) Men of Color Weekend TBA Provincetown Dance Festival Professional dance companies performing tap, contemporary, ballet, hip-hop and more Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St. June 25 (Thursday) Artisan Craft Fair Weekly held on Thursdays from 10am to 4:30pm, Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial St. Information Joanne coveptown1@verizon.net June 25-28 (Thurs.-Sun) Provincetown Portuguese Festival and Blessing of the Fleet Four days of celebration of Portuguese heritage and culture in Provincetown with live music, dancing, parades, food, games… fun for all ages! Sunday on MacMillan Pier is the Blessing of the Fleet where boats decked out in their finest line up to receive the blessing for a safe and prosperous year. June 27 -July 5 Independence Week 2020 OnlyAtTheCrown.com
JULY 2020 HAPPENINGS
July 4 Independence Day July 4th Parade starts 11am, begins East End, Harbor Hotel -
proceeds up Commercial to Franklin St
July 4th Independence Day July 4th Fireworks start at dusk over Provincetown Harbor
(view from any bayside beaches). Make your accommodation reservation early!
June 27 -July 5 Independence Week 2020 OnlyAtTheCrown.com
July 10-19 Annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival
July 11-19 Bear Week in Provincetown 9 days and nights of pool parties, beach outings,
dance parties and leather events.
July 12 (Sun) PAAM Annual Secret Garden Tour
TDA Kalmar Nyckel, the Tall Ship of Delaware Arrives in Provincetown mid July for day sails
from MacMillan Pier KalmarNyckel.org
July 18 (Sat) The Castle Hill Summer Bash
July 19 (Sun) Annual 5K Run / Walk ASGCC.org
July 21-25 (Thur-Sat) Girl Splash ProvincetownForWomen.com
July 22 (Wed) 15th Annual Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman at PAAM
Cassandre McKinley (vocals), 6pm BartWeisman.com
July 25 (Sat) GLAD Annual Summer Part Party At the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown
Museum, 1 High Pole Hill Road GLAD.org
July 25 (Fri)-August 1 (Sat) Family Week The largest annual gathering of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and queer-identified families in the world. Registration is now OPEN for
Family Week 2020, More opportunities to build community and to get empowered on today’s
issues. Join us for daily events or relax on the beach with other LGBTQ amilies.
July 29 15th Annual Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman + Shawnn Monteiro 6pm at PAAM
WORKSHOPS ~ PROGRAMS ~ CLASSES
SHOWTIME ~ MOVIES ~ MUSIC ~
THEATER ONGOING IN 2020MARCH 13 - MARCH 19
CLOSED MON & TUE
EMMA
Fri, Sat, Wed & Thur @ 1, 4 & 7pm
Sun @ 1 & 4pm
Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending is re-
imagined in this delicious new film adaptation of EMMA. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma
Woodhouse is a restless “queen bee” without rivals in her sleepy little English town. In this
glittering satire of social class, Emma must navigate her way through the challenges of growing
up, misguided matches and romantic missteps to realize the love that has been there all
along. (Rated PG, 125 min)
THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM
Fri, Sat, & Thur @ 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 & 7:30pm
Wed @ 1:30, 3:30 & 5:30pm
Sun @ 1:30 & 3:30pm
The Times of Bill Cunningham features incredible photographs chosen from over 3 million
previously unpublicized images and documents from iconic street photographer and fashion
historian Bill Cunningham. Told in Cunningham’s own words from a recently unearthed 1994
interview, the photographer chronicles, in his customarily cheerful and plainspoken manner,
moonlighting as a milliner in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with First
Lady Jackie Kennedy, his four decades at The New York Times and his democratic view of
fashion and society. Narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker. (Not Rated, 74 min)
FILM ART SERIES: LE CRIME DE MONSIEUR LANGE
Wednesday @ 7pm
From Jean Renoir’s classic decade of filmmaking in the 1930s comes an exuberant, amusing,
resonant crime caper about a hard-boiled publisher and author of hard-boiled books. Co-scripted
and directed by Jean Renoir, adaptation and dialogue by Jacques Prévert. With René Lefèvre,
Florelle and Jules Berry. In French, with subtitles. Black and white( 77min)
DOM FLEMONS
Sat, March 28 // 7:30pm
WOMR at Davis Space
THE ENGLISH BEATTHE ENGLISH BEAT
Sat, April 11 // 7:30pm
Provincetown Town Hall
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
Sat, April 18 // 7:30pm
Provincetown Town Hall
ROOMFUL OF BLUES
Sat, May 9 // 7:30pm
Provincetown Town Hall
PRE-SALE TO MEMBERS: Friday, March 13 at 1pm
PUBLIC SALE: Friday, March 20 at 10am
SHEMEKIA COPELAND
Thursday, July 23 // 8pm
CITIZEN COPE
Sunday, August 2 // 8pm
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Saturday, August 22 // 8pmTruro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
CASTLE HILL ANNOUNCES
THE SPRING & SUMMER PROGRAMS
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is very excited to announce this year’s
Spring and Summer Catalog + the Special Chairs. Offering 180 workshops this Spring,
Summer and Fall! We kick off the season with a great Spring Workshop Series that range
from Basket weaving, ceramics, Italian cooking classes with Michael Ceraldi and Liam
Lu"rell – Rowland, canning basics with Bridget Bride, Live Storytelling Workshop to get
in shape for telling stories with the Master of the local Mosquito Vanessa Vartabedian. A
beginning EncausVc Workshop with Cherie Mi"enthal; a Cannibis as medicine; abeginning EncausVc Workshop with Cherie Mi"enthal; a Cannibis as medicine; a
How To CulVvate Cannibis workshop with local farmer; nurse Debbie Hopkins. Then
amer the Spring we roll into the 14 th InternaVonal EncausVc Conference and 24 EncausVc
Workshops with arVsts from around the world. These workshops range from criVque to
photography; encausVc to working sculpturally, working with encausVc and ceramics
to making monoprints, to cold wax ; screen prinVng on wax. We are please to have
Tony Scherman be this year’s keynote speaker! He is a Canadian ArVst working
predominately in EncausVc: Scherman’s work is represented in 30 public collecVons
across Canada and internaVonally in the Los Angeles County Museum, The Museum of
Contemporary Art, La Jolla, Denver Museum of Art, San Diego Museum, High Museum
Atlanta, The Birmingham Museum of Art, Library of Congress, Washington,
Contemporary Arts Society London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Pompidou Centre,
Paris, F.R.A.C. Ile de France, and the Schlossmuseum Murnau, Germany.Scherman has
been a visiVng lecturer at numerous universiVes, art schools and public galleries in
England, Canada and the United States since the mid-1970s. He was a sessional
instructor at the University of Guelph Department of Fine Art and University of Toronto
Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in the 1980s.
Once the Conference ends we move right into the Summer Program which will offer 139
workshops in all medium from painVng, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics,
fiber, jewelry, photography and workshops for kids. “I want to say that this year might
be the best summer program ever,” says Cherie Mi"enthal, the ExecuVve ArVsVc
Director. We are kicking off the summer with a Dance Workshop for Dancers and non
Dancers with arVst Marta Renzi. We have workshops every week in all disciplines. I’m
parVcularly excited about the arVst on this year’s cover SaV Zech who is coming from
Berlin, Germany to teach a mixed media ; installaVon workshop. Lots of great
sculpture, amazing painVng departments with Richard Baker, Larry Horowitz, Deborah
Dancy, Laura Shabo", Sco" Reddon, just to name a few. We also are offering
drawing workshops, working with Fibers, great sculpture teachers including Anna Poor,
Ikebana: CreaVvity with Tetsunori Kawana, Bronze casVng with David Boyajian. Working
with Concrete with Tom O’Connell. Printmaking has a great group of faculty with lots of
old favorites like Vicky Tomayko, Kathryn Smith, Dorothy Cochran and Dan Welden the
inventor of the solar plate. The Ceramic area is again a stellar line up under the direcVon
of Christopher Wa" with Kensuke Yamada; Beastly Fowl with Hannah Niswonger,
Layered Stories working in Porcelain with KaVe Drijber, the dynamic duo co-teaching is
Mark Shapiro and Sam Taylor who are teaching a See, Make Know and Believe
workshop. Nathan Willever will teach about white slips on dark clay and interesVng
topic and we also have Linda ChrisVanson from Minnesota. We have our local favorites
with Paul Wisotsky, Brian Taylor and Chris Wa" all teaching throwing workshops, come
learn the art of throwing on the wheel and being part of the year round claycommunity!
So many choices and something for everyone. More informaVon www.castlehill.org and click
on workshops, you can look by the area of by the week! If you have not been to Castle Hill in
the past, this may be the summer to explore your creaVve sides!
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