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To Do: The Provincetown International Film Festival

Provincetown Film Festival June 17-21For five blissful days a year, Provincetown transforms itself into a cinephile’s paradise. From June 17th to June 21st, the Provincetown Film Society will present more than 87 feature-length and short films from American and International independent filmmakers. There are also loads of fantastic parties, an abundance of opportunities to meet and talk with renowned filmmakers at Q&As after screenings, and riveting panel discussions. “The independent filmmaking community continues to produce remarkably high quality work, here and Continue reading

A Whale of a Day in Orleans

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Artist Sydney Ahlstrom’s Whale Sculpture Mock-Up

Life on Cape Cod has always been inextricably linked to the sea, and a new public art installation, set to be unveiled this Saturday, June 6th in Orleans, honors the Cape’s maritime roots. Created by Orleans artist Sydney Ahlstrom, the new installation depicts a eight-foot-long steel humpback whale in the diving position, set atop a one-ton fieldstone. This wonderful work was funded, in part, by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council Adams Arts Program, as a way to highlight the vibrant community of artist that live, work, and thrive on Cape Cod. Be among the first to see this fantastic new sculpture by heading down, this Saturday at noon, to a brick path called Theresa’s Way, off Continue reading

Memorial Day Weekend Must-Do: Annual Figawi Race

The 44th Annual Figawi Race Weekend May 23-25, 2015

The 44th Annual Figawi Race Weekend May 23-25, 2015

Life on Cape Cod kicks into high gear on Memorial Day weekend, and there is no better way to celebrate the start of the summer season than by checking out the Figawi, a wildly popular sailboat race from Hyannis Port to Nantucket. On the morning of Saturday May 23rd, get up, grab a cup of coffee, and head down to Kalmus Beach, overlooking Lewis Bay, to watch the 200 plus sailboats Continue reading