Halloween is coming soon and that means another Pumpkin Palooza at Prez Hall!
So get your pumpkin carving sets out, host a carving party with friends and family, and bring your creations to the Hall Sunday 10/31 before 3pm and we’ll display them that eve!

Costumes encouraged and we’ll have treats for kids! And some TRICKS too….

Join us for reading and conversation with James Carroll
Tuesday Aug. 31st at 5pm, in the backyard (weather permitting)
Tickets $15 General Admission

Please bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on in the backyard.

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James Carroll is the author of twelve novels, including The Cloister, eight works of non-fiction, and most recently The Truth at the Heart of the Lie. For twenty-three years, he wrote an op-ed column for The Boston Globe, and his work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and other publications. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, he has received the National Book Award, the PEN Galbraith Award, The National Jewish Book Award, and the Scripps Howard Award. He is married to the writer Alexandra Marshall.

About the book:
"James Carroll’s The Truth at the Heart of the Lie is at once a passionate love letter to the enduring beauty of the Catholic faith and a passionate indictment of the clericalism of the Catholic Church. This moving and revelatory book, written from deep personal experience, takes us to the heart of one of the great institutional and existential crises of our times.” --Stephen Greenblatt, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Swerve and Will in the World

PROGRAM UPDATE 8/19/21:
We have just heard from Congressman Jamie Raskin that he has been called away from his Outer Cape days to head back to Washington to close the deal on the infrastructure bill. The bad news is that means he will not be with us at our August 25 fundraising event.

We've still got plenty to talk about, and hope you'll want to stick with us!

Martha Minow will be with us, and we're still looking forward to talking with you about her new book, Saving the News and all of our dreams for a better future for America's free press. By the way, Sophie Hills reviews Martha Minow's new book in the August 19 issue of the Independent.

Martha Minow’s new book, Saving the News, examines how the decimation of local news has allowed disinformation to flourish. Yet, she has said, “the framers understood how central the press was and is to the maintenance of a constitutional democracy.” Minow has taught at Harvard Law School since 1981 and was its dean from 2009 to 2017.  She clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the United States Supreme Court.

This event will be held outside in the Hall’s back garden, weather permitting.
PLEASE BRING A LAWN CHAIR OR BLANKET FOR SEATING.

Tickets $45 BUY TICKETS HERE - limited quantities available

 Jamie Raskin is professor of constitutional law who has called for a renewal of people’s support for local journalism, saying “A free and vibrant press is essential to our democracy.” Raskin teaches at American University and represents Maryland’s 8th congressional district in the U.S. house of representatives. He was the lead impeachment manager in the second senate trial of Donald Trump.

Ed Miller, editor of the Provincetown Independent moderates a conversation between two of America’s leading constitutional scholars who have spoken out in support of local journalism. 

Last show of the summah! *5PM SHOWTIME*

Tickets: $20 General Admission, $21 at the door (dependent on availability)
Advance purchase recommended, these shows usually sell out

Tues. 8/17: 5PM
Modern Love
Romeo and Juliet. Harriet and Meghan. Loving v. Virginia. Tell us about a love in your life that defied norms.    
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
Buy tickets HERE
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Previous shows:

Tues. 7/20:
* SOLD OUT *
The Office

Thurs. 7/8:
* SOLD OUT *
I Think We’re Alone Now
What have you experienced by yourself, with a loved one, or were you really alone?

Thurs .8/5:
NEW SHOWTIME - 5PM
The Morning After
The sun rises and so does your anxiety about what happened the night before.

Learn more about Mosquito Story Slam HERE

Housing Angels in Story & Song: A Community Awareness-Raising Event to Benefit the Wellfleet Affordable Housing Trust
Weds. 8/11 at 5pm
Suggested donation $20

REGISTER HERE

Co-hosted by local stars Stephen Russell and Vanessa Vartabedian, local storytellers will share with us the challenges and joys of finding home in Wellfleet. Local musicians will provide the melody.

Finding a year-round home in Wellfleet has long been challenging and has gotten much harder in the last couple of years. What does it mean to have a home? What does it mean to not have a home? What is the intersection between stable homes and sustainable communities? And what the heck is a “housing angel”? (Hint: Desperate times call for generous measures!)

Come celebrate YOUR Wellfleet community and join in the fun as we explore the meaning of home and its place in the greater community!

Musical lineup:
Broadway Central, Jim Rohrer & Katie Hickey, The Beat Greens, The Narrow Land String Band, Alex Brewer, and Fred Magee

Storytellers:
Gary Joseph, Elizabeth & Jason Salen, Dick Morrill, and more!

Please note: In the event of bad weather or other variables, outdoor shows may be moved inside. Masks and proof of vaccination are required to attend events inside. The Hall has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A NEW DATE TBA

Join us for this special program featuring two short film screenings, live musical performances by vocalist Mozelle, and a discussion Q&A with the filmmaker, Michael Cestaro.

Tickets $20 Advance, $21 At the door (dependent on availability)
Advance purchase recommended - shows often sell out!

About the films:
Clay is an open letter to creatives everywhere in search of their own voice. Steve Kemp, a ceramic artist for over 40 years, explores his lifelong journey from apprentice to master. His unique voice and unwavering dedication to the craft have been carefully molded over time, influenced by lessons from his late teacher, shaped by the constant struggles encountered in life and love, and inspired by the natural beauty of Cape Cod.

The Award winning White Space highlights the experiences of four women in white spaces on Cape Cod. Their stories are uniquely their own, but many people of color can relate to what these women experience. This film is about representation and what it feels like when a space is not welcoming or even hostile to people of color. It is about how people of color see and are seen in white spaces. How people of color see themselves in white spaces and what it takes to navigate those spaces. Even though white people are not the center of this story, white viewers can reflect on their own actions in white spaces and challenge themselves to exist as more than bystanders and to behave like the allies they think they are.

About the filmmaker:
Michael Cestaro created his Cape-based creative marketing company Up Above in 2015 after eight years of developing award-winning marketing campaigns and video and photography content for top industry agencies. Up Above came from the core belief that marketing content could be honest and still look beautiful. in addition to his work with Up Above, Michael has made two short documentary films, Clay and most recently the award-winning White Space. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife and two daughters

About Mozelle:
The immensely talented singer Mozelle Andrulot grew up in Eastham and attended Lesley University where she studied Liberal Arts. Her career has taken her to New York City and London where she performed at the SoHo House in both cities. Here on the Cape, she’s performed at Mahoney’s, Tin Pan Alley, The Muse and Bootleggers in Provincetown, and has sold out shows at Wellfleet Preservation Hall and the Yarmouth Cultural Center. This “jazz jewel” has graced the stage with local notable jazz artists Bruce Abbot, Fred Fried and Doug Riccardi, among others!

Please note: In the event of bad weather or other variables, outdoor shows may be moved inside. At this time masks are required for all who enter the building,.The Hall has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!

Tuesday July 27th at 7pm
Tickets $15 Advance, $16 at the door (dependent on availability)
Advance purchase recommended - shows often sell out!
This is an outdoor event - please bring a lawn chair and dress appropriately.

BUY TICKETS HERE

Radio Diaries launched 25 years ago, bringing the voices of teenagers documenting their lives to NPR's All Things Considered. Join creator and producer Joe Richman for a tour through some of his favorite stories from the last quarter century!

Please note: In the event of bad weather or other variables, outdoor shows may be moved inside. At this time masks are not required in the building, but recommended for those who have not been vaccinated. The Hall has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!

DUE TO THE WEATHER THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN OUR DOWNSTAIRS HALL
Join us for a conversation and reading with author Connie Biewald. Connie will read from her new novel, Truth Like Oil followed by a discussion and Q & A led by Ingleed Auguste, her friend and colleague.

This is event is free with pre-registration required.
Register HERE

About the author:
Connie Biewald has been writing stories in an effort to explore human relationships since before she was five years old. She has been a teacher/school librarian for more than 40 years, sharing her love of reading and writing with homeschoolers and hundreds of students in public and private schools in the US and Haiti. She is the author of three loosely connected novels that comprise The Rivertown Trilogy: Bread and Salt, Digging to Indochina, and Roses Take Practice, in addition to the recently published Truth Like Oil.

She is the grateful recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council artist grant, a PEN New England Discovery Award and numerous residencies.

Please note: In the event of bad weather or other variables, shows will be moved inside. At this time masks are not required to enter the building, but recommended for those who have not been vaccinated. The Hall has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!

Join us for PROCESS: A Conversation with artists Bernd Haussmann, Pablo Manga & Jon Verney, presented by our neighbors at FARM PROJECTS.

This is a free event with pre-registration encouraged
REGISTER HERE

Inside the Pages presents :
Christina Clancy in conversation with Karen Dukess
Weds. June 30th at 6pm * Outside in our back garden *Inside if raining
Free admission with donations accepted
Advance registration required
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Christina Clancy, author of The Second Home, a novel set in Wellfleet, will discuss her 2020 debut and her forthcoming novel Shoulder Season with Karen Dukess, who's novel The Last Book Party is set in Truro. Their conversation will cover their love for the Outer Cape and the people and places that inspired their work. They'll also discuss the adaptation of The Second Home for television (the novel has been optioned by TriStar for a miniseries starring Nicolaj Coster-Waldau from Game of Thrones). This will be a casual, fun and interactive conversation.

About the authors:
Christina Clancy is a Madison, Wisconsin-based writer with family ties to South Wellfleet dating back to the 1880s. Her debut, The Second Home, was released in June 2020, and her second novel, Shoulder Season, will be published July 6, 2021, St. Martin's Press. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and in The Sun Magazine and various literary journals. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and previously taught at Beloit College.

Karen Dukess has a work history as eclectic as her taste in books. She has been a tour guide in the former Soviet Union, a newspaper reporter in Florida, a magazine publisher in Russia and, for nearly a decade, a speechwriter on gender equality for the United Nations Development Programme. She has blogged on raising boys for The Huffington Post and written book reviews for USA Today. She has a degree in Russian Studies from Brown University and a Master’s in Journalism from Columbia University. She lives with her family near New York City and spends as much time as possible in Truro on Cape Cod.

Please note that this event may be moved inside due to weather. At this time masks are not required to enter the building, but recommended for those who have not been vaccinated. Our building has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!

Presented by the Wellfleet Historical Society & Prez Hall:
Film screening & post-film discussion with Linda Coombs

This event is SOLD OUT
This program will be held indoors - Limited seating - Pre-registration required to attend

A note from Prez Hall: At this time masks are not required to enter the building, but recommended for those who have not been vaccinated. Our building has been outfitted with a new UV air filtration system to provide additional comfort for all. We look forward to seeing you!

Visit The Wellfleet Historical Society and Museum for more info.

About the film:
WE STILL LIVE HERE (Âs Nutayuneân) tells a remarkable story of cultural revival by the Wampanoag of Southeastern Massachusetts. Their ancestors ensured the survival of the Pilgrims in New England, and lived to regret it. Now they are saying loud and clear in their Native tongue, Âs Nutayuneân—
We Still Live Here.

The film, by Anne Makepeace is a lyrical, poetic portrait detailing the reclamation of a language and how integral that is to culture and music.

About Linda Coombs:

Linda has a 45 year background working in museums, including Boston Children’s Museum for 11 years, 30 years in the Wampanoag Indigenous Program at Plymouth Plantation, and 9 years at the Aquinnah Cultural Center.

In her own words: “In addition to my knowledge and understanding of Wampanoag/Native history and culture, one of my main areas of focus is the appropriate representation of Wampanoag/Native people so that the stereotypes, misconceptions, distortions that occur as part of the usual, accepted telling of history can be eliminated and replaced with accurate, true information. It is critical to make audiences aware of these flaws in order to change their perceptions of Native people, and have them gain a more comprehensive understanding of Wampanoag/Native people, cultures and histories.”

LCTV presents: From Coping to Creation
A Documentary Premiere screening at Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Thurs. 6/17 @ 8pm

In-person and virtual! (Limited in-person tickets available)
Free admission w/advance registration required
Register HERE

Claim your socially-distanced seat at Wellfleet Preservation Hall en plain air and enjoy this LCTV documentary premiere. Filmmaker Johnny Bergmann, artists Paul Schulenburg and Frank Anigbo, and gallery owner Danielle Hill will be at the live celebration answering questions from in-person and virtual attendees.

This honest documentary captures the voices of those within our local creative economy as they move from coping to creativity during a time of pandemic transformation. Reflecting the resiliency and adaptivity that lies within everyone, the film explores the collective fears and worries brought out during the pandemic while delivering a hopeful message that from the depths of adversity, something new arises.

The first 150 people to register will receive a LCTV swag bag with goodies from our community sponsors Kaleidoscope Resort Wear, Smith Family Popcorn and Nauset Disposal. (available for pick up at our studio the week of June 17th or at the event for the lucky 50 registered in-person attendees.)

Please join the Provincetown Independent's first "Open Newsroom" of the season:
A Year of True Crime

Featuring Reporter Josephine de La Bruyère & Editor Ed Miller in conversation with Wellfleet Police Chief Michael Hurley and trial lawyer and civil liberties advocate Martin Garbus.

After a year-long experiment in courthouse research and reporting, this conversation asks what we've learned as reporters and as a community and takes up the question: Does reporting on crime and policing do anybody any good?

Attendance is limited and pre-registration required - please email teresa@provincetownindependent.org for more info and to register.
This is a “pay what you can” event to support the Provincetown’s Independent nonprofit Local Journalism Project.

Friday May 14th at 4pm, in the backyard:

Wellfleet Preservation Hall presents a staged reading of A.R. Gurney’s  “The Fourth Wall”
This is a free event with advance registration required. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating.

Register HERE

Directed by John Shuman, who previously directed  “The Open House” by Will Eno and Gurney’s “The Love Course” for the Hall. All local cast!

About the playwright:
A. R. Gurney was a prolific and popular playwright whose plays include  “Sylvia”, “The Dining Room” and “Love Letters”.  He often explored  dramatic techniques that produced innovative  forms  to tell his story . In many of his  plays the audience has a role in the proceedings. Their presence is a part of the play. This meta style led to Gurney ultimately tackling this form head-on as he does in “ The Fourth Wall”. The fourth wall is a theatrical convention for the space between the audience and the actors on stage.  The actors can not see thru  nor are aware of the wall- the audience can.  In this hilarious and moving play four characters attempt to “get through” the wall and fathom why they are there behind it.  The dilemma compares to what all humans do in attempting to comprehend their lives.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wellfleet Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a stage agency.

Join us Weds. April 28th for the last installment of Atypical Hitchcock: Costumers & Comedies

Get to know another side of heralded and prolific classic mystery director Alfred Hitchcock. Complete with historically contextualized Introductions, showing of the film, and post-film discussion led by Marc Strauss, PhD.

Tonight’s feature: The Trouble with Harry (1955)

Register HERE

About the series: Among a host of masterpieces and just plain ripping-good stories, film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980) remains primarily known as the Master of Suspense in movies that cleverly manipulate audiences through horror (Psycho, 1960; The Birds, 1963), spy “dramedies” (The Lady Vanishes, 1938; Notorious, 1946), and picaresque innocent-man-on-the-run thrillers (The 39 Steps, 1935; North by Northwest, 1959). Unbeknownst to most fans, Hitchcock explored other genres, too, including two Period Costume Dramas that took place in 1820 Cornwall and 1840s Australia, and two comedies, one Screwball and one dark tongue-in-cheek.

Saturday, April 17th at 7pm we invite you to the third of 4 free monthly virtual mini-concerts performed by Sarah Swain & the Oh Boys and beautifully produced in the Frying Pan Gallery.

Watch the shows HERE

Enjoy some great music while also supporting talented local musicians during these challenging times. The “Frying Pan Sessions”, each approx. 30 minutes long, will be available to watch the third Saturday of each month January through April. Put on your dancing shoes, these are gonna get you movin’!
For more info and to watch the show visit sarahswainmusic.com.

About Sarah Swain & the Oh Boys:
Sarah Swain and the Oh Boys have been together since 2008, playing both Sarah’s originals and rockabilly classics with a splash of soul. Their set always has a few surprises... and a vibrant energy that’s downright contagious. They play to packed houses across the Cape, with Sarah on guitar and vocals, “Rocket” Ron Siegel on upright bass, Liam Hogg on drums and Mark Usher on lead guitar.

Enjoy the sneak peek trailer below, then come back Saturday for the full show starting at 7pm!

Need a little something to get you through April, the hump day of Spring?

Come join Marc Strauss, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus in the College of Arts & Media, Southeast Missouri State University, and co-host Wellfleet Preservation Hall, and experience via Zoom four atypical Hitchcock films and get to know another side of Alfred Hitchcock. Complete with historically contextualized Introductions, showing of the film, and post-film discussion led by Marc.

Wednesday, April 14, 7 pm: Under Capricorn (1949), a period costume drama set in 1840s Australia starring Ingrid Bergman & Joseph Cotten. 
REGISTER HERE FOR 4/14

Here’s the rest of the series lineup:

Wednesday, April 28, 7 pm: The Trouble with Harry (1955), a dark comedy during a Vermont autumn, stars Shirley MacLaine (in her first film), John Forsythe, Edmund Gwenn, and Jerry Mathers (years before he played the Beav on Leave it to Beaver). 
Register HERE for 4/28

We are delighted to welcome artist Colin McGuire back for another fun Paint Night!

First-time painters as well as painters with experience are welcome - all skill levels will enjoy this experience! Colin is a wonderful teacher - patient, supportive and a pleasure to spend time with. Best of all, you can try your hand at creating a beautiful piece of artwork in the comfort of your own home (with the background music and beverage of your choice)!

$25 per person, not including materials
Register HERE

Students will need a basic set of acrylic paints, a canvas, and brushes. Generally, there are sets available including all necessary materials. Most kits can be put together at local shops or online ordering for about $25. If you need assistance finding supplies let us know!

Visit https://colinmcguirefineart.com/ to learn more about Colin and his work!