Harvest Highlight – Preservation Methods with Chef Garrett Smythe
Chef Garrett Smythe presents fermentation & preservation methods from various parts of the world, including Korea, Japan, and Eastern Europe. With an attention to detail and a love of food, Garrett will give a hands-on demonstration, show a… Read More
Engage and Empower: Navigating the Town Meeting Process Respectfully and Effectively
In this workshop, Town Moderator Paul Wisotzky will review the nuts and bolts of the Town Meeting process including how to participate effectively and respectfully. In addition, Judge Dan Winslow will introduce “Ten Tips for Town Meeting Civility”… Read More
Identity Theft Prevention Workshop
Victims of identity theft can have money stolen from them and find their credit rating damaged. This can affect their ability to get a loan, rent an apartment, or take out new lines of credit. An identity thief… Read More
CANCELED – Ecstatic Dancing and Breathwork/Meditation – Winter Wednesdays
Ecstatic Dancing and Breathwork/Meditation with Patricia Van Dijkhuizen Patricia van Dijkhuizen incorporates activities such as ecstatic dancing, breathwork, meditation, nature immersion and expressive arts to integrate insights from exceptional states of consciousness. The techniques offered during the workshop… Read More
Beekeeping 101 with Dave DeWitt
Come Learn the basics of Beekeeping. The Honey Bee is an integral part of our lives and all life on Earth. Whether you want to keep bees for their honey or just learn about the fascinating life in… Read More
Beginners Knitting – Winter Wednesdays
Beginners Knitting with Darren Showers This class will teach the basics of knitting which includes the Knit and Purl stitches. You’ll learn how to read a yarn ball label and basic knitting patterns so you can confidently select… Read More
Ecstatic Dancing and Breathwork/Meditation – Winter Wednesdays
Ecstatic Dancing and Breathwork/Meditation with Patricia Van Dijkhuizen Patricia van Dijkhuizen incorporates activities such as ecstatic dancing, breathwork, meditation, nature immersion and expressive arts to integrate insights from exceptional states of consciousness. The techniques offered during the workshop… Read More
Think Ahead To Spring Gardening: Organic Pest & Disease Control
Think Ahead to Spring Gardening: Winter Planning Sessions with Dave DeWitt Organic Pest and Disease Control This class we will dig into the most important concept in organic pest and disease control, prevention. We will discuss common and… Read More
Think Ahead To Spring Gardening: Beyond Organic
Think Ahead to Spring Gardening: Winter Planning Sessions with Dave DeWitt Beyond Organic In the last class of our series Dave will introduce more advanced production methods. Catering to the home gardener, he will discuss Bio-Dynamic, Regenerative Agriculture… Read More
Think Ahead To Spring Gardening: Plan | Crop Rotation | Seeds
Think Ahead to Spring Gardening: Winter Planning Sessions with Dave DeWitt Garden Plan|Crop Rotation|Seeds Every productive garden requires a good realistic plan. Dave will talk about the steps to gardening on paper, starting with seed catalogs, crop rotation,… Read More
Think Ahead To Spring Gardening: Soil | Compost | Mulch
Think Ahead to Spring Gardening: Winter Planning Sessions with Dave DeWitt Soil|Compost|Mulch We will begin with the foundation of any successful garden, SOIL. Dave will discuss our native soil pros and cons, how to bring and keep your… Read More
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships: Unleash Your Potential Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. October 4 & 18, November 15, December 13, and January 3 & 24 Embark on a transformative journey to unlock the hidden potential within your relationships…. Read More
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships: Unleash Your Potential Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. October 4 & 18, November 15, December 13, and January 3 & February 7 Embark on a transformative journey to unlock the hidden potential within your… Read More
Free Staged Reading – Cold War
Cold War Written by Fermin Rojas Augie, a Cuban-American playwright who grew up in the 1960’s, and his husband are about to embark on a summer reunion with their longtime friends in the Catskills to celebrate Augie’s commission… Read More
Free Staged Reading – “4 A.M. Friends” by Charlene Donaghy
Marlene Dietrich is quoted as saying, “It’s the friends you can call at 4 a.m. that matter.” We all have those friends: the ones who understand you when you tell them your heart’s desires, who gently break your… Read More
Free Staged Reading – “Verticals and Horizontals Pt. 2” by Gary Garrison
A follow up from last year. Five ten-minute plays from Garrison’s acclaimed anthology of the same name. Comic, comic-dramas and dramas. Gary was the Executive Director of the Dramatist Guild of America from 2007-2016. Prior to his work… Read More
Free Staged Reading – “A Cultivated Friendship” by John Dennis Anderson and Co-authored with Karen Vuranch
Both living near Paris in the 1930s, the expatriate American novelists Edith Wharton and Louis Bromfield shared a passion for gardening even more than for writing and travel. Despite being 34 years apart in age and of conflicting… Read More
Free Staged Reading – “The Fade-Away Advantage” by Meryl Cohn
A writer and her life-long best friend meet at a Provincetown Airbnb to discuss an emergency plan they made years ago… but which plan is it? The plan to live together for the rest of their lives? Or… Read More
Free Staged Reading – “White Gays” by Jim Dalglish
Every year Rex throws a party for his closest friends in the South End townhouse he has lived for 40 years. The annual party marks a special anniversary, but this year there is something important he has to… Read More
Free Staged Reading – “Visions of Beatitude” by Joseph M. Paprzycki
VISIONS OF BEATITUDE takes us to the closed-for-the-night Atlantic House in Provincetown, Massachusetts at 4 a.m. as the ghosts of Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill have been summoned by St. Genesius, the patron saint of theatre to meet… Read More
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships
Mindset Mastery for Flourishing Relationships: Unleash Your Potential Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. October 4 & 18, November 15, December 13, and January 3 & 24 Embark on a transformative journey to unlock the hidden potential within your relationships…. Read More
Civility in Politics: How to Disagree without Being Disrespectful
With Dan Winslow In today’s world, it seems like everyone is always arguing. From politics to social media, it can be hard to have a civil disagreement without things getting heated. But civility is essential for a healthy… Read More
Friend’s of the Truro Library Benefit – Art Auction & Live Music
The Friends of the Truro Library’s Annual Art Auction with the Chandler Travis Philharmonette. Snacks from Salty Market. $35 General Admission (Includes 1 drink) $120 “Golden Ticket” – Admission, one drink and a SWAG bag (reusable library tote… Read More
Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway emerged from his wounding in the Great War to embody the image of modern American authorship and masculinity. John Dennis Anderson portrays the Nobel-Prize-winning novelist in a performance that allows an opportunity for the audience to… Read More
Our Band Celebrates Burt Bacharach
Produced by the Cape Cod Symphony Award-winning Americana duo Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexter lead a concert honoring the legacy of American songwriter, Burt Bacharach. Reimagining his legacy, delivering creative interpretations of Bacharach’s best.
Candlestick in the Library with Jeannette de Beauvoir
Acclaimed local-author Jeannette de Beauvoir brings mystery-writing to life as she guides participants through the improvised creation of their own murder mystery story… giving them clues from her own experience and imagination! Please call the library to sign… Read More
Beachcombing Cape Cod’s Shorelines for Signs of Marine Life Diversity
Artist/naturalist Tor Hansen presents a slideshow and talk with a closer look at what organisms inhabit pier pilings, docks, wharves, granite breakwater in Provincetown, and salt marshes–featuring tidewater fish, scallops, shellfish, echinoderms, tunicates, skeleton shrimp, and shore birds…. Read More
Truro Cultural Council Reception
I would like to invite all of you to the Truro Cultural Council Reception, celebrating this year’s Grant Recipients. This will be held on Thursday June 8th, 2023 at the Truro Library’s Community room, 4-5:30. Thanks to all of you for getting… Read More
Edible Weeds with Sarah Naciri
In partnership with Sustainable CAPE Join community herbalist & local educator Sarah Naciri for a stroll around Sustainable CAPE’s Children’s Community Garden and Truro Library grounds to learn about wildcrafting edible and medicinal plants. Sarah will discuss the… Read More
TEND: Learn how to identify, honor & advocate for your needs with author Mara Glatzel
Are you ready to reclaim and reimagine self-care—on your own terms? You have needs—your needs matter. And yet, you’ve been taught that pushing your needs to the back burner is the only way to get things done, that… Read More
Free Staged Reading — “The Playground” by Jim Dalglish
A one-woman play (with voices) Joan leaves her tenure-track position on the West Coast to follow her husband to New York. When she takes her rambunctious four-year-old to a playground in Central Park, she stumbles into a surreal… Read More
Making Sushi with Chef Alice Gong
In partnership with Sustainable CAPE Come learn how to make sushi! Chef Alice Gong will teach us how to make 4 types of rolls, properly wash & make sushi rice; demonstrate various veggie cutting techniques; discuss delicious sauces… Read More
Lindsey Goodman: Prenatal & Postpartum Nutrition
In partnership with Sustainable CAPE Join Lactation Consultant and former Certified Professional Midwife, Lindsey Goodman of Warm Welcome, for an informative class focused on optimal nutrition during every stage of pregnancy. Class will cover: foods to enjoy &… Read More
Seed Talk & Swap with Dave Scandurra
In partnership with Sustainable CAPE Come learn about the importance of open-pollinated heirlooms, how to start & save seeds, and how to harvest, process and store seeds to build your own supply. A collective seed swap will follow… Read More
Candlestick in the Library
Did you ever wonder how mystery authors come up with their plots, characters, and red herrings? Wonder no more—author Jeannette de Beauvoir’s acclaimed Candlestick in the Library event gives groups of up to 15 people the opportunity to… Read More
Free Staged Reading — “Isherwood” by John Dennis Anderson
Christopher Isherwood, avowed queer author and devotee of Vedanta, best known for his character Sally Bowles, reflects on his life as an outsider–in his native England, in Berlin between the wars, and in postwar America. About John Dennis… Read More
Cook Uli’s Mushrooms with Chef Garrett Smythe
In partnership with Sustainable CAPE Interested in expanding and enhancing your culinary skills? Like eating mushrooms but bored with how you prepare them? Join us for a live cooking demo with The Pheasant’s talented chef, Garrett Smythe. Chef… Read More
Free Staged Reading — “Fatty Pastrami” by Julia Salinger
Tells the story of daughter and father and the trials and tribulations of their relationship. You’ll go on adventures from the Bronx botanical garden, through the ins and outs of a pastrami sandwich—winding full circle in the miasma… Read More
Cheese-making with Sadie Hill
Are you interested in learning how to make cheese this winter?! During this class, local cheese-maker Sadie Hill will provide a thorough discussion on the basics of cheese-making and give a live demonstration. Come learn where to source… Read More
CLAM JAM with Alice & Melissa
Please join ALICE GONG & MELISSA YOW in a Clam Jam workshop. Learn how to shuck and prep quahogs, littlenecks, oysters, sea clams, razor clams, steamers, and bay scallops. Live cooking demo with garlic, herbs, and other local… Read More
FREE STAGE READING: “Verticals and Horizontals” by Gary Garrison
Five ten-minute plays — comic, comic-dramas and dramas — from Garrison’s acclaimed anthology of the same name. This is part of our on going playwright series: March 18, 2023 – “Fatty Pastrami” by Julia Salinger April 22, 2023… Read More
Making Fire Cider with Nicole Cormier, RD, LDN
Please JOIN Nicole Cormier, RD, LDN for a fun, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to make your own fresh FIRE CIDER with garlic, ginger, turmeric, & more. Nicole will guide you in making your own batch, provide a… Read More
Free Gift Wrapping
From the Friends of the Truro Library Free Gift Wrapping with a library card (don’t have one, sign up today)!
Free Gift Wrapping
From the Friends of the Truro Library Free Gift Wrapping with a library card (don’t have one, sign up today)!
Free Gift Wrapping
From the Friends of the Truro Library Free Gift Wrapping with a library card (don’t have one, sign up today)!
Long Range Plan ZOOM Meeting
Anyone Interested in the Future of Truro? We would love to hear from you, please join us for a virtual discussion. We endeavor to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage and participate fully. To… Read More
FREE STAGE READING: “Beanie’s Last Stand” by Linda Fiorella
A group of queer friends, led by a middle aged DJ, drop their emotional masks while hiding out from a militia in a dune shack on Cape Cod. Linda Fiorella lives in North Truro where she writes plays,… Read More
FREE STAGE READING: “The Boathouse” by Will Hildreth
The Boathouse is the story of a challenging relationship between two Provincetown families, a long-time Provincetown fishing family (The Atkins – Sally, Miles, and their teenage son Ethan) and the other “wash ashore” gay couple Bob & Steve… Read More
First Aid for Pets
Join This course teaches first aid techniques to address the most common emergencies that can occur with small and large dogs as well as cats. This course will train you to notice abnormalities and detect early warning signs… Read More
Pollination Ecology: A Virtual Discussion on How Can We Help Bees
Presented by the Brewster Ladies’ Library Honeybees, both locally and nationally have been suffering catastrophic losses. During this Zoom program Larry Dapsis will review honey bee biology and the factors responsible for these losses. In addition, he will… Read More
FREE STAGE READING: “Liberty Talks” by Fermin Rojas
Lady Liberty discovers she loves to talk. So, when she accidentally walks into a theater full of people, she decides to take a break from her daily life to spend a moment in time ruminating about her experiences,… Read More
Seed Talk & Swap with Sarah Naciri
The Truro Public Library and Sustainable CAPE welcome you to our Seed Talk & Swap– Seed Saving, Storage & Swap with Children’s Community Garden Resident Gardner Sarah Naciri Come learn about growing for optimal seed health, seed saving… Read More
Zoë Lewis – Truro Summer Concerts at the Library
ZOË LEWIS is a band in a body! She plays jazz, jump jive, latin grooves, swing, international folk, funk originals on anything from the piano to the spoons! This troubadour, vaudevillian, storyteller, adventurer, singer-songwriter entertains with talent and… Read More
CANCELLED: Chandler Travis Philharmonette – Truro Summer Concerts at the Library
Chandler Travis and his bands are well known for “keenly entertaining” shows! Come enjoy!
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble – Truro Summer Concerts at the Library
Led by saxophonist Ken Field, Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is a funk/street beat improvisational brass band performing a unique blend of original and traditional music. “Sheer energy…visceral…a life-enhancing treat” – Fanfare “Ken Field’s New Orleans-inspired jazz/funk brass band…brilliantly bridges the booty/brain… Read More
CANCELLED :-( The Rip It Ups – Truro Summer Concerts at the Library
Unfortunately, due to inclement weather and a very wet area behind the library, the musical event tonight is cancelled. It will not be rescheduled; we will look forward to a next time with The Rip-It-Ups! The Rip-It-Ups feature… Read More
SUSPENDED: The Local Journalism Project – Open Newsroom Truro
Open Newsroom The Provincetown Independent’s nonprofit Local Journalism Project invites community members to join in making local news more collaborative. The editor (and from time to time reporters and newsmakers) will be on hand to hear about issues… Read More
Squid Pro Quo: Fishermen and Scientists Working Together to Study Cephalopods from Cape Cod to the Dominican Republic
Squid Pro Quo: Fishermen and Scientists Working Together to Study Cephalopods from Cape Cod to the Dominican Republic Owen Nichols, Director of Marine Fisheries Research at the Center for Coastal Studies, will talk about his work studying squid… Read More
SUSPENDED: Wednesday Matinees: La Femme Infidèle
Classic Films from France and England Join us for classic films representing creative leaps in the eras of their production. Time for discussion follows each film. La Femme Infidèle Claude Chabrol’s “psycho-sexual” thriller is a cold, cynical dissection… Read More
SUSPENDED: Wednesday Matinees: Kes
Classic Films from France and England Join us for classic films representing creative leaps in the eras of their production. Time for discussion follows each film. Kes Ken Loach’s quintessential portrait of working-class Northern England. Billy (an astonishingly… Read More
Wednesday Matinees: Sundays and Cybèle
Classic Films from France and England Join us for classic films representing creative leaps in the eras of their production. Time for discussion follows each film. Sundays and Cybèle Director Serge Bourguignon tells the tragic story of Pierre… Read More
Wednesday Matinees: I Know Where I’m Going!
Classic Films from France and England Join us for classic films representing creative leaps in the eras of their production. Time for discussion follows each film. I Know Where I’m Going! Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s romantic drama… Read More
CANCELLED: Áine Minogue—Celtic Harpist, Vocalist
Áine Minogue—Celtic Harpist The Friends of the Truro Library help you through St. Patrick’s Day withdrawal with a special treat—a concert by acclaimed Celtic harpist, vocalist, composer, and arranger Áine Minogue. With voice and harp, Áine shares with… Read More
The Local Journalism Project – Open Newsroom Truro
Open Newsroom The Provincetown Independent’s nonprofit Local Journalism Project invites community members to join in making local news more collaborative. The editor (and from time to time reporters and newsmakers) will be on hand to hear about issues… Read More
The Local Journalism Project – Open Newsroom Truro
Open Newsroom The Provincetown Independent’s nonprofit Local Journalism Project invites community members to join in making local news more collaborative. The editor (and from time to time reporters and newsmakers) will be on hand to hear about issues… Read More
The Local Journalism Project – Open Newsroom Truro
Open Newsroom The Provincetown Independent’s nonprofit Local Journalism Project invites community members to join in making local news more collaborative. The editor (and from time to time reporters and newsmakers) will be on hand to hear about issues… Read More
Winter Music Series. BLACK WHYDAH TRIO
Black Whydah Trio—Irish Folk Instrumental Black Whydah Trio, from the Lower Cape, is a lively multi-instrumental group whose members include Jean Sagara, John Best, and Ellen Sullivan. They play an assortment of instruments, including cello, violin, guitar, mandolin,… Read More
Winter Music Series. CROWES PASTURE: MONIQUE BYRNE & ANDY ROGOVIN
Crowes Pasture: Monique Byrne & Andy Rogovin—Acoustic Contemporary Folk Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin perform original music and eye-opening covers that reflect a mutual passion, sense of discovery, and celebration of life. Their tightly blended vocal harmonies are… Read More
Winter Music Series. FRED FRIED, PEGGY GERBER, MICHAEL RYLE: JAZZICAL CATS
Fred Fried, Peggy Gerber, Michael Ryle: Jazzical Cats—Lively Jazz Experience lively jazz with three musicians whose backgrounds and experience range from roadhouse to the concert hall, who believe that music lies beyond category and genre, and for whom… Read More
Winter Music Series: PEKING AND THE MYSTICS
Peking and the Mystics—Vintage Acapella One sunny day in the spring of 1973, a few Tufts University grads got together for lunch at a local Chinese eatery. The meal produced some remarkable harmony, and the rest, as they… Read More
Winter Music Series: CELTIC ROOTS
Celtic Roots—Innovative Celtic The Celtic Roots (formerly the Keltic Kids) is a young Celtic band hailing from several Cape Cod towns. They have performed on stage together since 2013. Their first CD, “Lola’s Tree,” came out in October,… Read More
Winter Music Series: BOURBON SUNSET
Bourbon Sunset—Bluegrass, Folk Join us to hear Bourbon Sunset, the Outer Cape trio of Chris Miner, Peter Waful, and Lynda Shuster. The group showcases tight three-part harmonies accompanied by the traditional string instrumentation of mandolin, banjo, and guitar…. Read More
POSTPONED Winter Music Series: KENN MORR BAND
CANCELLED due to weather: Kenn Morr Band — Folk, Americana, Rock The Kenn Morr Band has regretfully cancelled due to weather and the drive from Western Mass tomorrow; or rather, we are all hoping for a postponement! Please… Read More
Winter Music Series: LAINA NICKERSON
Laine Nickerson – Soloist, Ukulele – Contemporary, Pop Laina Nickerson is a 14-year-old Barnstable High School student who was born and raised on Cape Cod. A lifelong lover of music, Laina can always be heard cheerfully singing as… Read More
Winter Music Series: JOE FLOOD
Joe Flood – Solo guitarist, vocalist – Country, Blues, Roots Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Flood has traveled a long musical road. He worked the streets of Paris with the Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band, whose alumni include… Read More
The Local Journalism Project – December Break
Open Newsroom Will NOT Meet on December 5; Next meeting: January 2 The Provincetown Independent’s nonprofit Local Journalism Project invites community members to join in making local news more collaborative. The editor (and from time to time reporters… Read More