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Povincetown Business Guild  508.487.2313, info@ptown.org       Wrap Up 2011 and kick off 2012 with us. There's plenty of ways to celebrate the New Year - dining, shopping, clubbing. Provincetown is the perfect spot to make your New Year's resolutions... or maybe break a few.Free parking in Municipal lotsFriday, December 30, 20117:30 PM, SUEDE'S 5th ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND CONCERT in theParamount Room at the Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial...

Right Whales were seen breaching in Cape Cod BayBy Kaimi Rose LumProvincetown BannerPosted December 21, 2011The right whales have returned in time for the holidays this year, creating such a spectacle in Provincetown Harbor last week that even Dr. Charles “Stormy” Mayo, researcher of right whales for 30 years, was impressed. Mayo dashed off to the residence of an old friend, Dick Burhoe, on Beach Point last Thursday after Burhoe reported seeing right whales breaching offshore. The scientist arrived...

The birthplace of American democracy. America’s oldest art colony. And where modern American playwriting began. Come with us on this interactive walking tour of historic Provincetown! The walking tour is also available for the iPhone. Please click here to download free app. Provincetown Historic Walking TourFrom the signing of the Mayflower Compact by the Pilgrims in 1620 to the staging of Eugene O’Neill’s first play in 1916, Provincetown’s harbor, homes and other...

Beautiful photo of our newly renovated Town Hall, by Paul CezanneProvincetown Town Hall, by Paul Ceza...

By Terrence DoyleProvincetown BannerPosted Dec 13, 2011 @ 06:44 AMLooking for something to do Thursday, Dec. 15, from 8 p.m. onward? Well, look no further. Same-sex ballroom dance champions Kalin Mitov and Michael Winward will be performing and delivering a short instructional class on ballroom dancing in the Gifford House’s basement venue, Club Purgatory. The event is a fundraiser in support of the “It Gets Better Project,” which helps teens in the LGBT world deal with bullying and combat...

Awesome gifts for $20 or less in ProvincetownBy Laura ShabottDecember 6th, 2011 Being on a budget this holiday season will be easy if you do your gift shopping right here in Provincetown. This roving Christmas elf went out during the Holly Folly Shop Hop and found awesome presents for under a sawbuck. Joe & Chris @ 141 MarketBradford Natural Market has hundreds of gift-worthy products for the gluten-free, organically inclined or health conscious on your list. The...

I never thought I'd enjoy scratching for clams, but...well, I was wrong. I am in Cape Cod after all, and, when in Rome...NancyannScratching for clamsHalfway thereClamming is just one of the many winter activities in Provincetown if you're not too busy attending popular social events, catching up on your reading or lighting a bonfire on the beach. John and NancyannLow tide at BreakwaterWhether you're a visitor or a Provincetown resident you can easily acquire a shellfish license at Town Clerk's...

The Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla is being honored at the State House in Boston on December 1st, World AIDS Day, in Nurses Hall.In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Swim next year, Jay Critchley will speak and the Prayer Ribbons will be displayed from 11:00am to 3:00pm. These five-foot long colored ribbons have been collected over 15 years and are inscribed with names and messages of people we wish to honor in our lives, both living and deceased.The event is being organized with Rep. Sarah...

The Provincetown Business Guild presents A Gay and Lesbian Holiday Festival“Have a Holly Folly weekend! It’s the best time in P’town!”There will be free parking in municipal lots Nov 1 to Mar 30Below are the events & specials & what restaurants, stores, galleries that are open for 2011_______________________________________Holiday Lighting ContestsWhether it be a house, a store front window, a Lobster Trap, or even your yard we want to see it decoratedSo dig out that big ball of holiday...