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P'town revives costume ball tradition | CapeCodOnline.comJim and Luanne McCollum of Provincetown bring their ghoulish 1940s gangster look to the Beaux Arts Ball on Saturday night. More than 900 guests attended the sold-out event at the refurbished Provincetown Town Hall.Cape Cod Times/Ron SchloerbBy Susan Miltonsmilton@capecodonline.comOctober 30, 2011From flash mobs to creative costumes, the Beaux Arts Ball Saturday night danced its way into history.Where else but Provincetown would a Happy Meal...

If you have a funny, unique, amazing story about Provincetown or a story that has impressed and / or changed the way you see the world, then your experience belongs here. Please send us your thoughts at ProvincetownTourismOffice@gmail.com for publication.Barb from New Jersey wrote three poems and they go like this:You Are So Beautiful I love to watch you from afarYou sparkle and you shineFor years I knew I'd have to shareYet still, you felt like mine Each day I think of only youSo wishing...

A star was born in Provincetown...Ellie Castillo, 78-years young, will always be remembered by all of us, her audience. Rain or shine, summer or winter, Ellie would be there in front of Town Hall enchanting us with tunes such as “New York, New York,” or “My Way.” The Town of Provincetown recognized Ellie as Ptown’s Singing Ambassador (2004-2011) and commemorated her on October 23. That was the day when, Austin Knight, on behalf the Board of Selectpeople, dedicated one of the town’s benches to Ellie...

Mid-October Sunset Dune Tourby Radu Lucavideo credit: Radu Lucaphoto credit: Janet Jorgulesco “You gotta have Art’s” is their motto and right they are...No visit to Provincetown is complete without a dune tour. I’ve been a Provincetown resident for a while now, but I’ve never been on one...until yesterday. And what a treat that was! We booked a sunset trip and we were lucky to have great weather and clear skies. Abby and Paul, who have been living in Provincetown “for...

The Beaux Arts Costume Ball that will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29 raised a lot of interest. Tickets were sold out both at the Marc Jacobs store and at Town Clerk's office in less than one hour on Saturday and Monday, respectively. We are encouraging everyone to come to Provincetown that weekend for loads of fun, crazy costumes and a much expected flash mob dance on Commercial Street! posted by ...