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Provincetown :: Saturday, March 13th 2010
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Laura Shabott
Notes from Land's - End March 24th
Business, Galleries and Fire Trucks
By Laura Shabott
March 24th, 2009
I just took a trip around the Northeast Corridor, from Providence to Washington, D.C. and back by car. Money is tight (like whose isn't?) and a teeny kitty of travel money had mercifully made it through the winter. Off we went. On the way back, we took I-95, escaping to the Merritt Parkway, back on I-95, then the bridge, and finally, the first sighting of the Monument, relief for our travel sore eyes. Whether by car, plane, ferry or bus, getting here is a pilgrimage deserving of a warm welcome.
| Provincetown, as the artist’s muse, is one of the most painted towns in the world. |
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This year Provincetown is putting its best foot forward to ensure that visitors have a great time. The bike trails got a major spruce up from the National Seashore. The Boatslip Resort, of Tea Dance fame, updated its 44 hotel rooms with fabulous new furnishings. George's Pizza, closed in a flurry this past winter, will re-open soon with the original Captain George at the helm. Alpha Whale Watch, with Lawrence Schuster, the erudite Dune Shack Dweller as its naturalist, is getting ready for its second year.
Soon, our summer visitors can join in on Friday night traditions; a Fish Fry at Michael Shay's or Fannizzi's and then gallery hop. Begin at Berta Walker's, the colony's Grand Dame of Art. What a chance to feast your eyes on works by nationally renowned Paul Resika. Then go west to see the work of the often imitated but never duplicated T.J.Walton in the West End. Seasoned fine art collectors mingle with artists at Friday night openings making newcomers to the art world feel right at home.
Provincetown, as the artist’s muse, is one of the most painted towns in the world and our local Seamen's Bank has a revolving exhibit of world class paintings on loan from PAAM. Whaler's Wharf, located in our midtown section, has artist studios with easy access by staircase or elevator. Right near the UU church, this area has grown into a hub of delicious shopping and eating.
Off season, we dress in big coats, grab a cheap cup of coffee at Adam's and sit there praying for spring. Any minute now, town hall benches, also known as the meat rack, will host this season's people watchers who are wondering; did I really just see five different drag queens dressed as Cher? What sinfully hysterical production will Ryan Landry bring to town? Is Ellie still spreading the news, singing it her way? Commercial Street, formerly Front Street is a source of absolute entertainment as soon as the crocuses start blooming.
Around the same time people started to promenade Front Street, the Provincetown Fire Department began and remains a volunteer organization to this day, one of two left on Cape Cod. Our gratitude is due to the generations of Provincetown native men who have served the community, saving it from destruction by fire, since 1836.
Next Notes from Land's End: Town Meeting, Balancing Budgets and Passover
Laura Shabott is a writer, actor and painter with a diploma in Fine Art/Drama from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Following in the footsteps of the generations of artists before her, she washed ashore in 1992 and never left (for long).
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