Upcoming Events
Movimento Project: Unscripted 2026 Dance Workshops
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of positivity, creativity, diversity, and a celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive, celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana and Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and Harwich Cultural Councils.
Outer Cape Voices
Outer Cape Voices
Building Community thru Story and Song
Theme: The Best of the Blizzard!
Sunday, June 7th at 4:30 in the afternoon. First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street
Hosted by Deb Felix and Lisa Brown. Storytellers: From the Audience – bring your stories! Music: David Sutherland.
FREE TO ALL! Donations at the door (Cash, Check, or Venmo). All proceeds go to Lower Cape Outreach Council’s Fuel Assistance Program and our hosts, the First Congregational Wellfleet Church.
Movimento Project: Unscripted 2026 Dance Workshops
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of positivity, creativity, diversity, and a celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive, celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana and Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and Harwich Cultural Councils.
Movimento Project: Unscripted 2026 Dance Workshops
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of positivity, creativity, diversity, and a celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive, celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana and Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and Harwich Cultural Councils.
The Stephens - Sondheim & Schwartz: A Broadway Cabaret
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Back by popular demand after last fall’s SOLD OUT show!
Two of Broadway’s most popular composers, Stephen Sondheim (Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music) and Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell), are celebrated in a unique cabaret fundraiser, benefiting the work of the Wellfleet Cultural Council. Wellfleet’s own Carolyn Rogers (Great Music on Sundays at 5:00) and Kevin McMahon (Broadway’s Wicked, Bright Star, and City of Angels) are joined by Boston and Provincetown cabaret star Frankie Campofelice in a concert of familiar and rarely performed material. The evening features the musical direction of Andy Lantz.
All proceeds from this concert supplement community grant funding for events and projects benefiting the greater Wellfleet community.
Last year’s event sold out two weeks before the performance – don’t wait – buy your tickets now!
Guilty Pleasures: Free Concert Presented by Friends of the COA
Wellfleet Adult Community Center
Guilty Pleasures: Songs We Love To Sing
With Zack Johnson and Maddison Mayer, with John Thomas on piano.
Free Concert and the presentation by the Friends of the 2026 COA Distinguished Service Award to Esther Elkin.
Light refreshments.
BOB DYLAN, JOHNNY CASH, AND THE FORGING OF AMERICAN MUSIC WITH MATT YORK
Wellfleet Public Library
Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan's mutual admiration and collaborating in the 1960s melded two styles of music that were, for the most part, stand alone entities: folk and country. Nowadays, we describe music that combines country and folk as Americana music, but that genre didn't exist back then. Dylan's 1969 album Nashville Skyline and appearance on the premiere of The Johnny Cash Show on ABC introduced him to a much twangier audience. Similarly, Cash's covering of a few Dylan songs and performing at the Newport Folk Festival opened the ears of many fans of folk music. Boston-based musician Matt York's latest concert program will use both songs and stories to illustrate the importance of these two titans of music.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wellfleet Local Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
In Concert: The Lariats
Wellfleet Public Library
Come along on a musical journey through Lost Legends of Country Music, a program that features songs and stories of forgotten country artists. The Lariats - Jo Miller and Joel sklar - play the heartfelt melodies and share the colorful legends of the musicians and folk heroes whose voices once echoed through roadside honky-tonks and country radio airwaves. From ballads of lost love to foot-stomping sing-alongs, you'll hear songs from artists who shaped the golden age of country!
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Movimento Project: Unscripted 2026 Dance Workshops
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
UNSCRIPTED is a six-week workshop series for people who are interested in exploring their own moving body as an aesthetic experience and as art.
Participants will be guided through individual and collective processes of body and movement attention and creative exploration, into the structuring of personal and innovative dance art.
Individual levels of experience will provide the base for each participant’s exploration, offering paths ahead for interested beginner to advanced artists. The atmosphere will be one of positivity, creativity, diversity, and a celebration of each participant’s body, movement and artistic potential.
Contemporary dance is an inclusive, celebratory medium, focusing the choreographic eye to movement of all types of bodies, in new spaces, with new thematic goals, soundtracks, etc.
The workshop series will be facilitated by Leda Muhana and Dave Iannitelli, who bring more than 50 years combined experience in coaching, motivating and fine-tuning contemporary dance-making.
These Movimento Project workshops are supported by grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans and Harwich Cultural Councils.
Outer Cape Chorale - Voices of Hope
Outer Cape Chorale
VOICES OF HOPE
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
Music of hope and promise by Dan Forrest, Aaron Copland, and John Williams!
May 1, Friday • 7 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
May 2, Saturday • 5 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
May 3, Sunday • 3 PM - Nauset High School
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Voices of Hope
Outer Cape Chorale
VOICES OF HOPE
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
Music of hope and promise by Dan Forrest, Aaron Copland, and John Williams!
May 1, Friday • 7 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
May 2, Saturday • 5 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
May 3, Sunday • 3 PM - Nauset High School
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Voices of Hope
Outer Cape Chorale
VOICES OF HOPE
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
Music of hope and promise by Dan Forrest, Aaron Copland, and John Williams!
May 1, Friday • 7 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
May 2, Saturday • 5 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
May 3, Sunday • 3 PM - Nauset High School
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
WHAT for Kids - Spring Camp
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
Curtains Up!
Ages 9-12
April 20 – 24, 2026
10:00 – 2:30 (including lunch break)
Do you love to imagine and create your own stories? Do you love to perform? Join Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater for a week-long camp to learn all about the ins and outs of making a performance, create your own show with your peers, and most of all: have fun!
Students will unlock their imagination through methods including improvisation, character work, and scene analysis to create their very own original play with their classmates, under the supervision of teaching artists Brian Evans and Paige O’Connor. This course is ideal for students of all levels, who show interest in the performing arts, writing, directing, or all of the above! Curtains up!
Instructors:
Paige O’Connor is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied theater at the New Studio On Broadway, as well as Chicago’s The Second City. She has performed in Cape Cod with Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (The Revolutionists, Reefer Madness, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged) , Harbor Stage Company (Liv at Sea) ,and Payomet Performing Arts Center (Under The Radar). She is passionate about making theater accessible to all, and values her work as a teaching artist in pursuit of this goal.
Brian Lore Evans is a theatre maker based on Cape Cod. Brian previously worked as an educator and teaching artist in New York and at Wheelock Family Theatre. Here on Cape he has directed at Harwich Junior Theatre and acted here on the Julie Harris stage! Brian is a graduate of the American Repertory Theater’s Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University, where he received his Master’s Degree in Advanced Theatre Studies. Brian brings his diverse theatre background and training to his own teaching style, encouraging students to find what works best for them and use it in the pursuit of telling stories!
KIDS PLAYS at WHAT
Ages 13-18
April 20 – 24, 2026
10:00 – 2:30 PM (including lunch break)
Come join theater maker Cody Sullivan for a week-long workshop creating a play from scratch! Students will spend five days brainstorming, plotting out our narrative, and writing the script as a group. We will create a set, get in costumes and rehearse this play in preparation for a performance for friends and family on the WHAT stage on the last day of class.
Instructor:
Cody Sullivan is a theater maker based in Provincetown MA. His theater practice began in 2012 when he started studying improvisation at ImprovBoston in 2012. In 2014, he graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and moved to Chicago to study at the iO Theater. While in Chicago he was a house performer at the iO as well as a contributing writer for Cards Against Humanity. Cody moved to Provincetown in 2019. In 2022 he wrote his solo play TOWN MEETING, which had two sold out runs at the Provincetown Theater in 2024. In June 2023, he began his theater company CODY PLAYS, which stages new plays written for a different group from Provincetown’s community at the Gifford House. Cody is the Provincetown Theater Playwright in Residence for 2025.
Tuition for each class is $100. Full scholarships are available.
TO REGISTER or to request more information: contact Tia Scalcione at tia@what.org or 508-349-9428 x 108
OuterCape Voices: "Heroes"
OuterCape Voices
Building Community thru Story and Song
Theme: Heroes
Sunday, April 19th at 4:30 in the afternoon
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street
Hosted by Deb Felix and Char Priolo. Featuring stories and music by: Johnny Clam, Lisa Brown, The Lariats – Jo Miller & Joel Sklar, and more
FREE TO ALL!
Donations at the door (Cash, Check, or Venmo). All proceeds go to Helping Our Women and our hosts, the First Congregational Wellfleet Church.
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event.
Outermost Contra Dance
Outermost Contra Dance
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Sawaari - presented by Secret Planet Cape Cod and Narrowland Music
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Prepare to be transported. Sawaari brings together the worlds of Indian taals, Arabic maqams, and trance grooves from North Africa and Italy, weaving them into an exhilarating soundscape that knows no borders. With an emphasis on rhythm and improvisation, their music flows from meditative calm to fiery complexity—always keeping the listener on the edge of discovery.
This performance features a special guest appearance by oud/clarinet virtuoso Mal Barsamian, whose artistry adds another layer of depth and brilliance to the ensemble’s already rich sonic palette.
The Band:
Fabio Pirozzolo – vocals & percussion
Jussi Reijonen – oud
Mike Rivard – sintir & double bass
Andy Bergman – saxophone & clarinet
Amit Kavthekar – tabla
Special Guest: Mal Barsamian – oud & clarinet
✨ Why this concert is unmissable:
A world-class ensemble blending traditions from India, the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.
Special guest Mal Barsamian, a celebrated virtuoso whose performances captivate audiences worldwide.
A live experience that moves from sparse tranquility to rhythm-driven ecstasy in an instant.
Presented by Secret Planet Cape Cod (a co-production of Cape Symphony Presents & Narrowland Music), this series brings extraordinary global artists to our community, celebrating music that connects cultures and ignites new traditions.
A Wellfleet Cultural Council supported event
Every Night at Seven
Wellfleet Adult Community Center
Every Night at Seven: an afternoon of light jazz celebrating the Great American Songbook
a FREE Concert Featuring Boston and Provincetown Cabaret Artist Frankie Campofelice accompanied by Andy Lantz, Piano and Todd Baker, Bass
Saturday, March 28th at 4:00 p.m
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-sponsored event
For The Love Of Stories
Wellfleet Public Library
Please join us at the Wellfleet Public Library as outstanding local actors will be reading six short stories written by Candace Perry. The actors include Sallie Tighe, Dinah Lane, Valerie Stack Dodge, John Dennis Anderson, Bob Costa and John Shuman. Dana Franchitto will provide musical interludes between the stories. The program is made possible by a generous grant from the Wellfleet Cultural Council and with the support of the Friends of the Wellfleet Library.
Saturday, March 21 @2:00 PM
Monday, March 23 @ 6:00 PM
FREE - seating is limited, please plan accordingly
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
For The Love Of Stories
Wellfleet Public Library
Please join us at the Wellfleet Public Library as outstanding local actors will be reading six short stories written by Candace Perry. The actors include Sallie Tighe, Dinah Lane, Valerie Stack Dodge, John Dennis Anderson, Bob Costa and John Shuman. Dana Franchitto will provide musical interludes between the stories. The program is made possible by a generous grant from the Wellfleet Cultural Council and with the support of the Friends of the Wellfleet Library.
Saturday, March 21 @2:00 PM
Monday, March 23 @ 6:00 PM
FREE - seating is limited, please plan accordingly
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outermost Contra Dance
Outermost Contra Dance
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outermost Contra Dance
Outermost Contra Dance
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
MLK Walk and Events
ArtPeace Makers
Celebration
11:00 Wellfleet Town Hall - Drum/Song Circle
11:30 Silent Walking Meditation
12:00 - Preservation Hall Award presentation to four leading creative educators for racial justice on Cape Cod
Followed by refreshments and live music
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Voices
Outer Cape Voices
Building Community thru Story and Song
Theme: And That Changed Everything
Sunday, January 18th at 4:30 in the afternoon
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main StreetHosted by Deb Felix and Char Priolo. Featuring stories by: Dawn Walsh, Donna Ward, Kevin Rice, and John Shuman with music by Denya Levine!
FREE TO ALL!Donations at the door (Cash, Check, or Venmo). All proceeds go to The Lily House and our hosts, the First Congregational Wellfleet Church.
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outermost Contra Dance
Outermost Contra Dance
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Points North!
Outer Cape Chorale
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
The Road by Ola Gjeilo • Nordic Country Tunes
Sleigh Ride Singalong accompanied by Chamber Orchestra
DEC 12 Friday • 7 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
DEC 13 Saturday • 5 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
DEC 14 Sunday • 3 PM - Nauset High School
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Points North!
Outer Cape Chorale
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
The Road by Ola Gjeilo • Nordic Country Tunes
Sleigh Ride Singalong accompanied by Chamber Orchestra
DEC 12 Friday • 7 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
DEC 13 Saturday • 5 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
DEC 14 Sunday • 3 PM - Nauset High School
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Outer Cape Chorale - Points North!
Outer Cape Chorale
ALLISON BEAVAN - Artistic Director
The Road by Ola Gjeilo • Nordic Country Tunes
Sleigh Ride Singalong accompanied by Chamber Orchestra
DEC 12 Friday • 7 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
DEC 13 Saturday • 5 PM - Provincetown Town Hall
DEC 14 Sunday • 3 PM - Nauset High School
A Wellfleet Cultural Council-supported event
Epicurious Café
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet
Want to shake off the late Winter blues and learn some new tips and tricks for the kitchen?
Thursday December 11th, at 5pm at the First Congregational Church, 200 Main St, Wellfleet, MA
Denice and Chris from Poor Boy Fisheries (the dynamic duo behind our Scallop Dinners) will provide a shucking demonstration as well as teaching participants how to prepare and serve Oysters Rockefeller.
This all-ages event is free to all, due to generous funding by a Wellfleet Cultural Council grant.
Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.
Register online at wellfleetchurch.org/events
Outermost Contra Dance
Outermost Contra Dance
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
Illusions - a love story
Harbor Stage Company at the Wellfleet Library
Join the HARBOR STAGE COMPANY for a reading of
ILLUSIONS: a love story
by IVAN VYRYPAEV, translated by CAZIMIR LISKE
October 24 @ 7PM / FREE!
WELLFLEET PUBLIC LIBRARY
Cultural Council Fundraising Raffle
Cultural Council at OysterFest
Support the work of the Wellfleet Cultural Council by entering our annual raffle to supplement the funding we distribute through the local arts and cultural grants program.
Three grand prizes valued at over $1,000!
Each contains items and gift cards from local Wellfleet merchants.
We’ll be on Main Street right near the Hollbrook/Briar’s Lane entrance!
Cultural Council Fundraising Raffle
Cultural Council at OysterFest
Support the work of the Wellfleet Cultural Council by entering our annual raffle to supplement the funding we distribute through the local arts and cultural grants program.
Three grand prizes valued at over $1,000!
Each contains items and gift cards from local Wellfleet merchants.
We’ll be on Main Street right near the Hollbrook/Briar’s Lane entrance!
Outermost Contra Dance
Outermost Contra Dance
Dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Appalachia!
Location this month - Eastham Methodist Church
Doors open at 6:15
Contra Basics Workshop at 6:30
Dancing starts at 7:00
$15 regular admission, $10 for ages 30 and younger, $5 with a student ID
Pay at the door!
Grant Info Session
Wellfleet Public Library
Members of the Council will be available to answer your questions and give advice on submitting a successful grant application.
Due to the Council's fundraising efforts, we now have more to distribute than ever. Don't miss this opportunity!
Tuesday, October 7 from 5:00-6:00
Staged Performance of "Gellhorn V. Hemingway: In Love and In War"
Wellfleet Public Library
An original one-act play about the explosive relationship of war correspondent Martha Gellhorn and iconic author Ernest Hemingway, Gellhorn V. Hemingway takes place in 1954, shortly after Hemingway won both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes and Gellhorn moved to London and became an American expatriate. The play focuses retrospectively on the volatile relationship during their ten-year romance, marriage, and divorce. costume, presenting monologues compiled from primary sources and answering audiences' questions both in character and out. They combine expert artistic expression with rigorous humanities content.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wellfleet Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 @ 3:00 PM
The Stephens- Sondheim & Schwartz: A Broadway Cabaret
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
The Stephens – Sondheim & Schwartz: A Broadway Cabaret
Two of Broadway’s most popular composers, Stephen Sondheim (Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music) and Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell), are celebrated in a unique cabaret fundraiser, benefiting the work of the Wellfleet Cultural Council. Wellfleet’s own Carolyn Rogers (Great Music on Sundays at 5:00) and Kevin McMahon (Broadway’s Wicked, Bright Star, and City of Angels) are joined by Boston and Provincetown cabaret star Frankie Campofelice in a concert of familiar and rarely performed material. The evening will feature the musical direction of Andy Lantz.
All proceeds from this concert supplement community grant funding for events and projects benefiting the greater Wellfleet community.
Faith Healer
Sailor Beware at W.H.A.T.
Sailor Beware presents FAITH HEALER, a play about faith, truth, and the stories that create our reality, by Brian Friel.
In this haunting play, which The Guardian called “Brian Friel's masterpiece,” a healer named Frank Hardy offers the promise of redemption to the sick and the suffering in the forgotten corners of the British Isles. But his is an unreliable gift, a dangerous calling which brings him into conflict with his wife Grace and his manager Teddy.
A Wellfleet Cultural Council supported event.
Faith Healer
Sailor Beware at W.H.A.T.
Sailor Beware presents FAITH HEALER, a play about faith, truth, and the stories that create our reality, by Brian Friel.
In this haunting play, which The Guardian called “Brian Friel's masterpiece,” a healer named Frank Hardy offers the promise of redemption to the sick and the suffering in the forgotten corners of the British Isles. But his is an unreliable gift, a dangerous calling which brings him into conflict with his wife Grace and his manager Teddy.
A Wellfleet Cultural Council supported event.