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New free historical film series launched in Cotuit

Free films to be shown each month through April

The Cotuit Center for the Arts and the Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit have partnered to offer a new monthly historic film series beginning next week.  On the second Monday of each month, a new film or documentary will be shown through April.

All films begin at 7 p.m. at the Cotuit Center for the Arts at 4404 Route 28 in Cotuit and admission is free.

• January 9: We Still Live Here
  
  This documentary by filmmaker Anne Makepeace tells the amazing story of the return of the Wampanoag language, the first time a language with no Native speakers has been revived in this country. Spurred on by linguist Jessie Little Doe, the Wampanoag are bringing their language and their culture back.
• February 13: The Patriot
  
  This 2000 historical war film starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper and Heath Ledger depicts the story of an American swept into the American Revolutionary War when his family is threatened.
• March 12:  The New World
  
  This historical adventure, starring Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher, depicts the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia settlement and is inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.
• April 9:  The Crossing
  
  This 2000 A & E film is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast.  The Peabody Award and stars Jeff Daniels as George Washington.

Call the Cotuit Center for the Arts at 508-428-0669 or visit their site here for more information.

Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies 35th Anniversary Gala Benefit October 9th

Proceeds benefit research, rescue and education

On Sunday, October 9th at 5:30 pm the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies will celebrate the Center’s 35th anniversary with a grand gala at Provincetown Town Hall.

This festive evening will honor the Center's three Founders, Dr. Graham Giese, Dr. Charles “Stormy” Mayo and Dr. Barbara Mayo, and will also recognize the Founding Members of the Mayo Giese Coastal Legacy Society.

Guests will enjoy a gourmet dinner prepared by Cosmos Catering featuring the best local, sustainable produce; fine wine and beer from Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod and the Land Ho! Restaurant; and a special performance by the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra Ensemble.

Distinguished guests speakers include award-winning local poet Elizabeth Bradfield and Dr. Heather Goldstone, author of the renowned CLIMATIDE blog and reporter for the Cape and Island’s NPR radio stations.

All proceeds benefit the Center's research, rescue and education programs. 

Tickets are $135 members; $150 non-members. Tables of eight or ten are available.

For tickets and information, please call Cathrine Macort at 508-487-3622 x 103, email or visit the center's website.  The deadline for reservations is October 3, 2011.

Courtesy of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.

Wellfleet Dines Out begins September 8--good food, great cause

Wellfleet Dines Out begins on Thursday, September 8 and runs through the beginning of October. The month-long event is the perfect time to enjoy local cuisine and give to a good cause.

On the days listed below, some of Wellfleet's best restaurants will donation a percentage of their proceeds to the Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging.

So eat up and support the many valuable programs offered by the town's council on aging.

• Thursday, September 8 - Bookstore Restaurant, 50 Kendrick Ave., Wellfleet
  
• Saturday, September 10 & 17 - PJ's Family Restaurant, 2616 Route 6, Wellfleet
  
• Thursday, September 15 - Winslow’s Tavern, Main Street, Wellfleet
  
• Friday, September 16 - Duck Creeke Tavern, 70 Main Street, Wellfleet
  
• Wednesday, September 21 - Moby Dick’s Restaurant, 3225 Route 6, Wellfleet
  
• Sunday, October 2 - The Wicked Oyster, 50 Main Street, Wellfleet
  
• Tuesday, October 4 - Van Rensslaer’s, 1019 Route 6, Wellfleet
  
• Wednesday, October 5 - Mac’s Shack, 91 Commercial Street, Wellfleet
  
• To Be Announced - The Lighthouse Restaurant, 317 Main Street, Wellfleet
  

The Wellfleet Council on Aging is located at 715 Old King's Highway in  Wellfleet, 508-349-2800.

Breast cancer benefit concert features Sarah Burrill, Christine Rathbun, many others

On  Saturday,  August 27th, 2011 from  7-10 pm at the Brewster Ladies Library, there will be a benefit concert and event to support Brewster resident Lauren Elliott-Grunes' healing journey through breast cancer. 

Suggested donation at the door: $20 to $100 per person.  There will also be a silent auction and basket raffle.

Featuring music by:  Sarah Burrill,  (pictured right),  Jen Stratton, Tara Murphy, Jeff Schwartz, David Roth, Wilderness Sarchild, Richard Elliott-Grunes, Marie Hartley and Laura Gill, Dan and Jennifer Rabold, Carol Chichetto, and more.

Spoken performance by breast cancer survivor Christine Rathbun, of Further Adventures of A Fat-$#% Cancer B%tch.

Artists include Jim Holland, Allison Argo, Paul Schulenburg, Julia Cumes, Sally Bassett-Dickeson and more.

MassEquality's Taste of Provincetown this weekend

Raise funds, raise awareness during a festive, food-inspired evening hosted by Star Chef Tiffani Faison

Attention all foodies, the MassEquality Taste of Provincetown will be held this Saturday, August 27 at Provincetown Town Hall.  This festival of fine food, wine and cocktails features a QuickFire Challenge designed by Top Chef competitor and host of the evening Tiffani Faison. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with a fabulous food and wine tasting and live music.  At 7 p.m., the QuickFire Challenge begins, with Chef Frank Vasello of Relish, Chef Michael Mishkin of Victor's and Chef Laurence deFreitas of The Mews competing.  At 7:30 p.m., there will be a program featuring special guests followed by more music, food and wine from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Four celebrity judges will participate in the QuickFire Challenge: Dana Bisbee, Improper Bostonian society writer and contributor; John Michael Gray and Tim O'Connor aka the Hat Sisters and LGBT community organizer Ember Cook.

Chef Tiffani Faison. Photo courtesy of Sue Auclair.

Local restaurants and wine and liquor purveyors Victor's, The Mews, Jimmy's Hideaway, Central House at the Crown, Ross' Grill, Patio American Grill & Cocktail Bar, Relish, Far Land Provisions, Bayside Betsy's, Ptown Parties, Harbor Lounge, Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod, Saki, Perry's Wine & Liquors and Waterford Inn Cafe and Tavern will provide the evening's fare.

Tickets are available on the MassEquality website or by calling 617-878-2365. Tickets are $125 per person, with sponsorship opportunities beginning at $250.

Host Tiffani Faison, an openly lesbian chef , was one of the two finalists on the first season of Top Chef. She went on to compete in Top Chef's 4 Star All Stars and Top Chef Holiday Special in which she took home the $20,000 prize.  Faison has cooked at Boston's O Ya, Craigie Street Bistro, Perdix, Pigalle, Olives and the Straight Wharf on Nantucket.  Next up, Faison is opening Sweet Cheeks in Boston this month.

All proceeds from Taste of Provincetown benefit the MassEquality Education Fund.

MassEquality works to ensure that every lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered person in Massachusetts is protected "from cradle to grave" with equal rights and opportunites in all aspects of their lives.

The Provincetown Town Hall is at 260 Commercial Street in Provincetown.