Greg Abate on Sax will be accompanied by John Harrison III on Piano, Chris Rathbun on Bass and Bart Weisman on Drums.

For more information, contact Bart Weisman at 508-487-6610 or bartweisman@bartweisman.com .

Telephone: 508-487-1930

E-mail: thecompact@comcast.net

Website: http://www.swim4life.org

PROVINCETOWN HARBOR ABLAZE IN COLOR AT SWIM FOR LIFE.

With anxious first-time swimmers, seasoned tri-athletes, and ten year olds to 85 year olds ready to take the plunge, the Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla is a go this weekend. In its 19th year, this traditional post-Labor Day event has evolved into the premier fundraiser and community gathering of the year. Swimmers and kayakers may register the morning of the event, Saturday, and volunteers and boaters are still being recruited. All events are free and open to the public.

If you’re not already swimming, kayaking, volunteering or working three jobs, come on down to magnificent Provincetown Harbor and witness the spectacle of 300 green, neon-capped swimmers and dozens of kayaks and boaters create an inspiring performance piece The feat of transporting 300 swimmers in an hour to Long Point for the start requires the volunteer help of the Ptown Trolley, Viking Princess, Cee Jay, Flyer’s and dozens of smaller motor craft. Supporting this well-orchestrated event are the U.S. Coast Guard, Provincetown Rescue Squad and Harbormaster, lifeguards and safety boaters and the Swim for Life medical team at the Boatslip beach.

At the finish line, swimmers will be greeted by a kinetic array of Prayer Ribbons along the Boatslip deck, and hundreds of spectators, cheerleaders, fans and a cadre of finish line volunteers − greeters, huggers, escorts, marshals, security, tabulators and hot tea.

The Swim for Life benefits the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, Helping Our Women, Outer Cape Health Services, Cape & Island Gay Straight Youth Alliance, Provincetown Rescue Squad and the Lower Cape Ambulance Association. Business sponsors for this year to date include: The Provincetown Banner, Mike’s Movies/Boston, Paul Mitchell, Boatslip Resort, and Far Land Provisions. The weekend fundraiser is sponsored in part by the Provincetown Tourism Fund and the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is produced by the Provincetown Community Compact, Inc.

The event will be held at the Boatslip Resort, 161 Commercial Street. Kayak and boater registration is from 8:30-10:30 am; swimmer registration, 9:30-10:30 am; Pool Swim registration for the “harborly-challenged”, 9:00-10:00 am at Surfside Hotel & Suites; the public greets the swimmers at the Boatslip deck, 11:30 am-1:30 pm; Mermaid Brunch at the Boatslip, catered by Far Land Provisions featuring Zoe Lewis and The Rubber Band, noon-2:00 pm; awards ceremony, with David Asher Volunteer Award presented to Jan Kelly,1:30 pm. Provincetown Harbor Lights at dusk at MacMillan Wharf; Helping Our Women Dance, 8:00 pm, VFW Hall (free to swimmers); Schooner Regatta in the harbor on Sunday (storm date for Swim is Sunday).The Celebration of Life Free Concert produced by John Thomas kicks off the weekend on Friday at 8:00 pm at the Meeting House.

T-shirts designed by Paul Bowen are available at Venture Athletics, 306 Commercial Street, and at Swim for Life events. Prayer Ribbons, which presently fly above Commercial Street at the Meeting House, will be available throughout the weekend to be inscribed with the names of people we honor in our lives. For pledge forms and volunteer opportunities or additional information, or to make a contribution, contact: thecompact@comcast.net, 508 487-1930, http://www.swim4life.org, or write, Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla, P.O. Box 819, Provincetown, MA 02657.

Gay Paris theme Parade along Commercial Street starting in the east end of Provincetown at 3pm. Awards after the parade during the Tea Dance at the Boatslip.

Friday August 18, 2006

Tour de Provincetown, 2pm to 5 pm Take a walk around Provincetown, visit select guest houses and sample food from some of our eclectic restaurants and libations from our sponsors. $20

Hier Soir a la Moulin Rouge at Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street, 10pm to 1am. Time to celebrate a great week, get dressed up, dance to the music of DJ Joe Gauthreaux and find out the theme for Carnival 2007. $10

Saturday August 19, 2006 8:30 pm, Cyndi Lauper, with band at Town Hall
Tickets $75 orchestra/$60 balcony

A limited number of post-concert reception tickets are available for $25
(must purchase concert ticket to attend reception)

More information on different events on other days at http://www.ptown.org/happenings/carnival

The mid-summer gem for the Boston Yacht Club is the Beringer Overnight Race to Provincetown, a big draw each year. This year, the Beringer start takes place on July 14. In 2005, more than 40 boats took part in the 45.70-nautical mile race from Marblehead Harbor to Provincetown Harbor. Not only is this a competitive race, but it also makes for quite a fun weekend, as the Boston Yacht Club throws a big BBQ party with live entertainment for the competitors at the finish line each year.

This year, Smith said he expects “between 50-60 boats.” There are a few reasons for this increased number prediction.
First off is the fact that the team is allowing a separate daytime start for cruising boats that don’t use spinnakers.
“We give them a gun start at noon, and then we’ll have the regular race fleet going from the first gun start at 7:30 p.m.,” Smith said. The fleet usually comes into the Provincetown harbor between 1-5 a.m.
The team has added a competition in conjunction with the Marblehead Predicted Log Association (MPLA), allowing powerboats to take part. The powerboats will have to predict when they will reach certain marks and buoys between Marblehead and Provincetown, but will not be allowed to have any timepieces or other such aids on board. An MPLA official will be on board those boats with a timepiece and will let each boat know at the end how they did.
The BYC is adding a double-handed competition with an award going to the two-man crew to get a boat to Provincetown with the best corrected time based on PHRF rules and handicaps.

More than just practice

Boston Yacht Club race committee chairman Geoff Smith says that, while the Memorial Day Regatta is an official race with trophies to be won, it’s also meant as a tune-up. This year’s Memorial Day Regatta takes place on Saturday, May 27.
“It’s like a shakedown regatta for the year,” said Smith, of the one-day regatta utilizing Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) rules, taking place on Saturday.
“Not a lot of people come out, but you can get your boat in the water, do a couple of races and make sure the gear’s working,” Smith said. “We can also make sure the Race Committee on the water knows what it’s doing.”
With races running anywhere from three to six miles, generally around government buoys, the 2005 races attracted seven boats, with Vern Polidoro’s J-105, Vigilante, and John Devine’s Beneteau 235, Rascal, both sweeping their respective classes in the two-race regatta.

Sailing for the children

Labor Day Monday, Sept. 4, will once again be the calendar setting for the Wednesday’s Child Benefit Regatta.
The Regatta is run as a pursuit race with some of the best sailing weather Marblehead has to offer coming in September.
The proceeds from the Regatta and follow-up Chowder party go towards CBS Channel 4 newscaster Jack Williams’ charity, which supports the Massachusetts Adoptive Resource Exchange.
The regatta is also a tribute to Charles Quigley, Jr., whose love of sailing and support of children in need is still fondly remembered by those who knew him.
Also combined with the regatta and after-party are an auction and a golf tournament.
The yacht club runs the Wednesday’s Child race as a pursuit. Different boats get different ratings and are started at different times, so that there will be a logjam of boats trying to get across the line first as the winner.
“We start the boats that have an hour handicap an hour before boats that have no handicaps. So, the slower boats start first and the fastest boat starts last,” Smith said.
Most years, the course is a six-to nine-mile course off of Marblehead Harbor around either government buoys or race committee markers, depending on weather and wind conditions.

Following its successful Off-Broadway run, Theater Go Round in association with NahNotOutsideMyHouse! Productions Inc. has announced the Massachusetts premiere of Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God at The Art House Theatre, a new 120-seat theater located at 214 Commercial Street in Provincetown. This limited engagement will run from August 30, 2006 to September 2, 2006.

“Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God is a passionate one-man drama about rock icon Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the legendary rock group Queen. His tragic death of AIDS in 1991 had a tremendous worldwide impact since he was the first rock star to publicly acknowledge his illness. In the play, the late Freddie Mercury seeks redemption before a god unimpressed by his celebrity,” state press notes.

Mercury is directed by playwright Charles Messina (Cirque Jacqueline, Be My Love) and stars Amir Darvish (Aida, Two Men In Shoulder Stand). In its previous run, the play drew cult-like attention from loyal fans of Queen.

Writer/Director Charles Messina is best known for his work on the Off-Broadway hit Cirque Jacqueline. Currently, Messina is directing the musical Be My Love, about the life of legendary tenor Mario Lanza, which is being produced by Sonny Grosso and Phil Ramone.

Showtime is 7pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling 1-866-811-4111 or visiting http://www.capetix.com . For more information on Charles Messina, visit http://www.nahproductions .com. The play’s running time is 80 minutes with no intermission.

This event features a 1.4 mile swim and kayak across magnificent Provincetown Harbor. This high-energy weekend benefit is for the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, Helping Our Women, Cape & Island Gay Straight Alliance, Provincetown Rescue Squad, Outer Cape Ambulance and Outer Cape Health.

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508 487-1930

A mixed doubles round robin tournament to benefit the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, Helping Our Women and the community.

Location: Bissel tennis Courts, Bradford St Ext; 8:30 am registration.

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TO RETURN TO PROVINCETOWN
AUGUST 2006
BY POPULAR DEMAND

MASSACHUSETTS CRITICS HAIL POPULAR MANHATTAN ONE-WOMAN PLAY
ABOUT JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS

Provincetown, MA- Producer Curt Richardson is pleased to announce that Cirque Jacqueline, Andrea Reese’s highly acclaimed one-woman play that wowed P-Town audiences and critics in August, 2005, will return to Provincetown August 21-27, 2006, for seven performances at THE ART HOUSE, a new 120-seat theater located at 214 Commercial Street.

New York Actress/Playwright Andrea wrote and performs in Cirque Jacqueline, a compelling one-woman drama that reveals the real Jackie who hid beneath a carefully constructed public persona. Also appearing in the play in a surprise cameo is Paul Urban.

“An absorbing one-woman show. Cirque Jacqueline promises- and delivers- a circus,
but it’s the quietly dignified solo act in the center ring that’s most memorable.”
The Boston Globe

“Smart, lively and revealing. Reese helps us understand what made Jackie tick.
This perceptive portrait is riveting theater.”
The Cape Cod Times

“Andrea Reese channels Jackie O. in this one-woman show.
The upshot is a character of both charm and substance.”
The New Yorker

“Andrea Reese is the quintessential Jackie and
channels the former first lady down to the last detail.”
The Journal News

Cirque Jacqueline is directed by Charles Messina, whose credits include; Writer/Director of Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God (Sanford Meisner Theater and The Triad Theater, NYC), Writer/Director of Actor Found Dead (John Houseman Theater, NYC), Writer of Spy The Movie, Director of Rockaway Boulevard (Lion Theater, Theater Row, NYC),Writer/Director of The Great Divide (The Triad Theater, NYC) and Director of The Accidental Pervert (The Triad, NYC).

Where: THE ART HOUSE, 214 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
When: August 21-26 @ 7pm, August 27 @ 5pm
Tickets: Tickets available after May 15th at http://CapeTix.com or by calling 1-866-811-4111
Ticket price: $20

Press Representative: David Gibbs, DARR Publicity, (718) 721-7907

Trek Information

Pick the route that is right for you! Spend the day pedaling 20, 30 or 65 miles through the beautiful seacoast communities of outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Enjoy exceptional views of the breathtakingly beautiful sand dunes in the Provincelands, cycle the gently rolling hills of Truro, and take in the sweeping beach vistas of Wellfleet while raising critical funds to assist women with chronic and life threatening illness on the outer Cape.

The tour includes…

* Two rest stops loaded with high energy snacks and drinks
* Clearly marked route
* Safety vehicles and rides for tired cyclists
* Gift bags and snacks at the finish line for cyclists

What you need to do…

* Be ready to ride and have a great time for a good cause!
* Contact us via email or phone and we’ll mail you a registration packet. Riders must raise a minimum of $100 to help support Helping Our Women, an incorporated 501(c)3 non-profit agency serving women with chronic and life threatening illness from Provincetown to Eastham.

What you need to bring…

* Tuned bicycle
* ANSI-approved helmet
* Spare inner tube

Loop 1: Head out to Herring Cove Beach from Commercial Street. Loop around the Provincelands to Route 6A. Cycle out 6A to North Truro and head back into Provincetown via 6A.

Loop 2: Continue on 6A to Castle Road. Ride through Truro center to Route 6. Head back on Route 6 to 6A. Cycle back into Provincetown on Route 6A.

Loop 3: Continue on from Truro center to Old County Road to Wellfleet center. Out Route 6 to Marconi Beach in South Wellfleet. Return Ocean View Drive to Old County Road. Return same as loop 2.

Benefiting the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod

Chef’s TableThursday, June 1, 2006- 60 plus chefs throughout the cape prepare an exquisite meal at the premier dining event of the early summer season, A Night at the Chef’s Table. Chef’s Table, now in it’s 16th year, and is a cape-wide fundraiser for the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod.

The evening will feature fine dining opportunities at 60 plus Cape-wide restaurants; these Cape restaurants have pledged to host dining parties ranging from four to ten diners. Participating Chef’s Table restaurants generously donate all food for this highly acclaimed event.

In turn, for $75, dining patrons receive a memorable, full-course dinner, a festive gift bag, and complimentary wine.

Chef’s Table at Home is designed for gourmet aficionados and amateur chefs wishing to host a private dinner party at home for friends and family.

To buy tickets or for more information call the ASGCC office at 508-487-9445 x 48 or email events@asgcc.org