Join us at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum for an afternoon conversation that brings together Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel with Emily Braun, Distinguished Professor of 20th Century European and American Art at Hunter College.

J Mascis, the guitar legend behind the influential indie rock trio Dinosaur Jr., will treat us to an intimate solo acoustic performance, sharing tunes from his widely acclaimed 2018 solo album Elastic Days, after an opening set by duo Luluc.

The Provincetown Film Society (PFS) and Twenty Summers are pleased to collaborate on the first film screening in the Hawthorne Barn, presenting Different From the Others, the first known pro-gay film in the world featuring an original score performed live by Billy Hough and Sue Goldberg ( Scream Along with Billy).

Resident Artist Lyle Ashton Harris has cultivated a diverse artistic practice ranging from photography and collage to installation and performance art.

Cultural critic Emily Bobrow will interview playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris, recently named by Out magazine as "the queer black savior the theater world needs."

For the third year in a row, we’re hosting two days of art-making in the Hawthorne Barn with our friends from PAAM.

We are delighted to present the intimate harmonies of Mountain Man, following an opening set by Nashville guitarist-composer William Tyler.

Resident artist Rachel Rossin, a New York–based visual artist working in the media of virtual reality, sculpture, and painting, will host a Recursive Life Drawing Class in the Hawthorne Barn as our 2019 Hans Hofmann Resident.  

One of the brightest rising stars in music today is singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews, a powerful vocalist whom critics have compared with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.

To celebrate the gift of her poetry, Twenty Summers and The Grolier Poetry Foundation and Forums Trust have invited four distinguished poets to read from their favorite works by Mary Oliver and discuss her powerful legacy. Featuring Ifeanyi Menkiti, Martha Collins, Kate Wallace Rogers, and Rosalind Pace.

Authors Rebecca Makkai and Christopher Castellani will discuss their latest novels, both capturing pivotal historical moments in gay history.

Sponsored by Cape Cod Five Foundation

NOTE FROM TWENTY SUMMERS: We regret to inform you that Jenna Wortham will no longer be able to join us in Provincetown for her scheduled residency this week. We will instead be hosting local visual artist and writer Pete Hocking for a residency.

Blues singer-songwriter and performer Adia Victoria will drop into Provincetown for a stripped-down performance as she tours the world to promote her new, critically acclaimed album, Silences.

Acclaimed journalist Alex Kotlowitz will discuss his most recent book, An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago, and the issues it tackles with Adam Moss, whose fifteen years of innovative work as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine made it the must-read that it is today.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, we will host a conversation featuring Matthew Riemer and Leighton Brown, creators of Instagram’s @lgbt_history, and acclaimed author Garrard Conley (Boy Erased).

Americana singer-songwriters Jeffrey Foucault and Kris Delhmorst may be husband and wife, but each has a distinctive sound and an extensive arsenal of songs to share.

Local resident artist Megan Hinton is an abstract painter and visual artist based on Cape Cod.  

Sponsored by Boichick

Veteran independent singer-songwriter Mirah will join us for a duo set in which she and a fellow musician share work from her vast collection of songs, with an opening set by Boston’s own Sidney Gish.

For the third year in a row, we’re hosting two days of art-making in the Hawthorne Barn with our friends from PAAM.

Boston-based indie folk quartet Darlingside will bring their signature superpower harmonies to Provincetown after an opening performance by Canadian singer-songwriter Taylor Ashton.

Resident artists Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick are a collaborative team of artists who work primarily in the fields of photography and installation art, specializing in fictitious histories set in the past or future.

Social activist, public figure, and author Monica Lewinsky will join us for an intimate conversation in the Hawthorne Barn with Emmy Award–winning journalist and NBC host Ari Melber.

Sponsored by the Mass Cultural Council

The opening night of Season Six brings together two esteemed newswomen, photojournalist Susan Meiselas and writer Elizabeth Rubin.

Sponsored by The Betty E. and Chester C. Thompson Foundation

Kick off Season Six of Twenty Summers at our Opening Weekend Happy Hour at Strangers and Saints!

Embrace the cold nights of mid-winter with Twenty Summers and the Captain's Daughters at our Pop-Up in Boston! We're bringing Provincetown's winter light to the city for one evening, presenting a concert and art show in the historic Boston Button Factory, featuring performances by Samia,  Tuft, DJ Emerson (White Animal Sound), a curated selection of visual artists by The Captain's Daughters, and free drinks straight from Cape Cod.

Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky joins poet Monica Youn to share recent work and exchange ideas, along with moderator Elizabeth Bradfield, local poet and naturalist.

Sponsored by Cape Cod Five Foundation. This event will be broadcast by our local media partner WCAI.

Once again, due to popular demand, we’re holding two days of art-making at the Hawthorne Barn with our friends from PAAM.

Tony Award–winning playwright J.T. Rogers (Oslo) and seasoned foreign correspondent Rajiv Chandrasekaran (National Book Award finalist for Imperial Life in the Emerald City) will discuss the intersection of politics, war, journalism, and art.

This event will be broadcast by our local media partner WCAI

Ryan McGinley, recently named "the most important photographer in America" by GQ magazine, travels continuously throughout the United States to create work that incorporates nude figures within the American landscape. 

Sponsored by Susan Mikula