The 11 best things to do in Outer Cape this weekend

Book lovers, drag queens, and disco divas all converge on the Outer Cape this weekend, with the Provincetown Book Festival anchoring three days of literary talk alongside a strong run of live music from Orleans to Truro.

PPProvincetown Book FestivalFriday · 10:00 AM · Provincetown Public Library · ProvincetownThree days of free author talks and panels kick off Friday at the Provincetown library, with this year's lineup including Ibram X. Kendi and Hannah Lillith Assadi.CJCrown Jewels Drag BrunchSaturday · 6:30 AM · ProvincetownDelta Miles, Roxy Pops, and Qya Cristal headline this all-singing, all-dancing Saturday drag brunch at the Crown & Anchor — a lively way to start a P-town Saturday.HIJohnny Spampinato and the Value LeadersSaturday · 2:00 PM · Hog Island Beer Co. · OrleansJohnny Spampinato and the Value Leaders play live at Hog Island Beer Co., pairing good tunes with fresh oysters and cold drinks on the raw bar patio.BHJann KloseSaturday · 7:30 PM · Brick Hill House Concerts · OrleansInternationally traveled singer-songwriter Jann Klose, whose sound draws on time spent in Kenya, South Africa, and Germany, plays an intimate house-concert set in Orleans.MPFull Harvest Moon on the Historic Schooner HinduSaturday · 5:00 PM · Macmillan Pier · ProvincetownSail out on the historic schooner Hindu to watch the Full Harvest Moon rise over the harbor, with local astrologer Kathe Izzo on hand to talk through the moon's meaning.PTAUTOCRAT by Cody SullivanSaturday · 7:00 PM · Provincetown Theater · ProvincetownProvincetown playwright Cody Sullivan follows up an acclaimed June run with AUTOCRAT, a new departure from his usual Provincetown-focused work, staged at Provincetown Theater.WPCheap VoovaSaturday · 3:00 PM · Wellfleet Pearl · WellfleetCape Cod veterans Cheap Voova, entertaining crowds for over 25 years, bring their well-worn bar-band energy to Wellfleet Pearl.PPROOMFUL OF BLUESSunday · 6:00 PM · Payomet Performing Arts Center · TruroThe horn-powered, houserocking Roomful of Blues — 55-plus years into their run and still road-tested — headline Payomet's stage in Truro on Sunday.SRNOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL DRAG BRUNCHSunday · 11:00 AM · Show Room · ProvincetownSunday drag brunch at the Show Room keeps the weekend's drag energy going with another dose of camp and spectacle.BPCape Symphony: The PlanetsSunday · 4:00 PM · Barnstable Performing Arts Center · EasthamCape Symphony opens its new season with Holst's The Planets, a cosmic, thrilling season-opener at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center.CCNaturescape Gallery presents "Cartographies of Arctic Change" by Greg FiskeSaturday · 10:00 AM · Cape Cod Museum of Natural History · BrewsterGeospatial scientist Greg Fiske's Cartographies of Arctic Change opens at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, mapping climate shifts in the far north through striking visual work.

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