Provincetown is the place to be the summer. The little gay mecca at the tip of Cape Cod, Mass. will host five annual events this year for lesbians and their friends— Single Women's Weekend (May 21-23), Memorial Day Weekend (May 28-31), Women of Color & Friends Weekend (June 3-6), Girl Splash: the Summer Event for Women (July 21-25),and Women's Week (Oct 8-17).
Combined, these five events are expected to draw a record 20,000 women to a line-up of programming specifically tailored to lesbians, from t-dances and pool parties to gay cinema events and popular lesbian entertainment.
Here's a round up of Provincetown's five annual women's events:
Single Women’s Weekend, May 21-23 -- 20 diverse events for the single ladies, including wine and tequila tasting, dance parties, and a single's scavenger hunt Comedian Vickie Shaw headlines the. Complete schedule and tickets.
Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-31, 2010 – This weekend draws more than 10,000 women. Signature event is the only all-women's party cruise, scheduled for May 29. A fundraiser for Fenway Community Health, celebrity guests: Lori Michaels; the stars and producers of the lesbian web series Anyone But Me; plus other celesbian performers will be on-board to help raise money. New this year to Memorial Day Weekend: Two parties produced by LesbianNightlife.com — Crave Friday and Rehab Pool Party Sunday at The Crown and Anchor. Complete schedule and tickets.
Women of Color & Friends Weekend, June 3-6 -- This four-day event brings lesbians of color and their friends together from all over the country to network, party, bond, and take over the town. Star line-up includes comedians Karen Williams, Mimi Gonzalez, Sandra Valls, from Bravo’s Top Chef - Chef Josie, spoken word artist C.C. Carter, the drag illusionist Dred, rapper Feloni, the play Walk Like A Man, prominent authors. Complete schedule and tickets.
Girl Splash: The Summer Event for Women, July 21-25 -- Sandra Bernhard headlines a series of entertainers including Kate Clinton, Vickie Shaw and more to be announced. New this year, The ABSOLUT® Inn. Dance parties, other entertainment with nationally known stars, parties on the lesbian beach; all-lesbian whale-watching trips; and all-lesbian sunset sails, dune trips, and a mega pool party. Complete schedule and tickets.
Women's Week, October 8-17 -- Now in its 26th year, produced by The Women Innkeepers of Provincetown, nine days of activities include art openings, live musical performances, comedy acts, parties, drag shows, sporting events and much more. More information.
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