Holly Folly 2010 - December 3-5
Save the dates! All your old favorites will be back and some new events too!
2009 Schedule below.
“Have a Holly Folly weekend! It’s the best time in P’town!”
FREE PARKING IN MUNICIPAL LOTS FROM NOVEMBER 1ST TO MARCH 30TH!
Friday, December 4, 2009
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Holly Folly Shop Hop!- If you've had enough of drab malls and the same old thing then the Shop Hop is for you. Get your holiday shopping done and get a chance to win one of 3 prize baskets. Shop at the unique stores or wonderful art galleries (there's lots of sales too) and then take a break by enjoying a meal at one of the many fine restaurants in town. Save the receipts from the participating stores, art galleries, and restaurants you've shopped or ate at, take them to the welcome center where your receipts get tallied and entered into a raffle to win a prize basket. It's that easy and lots of fun. A list of participating merchants will be available at the welcome center.
Annual Toy Drive to benefit the St. Peter’s Kitchen Angels Toy and Necessities Fund at The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street
The toy drive will run from Friday, November 6th through Saturday, December 5th. Toys should be new, unwrapped and can be for any age, from toddler through teenager. All donations may be dropped off at the Central House Restaurant or to The Crown & Anchor office. Monetary donations in place of toys can be made in the form of a check, and can be made out to St. Peter’s Kitchen Angels. The St. Peter’s Kitchen Angels is an organization that assists families in Provincetown & the outer Cape and works in conjunction with other local support groups, such as Helping Our Women (HOW). The Kitchen Angels Organization is in operation year round and is staffed by local volunteers. The Crown & Anchor’s goal this holiday season is to collect enough toys to fill the sleigh that is displayed on the patio of the Central House throughout the Toy Drive. If you have any questions please contact Rick Reynolds at 508-487-1430 ext. 227.
5:00 PM – 9:00PM, Land's End Holiday Gala at Land's End Inn, 22 Commercial Street (free)
This decade-old tradition marks the opening to the Annual Holly Folly Festival in Provincetown. Come enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, homemade cookies and great company at this annual holiday celebration open to the public and free of charge at this historic seaside inn in Provincetown's West End. It's a great time to visit Provincetown and start the holiday season with local events, performances and great shopping deals in town.
For more details visit www.landsendinn.com/gala.html
5:30 PM – 8:30PM, Holly Folly Sing-A-Long with Casey & Denise at the Porchside Bar, Gifford House Inn, 9 Carver Street (free)
Request your favorite holiday tunes. There is never a cover at the Porchside Bar.
6:00 PM, Festival of Trees Exhibition and Silent Auction and Holiday Cards Exhibition at PAAM, 460 Commercial Street (free)
Exhibition and silent auction of contemporary sculptures inspired by the Christmas Tree. Joe Fiorello, Mike Wright, Robert Rindler, Richard Lacasse, Conny Hatch, Frank Vasello and Ed Christie. Free registration. Final bids 4pm December 19th.
Rare and vintage Holiday Cards borrowed from private collections. Martha Dunigan, Ferol Sibley Warthen, Dorothy Lake Gregory and Bruce McKain among others. Curated by Breon Dunigan
For more information visit www.paam.org
9:00 PM, Tis the Season for Giving - A Benefit for the Aids Support Group of Cape Cod in Paramount at the Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street ($10 cover to benefit ASGCC)
Featuring Anita Cocktail, Thirsty Burlington, Suede, Felicity Lane, Pearlene, Dana Denzel, Peter Donnely, Jona Williams, Barbie Q, Ashley Michelle, Teeny Tiny Tina Turner and Surprise Guests! There will be a raffle throughout the evening with prizes donated from various Provincetown merchants. Doors open at 8:30PM.
For more information visit www.onlyatthecrown.com
9:00 PM, Boston Gay Men's Chorus Appreciation Party in the Shipwreck Lounge at the Brass Key Guesthouse, 67 Bradford Street (across from the Gifford House)
Please help us kick-off Holly Folly weekend by showing your support while meeting the famous Boston Gay Men's Chorus members.
9:00 PM, Adam Berry, Ben Griessmeyer & John Thomas at the Waterford Inn, 386 Commercial Street (no cover)
Enjoy the new Winter Menu while Adam, Ben and John perform holiday music.
10:00 PM - 1:00AM, The Snow Ball at the A House, 4-6 Masonic Place ($5.00 cover for PBG Fundraiser)
This Holly Folly tradition is also a fundraiser for the PBG. Great music and fun to start the weekend off. Hosted by Thirsty Burlington and featuring music by Resident DJ and Billboard Magazine Reporter David LaSalle.
For more information visit www.ahouse.com
Saturday, December 5, 2009
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Holly Folly Shop Hop! - Day 2
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Holly Folly Jolly Trolley - Saturday ONLY the trolley will be making a continuous loop around town (WEST on Commercial Street, NORTH on Franklin, Up to the Pilgrim Monument, EAST on Bradford, SOUTH on Howland). Get around town easily with all your bags, get dropped off at the front door of one of the Inns on the Holly Folly Inn Stroll, or just enjoy a ride around town. The trolley can be flagged down anywhere along the route and it's FREE!
Annual Toy Drive to benefit the St. Peter’s Kitchen Angels Toy and Necessities Fund at The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street
The toy drive will run from Friday, November 6th through Saturday, December 5th. Toys should be new, unwrapped and can be for any age, from toddler through teenager. All donations may be dropped off at the Central House Restaurant or to The Crown & Anchor office. Monetary donations in place of toys can be made in the form of a check, and can be made out to St. Peter’s Kitchen Angels. The St. Peter’s Kitchen Angels is an organization that assists families in Provincetown & the outer Cape and works in conjunction with other local support groups, such as Helping Our Women (HOW). The Kitchen Angels Organization is in operation year round and is staffed by local volunteers. The Crown & Anchor’s goal this holiday season is to collect enough toys to fill the sleigh that is displayed on the patio of the Central House throughout the Toy Drive. If you have any questions please contact Rick Reynolds at 508-487-1430 ext. 227.
11:00 AM – 1:00PM, Mr. & Ms. Santa Photo-Op, Song Of Myself Photography, 349 Commercial Street ($25)
Get a professionally taken photo with Santa, Ms. Santa or both! Fun, festive or naughty you'll get a terrific memory of your weekend and help support two charities. All proceeds benefit Helping Our Women and the Aids Support Group of Cape Cod. You receive a CD with your photo - cost is $25.00.
11:00 AM – 4:00PM, SOUPER SATURDAY in the Wave Bar at The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street
A variety of soups will be available from many local restaurants at $5 a bowl. Proceeds benefit the Soup Kitchen In Provincetown. SKIP's goal is to provide nutritious and healthful meals in a welcoming and warm atmosphere to all individuals in the community who are either in need or seek community. The lack of proper nutrition for many in Provincetown is an ongoing challenge, particularly as it relates to the town's seasonally employed and chronically unemployed residents.
11:00 AM – 4:00PM, Holly Folly Farmer's Market, Ryder Street Parking Lot (free)
Just in time for the holidays the Farmer's Market offers wreaths, woodland greens, holly, pine roping, winter vegetables, jams and other seasonal products.
2:00 PM – 4:00PM, Holly Folly Inn Stroll, (free)
Enjoy light refreshments and fabulous decorations as the following inns open their doors for some holiday cheer: 8 Dyer Hotel, Aerie House, Brass Key, Carpe Diem, Crowne Pointe, Fairbanks Inn, Gifford House, John Randall House, Prince Albert Guest House, Somerset House, Watership Inn, White Wind Inn.
5:30 PM – 8:30PM, Holly Folly Sing-A-Long with Casey & Denise at the Porchside Bar, Gifford House Inn, 9 Carver Street (free)
Request your favorite holiday tunes. There is never a cover at the Porchside Bar.
7:00 PM and 9:00PM, Boston Gay Men's Chorus at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial Street
A Holly Folly tradition and the perfect kick-off to the holiday season.
There will be two shows - 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM and the program runs about an hour.
Tickets are $20.00 in advance / $25.00 at the door.
Go to ptown.org/calender.asp to purchase tickets.
7:00 PM - 9:00PM, John Thomas at the Waterford Inn, 386 Commercial Street (no cover)
Elegant piano music for delightful dining with John Thomas.
8:00 PM, Starsky & Cox at Paramount at The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street ($20)
Stella Starsky + Quinn Cox take to the stage with impresario Bertrand Boudier, to perform their holiday show during the seasonal Holly Folly festivities. "STARSKY + COX – LAUGHING ALL THE WAY" is a holiday musical-comedy celebration that chronicles Starsky + Cox's magical real life as modish metaphysicians who were raised by age-old mystical families, the antithesis of those whom conspiracy theorists suspect rule the world today (and they'd be half right).
Tickets are available at the Crown & Anchor Box Office 508-487-1430 ext 232
9:00 PM - 11:00PM, "Christmas Karaoke" at the A House, 4-6 Masonic Place
Sing A Long with Thirsty Burlington to your favorite holiday tunes in the Little Bar.
For more information visit www.ahouse.com
9:30 PM - 12:30 AM, John Thomas with Adam Berry in the Cabaret Room at The Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street (no cover)
Pianist John Thomas performs with vocalist Adam Berry.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Holly Folly Shop Hop! - Day 3 - raffle winners will be announced at 4:00 PM.
Noon – 2:00 PM, Holiday Craft-o-Rama, at Vixen @ the Pilgrim House, 336 Commercial Street (free)
Brought back by popular demand! David Flower puts a decisively fabulous spin on the art of holiday decorating. Decorating supplies are provided and Vixen's bar will be open so get those creative juices flowing and channel your inner Martha Stewart.
5:30 PM – 8:30PM, Gregg's Cookie Party at the Porchside Bar, Gifford House Inn 9 Carver Street (free)
Complimentary cookies and sweets, fabulous holiday decorations, fireplace, and cash bar.
10:00 PM - 1:00AM, Holly Folly Classic Disco Night at the A House, 4-6 Masonic Place
Great music and fun to cap the weekend off. Hosted by Thirsty Burlington and featuring music by Resident DJ and Billboard Magazine Reporter David LaSalle.
For more information visit www.ahouse.com
We will be continuing to update the events so visit this page often.
