Bear Week 2015 By Drone

Interesting dig at the Boatslip at the end.

UPDATE: The video has been pulled already. Hmm.

UPDATE II: And it's back.

Morning View - Provincetown

I know almost nothing about flowers, but it's hard to miss that hydrangeas can be seen in the front of every other Provincetown house. That's probably why there's such a thing as the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, which is happening right now during Bear Week.

Afternoon View - Provincetown

The best lobster roll in town.

Tonight In Provincetown

If you're in Provincetown, tonight my pal Wayne Hoffman will be reading from his new book, An Older Man, which I read on the train ride up here. Recommended!

Morning View - Provincetown

TOMORROW: Bear Week Furball

New York City's legendary Furball is in Provincetown for Bear Week. Doors open at 9PM tomorrow night at the Boatslip. And if you see me at the Boatslip this afternoon, the first five guys who say the magic word get a JMG t-shirt.

Armistead Maupin To Perform In P-Town

Armistead Maupin will perform his show Logical Family next Sunday during Bear Week in Provincetown.

In this witty and poignant new stage presentation the legendary author of “Tales of the City” turns a keen eye on his own youthful (and stumbling) search for family, love and authenticity. It’s a tale that leads from a repressive boyhood in North Carolina to the Mekong Delta of Vietnam to a new life and sexual salvation in 1970’s San Francisco. Fierce, bawdy, wise and funny, “Logical Family” embodies the qualities that have already endeared Maupin to generations of readers. Books will available for sale, and Armistead be signing after the show.

There will be a second show on Saturday, July 18th. Get tickets here.

Fusion Reports On Bear Week

Via the Fusion Network:

Since 1987, The Discovery Channel has gone deep into the ocean to bring us our favorite part of summer: Shark Week. But to celebrate Fusion's first summer, AM Tonight wanted to try something a little different: Bear Week. We're not talking about the 600-pound run-for-your-life grizzly bear type, but rather, the subset of gay men who since the early '80s have been redefining body image within gay culture. To better understand and celebrate this group of men, our show traveled to Provincetown, Massachusetts. For years, Provincetown -- or P-town, as it's affectionately known -- has been a popular gay destination and the host of the annual Bear Week celebration. The annual event isn't just good fun, it's good business. Local business owners say Bear Week is one of the busiest times of year, yielding huge profits.

The Accidental Bear Goes To P-Town

The Accidental Bear blogger Mike Enders has posted a gay travel recap of his visit to Provincetown. Just by coincidence, it happened to be Bear Week when he was there. This might not be office-friendly but only because of intermittent beefcakery.

Yesterday In Provincetown

Left to right: Chris Turner, Andy Towle, Michael Goff, Armistead Maupin, some short dude, Brian Sims.

Morning View - Bear Week Detritus

Evening View - The Hat Sisters

No trip to Provincetown is complete without at least one sighting of the legendary Hat Sisters and tonight I finally ran into them on Commercial Street.

Afternoon View - HRC Does Bear Week

At Bear Week Tea Dance

Yesterday was the "Solid Gold" tea dance at the Boatslip, prompting some to don wigs, bellbottoms, and platform shoes. I caught the below two minutes of homo fabulosity during the final song. There was so much joy in the room, I actually got choked up just filming it.

With Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin's final Bear Week show is tonight:

Author Armistead Maupin returns to the Paramount Room at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown. Ticketholders to AN EVENING WITH ARMISTEAD MAUPIN can expect free-wheeling anecdotes and lively conversation with the audience – as well as a reading from Maupin's newest book, The Days of Anna Madrigal. The author's books will be available for purchase and signing after the event.

I totally forgot to wear the blog hat.

Today In Provincetown

Ito, fetch me a sidecar.

Morning View - From MacMillan Pier

Cool, grey, and wet for the second day. At this time last year, the northeast was baking in a triple-digit heat wave. Right now it's in the low 60s.

Afternoon View - The Little Red

There's also a Little Red in Key West.

Friday In Provincetown

Via Towleroad:

If you are at Bear Week in Provincetown come to Towleroad's coffee meet-up on Friday from 9-11:30 am at the Central House restaurant at the Crown & Anchor (247 Commercial) and meet literary legend Armistead Maupin and Joe.My.God blogger Joe Jervis who are our special guests, along with Andy Towle and Michael Goff.

RELATED: Maupin's final Bear Week show at the Crown & Anchor is Friday night.

BONUS: Hit the top link for a woofy Bear Week photo compilation.

Tomorrow In Provincetown

From the Facebook event page:

Join us for a fun and fur-filled hour of hirsute literary pursuit for a reading and book signing for the new bear poetry anthology, Hibernation, and other poems by bear bards. Bear down to listen up as an outstanding group of authors reads from the book as well as other poems. This free event will be hosted by editor Ron J. Suresha and features contributing authors Alfred Corn, Charlie Hopwood, Daniel Lewiston, Dennis Rhodes, Rocco Russo, Jordan Shu, and Chris Vaccaro. Come listen to world-class poets share their bear-themed poetry. We'll be joined by several other bear authors with new books to share with the community.