PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL

Film Screening

Saturday March 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM

 

The gripping account of a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a decades old civil war. The women’s historic, yet unsung achievement finds voice in a narrative that intersperses contemporary interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia together to recount the experiences and memories of the women who were instrumental in bringing lasting peace to their country.

JOAN OF ARKANSAS

a free reading of a new play by Paige O’Connor

directed by Alison Greene

Tuesday March 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM

reservations recommended

 

High school senior Joan’s car is a death trap, college admissions aren’t calling, and her well-meaning parents’ only advice is to “pray on it.” So she does. And then Joan of Arc shows up. Yup, that one: saint, warrior, and deeply unimpressed spiritual guide. She delivers human Joan’s divine calling–not to lead an army or save a nation, but to rescue the gilled residents of her pet store job: betta fish.

What begins with confusion, doubt, and frantic Googling (“are betta fish important?”) spirals into a full-blown sit-in protest as Joan tries to save the oppressed aquatic creatures from their terrible pet store conditions, all while tackling the idea that purpose only matters if it’s big/impressive/profitable. With Joan of Arc at her side, she learns to trust her instincts, stand her ground, and defend a calling no one else takes seriously.

POOR CLARE

a free reading of a play by Chiara Atik

directed by Christopher Ostrom

Thursday March 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM

 

It’s 1211 in Assisi, Italy, and Clare’s got beauty, wealth, and a rich suitor who showers her with expensive presents. So why is she so drawn to this guy Francis who gave up all his possessions just because poor people are suffering? Everyone in town says he’s crazy. And yet… she starts seeing everything in her life differently. This hilarious, anachronistic telling of the real story of St. Clare considers the cost of doing good – and how little has changed for the haves and the have-nots in almost a millennium.

TIANNA ESPERANZA

IN CONCERT

Saturday March 21, 2026 at 7:30

 

Tianna Esperanza is a singular songstress — her contralto lilting across genres and generations. Poised between classic and contemporary, she conjures a timeless sensibility within an ever-evolving sound. With new work forthcoming, the independent artist is claiming her own stage — one defined by gravitas and glamour.

“Esperanza reimagines the past in ways that feel almost futuristic — beyond categories, beyond eras. She makes her own space.” – Ann Powers, NPR

WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST

The Trailblazing Life of Susan Dimock, M.D.

with Author & Historian Susan Wilson

Thursday March 26, 2026 at 6:00

FREE – Reservations not required

 

In a world overwhelmingly dominated by male doctors, Susan Dimock was a 19th century trailblazer: as Resident Physician of a unique Boston hospital where women doctors treated women patients, Dr. Dimock executed complex surgeries, trained America’s first professional nurses, and became one of the most beloved physicians in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Dimock’s life tale, intertwined with the Civil War and the fight for women’s rights, reads like an adventure story, ably told by her biographer Susan Wilson in this riveting PowerPoint lecture.

Susan Wilson is the official House Historian of the Omni Parker House in Boston, an Alumna Scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center of Brandeis University, and an Honorary Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society.  She is the author of Women and Children First: The Trailblazing Life of Susan Dimock, M.D. published in 2023.

WOMEN ON MARS

Film Screening

Friday March 27, 2026 at 7:00

 

Isolated in an analogous Martian base (Mars Desert Research Station – MDRS) in the desert of Utah, USA, an all-female crew alternate between simulation missions outside (with radios, helmets, suits and astronaut protocols) and the development of their research at the base, all aimed at contributing to the mission to make inhabiting Mars a possibility in the not-too-distant future.

It’s estimated that we will be on Mars in 20 years, but the energy, protection and power challenges for this goal are gigantic. The Hypatia I crew intent, among other things, to grow fish and plants on Mars, to demonstrate that some single-celled living organisms can adapt to Martian radiation, or to manufacture a low-cost Martian GPS. The crew also hope to act as clear references to inspire girls and young women to pursue scientific careers and explore the universe. At a time when only 30% of the world’s scientific research is conducted by women and only 20% of space research, there’s a real need for more women scientists.

In The Gallery at WHAT

SAIL LOFT ARTIST COLLECTIVE

through April 12, 2026

 

The Sail Loft Artist Collective is a newly formed, 43-member group of women and non-binary artists based on Outer Cape Cod, designed to foster community and honor the legacy of the historic 1916 Provincetown Sail Loft Club. The original Sail Loft Club was a historic, women-only artists’ collective formed as a counterpoint to the male-only Beachcombers Club.  Founded in 1916, this creative group provided a space for women artists to collaborate.