Arts & Entertainment
Robert Pinsky Headlines Reading
This Thursday night at 7 p.m., under the summer tent at Featherstone Center for the Arts, fans of poetry, music, nay fans of feeling deeply the joy that art brings, are in for a treat. There is a double bill featuring poet Robert Pinsky and musician Stan Strickland.
Peace Corps Talk
Fifty years ago, John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps. Since then over 200,000 Americans have entered the Peace Corps serving in 139 countries around the world. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, the Vineyard Haven Public Library is hosting an event on Wednesday, July 20, with former volunteer, Michael McCaskey.
Poetry Reading
Two poetry teachers from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing are sharing their work tonight, July 19, at the West Tisbury Public Library.
Leah Nielsen’s first book, No Magic, was published by Word Press in 2005. She is currently at work on a manuscript that explores the medical and emotional complexities faced by chronic pain patients.
It was not your usual Narnia — which came as no surprise to anyone who has revelled in the fantasy and fun of the annual Camp Jabberwocky play.
In this year’s production, inspired by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Narnia was not so much the lamppost-lit enchanted domain of the elusive White Witch. It was a Vineyard-inspired porthole between the wardrobe of the camp’s costume room and the wardrobe of a different take on a ruling female power – Lady Gaga, played to perfection by camper Mary Beth Rush.
Virginia Elizabeth Vogt has joined Bouclé Salon & Spa of Edgartown. Certified in oncology aesthetics, eyelash extensions and peels, the Vineyard Haven-based aesthetician brings to Bouclé service for individuals with cancer, or recovering from cancer.
Her certification from Touch for Cancer prepares professional aestheticians to provide safe, personalized spa treatments to people with health-challenged skin.
Life, Death and Conflict
Precious Life is the story of a Palestinian infant born with a fatal immune disorder, one that requires transplant surgery that can only be performed in an Israeli hospital. A desperate plea from his doctor to save the boy’s life leads Israeli journalist Shlomi Eldar to document this story, and his film screens on Sunday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center on Centre street in Vineyard Haven.
