Arts & Entertainment
With the closing of the Island Food Pantry in mid-April, the Unitarian church Friends of the Island Food Pantry concludes another winter of helping put food on the tables of needy families, seniors and unemployed workers on the Island. This program of canvassing for food donations at local supermarkets has been recognized as the single largest institutional donor of nonperishable food and personal care items on the Island.
The French word for ‘trophy wife’ is potiche. And Belle de Jour herself, Catherine Deneuve, is the potiche in the French film Potiche screening on Saturday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven.
The Island theatre group ArtFarm is gearing up for a groundbreaking third season, with a summer lineup true to its mission to collaborate, educate and innovate.
First up is the second annual New Writers, New Plays festival of readings by emerging playwrights, which is a coproduction between ArtFarm and Vineyard Arts Project. Playwrights, directors and cast will be in residence for four weeks developing scripts, and will present readings of the plays on July 7, 8 and 9 at the Vineyard Arts Project at 215 Upper Main street in Edgartown.
Well, Well, Well
WellFest offers Islanders an afternoon of demonstrations and information of various alternative healing techniques on Saturday, April 30, from noon to 4 p,.m. at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury .
More than 400 free minihealing sessions will be available, courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Whole Health Alliance.
Food will be for sale from the Scottish Bakehouse. For more information, visit mvwholehealth.org
Slaying Macbeth for the Masses
Shakespeare for the Masses, which stages “dramatically incorrect” adaptations of the Bard’s works, concludes its third season this weekend with The Tragedy of Macbeth. Call it the antidote to Royal Wedding Overload.
Making Poetry Fun
Chilmark poet John Maloney will hold a poetry workshop at the Chilmark Public Library starting on Wednesday, May 4 at 5:30 p.m. This four-part series will continue on May 11, June 1 and June 8. You may attend as many as you wish.
