Arts & Entertainment
Artemis’s Caution
When you look at a deer
what do you see?
Carrier of ticks? Raider of you garden? Meat for your freezer?
Pest, scourge, rodent with antlers?
When you contemplate a deer,
the only large animal left to roam wild
in our woods, a brilliantly fired creature who bolts off
with lifted white tail, speed like a gazelle, consider
Red Cross Classes
The Cape Cod and Islands Chapter of the American Red Cross will offer an introductory class for prospective volunteers on Friday, April 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. The class is open to anyone interested in learning more about volunteering with the Red Cross.
On Saturday, April 30, the chapter will offer all-day training for people interested in joining the disaster mental health team. This class is only available to those with an active mental health license, or a license in school psychology or school counseling.
There’s something perfect and pleasing about lingering over a cup of coffee and a freshly printed newspaper early in the morning.
In a new short film, Morning Copy, Greg and Dan Martino try to capture the essence of those few hours before the rest of the world wakes up.
“This Island is hungry for another Jaws,” Greg said over coffee this week at Espresso Love in Edgartown. He and his brother Dan are hungry to be the ones who make that happen.
“There should have been a hundred more movies like it,” Greg said.
The title was potentially daunting: A Lecture on Relativity and Related Topics for a General Audience.
And while the topic was well outside my bailiwick, the phrase “for a general audience” assured me I was in good company.
Leads Symposium
Dr. Bryan Graham, a certified chiropractic sports physician, cochaired this year’s American chiropractic board of sports physicians’ national symposium held from April 8 to 10 in Boston. The board promotes the highest standards of excellence and clinical competence for chiropractors specializing in sports medicine and physical fitness. Dr. Graham practices at Vineyard Complementary Medicine.
First Aid, CPR Training
American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter, will hold an adult CPR/AED and first aid class on April 16 at the YMCA. The course covers knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and provide basic care for cardiac and breathing emergencies and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) use. The CPR/AED certification is valid for two years as is the first aid certification. All students will receive training manuals and certification cards.
