Arts & Entertainment
The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living is launching the first in a series of cultural luncheons on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Grill on Main street in Edgartown. The program will offer a close look at the contributions and influences of the Wampanoag Tribe to the Island of Martha’s Vineyard.
Tribal elder and genealogist, Gazette columnist and civic and ecological activist June Manning will be the speaker. Authentic foods will be served and presentations of traditional tribal drumming and dance will be featured by young people in tribal regalia.
Green Tour
If going green seems like just a concept to you, check out the Oak Bluffs green building tour on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.
Beginning at 37 Circuit avenue (above the Black Dog) the tour will reveal numerous examples of ways to light, furnish or remodel your home using a combination of regional sources and low wattage electrical applications.
The tour is free and sponsored by Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
For details, call 508-627-4850.
If you’ve ever watched Larry David’s hilarious HBO sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm, you’ll know the last person you’d want giving you a ride on Island roads is Mr. David himself. The whole gist of each of his episodes is, “I work hard at being unlikable.” Nonetheless, when Paul Samuel Dolman spent a recent summer rambling around our shores, a nondescript car slowed down, an older, bald guy with sunglasses peered out and asked if he needed a lift.
Holiday Shopping
Get a jump on your holiday shopping at gift tables loaded with homemade items and more at the Trinity Parish House’s annual holiday fair and café. Located in Oak Bluffs across from the Tabernacle, the Parish House will also offer homemade clam chowder, salad, pie and a beverage, all for just $12.
The event itself is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 13 form 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Food will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information, call 508-693-4424.
Veterans Day
Veterans Day begins with a raising of the flags at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.
The parade kicks off at 10:45 a.m. leaving from Our Market in Oak Bluffs and marching to Ocean Park. Following the parade everyone is invited back to the VFW Hall on Towanticut avenue.
At 1:45 p.m. there will be a veterans service held at Windemere at the hospital.
The Flatbread Pizza Company opened its doors on the Vineyard on July 3. That was just about four months ago. Somehow, in this short span of time, Flatbread has nestled into the community and grown deep roots. To use local terms, it doesn’t feel like a day-tripper, scattered and a bit crazed with the need to do everything for everyone in a matter of hours. Nor does it feel like a summer dink, yet another vacationer, a little more grounded perhaps but still captive to the roving eye. This is my vacation, by God, and I will have fun at all costs!
