Arts & Entertainment
On Wednesday, Sept. 1, Nanucket’s award-winning author Connor Gifford will be on the Vineyard to speak before the 300 teachers of the Martha’s Vineyard school system at the invitation of assistant superintendent Laurie Halt.
Mr. Gifford also will be at Edgartown Books on Wednesday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. to sign his hit book, America According to Connor Gifford, with co-author Victora Harris.
The toughest competition the Let’s Move Martha’s Vineyard community kickoff festival faced this past week may have been the weather. A three-day northeaster forced event organizers to reschedule the festival for a date four days later. The new date, Saturday, dawned bright and sunny — perfect for going to the beach.
Sea Art at Pep Art
Pep Art will open a new exhibition, Sea Art, this Friday, Sept. 3, featuring ocean field paintings by Clifford Smith. Other exhibiting artists include Elizabeth Cecil, Jennifer Langhammer, Suzanne Schireson, Carrie Mae Smith, Greg Watson and David Wright.
All are invited for the artists’ reception on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. The Pep Art gallery is located at 7 Beach street extension (Five Corners) in Vineyard Haven. For details, call 508-693-2236.
Burning Bush
Flatbread and Farm
The Farm Institute calls it farmtastic. On Tuesday, August 31, from noon to close, pat your happy stomach, full with delicious pizza and organic salads from Flatbread Pizza, while also patting yourself on the back for supporting farm education for children and adults. A portion of pizza sales goes directly to the Farm Institute.
The Oyster Bar Grill is hosting a Wine and Champagne fundraiser on August 29, from 1 to 3 p.m., to benefit the growth of Pathway to Your Success, a weekly program broadcast on MVTV and the web. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted on behalf of the organization.
The television show is the five-month-old project hosted by Islander Natalie Dickerson, featuring local business heroes. The goal is for the television show also to become a reference tool for local entrepreneurs.
