Arts & Entertainment
While a certain Chicago politician comes ashore in a little over a week, an ambassador from that other great Chicago institution, its jazz scene, will have already made landfall; the legendary Ramsey Lewis performs at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center this Sunday.
Mr. Lewis has just finished composing Colors: the Ecology of Oneness, a piece commissioned for a performance in Tokyo in September. He says he may test some of the new material on his audience at Oak Bluffs.
Long gone are the days of Two-Buck Chuck that Stephanie Browne and her close group of girlfriends sipped throughout college. Cheap chardonnay and chablis have been replaced with a palette of curiosity, one that led them to form a wine club that eventually turned into Divas Uncorked. This weekend, the group of friends and their guests will host the fourth annual Wine and Food Festival, where Islanders and visitors will dine on the best food the Island has to offer accompanied by the best New England wine.
Native Plant Talk
On Wednesday, August 11, at 7:30 p.m. the director of the Mt. Cuba Center, Rick Lewandowski, delivers the annual David H. Smith Memorial lecture at the Polly Hill Arboretum’s far barn , focussing on preserving native plants.
The Chilmark Historical Commission will present a lecture titled And She Alone Remains: The Past, Present and Future of the Charles W. Morgan, with Matthew Stackpole at the Chilmark Public Library on Wednesday, August 11 at 5:30 p.m.
Fleet Vision
The Menemsha Fisheries Development Fund presents Menemsha: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Warren Doty on Thursday, August 12 at 5 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library.
Mr. Doty will speak about the fishing fleet in Menemsha, what it was years ago, what it is today, and the hope for the future. He will speak about a new project called Fleet Visioning. “The year 2020 is just 10 years into the future. Where do we want to be when that day arrives?” Mr. Doty said.
Discover Your Voice
Vocal coach Heidi Carter’s program You Are Your Voice, Your Voice is You is designed to rejuvenate your speaking and singing voice. The program takes place today, Tuesday, August 10, at 10:30 a.m. at Woodside Village II in Oak Bluffs. The program is free, with donations accepted. For details, call 928-593-9473.
