Arts & Entertainment
Ashrita Furman, the man with the most records in the Guinness Book of Records, will try to add to his list of more than 100 current records by attempting a grape-catching record this Wednesday on the Vineyard.
Island chefs, musicians and authors will be the centerpiece of Library After Hours, a celebration at the West Tisbury Free Public Library on Sunday, August 1 from 5 to 7 p.m.
It will be the kickoff of a nonprofit foundation focussed on a capital campaign to raise $1.2 million to expand the library building.
“We’ve been handed a rare opportunity to get state funding for half the cost of construction,” said trustee Dan Waters. “If we meet our fund-raising goal, the state grant will mean an enormous savings to the town.”
Jules Feiffer to Speak
On Wednesday, August 18, at 7 p.m., the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library will present an evening with Jules Feiffer, the renowned comic strip artist and author of the new memoir Backing Into Forward. A reception and book signing will follow the talk, and copies of the new book will be available for sale during the event.
Pulitzer Prize winners Anthony Lewis and Geraldine Brooks; actor, writer and director Harold Ramis; and radio personalities Paula Lyons and Tony Kahn, along with other prominent authors, attorneys, actors and activists, will gather at the Chilmark Community Center on Thursday, July 29, for An Evening Without: Giving Voice to the Excluded.
On Sept. 16, 1969, approximately two months after Michael Zide moved to the Vineyard, 189,000 gallons of number two fuel oil spilled into the waters of Buzzard’s Bay as the barge Gloria ran aground.
Yoga Experience
Yoga on the Vineyard is hosting a weeklong yoga experience from July 26 to August 1 at the Vineyard Arts Project at 215 Upper Main street in Edgartown. Entitled Yoga, Mindfulness, Locavore, there are two classes each day (except Thursday) plus a meal after each class. Open vinyasa class is at 9 a.m. and gentle vinyasa is at 5 p.m. Cost for the yoga classes are $20 per person. For more information and meal prices visit yogaonthevineyard.com.
