Arts & Entertainment
Drawing and painting teacher Janice Frame had reason to be proud of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School senior Lonni Philips’ success last week at Featherstone Center for the Arts. Ms. Philips has, after all, been a student of Ms. Frame’s since kindergarten, when her work most likely consisted of finger paintings and play dough sculptures.
Calling kids aged 8 to 18 who can sing and/or act: it’s audition time for the Imp production of Bittersweet, a musical that includes many singing some non-singing roles. Bittersweet is written by Ross Mihalko and Donna Swift, with lyrics by Ross Mihalko and music by Brian Weiland — the creators of Bears Beware, Goldilocks Is in Your Town; Waking Beauty; Bluebeard; and The Tall Tale Trilogy.
Classic Dark Comedy
Charlie Chaplin’s Monsieur Verdoux screens at the Capawock, Wednesday, March 24 at 7 p.m.
Sail MV Registration
Sail Martha’s Vineyard, the Island’s community sailing program, offers beginner through advanced sailing classes to children at the Sailing Camp Park on Barnes Road in Oak Bluffs. Registration for the summer sailing programs will take place on Saturday, March 13, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Sail MV building at 110 Main street in Vineyard Haven.
Students from age 8 to 16 years old are eligible to participate.
Red Cross Classes
American Red Cross will hold an Adult CPR/AED and First Aid Class in Oak Bluffs on March 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $50 for Adult CPR/AED or $60 for Adult CPR/AED and First Aid.
The combined class covers rescue breathing, first aid for choking, recognizing a heart attack, and Adult CPR and AED knowledge as well as skills necessary to recognize and care for injuries and sudden illness. The First Aid certification is valid for three years and the Adult CPR/AED certification is valid for one year.
New artists are invited to participate in this year’s annual Friends of Family Planning Art Show Benefit which takes place May 28 to 30 — Memorial Day weekend. All media are welcome.
The preview gala, on Thursday, May 27, kicks off the summer season and is a great showcase for new work of all kinds.
If you are interested in submitting your work, call Nell Coogan at 508-687-9052 or e-mail [email protected] to request an application. The deadline for applications is April 16. Applications automatically will be sent to returning artists.
