Arts & Entertainment
If there’s such a thing as a literary Rocky, in other words, a writer with a solid professional record, yet missing that big knockout punch that lands him or her the championship, then our Island’s own Susan Wilson is that phenomenon.
Writers in Courage
It’s daffodil time again.
The next two weeks will be the last opportunity for presale orders of the American Cancer Society’s daffodils, bouquets of 10 buds that open into huge yellow blossoms. Volunteers have reached workers in schools, banks, hotels, offices, town halls and stores throughout the Island and will return the last week to pick up their orders.
Mother-Daughter Book Club
On Feb. 27, the Oak Bluffs Public Library will offer a new book club for teenaged daughters and their mothers or other adult loved one. Books selected will appeal to both teens and women and will facilitate mother-daughter discussion and bonding over books. The first book, A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly, won awards in both teen and adult categories. Preregistration is requested; call 508-693-9433.
There is really no way to write a conventional high school musical review about a project that is not a conventional high school musical. So if that’s what you’re looking for, stop reading now.
As the wind power debate grabs the Vineyard’s attention, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School invites the Island community to a screening of the documentary film Coal Country at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Admission is free; donations to the charter school science lab project are welcome.
