Arts & Entertainment
Left hungry on the street after his mother’s death, on the run from police and stoned on shoemaker’s glue, 13-year-old Emmanuel has meager expectations for life. He is simply looking for something to eat, a place to sleep and perhaps just a chance at a better life.
“I want to go school right now!” he defiantly shouts over and over to anyone who will listen.
Michael Zide Featured
Photographer Michael Zide will be featured by the Moab Paper Company at an upcoming convention in Las Vegas this weekend. Select images from his Vineyard landscapes and fine art portfolios will be on display. A former photographer for the Vineyard Gazette who now teaches at the Hallmark Photography Institute in Turners Falls, Mr. Zide is one of two photographers who was recently interviewed by Moab and will be the subject of an upcoming online profile and photo gallery.
Granary Sale
The Granary Gallery at the Red Barn in West Tisbury is offering 25 per cent off original artworks starting on Valentine’s Day and continuing through March. For details, visit granarygallery.com or call 508-693-0455.
Supper Lecture Series
Sail Martha’s Vineyard announces the second installment of the 2009 Black Dog Winter Supper Lecture Series on Feb. 11, 6 p.m. at the Black Dog Tavern. Dr. Kara Lavender Law, member of the Oceanography faculty and Chief Scientist at the Sea Education Association will make a presentation on the Effect of Plastic Debris in the Ocean and at SEA.
John Holladay offers a wealth of art for the connoisseur. His Web site (Johnholladayart.com) brims with vivid watercolors, iconic posters, inviting paintings, stately lighthouses, as well as comfortable scenes like the Flying Horses, Alley’s store and the Camp Ground. His acrylics are bright and vivid. Way Too Much Stuff explores a Menemsha fishing scene, overburdened with gear.
Featherstone Center for the Arts will open a retrospective of Mr. Holladay’s work on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Vicious art as a warm-up for brutal sport? Super Sunday on the Vineyard offered exactly that.
