Arts & Entertainment
Martha’s Vineyard Fashion Week begins Monday, Sept. 16, with an opening night event at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown starting at 7 p.m. The rest of the week will include trunk shows, fashion shows at various venues all over the Island, film events at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, including the film Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. There is also a gala to benefit Angel Flight NE on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Union chapel in Oak Bluffs.
The Vineyard Haven Library is hosting a six-week workshop on William Faulkner entitled Discovering Faulkner’s Fiction. Aquinnah summer resident and professor of literature at Swarthmore College, Philip Weinstein will lead the workshop. The first class is on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at the library. Subsequent classes will held on Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.
Family Dance-O-Rama is moving for the fall season. Formerly held at Flatbread, the family-friendly disco party is heading to Hooked Restaurant, 15 Island Inn Road, Oak Bluffs on Sunday nights from 5 to 7 p.m.
DJ Shizz will still be spinning the tunes that are guaranteed to get everyone from toddler to octogenarian on the floor — although it is the wee ones who really shine and shake it at these events.
Food is still part of the plan, too, with kid and adult-friendly menus available. Admission, as always, is free.
Last year the North Water Gallery in Edgartown held a plein air event that included several of their artists taking to the streets of Edgartown during a weeklong period and producing works of art to be sold at the end of the week. Art lovers enjoyed the event so much that this year it has been expanded to include the Christina Gallery and Piknik Art and Apparel, both also located in Edgartown.
Art in the Stacks features photos by Christopher Wright beginning Monday, Sept. 9 at the Vineyard Haven Library. Mr. Wright’s work revolves around the Vineyard. He’s a waterscape and landscape photographer whose photos are found at many Vineyard galleries and other Island venues. The exhibit continues through Oct. 4.
Call 508-696-4211 or visit vhlibrary.org.
Martha’s Vineyard Museum points out that you can’t spell Martha’s Vineyard without ART as they sponsor the annual fall art extravaganza featuring Vineyard artists such as Tony Holand, Meg Mercier, Kara Taylor, David Wallis, Wendy Weldon, Allen Whiting and more. The art party takes place at a private Edgartown home and offers an opportunity to view some Vineyard treasures and gain insight from the artists as they discuss their work.
