Arts & Entertainment
Walter Cronkite was the honorary chairperson of the Stone Soup Leadership Institute for many years. His influence in preparing youth as future leaders led to the Walter Cronkite Awards, which are presented to those who use the power of the media to create positive social change. A recipient this year is the Vineyard’s own filmmaker Liz Witham, who created Film-Truth Productions with her filmmaking partner Ken Wentworth.
Built on Stilts is the Vineyard’s homegrown dance festival and it takes root this summer from August 8 through the 11 and again from August 17 through the 20 at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs. Choreographers from Martha’s Vineyard and visiting artists from off-Island join creative forces to bring the performances to life. The program is always free and changes each night. Each night begins with a drum circle starting at 7:30 p.m. The Dance program follows at 8 p.m.
In past years the Martha’sVineyard Book Festival was a one-day event taking place at the Chilmark Community Center. This year the organizers have added a second day at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown.
It’s a celebration of chickens and all they produce during the Coop de Ville tour on Sunday, August 4. The tour begins at 10:30 a.m. with brunch at the Grey Barn in Chilmark. Then everyone heads out to visit the five participating farms for a tour of their coops and a better understanding of local, sustainable agriculture. Leave your pets at home during the tour. Chickens and dogs rarely forge friendships.
Join National Public Radio host Tom Ashbrook and guest Nicholas Negroponte, founder of One Laptop Per Child and MIT Media Lab, for a discussion of the future of media at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown on Friday, July 26 at 5:30 p.m. The free event will explore how we will get our news in the future and other issues surrounding media trends.
The six artists currently involved in the newest exhibit at the Louisa Gould Gallery in Vineyard Haven are Jeff P’an, John Holladay, Fran Dropkin, Nick Paciorek, Joan Rusitzky and Ms. Gould.
