Arts & Entertainment
Alison Shaw Gallery is opening for the season with a reception in the Oak Bluffs Arts District on Saturday, May 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. This season brings four shows of new fine art photographs. The gallery is located at 88 Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs.
For more information about the gallery and upcoming events visit alisonshaw.com.
Maritime souvenirs from Vineyard mariners who sailed in the 19th and early 20th century are the subject of the exhibit A Taste for the Exotic: Mementos from Around the Globe. Whether they were chasing whales or shipping goods, the mariners collected items that documented their oceanic travels.
The exhibit opens on Friday, May 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, 59 School street in Edgartown.
The World Choreography Institute introduces its first-ever think tank on Martha’s Vineyard from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, May 27, at the Noepe Center for Literary Arts, 104 Main street in Edgartown. Artists including Edward Villella, David Dorfman, Sarah Frank, Lori Klinger, Claire Porter, Jock Soto, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Linda Villella, David Vaughn and Carol Walker will be on the Island for a few days to share in the think tank experience. On Monday the public is invited to listen to and participate in a forum with the artists.
Whether you have zero green thumbs or your yard has been featured in a gardening magazine, the Memorial Day plant sale at the Polly Hill Arboretum on Saturday, May 25 will have something for you.
The event signals the opening of the visitor center at the arboretum, 809 State Road in West Tisbury. Staff will be available to explain which plants work best in Vineyard soil. An early bird tour begins at 9 a.m. and the sale continues until 2 p.m.
For a list of plants for sale, visit pollyhillarboretum.org.
Memorial Day Weekend brings more than the signal of summer. It is also the weekend of the annual Friends of Family Planning Art Show Benefit which helps support the Family Planning Clinic of Martha’s Vineyard.
Island artists donate from 40 to 100 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of their work to benefit the cause. Appetizers and desserts are donated by Island restaurants, caterers and chefs.
The opening gala benefit is from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury. Music will be provided by Jeremy Berlin.
Eating pizza is even more important when you do it for a good cause. Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena is the beneficiary of dine-to-donate on Thursday, May 23, at the Flatbread Company, 17 Airport Road in Edgartown.
Visit flatbreadcompany.com or call 508-693-1137 for more information.
