Arts & Entertainment
Seastreak is offering $40 roundtrip fare for Vineyard residents to the Working Waterfront Festival taking place in New Bedford on Sept. 29 and 30. This free festival is a celebration of commercial fishing culture and will feature an appearance by the singer/songwriter Gordon Bok. Additional performers include the Johnson Girls, Mary Garvey, Sharks Come Cruisin’, Jon Campbell, Ana Vinagre, Bob Quinn and more.
In addition to singing there will be demonstrations of all things seaworthy, from net mending and scallop shucking to fish filleting.
It was the summer of 1962 and young David Crohan had just graduated from high school. His aunt and uncle owned a house in the Camp Ground and David had come to visit. They went out to dinner at Munroe’s Restaurant on Circuit avenue (today the site of Seasons). There was a piano bar but no pianist. David sat down to play. The restaurant owner wanted to hire him on the spot, but his mother wouldn’t allow it.
Two years later David began playing professionally on Circuit avenue — and the rest is by now well-known history.
In preparation for the Island Theatre Workshop 2012 PICK of the CROP festival, ITW is seeking original script submissions by local playwrights. Shorts, one-acts and full-length plays will be considered.
If selected, materials will be presented at the November festival. Material must be received by Sept. 14 and may be submitted via the website itwmv.org or [email protected], or by mail at P.O. Box 1893. Vineyard Haven 02568.
For more details, call 508-627-3166.
Always wanted to paint outdoors but have been too nervous to set up an easel where everyone can see? Well, Kevin Shea is coming to the Island to help put the possible in plein air painting.
Mr. Shea will hold a painting workshop on Sept. 17 to 19 designed to get one started capturing the great outdoors on canvas. The classes will include demonstrations and instruction for plein air painting, palette setup, color mixing and equipment. Paint and canvas samples are also available.
This weekend the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival continues at venues throughout Vineyard Haven. The opening night ceremonies heralded in a new era as the first-ever film was screened at the new festival center located at 72 Beach Road in the Tisbury Marketplace.
The movie lineup continues through Sunday, at which point 22 films from around the world will have been showcased. A full schedule can be found online at mvfilmfest.com
The Martha’s Vineyard Art Association and Old Sculpin Gallery are holding a new show featuring the underwater photography of Benjamin McCormick. There will be a reception on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m.
