Arts & Entertainment
Alexandra Styron, the daughter of William Styron, will be featured at the next Speakeasy series held at State Road Restaurant in West Tisbury on Wednesday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m.
Ms. Styron’s recent book is Reading My Father, a memoir about growing up with the legendary author of Sophie’s Choice, The Confessions of Nat Turner and Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness.
The New York Times called Ms. Styron’s book, “Ardent, sophisticated and entirely winning.”
Belly Dancing Review
Save the date for a belly bonanza. Innies, outies, top moons and half-and-halfs will all be on display and moving fast at the Vineyard Bellydance and Revue jiggling your way on Friday, May 11 at the Katharine Cornell Theatre.
Those with the skinny call it the Shimmy.
The event features guest dancers from around New England, music and dance styles from various countries and works by eight different choreographers.
Registration is now open for the Adult and Community Education (ACE MV) June 23 one-day University on arts, culture, and sustainability.
The event runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features selections from 13 workshops, 8 roundtable discussions and over 20 exhibits that explore creative ways to enhance sustainable living.
In 1995, Sarah Ban Breathnach wrote a bestselling book called Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy. The book features 366 essays about how to live life with simplicity and grace, but most of all gratitude. Oprah Winfrey called it her “favorite book,” of the year.
The book sold seven million copies and counting.
A gray mist hung over the Chilmark Tavern last Saturday evening, setting the tone for a unique addition to the weekly Pathway’s program.
Justen Ahren, West Tisbury’s new Poet Laureate, shared some of his newest poems, part of a new manuscript he has compiled. The poems, narrated in two different voices — that of a mother and her son — were inspired by a simple event Mr. Ahren once saw in Florida: a woman standing in a parking lot, arms outstretched, turning in circles.
Still confused about the positive messages that appeared all over the Island last week? Or maybe you know about Julia Kidd’s public art project but only the surface details.
Now is your chance to get the full scoop.
On Tuesday, May 8, one day after the signs come down, artist Julie Kidd will speak at the West Tisbury Library. The talk begins at 5 p.m. and will include a slide show and discussion of her latest piece, “I got all your messages and loved every one.”
