Arts & Entertainment
ArtFarm Enterprises has teamed up with the West Tisbury School’s 4th grade class to create a unique adaptation of Aesop’s Fables. The performances take place tonight, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m. and tomorrow, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.
The performances are a mixture of live theatre, film, music, and dance. And it’s free.
The film portion was produced in partnership with the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival and the musical portion features songs composed
Washington, D.C. had a taste of the Vineyard last month when three Island chefs traveled to the nation’s capital to participate in Sips and Suppers. The annual fundraiser brings together the country’s top chefs for Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen, two soup kitchens in the area.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. the annual NAACP and Martin Luther King membership and awards dinner takes place at the Grill located at 227 Upper Main street in Edgartown. The evening features a conversation on civil rights with Lucy Hackney, Rose Styron, and Betty Rawlins.
The awards this year are being presented to Karen Achille, Armen Hanjian, and Connie Texeira for their commitment and service over the years to the Vineyard community.
The second of the Sail Martha’s Vineyard dinner and lecture series at the Black Dog Tavern takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. The speaker is Dan O’Connor from Life Raft and Survival Equipment Co. located in Tiverton, RI.
Mr. O’Connor’s talk is titled Safety at Sea. His presentation will focus on what saved the crew members from the s/v Rambler during the 2011 Fastnet Race.
What is the sound of one mime laughing? This question and more will be answered on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Vineyard Haven Public Library when the comic mime, Robert Rivest, brings his show Literacy Alive to the Island. Showtime is from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
Daffodils on the Way
American Cancer Society volunteers are pre-selling bouquets of daffodils at various Island locations as part of an annual fund-raising effort. The bouquets cost $10 and will be delivered in March. Proceeds from the sales support cancer research, programs and services, including free transportation from Woods Hole to areas of the Cape, and free nights of housing in Boston for those who must travel for cancer treatments.
