Arts & Entertainment
Afghanistan Talk
South Asian scholar Jim Norton leads a discussion series throughout November in response to a recent book, The Wars of Afghanistan, by Peter Tomsen. This program will explore Mr. Tomsen’s firsthand account of Afghanistan’s recent history, and examine his recommendations for constructive response in this part of the world.
The series begins on Tuesday, Nov. 8 and continues on Nov. 15 and 22 and takes place at the Vineyard Haven Public Library. All evenings begin at 7 p.m.
This Monday, Nov. 7, and continuing for the next few months the West Tisbury Library will be going silent, on screen, that is. It’s a silent film series, so appropriate, really, for a place that still holds sacred the power of the shhhh.
Art in the Stacks
Jo Scotford Rice is the featured artist for the month of November for the Vineyard Haven Public Library’s Art in the Stacks program.
Scallops: A New England Coastal Cookbook, by Elaine Tammi and Karin A. Tammi, Pelican Publishing Co., Gretna, Louisiana, 350 pages, color photographs and illustrations, $39.95.
With fresh bay scallops being landed at Vineyard docks it is time to think about favorite recipes. Earlier this year Pelican Publishing came out with a cookbook and compendium of stories about both the coastal bay scallop and the deep sea scallop. The Vineyard is in the book, though not named often enough.
Holiday Drive for Needy
Island Alpaca Farm is collecting donations of food and gifts for the Red Stocking Fund. The farm will collect unwrapped presents and nonperishable foodstuffs valued at $10 or more through Dec. 24. Each person who donates an item will be entered to win one of two $50 gift certificates to the Island Alpaca Gift Shop. A drawing for the winners will be held on Dec. 24. Gifts for donation may also be purchased for the gift shop.
Greenhouse Goes Up
The Community Solar Greenhouse (COMSOG) is raising the roof on their greenhouse. The new greenhouse roof is going up on Saturday, Nov. 5, (rain date 11/12) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is not a mere check-it-out announcement, either.
Workers are needed and that means you, couch potato. So much better for the tuber in you, to be warmed by the sun outdoors than the eerie glow of the television. As an incentive, COMSOG offers great food for all who help.
COMSOG is located at 114 New York avenue in Oak Bluffs.
