Arts & Entertainment
Walking into the theatre at the Yard in Chilmark during a dance rehearsal this week, one couldn’t help noticing a spilled glass of water on the edge of the stage, and, upon further inspection, a puddle in the middle of the floor. A few minutes later a dancer stood in the middle of said puddle, relishing its slippery nature.
Remember that old 1950s TV show that posed the question, “Can this marriage be saved?” presenting his story, her story and a wrap-up by an expert? Most marriages hit rough spots, and when the subjects share their gripes, the listener find himself or herself silently asking the above question.
CROP Walk
An advance planning meeting for the Vineyard CROP Walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven. The speaker will be the Rev. Bert Marshall, New England Director of Church World Service.
Aquinnah Cultural Center Hosts Expert
On Saturday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. the Aquinnah Cultural Center is hosting Kevin Grover, the director of the National Museum of the American Indian located in Washington, D.C.
The Civil War lecture series at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum continues next Thursday, Sept. 8, when James B. Richardson 3rd gives a lecture entitled Confederated Raiders by Land and Sea.
The talk will focus on the Confederate Navy and how it was able to infiltrate the New England coast, sinking sixty-seven vessels in these waters and making a daring raid as far north as St. Albans, Vermont. They were aided in this venture by a commissioner in Canada.
On Thursday, Sept. 8, the West Tisbury Library is hosting a two-hour, two-part presentation on caring for a loved one after death. From 5 to 6 p.m. there will be a screening of A Family Undertaking, a documentary of home funerals in America. Following the screening there will be a discussion of the psychological, legal, financial and practical issues surrounding home death care, including every person’s right to dignified, meaningful and affordable end of life care.
