You Have a Story to Tell

Patrika Vaughn has been helping people write their memoirs for 16 years. And next week she can help you with yours.

On Friday, August 26, Ms. Vaughn will lead a seminar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the process of memoir writing. On August 27 she will conduct one-hour individual consultations.

The seminar and consultations will take place at the Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs. The cost is $100, which includes a four CD set.

On Tuesday, August 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. the Chilmark Library will host an event entitled Two States Now: A Discussion on the Policy Implications of the Forthcoming UN General Assembly Debate on Granting Palestinian Statehood. The talk is part of a national action day event being observed in various communities and in Washington, urging Americans to show their support for President Obama’s approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Fire Tree Studios is once again coming to the Vineyard this fall and offering a seven-day painting retreat. The retreat begins on Sunday, September 11 and runs through September 18.

There have been a lot of big name poets reading on our shores this summer. And we applaud this embarrassment of riches. But next Wednesday, August 24, beginning at 5:30 p.m., we have the chance to stand a bit taller and clap even louder as some of our very own Vineyard poets take the stage at the West Tisbury library. Readers include Justen Ahren, Samantha Barrow, Ellie Bates, Maureen Hall and Jill Jupen.

This event is free and includes refreshments too. A guaranteed sating of both mind and body.

Yin Yoga Immersion

The summer’s coming to a close and what better way to close it than with a yoga immersion class. That way you don’t sit around hating the end of warm weather, long hours of daylight, beach parties and vacation bliss. Instead, you learn to embrace the moment, even those moments of impending doom as fall beckons, by saying om.