Martha's Vineyard Books & Ideas

The Expanding Palate of Food Writing

Louisa Hufstader | Thursday, August 12 2021 - 4:46pm

A sell-out crowd of more than 200 people took their seats at café-style tables at the museum talk about the Changing Story of American Home Cooking, sponsored by Cook the Vineyard, a Vineyard Gazette publication.

Cook the Vineyard

First In, First Aid

The American Red Cross will hold an adult CPR/AED and first aid class on August 14 at the new YMCA on the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in Oak Bluffs, The CPR/AED portion will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and costs $55. The first aid class portion of the class will then continue until 3:30 p.m. Cost for the CPR/AED and first aid is $65. Enrollment is available online at cciredcross.org or by calling toll-free 508-775-1540.

Look Out! Noogie Patrol Hits the Yard

Always wanted to write comedy? Find your comedic voice and take your ideas from page to stage in a four-day intensive comedy writing and performing workshop with Emmy-winning original Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts. The workshop will culminate in a live performance following the Saturday family matinee.

Discover Your Voice

Vocal coach Heidi Carter’s program You Are Your Voice, Your Voice is You is designed to rejuvenate your speaking and singing voice. The program takes place today, Tuesday, August 10, at 10:30 a.m. at Woodside Village II in Oak Bluffs. The program is free, with donations accepted. For details, call 928-593-9473.

Oldest Surviving American Whale Ship Is Talk Topic

The Chilmark Historical Commission will present a lecture titled And She Alone Remains: The Past, Present and Future of the Charles W. Morgan, with Matthew Stackpole at the Chilmark Public Library on Wednesday, August 11 at 5:30 p.m.

Literature at Lighthouse

A special evening program called Ships and Sailors, with a tour of the Edgartown Lighthouse, music, and grog and hardtack for the little ones, will take place at the lighthouse on Friday, August 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.

All About Wampum

Archaeologist and educator Dr. Jim Bradley will discuss the Native American money system in a talk called Visiting Wampum: Dutch Archaeology in Albany and Environs, on Thursday, August 12 at 5:30 p.m. as part of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s archaeology lecture series.

Dr. Bradley’s lecture will explore what wampum is, where it came from, and the many roles it played in the lives of native peoples and the Europeans during the 17th century.