Day’s End on Eel Pond

Sunlight falls through holes in the clouds

spotlighting the marsh grass here and not there,

whitening a sail out on the water, leaving

others in shadow, shining the transom

of the moored cat boat, its bow disappearing.

The bobwhite calls its name without knowing it.

Sparrows and swallows, fussing and twittering.

line up like deacons on the deck railing,

Landscape History Talk

On Wednesday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. the Polly Hill Arboretum welcomes David Foster, forest ecologist and director of the Harvard Forest, who will speak about the landscape history of Martha’s Vineyard and nearby coastal Islands.

Every landscape is shaped by the historical interaction between humans and the natural environment; understanding this history provides strong guidance for both land management and conservation planning.

This June the Vineyard Haven library celebrates the culture of India, and what better way to set off on an exploration of the subcontinent than with a film that introduced Indian cinema, or Bollywood, to the West?

On Tuesday, June 2, librarygoers can sit back and enjoy the colorful story of a teenager who grew up in the slums of Mumbai as he becomes a contestant on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, shares events from his extraordinary life history.

Children’s Ballet