It was a slightly jarring juxtaposition: At the front of the gym class two professional dancers moved seamlessly from their feet to the floor and back again. Strong and agile, the performers made modern dance look easy. Behind them, a class of seventh graders awkwardly followed along, falling, out of sync, and laughing at themselves — a reminder of how hard it really was.
Entrain is back — not that the high-voltage global rhythm percussion band (you really can’t pin it down to one genre) actually disappeared. Just that, having veered away from producing new albums, Entrain is back with an album of all new songs, a new lead singer, new take on old philosophies, and new phase of what band founder Tom Major calls “prolific creativity.” Released in March by Dolphin Safe Records, Just A Matter of Time is the first album of new songs Entrain has put out in seven years.
Choral Concert
The choir of First-Plymouth Church, UCC of Lincoln, Neb., under the direction of Dr. John C. Cummins, will present a 30-minute concert on Friday, June 6 at noon at Trinity United Methodist Church in Oak Bluffs.
The concert will include music by Vierne, Viadana, Mendelssohn and Brahms. Two classic spiritual arrangements by William Dawson will be sung. All are welcome to attend. A free will offering is requested. More information is available by calling 508-645-3100.
Acclaimed concert pianist Sarah Haera Tocco makes her Vineyard debut with virtuosic Romantic masterworks in a Piano Recital at the Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs on Saturday, May 24, at 8 p.m.
Memorial Day Coffeehouse
Rabbis for Human Rights and the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center present Songs of Peace and Justice, A Memorial Day Coffeehouse, on Monday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, Vineyard Haven.
Recording artist David Shneyer, founder of the popular folk band the Fabrangen Fiddlers, rabbi and cantor, will perform Jewish and other folk music
The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company will present Mayne Mentshn, a poignant celebration of family life in a complex world, on Saturday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center
Tickets are available at several levels. Admission for $100 includes premium seating and a post-performance supper party with the cast at the home of the president of The Yard, Emerita Elanie Miller, in Vineyard Haven. Tickets also are available for $50 for premium seating and $10 for general admission.