Art
It’s the most fun you could have all year, maybe the most fun in five years. What I discovered at this year’s Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival was, you need a big breakfast on each of the four days and a powerful multivitamin to build your strength. Though stamina for this event has nothing to do with age: 82-year-old Doreen Kinsman is the all-time movie maximizer, able to view 12 to 14 screenings (out of 36-plus offered, three per time slot) per festival. I believe she also can leap tall buildings in a single bound.
The seventh annual Aquinnah Powwow at Aquinnah Circle began Saturday at noon with the Grand Entry, a procession of dancers and drummers. Members of 10 nations were in attendance, and the powwow also honored tribal veterans and elders.
Members of the Narragansett Tribe certainly had the most representation, with Hiawatha Brown as the arena director, head dancers Christian and Leah Hopkins, Dean Stanton, who always has a remarkable style of dance, and members of the Hazard family in attendance.
Tivoli Day Celebrates and Remembers
Tivoli Day is tomorrow. Sept. 17 from 9 to 6 p.m. in downtown Oak Bluffs. For those out of the loop, this is an annual event that essentially takes over Oak Bluffs. Circuit avenue becomes a walkway throughout the festival and plays host to music, outdoor dining, arts, a climbing wall, mini horse rides, raffles, and summer specials. Essentially, it showcases Oak Bluffs at its very best, with just the right amount of shoulder season elbow room.
A youth technology and mentoring program called Digital Connectors is starting next month on the Vineyard through the Alexandra Gagnon Teen Center at the YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard.
Teen center director Tony Lombardi calls the program “a very special opportunity for landlocked Island kids to get a leg up on 21st century digital literacy.”
It will, he added, help to round out any educational experience they have and make them more valuable in the greater workforce.
Howes House Writers
The Howes House Writers are hitting the stage again in celebration of the publication of the first issue of the Martha’s Vineyard Writer’s Journal, a collection of their work.
This reading will take place on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. at the West Tisbury Library. The evening features readings by Ellie Bates, Jeanne Hewett, Ed Housman, Dorris Housman, and Sally Williams among others
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 508-693-3366.
Writer’s Residency Reads