Art
Artist Steve Lohman is a magician with wire sculptures. They are both profound and whimsical, offering the viewer a chance to experience grace and humor in one moment.
Ken Alleyne doesn’t let rain get between him and jazz. Sitting on his beach chair, even when it meant simultaneously clutching his umbrella, Dr. Alleyne will take in the acts at the world famous Newport Jazz Festival, which goes on rain or shine. But as he and his wife began spending more of the summer on the Vineyard, he started missing the annual outdoor jazz event. So instead of tearing himself away from his home in Harthaven, Dr. Alleyne decided to bring jazz to Martha’s Vineyard.
The key to a great seafood meal on the Vineyard naturally lies in the best ingredients: just-caught fish, farm-fresh produce and a talented chef.
At the second annual Seafood Throwdown on Saturday, the organizers brought all three together in the hot summer sun at the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market.
A competition between two Island chefs, the throwdown is designed to raise awareness about locally-caught fish and an Island initiative called Vineyard Wild Caught Seafood.
Blue Duck Speaks
Dr. Chester P. Soliz, an elder of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe known as Blue Duck, will discuss the history of the tribe at the Oak Bluffs Library. The talk takes place on August 24 at 2 p.m. There will be a question and answer session following the talk, including light refreshments.
The library is located at 56R School street in Oak Bluffs.
For more details, call 508-693-9433.
Pitchapalooza is coming to Martha’s Vineyard, so time to dust off your pitching chops. But here’s the catch. You will have but just one minute to talk.
The pitch, so to speak, is as follows. Twenty writers will be selected at random from the audience. Each person picked gets sixty seconds to convince the judges of the worthiness of his book idea. At the end of the pitching a winner will be announced. The prize? An introduction to an agent or publisher appropriate for his or her book.
Hebrew Center Conversation
Jewish women living in the U.S., committed to social justice and a strong Israel, will share their experiences when mother and daughter Shulamit Reinharz and Naomi Reinharz speak at the Hebrew Center on August 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Presented by the Jewish Federation of Cape Cod, the talk is a fundraiser.