Art
“Never put anyone out of your heart,” the late Hindu holy man Neem Karoli Baba told his disciples, among them writer, lecturer, and holy man in his own right, Ram Dass, and his friend, regular travel buddy, writer and photographer, Rameshwar Das. These two men share many affinities, among them a decades-long passion for Eastern philosophy coupled with an ability to purvey these ideas to a similarly fascinated American public.
Reading Is Fundamental
The Martha’s Vineyard Library Association kicks off its summer reading series for kids with a big bash on Saturday, July 2 at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury. And because the library association understands that although reading is serious business and best cultivated when kids are young (electronics free vacation anyone?) the party will not be solely word-driven. Face painting begins at 10 a.m. and clown Bill Ross performs beginning at 11 a.m.
Admission to the event is $3. Face painting is $1 per face.
Parade and Fireworks
Get your boom-boom on this July 4 in Edgartown. The annual fireworks display begins at sundown by the Edgartown harbor.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Information: 508-627-7084.
All meetings are nonsmoking.
Sunday, 6:45 a.m., open discussion meeting, First Baptist Church, William street, Vineyard Haven.
Sunday, 10 a.m., open discussion, State Beach, first bridge, Oak Bluffs, (weather permitting).
Sunday, 11 a.m., open discussion meeting at the Council on Aging on Wamsutta avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Sunday, 7 p.m., grapevine meeting at old Oak Bluffs School, School street, Oak Bluffs.
Few in the audience were unmoved at the end of Assertions, a song, dance and theatre performance about bullying.
The Thursday night performance took place at the Performing Arts Center at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, and was a collaborative effort among Island schools — both the regional high school and the charter school — IMP Improv for kids, YMCA dancers, Joanne Cassidy and other musical guests.
By NINA TARNAWSKY
Welcome robot overlords. The Island’s own Tim Laursen, known on Friday night as Robot Drummer, took the stage at Nectar’s in a giant pink owl’s head with bright, lit-up yellow eyes, and four metal, retractable arms all connected to various instruments.
The smoke combined with the stage lights created a surreal atmosphere, though it was less take-me-to-your-leader and more I-come-in-peace.