Art
Who’s that doing his down dog at Walden Pond? Same cat rocking his proud warrior of civil disobediance. You guessed it: Henry David Thoreau, laid back dude and early champion of the simple life. According to Stefanie Syman in her new book The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America, Thoreau was also one of the first Americans to experiment with yoga on this soil.
Charles Ogletree Talk
Professor Charles Ogletree, one of the country’s leading experts on race and a colleague and friend of Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., speaks on his new book, The Presumption of Guilt, The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr., on Thursday, August 5, 8 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.
Sublime Tribute Show
Sublime tribute band Badfish is performing at Nectar’s in Edgartown on Thursday, August 5. Doors open at 9 p.m. for ages 18 and over; tickets are $17 in advance or $22 at the door.
Romance of Oceanography
Chilmark native Conrad Neumann will present a free program titled The Romance of Oceanography: Science, Scenery and Poetry, at the Chilmark Public Library on Thursday, August 5 from 5 to 6 p.m.
Mr. Neumann, of Chilmark and Chapel Hill, N.C., taught geology and oceanography at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for many years.
By REMY TUMIN
Sam is 47 years old and has been sober for a little over two years, the longest he’s been sober since the age of 10. Brad, 49, became addicted to amphetamines in high school and has been sober for the past two years. Jill was the first graduate from the Vineyard House and is now a nurse’s aid in Maine. These are a few of the life-changing stories that have come as a result of a patient’s time at Vineyard House, and all of these people credit the facility with saving their lives.
The Louisa Gould Gallery is offering an oil painting workshop on Tuesday, August 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with Christopher Pendergast.
The workshop will begin with a brief demonstration on starting a painting in oils including; set up, materials, laying out a palette, and choosing a subject matter. Blocking out space, the correct use of medium, and drawing with brushes and paint will also be covered. Attendees will then work in the materials of their choice.