Art
He is a seasoned pianist with an Island legacy that echoes through the streets of Oak Bluffs, where he spent a 20-year run entertaining guests at David’s Island House. She is a teenage singing prodigy who won the chance to perform with the Boston Pops, a homegrown celebrity just beginning to leave her footprint on the musical world.
Geek Girl Camp is a a learn-by-doing social networking workshop presented by the Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Martha’s Vineyard Donors Collaborative is offering Island nonprofits two workshops this fall designed to help them through the current economy and give them tools to improve the effectiveness of their organizations.
A marketing workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 10 is designed to help Island nonprofits compete for limited funds. The aim is to hone their 2010 marketing plans so they can communicate their impact in a compelling way and connect with donors.
Billed as the perfect blend of Joni Mitchell and Ella Fitzgerald, singer-songwriter Sarah Blacker will take the stage Friday, Nov. 6, at the Vineyard Playhouse for a new monthly entertainment called Spoon in the Moon Coffeehouse.
Halloween, which has its roots in both a celebration of the change in seasons and a day to honor the memory of our ancestors, is not a federally recognized holiday, but this year it falls on a Saturday. It won’t happen again until 2015, so enjoy it.
New: Friday Flicks
A season of Friday flicks kicks off tonight at the Vineyard Playhouse with The Haunting screening at 7:30 p.m.
In association with Island Entertainment, the playhouse will show Shirley Jackson’s 1963 ghostly thriller starring Julie Harris and Claire Bloom. This first in a monthly classic movie series is suitable for ages 12 and up.
Admission is $5 plus a nonperishable food donation for the Island Food Pantry. It’s general seating, with no advance sales, and proceeds benefit the playhouse.