Art
Free of Cars, Circuit Avenue Comes Alive
Circuit avenue is closed to automobiles and the street swells with live music, fresh food, various vendors and endless delights this Saturday, Sept. 19, from noon to 8 p.m., for the 32nd Annual Tivoli Day. The celebration is meant to be a thank-you from Oak Bluffs business owners to the public, for their cooperation and friendliness during the busy summer season.
Are you happy? is the title of a daylong meditation retreat with Ed Hardy on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society Chapel on Main street in Vineyard Haven
This retreat, sponsored by the Insight Meditation community of Martha’s Vineyard, will include meditation, sitting, walking and guided meditations as well as yoniso manasikara — the practice of “wise apprehension” directed towards the liberation of happiness.
Club Travel to Boston
Aria anyone? The Tisbury Travel Club’s subscriber symphony bus to Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts has tickets available for the upcoming Oct. 9 and 23 performances. Islanders can enjoy the splendor of one of the world’s great concert halls, the magnificence of the world class symphony and time to enjoy Boston’s eclectic dining and shopping. Concert and bus tickets are available. For details, call 508-696-4205, Monday through Friday.
Have you ever wondered what is the story behind a favorite pop music tune? Every song has a writer, and they aren’t often in the foreground. The stories behind the songs can be far more interesting if told by the writer — and that is the idea behind the first ever Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters’ Festival this weekend.
The two-night event will showcase the writer-performers. The festival opens tonight at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, and there will be a second show tomorrow night at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs.
The Adult and Community Education Program of Martha’s Vineyard will hold a free course sampling fair on Sept. 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the high school cafeteria to allow prospective students to meet instructors of the 50 courses and seminars offered this fall. A representative from Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies will also be available to meet with students about the courses for undergraduate and graduate credit offered in collaboration with ACE MV. This is a long-awaited and much needed educational opportunity for the Island community.
Jeanne Campbell will present a program called The Galapagos on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.
Following in the footsteps of Darwin, the Campbell family set out on an excursion sailing from island to island in the Archipiélago deColón (Galapagos Islands). Stopping at the various islands, Jeanne Campbell documented their discoveries. The youngest member of the expedition, Freddy, often discovered some of the most fascinating features of the islands. Jeanne will present her slide show and talk about the Galapagos.