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Path to Happiness
H.H. Phakchok Rinpoche, the 22nd throne holder of the Riwoche Taklung Kagyu Lineage, will present a public talk, The Key to Happiness, on Tuesday, August 25 at 7 p.m. at The Yard in Chilmark. The talk will expand on the simple path to happiness originally described by the Buddha: All beings, whether insect or human, seek happiness and to avoid suffering. The talk is open to all, and the suggested donation is $15 to $30. For details, e-mail [email protected].
More than $16,000 was raised for the benefit of the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard last week at a West Tisbury fundraiser.
Held in the garden of the late Nina Schneider, the party was hosted by James and Holly Coyne, the new owners of the Schneider house and its award-winning garden. More than 100 guests strolled the garden grounds trying to decide which of the eight cats, two dogs and a guinea pig might be appropriate for their home. Pictures of the animals were displayed
YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts will host Girls are Great! Let’s Celebrate!, a cocktail reception to benefit YWCA girls’ after-school and summer programs. The fundraiser will be held on the Vineyard on Saturday, August 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Farm Neck Café in Oak Bluffs. YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women and girls. The organization’s youth programs have given girls ages 10-14 the chance to learn various tools and values in becoming teens with well-rounded personalities.
“All Vineyard”: Kib Bramhall Returns
Memory House: Real Talk, Real Pie
In the time it takes to bake a pie — and much less time than it takes to write a college entrance essay — a mother and daughter can weave themselves together with a lifetime of loose ends.
In Kathleen Tolan’s sparkling and delicately sharpened script for Memory House, this seems the only way to do it: just spread it out, mix it up, knead it, heat things up and see if you get burned or something sweet at the finish.
An Island of Women, an original musical, looks at life on the Vineyard between 1850 and 1852 when much of the male population was off whaling. In response to the many requests for another performance by people who missed the original shows, it is being revived on Sunday, August 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. If you miss this performance, you will have to travel off-Island to Woods Hole or Fall River where the production will be performed the first weekend in October as a fundraiser for The Coalition for Social Justice.