Art
Actors to play the voices of Zeb Tilton, the historian Henry Kittredge, and the writer and Mystic Seaport curator John Leavitt are being sought for the film Zeb — Schooner Life. Open auditions will be held at the Vineyard Playhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 18 from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Interested parties should call Detrick Lawrence Productions at 508-627-8844 to make an appointment.
Families and music lovers from across the Island will gather on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Oak Bluffs for the 11th annual Reflections of Peace concert. This holiday tradition celebrates and benefits Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard.
Songs of the season will be performed by a cappella group Novum, Shelley Brown, Brad Austin and Kevin Ryan, and the West Tisbury Congregational Choir.
Instrumental offerings will be performed by the Katama Trio, the Vineyard Handbell Choir, and organist Wesley Brown.
Bella & Arakataka’s Little Band is a musical puppet show, a happy play talking about a musical country where musician monkeys live and enjoy life.
The new original song called A Vida e Bela, or Life is Good, composed by Bella, is the key to getting to this magical place, where a party is going on and Arakataka’s Little Band is performing.
The play was written by Bella, and the songs are live, presented in English and Portuguese.
Bella is a singer and song writer and performs with Carol Loud, musician and music teacher for children.
It’s been called the Buena Vista Social Club for Gypsy music: Gypsy Caravan is a luscious film interweaving the real lives of top international performers and their world music tour across Spain, Macedonia, Romania, India, Europe and the U.S. The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is screening this whirling Albert Maysles-shot documentary on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Outerland at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport.
Edgartown School Fair
The Edgartown School’s 15th annual Christmas in Edgartown art and crafts fair brings together more than 30 Island artists in the Edgartown School gymnasium tomorrow, on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The show will feature Island jewelry, bath and body products, fiber arts, photography, leather, woodwork, candy, knit ware, ornaments, candles, shell craft and more.
The Hagen household was decidedly uneventful. John Hagen stood outside with Sabu, the practically pony-sized family dog. Elsewhere on the Island, bells rang and kids ran out of classrooms, slinging backpacks into cars. In a matter of moments, the hustle and bustle spilled into the Hagen driveway.