Dylan Thomas
The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas
September 3, 2010
Religious Services
Aquinnah
Gay Head Community Baptist Church. Established in 1693. Sunday worship services at 9 a.m. Tel. 508-693-1539.
Chilmark
Chilmark Community Church, 9 Menemsha Cross Road. Sunday worship at 9 a.m.
Edgartown
News Update: Saturday, September 4 – Earl Drenches, Spares Island Damage
Plywood came off buildings, terra cotta pots were returned to porches and Labor Day weekend business resumed as usual Saturday morning after Hurricane Earl, downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it reached the Island late Friday night, left the Island unscathed. The storm kicked up high surf along beachfront areas and delivered more…
News Update: Friday, September 3 – Boats Stopped, Shops Closed, Shelter Open
Hurricane Earl, downgraded to a category one hurricane but still packing sustained winds of 80 miles per hour, was still on track late Friday to pass close to the Cape and Islands.
At 5 p.m. Friday Earl was about 230 miles south-south-west of Nantucket, moving northeast at 22 miles per hour. The storm’s…
News Update:Weakening Earl Still on Track for Two Islands Friday, September 3 –
Hurricane warnings remained in place for the Vineyard, Woods Hole and Nantucket at noon Friday as a weakening hurricane Earl continued to plow toward southeastern New England. The National Hurricane Service downgraded the storm to category one with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour and a quickening forward pace of 21 miles per…
Islanders Stock Up, Batten Down, Sort Out Weddings
Labor Day weekend on the Vineyard usually means bustling harbors, shoppers scouring sale racks and crowded beaches. But Thursday afternoon, Edgartown Harbor was empty, save a few dinghies and commercial boats. A mannequin displaying a raincoat outside of Island Outfitters in Edgartown said it best with its advertisement: “Are you ready for Earl?”
Care for Dementia
Care for Dementia
A dementia certificate program will be offered for professionals who want to gain more knowledge about dementia and the tools for providing better care. The program consists of six hours of training over two days. Classes will be held on Sept. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Sept.…
All Family Matters Considered by Michele Norris
Michele Norris is taking back pancakes. She’s putting down the boxed mix, stepping away from the cupboard and taking on the task of making homemade pancakes with her children. She understands the convenience factor, the ease of adding milk, water or orange juice to the powder to create pancakes in minutes, and was a frequent…
The Birth of a Storm: Meet Earl
Baby Earl was born about 10 days ago, on the west coast of tropical Africa. At that stage, meteorologists called him disturbed, but not yet necessarily dangerous. They watched him closely, though, as he left that continent behind and began moving out across the Atlantic.
His first mention on the National Weather Service…
State of Emergency and High Alert: Hurricane Earl Barrels Up East Coast
The Vineyard was in a state of emergency and high alert at nightfall yesterday as Hurricane Earl crawled up the Eastern Seaboard, a category three storm packing winds up to 111 miles per hour with drenching rains, its huge eye pointed straight at eastern Cape Cod, the Vineyard and Nantucket.
Divided Supreme Court Ruling Favors Cape Wind
Cape Wind has won another round in the battle over construction of a wind farm in Nantucket Sound, in a 4-2 split decision in the state’s highest court.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court this week rejected a challenge to the so-called super-permit given to the wind farm developers by the Energy Facilities Siting…
Ring the Bells! Fire Museum Opens
Tomorrow marks a new start for an Island institution. The Oak Bluffs Fire Museum opens its doors for the first time to the public at 1 p.m. The station at the intersection of Wing and County Roads, in front of the Nelson Amaral town fire station, came together over the last three years.
…
Off the Beaches, Back to Books: Students Will Find New Faculty
School enrollment remains fairly flat this year, and the most major changes that will be seen in Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools are the faces of faculty members, when Island students return to school on Tuesday, Sept. 7, the day after Labor Day.
The first day of school marks another change, as students will…
Magical Musical Mashup Melds Beatles, James Brown, Fugees
There’s a mixed plate of altruism and entertainment up for grabs at Nectar’s this weekend, and Islanders are invited unofficially to say goodbye to summer with a preview of things to come for the Edgartown nightclub.
Traveling With Thaw, Open Air to Online
Thaw Malin 3rd produces five paintings a week. He does this in part because he has found a new way to sell his artwork by harnessing the powers of the Internet.
Curving Around Classical Ballet’s Free Revolution
B allerinas dance with their feet, balancing on pointe shoes with their limbs elongated to expose the intricate workings of muscles, or leaping across stage, leaving only a slight noise on the floor. But this week at the Vineyard Arts Project, they were dancing with their hands. Wrists became entangled, thumbs circled other digits, and…
5K Chop Challenge
5K Chop Challenge
On Sunday, Sept. 12, the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library will host the annual race for the library. The 5k run/walk starts at the library with runners proceeding to the West Chop Lighthouse and back. There will also be a 1/2 mile fun run for kids (13 and…
David Brodnick Graduates
David Brodnick Graduates
David Hale Brodnick of Chilmark and Pound Ridge, N.Y., grandson of Betty Kogen and nephew of Michael Kogen of Chilmark, graduated with honors from Cornell University with a double-major in Near Eastern studies and history.
High Levels of Bacteria Close Inkwell Beach Again
Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs was closed to swimming Wednesday after water tests showed unacceptable levels of bacteria. Signs were posted to warn bathers of the bacteria.
David Caron, chairman of the Oak Bluffs board of health, reported that water samples taken Monday had come back with an enterococci count of 159 parts…
Last Minute Cancellations Due to Earl
Due to Hurricane Earl the following events have been cancelled or rescheduled:
SoulLive at Nectar’s on Saturday and Sunday night has been cancelled.
The opening reception for the Oak Bluffs Fire Museum has been rescheduled to Sept. 11.
The Vineyard Playhouse has cancelled its performance of Faith Healer for…
Edgartown Library Expansion Cooks Up Barbecue Fundraiser
As the Oct. 5 deadline for a state grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners looms closer, the Edgartown Library Foundation is continuing full-speed ahead in their fund-raising efforts for a library expansion project. On Monday, the foundation will hold its second annual Frankly, We Love Our Library event at the Right Fork Diner…
Luminous Landscape Arrives at John Stobart Gallery
The John Stobart Gallery will open its new encaustic painting exhibition, The Luminous Landscape, with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 31 North Summer street in Edgartown. The exhibit will hang until Sept. 30.
Coast Guard to Update Town on Menemsha Fire Aftermath
As discussion continues about cleanup and a still-incomplete investigation into the July 12 Menemsha fire, the Chilmark selectmen are set to meet with spokesmen for the U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday evening.
The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
Digging Deep: Cave Specialist Champions Paleolithic Women
Ten minutes outside of Paris is what Aquinnah archaeologist Duncan Caldwell calls a “phantasmagoric landscape” of gnarled rock outcroppings and crevasses. Within these chasms Mr. Caldwell has discovered ancient inscriptions and a novel interpretation of Paleolithic art.
Seeking Food
Seeking Food
Are you closing your summer house and have food left in your pantry? The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center’s social action committee is once again collecting nonperishable food for the Island Food Pantry which is scheduled to reopen in mid-October. Donations of unopened, nonperishable food can be dropped off at the Hebrew…
Fugees Producer John Forte Joins Ben Taylor for Show
Island favorite Ben Taylor and John Forte, producer/performer for the Fugees, headline a benefit concert tonight, Sept. 3, from 9 p.m. at Nectar’s with proceeds going to Martha’s Vineyard Helping Homeless Animals (MVHHA) and RockHouse Foundation of Negril, Jamaica.
Much Activity by Dawn’s Early Light
At 5:45 in the morning, not much is stirring on the Island. Traffic is almost nonexistent, and even the light seems to move sluggishly, taking its time to stretch across the sky.
At 5:45 in the morning, not much is stirring on the Island. Traffic is almost nonexistent, and even the light seems to…
Receiving Care by Giving Care
There aren’t too many men who go into home health care, but Hank Sjostrom (pronounced Sherstrom) has been in it since the 1960s, helping people and in turn helping himself.
The Soulful Flight of an Earthly Life
It appeared out of nowhere on a calm, clear morning last July — the largest seagull I have ever seen, with a black back and a bright orange beak — sitting motionless on the verdant front lawn of our rental overlooking Stonewall Beach.
A Cape Wind Dissent by Justice Marshall
Editor’s Note: A divided Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court this week ruled, four to two, that the State Energy Facilities Siting Board had the power to overrule the Cape Cod Commission and grant a so-called super permit to the developers of the controversial Cape Wind project. Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall wrote a dissenting opinion, alongside…
Requiem for Little Guy
Requiem for Little Guy
Love’s embrace
Held thee
A short while — almost weightless.
Fly away
Little Soul
On butterfly wings.
Frail veil
Of human life
Slipped through love’s fingers — voiceless.
Fly high
…
Mother Nature Takes the Helm
The angry red swath on the NOAA map shows Earl’s path northward. As I write this, on Wednesday, it’s not clear what he intends — but already I can sense something in the air. The calm, sticky weather we’ve been having for the last few days is heavy with portent. Signs lurk in the quiet…
Faded Beauty
Faded Beauty
New School Year Begins
New School Year Begins
Picture it this way: If a doctor, lawyer or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn’t want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer or dentist, without assistance, had to treat…
Car Wash
Car Wash
A car wash to raise money for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls’ soccer booster club will be Sunday, Sept. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at the High School. Cost is $10 a car.
Union Chapel Service
For the final Sunday service at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs, The Rev. Dr. Frederick J. Streets will be the guest preacher at 10 a.m. The title of his sermon is Adjusting Dreams. This service will also conclude the outstanding music of the quartet under the direction of Garrett Brown.
Katherine Peachway Becomes Bride of Joshua Dienstag
Katherine Aleksandra Peachway and Joshua Samuel Dienstag, both of New York city, were married on June 12, 2010 at the Beach Plum Inn in Menemsha. Daniel Basov, justice of the peace, officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Dr. Valentina Peachway, of Brooklyn, N.Y. The bridegroom’s parents are Dr. and Mrs. Jules Dienstag,…
Ancient Shipwrecks Topic of Archaeology Lecture
As part of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s archaeology lecture series, the museum welcomes Brendan Foley to discuss Robots and Ancient Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea. Ancient shipwrecks littering the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea are direct evidence of trade and communication between the earliest civilizations. Dr. Foley will show us how scientists are deploying advanced…
Craftsmenship on Display in West Tisbury
Craftsmenship on Display in West Tisbury
Although not the last chance, it certainly is the best chance to find that certain Island treasure. This weekend the annual Labor Day Artisans Festival will take place at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury.
On Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. and running…
Big Ship Big Tour
Big Ship Big Tour
The Kalmar Nyckel, the Tall Ship of Delaware, will be in Vineyard Haven this weekend, taking tours and sails on Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day.
Tours of the ship will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and three-hour public sails from 4 to 7 p.m.…
Local Boys and Girl
Local Boys and Girl
Be you Islander, washashore, summer dink or weekender it’s time to rock local this Sunday night, Sept. 5 at the Katharine Cornell Theatre when Local Colors takes the stage. The band consists of Joe Keenan, Kevin Keady, Nancy Jephcote, Tristan Israel and Paul Thurlow, all familiar Island names who…
Painting Retreat
Painting Retreat
Summer’s over and fall nears. A time to relax, perhaps Wyeth style and bask in the golden hues upon the pastures. Or maybe Pollack’s your muse and the colors of autumn form seemingly random yet somehow interwoven patterns in your mind. Or is it time to jam surreal style? Breton, Ernst,…
Abstract Art
Abstract Art
Louisa Gould Gallery hosts an opening reception for its last summer show, Vineyard Abstraction — Point of View, on Saturday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Curated by Roberta Gross, a teacher and painter of abstract art, the exhibition will feature new artwork by Tobias Allen, Ed Cohen,…
Art Show Haul is No Chicken Feed
By MEGAN DOOLEY
Nestled among the framed paintings and portraits on display at the Chicken Alley Art and Collectibles sale, which was held on August 15 to benefit Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, a large poster stood out for its bright yellow background, bright red lettering, and striking image of a pouncing tiger, claws…
Hotdog Days of Summer
Hotdog Days of Summer
Libraries usually wear a cloak of quiet contemplation. Perhaps there’s some rambunctiousness at story hour toddlers are not known for their decorum but in general they are studious places meant for finding and reading that particular book.
But this Monday, Sept. 6, the Edgartown Library is putting…
Nectar’s to Host Wintertide Coffeehouse Reunion Show
On Sept. 12 Nectar’s will host a Wintertide Coffeehouse Reunion Concert featuring popular New York singer-songwriter Dayna Kurtz and Island artists Jemima James, Dan Waters, Kim Hilliard and Kevin Keady.
Wintertide was a mainstay on the Vineyard for many years, and was recognized by Billboard as one of the top performing arts centers…
The Inside Scoop on Rebecca: A Wooden Schooner Prevails
Tom Dunlop will speak about his new book Schooner: Building a Wooden Boat on Martha’s Vineyard at the Chilmark Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Cruising World, in its June 2010 issue wrote: “It was the most festive launch in more than a generation: the christening of Rebecca of Vineyard…
Lola’s Goodbye to Summer Party: Dance Your PJs Off
Lola’s may have arrived late to this summer, but the re-opened Oak Bluffs dining establishment will dance its way out of this hot summer with what’s billed as nothing less than a Labor Day End of Season Blow-Out Pajama Party Buffet.
Admission is $20 on Monday night, Sept. 6. The party featuring deejay…
Folk Singing Duo Play Katharine Cornell
This Saturday, Sept. 4, Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen will perform at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven. The two have spent much of the past five years collaborating together. Cindy is a songwriter, singer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist. Grey plays the Irish flute and tin whistle, concertina, fiddle, piano and harmonium. As composers each…
Ecumenical Service to Aid Gulf Coast
Many Vineyard churches will worship together on Sunday at a special Island-wide ecumenical service at the Tabernacle to assist Gulf Coast residents, with a picnic following the service.
The 11 a.m. service to celebrate the fragile beauty of creation, and to raise awareness and financial assistance for residents along the Gulf of Mexico…
Moonless Weekend
There is a peek of autumn this week, if you go outside after 10 p.m. Without the moon showing its brilliant personality, the stars will be bright and vivid.
Aquinnah
JUNE D. MANNING
508-645-2574
(lthslnks@gis.net)
Welcome to September, as we sit here indulging in the eerie calm before the storm. Let us simply pray that Hurricane Earl really goes out to sea and does not pay us a late summer visit.
Please Adopt Us
Please Adopt Us
The Animal Shelter is bursting at the seams with cats, kittens, guinea pigs, a bunny, and one beautiful dog. She is a handsome fawn boxer cross, young and very sweet and her name is Katama. She loves to go for walks and loves people. Won’t someone please come to see…
East Chop
RICK HERRICK
508-693-8065
(herricklr@verizon.net)
David Dibble is a hard guy to catch up with. In fact, to do this interview, I had to hitch a ride in his taxi. It was well worth the trip.
As we traveled Oak Bluffs looking for potential customers, David talked to…
Edgartown
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
kathleencase@comcast.net
By the time you read this article you will probably be bracing for Earl to hit. Hopefully you are all safe and have everything battened down.
Happy birthday to all who celebrated their day this past week. Big balloons go out to Gregory…
Chilmark
JANE N. SLATER
508-645-3378
(slaterjn@comcast.net)
Chilmark is awaiting yet another hurricane as I write. The crowds at the Menemsha beach are enjoying their seafood and sunset with a minimum of concern. I did hear that the town landing at Quitsa was a busy place all day. Let’s hope that…
Snowy Egret or Blue Heron?
The Vineyard birding community would like to thank the town of Aquinnah/Gay Head, the Vineyard Conservation Society and all the others involved in protecting the fragile lands along Moshup Trail. This area is one of the premier birding spots during the fall and we are glad it will stay forever wild. Thanks!
Temperatures
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
August 27 80 60 .00
August 28 77 58 .00
August 29 77 61 .00
August 30 85 68 .00
August 31 87 66 .00
Sept. 1 91 70 .00
Sept. 2 92 70 .00
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The Vineyard Gardener
By LYNNE IRONS
I spent some time last weekend following the near-nonstop coverage of the fifth-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Then, in watching the Weather Channel Tropical Update I kept my eye on the movements of Earl. I did make a few “in-case” preparations. I searched out a mechanic to repair the generator.…
The Last Emperor
Martha’s Vineyard is a great place to make your last stand.
We have almost everything that one would need — food, water, space and shelter. But if you are an insect, the best thing that the Island has going for it is what didn’t happen here — widespread DDT spraying and the introduction…
Oak Bluffs
BETTYE FOSTER BAKER
508-696-9983
(bdrbaker@comcast.net)
The children’s last fingerprints and smudges have been reluctantly removed from the glass doors, the sandcastle toys and umbrellas have been stored away and school beckons an end to summer’s delicious freedom and ushers in the reality and joy of yet another school year.
