JANE N. SLATER
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Chilmark dove into August with the confidence of a diver who knew how deep the pool was. There is so much going on that I am not so sure we all know what we are doing. There is so much to see, hear and observe have you seen the people walking their goat?
And the big buzz for those in the neighborhood of the temporary cell tower that recently arrived in town is that they can enjoy their annual mid-summer cell phone days. Thanks again to the most welcome visitors of note who will, no doubt, be arriving soon.
The Chilmark Community Church wants to remind all the August folks that they are still making lobster rolls on Tuesday evenings at the church, available from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and that the twice-a-week flea market goes on on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the field on North Road across from the historic Kaphiggon Schoolhouse.
Menemsha harbor and bight were host this week to the visiting Corinthian Yacht Club of Newport and to a chapter of the New York Yacht Club. Large and beautiful yachts of all sorts were to be seen from the jetty and beaches. It was an exciting weekend.
We send our condolences to the family and many friends of Bruce Bartels, who died in his sleep on August 2 at the family’s home in the Berkshires. His wife, Vicki, reports that there will be a service here in September when she returns to the couple’s Chilmark home. He will be greatly missed by his Chilmark friends.
Bill and Zee Gamson are back in Chilmark after attending a conference in Berlin. They did some sightseeing with friends while there. The Gamson family will be gathering this week for their annual summer reunion. Their son, Josh, with Richard Knight and their girls, Reba and Maddy, will be here this week and their daughter, Jenny, with Steve Seckler, and their children, Gilad, Ari and Maya will be arriving later this month.
The MacDowell Colony, the storied artist residency program in Peterborough, N.H., came to the Chilmark home of Steve Judge and Jim Skelton on Monday, July 25. Their 35 guests gathered on a beautiful evening to hear Honor Moore, poet and author of The Bishop’s Daughter, and James Lapine, Tony award and Pulitzer prize-winning playwright, read and discuss their works. A New England institution of international reach, MacDowell has supported the work of more than 7,000 artists since 1907.
Chilmark storyteller Lillian Kellman, will help Featherstone to celebrate its 15th anniversary this weekend. She will be telling stories to children of school age at 4 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, at the Children’s Studio at Featherstone. The public is welcome at no charge.
The Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival will be on Sunday, August 7, at the Community Center. The festival will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with talks by many authors of note. Please go to mvbookfestival.com to learn of the authors’ talks and more details.
Kate Feiffer will read her new book, My Side of the Car, to children on Monday, August 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the Chilmark library.
The Martha’s Vineyard Library Association will present a program for children on August 9 at 11 a.m. at the Community Center. It will be a visit with Madeleine, storybook character created by Ludwig Bemelsman and known to all children.
Sally Adnopoz Gendler of Philadelphia is here with her parents, Robert and Dorothy Jean Adnopoz of New Haven, for their 30th year of vacationing in Chilmark in August. Sally’s brother, Stephen, and his family of Chappaqua, N.Y. will be joining the rest of the family soon. One interesting bit of information that surfaced during the Moon-Cusser remembrances of last weekend was that Robert Adnopoz is the first cousin of the legendary folk singer, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, who, by the by, is turning 80 this week and celebrating by giving a concert in Yarmouth.
Bill and Emily Meeghan were happy to entertain long-time friend, Jill Trischman Marks of Charlottesville, Va. She first visited the Vineyard in 1978 and she and Emily have cherished their friendship and are now happy to have their daughters continue the tradition.
Chip Phillips and two of his sons, Chase and Justin, are here from Richmond, Va. for their annual vacation on Larsen Lane. His wife, Marsha, and son Adam, will be here later in the week. Chip is the son of Charles and Marjorie Phillips, who are also vacationing on Larsen Lane.
Lloyd and Sue Miller have enjoyed having their 15-year-old grandson, Elias Miller, spend the summer with them at the family home on Wade’s Cove. Elias and his grandfather filled their days constructing a structure they have named the Twist. It is a standing form made of 68 four-by-eight boards. Free-standing with no nails, it is remarkable to see and, more, it casts remarkable shadows at sunrise and sunset!
The Aquinnah library invites us all to hear Peter Benson Miller speak about the life and work of iconic photographer Milton Gendel, for whom Peter has prepared a show and a catalog. The program will be at the Aquinnah library on Tuesday, August 16, from 5 to 6:15 p.m. Peter is the son of Edward Miller and stepson of Monina von Opel of Chilmark.
We send best wishes to Chilmark’s library director, Ebba Hierta, who is recuperating at home this week. We hope she be out and about soon.
The Chilmark library program for Wednesday, August 10, will be a talk by Robert Groves on restoring historic houses in New England. He is the guest of the Chilmark Historical Commission and we hope his expertise will be of interest to Chilmarkers interested in restoring the Tea Lane farmhouse. The program begins at 5 p.m.
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