JO-ANN TILGHMAN
508-627-7669
Rain, thunder, lightening. Yes, we have had a lot of all three over the past week. And while our gardens have welcomed the rain, now will come more mosquitoes and more mold. Mold is my particular nemesis. Every spring when we open our house my most immediate chore is to hunt down and eliminate mold that grew over the winter. Over the years I have tried all sorts of mold-reducing suggestions with only some success. I have used bleach, moisture absorbing materials, low heat, keeping the room open, keeping the room closed, even going so far as to cut down some of the trees outside but somehow the mold seems to win these struggles. Mold and I have reached an agreement — it grows where it likes and I do what I can to get rid of it when it appears.
Herb Ward has donated his award-winning quilt Island Daylilies to help raise money for the Federated Church Choir trip in 2009. Look for Herb and his quilt at the Agricultural Fair. Raffle tickets are one for $5 or five for $20.
The Beach Barn continues to be the site for many guests this summer. The Latham’s friends from Europe enjoyed a warm week in July. Kim Coen and family from Connecticut returned for two weeks of summer fun. The Albrights of Upstate New York will enjoy two weeks in August and then return for the beauty of September. Donna Sacha Bien-Aime and family will leave New York city to spend a week in August and Karyn Kloumann and Luke Cushanick, from Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., will trade the city for a September week on Chappy.
Raquel S. de Souza of Florianopolis, Brazil, and Bill Pinney of Chappy and his boat the Rachel J. Slocum, currently docked in New Zealand, were married Saturday, August 9 at St. Andrew’s Church in Edgartown. Joining the celebration were his father William Pinney and his wife Sarah, of South Dartmouth, and Bill’s nephews Alex Weathers and Andrew Pinney, both of Santa Barbara, Ca., Peggy Pinney of Vineyard Haven and Chappy, numerous Chappy cousins and sailing friends.
On Tuesday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m. the Friends of the Edgartown Library will present Music on the Lawn. Adele Dreyer, noted pianist, will perform ragtime and other popular tunes. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. In the event of rain, the performance will be moved to the Anchors on Daggett street.
The Chappaquiddick Community Center has hosted the works of a variety of Chappy artists throughout the summer. Beginning Sunday, August 17, an exhibit by Elise Adibi titled New York-Giverny-Chappaquiddick which showcases works from each of those locations, will be displayed. Monday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Joan and Siamak Adibi will host a reception at the community center to celebrate Elise’s recent grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
As part of the Chappy history events, Marion Halperin will be discussing her book Your Affectionate Son: Civil War Diaries and Letters by a Soldier From Martha’s Vineyard on Tuesday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the center. Marion researched the book for the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, transcribing the journals and letters of Charlie Macreading Vincent, while adding additional footnotes and explanations. Books will be available for sale.
Chappy Pong at the community center is sponsoring an all-island table tennis tournament tomorrow at 11 a.m. Play will be singles and doubles, round robin, with experienced players matched with less experienced for doubles competition. Prizes will be awarded to winners in each category. Minimum qualifications? Able to hold a paddle. Kids and novices are encouraged to enter along with parents. Contact Bob O’Rourke at 508-627-7902 to preregister; there is no fee.
The Chappy Farmer’s Market continues to thrive. The Wednesday 4 p.m. market has played host to backyard gardeners Sharlee Livingston and her son Jared, Will Geresy, Jack McElhinnie, Susan Gomez and Margaret Knight. Cucumbers, beans, zucchini, lettuce, basil and beautiful flowers are currently being sold with a few slow ripening tomatoes available. Plan to arrive early as items sell out quickly.
Continuing activities at the community center include the final children’s movie night on Monday at 7:30 p.m., yoga on Tuesday mornings at 8:30 a.m., tai chi Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. and pilates Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m. The Friday foreign film this week is the Oscar winning The Lives of Others. Set in 1980s East Berlin, the film is an exquisitely nuanced portrait of life under the watchful eye of the state police as a high-profile couple is bugged.
Mary Beth Alger will be hosting the Providence String Quartet at her house for a practice retreat the week of August 18 to 22. The quartet founded the nationally recognized program Community Music Works., which provides free after-school education and performance programs in urban neighborhoods in Providence, R.I. On August 22 the quartet will play a free concert at the community center at 7:30 p.m.
There is comic opera at The Yard in Chilmark tonight, tomorrow and Sunday at 8 p.m. and Chappy’s own Abigail Southard will be performing in the family program at the Tabernacle Sunday at 3 p.m.
Bicycle ridership, walking and running seems to be up on Chappy. Whether for gas savings or exercise, suddenly there are more riders and pedestrians on the road than there were earlier this summer. All need to be respectful of those that share the road with them and this includes the bicycle and auto parking at the point. Bicycle racks may be just as full as the parking lot; please leave your bike in a safe spot (and not for a week or more at a time).
Last Wednesday Edgartown selectmen hosted a meeting for seasonal residents. Most attendees were from Chappy, including Bob Colvin, Bob Gurnitz, Paul Majane, Bill Brine, Steven Raichlen and Tom Tilghman. Issues discussed included the need for a bike path, the condition of Litchfield Road and winter resident ferry rates. Selectmen were quite receptive to the concerns expressed, which in some cases included opposing points of view.
On the next rainy day you might play “Who do they look like?” Have you ever noticed how much Peter Wells resembles Red Skelton or how much Laurie Dvorak of San Antonio, Tex., and Manaca Hill looks like Jodi Foster? I have a friend from high school who looks like Bette Boop and I know another person who reminds me of Owl from the Winnie the Pooh cartoons. I mean no disrespect to those who bring to mind a cartoon character. It probably says more about the cartoonist who has endowed the character with features and mannerisms that remind us of humans. In any case, if you enjoy watching people it can be an interesting way to pass some time.
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