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
August 8, 2006
Creative Living Award Handed to Beloved Doctor, Poet
When Dr. Russell S. Hoxsie receives the 2006 Creative Living Award tonight at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury, a relationship that began decades earlier will finally come full circle. As it turns out, Dr. Hoxsie knew Ruth Redding, the woman who established the award 23 years ago. "She was a patient of mine,"…
Two Freight Boats Fail on Busy Weekend
Two Freight Boats Fail on Busy Weekend
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
The nearly simultaneous failure Saturday evening of the two Steamship Authority freight vessels on the Vineyard route stranded about 200 people Saturday evening and Sunday morning – 100 people each in Vineyard Haven and Woods Hole.
There Is Still Hope to Save the Planet, Jane Goodall Says
There Is Still Hope to Save the Planet, Jane Goodall Says
By IAN FEIN
Jane Goodall has seen a lot of sad things in the world.
But she still finds reasons for hope, and she shared that message with a packed Vineyard audience at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs…
Ray Ellis, Master of Landscapes Opens Rare Retrospective Show
It will be a landmark event for the Island and for the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust when the Old Sculpin Gallery opens its doors on Thursday afternoon to unveil a 40-piece retrospective of paintings by the old master of a modern era, Ray Ellis. The oil and watercolor landscapes selected for the three-day show -…
Ray Ellis, Master of Landscapes, Opens Rare Retrospective Show
It will be a landmark event for the Island and for the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust when the Old Sculpin Gallery opens its doors on Thursday afternoon to unveil a 40-piece retrospective of paintings by the old master of a modern era, Ray Ellis. The oil and watercolor landscapes selected for the three-day show -…
Possible Dreams Auction Raises $649,000
The Possible Dreams Auction last night drew $649,000 in bids for the 50 dreams that ranged from rides on the Flying Horses Carousel to an archaeological adventure in prehistoric European caves, putting the annual fundraiser on track for another record-breaking year.
Library Curators Puzzle Over Many Rare Maps Still Missing
Library Curators Puzzle Over Many Rare Maps Still Missing
By JAMES KINSELLA
Officials from libraries whose rare maps were targeted for theft by Chilmark resident E. Forbes Smiley 3rd plan met yesterday in New Haven, Conn., to discuss concerns with federal officials that he may know something about a number of…
